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This page updated July 11, 2002

Quantum Leap Lives!!!

Slight update: We now have an updated address for Don Bellisario, courtesy of Margaret Colchin of the Project Quantum Leap fan club!

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We have won. At 12pm, Eastern Standard Time, on July 9, 2002, scifi.com posted the official announcement that there is now a two-hour television movie based on the the Quantum Leap series in development. Donald P. Bellisario has signed on as the executive producer, but we are still awaiting word on whether Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell will reprise their roles as Sam Beckett and Al Calavicci.

Here are all the links I know of so far that contain information about the news:

SciFi.com
(official announcement)

BBC News
(scroll down to fourth paragraph; info in paragraph not necessarily true)

Cinescape
(first report)
Cinescape
(on speculation of Scott's involvement)

Coming Soon!

Hollywood Reporter
(subscription needed to read full article)

SyFy Portal
(my personal favorite--very Quantumy)

TrekToday
TV Guide
Yahoo!
Zap2it

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Since this news was announced, the Leapers have had split reactions. Half are celebrating their success, while the other half are being very pessimistic because of some of the things said in the above articles. So, I would like to make a statement here and state our new goals for the Revival Initiative.

We have strived for years (well, not me personally, but that is because I am a newer fan) to get Quantum Leap revived. 

We have written letters, signed petitions, speculated on whether Sam will Leap home when Quantum Leap is finally revived. Perhaps we have never fully thought about the whole "Will Scott and Dean be in the movie?" because we were so busy just fighting to get Quantum Leap revived. And now that it finally has, that question is now taking precedence. 

Yes, we all wonder how this continuation of Quantum Leap will turn out, but we must not be pessimistic and lose hope. Instead, we now have new goals for this campaign that must be reached.

We must send letters to Bonnie Hammer (President of the Sci-Fi Channel and the woman who made the decision to revive Quantum Leap), thanking her for her decision to revive Quantum Leap and to ask that Scott and Dean take part in the revival; to Don Bellisario, congratulating him on this great news; to Scott Bakula, to congratulate him and to encourage him to take part in the revival; to Dean Stockwell (who's current address we now have), to congratulate him and to ask if he will be a part of the revival. 

We must also celebrate. Pat ourselves on the back for a job well done. Without us writing letters, Universal and Sci-Fi would never have seen the interest in the show and would never have seen that a revival needed to be done. 

Also, many people are taking the words of the writers of the different news articles as fact. The only words we should be taking as fact are the direct quotes from Bonnie Hammer herself. If you only read her quotes, you will not see the words "cameo" and "remake". 

ABOUT THE CHOICE TO REVIVE QUANTUM LEAP 

"QUANTUM LEAP is absolutely a classic. It’s done well on our channel in repeats and we’ve always wanted to do a QUANTUM LEAP reunion movie. And then when we started thinking about it and then we merged back with Universal, we said, ‘Wow, let’s do a two-hour movie. Let’s see who we can attract from the original series and let’s start our own. So we’re thrilled about that because [QUANTUM LEAP] is so pure sci-fi, but so mainstream that I think we’re going to pull in a whole new audience." 

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ABOUT WHETHER SCOTT BAKULA WILL OR WILL NOT BE INVOLVED 

"You never know. You never know." 

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ABOUT THE DECISION TO REVIVE OLD UNIVERSAL TITLES 

"Projects such as QUANTUM LEAP and TREMORS exactly why SCI FI is excited about being part of the Universal family. We have an opportunity to access the rich Universal library - which includes a vast array of horror and sci-fi titles – to create new television experiences for a contemporary audience." 

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ABOUT WHAT THE MOVIE WILL BE 

"...updated, fun and maybe with a female leaper, too, this time." 

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I see nothing here saying that Scott will not be involved. I see nothing here that says they want to remake the series. In fact, Ms. Hammer said--quote, "...we’ve always wanted to do a QUANTUM LEAP reunion movie." 

And if you check out the other "Breaking News" article on Cinescape that talks about Battlestar Galactica, you'll see the difference between their decision to *remake* Galactica and to *revive* Quantum Leap. 

Also, although there were no actual quotes given, it has been confirmed by Hollywood Reporter, Sci-Fi Channel, and TV Guide that Donald P. Bellisario has already signed on as executive producer.

With that said, let the second phase of the Quantum Leap Revival Initiative begin!

--R. Joy Helvie--
AKA
(Joy Cogan, tina_als_girl)
(Webmistress)

If you want to see the full main page as it was before this update, click HERE.

