This final episode was, in fact, intended to be an endofseason cliffhanger but after the series was not renewed for a sixth season it was revised to function as a series finale. The first season of quantum leap ran on nbc from march 26 to may 17, 1989. Did a fan just find proof of quantum leaps secret lost. August 8, 1953 sam leaps into a bar in cokeburg, pa, a coal mining town, at the. He depended on his closest friend al calavicci from the start of his leaping. In the final season, sam and his holographic sidekick, al dean stockwell. Oscar is played by michael mcgrady who i remember from season 2 of 24 he was the cop that pulled over kim bauer and found a dead woman in the trunk.
In 2009, bellisario was again in discussions with scifi now syfy to revive quantum leap. By season 5 the writers and crew were confident and comfortable almost with the characters and that was reflected within the season. The experience left him with tears streaming down his face. Behind the scenes some online videos show a misspelling of sams last name becket on the final. So hopefully thetao is right and they are somehow piggybacking off that or. Quantum leap is an american sciencefiction television series created by donald p. Some thought the songs were foreshadowing a quantum leap twist, the way season 1 used where is.
It was meant to be a cliff hanger to be continued the next season, but the show was cancelled at the last minute and some things were changed to wrap up the show more succinctly, like saying at the end that al ended up staying with his first wife beth, etc. Al and his wife, beth, dance to her favorite song, georgia on my mind. Quantum leap ran for five seasons on nbc from 1989 to 1993, starring. With scott bakula, dean stockwell, shari headley, j. The series finale of quantum leap was bleak to put it mildly, with the final title card confirming that scott bakulas character, sam beckett, remained lost in time. The show, a lateseason replacement, was recognized with a creative arts emmy award for outstanding achievement in hairstyling for a series, for the work on double identity. Sam leaps into an old pool playing acquaintance of als and must win a pool game so that his granddaughter doesnt lose her bar. Watch mirror image august 8, 1953 season 5, episode 22 of quantum leap or get episode details on nbc. Quantum leap preseason 1 promo commercial for the pilot episode by mattind69v3. Scott bakula was amazing as sam beckett and every show was different. With some delicious comic touches, quantum leap is slyly offering two cheers for the sensitized man of the 1980s. Quantum leap lost alternate ending footage surfaces after. The final episode of quantum leap has gone down in history as one of the bleakest series finales in television historyits almost surreal how cavalier the final moments were. Contentsshow storyline sam leaps into philip dumont on board the ocean liner, the queen mary.
This season, he visits 1960 to help newlyweds get on the right path, 1979 to inspire an actor playing don quixote, 1957 to defend an african american woman wrongly accused of a crime and much more. During a government experiment into time travel, a scientist finds himself trapped in the past, leaping into the bodies of different people on a regular basis and sorting out their problems whilst trying to get back home to his own time. In 2002, there was talk of the scifi channel now syfy wanting to. Alberto bellisario and a group of coal miners, on the series finale. Scott bakula ql music video angels by laurence01110. For a few years in the late 80s and early 90s, quantum leap was the rarest of genre series a scifi procedural with good ratings that was well received by critics, and actually got nominated for and won golden globe and emmy awards. Lee harvey oswald october 5, 1957 november 22, 1963 pt. Quantum leap is one of the best series to come out of the us,season 5 there is a box set, which is recommended but i needed this to replace a lost set. Find out where quantum leap is streaming, if quantum leap is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. One of the real challenges about quantum leap were the kisses with history. This led producers to refashion what had been intended as a mere season finale into a permanent ending to the series, an ending which infamously revealed via onscreen text that sam never returned home. Watch quantum leap season 2 episode 10 online catch a falling star. Sam beckett, a physicist who leaps through spacetime during an experiment in time travel, by temporarily taking the place of other people to correct historical mistakes.
After 26 years, a rough alternate finale for quantum leap surfaces. April 3, 1991 its a fine trick when sam leaps into a pimp running a new orleans bordello, and hes called on. Sam even managed to phone his beloved father, who had died in 1974. Watch all 22 quantum leap episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. This was one of the most unique and innovative shows ever to grace the small screen. Watch quantum leap episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Unfortunately, there is no absolute answer as to what the show was about. With scott bakula, dean stockwell, deborah pratt, dennis wolfberg. As quantum leap fans are well aware, there have been various projects in the works over the past decade. Quantum leap is the revival genre television desperately.
Quantum leap the complete series 21717 i only watched about half of season 2 on netflix when i had it but it was a huge improvement over the dvds in regards to the music. When sam leaps into the life of an undercover cop, al explains that his mission is to convince a navy nurse that her mia husband is still alive. Quantum leap episode guide at als place mirror image. The last episode of quantum leap that aired mirror image august 8, 1953 wasnt designed as a series finale, but a season finale that bellisario took and just tacked some extra. Physicist sam beckett scott bakula can travel through time, assuming others identities and correcting past mistakes, but he cant seem to find his way back to his own life or even remember it in this emmywinning series.
Bellisario, the episode, which was directed by james whitmore, jr. Donald bellisario knew that, when he wrote the episode, there was a chance that the show could be canceled or renewed for another season. Gotham series finale batman reveal scene hd duration. In the final episode, mirror image, sam lept into the body of al, in order to save his marriage. Season two of quantum leap ran on nbc from september 20, 1989 to may 9, 1990. His two goals as he leapt through time was to put right what once went wrong and to.
Quantum leap came close to being canceled multiple times before it finally got the axe abruptly after season 5s finale had already been shot. The first season had featured a running thread about needing to secure funding to keep project quantum leap going, which reaches its culmination in honeymoon express, which is also a. Written by deborah pratt, the episode, which was directed by joe napolitano, premiered on nbctv on may 2, 1990. Sea bride was the 21st episode of season 2 of quantum leap, also the 30th overall episode in the series. Quantum leap returns with scott bakula as sam beckett duration.
Philips exwife, catherine, is on board in a wedding dress. When sam leaps into the life of an undercover cop, al explains that his mission is to convince a. This page lists all of the episodes which aired in season 2 of the nbctv series quantum leap. Season 3, episode 16 southern comforts first aired. The series finale was viewed by more than double the average audience numbers for that entire season, and throughout its original run, quantum leap earned 17 television awards out of 43 nominations, including six emmys and two golden globes for the shows two lead actors, scott bakula and dean stockwell. The vietnam episodes were always the best, well written, well acted episodes and they always.
As a detective in 1969, sam tries to keep an emotionally vulnerable navy nurse susan diol from forsaking her mia husbandwho she thinks has died in vietnam. Al the bartender helps sam remember that he built project quantum leap because he wanted to help right the wrongs in history, but not one life at a. Mirror image was the 22nd and final episode of season 5 of quantum leap, also the 96th and final. What was the explanation for the ending of quantum leap.
Written by series creator and executive producer donald p. A look back at the disappointing quantum leap finale. During this season, dean stockwell won a golden globe for best. Diehard quantum leap fans, however, will easily pick up on the underlying message. Sam must save himself, while on his honeymoon, from. Its overlooked by many younger genre fans today, but quantum leap was a fun, interesting, and influential show and it also has one of the most. Mirror image was the 22nd and final episode of season 5 of quantum leap, also the 96th and final episode of the series. I, for one, would love to see quantum leap pick up from where it left off.
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