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Post by dianedebuda on Aug 23, 2023 13:48:12 GMT
I don't consider Quantum Leap a reboot. I haven't watched it but they're looking for Sam. I have the original on Blu-ray. I know the wndding was rushed but my impression Sam found out he was in control of his leaps, but decided to keep on with them. Different cast, different characters, different era, but heavy homage to the original. If not a reboot, what would you call it then? Just curious, not disrespectful. 🤔
Don't remember feeling that Sam was in control of his leaps, but maybe you've inspired me to finally get around to opening the DVD series set that I bought last year. I like your take on it.
These days so busy working solo on the 2-story house addition wing that was started maybe 20 years ago, then delayed because of lack of time (& funds 😆) until about 6 years ago when progress was halted by injury and other family medical issues. Seems like about all I watch anymore are youtube videos on construction/home improvement techniques. "My house is a hobby that got way out of hand." 😂
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Post by marysara1 on Aug 23, 2023 15:04:51 GMT
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Post by marysara1 on Aug 23, 2023 15:23:08 GMT
www.imdb.com/title/tt0681144/plotsummary/?ref_=tt_ov_pl It's the imdb summary for the last ep. of Quantum Leap. Remember in the last season Sam kept running into another leaper who was doing bad things.The last ep. was Sam in a bar and the bartender was not what he appeared to be.
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Post by dianedebuda on Aug 23, 2023 18:07:35 GMT
I did google & found the screenrant article which would seem to term the current Quantum Leap as a Revival. But it also says that those terms are beginning not to matter. When I first heard of the current series, it was called a Reboot. Whatever. I just know I was hopeful but not expecting much, and it worked for me. Now hope that Season 2 doesn't take a dive.
FWIW, my ad blocker objects to a lot of the links embedded in the posts on this site. Have had that problem so much with the msn links that you've posted here that I don't even try anymore. Screenrant was another it didn't like. Don't know if others here see the same. On the other hand, it was happy with the msn Jacobs obit link that you posted over on SSO. 🤷♀️ Not suggesting you should change anything; just providing feedback. Probably has to do mostly with the terms of being a Hosted for Free site.
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Post by dianedebuda on Aug 23, 2023 18:38:28 GMT
It's the imdb summary for the last ep. of Quantum Leap. Remember in the last season Sam kept running into another leaper who was doing bad things.The last ep. was Sam in a bar and the bartender was not what he appeared to be. I believe the summary is just one reviewer's/fan's interpretation, not necessarily authoritative. There's other viewpoints in the user comments.
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Post by gerald424 on Oct 13, 2023 23:20:34 GMT
I guess I don't have a clear idea of what constitutes a reboot. In my mind, Archie Bunker's Place is a reboot but Maude and The Jeffersons are spinoffs. Joanie Loves Chachi is a reboot but Mork and Mindy and Laverne and Shirley are spinoffs. Is this correct? By the way, I've never seen an episode of Mayberry RFD. It was a little before my time. I believe I've seen every episode of The Andy Griffith Show thanks to 50+ years of reruns. If Mayberry RFD reruns have ever aired, they flew beneath my radar. A reboot is when they act as if the original series or movie never existed. And start from scratch so they can take it different directions.
Too many times, series were successful because of the times they originally aired. And won't have the same impact or significance if redone. One series networks have been dying to bring back is All in the family. And we all know why that would be problematic if aired today, even though it was such a great show. No matter what they could do, it would never work because the four main actors were as important as anything else. And they just can't be reproduced or copied. They've tried a few live performances of old episodes but, that's about all they can do.
The original Twilight Zone is by far one of my favorite shows ever. It has been rebooted and renewed several times. And I've not bothered to watch any of them.
One of the reasons why is that series ran in an era of civil rights, space travel, cold war and so many other events going on. And Rod Serling would use characters to demonstrate issues involving people and real possibilities of our actions. The network simply wanted monsters and scary stories devoid of any social import. Without Serling, every reboot has been just that: shocking horror and scary stories. No real life significance. It just rings hollow to me. But, thanks to streaming, I can watch the originals.
