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  • @jerandecce2473
    @jerandecce2473 3 роки тому +214

    RIP Dean Stockwell. What an accomplished actor; read his filmography.

    • @eljay2224
      @eljay2224 Рік тому

      Has everyone been watching the new series? It seems to be answering some of our questions. Im enjoying it

    • @BaronFeydRautha
      @BaronFeydRautha Рік тому +3

      @@eljay2224 I think you're the only one who liked the reboot. LOL.

  • @kenasche3114
    @kenasche3114 3 роки тому +488

    I would like to thank Mr. Bellisario for the two part show where Sam try's to stop his brother from going to Vietnam, The date on the leap was October 1969, My Brother was in Vietnam 1969, But for a 9yr. old kid I could not leap to save my brother. My brother Jim was killed January 8, 1969. The date is also My Birthday. Im not mad at the show, watching Sam & Al always gave me Hope. Thank You Again.

    • @Mawds69
      @Mawds69 3 роки тому +30

      When he plays Imagine always makes me teary.

    • @Matt02341
      @Matt02341 3 роки тому +26

      I want to write something impactful and meaningful but all I can think of is that Your brother is very proud of You.

    • @hariszark7396
      @hariszark7396 3 роки тому +12

      Oh man, my favorite episodes.....!!!! Gives me goosebumps to think of it.
      Also, sorry about your loss.
      I know how it feels.

    • @daneflynn4979
      @daneflynn4979 3 роки тому +14

      Sorry for your loss mate. May you brother be honoured for his sacrifice and Rest In Peace as deserved.

    • @jimdavis6833
      @jimdavis6833 3 роки тому +17

      Sorry for your loss.
      RETIRED VIETNAM VET 1965 - 1966, 1967 - 1968

  • @ReigginHilderbrand
    @ReigginHilderbrand 3 роки тому +334

    Quantum Leap represented the positivity of the late 80's/early 90's. End of the Cold War, etc. So much enthusiasm and the hope of undoing the mistakes of the past. I'm not so sure we could muster the same optimism today.

    • @phaolo6
      @phaolo6 3 роки тому +5

      (except for the ending)

    • @CameronHuff
      @CameronHuff 3 роки тому +3

      Thanks to everything that happened after 9/11, I agree with you.

    • @Nine-Signs
      @Nine-Signs 3 роки тому +11

      @@Derezzer many of the episodes were about the ramifications and results of politics, from black liberation to cold war test pilots to women's rights & more.

    • @OCtheG
      @OCtheG 3 роки тому +1

      I couldn’t agree more, Reiggin

    • @Nine-Signs
      @Nine-Signs 3 роки тому +4

      @@Derezzer The core arc of its stories are in the past not the present or future so anything political would be in reference to past events and usually from the perspective of an ordinary person living those past events.
      Why fear stories that present ramifications of political situations so long as they do it with due care and attention. They are not supposed to be taken as factual accounts as such, they are fictional stories informed by events of the day.

  • @ryancoulter4797
    @ryancoulter4797 3 роки тому +432

    Was kind of hoping last week, as NCIS New Orleans ended, we’d get a surprise ending with Bakula’s character disappearing in a flash of blue light and a surprise cameo from Dean Stockwell saying, “Welcome home, Sam.”

    • @calicohearts1001
      @calicohearts1001 3 роки тому +48

      That would have been fantastic!

    • @beckymurphy4714
      @beckymurphy4714 3 роки тому +50

      Sadly, that could not happen - Dean suffered two strokes a few years ago and has no memory of doing the show. He is officially retired from acting, and living in New Zealand with his son.

    • @ryancoulter4797
      @ryancoulter4797 3 роки тому +18

      @@beckymurphy4714 Aw. :-( my apologies. I hadn’t heard. Hopefully he’s well as he can be. glad to know his son is in NZ. They’ve been lucky dealing with Covid there. Does he remember Paris, Texas or is a general amnesia?

    • @vernonsanders9696
      @vernonsanders9696 3 роки тому +4

      I haven't seen that episode yet, but was kind of hoping the same.

    • @AlbertonBeastmaster
      @AlbertonBeastmaster 3 роки тому +12

      @@beckymurphy4714 That's so sad, poor Dean.

  • @noco6799
    @noco6799 3 роки тому +85

    Quantum Leap and MacGyver two of the most original shows of youth.

  • @x7slim8x
    @x7slim8x 3 роки тому +219

    So many great memories watching Quantum Leap with my father when I was a little boy.

    • @richardvinsen2385
      @richardvinsen2385 3 роки тому +3

      That was my father! I think you leapt into my body.

    • @ilovethe80s74
      @ilovethe80s74 3 роки тому +8

      Same watching with my mom. Very warm memories. Rest easy mom.

    • @x7slim8x
      @x7slim8x 3 роки тому

      @@richardvinsen2385 😂😆

    • @jaymartini
      @jaymartini 3 роки тому +1

      I would watch it with my Grandfather.

    • @alecaquino4306
      @alecaquino4306 3 роки тому +2

      Your comment captures exactly what was so great about the show. I'm with you 100%

  • @argonwheatbelly637
    @argonwheatbelly637 3 роки тому +83

    The final card always makes me cry, not because he never returned home, but because it resonated with me that kind of choice.

    • @Otokichi786
      @Otokichi786 3 роки тому +3

      Look at the movie "Arrival," which presents the "circular" aspect of Time.

    • @IMeMineWho
      @IMeMineWho 2 роки тому

      I never saw the final episode. Aw..

