If he'd only died after...

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Did Robert Altman "Jump the Shark"® before? iSm's suggestion that he "kinda wish he'd kicked the bucket after Gosford Park" made me think that there are probably lots of other favorite artistes that probably overstayed their welcome.

I'll admit that the collector geek in me breathes a little sigh of relief when I know that a part of my collection has reached some level of finiteness (I know that's not a word). My friend called me with the news of Altman's death with "Jesse, there's not going to me an 'O.C. and Stiggs' sequel." Knowing that gave me a certain sense of morbid satisfaction.

Anyway, it got me thinking that there are certain other artistes that might've overstayed their welcome. If Mel Brooks had kicked after History of the World, it truly might have been good to be the king.

Any other death wishes?