[B.K.]

Archer and what's his name were captured on a planet, and Stockwell was in charge of a military base where they were being held. Was a very poor way to bring the two back, but they did have Stockwell using a handlink. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKYurmpYiPw

They should have had Bakula on Battlestar Galactica.

[Hero_of_the_Day]

Yeah, that was going to be a follow-up movie. Glad none of it happened really, bound to be terrible and the chemistry of Sam and Al was basically the whole show.

If I remember correctly, it was going to be a TV movie, followed by a new series. And, yeah, was going to be about his daughter leaping through time to find him.

[King of the Potato People]

You can always think of Enterprise being a sequel to Quantum Leap. Sam never returned home and in one of the alternate endings, Al says that he believes Sam lept into the future. Maybe Archer is just Sam living the rest of his life in the future!

I'd have forgiven the mediocrity of Enterprise if it ended with Archer going blue and white after he made the speech… then we see Sam take a new leap into an X-Wing pilot, he sees a storm trooper look from a TIE fighter.

“Oh boy!”

Cue QL theme music.

We then see stills from Sam’s leap throughout the Enterprise, as the credits roll.

It would have been much better than Will Riker and Troi hijacking the show.

[Mr. Luchador]

Dusted the old DVDs and started to watch them again after reading this thread.

I'm glad they didn't keep the constant voice over narrative they had going in the pilot episode.

[ConfusingJazz]

I want to make a movie about a rich guy that's an asshole. He is divorced, has estranged children, miserly, and slightly racist. He then gets in an accident, and decides to change his ways. He reconnects with his children, dealing with them being older. He treats his ex wife respectably, and starts having a healthy post marriage relationship with her. He starts a lavish inner city education and health program, changes the lives of thousands.

At the end of the movie, he looks in a mirror, and its Sam Beckett leaping.

[Mr. Luchador]

I'd like to see more, but at the same time I'm still content watching reruns/DVDs.

[Purkake4]

Awesome show. I especially remember the part where Al sees his first wife again with Georgia On My Mind in the background.

[Izick]

Been watching a few episodes of this, and it's definitely an interesting concept. I'm guessing it gets better as it goes on, so that's good. The futuristic sci-fi stuff is terrible/great in the best possible way.

[Synth_floyd]

Great show, especially the one where he switches places with Al in the future "The Leap Back." I didn't like the ending though. Very abrupt and pretty depressing after watching "The Leap Back."

[WillyFive]

Great show, especially the one where he switches places with Al in the future "The Leap Back." I didn't like the ending though. Very abrupt and pretty depressing after watching "The Leap Back."

It was really sad after I watched it, but looking back it was a solemn and poignant ending that made it stand out among other shows.

[Henchmen21]

Just noticed that G4 airs this show (they had a mini marathon 2 weeks ago). They only problem I had was the pseudo religious bent they had toward the end. That and season 5 really is the weakest with that whole evil leaper nonsense. One thing that struck me about the show is they explain how he can only leap within his own lifetime (that Civil War ep notwithstanding) but he never leaps into the future or even the very recent past (like a maybe the same year as when he first leapt.)

Great show, especially the one where he switches places with Al in the future "The Leap Back." I didn't like the ending though. Very abrupt and pretty depressing after watching "The Leap Back."

G4 is airing it now and it's on "Permanent Wave" the one a few episodes after that where he leaps into a hair dresser in 1983 with JGL as a kid with leg braces

It was really sad after I watched it, but looking back it was a solemn and poignant ending that made it stand out among other shows.

What's sad about the ending is they can't even do a tv movie with it since we know the outcome.

[BradleyUK]

I just bought the whole collection of Quantum Leap on amazon and can not wait to watch it.

[DECK'ARD]

Just noticed that G4 airs this show (they had a mini marathon 2 weeks ago). They only problem I had was the pseudo religious bent they had toward the end. That and season 5 really is the weakest with that whole evil leaper nonsense. One thing that struck me about the show is they explain how he can only leap within his own lifetime (that Civil War ep notwithstanding) but he never leaps into the future or even the very recent past (like a maybe the same year as when he first leapt.) G4 is airing it now and it's on "Permanent Wave" the one a few episodes after that where he leaps into a hair dresser in 1983 with JGL as a kid with leg braces What's sad about the ending is they can't even do a tv movie with it since we know the outcome.

The last episode explains why he never lept into the future, his lifetime ended at the first leap. Sam died. I watched it again recently actually and the barman (God) actually says books are full of stories of the dead coming back to help the living. The relative of Al who had died was also the miner he saw leaping. Project Quantum Leap was tracking Sam's soul.

