When Usenet was cutting edge, I followed the Quantum Leap group, probably rec.arts.sf.tv.quantum-leap (which I understand was downsized around 2011).
I don't the last time I wrote to, or even read from, Usenet, and I don't have a news server or news reader.
But here we are, according to the promo on the Sunday night NFL game, there is going to be a Quantum Leap reboot on September 19, 2022.
When Usenet was cutting edge, I followed the Quantum Leap group,
probably rec.arts.sf.tv.quantum-leap (which I understand was downsized
around 2011).
I don't the last time I wrote to, or even read from, Usenet, and I don't
have a news server or news reader.
But here we are, according to the promo on the Sunday night NFL game,
there is going to be a Quantum Leap reboot on September 19, 2022.
On 12 Sep 2022, David Chesler wrote
(in article<a69b13c5-f952-4b27-805f-987c3731b2f6n@googlegroups.com>):
When Usenet was cutting edge, I followed the Quantum Leap group, probably
rec.arts.sf.tv.quantum-leap (which I understand was downsized around 2011). >> I don't the last time I wrote to, or even read from, Usenet, and I
don't have a news server or news reader. But here we are, according to
the promo on the Sunday night NFL game, there is going to be a Quantum
Leap reboot on September 19, 2022.
will Our Hero make it back this time?
Apparently Scott Bakula turned down having a role in the quasi-sequel
reboot ... at least for now, given enough money and/or lack of work, he
could change his mind, if the reboot lasts long enough.
Instagram:
scottbakula
To Quantum Leap fans around the world, in an effort
to quiet the rumors and move on...
First of all, thanks for hanging around through the decades!
Here's the simple version of what's going on with the
Quantum Leap reboot and me:
I have no connection with the new show, either in front
of the camera or behind it.
In January, the pilot was sold and a script was sent to
me because the character of Sam Beckett was in it, which makes
sense, right? As so many of you have been asking me the last
several months, "How could you do QL without Sam?"(or Al, for
that matter) Well, I guess we're about to find out.
That's the story. As the show has always been near and
dear to my heart, it was a very difficult decision to pass on
the project, a decision that has upset and confused so many fans
of the original series. However, the idea of anyone 'leaping'
around in time and walking a mile in someone else's shoes,
remains a very appealing concept and so worthy of exploration,
especially given the current state of mankind. In that
spirit, I am crossing my fingers that this new cast and crew are
lucky enough to tap into the magic that propelled the original
Quantum Leap into the hearts and minds of generations past and present.
I wish them good luck and happy leaping!
SB
<https://www.instagram.com/p/Ciiwi_qvuS2/>
When Usenet was cutting edge, I followed the Quantum Leap group, probably rec.arts.sf.tv.quantum-leap (which I understand was downsized around 2011).
I don't the last time I wrote to, or even read from, Usenet, and I don't
have a news server or news reader.
But here we are, according to the promo on the Sunday night NFL game,
there is going to be a Quantum Leap reboot on September 19, 2022.
chesler@post.harvard.edu wrote:
When Usenet was cutting edge, I followed the Quantum Leap group, probably
rec.arts.sf.tv.quantum-leap (which I understand was downsized around 2011). >> I don't the last time I wrote to, or even read from, Usenet, and I don't
have a news server or news reader.
I remember reading alt.tv.quantum-leap back then but this is the first time I heard of the rec.arts group.
But here we are, according to the promo on the Sunday night NFL game,
there is going to be a Quantum Leap reboot on September 19, 2022.
I see Bakula issued what I presume to be an attempt at distancing himself from this lame rehash.
--
Let's go Brandon!
. . .
But there are strange inconsistencies. For instance even though they've
been spending five years trying to get Sam's work up and running again they >apparently never bothered to read the files. They've only heard rumors of
the Swiss cheese memory effect. And what happened to the bit where the
person being leapt into appeared in the future in the waiting room? They
seem to have done away with that and are keeping into that person in the
past with the leaper somehow inhabiting them.
There's a nonbinary project leader as we figured there would be who is >incredibly annoying.
. . .
Deborah Pratt plays the voice of Ziggy!
I've read that Ernie Hudson is reprising his role from the original series >but I can't find anything on IMDb to confirm that.
Oh, instead of saying “oh boy” Sam Junior apparently says “oh shit” but
they have to do something to drown out that shit part. That's going to get >old real fast.
anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
Deborah Pratt plays the voice of Ziggy!
Didn'y only make meeping and beeping sounds?
I've read that Ernie Hudson is reprising his role from the original series >> but I can't find anything on IMDb to confirm that.
He was in the original? I have no memory of that!
Oh, instead of saying âoh boyâ Sam Junior apparently says âoh shitâ but
they have to do something to drown out that shit part. That's going to get >> old real fast.
Starting with you telling us about it.
--
Let's go Brandon!
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Ubi the shithead's crosspost to two non-existent newsgroups cut.
. . .
But there are strange inconsistencies. For instance even though they've
been spending five years trying to get Sam's work up and running again they >> apparently never bothered to read the files. They've only heard rumors of
the Swiss cheese memory effect. And what happened to the bit where the
person being leapt into appeared in the future in the waiting room? They
seem to have done away with that and are keeping into that person in the
past with the leaper somehow inhabiting them.
