Quantum Leap 2: The Search For Sam

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Kevin M.

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Jan 13, 2022, 6:02:21 PM1/13/22
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Sequel to the original series given the green light. It’s 30 years since Sam Beckett stepped into the quantum leap accelerator, and a new team is recruited to go back and find out what happened. 

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Bob Jersey

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Jan 14, 2022, 10:07:14 AM1/14/22
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The writers are gonna need something new to be known for, given La Brea is not doing too well...     B

Kevin M, Jan 13th:

M-D November

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Jan 17, 2022, 2:00:45 AM1/17/22
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I, curios to see what they do with the production design, given that the original series posited that in 1999, mountains would be glowing and technology would look like half-finished Lego sets…

Kevin M.

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Mar 7, 2022, 5:09:07 PM3/7/22
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They seem to have cast a new, very young lead. This seems problematic as the show’s concept is the one doing the leaping can only leap back into events in his/her lifetime. So if they are searching for Sam, wouldn’t they need someone at least as old as Sam… someone capable of traveling wherever/whenever he could? Or am I overthinking this? 


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PGage

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Mar 7, 2022, 5:54:40 PM3/7/22
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More likely they are under thinking it. I guess they can either choose to ignore that, or wave their wand and announce the upgraded machine no longer has that limitation. That would be irritating of course, as it is preferred that Science Fiction shows follow the rules of the universe that they create.

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Bob Jersey

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Mar 7, 2022, 6:21:35 PM3/7/22
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See the thread Kev started about the Trek novels (link)     B

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David Bruggeman

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Mar 7, 2022, 10:29:50 PM3/7/22
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It's also set 3 decades after the first show, which would require their Leaper to be older than Bakula is now.

Who knows, really.  The last episode of the show had Sam no longer leaping into other people, so maybe the new project is temporally linked in a different way.

David

M-D November

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Mar 10, 2022, 1:03:09 PM3/10/22
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I was going to say - more likely than not the technology will have been upgraded beyond "random pile of LEGOS = handheld computer". Also, it's possible that since the Quantum Leap Accelerator was activated and first accessed by Sam, his lifetime defines the time travel floor (although as others pointed out, the series hand waived that when it was convenient...and there was that one time when he and Al swapped places...)

Bob Jersey

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May 9, 2022, 8:40:27 AM5/9/22
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Leading the search team will be Dr Ben Seong, played by Raymond Lee (Kevin Can F--- Himself). Also spotted in the cast: former Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson.

Kevin M, Jan 13th:
Sequel to the original series given the green light. It’s 30 years since Sam Beckett stepped into the quantum leap accelerator, and a new team is recruited to go back and find out what happened. 

Bob Jersey

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Oct 11, 2022, 6:55:59 PM10/11/22
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As the highest-rated new show in the 18-49 demo, it receives a back-six.
An annoying video reports on the start of the second Harvey Weinstein trial, and new troubles for Brad Pitt.
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Dave Sikula

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Oct 12, 2022, 11:41:07 PM10/12/22
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I'm honestly startled to see it's that popular, since it's a truly terrible show. Poor writing, basic direction, ugly cinematography, and miserable characters. What's to like?

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Bob Jersey

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Oct 14, 2022, 12:58:19 PM10/14/22
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The few promos I've seen (and watching Dan Patrick on Peacock weekdays, I get them constantly) all depict the accelerator, which reminds me of a cheap game show visual effect.
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Dave Sikula, Oct 12th:

M-D November

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Oct 17, 2022, 1:18:45 PM10/17/22
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To be fair, tho..

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