    • @digitalworms
      @digitalworms 2 роки тому

      @@IMeMineWho right now they are airing episodes on scifi channel because of the new show!

    • @Bozboo
      @Bozboo 2 роки тому +4

      I found it disrespectful that they tacked it on the end so quickly they spelled Sam's last name wrong. Go have a look. They spell it Becket, not Beckett.

    • @howardjones6432
      @howardjones6432 2 роки тому

      @@IMeMineWho stream on NBC.

  • @jmeszaros
    @jmeszaros 2 роки тому +59

    Just watched this after discovering 1 hour before that Dean Stockwell had passed away last November. R.I.P. Mr. Stockwell. I loved you as Al in Quantum Leap, and even as the evil Cylon in the Battlestar Galactica reboot! Thank you for all the wonderful roles you played!

    • @sadomars2446
      @sadomars2446 Рік тому +1

      You think he saw your comment?

    • @video2000ification
      @video2000ification Рік тому +1

      Honestly, the comment about Al not dying aged quickly and poorly. But he's alive in the character's hearts

    • @unholycheeseburger
      @unholycheeseburger Рік тому

      @@video2000ification agreed

    • @eljay2224
      @eljay2224 Рік тому

      Has everyone been watching the new series? It seems to be answering some of our questions. Im enjoying it

    • @unholycheeseburger
      @unholycheeseburger Рік тому +1

      @@eljay2224 I've watched a few. Seems decent but hasn't really grabbed me.

  • @rndmevil
    @rndmevil 3 роки тому +234

    Could bring back Scott Bakula, and have a story about Sam Beckett's daughter following in her dad's footsteps, trying to bring her missing dad home. I'd watch that.

    • @Admiral_Pumpout
      @Admiral_Pumpout 3 роки тому +10

      Me too, use stock footage of Dean Stockwell to bring Al back, Sam returns, an interval of a few years after where they upgrade the design, Al has retired so Sam does his job and his daughter leaps. Something else is flawed sticking her in the loop and awwwaaaay we go!

    • @williamperkins9349
      @williamperkins9349 3 роки тому +1

      I heard the plan was a son

    • @irottaalfurinn2539
      @irottaalfurinn2539 2 роки тому +2

      @cyotee doge no he didn't how did he have a daughter then

    • @thequantaleaper
      @thequantaleaper 2 роки тому +2

      @cyotee doge What do you mean he died lol

    • @costasspartan1894
      @costasspartan1894 2 роки тому +4

      Sam leaps into an Alternate universe and into the world of Sliders lol

  • @CybershamanX
    @CybershamanX 3 роки тому +117

    What a wonderful show. Damn it, I feel like my parents. "They just don't make shows like they did when we were younger..." ;)

    • @miketabor2426
      @miketabor2426 3 роки тому +1

      Where was this mentioned? Would love to learn more about this.

    • @CybershamanX
      @CybershamanX 3 роки тому

      @@miketabor2426 Where was what mentioned? Sorry, but I don't quite understand. 😕

    • @Inertia888
      @Inertia888 3 роки тому +2

      @@miketabor2426 OP's parents' mentioned it, years ago and now, as an older person, probably the age of the parents when they said it, OP is saying the same thing now. At least, that's what happened to me.

    • @NameHere2243
      @NameHere2243 3 роки тому

      i dont think you are looking if you say that

    • @CybershamanX
      @CybershamanX 3 роки тому

      @@Inertia888 Sorry I missed your reply, but that's a very good explanation of what I meant. Thanks! Take care! :)

  • @TrumbullComic
    @TrumbullComic 3 роки тому +17

    I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to know that Donald Bellisario also disliked the Evil Leaper.

  • @michaelminneci648
    @michaelminneci648 3 роки тому +67

    I personally would have like to see Sam leap home. The whole premise of the show was leaping through time putting right what once went wrong, hope his next leap, will be the LEAP HOME!!!!! I felt fans watch the show for 5 years enjoying all the lives Sam leaped into, but always knowing in the end he will leap home. I was disappointed in the finale at the time, it was only years later that I've made peace with Sam choosing to continue to leap. Still one of my favorite shows in High School.

    • @jkdbuck7670
      @jkdbuck7670 3 роки тому +5

      Same here. But Sam figured out that he was the one who was keeping himself from going home. Wasn't God. Wasn't Fate. It was Sam. Such a great show.

    • @Charok1
      @Charok1 2 роки тому +3

      @@jkdbuck7670 no he didn't that is a stupid idea

    • @OneGaurdian
      @OneGaurdian 2 роки тому +5

      I wasn't happy with that revelation either. Especially considering the fact that he had a wife waiting for him back in his time. Plus, if it was within his power to return home at any point he couldn't punch in, then punch out, and be back with his Mrs. for supper?

    • @eljay2224
      @eljay2224 Рік тому

      Has everyone been watching the new series? It seems to be answering some of our questions. Im enjoying it

    • @tomservo75
      @tomservo75 11 місяців тому

      Me too, well they had that opportunity with the new series, but Scott Bakula seemingly wants nothing to do with it. Which upset me at first but the more I see of what the new show has become, I can't say I blame him.

  • @kato64
    @kato64 3 роки тому +10

    I just happened to catch the final episode on TV a couple of weeks ago. I still felt that twinge of sadness when the final clip comes up, and explained that Sam never came home.

  • @TheSuzberry
    @TheSuzberry 3 роки тому +24

    This was one of my favorite shows - of all time.

