6. Quantum Leap - Season 1 (1989)
Description
Some time in the near future of the 1990s, Dr. Sam Beckett prematurely entered the Quantum Leap accelerator himself to prove that his theory of a finite but expanding universe allowing one to time travel within their own lifetime. His theories were correct, but with the side-effect that he trades places with someone from the past, with everyone believing he's the person he has "leapt" into. He also no longer has a full recall of the details of his own life. Fortunately, the project is able to maintain contact with Sam through time by tuning into his brain waves, allowing his friend and mentor Al to appear to Sam as a hologram wherever and whenever he finds himself. Through Al, Sam can use the resources of the project, and their diva of a computer Ziggy, to help fix the lives of those who suffered in the past, and grant Sam the ability to "leap" into another life, and hopefully, one day, back home.
Vinnk and Sean review the pilot, memories of the first season, how the show shaped them as impressionable young men, and go off into tangents about later seasons before reigning it back in, although (WARNING!) the end of the podcast contains spoilers about the series finale, which we have marked appropriately.
Starring:
* Scott Bakula - Dr. Samuel (Sam) Beckett
* Dean Stockwell - Admiral Albert (Al) Calavicci
* Bruce McGill - Weird Ernie
* Teri Hatcher - Donna Eleese
* Mark Margolis - Adriano
* Jason Priestley - Pencil
* Claudia Christian - Allison Grimsley
Available on NBC.com and the NBC streaming app.
Logo by by Louis Lloyd-Judson: https://louistrations.co.uk.
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