History YMMV / Shark

** The first episode has Jessica say "And I want the Rams to become back to LA, but I'm not holding my breath."

* HilariousInHindsight: In the episode "One Hit Wonder", someone said "...everyday I meet kids who are willing to [[DealWithTheDevil sell their souls]] to get famous". Next scene, [[Series/{{Supernatural}} enter]] the [[Creator/MarkSheppard actor who plays Crowley]].

* RetroactiveRecognition:
** Creator/LeightonMeester has a recurring first season role as Julie's friend.

* CompleteMonster: Wayne Callison is a SerialKiller who tortures women to death, hiding their bodies underneath the deck of his younger brother (whom he goaded into raping a girl at the tender age of 15). He then threatens Stark's daughter during questioning just to [[LetMeAtHim enrage the guy]] [[PapaWolf to the point of attacking him]], then tries to get him thrown off the case for it. When that doesn't work, he drives his one escaped victim to suicide and uses a loophole from that to [[KarmaHoudini get off scot-free]] (for the time being).

* HilariousInHindsight: In the episode "One Hit Wonder", someone said "...everyday I meet kids who are willing to [[DealWithTheDevil sell their souls]] to get famous". Next scene, [[Series/{{Supernatural}} enter]] [[Creator/MarkSheppard Crowley]].
* MagnificentBastard: Stark himself. At least that's the image he wishes to convey. He's closer to a GuileHero.

* HideYourPregnancy: Creator/JeriRyan was expecting when season two began so it becomes clearer midway through how many close-ups there are of Jessica from the waist up and her behind furniture. As it happened, the four-month delay due to the 2007-08 writer's strike was a break for the show as when new episodes returned, Ryan had given birth so Jessica was explained as being out of town to care for her sick father. Ryan returned for the second (and series) finale.

* PlayingAgainstType: Comedian Kevin Pollack as the cold and calculating D.A. Leo Cutler, a recurring character in the second season.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The first season was a big hit on Thursday nights, thanks to having ''Series/{{CSI}}'' as a lead-in. In season 2, CBS moved it to Sundays where it had to go against ABC's hit ''Series/BrothersAndSisters'' and ratings slumped majorly. This coincided with the show being forced to "lighten up" for its new night, robbing it of some of the edge that had helped it win over viewers. The 2007 Writers Strike didn't help matters by cutting the second season down to 16 episodes but CBS chose to air the final four very late in April and early May to naturally low ratings and then axed the show when producers had expected a renewal.

* HideYourPregnancy: Jeri Ryan was expecting when season two began so it becomes clearer midway through how many close-ups there are of Jessica from the waist up and her behind furniture. As it happened, the four-month delay due to the 2007-08 writer's strike was a break for the show as when new episodes returned, Ryan had given birth so Jessica was explained as being out of town to care for her sick father. Ryan returned for the second (and series) finale.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The first season was a big hit on Thursday nights, thanks to having ''Series/{{CSI}}'' as a lead-in. In season 2, CBS moved it to Sundays where it had to go against ABC's hit ''Series/BrothersAndSisters'' and ratings slumped majorly. The 2007 Writers Strike didn't help matters by cutting the second season down to 16 episodes but CBS chose to air the final four very late in April and early May to naturally low ratings and then axed the show when producers had expected a renewal.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: The first season was a big hit on Thursday nights, thanks to having ''Series/{{CSI}}'' as a lead-in. In season 2, CBS moved it to Sundays where it had to go against ABC's hit ''Series/BrothersAndSisters'' and ratings slumped majorly. The 2007 Writers Strike didn't help matters by cutting the second season down to 16 episodes but CBS chose to air them very late in April and early May to naturally low ratings and then axed the show when producers had expected a renewal.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the episode "One Hit Wonder", someone said "...everyday I meet kids who are willing to [[DealWithTheDevil sell their souls]] to get famous". Next scene, [[Series/{{Supernatural}} enter]] [[MarkSheppard Crowley]].

* CompleteMonster: Wayne Callison is a SerialKiller who tortures women to death, hiding their bodies underneath the deck of his younger brother (whom he goaded into raping a girl at the tender age of 15). He then threatens Stark's daughter during questioning just to [[LetMeAtHim enrage the guy]] [[PapaWolf to the point of attacking him]], then tries to get him thrown off the case for it. When that doesn't work, he drives his one escaped victim to suicide and uses a loophole from that to get off [[KarmaHoudini scot-free]] (for the time being).

* CompleteMonster: Wayne Callison is a SerialKiller who tortures women to death, hiding their bodies underneath the deck of his younger brother (whom he goaded into raping a girl at the tender age of 15). He then threatens Stark's daughter during questioning just to [[LetMeAtHim enrage the guy]] [[PapaWolf to the point of attacking him]], then tries to get him thrown off the case for it. When that doesn't work, he drives his one escaped victim to suicide and uses a loophole from that to get off [[KarmaHoudini scot-free.]]

* CompleteMonster: Wayne Callison is a SerialKiller who tortures women to death, hiding their bodies underneath his younger brother's (whom he goaded into raping a girl at the tender age of 15) deck. He then threatens Stark's daughter during questioning just to [[LetMeAtHim enrage the guy]] [[PapaWolf to the point of attacking him]], then tries to get him thrown off the case for it. When that doesn't work, he drives his one escaped victim to suicide and uses a loophole from that to get off scot free.

* CompleteMonster: Wayne Callison probably qualifies, what with the whole torturing women to death, hiding their bodies underneath his younger brother's (whom he goaded into raping a girl at the tender age of 15) deck. He then threatens Stark's daughter during questioning just to [[LetMeAtHim enrage the guy]] [[PapaWolf to the point of attacking him]], then tries to get him thrown off the case for it. When that doesn't work, he drives his one escaped victim to suicide and uses a loophole from that to become a temporary KarmaHoudini. And that was just in his first episode.

* HilariousInHindsight: In the episode "One Hit Wonder", someone said "...everyday I meet kids who are willing to [[DealWithTheDevil sell their souls]] to get famous". Next scene, [[Series/{{Supernatural}} Enter]] [[MarkSheppard Crowley]].

* TooGoodToLast

* CompleteMonster: Recurring villain Wayne Callison.