Premiering in 1989, the unique “Quantum Leap” charges as one thing of a tv cult traditional, working for 5 seasons on NBC till 1993. Whereas conducting time journey experiments, scientist Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) is flung via the space-time continuum, quickly possessing figures all through historical past. In every leap, Sam corrects completely different anomalies previously, hoping to at some point return to his personal physique and time interval.
This hope is rarely fulfilled, with a title card within the sequence finale declaring that “Sam Becket by no means returned residence.” The suddenness and finality of this assertion, together with the present misspelling the final identify of its personal protagonist, gave “Quantum Leap” a laughably abrupt sendoff. A revival sequence, set in the identical continuity as the unique “Quantum Leap,” premiered in 2022, renewing hopes of closure for Sam Beckett. Sadly, sequence star Scott Bakula handed on a suggestion to return, with Sam described as misplaced in time firstly of the revival as a substitute.