  • @RedSiegfried
    @RedSiegfried 3 роки тому +93

    It occurred to me recently that with Sam only leaping into his own lifetime it was an easy way to cash in on Baby Boomer nostalgia. But as Bellisario said, it also kept the budget down and made it a very grounded and believable drama instead of going hard into science fiction.

    • @jasondecharleroy4161
      @jasondecharleroy4161 3 роки тому +5

      No Baby Boomer nostalgia here. I was ten years old when the show came on the air. Our family had just finished watching something (don't remember what it was) and the show was announced as a new series "coming up next". On a whim we decided to watch it and I was instantly hooked.

    • @Beer_Dad1975
      @Beer_Dad1975 3 роки тому +5

      I got interested in a lot of history thanks to Quantum leap (I was born in '75) - now in later life I appreciate it's utterly rational approach (i.e. not giving in to the bonkers JFK conspiritard theories)

    • @thequantaleaper
      @thequantaleaper 2 роки тому +6

      Back to the Future was popular in the mid-late 80's and they definitely saw the allure of bringing back that time period would use nostalgia as a hook. You'll notice many of the episodes featuring the 50's and 60's for this reason.

    • @69Jackjones69
      @69Jackjones69 Рік тому

      Exactly. I rewatched the series recently and I always said to myself during the intro: "Due to budget constraints, Dr. Sam Beckett is only able to time travel within his own lifetime."

  • @mactheknife7049
    @mactheknife7049 3 роки тому +175

    Netflix: get this man a development deal and a writing staff, right now. You piss away 50 times the amount you'd spend on a great show like this and produce drek. Here's a chance to fix that.

    • @Hippie-chick
      @Hippie-chick 3 роки тому +3

      YES! Scott is free now! Bring Quantum Leap back. Of we can't have Dean Stockwell, give us someone just as good!

    • @jingomcbright3687
      @jingomcbright3687 3 роки тому +2

      Even without the same actors in the main roles, this could be a bogging big hit. Of course, each actor could cameo(notwithstanding Dean's tragic circumstances and unwillingness to participate), but I love the premise of the show.

    • @AirwolfArchive
      @AirwolfArchive 3 роки тому

      He’s retired. I don’t think he’d have the energy for it. He says he’d love to do it again...but I doubt they’d let him. His age would be a concern and it’s real grunt work putting a show like that together.

    • @standardofexcellence
      @standardofexcellence 3 роки тому

      Damn right

    • @jamesdlin7
      @jamesdlin7 3 роки тому +6

      "Here's a chance to fix that." Surely you mean: here's a chance to put right what once went wrong...

  • @christianmills7728
    @christianmills7728 3 роки тому +39

    I can't put into words how important and uplifting this show was as I was growing up. It was so positive, fun and at times truly heart wrenching. The chemistry was perfect and as much as I would love it to continue it shouldn't. Just like the old Top Gear, some things just can't be made the same. I'm just happy that I was around to enjoy this wonderful show and will always have fond memories of it and the time I was young. Thank you Donald x

  • @glyph2011
    @glyph2011 3 роки тому +14

    This wins UA-cam today. Absolutely marvellous!! Quantum Leap is a pretty special show. 👍

  • @mrchiefbs
    @mrchiefbs 3 роки тому +22

    I met Scott bakula a long time ago completely by accident and it was awesome. Great guy and actor.

    • @mariolopez3728
      @mariolopez3728 3 роки тому +2

      How did you meet Scott Bakula by accident? Did you know he was famous then? Did you get his autograph?

    • @chrisjohnson7094
      @chrisjohnson7094 3 роки тому +3

      I meet him in a London Star Trek convention, he was so nice and took time to talk to all his fans, honestly what a great guy

    • @mrchiefbs
      @mrchiefbs 2 роки тому +2

      @@mariolopez3728 I went to a comic con with my mom when I was a kid in Chicago. (No idea he was going to be there) I grew up watching QL reruns with her. We were at a walking dead booth and went to go look for comics. I walked past Scott and in disbelief told him that Quantum Leap was my favorite show, he looked super confused, assuming I was a Star Trek fan. I was like a 14 year old kid in 2012. He was so nice and talked with us for 10 minutes. I'll never forget it.

  • @JollyRogerVF84
    @JollyRogerVF84 3 роки тому +23

    I wished there would be a final season, with Scott Bakula, where Sam Backett finds his way home.

    • @gammaloth
      @gammaloth 3 роки тому +3

      I’m still waiting for that season :)

    • @JollyRogerVF84
      @JollyRogerVF84 3 роки тому +3

      @@gammaloth He would definitely still be fit for one final season. :D

  • @Sharks0770
    @Sharks0770 3 роки тому +20

    My father died when I was 5 years old. Going back in time is something I dream about to see my dad. Love this show!

    • @kelf114
      @kelf114 3 роки тому +2

      ❤️

    • @KenKopper
      @KenKopper 3 роки тому +3

      I wish Sam could have fixed my brother's life.

    • @jasonmushersee
      @jasonmushersee 3 роки тому

      shaking tent ceremony

    • @mal74
      @mal74 4 місяці тому

      @@KenKopper Mine too.

  • @jackdubz4247
    @jackdubz4247 3 роки тому +19

    If there's one show we need more of in these messed up times it's Quantum Leap.

  • @digiprez77
    @digiprez77 3 роки тому +73

    Growing up my two favorite shows were Quantum Leap and The Wonder Years... Curiously, both series ended in the same week in May of 1993. The Leap Home Parts 1 and 2 are possibly my favorite episodes from any series, they are some of the best TV ever created.