In the original show, their bodies and consciousnesses were swapped.
They never did much with it. Al could have debriefed the person from the past, but this was usually hand-waived away that the person was almost
always too traumatized to help figure out what's going on.
But then there was the episode in which Sam was pregnant and about to
pop and nothing at all was consistent with what had been established.
The foetus remained even though biology made that impossible, then at
birth when Sam was about to essentially get ripped to shreds, the
completely normal birthed baby lept into the future.
There's a nonbinary project leader as we figured there would be who is
incredibly annoying.
Isn't that overly redundant?
. . .
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
Ubi the shithead's crosspost to two non-existent newsgroups cut.
. . .
But there are strange inconsistencies. For instance even though they've
been spending five years trying to get Sam's work up and running again they >> apparently never bothered to read the files. They've only heard rumors of
the Swiss cheese memory effect. And what happened to the bit where the
person being leapt into appeared in the future in the waiting room? They
seem to have done away with that and are keeping into that person in the
past with the leaper somehow inhabiting them.
In the original show, their bodies and consciousnesses were swapped.
They never did much with it. Al could have debriefed the person from the past, but this was usually hand-waived away that the person was almost
always too traumatized to help figure out what's going on.
But then there was the episode in which Sam was pregnant and about to
pop and nothing at all was consistent with what had been established.
The foetus remained even though biology made that impossible, then at
birth when Sam was about to essentially get ripped to shreds, the
completely normal birthed baby lept into the future.
Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
. . .
But there are strange inconsistencies. For instance even though they've >>>been spending five years trying to get Sam's work up and running again they >>>apparently never bothered to read the files. They've only heard rumors of >>>the Swiss cheese memory effect. And what happened to the bit where the >>>person being leapt into appeared in the future in the waiting room? They >>>seem to have done away with that and are keeping into that person in the >>>past with the leaper somehow inhabiting them.
In the original show, their bodies and consciousnesses were swapped.
Nope. In the original show Sam's mind "leapt" into the body of the
host. That's why he always saw the host whenever he looked at the
reflection in a mirror or window. The host's mind also swapped into
Sam's body back in the "Waiting Room".
. . .
Your Name <Your...@YourISP.com> wrote:
Adam H. Kerman <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
anim8rfsk <anim...@cox.net> wrote:
. . .
But there are strange inconsistencies. For instance even though they've >>>been spending five years trying to get Sam's work up and running again they
apparently never bothered to read the files. They've only heard rumors of >>>the Swiss cheese memory effect. And what happened to the bit where the >>>person being leapt into appeared in the future in the waiting room? They >>>seem to have done away with that and are keeping into that person in the >>>past with the leaper somehow inhabiting them.
In the original show, their bodies and consciousnesses were swapped.
Nope. In the original show Sam's mind "leapt" into the body of the
host. That's why he always saw the host whenever he lo
I also don't remember Ernie Hudson. I liked the pilot well enough. They
laid some heavy hints that it was 1985 and then left it alone. I
thought Ben was reaching for a cell phone when he pulled out his
wallet. (I suppose anyone who watched QL:TOS remembers the 80s, and
they seem more normal than a typical TV caricature of them.)
My impression is that Sam got mostly his mind in the other person's
body, but for instance when he became a mentally retarded boy his
thoughts became clumsier.
I guess it violates causality or something for Addison to tell Ben to
get a message to Sam not to take that first leap. (Somehow I missed the Vietnamese POW arc on TOS -- I was too busy getting married or
something -- but they came close to the same problem, what if Sam
alters Al's life?)
Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
But there are strange inconsistencies. For instance even though they've
been spending five years trying to get Sam's work up and running again they >>> apparently never bothered to read the files. They've only heard rumors of >>> the Swiss cheese memory effect. And what happened to the bit where the
person being leapt into appeared in the future in the waiting room? They >>> seem to have done away with that and are keeping into that person in the >>> past with the leaper somehow inhabiting them.
In the original show, their bodies and consciousnesses were swapped.
Nope. In the original show Sam's mind "leapt" into the body of the
host. That's why he always saw the host whenever he looked at the
reflection in a mirror or window. The host's mind also swapped into
Sam's body back in the "Waiting Room".
I’ve read that Ernie Hudson is reprising his role from the original series but I can’t find anything on IMDb to confirm that.
On 9/20/2022 1:18 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
snip
I’ve read that Ernie Hudson is reprising his role from the original series >> but I can’t find anything on IMDb to confirm that.
Not the same actor, the same character from the season 3 episode "The
Leap Home (Part 2) – Vietnam." I vaguely remember part 1, but have no memory of part 2. Based on the cast of part 2 (Andrea Thompson, Tia
Carrere and Patrick Warburton) I'm tempted to revisit the episodes
again. At least part 2 which is where Hudson's character appears.
Apparently this will all be explicitly addressed by Hudson in the 4th episode.
I have to assume since Sam leaped into Hudson's character, he has known
about the project since the 70s. He might have even had some
involvement in getting it up and running creating a bit of a time loop.
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