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I became an avid fan of Quantum Leap when it was first aired on TV. Having bought the box set for myself for Christmas I am now introducing it to my teenage children as we work our way through many hours of excellent family viewing.
The idea of a scientist who leaps from one body to another during different periods in his lifetime enables the makers of the series to show off a wide variety of genres from the 1950s to the 1970s - with classic clothing, cars and scenery to match. It tackles sometimes challenging issues - Southern States segregation, prejudice against the Japanese, the horror of Vietnam, blindness, women establishing themselves in the workplace, gang violence - as well having fun with topics like the birth of Rock and Roll, a college fraternity house and 70s disco.
Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) is a rather untypical "action hero", as a scientist with lots of hidden talents who is also very handy in a fight and contrasts with his buddy Al (Dean Stockwell), who materialises in holographic form to advise Sam on what to do, partly based on information from a temperamental computer (Ziggy), but also relying on Al's vast experience of life, including life in an orphanage, being captured in Vietnam and more marriages than he can remember. Together they make a great team. Sam often gets to kiss some beautiful women, while Al's tangled love life sometimes distracts him from being there when Sam needs him most. The episodes where Sam leaps into a woman's body are some of the most entertaining as Scott Bakula in drag is anything other than feminine.
The characters are great, the cast is well selected and the acting excellent. So far, apart from one "horror" episode (where the devil appears as Al which was rather disturbing) they follow a pattern of:
(a) Sam arrives somewhere new and has to get to grips with who he is, where he is, and what he is here to do
(b) Sam is faced with one or more challenges to overcome - sometimes not always the ones you might expect - and often a particular individual he has to stand up to
(c) Sam's extensive experience as multi talented scientist with a historical perspective and ju-jitsu skills enable him to overcome the challenge - usually with thrills and spills along the way
(d) Against the odds, he changes someone's life for the better and their future is transformed
(e) Just when he is kissing the girl, he leaps onto his next challenge.
These programmes have a real "feel good" factor and it's nice to find a series that I can watch with my wife and children which all of us can enjoy, while getting an insight into late 20th century America.
The only thing that surprises me is that I've never seen any repeats of the series before, either on good old fashioned analogue TV or on Freeview. It definitely deserves a wider audience.
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I've put off getting this boxset for years and have recently started looking for it again. But the price elsewhere put me off, Amazon's price made me buy it.Ordered Thursday afternoon and it was delivered Friday pm.So 4 episodes in and glad I've finally purchased it. The blu-ray versions picture quality is very good and better than I remember it when it was shown originally on television, ok it's in 4:3 format but it's still sharp and colourful.All 5 seasons are there and around 76 hours of viewing to look forward to. Just remember it's more episodic that modern TV programmes and it only has a simple story arc in comparison to modern television shows, but they did introduce one or two things later into it's run. Featuring the Evil leaper, jump back home. But the most memorable episodes featured Jimmy. Trying to not give spoilersAnyone into science fiction or classic television should get this. Glad I have finally bought it.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 April 2021
I've put off getting this boxset for years and have recently started looking for it again. But the price elsewhere put me off, Amazon's price made me buy it.
Ordered Thursday afternoon and it was delivered Friday pm.
So 4 episodes in and glad I've finally purchased it. The blu-ray versions picture quality is very good and better than I remember it when it was shown originally on television, ok it's in 4:3 format but it's still sharp and colourful.
All 5 seasons are there and around 76 hours of viewing to look forward to. Just remember it's more episodic that modern TV programmes and it only has a simple story arc in comparison to modern television shows, but they did introduce one or two things later into it's run. Featuring the Evil leaper, jump back home. But the most memorable episodes featured Jimmy. Trying to not give spoilers
Anyone into science fiction or classic television should get this. Glad I have finally bought it.
Ordered Thursday afternoon and it was delivered Friday pm.
So 4 episodes in and glad I've finally purchased it. The blu-ray versions picture quality is very good and better than I remember it when it was shown originally on television, ok it's in 4:3 format but it's still sharp and colourful.
All 5 seasons are there and around 76 hours of viewing to look forward to. Just remember it's more episodic that modern TV programmes and it only has a simple story arc in comparison to modern television shows, but they did introduce one or two things later into it's run. Featuring the Evil leaper, jump back home. But the most memorable episodes featured Jimmy. Trying to not give spoilers
Anyone into science fiction or classic television should get this. Glad I have finally bought it.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2021
So, I ordered this for my birthday back in september and it came alright. I haven't reviewed it because I wanted to actually watched all the episodes and see if all discs worked alright.
On that camp, I have no issues: the box it's super sturdy and protects the disc cases inside, the discs were all used but in relatively good shape (the TV-show is really old, so the quality is not the best and it doesn't come with any sort of subtitles nor extras). One episode is present in two different discs, but I think That's got more to do with whomever was in charge of the dvd set production.
All in all, I am pretty happy with my purchase and would recommend to anyone who wants to catch up with one of the greatest shows of the 90's.
On that camp, I have no issues: the box it's super sturdy and protects the disc cases inside, the discs were all used but in relatively good shape (the TV-show is really old, so the quality is not the best and it doesn't come with any sort of subtitles nor extras). One episode is present in two different discs, but I think That's got more to do with whomever was in charge of the dvd set production.
All in all, I am pretty happy with my purchase and would recommend to anyone who wants to catch up with one of the greatest shows of the 90's.
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