    • @thatsright4194
      @thatsright4194 3 роки тому +3

      Sometimes quantum leap could be hit or miss. I enjoyed most episodes, but sometimes the show would get off the rails a little bit. Season 5 stunk and the finally was God awful. Now I know the finally wasn't supposed to be the last episode so I blame the studio for that debacle.

    • @pferreira1983
      @pferreira1983 3 роки тому +3

      @@thatsright4194 Season 5 had lots of good stories.

    • @blacklight4075
      @blacklight4075 3 роки тому

      Same with my 8 yr old twin sons. Their favorite part is the leap out/in while Sam is saying Tommmmmmmmmm!!!!!!

    • @genon70
      @genon70 3 роки тому +3

      I was free up here. I was always free...

    • @Inertia888
      @Inertia888 3 роки тому

      When I was a little kid, my cousins and I used to gather in front of the TV with my aunt and uncle to watch both of those shows, every week. Some of my fondest memories!

  • @jameshiggins.openworld
    @jameshiggins.openworld 3 роки тому +14

    Sam to me was like an angel moving through time . and I loved that

  • @eurogryphon
    @eurogryphon 3 роки тому +34

    Bruce McGill is such an underrated actor. He perfectly fits into whatever role he is given (MacGyver, Babylon 5, Star Trek: Voyager, etc.).

  • @michele695
    @michele695 2 роки тому +5

    Best show ever ! My favorite was when Sam was singing " imagine " . Scott Bacula has never been recognized for the beautiful job in his singing of that song.

  • @davidedwardsme
    @davidedwardsme 3 роки тому +12

    My childhood right there; helped shape my imagination and the person i would become; thank you Mr Bellisario for creating inspiring memories.

  • @st.charlesstreet9876
    @st.charlesstreet9876 2 роки тому +3

    All I can say is Thank You Donated Bellisario for such great writing and all the Actors that played the roles. Also, TY for making this post. I love the show.❤️

  • @snowdiddley4634
    @snowdiddley4634 3 роки тому +18

    Thank you so much for the closure! For thirty years I’ve wondered. One of the best shows ever. Sammy Jo, your up, PLEASE!

  • @KarlHamilton
    @KarlHamilton 3 роки тому +23

    Oh boy.

  • @lynngreen7978
    @lynngreen7978 3 роки тому +21

    The show broke my heart so many times. But in the best way.

  • @Frellyouall
    @Frellyouall 3 роки тому +8

    I recently finished watching the entire box set of this. Loved it but spent a lot of time saying "Don't think about it too much! Just enjoy the show!"

  • @ocdadd3775
    @ocdadd3775 3 роки тому +59

    I probably read too much into it, as I often do (lol), but I felt that when Sam visited Beth and told her that Al was coming home, that altered Al's timeline. As the show said, Beth never remarried so Al's life would have been much different. He never met Sam, never went to work on Project Quantum Leap and because of that, Sam was left leaping without a guide. That's why he could never return home. In essence, Sam was trapped in the past now with no way out, which is why he was so emotional talking to the bartender, "I want to go home! But I can't. I have a wrong to put right for Al." He knew making that choice would trap him forever but he did it for the love of a friend. And Al would never know what a friend Sam was to him; he sacrificed himself. Or maybe Sam woke up and said, "Damn Donna! I just had the most intense dream!" ;p

    • @sandeec6381
      @sandeec6381 3 роки тому +9

      Your theory about Al and Beth, Al’s changed timeline, and Al and Sam never meeting thus Sam didn’t have Al as guide, were my thoughts exactly when the show ended. Glad they didn’t use “dreamed it” ;-)

    • @graciearchangel3171
      @graciearchangel3171 3 роки тому +2

      Omg! I thought the same thing!🙂👍
      Except for the last part of him waking up from a dream, that would have ticked me off about as much as the written ending that we got.

    • @KasumiKenshirou
      @KasumiKenshirou 2 роки тому +7

      A deleted scene shows that Beth never remarried and she and Al had kids, but Al and Sam still met and worked on the Quantum Leap project together. Sam is no longer leaping into other people's lives but just leaping through time as himself, and Al and the others don't know where he is and will try to find him.
      ua-cam.com/video/a_EhIpF4Cwc/v-deo.html

    • @javeedsultan8484
      @javeedsultan8484 2 роки тому

      Spooky, my thoughts exactly the time line from Beth and Al onwards would have changed
      Don't forget Al was instrumental in helping getting the project up and running
      The last episode sees noone in the waiting room, (theory with no one in the waiting room when Sam leaps he doesn't leap into anyone but leaps as himself somewhere in time)
      Al getting back with Beth means one or two things, the project never gets the funding so the project gets moth balled
      Or Sam goes to the private sector to get funding but in this reality he doesn't leap into others but leaps and appears as himself as a drifter

    • @calvinpayne23
      @calvinpayne23 2 роки тому +1

      I figured that with Al out then there would simply be another observer on the project just like that British guy, I forget his name, who replaced him in that one episode where Sam leaped into Al because Al was no longer alive in the present due to losing his court case and was executed in the past.

  • @sunilp5773
    @sunilp5773 3 роки тому +14

    There was a show in the early 2000s called Journeyman which felt very much like Quantum Leap. It got cancelled after one season as it got hit in the writers strike. I’d highly recommend it. I loved Quantum Leap, still do. Journeyman felt like it could have been something amazing too.