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Post by topbilled on Oct 13, 2023 23:36:53 GMT
I guess I don't have a clear idea of what constitutes a reboot. In my mind, Archie Bunker's Place is a reboot but Maude and The Jeffersons are spinoffs. Joanie Loves Chachi is a reboot but Mork and Mindy and Laverne and Shirley are spinoffs. Is this correct? By the way, I've never seen an episode of Mayberry RFD. It was a little before my time. I believe I've seen every episode of The Andy Griffith Show thanks to 50+ years of reruns. If Mayberry RFD reruns have ever aired, they flew beneath my radar. A reboot is when they act as if the original series or movie never existed. And start from scratch so they can take it different directions.
Too many times, series were successful because of the times they originally aired. And won't have the same impact or significance if redone. One series networks have been dying to bring back is All in the family. And we all know why that would be problematic if aired today, even though it was such a great show. No matter what they could do, it would never work because the four main actors were as important as anything else. And they just can't be reproduced or copied. They've tried a few live performances of old episodes but, that's about all they can do.
The original Twilight Zone is by far one of my favorite shows ever. It has been rebooted and renewed several times. And I've not bothered to watch any of them.
One of the reasons why is that series ran in an era of civil rights, space travel, cold war and so many other events going on. And Rod Serling would use characters to demonstrate issues involving people and real possibilities of our actions. The network simply wanted monsters and scary stories devoid of any social import. Without Serling, every reboot has been just that: shocking horror and scary stories. No real life significance. It just rings hollow to me. But, thanks to streaming, I can watch the originals. Norman Lear did try a pseudo-continuation series of All in the Family in 1994 called 704 Hauser which was the address of the Bunker home. It lasted for just six episodes. John Amos, formerly of Good Times played the patriarch. In this version, an African American family, the Cumberbatches, led by Amos, bought the old Bunker home from Archie Bunker's grandson Joey Stivic in the first episode. I can't remember if Archie was said to have died, or living elsewhere.
Lear's idea was that times had changed, and a new black family was now living in the former home of a well-known bigot. The twist in this version was that the son was dating a Jewish gal (Maura Tierney) and Amos' character had trouble accepting it and clashed with her, the way Archie and Mike had clashed in the original series. While the cast was good, the episodes were a bit preachy and just not very funny...it didn't catch on with audiences.
I am not sure if we could call 704 Hauser a reboot, but it was a way to restart the original by modifying things. Lear brought the original set out of storage. I was fortunate enough to attend a taping of the third episode.
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Post by gerald424 on Oct 13, 2023 23:50:18 GMT
A reboot is when they act as if the original series or movie never existed. And start from scratch so they can take it different directions.
Too many times, series were successful because of the times they originally aired. And won't have the same impact or significance if redone. One series networks have been dying to bring back is All in the family. And we all know why that would be problematic if aired today, even though it was such a great show. No matter what they could do, it would never work because the four main actors were as important as anything else. And they just can't be reproduced or copied. They've tried a few live performances of old episodes but, that's about all they can do.
The original Twilight Zone is by far one of my favorite shows ever. It has been rebooted and renewed several times. And I've not bothered to watch any of them.
One of the reasons why is that series ran in an era of civil rights, space travel, cold war and so many other events going on. And Rod Serling would use characters to demonstrate issues involving people and real possibilities of our actions. The network simply wanted monsters and scary stories devoid of any social import. Without Serling, every reboot has been just that: shocking horror and scary stories. No real life significance. It just rings hollow to me. But, thanks to streaming, I can watch the originals. Norman Lear did try a pseudo-continuation series of All in the Family in 1994 called 704 Hauser which was the address of the Bunker home. It lasted for just six episodes. John Amos, formerly of Good Times played the patriarch. In this version, an African American family, the Cumberbatches, led by Amos, bought the old Bunker home from Archie Bunker's grandson Joey Stivic in the first episode. I can't remember if Archie was said to have died, or living elsewhere.
Lear's idea was that times had changed, and a new black family was now living in the former home of a well-known bigot. The twist in this version was that the son was dating a Jewish gal (Maura Tierney) and Amos' character had trouble accepting it and clashed with her, the way Archie and Mike had clashed in the original series. While the cast was good, the episodes were a bit preachy and just not very funny...it didn't catch on with audiences.
I am not sure if we could call 704 Hauser a reboot, but it was a way to restart the original by modifying things. Lear brought the original set out of storage. I was fortunate enough to attend a taping of the third episode. It's probably a spin off in that it would not exist if All in the Family never existed. All in the family holds the record for the most spinoffs, many shows people might not realize were spin offs of that show.
Networks are still mining that same territory with the current show : The Neighborhood (2018). Here it's the same type of reversal you just mentioned. A White family moves into a Black neighborhood. And apparently the Black patriarch is uncomfortable. Typical Black and White stereotypes. One of the reasons I haven't watched network sitcoms in decades.
I frankly can't relate to the show. I grew up in a neighborhood with Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians and everybody else. And race never came up. We were just neighbors. It's telling that this could be successful in 2023.
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Post by jamesjazzguitar on Oct 14, 2023 0:34:23 GMT
Norman Lear did try a pseudo-continuation series of All in the Family in 1994 called 704 Hauser which was the address of the Bunker home. It lasted for just six episodes. John Amos, formerly of Good Times played the patriarch. In this version, an African American family, the Cumberbatches, led by Amos, bought the old Bunker home from Archie Bunker's grandson Joey Stivic in the first episode. I can't remember if Archie was said to have died, or living elsewhere.
Lear's idea was that times had changed, and a new black family was now living in the former home of a well-known bigot. The twist in this version was that the son was dating a Jewish gal (Maura Tierney) and Amos' character had trouble accepting it and clashed with her, the way Archie and Mike had clashed in the original series. While the cast was good, the episodes were a bit preachy and just not very funny...it didn't catch on with audiences.
I am not sure if we could call 704 Hauser a reboot, but it was a way to restart the original by modifying things. Lear brought the original set out of storage. I was fortunate enough to attend a taping of the third episode. It's probably a spin off in that it would not exist if All in the Family never existed. All in the family holds the record for the most spinoffs, many shows people might not realize were spin offs of that show.
Networks are still mining that same territory with the current show : The Neighborhood (2018). Here it's the same type of reversal you just mentioned. A White family moves into a Black neighborhood. And apparently the Black patriarch is uncomfortable. Typical Black and White stereotypes. One of the reasons I haven't watched network sitcoms in decades.
I frankly can't relate to the show. I grew up in a neighborhood with Blacks, Whites, Hispanics, Asians and everybody else. And race never came up. We were just neighbors. It's telling that this could be successful in 2023.
I agree that it is very telling that a show like The Neighborhood would be successful in 2023, especially with black audiences. My speculation as to 'why' is that many groups wish for self-segregation. I.e., they really don't wish to mix with others they perceive to be outside their group. We see this with perceived issues related to so call gentrification. It is my understanding the creators of such shows, wish to relish those stereotypes. Could it be that the younger generation of people of all these groups wish to do the same? As you know, I'm biracial and thus don't feel I belong to any group (being rejected by both sides as not being enough of their group to truly belong). AND I'm glad that is the case since I don't wish to 'belong' to those with such narrow views.
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Post by dianedebuda on Apr 13, 2024 17:49:49 GMT
Well Quantum Leap is cancelled, so no 3rd season. So few network shows sound interesting to me other than the NCIS types and a few detective ones. We have cable with just about everything for sports (hubby) and movies, but have never been interested in going down that rabbit hole for series. Wimper, wimper.
So now both the series that I used to start this thread are gone. 😂
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