Has the Office Jumped The Shark?

I just read that Steve Carell has filmed his final episodes for "The Office." It got me wondering if The Office without Michael Scott is when The Office will "Jump the Shark."

When a TV show starts to become unwatchable, we say it has "Jumped the Shark."

This references a 1977 Happy Days episode in which Fonzie jumped a shark on water skis.

I'm not quite sure why this is considered a bad thing. I was 8 years old when this episode aired. The next day, my friends and I weren't saying "Boy, that show is done." We were saying "Is there anything The Fonz can't do?"

"Happy Days" really became unwatchable when Richie was gone, Fonzie was married and some guy named Roger was the main character. Seriously, Roger and Jenny Piccolo? What were they thinking? And Jenny Piccolo was better when she was a character referred to by Joanie but never seen. She was legendary! Until they took away the mystique.

Back to The Office. I think it would be cool if Michael Scott jumped a shark on water skis in the final episode of the Office. That would prove the writers and producers have a sense of humor and are just a little afraid of a Michel Scott-free office. But please, don't replace Michael with Roger.