Shark Bytes

I would like to say that this show never jumped, since this was a very intelligent show. However, when Donald Darby left and Jack Larkin died, the show started to tank. Darby was a hot piece of eye candy...without him, the show was not as much fun. Also, the circumstances around Jack's death were kind of ridiculous.

Definitely when Jack was killed. The show had been declining steadily before that (Donald Darby leaving G&R, death of Ann), but Jack's murder was the nail in the coffin. It wasn't only the fact that they got rid of one of the coolest characters on television, it was the way they did it. I mean, murdered by his girlfriend who was hired by a group of mercenaries he ripped off? How unfitting an end (to both Jack and the TV series).

I'd say the show jumped the shark at the end of the 3rd season when Ann died. Soon after Jack died, half the cast left, and many of the writers moved on. Even though Adam, Marty and Chris were still great, and Nico was a wonderful addition to the cast, I stopped watching the show regularly. Also, I didn't like the way Sally and Jansky were written after this point.

Too many appearances of lame local stock actors. This show needs to spread its wings and recruit some acting talent from beyond Canadian borders. Same goes for the writers ... I like the concept and have enjoyed the show off and on. Traders should turn back to its roots as a study of the mechanics of high finance, just as Law and Order does with American justice, and get away from the tiresome soap-operatic trivial character plot-lines. The show is about money, power and evil things financial geniuses do to each other (and the little guy) to get their piece. This show has one good actor: Marty (amazingly does double-duty as a regular on the Red Green Show) The rest of the cast is too annoyingly polite and introverted - I don't care if Canadians are a bunch of introverts in reality, for a TV drama that is just boring. They should be trying for ex-cast members from Law and Order! Jill Hennesey, come home! Michael Moriarty, your career's in the tubes, follow in Mickey Rooney's footsteps .. come to Toronto!

This show was fully airborne when the Traders got involved in trying to clone some prize winning horse's embryos -- huh? That horse should have kicked the writers squarely in the nuts. And another hoofing for blowing up Ann (Kim Huffman) -- the prettiest woman on TV.

when the guys had sex!! march 4th 99 when they did the deed.