Quantum Leap

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The 2,169 users who count themselves as Quantum Leap fans have written a total of 77 reviews.

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"Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this... more »

"Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. He woke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own and driven by an unknown force to change history for the better. His only guide on this journey is Al, an observer from his own time, who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home."less «

• Real Order

  Does anyone have a real list of how the episodes should be played if you want to watch them in an order that makes sense? ...more »

  Does anyone have a real list of how the episodes should be played if you want to watch them in an order that makes sense? This is kinda bugging me, since I just started watching Season 2, and in the beginning it sort of jumps around, since Season 1 ended with him as a woman, then the 1st episode of Season 2 is him as a male on a honeymoon. Then the 3rd episode ends with him as a black man, then the 4th episode goes back to him as a woman. Is this something that happens throughout the entire series, with the network not playing the episodes in order? I could just watch myself and try to figure it out, but I was wondering if there was like a fan-accepted order in which to watch the episodes. I know the show is pretty episodic, so you can pretty much mix and match, but it'd be nice for each show to pick up where the last one left off. less «

  it7276 Last online Nov 10, 2008
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• Leap Between States - How was this episode possible?

  In S5, there is an episode called Leap Between States in which Sam leaps into his great-grandfather during the Civil War. Is...more »

  In S5, there is an episode called Leap Between States in which Sam leaps into his great-grandfather during the Civil War. Isn't the premise of the show that Sam can only leap within the confines of his own lifetime? Sam was born in the 50's, and the episode takes place in 1862. While I did enjoy this episode, it totally violated the concept of the show.less «

  vyperman7 Last online Nov 17, 2008
  10 comments, last one Jun 12, 2009 + Add Comment

• Final episode - What a letdown!

  Was anyone as upset as I was at "Mirror Image", Quantum Leap's final show? Five years of rooting for Sam to get home, and he never does! :-( I have heard rumors of a new TV movie. I hope so, because the story deserves a happy ending.

  Was anyone as upset as I was at "Mirror Image", Quantum Leap's final show? Five years of rooting for Sam to get home, and he never does! :-( I have heard rumors of a new TV movie. I hope so, because the story deserves a happy ending. less «

  RGO03 Last online May 28, 2009
  43 comments, last one Jun 12, 2009 + Add Comment

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  10 Perfect

  Another leap, another life to live. hide « show »

  When an experimental laboratory experience goes wrong, Dr. Sam Beckett gets lost in time and the only way to get back to his own time is to incarnate a person in a determined time and help correct mistakes that other people might commit, and that will change the time strip forever, preventing Sam from getting back home. With the help of his friend Al (as an holographic image, which Sam is the only one able to see), the Artificial Intelligence Program nicknamed "Ziggy" and the head programer Gushie, Sam will try everything to correct these mistakes, although some of these mistakes seem impossible to correct at first sight. The cast was awesome and the fresh humour that is given through jokes between Sam and Al, while these two interact is one of the main reasons why this series is seen as one of the best in the sci-fi genre. The fact that the episodes all give us a different story about each person who Sam's incarnate, throughout the show, also gives the show a first-person perspective of different lives, different environments, and different life-styles, is also a valid reaosn why this series is so good.
  
  Although the series ended without the audience knowing what exactly happened to Sam (It is said that he never returned home, but the reason why that happened is never given or stated), it gives us a message, which is the base of the entire show: "A person can change the world, one person at the time."
  
  A wonderful show!

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  frosty_ice Added May 12, 2009 All my reviews
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  8 Great

  Scott Bakula - lost in time hide « show »

  Scott Bakula is wonderful here, in fact he is doing his best TV work but was good in "Chuck" too. He is comedic, emotional, masculine, strong, smart, resourceful and able to rely on his brains and brawns to get through tough situations. Bakula was trained as a singer and in the show he even managed to belt out a few tunes. The situations Sam finds himself in week after week were sometimes funny, sometimes moving, and always brilliant. Dean Stockwell is perfect as Sam's sidekick, Al Calavicci, who acts as his guide. Stockwell is energetic enough to make his presence enjoyable to watch.

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  Gotal_LCP Added May 8, 2009 All my reviews
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  8.5 Great

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  i absoloutley love this show, it was brilliant in its time. it all embarks around professer same beckett, as his research project is running out of money he steps into the quantum leap chamber to see if ti works, when it does he awakes at a different time and place, unsure of who he is or what he has to do, a person who helps him form his own time al is a hologram and tells him waht to do to be able to keep on leaping, most of the episodes were brilliant but a few were very poor, they also didnt end it very well, which is y i only gace it a 8.5 out of 10. it is a must watch.

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  scrubsrox12312 Added Mar 29, 2009 All my reviews
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  8 Great

  Very decent. hide « show »

  This was a good show when it was on. I have to say that it was a well made show and had some original plots and storylines. The acting was good and I liked the premise of the show. I haven't watched every episode, but from what I have seen, they have been good. My favorite parts and elements of the show was the time traveling and the assignments that Sam would get. It was interesting to see his portrayal of other characters and the problems he had to prevent from happening. I thought that was very entertaining.
  Overall, it was great. Thank you.

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  cactusjack39 Added Feb 6, 2009 All my reviews
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  7 Good

  Good Show! hide « show »

  Quantum Leap was a good show. I remember watching it, and have seen it a lot lately in reruns and it's still a decent show. It was unbelievable and often cheesy but always in a feel-good, entertaining kind of way. A good way to spend an hour of my prime time TV viewing as a little kid. I loved Dean Stockwell as the character Al, he was really funny. Scott Bakula was also very good but I like him better in the new Star Trek series (when it was still on) and was glad to see he got another TV series even though it took years after Quantum Leap (unless he had another show I never knew about). A good show for the whole family that had some really entertaining episodes with some neat chapters of history.

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  lare84 Added Sep 29, 2008 All my reviews