Quantum Leap Season 1 Finale Review *SPOILERS*

[Shermann]

I enjoyed the first season of the reboot. I'm actually not a fan of the original series, I watched it here and there but never regularly. For better or worse, the reboot had the perfect setup for endless "missions of the week". There was promise of a longer backstory arc, however it moved painfully slow and was mostly window dressing. In the finale, that arc finally started to move quickly which created a bit of a pacing problem. The puzzle pieces had become a bit ragged and didn't all quite fit together. However, there was resolution to a few things and then we were left with something of a frustrating cliffhanger. So, it was good but not great.

[WalkerinSC]

1. Quantum Leap

The episode where he leaped into a mild mannered paper salesman

[Bayard]

2. I thought the original series was great

I didn't see it when it was on way back when, but started watching it a few years ago, and got into it.

Don't know about a re-make.....

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3. Entanglement

This version of Quantum Leap is way better than the original and it's not even close..

ANAHEIM, Calif. — When it was announced that 1990s series Quantum Leap, which ran for five seasons on NBC, would be rebooted, expectations were high. The original series, while ratings challenged, was a beloved cult favorite.

Still, it looks like the reboot — which airs its season 1 finale on April 3 and was quickly renewed for a second season — has more than met the challenge.

“I don’t like ‘reboot’ or any of these terms,” said executive producer Dean Georgaris on March 25 at the show’s panel at WonderCon in Anaheim, Calif. “2022 needs Quantum Leap. That’s why it’s back.” ...
https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/quantum-leap-reboot-pays-homage-to-original-but-sets-it-own-course-055316385.html

Caitlin Bassett named Grand Marshal for Myrtle Beach Military Appreciation Days Parade

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) - A star from NBC’s “Quantum Leap” will serve as Grand Marshal for this year’s Military Appreciation Days Parade in Myrtle Beach.

The city announced Wednesday that Caitlin Bassett will serve in the role for the parade, set to take place May 27.

Bassett, who plays Addison Augustine on “Quantum Leap,” is an Army veteran herself, having served seven years as an intelligence analyst and completed three combat deployments while attaining the rank of staff sergeant.

She also worked at the National Security Agency before being honorably discharged in 2015. After earning a degree in legal studies and heading to law school, she moved to New York and later pursued acting.

Bassett’s father, a Vietnam War veteran, lives in Myrtle Beach and will also sing live during the scheduled picnic at Valor Memorial Garden.

“I’m so excited to be included in this wonderful memorial alongside my father,” Caitlin said. “I’m incredibly honored to have the opportunity to join the Military Appreciation Days celebrations with the great community of Myrtle Beach.”
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2023/04/12/caitlin-bassett-named-grand-marshal-myrtle-beach-military-appreciation-days-parade/

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4. Season 2

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Really like season 2 so far. The 3 year jump into the future and all of it..

As if time travel wasn’t complicated enough, adding a three-year time jump to Season 2 of the NBC series Quantum Leap has led to further complications for Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) and his desire to return to a life without leaping alongside the love of his life, fiancé Addison (Caitlin Bassett). Trying to reconcile the fact that his colleagues and loved ones have moved on with their lives believing him to be forever lost with what that means for him, Ben finds himself leaping into a government agent investigating unexplained extraterrestrial activity and crossing paths with a woman (Eliza Taylor) that he will meet again.

During this interview with Collider, showrunners Martin Gero and Dean Geogaris talked about how the three-year time jump came about, throwing a wrench into the Ben/Addison relationship, the advantage they’d had in going straight into shooting Season 2 once Season 1 had wrapped, how they pulled off shooting their midseason finale in Egypt, how Taylor and her character Hannah Carson (who we meet in “Closure Encounters”) will fit into this season, getting Tim Matheson to guest star, why it took nearly three months to shoot their first episode of the season, and how they’re laying the groundwork for what they think is an amazing Season 2 finale...

https://collider.com/quantum-leap-season-2-showrunners-martin-gero-dean-geogaris-interview/

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5. LHO

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6. Bakula?

Could we see the return of Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula)?

TVLine proposes that possibility. I doubt it. Having read some recent interviews from Bakula he basically closes the door on that talk. I'd guess if Ben and Sam return home that Sam would be played by someone other than Scott Bakula

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There was frequent speculation during the MacGyver reboot of a possible appearance by Richard Dean Anderson. RDA always shot those rumors down even while the producers kept the possibility open. He stuck to that and never returned.

[shrike3]

7. Nah. Not even close to being as good as the original.

Our opinion, of course. We stopped watching the reboot after a few episodes. Glad you're enjoying it.