Three episodes.
Quantum Leap
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Yep. One episode then a two-parter later on.
Word. I love the show, but I really didn't like the evil leaper plot line at all. Ugh.
Still watch the show in re runs, flaws aside though.
Once a Leaper, always one.
I didn't realize Al saw the people Sam Leapt into, I had always just assumed he saw Sam.^ No, McGyver's buddy has secrets.
I liked Quantum Leap. I dismissed it when it first started so I didn't see the first episode until several years later when the show was in reruns. When I finally did, I was surprised to find out that Al sees Sam as the people he leaps into, not as Sam himself. That must have made him difficult to find. This fact was never brought up again.
The show actually isn't as cheesy as I was expecting before I started watching it again.
Generally speaking, Al does see Sam rather then the Leapee. There are a few eps where it is the other way around though. The show wasn't always very consistant. One could argue it was the Imaging Chamber settings though, or a result of Sam constantly changing the timeline. Ziggy switches from male to female, after all.
I never really watched the show back when it first aired. I remember it being on but just didnt pay it any attention. However, now that it comes on cozi tv regularly, i do catch it and watch it often. Its a fun show. Like someone said it was back when tv was more innocent.
Maybe not as consistent r serialized r too serious like shows now are, for the most part the shows were good. It was good fun and Al/Sam was a good dynamic. i Just watch it for good entertainment and dont take it too seriously and have fun with it.
My girlfriend and i have watched quite a few episodes together. We love it. Anyone else notice how ignorant and simple tv used to be? But hey it was innocent at the same time.
Maybe not as consistent r serialized r too serious like shows now are, for the most part the shows were good. It was good fun and Al/Sam was a good dynamic. i Just watch it for good entertainment and dont take it too seriously and have fun with it.
My girlfriend and i have watched quite a few episodes together. We love it. Anyone else notice how ignorant and simple tv used to be? But hey it was innocent at the same time.
Whatever the plot needs I suppose.
By the way, there was an episode where Sam saw his real reflection briefly and he seemed rather indifferent. Not the kind of reaction you'd expect from someone who hadn't seen their reflection in years.
Also, I got the impression that the guy in the waiting area always looks like Sam.
I was pretty young when Quantum Leap was at its height, so I didn't really see much of it during its first run. I've seen a fair number of episodes in syndication, though, and I generally like it. I'd like to watch through the whole series one of these days.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a reboot or continuation one of these days. I know there was a potential one being kicked around a few years ago. Whenever it finally happens, I bet the Evil Leaper stuff will be a bigger part of the mythology from the start.
I wouldn't be surprised to see a reboot or continuation one of these days. I know there was a potential one being kicked around a few years ago. Whenever it finally happens, I bet the Evil Leaper stuff will be a bigger part of the mythology from the start.
Exactly.
There was also a time when Al glowed blue next to a radio antennae and said, "Hey, I'm leaping!" but in the finale Sam asks him what it looks like when he leaps and Al tells him that he doesn't know.
That sounds like the finale, but in that Sam is quite taken aback to see himself. He gets distracted from the oddity by the unexpected grey streak in his hair, though. (Evidently, the first Leap must have caused that patch of grey because he has it the first time we meet him.)
That is true.
^Yeah, I vaguely recall an episode where he leapt into a serial killer or something and the guy escaped from the waiting room. Pretty sure they made a point of showing that he saw Sam's body in his reflection.
I think they did a similar thing in the young Al episode too.
My preferred theory for that has always been that "Al the bartender" was a future version of Sam. And by "future" I mean a version of him that had been leaping around time for (subjectively) thousands of years and had gained the ability to control and direct his leaps and has been guiding his younger self the whole time.
I think that's a more interesting time-travelly explanation than "a wizard God did it!"
I think they did a similar thing in the young Al episode too.
I've always assumed that "Al the bartender" from QL's final episode is actually Captain Braxton...
Yeah, I know Bruce McGill played both roles, but it really does make sense if they're the same person! If Braxton can't time travel or affect the future anymore, he can still help others to do so...
My preferred theory for that has always been that "Al the bartender" was a future version of Sam. And by "future" I mean a version of him that had been leaping around time for (subjectively) thousands of years and had gained the ability to control and direct his leaps and has been guiding his younger self the whole time.
I think that's a more interesting time-travelly explanation than "
Killin' Time. I liked that one.
Lee Harvey Oswald also saw Sam's face reflected in the Waiting Room table.
I still love Quantum Leap and watch an episode from time to time. Just bought season 1 on Blu-ray recently. Yeah, it was TV made in a more innocent time, but what's wrong with that?
I guess you bought the Australien Blu-Ray release right? How is the quality compared to the DVDs? Thanks!
It's very nice. Apparently the entire show was finished on film back in the day, so there's no missing footage that had to be upscaled or anything like that. Some shots are grainier than others, but nothing distracting. Season 1 already looked pretty good, but it's a real step up.
DVD vs Blu-ray courtesy of a tumblr user...
Sometimes it looks like time freezes when he leaps. The audience sees the light show but from the characters' perspective, it's instantaneous. Other times he's moving during the leap and Al's right there. The show didn't seem too concerned with consistency in the sci fi aspects of the show. It was more drama with a bit of a fantastical trimming.
I remember the finale when he saw himself. That was an appropriate reaction. I remember another episode though where he saw his real appearance and it didn't seem like a big thing. I don't remember the episode or the context.
That would have been a great, and, I agree, a far more interesting direction to take the show.
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