    • @mem1701movies
      @mem1701movies 2 роки тому +1

      No point in watching that show. While it was good it got cancelled without resolution.

  • @pauladams1915
    @pauladams1915 3 роки тому +21

    Absolutely loved Quantum Leap, but i always feel a sense of sadness that Sam is still out there somewhere unable to get back and find peace

    • @Otokichi786
      @Otokichi786 3 роки тому +3

      The movie, "Arrival" (2016) considers Time as a circle, like "Slaughterhouse Five." Seen that way, "Dr. Sam Beckett" is "riding the circle" of his life," and isn't trapped at all.

    • @mem1701movies
      @mem1701movies 2 роки тому

      He chooses to continue to help people

    • @markcadieux3445
      @markcadieux3445 Рік тому

      @@Otokichi786 If you go far enough into the future you reach the past.

  • @hrdknox2000
    @hrdknox2000 2 роки тому +7

    Holy CRAP!!! I had no idea Bellisario served in the military, much less with THE Lee Harvey Oswald! This show shaped my worldview and, in some ways, my own leadership style when I was in the Army!

    • @markcadieux3445
      @markcadieux3445 Рік тому

      In most of the episodes, Sam was making history happened like it was supposed to.
      In the LHO episodes he was. trying to change history.

  • @michiganjack1337
    @michiganjack1337 3 роки тому +4

    It was the first tv show I couldn’t miss and was very special. Years before I really got into Star Trek, Quantum Leap was there inspiring my imagination.

  • @oatlord
    @oatlord 3 роки тому +5

    Man, Don has influenced culture so much over the years. Amazing to think of all the stuff he's created.

  • @Punmaster9001
    @Punmaster9001 3 роки тому +8

    I grew up on this show! OMG, I loved the time travel aspects, the history lessons, even if the stories were made up, it shined a light on historical events. I'd like to think Sam made it back home at least once more if only to say goodbye to his loved ones. And even being a fan that wished Sam had made it home, I'm glad it was the choice of the creator to make and not forced by the cancelation. That is the character of Sam, after all, he wanted to help people. And that's what he would have done.

  • @Teckno77
    @Teckno77 3 роки тому +11

    Brilliant show loved the final episode but slightly confused about Donald's comment regarding Al leaping on with Sam. I remember from the final episode the premise being Sam's final act of selflessness to Al personally was to tell his wife in the past he was coming home. In doing this Al never ends up joining the Quantum Leap project and therefore could not be with Sam going forward if he continued leaping. I also was given the impression that either Sam leaped into nothingness at the end due to his last action helping Al, either that or if he did keep leaping it was actually the bartender or God etc. Would be helping him somehow if he continued leaping. That was always my impressions from the series and the end episode anyway, but great series regardless.

  • @reedsawyer5704
    @reedsawyer5704 2 роки тому +7

    Don, thank you for creating this amazing show. Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell created such amazing chemistry that it's still loved o this very day. Although I wish the reboot all the success in the world, I don't think that it can ever be replaced.

    • @jameskilrain38
      @jameskilrain38 Рік тому

      Agreed,as least the reboot is entertaining.

  • @rosemaryfarell5264
    @rosemaryfarell5264 3 роки тому +1

    WOW watched this every tuesday night on BBC 2 for 3 years. I cried when it ended.

  • @AnelorGalor
    @AnelorGalor 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you for making this show! My family came always together to watch it for all the seasons!

  • @49ersandrockets1fan9
    @49ersandrockets1fan9 3 роки тому +2

    Please bring this show back

  • @OUTSIDER40
    @OUTSIDER40 3 роки тому +6

    The end of Quantum leap broke my heart 💔

    • @--Fish
      @--Fish 4 місяці тому +1

      Same here

  • @AllanGildea
    @AllanGildea 3 роки тому +12

    Thank you for this fascinating interview with an extraordinary creative force of nature.

  • @kommissar.murphy
    @kommissar.murphy 3 роки тому +16

    So much potential;
    Sam leaps into David Lynch during the production of Blue Velvet.
    So meta!

  • @shoesncheese
    @shoesncheese 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you for this. Loved Quantum Leap. We could use a show like that today. Had to edit to add in how amazing Scott Bakula was in this show. He showed an incredible range and it is a shame he never made it movies, but at least he got to captain the Enterprise NX-01 and had his own NCIS spin-off.

  • @paull8678
    @paull8678 3 роки тому +42

    The Evil Leaper episodes were some of my favorites. Along with the chimp episode.

    • @mst4705
      @mst4705 3 роки тому +2

      The evil leaper thing marked my childhood in a way that made me watch the entire series again a few years ago.

    • @TheRedWaltz24
      @TheRedWaltz24 3 роки тому +2

      It's interesting to hear that he didn't really like them, because they were also some of my favorites. It added a different kind of drama that spiced up the formula.

    • @mst4705
      @mst4705 3 роки тому

      @@TheRedWaltz24 It added what you call nowadays a "meta". Or whatever the main storyline is called. For example the Red John episodes of Mentallist. Or Sideshow Bob in Simpsons.

    • @PNWAffliction
      @PNWAffliction 3 роки тому +1

      My favorite was when he didn't have legs and still roundhoused someone. Absolutely ingrained in my mind, so epic.