I didn't mind the religious angle, as Sam was always your classic Guardian Angel from the very start, it all fits just with a pseudoscience explanation. If you think about it the opening titles with him doing his first leap cut with the clouds is very heavenly isn't it ;)

The last episode is Sam coming to terms with being dead, a pitstop for him. 'Home' is the afterlife whatever that is. God tells him he can go home whenever he wants to, but Sam chooses to carry on helping people instead.

It's the perfect ending really, and gets better the more times you watch it.

[MarkMclovin]

I cried my eyes out at the ending. I think it was my very first TV show that I watched from episode 1 and never skipped any.

I sure as hell hope they never do a reboot.

[Para bailar La Bomba]

Vastly under appreciated series. My fave episode is "Double Identity" where leaps into a Mob Hitman. Wasn't a huge fan of the historical episodes.

[DECK'ARD]

Probably my favourite TV show ever, and still holds up well today.

And yeah, I hope they never try and reboot it. It was as good as it could have been, with the perfect casting. I'm glad they never tried to continue it in any way as well for the same reason.

[Mistouze]

I remember going to pick up my little brother at his school and dashing back home to watch the show when I was 12-14. I should rewatch it, it's been so long and that show was boss.

[Jedeye Sniv]

There was an episode where Sam is trying to evacuate a church because it's about to be burned down by white supremacists, and it's not working so Al shows up and freaks the kids out. The adults are led by the kids to safety. I also liked times where Sam told people about the future, like when he goes back to his teenage self, and only his sister believes him. They need to make the movie before Dean Stockwell can't play Al anymore. They've been talking about it (and/or a spin-off) for years!! I hated the ending. If he can control his leaps, he can go home anytime he wants! :(

Oh man, just got goose bumps remembering this episode, this is the one where he sings Imagine to her isn't it?

My favourite moment was (maybe in the finale? It's been years since I saw this so I may have the details wrong) when Al was dancing with his first wife, the one that got away, swaying to Georgia on my Mind. So touching.

[Desibabu]

Great to see I'm not the only one who loved this show. That finale will always stick with me.

[ZombieFred]

I loved this show when I was a kid, I use to stay and watch it with my mum when it was on the TV. I've got the complete box set and the show is still as good. Good memories <3

[Henchmen21]

The last episode explains why he never lept into the future, his lifetime ended at the first leap. Sam died. I watched it again recently actually and the barman (God) actually says books are full of stories of the dead coming back to help the living. The relative of Al who had died was also the miner he saw leaping. Project Quantum Leap was tracking Sam's soul. I didn't mind the religious angle, as Sam was always your classic Guardian Angel from the very start, it all fits just with a pseudoscience explanation. If you think about it the opening titles with him doing his first leap cut with the clouds is very heavenly isn't it ;) The last episode is Sam coming to terms with being dead, a pitstop for him. 'Home' is the afterlife whatever that is. God tells him he can go home whenever he wants to, but Sam chooses to carry on helping people instead. It's the perfect ending really, and gets better the more times you watch it.

You know you don't have to spoiler something that's 20 years old.

That theory doesn't hold up when you consider "The Leap Back"

[DrForester]

Yeah. Him never leaping into the future does not mean that he died when he leaped. All it means is that he never had a life beyond that moment in time, hence, only leaping into times before he leaped. His life was there after lived in the past.

Lets be honest, the real reason he never leaped into the future was it would have cost too much.

[Epcott]

Ha ha @ Forester's answer.

I loved this series, and maybe you're right.

I don't recall seeing much of the "future", they were always indoors (but I could be wrong, I haven't seen an episode since it originally came on network TV). Great way to keep budget, and maybe showing the future would make it less believable.

Then again, I haven't watched the series since I was a kid. I always figured the reason why he couldn't go back was like a play on the irony of God's Will. He had the power to leap and change lives, but he couldn't go home (it was a fluke how he was even able to go into his younger self). It's like the kind of irony of how Moses lead his people to the promise land, but was never able to set foot in that land himself. Kind of strange thinking that, for a show with scifi roots.

That was the great thing about the show, it's a science fiction historical drama with a wtf religiously implied ending.

[WillyFive]

There was an episode where Al was outside in the city during the future. I can't remember the name of the episode though.

[DrForester]

There was an episode where Al was outside in the city during the future. I can't remember the name of the episode though.

"Killin' Time" and the Future was really cheap looking. It's no wonder they never went there. They just threw neon lights onto things.