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INMATEofARKHAM t1_itccqox wrote

Title card aside one of the best series endings ever. Yeah, it wasn't the happy ending people hoped for but there's something about Sam choosing to help others over his own happiness that's heartwarming.

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meowskywalker t1_itcsy8w wrote

Yeah, I would have liked to see a more complete finale certainly, but I find it strange how many people are certain we would have gotten a happier ending if it had continued. They could have written anything on that title card they wanted, they told us he never made it home.

Course when time travel is involved no rules really apply. This new guy could have a plot where he pops into a person who somehow manages to give Sam a way out. Hw could jump back inside someone at a place and time where Sam is also occupying someon, Sam realizes someone else is out there striving to put right what once went wrong, and then Sam allows himself to stop leaping. Wouldn’t even need to get Scott Bakula to guest star, if that’s the issue, because we could just see the person he’s inhabiting.

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INMATEofARKHAM t1_itdfxt5 wrote

> Wouldn’t even need to get Scott Bakula to guest star, if that’s the issue, because we could just see the person he’s inhabiting.

Leapers who touch each other show their true selves to the other. (At least that's how it worked with the evil leapers.)

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bros402 t1_itdmym1 wrote

That's also how it works with the new show.

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Columbus43219 t1_itdk3d5 wrote

Well then, we can pretend that it was Sam that go every good ending in any story we've seen!

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frytaj t1_itd82o7 wrote

Or the new guy leaps into Sam at some point and makes a different decision.

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meowskywalker t1_itd97vf wrote

Nah I’ve played Final Fantasy VIII and I know you shouldn’t fuck about with time compression.

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mmxtechnology t1_itglec8 wrote

I'm pretty sure that's the road they're on in the new show. After the last episode, I'm nearly certain of it.

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JohnnyAK907 t1_itdeo7r wrote

I mean I guess, but we already saw him do that in the back to back Homecoming and Vietnam episodes, that saw Sam give up on saving his father and then his brother for the sake of others.
It would seem like ultimately this didn't matter, as it was meant to undo a large part of Al's character motivations by undoing the loss of his first true love thus preventing him from becoming the womanizer with commitment issues he became when the show started, but apparently didn't last as he was depicted as dying the same womazing party animal at the start of the new show.
Btw, new show is trash and doesn't deserve the name or Ernie Hudson. Both are wasted on what is even worse than the recent Macgyver reboot.

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TwistedCherry766 t1_itdp91n wrote

Is it? I don’t think that’s heartwarming. To me that sounds like purgatory or a weaker version of ‘hell’

I don’t get happy feeling from that at all

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INMATEofARKHAM t1_ite5og4 wrote

>Is it? I don’t think that’s heartwarming. To me that sounds like purgatory or a weaker version of ‘hell’

But its Sam's choice. It's literally what he wanted to do.

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ShadowXJ t1_itdyi6i wrote

Agreed, completely too me off guard, but is maybe my favourite series finale of all time.

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Dashlockhart t1_ite0g5l wrote

Bawled my eyes out as a 11-year old at the time. Such a great show

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PlasticMansGlasses t1_iteonws wrote

Yeah the story itself as an ending is pretty great, but wish they had the opportunity to show it to us just not on a title card.

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klsi832 t1_itf2xbk wrote

But he promised Donna he'd come back.

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INMATEofARKHAM t1_itf5cla wrote

And she said go when he leaped back to her.

People can ultimately want two different things that don't align.

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glitchfactor t1_itckhw3 wrote

The best part of this article is that a large part is to point out a typo. There’s a typo in the main sentence of the article describing that. Unless it’s a joke…

“But it’s the final, final title card that makes for the snow’s abrupt ending coda, where we’re told “Dr. Sam Becket never returned home.” Yes, the rushed card spelled Sam’s last name wrong, but it’s the message that’s clear”

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Jhurpess t1_itdczpe wrote

How did they know? That my wife took it all, And I’m not researching roles, how did they know? Ziggy, if you hear me, take me far, far from here, Let me leap to ‘89, that was a better year. I miss my old Camaro and my mansion in Van Nuys, Wish I still hung with Nash Bridges, played poker with the “Fall Guy.” Ziggy, can you see my tears? ZIGGY! Leap me far, far from here.