    • @STho205
      @STho205 3 роки тому +1

      The antagonist leaper or evil leaper is too obvious to not be lifted from 70s/80s Doctor Who and The Master.
      A providential wise man that leaps randomly from time to time just right to fix stuff.
      And his Moriarty rival that leaps too, but to cause chaos.
      Of course the trope is as old as storytelling.
      Ra and Aphophis
      G-d and the Serpent
      Jesus and the tempter in the high cave
      ....

  • @PunkNStein
    @PunkNStein 2 роки тому +1

    This is amazing thank you, there were people who ran way from the room, serial killers however they didn't always talk to them

  • @JiiiBiii815
    @JiiiBiii815 3 роки тому +3

    My all childhood is in this show. I cried so much at the end, knowing that Sam would never return home, my mom had to remind me it was just a show and that they would eventually make a sequel to it. They never did and I think it was my first heartbroke.

  • @NathanG454
    @NathanG454 2 роки тому

    The leap home is my favorite episode. I’ve seen it several times and get choked up everytime

  • @unappreciatedtreehouse821
    @unappreciatedtreehouse821 3 роки тому +14

    Just bought the entire series on DVD.

  • @letty4558
    @letty4558 3 роки тому +2

    One of my favorite shows back in the day. Such a great show.

  • @marktito6169
    @marktito6169 3 роки тому +65

    I would love to see a Quantum Leap reboot. Scott Bakula in Al's role and Sammie Jo doing the leaping.

    • @dennisanderson3895
      @dennisanderson3895 3 роки тому +2

      Although, Ziggy's "feminie" personality - with its pouty moments and mild tiffs - really played well.

    • @DeathbySkullfxxx
      @DeathbySkullfxxx 3 роки тому +3

      Theres no reasom it couldnt pick up w Sam still being Bakula. Obviously if this conversation were to go down 12-15 yrs from now hed be too old. But hes still doong action type fare

    • @gen2bruin780
      @gen2bruin780 3 роки тому +2

      Problem with Sammie Jo taking over is that she is only about 10 years younger than Sam. After that episode, history changed and she was a member of the team working to get her father back.

    • @richardrobertson1886
      @richardrobertson1886 3 роки тому +10

      So long as they keep the wokeness out and keep telling good wholesome stories.

    • @wifflemonkey
      @wifflemonkey 3 роки тому +2

      I've always gone with, Sammy Jo as the new Al, her daughter as the leaper, and the mission is retracing Sam's journey to try and find him since he never returned. Spoiler, eventually they find him in an Evil Leaper holding cell. It would mean an almost completely female led show but you could do side stories at the project with the staff, with the running thread of discovering how the evil leapers get a hold of Ziggy tech. The project storyline and the leaper storyline eventually discovering both Sam's locatiion and how the evil leapers get started. Throw in guest spots for returning characters, make Donna the new project lead, have at least one of Al's kids be a government agent, and boom first season done.

  • @christopherberryhill3802
    @christopherberryhill3802 Рік тому

    I loved this show 30 years ago and still watch the reruns today. Morel but not preachy. Good stuff man.

  • @seanabbins5481
    @seanabbins5481 3 роки тому +3

    I watched the show in the early 90's, but didn't see every episode. I've been watching it recently and only in the last few months have I seen the episodes with the evil leapers, Sam's daughter, Lee Harvey Oswald, him leaping into Al, him leaping into himself as a teenager, the pilot and the finale. As much as a liked the show back then, I think I had missed some of the best episodes and I now appreciate the show even more. When he leaped into "regular" people, it was a charming show that had a format similar to the Incredible Hulk. But these "special" episodes were truly classics and I loved them.

  • @clintonwilcox4690
    @clintonwilcox4690 3 роки тому +2

    That's always encouraging when the creator of a show would absolutely love the chance to bring it back in some form and continue it. I'd love for more Quantum Leap episodes. It was quite a unique science fiction show.

  • @williamalexander497
    @williamalexander497 3 роки тому +16

    I always thought that when Sam leaped back he could have had a few moments with Donna and conceived a son who took over for Sam years later. After all, he would be 21 by now. By that time, Sam had multiple doctorates and his kid could do the same. Maybe Donna could be the new Al character and have to come to terms with her son having to do things she might not approve of. Since Sam kept leaping, there was always a chance that his son could interact with him somewhere and possibly bring him home while leaping himself

    • @Maurgrym
      @Maurgrym 3 роки тому +3

      I thought the same, but there should be a twist where he is stone-walled by his mom at Project: Quantum leap in his fresh ideas to bring his dad back, so he takes money from a shady organization to get his own project up and running. He loses the use of it once he gets it up and running, through threat, politics, whatever, and it morphs into the Evil Leaper Program.

    • @ChristovBelmont
      @ChristovBelmont 2 роки тому

      Wouldn't work. Sam's son could only leap within his own lifetime, just like Sam. There would be only one point in time he could meet him, and that would be just before Sam left the future for the last time

  • @TigerlilyWarrior
    @TigerlilyWarrior 3 роки тому +2

    This is going to sound weird, but the sound quality on this video is AMAZING. Well done.

  • @mattdhargett
    @mattdhargett 3 роки тому +12

    Thank you for this. This was one of the shows my mom and I would watch together every week, She used it as the basis for discussions about equality, civics, justice, and history. By some coincidence, I just bought the bluray set last week in anticipation of watching it with my daughter. I would love to have heard if there were any scripts he started and were rejected by the producers, network, or even himself.

    • @beckymurphy4714
      @beckymurphy4714 3 роки тому

      In an issue of Starlog magazine they talked about some rejected episode ideas - having Sam Leap into a baby, and into a cartoon were two I remember.

