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Tv networks expect Sci-fi shows, like all other shows to be a quick hit or cancel them. But they don't understand that Sci-fi shows are always going to be slow burners. Because whilst other shows inhabit a world we can immediately recognise and understand allowing them to quickly flesh out the characters so that the viewers can connect with them early on, many Sci-fi shows need to use a lot of the early time to detail and explain the world in which the characters inhabit before the characters can ingratiate us and feel like a part of our lives. Too many network executives don't understand this. Also I suspect many of the negative reviews are left by people after only viewing an episode or 2. They fail to appreciate that Sci-fi shows popularity grow with time by word of mouth and that Sci-fi fans are loyal because once the scene is set they can't find the same storyline anywhere else. Whereas there will always be another cop show or medical drama to entice viewers away from their current one. Bear in mind that star trek was cancelled early on before it was then brought back, and the gradual increase in anger at fire-fly's cancellation. Sci-fi shows should by now have learnt to build a show initially using a small budget so they can show a healthy initial profit and later spend more money on back drops/ locations and special effects. Quantum leap is a good show, whilst no reboot will feel exactly like the original because different actors have different chemistry, and there is no longer the same surprise awkwardness of a white/ Asian guy jumping into the body of a black woman, there is still plenty to like. The good thing about this show is it isn't a straightforward reboot rewriting the previous story but more like a sequel continuing the story and referring back to the original characters which makes it quickly feel familiar for fans of the original. Give it a chance I hope you like it too. Although cancelled half way through the second series it is given enough time to neatly tie up the loose ends and to not leave you feeling cheated with an abrupt end or cliff hanger. But still wanting to see more.

Compared to most of what’s on TV these days, this isn’t bad. But it’s also not great and compared to some of the great shows from the past, the Quantum Leap remake is weak. I like the music (I’m a Bowie fan) and it seems like the cast is giving it a go, with mixed results. The same is true for the writing; it vacillates between decent and mediocre. I like the relationship between the leads, although I think the writing for Addison could use some polish. I think the cast is too big for the story. I like Magic and Ian isn’t bad, but the other characters need more personality which suggests the story could do without them. The writers could easily meld skill sets together and go with four characters. I think that would help the story and lower production costs. If this show was competing with good shows I would not watch it, but since that’s not the case, I’ll probably keep going, until I get bored.

Con esa historia, no se podía esperar menos, esperando que se cancele lo más pronto posible

The lead actor does a really good job becoming all of the different personalities and people and his delivery is very much spot on for all of the characters he inhabits. Raymond Lee reminds me a great deal of Randall Park in his deadpan comedic style and delivery, and it all comes across really well. The dynamics between him and his fiancée are well portrayed and add an extra element of relationship tension to the entire series. Unfortunately, this series leans heavily on the new conceptualization of Ian Wright, utilizing the trope of making the sciency/tech character an edgy nonconformist, akin to the red-haired forensics tech on crime shows that is always out there. The series treats this new Ian Wright as a saint-like, god-like character and Mary Sue. All the while I'm wondering why people are taking someone dressed up like a city girl from 1982 with black nail polish and patronizing attitude seriously. That last aspect broke the suspension of disbelief for me and easily ruined what would have been a fairly believable, groundbreaking series.

Why this exists? The original classic title told a story with quantum leaps. The 2022 version - leaps with... scenes generally resembling the inferred story, but to be made sense of later. Author quantum leaped fast-forward. No sense. Can't exist.

For the most part I like the reboot. It is weak. Ben needs to be more subtle talking to his love, as no one can see or hear her but him, at times, it looks and sounds ridiculous. Speaking of his love, her character is to self absorbed for my taste. Rest of the actors are great I love them. Gotta bring back Scott, at least once, for old times sake! This series could really go far with a bit of hard work on everyone's part.