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Ares1935 t1_itcxhne wrote

The reboot hinted that they might someday "save" him.

Of course he says he wasn't going to be in the reboot, but if it were to live on long enough, seems like that would eventually be the story line.

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HardcoreKaraoke t1_itedezy wrote

He will 100% show up if the show plays out whatever story they're trying to tell.

He was either being coy to hide a reveal or he didn't want to commit until seeing if the show was good. Maybe he didn't want to overshadow the first season if fans knew he was coming back.

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DontGetNEBigIdeas t1_itd8awd wrote

The reboot references Sam?

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ParadoxInRaindrops t1_itdayj3 wrote

Frequently. In the reboot, Magic Williams (from the episode “The Leap Home” played now by Ernie Hudson) runs the program in the hopes of being able to rescue Sam. The new team has a lot of respect for Sam and everything he did.

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felis_flatus t1_itdbw0h wrote

I don’t think Ernie played the original guy, but that’s ok because Ernie is awesome.

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ParadoxInRaindrops t1_itddwmb wrote

Thanks. He looked like the guy in the original, didn’t realize it was a recast. And agreed: Ernie Hudson is great!

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JohnnyAK907 t1_itdf4d8 wrote

"Original Guy" is Gooshie, played by Dennis Wolfberg.

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1Land_1Keep t1_itdiozc wrote

Magic is more like Al, except he's not the observer in this one. Gooshie is more analagous to Ian.

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AlsoIHaveAGroupon t1_itdyae9 wrote

The new show isn't a reboot, it's a sequel. The main character is relaunching Project Quantum Leap. Sam, Al, Ziggy, and other characters relevant to the original show are mentioned often.

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Ares1935 t1_itfbxcb wrote

The new director says he asked to be assigned to the project because Sam saved him and his platoon in one of his jumps, and when he learned he got lost in time, he wanted to continue his mission, and maybe bring Sam back

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bros402 t1_itgdfr5 wrote

Yeah - they talk about how Sam went missing and never returned, they are trying to figure out what went wrong with the program back then, they have enhanced Ziggy, and the two aims of the program are to leap without getting trapped like Sam and to rescue Sam.

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ECW-WCW-WWF t1_itdb1vl wrote

Oh man. What are the rules?

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I_Said_I_Say t1_itdujo8 wrote

I’m gonna say homie, I’m gonna say bro.

I’m gonna say my man, I’m gonna say fo’ sho’.

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Ok_Marionberry_9932 t1_itcnfda wrote

Wow that was a really fascinating read over an misspelling /s

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gredar89 t1_itf3nvt wrote

I don't know why this lie persists. There was no typo when this originally aired in 1993. My family recorded it on vhs and it says, "Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home." At some point later the spelling was changed to Becket and has been used like that for re-runs, streaming, and home releases. But when it aired in 1993, it was spelled correctly.

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akwayah t1_itdc8lg wrote

What's the reboot like?

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bros402 t1_itdnjkh wrote

Honestly, the first 3 episodes are way too serialized (it focuses on shit in the present day) - by episode 5 they have a much better balance of leap & present.

It is a passable network TV show - it's nothing amazing, but it is fun if you want something mindless for 42 minutes.

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kjhwkejhkhdsfkjhsdkf t1_itdu6il wrote

I found myself enjoying it a lot more than I expected. But I liked the more standalone nature of the original better, this one has too much of the present day plotline going on, you can't just jump into the show, you have to watch it from the start to keep up.

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bros402 t1_itdxoqj wrote

I am also enjoying it more than I expected.

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akwayah t1_itduge7 wrote

Idk, sounds like a pass. The original just has a special place in childhood for me, the only reboot I think that has been pulled off successfully is Bel-air, and that's basically a reimagining & not a reboot.

Did they even keep the theme song?

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AngryWookiee t1_itezhbw wrote

No theme song, the show does acknowledge the existanse of Sam and Al and the previous project quantum leap. It's not awful but it's not great either. It's okay. It Needs a bit of work.

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akwayah t1_itfelxu wrote

I'll save myself the disappointment in that case.

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pipboy344 t1_itfvnwy wrote

What modern show ever has an intro anymore? Gotta squeeze in as much advertising as possible

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akwayah t1_itfx901 wrote

True but HBO have kinda made the 2 minute opening sequence their "thing"

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AngryWookiee t1_itez7v1 wrote

It's okay. It's definitely a network TV show with network TV type quality and story. Part of the issue I have with it, is that it spends time focused on modern day and the leap. I find it makes the leap story too short. I think the writing could use a little bit of work, but I have been tuning in every week.

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bros402 t1_itgdkt5 wrote

imo the last episode had almost the perfect blend of leap and team

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Johnnadawearsglasses t1_itdp5y2 wrote

I watched the first episode of the reboot and it was awful. Everything you would expect from a CBS / NBC / ABC style show - characters who are broad caricatures, schmaltz emotional pulls and a tidy ending.

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PlasticMansGlasses t1_itewoic wrote

Yeah the first two episodes are actually pretty terrible. Jump straight to the third episode and give that one a chance. They changed showrunners very quickly

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klsi832 t1_itf333k wrote

Yeah I hated it at first but think it's sort of okay now.

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PlayedUOonBaja t1_ite5wqx wrote

Quantum Leap is one of my absolute favorites, but yeah I only got 10 mins in to Ep1. Spending all the time with Sam and all the mundane everyday stuff in the lives of the people he leaped into was what gave the series heart. Splitting time between characters and time periods makes it a whole different thing.

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bros402 t1_itgdncx wrote

skip to 3 or 4

it's still a network procedural, but it is less terrible after the first two

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Faustt_Thee_Artist t1_itey2my wrote

That’s why we all remember it though! Sure the misspelling sucks but that could be fixed after the fact, but knowing that he never came home when he could is so perfect for that character.

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peon47 t1_ith0fen wrote

The ending was perfect. It wasn't "sad" but "bittersweet".

Sam was too good a guy to retire from helping people. It's like that line in Captain America Civil War:

> Steve Rogers : If I see a situation pointed south, I can't ignore it. Sometimes I wish I could.

> Tony Stark : No, you don't.

> Steve Rogers : No, I don't.

They're the ultimate boy scouts, and the show ending any other way would have been a betrayal of the character.

I will fight people on this.

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kirinmay t1_itcuy3p wrote

Thank god the reboot is being cancelled.

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ElectricPeterTork t1_itcx57v wrote

And back here, outside of the outrage clickbait community, the new series got a 6 episode extension for this season and ratings are stable, along with it being the #1 current show on Peacock.

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kirinmay t1_itcz3e8 wrote

it was confirmed.

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Chris22533 t1_itd21c8 wrote

Got a source on that?

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kirinmay t1_itd2u7p wrote

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/quantum-leap-reboot-cancellation-likely-prediction.html

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Chris22533 t1_itd3i14 wrote

So it has been “confirm” by a third party predictor not by NBC or anyone affiliated with the production? I don’t think you know what the word “confirm” means.

Also it the predictor is just saying that cancellation is likely not official. That’s the source you provide?

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kirinmay t1_itd3ndf wrote

dude it going to be cancelled. mark my words. it will be cancelled.

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Chris22533 t1_itd69ot wrote

That isn’t the same as confirmed. You either don’t know what confirmed means or you were lying about it just because you want to hate on the show.

I can guarantee that there will be another God of War game after Ragnarok but that doesn’t mean it is confirmed.

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georgecm12 t1_ite1po6 wrote

Giant Freakin Robot is a trash website where most of their articles are sheer clickbait and where the main these is is based on little to no actual facts.

In this case, they're just echoing some other random website that is predicting a cancellation.

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Rac3318 t1_itdgn15 wrote

> According to a television cancellation predictor

It will probably be canceled, but that’s not confirmed. It’s a prediction.

Did you even bother to read this? The whole article uses words like “in danger of.”

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KrivUK t1_itcx93x wrote

Is that confirmed?

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kirinmay t1_itcz1vt wrote

yes

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woozleuwuzzle t1_itddypb wrote

If I write and post an article saying the world will end next weekend, that doesn’t mean it is confirmed to end next weekend but to you I guess it would because if it’s written on the internet it must be true.

Seriously, really study the meaning of the word confirmed.

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