    • @dnf-dead
      @dnf-dead 3 роки тому

      You should check out the novels

  • @brettleisy356
    @brettleisy356 3 роки тому +2

    I remember the chuckles and the tears this show brought, the corny jokes and hints of timeline happenings. what I remember the most however, if the warm feelings I got from happy endings and people starting to see things differently. that moment of growth they would have just before he would leap again. it was a small dose of inspiration each week that made you feel good to be in a point of time where so much bad was being healed and understand what it took to get there.

  • @darrensutherland7963
    @darrensutherland7963 3 роки тому +3

    Loved this show, thanks to those involved for for fond memories 🙌

  • @ReverendMuncle
    @ReverendMuncle 3 роки тому

    I do not have the words to express how much this reel means to me, so I shall simply thank you for sharing this at a time when I needed it most.

  • @ClellBiggs
    @ClellBiggs 3 роки тому +3

    My favorite show of all time. My family didn't miss a single episode.

  • @cyberbink
    @cyberbink 2 роки тому

    Thank you Mr. Bellisario for answering those questions we’ve wanted to know for decades :)

  • @KEVMAN7987
    @KEVMAN7987 3 роки тому +47

    So did Sam finally leap out of Captain Archer after the Federation Charter was signed?

    • @bleirdo_dude
      @bleirdo_dude 3 роки тому +2

      No. That was 100% Archer except the intro music (must put the outro music to the intro to make right what was once wrong).

    • @DennisMoore664
      @DennisMoore664 3 роки тому +3

      @@bleirdo_dude The intro theme from the two-part Mirror universe episode was good.

    • @bleirdo_dude
      @bleirdo_dude 3 роки тому +1

      @@DennisMoore664 Yes. I'm going to watch it now.

    • @vernonsanders9696
      @vernonsanders9696 3 роки тому +5

      Yes, he found himself in New Orleans, solving crimes with a team

  • @billmunroe889
    @billmunroe889 3 роки тому +2

    Such a classic ground breaking series.
    It could touch your heart, and make you think.

  • @spookerredmenace3950
    @spookerredmenace3950 3 роки тому +6

    freaking love Quantum leap as a kid, STILL love it as an adult , love most of what Donald has created!

  • @andtheansweris..1753
    @andtheansweris..1753 2 роки тому +1

    So glad this show is coming back.. Such a beautiful brilliant masterpiece

  • @wolfman7284
    @wolfman7284 3 роки тому +3

    I felt similar on the Evil Leaper episodes. When I saw the last episode, I thought Sam kept leaping on. This was a great interview.

  • @marlls1989
    @marlls1989 3 роки тому +2

    It is still one of my favourite sci-fi series. Seeing captain Archer leaping in time to help people is always fun

  • @RobertAngle
    @RobertAngle 3 роки тому +4

    I loved this show as a kid. Still ranks as one of my favorites. I would bring it back in a heartbeat, and even have my own backstory, outline for the new series, and notes for a pilot episode for the reboot as well, lol.

  • @theusersam
    @theusersam 3 роки тому +2

    THANK YOU for that! We NEED a reboot of sorts!

    • @jrfury2659
      @jrfury2659 2 роки тому +1

      it is a sequel that is coming !

  • @mikehughes4969
    @mikehughes4969 3 роки тому +3

    Quantum Leap is one of the greatest television shows of all time. At the time, it was the best show on TV, and I'm proud to say I watched it from beginning to end. I also flat out refused to believe that Sam never made it home.

  • @TheAlfrulz
    @TheAlfrulz Рік тому

    Thank you for putting this together, and filling in some remaining gaps from the show.

  • @spleefthedude7747
    @spleefthedude7747 3 роки тому +3

    Ok I was really upset when this show ended. I loved this show. It was a great show! All Sam wanted was To GO HOME!!! Were we led to believe he was going to leap forever???? I was PISSED!!!! But thank you so much!!!!!

  • @Trad63
    @Trad63 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks for a great show

  • @AustynSN
    @AustynSN 2 роки тому +5

    I've always assumed peoples' memories after being in the waiting room just filled in with the changed history of their lives. I got this idea from when Sam and Al traded places for an episode with Al as the leaper and Sam as the hologram. Sam's "swiss-cheese-memory" started slowly filling in the gaps of what he couldn't remember before. However, some of those memories were different than when he started leaping as he was remembering the revised history. The biggest example of this was Donna. Before he first stepped into the accelerator, he wasn't married as Donna had left him at the alter. He changed history so that she didn't, making his memory of life with her a revised memory.

  • @TyroneDaviesWELSHMAN
    @TyroneDaviesWELSHMAN 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for this! I love Quantum Leap and I truly miss that show. Grateful for the episodes we have though. What a marvelous series. Ethical, kind, integrity, hope and honesty. Just perfect TV

  • @kevinrice6245
    @kevinrice6245 3 роки тому +3

    Wow! I had no idea this guy served in the military with Lee Harvey Oswald himself. Kind of gives me chills knowing that now so many years later. Might have to rewatch that’s episode now. 🙂

  • @jasonstamwitz6928
    @jasonstamwitz6928 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this video. Was a big Quantum Leap fan.

  • @Cheezus
    @Cheezus 3 роки тому +3

    I discovered this show now as an adult (late 20s) and watching it on bluray was a fantastic experience. The writing was so funny yet deep or sad, and sometimes both. The way it handles issues of race and gender were pretty refreshing for something made in the 80s, very ahead of it's time in that regard. I wish more young folks that are interested in scifi would take a look back at some modern classics.

