Search - Quantum Leap: Complete Series on DVD

K. K. (GAMER)
Reviewed on 3/29/2024...

Slowburn sci-fi fun!

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Pete L. (PeteL) from MELBOURNE, FL
Reviewed on 10/25/2023...

The only thing missing from this set, (though ditributed from different company) is the bonus features. The Universal release (other version) has bonus features. The way the discs are packaged is also a minus in my book.

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Belinda S. (niara) from NEW YORK, NY
Reviewed on 4/18/2023...

Nearing the end of a re-watch of this beloved series. First learned of the show in a TV Guide -- remember those? -- feature, back in the 90s. I was a little late to the party, watching it while it was well into its third season. It was the episode in which Sam leaped into a pregnant 15 year-old in the 50s in a small town in Texas. It was a hilarious but incredibly touching episode, with Sam -- played by the truly joyful Scott Bakula -- nailing the mannerisms of a very pregnant female. And as we all know, the only other person from his time that Sam can see and hear is Al, played by the amazing Dean Stockwell.

What has been stunning to me in this rewatch of this series is first and foremost, the chemistry between Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. By the third season it was clear how much they enjoyed working together, nearly finishing each other's sentences and ad-libbing like crazy. Their camraderie, their friendship, their love and respect for one another is palpable.

What I never realized when I watched this show when it first aired was how powerful so many of the episodes are, particularly the ones in which Sam leaped into a woman. The showed aired in the late 90s. There was plenty of "T&A" shows still on during this time. But in a time of misogyny the show was surprisingly pro-female. An episode comes to mind in which a woman, spurned by her married lover, is ready to jump from a ledge. There is Sam, who leaped into the woman's female roommate, on the ledge with her, in the rain. As he tries to coax her from the ledge, she cries how her married lover made her feel special. "You don't need a man to make you feel special" was Sam's reply to her. I sat on the sofa, astonished. What a deeply profound thing to say, even more so for the late 90s. And remember, with the exception of Al and Gooshie, all the people who worked on Project Quantum Leap were women.

NBC's Brandon Tartikoff, then president of NBC, took a chance on Quantum Leap and was fervent in keeping the show on the air. Once Tartikoff left NBC and Warren Littlefield took over, one of the first things Littlefield did was cancel Quantum Leap. Could it have gone on for another season two? We'll never know. All we got instead was the last episode -- where I will not share any spoilers -- which was an insult to fans, the actors and all those involved in such an endearing show. Has it aged a bit? Yes, but only in a few teeny places. But it has been such a joy to rewatch this series. Highly, highly recommend, for nothing else just to watch the acting and amazing chemistry of Scott Bakula -- a relative unknown at the time -- and the late Dean Stockwell.

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