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SEASON
ONE
Episode 1x01 - July
13, 1985
Episode 1x02 - Atlantis
Episode 1x03 - Somebody
Up There Likes Ben
Episode 1x04 - A Decent Proposal
Episode
1x05 - Salvation
or Bust
Episode
1x06 - What
A Disaster
Episode
1x07 - Oh
Ye Of Little Faith
Episode
1x08 - Stand
By Ben
Episode
1x09 - Fellow Travelers
Episode
1x10 - Paging
Dr. Song
Episode
1x11 - Leap.
Die. Repeat.
Episode
1x12 - Let
Them Play
Episode
1x13 - Family
Style
Episode
1x14 - S.O.S.
Episode
1x15 - Ben
Song For The Defense
Episode
1x16 - Ben,
Interrupted
Episode
1x17 - The
Friendly Skies
Episode
1x18 - Judgement
Day
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SEASON TWO
Episode 2x02 - Ben & Teller
Episode 2x03 - Closure Encounters
Episode 2x04 - The Lonely Hearts Club
Episode
2x05 - One
Night in Koreatown
Episode
2x06 - Secret
History
Episode
2x07 - A
Kind of Magic
Episode
2x08 - Nomad
Episode
2x09 - Off
the Cuff
Episode
2x10 - The
Family Treasure
Episode
2x11 - The Outsider
Episode
2x12 - As The World
Burns
Episode
2x13 - Against Time
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SEASON THREE
What Would Quantum Leap Season 3 Have Been About If It Didn't Get Canceled By NBC?
By Mick Joest published June 3, 2024
Quantum
Leap's Season 2 finale set the stage for what could've been an exciting
third season but, unfortunately, it wasn't meant to be. NBC canceled
the revival, and based on an exec's thoughts on it going to Peacock, it
doesn't seem like we'll ever see more of the show's main heroes.
Fortunately, we do know what the season would've been about, thanks to
a key member of the creative team.
For those needing a refresher and don't have time to rewatch the Season
2 finale, I'll quickly bring you up to speed. Addison ultimately
decided to enter the Quantum Accelerator to swap places with Ben after
it was believed that a new formula could allow him to return to the
present at the cost of switching places. The formula seemingly failed,
and Addison and Ben arrived at the next leap together. During an
interview with TV Insider, co-showrunner Dean Georgaris hinted at how
the series would've explored that premise: "What
I would tease about a third season is exploring a two-person leap, but
I don’t think it’s always going to go the way they expect. I don’t
necessarily think just because they’re together in one leap means
they’re automatically together in the next leap. I think we’re all
excited about, who becomes the hologram and how does the hologram work
and what other discussions does having a swap code if it works or if
they can get it to work again bring up for the people in Quantum Leap?"
The show was all about shaking up typical narratives seen in science
fiction, and it seemed like Season 3 would've featured more of that.
Showrunners Martin Gero and Dean Georgaris expressed excitement over
the creative place the series was in at the end of Season 2. So it's a
bummer that we won't see this come to be. While speaking with
CinemaBlend, cast member Caitlin Bassett even seemed optimistic the
chances of NBC handing the revival a renewal, but it seems any
celebration of that was premature.
It's a real shame, because there were hints from Dean Georgaris that
Hannah Carson's formula might've worked after all to a point and that
the companions could flip-flop between who was in the loops and not.
The EP also said during his interview: "If
we really start to explore that you can go in and out of a leap, does
Ian want to go? Does Jenn want to go? Is there an occasion where Magic
would want to go? Or can they not get the code to work again? In which
case you’ve got now two people you’re trying to bring back—or are you
trying to bring them back?"
It's an interesting premise because, theoretically, if people could be
replaced in leaps, the program could rotate people in and out of leaps
and prevent anyone from being trapped there for too long. Now, this
isn't to say that was 100% what the producers had planned, since Dean
Georgaris was upfront about the fact that planning for Season 3 was
still in the early stages. So, all in all, there's no telling how much
of this would've stuck or not.
Quantum Leap's cancellation robbed viewers of a quality network science
fiction series, and such a productions seems to be in increasingly
short supply these days. The show never had the opportunity to coax
original series star Scott Bakula to return, but did name-drop his
character, Sam Beckett, from time to time. What is known is that the
series never had plans of recasting Sam, so if Bakula hadn't agreed to
return, we would've never seen the franchise's OG protagonist at all.
As of writing, it doesn't appear as though QL has any shot of being
saved by a network or streamer. If there's any upside, the series is
still available to stream with a Peacock subscription, and the first
two seasons are remain very entertaining. The only downside is that the
show is saddled with an unsatisfying ending, and the three Leapers are
now stuck with no hope of returning to their time.
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