  • @buraddorun3043
    @buraddorun3043 2 роки тому

    This is my absolute favorite TV show of all time. I loved it as a kid and still love it today.

  • @ClabberHead
    @ClabberHead 3 роки тому +21

    Sam was stuck in New Orleans for a good long time as a federal agent.

  • @OCtheG
    @OCtheG 3 роки тому +1

    Does anyone else remember when Netflix had every episode of this on stream except for the series finale which was DVD only and remains the only episode I’ve never seen? Classic

  • @richt6342
    @richt6342 3 роки тому +31

    I would watch a new show where Scott Bakula's Sam becomes the observer for sammy joe. Being as Dean is 85 now I'm not sure he could manage a series as a regular. I think there could be some interesting stories and character interactions in a father daughter relationship where sam is a little more conservative about things and sammy joe is a young what ever it take kind of character.

    • @darkanise
      @darkanise 3 роки тому +8

      @Oscar Poe I don't know who you're thinking of but Dean Stockwell is still alive.

    • @redmd9772
      @redmd9772 3 роки тому +2

      Dean is retired now and according to Deborah Pratt, after his strokes a few years ago he suffered elder abuse and he now no longer remembers his time on Quantum Leap so Dean unfortunately would not return...

    • @spidermonkey7605
      @spidermonkey7605 3 роки тому

      @Oscar Poe 😳

    • @pferreira1983
      @pferreira1983 3 роки тому

      @@redmd9772 Elder abuse? I don't remember that. What was that all about???

    • @redmd9772
      @redmd9772 3 роки тому +1

      @@pferreira1983 Can't remember the full details but Deborah used to give updates regarding Dean't helth a few years and it was mentioned about a woman who lived with Dean. He was put into a home after he suffered 2 strokes and bagan to lose his memory the final update she received was that Dean moved to New Zeland to live with his daughter and no no longer has any memory of his acting career, was really sad

  • @quatz1981
    @quatz1981 2 роки тому +1

    I practically cried at the end of the last episode when it first aired when i was a kid. I didn't realise at the time that it was the final episode until those few words at the end which say "Sam never leaped home".

  • @Lorfarius
    @Lorfarius 3 роки тому +7

    Best episode you guys have ever done.

  • @TheRealKaiProton
    @TheRealKaiProton 3 роки тому +2

    A show so good, you can watch it today, and it still makes sense, and has relevant stories to our lives

  • @llfallen0nell884
    @llfallen0nell884 3 роки тому +3

    One of the best shows ever made and I recently started watching it a month or 2 ago from the Blu-ray set of all the seasons

    • @DW3010
      @DW3010 3 роки тому

      I have them on DVD. Is the Blu-ray worth the upgrade? I heard they didn’t restore all the original music, and someone said the upgrade isn’t really worth it if you have them on DVD.... unless you get a really good sale price

    • @pferreira1983
      @pferreira1983 3 роки тому +1

      @@DW3010 From what I understand all the music is restored. The picture quality is pretty good. Sure there's room for improvements but it's much better than the DVDs or TV airings that's for sure.

    • @llfallen0nell884
      @llfallen0nell884 3 роки тому

      @@DW3010 yeah it’s better you should get the Blu-ray set it runs good on xbox one for me that’s what I watch it on

  • @adelestevens
    @adelestevens 3 роки тому +1

    One of the best sci-fi shows ever.
    Some of the references might have been a bit vague for a kid in the UK back in the day but it was very enjoyable non the less.

  • @michaelparylak5649
    @michaelparylak5649 3 роки тому +4

    Everything about the show just makes me feel good 😊

  • @jacobusvandermerwe5116
    @jacobusvandermerwe5116 3 роки тому +1

    Bring it back, greatest show of my youth

  • @janemarinelli2838
    @janemarinelli2838 3 роки тому +6

    I loved this show! I watched it with my daughters who loved it too. I just wish his last leap WAS the leap home💔

  • @johnnyc.31
    @johnnyc.31 2 роки тому

    Whomever's idea it was to make this intro like the show deserves a raise. Bravo! Really well executed.

  • @kensandler2909
    @kensandler2909 3 роки тому +12

    This was fun! And holy cow about the Lee Harvey Oswald connection!

  • @LowEarthOrbitPilot
    @LowEarthOrbitPilot 2 роки тому +1

    When Quantum Leap was cancelled, I cried. 💔
    For weeks.
    I absolutely loved the concept, the show, and the actors. I had a crush on Scott Bakula 🥰 and thought the chemistry between Scott and Dean Stockwell was priceless. I was heartbroken when Dean passed away, knowing the loss of such an incredible actor, and that there would never be a reunion for the original cast of Quantum Leap.
    Mr. Bellisario, thank you for the ways in which you enriched my life, and thank you for this insightful interview. May you be richly blessed with the best of health and happiness 🙏🏼 .

  • @bigsteview1585
    @bigsteview1585 3 роки тому +8

    I have no idea why this show hasn't been brought back. Massive fan base...lead actor who is very down for doing it and a premise that is basically fool proof. I know Scott did say recently that he's heard rumblings and that he is waiting to see what they show him. But they could very easily have Scott do it and have Al's daughter be his new guide. Perfect way to honor Dean

  • @draganaleksic8298
    @draganaleksic8298 3 роки тому +1

    Absolutely one of the best shows that i have ever seen. To this day i wish there was a reboot with Sam and Al doing their thing.