"Oh Boy..." Quantum Leap: (Dr Ben Song Never Returned Home)

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Feb 5, 2022 15:42:19 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Surprise, the, "Oh no, they put non-white, non-men people in my TV show!" crew are already pretending they give a shit about Quantum Leap so they can whine about this.

Its a show about someone who can be in any body in any time period.

So he better be a straight white guy dammit!

[thechase]

They've found their pilot director, who'll also executive produce

Helen Shaver (Station Eleven, Maid) has been tapped to direct and executive produce NBC’s Quantum Leap pilot, a reboot of the beloved 1990s sci-fi series, which starred Scott Bakula and the late Dean Stockwell.

Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series orders

Written and executive produced by La Brea co-showrunners Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt and executive produced by Blindspot creator Martin Gero as well as Quantum Leap creator/EP Don Bellisario and EP/co-narrator Deborah Pratt, the follow-up series is set in present time. It’s been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett (Bakula) stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.

Bakula is not attached to reprise his role or produce the new Quantum Leap but is aware of the reboot and has had conversations about potentially getting involved.

The pilot is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, with Lilien and Wynbrandt exec producing for their I Have an Idea! Entertainment, Bellisario for his Belisarius Productions and Gero via his Quinn’s House Productions.

Shaver succeeds David Hemmings who directed the two-hour premiere of the original series. She most recently directed multiple episodes of HBO Max’s post-apocalyptic limited series Station Eleven and Netflix’s hit limited series Maid. Other notable credits include HBO’s Lovecraft Country and Westworld, TNT’s Snowpiercer, History’s Vikings and BBC America’s Orphan Black. Over the years, she’s received multiple nominations and awards for both acting and directing in her native Canada. Shaver is repped by Rothman Brecher Ehrich Livingston and Forward Entertainment.

deadline.com/2022/02/quantum-leap-helen-shaver-direct-ep-nbc-reboot-pilot-1234930855/

[Feyrhausen]

Feb 5, 2022 20:29:13 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

Feb 5, 2022 15:42:19 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Surprise, the, "Oh no, they put non-white, non-men people in my TV show!" crew are already pretending they give a shit about Quantum Leap so they can whine about this.

Its a show about someone who can be in any body in any time period.

So he better be a straight white guy dammit!

Well because a straight white guy is normal. Everyone can identify with that. But the normal people cant be expected to identify with all of those weird other people.

[Push R Truth]

Feb 11, 2022 8:24:40 GMT -5 Feyrhausen said:

Feb 5, 2022 20:29:13 GMT -5 @therealoblivion said:

Its a show about someone who can be in any body in any time period.

So he better be a straight white guy dammit!

Well because a straight white guy is normal. Everyone can identify with that. But the normal people cant be expected to identify with all of those weird other people.

That sounds like the shit my sister in law says with a straight face. She also thinks we need to "Go back to the 50's when everything was peaceful and we all got along." She was born in 1982.

[thechase]

Feb 11, 2022 9:57:50 GMT -5 Push R Truth said:

Feb 11, 2022 8:24:40 GMT -5 Feyrhausen said:

Well because a straight white guy is normal. Everyone can identify with that. But the normal people cant be expected to identify with all of those weird other people.

That sounds like the shit my sister in law says with a straight face. She also thinks we need to "Go back to the 50's when everything was peaceful and we all got along." She was born in 1982.

The 50s were 'in' again during the 80s.

[thechase]

Raymond Lee has been cast as the lead in NBC’s hourlong pilot Quantum Leap, a reboot of the beloved 1990s sci-fi drama. He will play Dr. Ben Seong, a spiritual successor to Scott Bakula’s Dr. Sam Beckett from the original series.

Lee’s Ben Seong is both a scientist and man of faith. He’s a world-renowned physicist working on a time-travel project known as Quantum Leap.

In the reboot, it’s been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett (Bakula) stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.

Written and executive produced by La Brea EPs Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt and executive produced by Blindspot creator Martin Gero as well as Quantum Leap creator/EP Don Bellisario and EP/co-narrator Deborah Pratt, the follow-up series is set in present time though there is a nod to the original, which launched in 1989.

Using the Quantum Leap technology on himself, Ben Seong gets stuck in the late 1980s with amnesia, with the last part also reminiscent of Gero’s Blindspot.

deadline.com/2022/03/raymond-lee-star-quantum-leap-nbc-1234971138/?fbclid=IwAR3jRoPtKRBXsPZ3BrQmf160YGCxwh0rgAcugMY5kyrbyZooPbFQNbjWSn4

[CMWaters]

I'm honestly surprised that they didn't go with a female lead for this.

Not that I would care if it's a guy or girl either way as long as the show is written well, but it does seem surprising to me.

[thechase]

Mar 4, 2022 19:01:51 GMT -5 CMWaters said:

I'm honestly surprised that they didn't go with a female lead for this.

Not that I would care if it's a guy or girl either way as long as the show is written well, but it does seem surprising to me.

It's a "Sammy Jo was right there" situation.

[GuyOfOwnage]

Jan 14, 2022 10:55:32 GMT -5 James Fabiano said:

Agree about no Al, but glad this sounds like a sequel and not remake. Plus we NEEDED closure.

Hopefully this wet fart finish gets completely retconned

[thechase]

Ernie Hudson has been tapped as a lead opposite Raymond Lee in NBC’s hourlong pilot Quantum Leap, a reboot of the beloved 1990s sci-fi drama.

Written and executive produced by Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt and executive produced by Martin Gero as well as Quantum Leap creator/EP Don Bellisario and EP/co-narrator Deborah Pratt, the follow-up series is set in present time. It’s been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.

Lee plays the lead, Dr. Ben Seong, a world-renowned physicist working on a time-travel project known as Quantum Leap who gets stuck in the late 1980s with amnesia after using the technology.

Hudson portrays Herbert “Magic” Williams, a Vietnam veteran and head of the time travel project at Quantum Leap. Using a bit of politicking and his military know-how to keep the Pentagon at bay, Magic buys the team some time to rescue Ben but expects answers once he’s back.

deadline.com/2022/03/quantum-leap-ernie-hudson-nbc-reboot-pilot-1234973289/

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Big fan of the show, hopefully it won't be a letdown. I will start to re-watch the original series inside a week. Most memorable episodes that I remember were the ones were he was a mankey, woman and a mentally challenged person. Give me something similar and I'm in! \o/

[Non Banjoble Tokens]

Still hoping for a Jenny Everywhere show.

Who even knows what I am talking about?

[thechase]

He's right there. