Ashley McConnell’s fourth Quantum Leap novel, Prelude, reworks some of the events seen at the beginning of the pilot, ties directly in with her second novel, Too Close For Comfort, and takes us back to when Doctor Sam Beckett and a newly retired Admiral Al Calavicci reconnected following the shutdown of Project Starbright to focus…
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Quantum Leap: Too Close For Comfort (1993) – Ashley McConnell
McConnell’s second Quantum Leap book, Too Close For Comfort, feels closer to the spirit of the show than the first one. The characters of time traveller Sam Beckett, and his holographic connection with the present, Al, seem more in line with their established selves, and gone is the suggestion of what happens to Sam between…
Quantum Leap: The Novel (1992) – Ashley McConnell
I’ve always been a Trek fan, but as much as I love it, Quantum Leap is my all-time favourite television show. I strongly identify with Scott Bakula’s portrayal of the time-travelling Sam Beckett, who is accompanied through his mission to make things right that once went wrong by the holographic appearance of his friend Al…
Quantum Leap (1993) – Memphis Melody and Mirror Image
Here we go, the last instalment of Quantum Leap. Sam’s last two leaps… that we know about. In Memphis Melody, set on 3 July, 1954, Sam (Scott Bakula) finds himself as The King himself, Elvis Presley. Written by Robin Bernheim, this episode allows us to see Sam sing one last time, with a couple of…
Quantum Leap (1993) – Revenge of the Evil Leaper and Goodbye Norma Jean
Sam (Scott Bakula) and Alia (Renee Coleman) find themselves in the forms of two women held in a prison in Revenge of the Evil Leaper, or Evil Leaper III. This final installment of the Evil Leaper Trilogy aired on 23 February, 1993, and marks the last time in the series that Sam leaps ito a…
Quantum Leap (1993) – Blood Moon and Return of the Evil Leaper
It’s 10 March, 1975 and Sam (Scott Bakula) finds himself under a Blood Moon. Written by Tommy Thompson the episode first screened on 9 February,1993. As Nigel Corrington, Sam finds himself in the form of an eccentric artist who takes on a number of vampiric affectations, and who Al (Dean Stockwell) believes is the living…
Quantum Leap (1992) – Deliver Us From Evil and Trilogy: Part 1
What starts out as a happy leap for Sam (Scott Bakula) turns into a fight against the forces of darkness when he discovers that he isn’t the only time traveller changing history. Deliver Us From Evil was penned by Robin Bernheim, Tommy Thompson and Deborah Pratt, with an airdate of 10 November, 1992. Sam leaps…
Quantum Leap (1992) – Running for Honor and Temptation Eyes
Sam (Scott Bakula) is a cadet at Prescott Naval College in Running for Honor. Written by Bobby Duncan, this episode had an airdate of 15 January, 1992. It’s 11 June, 1964, and Sam has leaped into Tommy York, and Al (Dean Stockwell) informs him he’s there to save a life. In the original history, a…
Quantum Leap (1991) – A Hunting We Will Go, and Last Dance Before an Execution
Sam (Scott Bakula) is a bounty hunter, and he’s handcuffed to his charge, Diane Frost (Jane Sibbett). A Hunting Will We Go was penned by Beverly Bridges and had an airdate of 17 April, 1991. Sam is Gordon O’Reilly on 18 June, 1976. As Gordon, Sam has caught Diane, whom Al (Dean Stockwell) tells him…
Quantum Leap (1990) – Animal Frat and Another Mother
Sam (Scott Bakula) is back in school, when he leaps into Knut ‘Wild Thing’ Wileton, in Animal Frat. This Animal House-like episode was penned by Chris Ruppenthal and aired 3 January, 1990. It’s 19 October, 1967, and Sam seems to be Big Man On Campus, but as always, he’s there to put something right,…
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