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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
(279 posts)The episode where he leaped into a mild mannered paper salesman
Bayard
(24,623 posts)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.....
LessAspin
(1,578 posts)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

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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LessAspin
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Really like season 2 so far. The 3 year jump into the future and all of it..
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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LessAspin
(1,578 posts)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
(5,370 posts)Our opinion, of course. We stopped watching the reboot after a few episodes. Glad you're enjoying it.
LessAspin
(1,578 posts)🚨 Spoiler Alert 🚨
Just finished a re-watch of the second and final season on dvd 📀
I forgot that the series ended it's story arc with an Elon Musk type character who swept in to take over the project.
Sleepy 😴 Hollow of all shows ended with sort of a similar storyline but with more of a Trump like character.