ATTENTION!!!

~~I am so sorry that I never got this page up and running. Here's the latest info.~~

Join Leapers all around the world as we celebrate the first annual Quantum Leap Revival/Recognition Day (QLR2D) on June 9, 2003! This new date will be the one-year anniversary of the announcement of the revival of Quantum Leap.

To learn more about this holiday, please visit the Quantum Leap Revival/Recognition Day (QLR2D) website! (Note: the page will probably not be up for a while...)

Quantum Leap Revival/
Recognition Day

This holiday was created by R. Joy Helvie
AKA
(Joy Cogan, tina_als_girl)

Get the latest news on the Revival Initiative on this page!

Find out what the Revival Initiative is all about on this page.

Already have your letters written, but don't know where to send them? This page provides the most up-to-date information on addresses for Universal and the current sponsor we are writing to.

Do you want to meet fellow Leapers from around the world? Do you want to have serious... or funny... discussions about episodes? The Quantum Leap Bboard at Sci-Fi.com is a great way to communicate with other Sam/Al/Quantum fans!

Message boards just not for you? Do you prefer to receive messages in e-mail so you can save them easily for future reference? Do you get annoyed by lewd posters who try to infiltrate message boards? Then you will like this e-mail list at YahooGroups!

This list features the following:

file attachments for sharing pics and fan fic stories
file page for uploading files
calendar so you can know what QL episode is playing and when there are any Scott or Dean movie/TV appearances on TV
a private chatroom reserved for list members
a page for posting your favorite Quantum Leap/Scott/Dean links
a page for conducting polls such as favorite episodes, scenes, quotes, etc.

Do you get tired of going to search engines, typing in "Quantum Leap", and getting unrelated links to sites for companies named "Quantum Leap"? Do you wish you could find a really good list of website links that isn't a mess of mumbo jumbo? If the answer is "yes," then this page is for you!

"Leaping Links" is the most extensive list of Quantum Leap related links on the 'Net! It currently features *321*  links related to Quantum Leap and its stars.

Leaping Links is now a part of Al's Place! Be sure to check out the rest of the website while you're there!

 

Dedications

I have created the Quantum Leap Revival Initiative Webpage for Alongtimefan. She deserves this for all the hard work she has put into the Revival Initiative. She is the true mastermind behind this whole thing... I'm just a web-savvy teenage girl who volunteered to do the maintenance on this website to help the cause.

Alongtimefan asks that we acknowledge the significant efforts of the many Quantum Leap Revival Initiative supporters who frequently post on the Sci-Fi Channel Quantum Leap Bboard. These posters actively and regularly contribute to the Revival Initiative.

The handles of just a few of these supporters are:  MTLeaper, Billcreeper, SamBecketLover, Ziggy_the_Ego, Luckleaper, LoLeap, Helene,  Warrior809, MacLeaper, Wishful_Dreamer, Beatiales145, Vanished88, Bakfan_uk, Lt_Dater, Goodomer, Leaper1, Lovedoll138, QuantumLeapAddict, BlueGoat, Lemur3, Camdacrs, Muffins, Vanexel/711, Amder, Temporaltheorist, Webspinr1, Smrattler and many, many, many others.

I would also like to acknowlege the dedicated Leapers over on the Xsorbit board: TVNewsCam, SueJBakula, Becketts_Babe, Eleseee, Valeria, Forceflo, ZiggyBeckett, and all the others.

No webpage could ever be large enough to list all the key contributers to this Revival effort. So, I would like to thank all of the contributing members on the Sci-Fi Channel Quantum Leap Bboard and the Xsorbit (Un)official QL Site Board for their dedication and, well, initiative for getting Sam Beckett home!!!

Keep the Leap Alive, Leapers of the World!

--Joy Cogan A.K.A. tina_als_girl--

If you have any questions or comments about the Quantum Leap Revival Initiative, or anything on this website, please contact me through e-mail.


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This website is being maintained by R. Joy Helvie (tina_als_girl). It was last updated in 2003.

Quantum Leap, Dr. Samuel Beckett, Admiral Albert Calavicci, and any other Quantum Leap characters mentioned on this page belong to Donald Bellisario (creative rights) and Universal Studios (legal rights). No copyright infringement is intended. This page is for revival purposes only.

The Quantum Leap Revival Initiative belongs to Margaret Morin A.K.A. "alongtimefan" of the Sci-Fi Channel Quantum Leap Bboard.

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