Quantum Leap...
Kane_Smith
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I have been watching the old series of Quantum Leap, such a great show [IMO] however, anyone think it would be great if they did a remake of it? 
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The first two series are ace... downhill from there I'm afraid
you watch the first episode & your wondering what is going on,they should have had the 1st 20 minutes seeing him go into the chamber & leaping..
besides that it's a great show.
as for a remake,i'm not sure,i'd let it stay where it is,scott bakula changed his role every week,dancer,woman,singer & so many others,such a versatile actor..who could do that now ?
David Tennant?
not a bad shout,if it were to be remade you would need an actor with a big range & is comfortable doing any role,scott bakula seemed to enjoy himslef,a different role each week for him,must have been fun:D
Why thank you
John Barrowman... come on... they both work good as a team in Doctor Who, surely NuQuantum Leap they'd be a perfect one for this one
Sammy Jo Fuller. Unlike the usual "we must have a woman" reboot gender swaps, that would actually make sense from the original plot lines.
Though she's not aware that he's her father she was working on the project trying to find a way to bring him back
I hope to god you never have any input into an actual remake!
Erm...no. That's bollocks right there. Seasons three and four have some of the show best and most ambitious episodes. Season five is universally regarded as the shark jumper
Really? Season 5 is easily as ambitious and creative as any other and probably the most consistently high quality series of them all. While I wouldn't say that any episode of QL is bad, seasons 3 and 4 had more than their fair share of filler episodes.
I didn't think he was camp in Arrow. He was a surprisingly good villain
The only thing they could say is no, seeing that the BBC had nothing to do with the creation of Quantum Leap and don't own the rights!
I'd love a remake!
Occasionally it did. Off the top of my head there was
The Leap Home Part 1 & 2 in which Sam tried to prevent his brother Tom first from going to Vietnam, then from dying there
Trilogy, in which Sam leapt into the same town three times in a row trying to intervene in the tragic life of Abigail Fuller
Return of the Evil Leaper and Revenge of the Evil Leaper, a double episode which continued and resolved the Evil Leaper story arc which began earlier in the series with Deliver Us From Evil (which itself was a continuation of the Jimmy LaMotta story).
I don't think the series would have benefitted from multiple episode story arcs all the time, they worked well because they added an air of grandeur when they did come around, but mostly the wrap it up in one episode format worked well. Besides which, even though most individual stories were wrapped up in a single episode, the stories of Sam and Al were played out over five whole series (gradually finding out how they met, what drives them, who they have lost, and so on). The character development of QL is one of the things that made it great but it's an overlooked element of the show, often overshadowed by the sic-fi and drama.