Persistence of Fission: ‘Quantum’ Leaps into a nuclear Groundhog Day…
It’s 12th September, 1962 and at Rice University, President John F. Kennedy is giving a speech about his intention to send a man to the moon and back by the … Read More
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‘Quantum Leap-ER’: Ben has to plan a triple surgical strike…
It’s Chicago 1994 and Ben leaps into Dr. Alexandra Tompkinson (Chinyere Dobson), just in time to deliver a stranger’s baby in the middle of a car-park. However, dramatic as that … Read More
Stage-struck: Quantum Leap’s back to face the music – in 1979…
It’s 1979 and Ben has made to the leap into Jack Armstrong, a bodyguard to pop star Carly Farmer whose tour has reached Chicago. Addison, still reeling from Ben saying … Read More
Oh Boy, NBC confirms that ‘Quantum Leap’ will get second season…
Even before its return to screens early in 2023, NBC‘s revival of Quantum Leap has seen a formal renewal for a second season. The first eight episodes of the sequel/revival … Read More
Quantum Leap offers a youthful escape, but can ‘Stand’ deliver..?
It’s 10th July 1996 and Ben leaps into the body of sixteen year old Benjamin Winters who is part of a group that are racing away from the Sierra Youth … Read More
A SanFran Staite of Mind? Retooled QL pilot gets X-plored…
It’s 17th October 1989 – to be more precise – around 5:00pm and Ben Leaps into the body of John Harvey, man who has just been told by his wife … Read More
Westward, huh? Ben’s ‘duel-purpose’ Leap is wasted, dated trip…
It’s 1879 and Ben has Leaped into the body of Diego De La Cruz (Alberto Manquero) a retired gunslinger summoned to the town of Salvation by his granddaughter Valentina (Natalia … Read More
Quantum Leap: Looking for Bounties in all the Wrong Places..?
It’s 29th July 1981. Ben finds himself in Los Angeles, but it’s not just the fashion that’s a shock – Ben is now in the body of Eva Sandoval (Anastasia … Read More
Outside the box? Quantum Leap’s developments begin to ring a bell….
October 2nd 1977: Ben has arrived in the body of championship boxer Danny ‘Youngblood’ Hill and proceeds to get knocked to the canvas by a blow to the jaw. That’s … Read More
Quantum Leap: “Oh Boy!” or “Uh-oh?” as reboot steps out…
Ben Song and his new fiancée (and colleague) Addison Augustine are hosting a party to celebrate their news, their vast apartment hosting friends and some key fellow workers. Only some of … Read More
‘Magnum’ Reinforced: NBC says ‘Aloha’, extends the life of P. I.
Industry site Deadline has just officially confirmed the rumours circling over the last week or so that Magnum PI will be returning to screens with new episodes. Despite solid ratings … Read More
’22/’23 Slate (NBC): Crime shows steal home but Endgame ends…
The current crop of primetime renewals and cancellations are starting to firm up and it’s good news for some, less so for other NBC shows. Existing hits The Blacklist, Chicago … Read More
Bored. Game. NBC’s overtly familiar felon-feature is style over content…
The FBI has been looking for a way to bring down international criminal mastermind Elena Federova and it seems that their hard work has paid off. But in a top-security … Read More
La Brea’king Bad. Template show is another land of the LOST…
On a sunny morning, the (relative) calm of a packed LA freeway is disturbed by a cracking of the sidewalk… and then a chasm, quickly becoming the biggest sink-hole ever … Read More
Manifest’s Destiny is deferred as NBC cancels show…
The problem with any show that boasts a long-term plan for a mysterious, twisting, mythology-heavy storyline is that, all too often, that story leaves viewers hanging when a network decides … Read More