When I watched the trailer I knew this could happen, but I was hoping I would be wrong. And unfortunately I was not. This "sequel" doesn't feel like a sequel at all. If you watched the original 1989 show then you know all the problems in that time, more than less exist in what the show says is 2022. So basically technology apparently didn't progressed at all in 33 years. The character is still sent through time into the body of another person, and has to complete a series of tasks before he can come back. Which he doesn't because he'll keep leaping from several periods in time to others. Essentially the same story of 1989. The series is trying to make itself more interesting than what it is, by already showing a possible cabal that might also have ties to the project the main character was involved in, and quite possibly another group also time traveling. They were so sloppy in the way they brought things up, that they basically already revealed what the show will be all about. Maybe it will get better with time. All I know is that for a first episode it left several things wanting. The show should've at least improved on the original concept, and started from a point where the main character was attempting to correct the timeline. That had been messed around by someone else, before the effects hit the present.

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I really wanted to like this **** I’ll continue to watch it’s eventual cancellation. Overall way too much story about the team back at HQ. The whole point of Quantum Leap was between Sam and Al. They were the story. I Have no problem with Sam and Addison. But need less story with everyone else.

At first I was hesitant to watch a remake of one of my favorite 80's early nineties shows; however, after the ending leaving us hanging I'm hopeful this reboot will right that wrong. It took the first two episodes to fully develop the characters so all of them make sense now. And the overall story arc is the best part as it matches the original: Ben and Addison (and team) leave things better after they leave than it was before they arrive. Just like Sam and Al. Bravo! I find myself looking forward to the next episode, just as I did with the original. Highly recommended!

This is a bad sequel to the original series. First, there couldn't be a sequel if anyone paid attention to what happened in the original's finale. Sam fixed Al's history, making it so the love of his life waited for him to get home from Vietnam. Therefore, Al never got involved in the program. Anyways... This show's main story is why Ben went into the QL chamber. The leaps themselves are secondary to the present's mystery. The leap is supposed to be the main focus and the fun and the interesting part of the show. Ernie Hudson should be the replacement Al; get rid of the love interest woman because their on-screen chemistry is non-existent. The actor that plays Ben is decent. Fire everyone else. Make the leap story the main focus.

Ignore the review bombers. You could call this Quantum Leap: The Next Generation. It's a worthy and modern next chapter in the Quantum Leap legacy. Ben as the leaper is fantastic and the chemistry with the rest of the cast is developing nicely. The mystery as to why Ben leaped is a nice addition, and the callbacks to the OG QL are icing on the cake.

WOW.This could be the worst thing to happen to T.V in a long time. Awful in every sense of the word. Bad acting and horrible writing. Just a massive insult to the fantastic original series. Somewhere Dean Stockwell is rolling in his grave.

This feels like 2008's Knight Rider. Take a classic 80s/90s sci-fi show and try to "modernise" it. Throw the HQ in a secret, high tech lab. Fill it with see through screens and flashing lights. Write a bunch of sciency sounding dialogue. Oh oh oh. Don't forget to talk about all the AI. Because AI is basically science magic and ooooooooooh, aaaaaaaaah, AI. Mix in an attractive love interest, a sciency looking tech genius and a wise older guy who runs the place. Hold the humour and interesting characters that made the original a classic the first place. Oh and reference the original character to play the nostalgia angle. In the original Quantum Leap, you cared what happened to Sam and if he was ever going to jump back home. Even though you knew he wouldn't. The 3 main characters worked perfectly together to create interesting characters and stories. It was different and interesting. This is just another generic sci-fi show that tries to cash in on nostalgia. But there's no amount of nostalgia that cann help it.

It is a good show, not great. I think Raymond Lee is fine but he is too serious and needs to lighten up. They need to switch out Addison for the non-binary person Ian to be Ben’s Al or counterpart in the chamber that travels with Ben. The chemistry between Addison/Ben is too heavy because of the romance, that is why Ian needs to be his Al to lighten the story and make it fun. Addison needs to be the one at headquarters frantically working with Magic(Erine Hudson) behind the scenes to get Ben home and figuring out the mystery of why Ben leaped in the first place that it give more depth and a sense urgency.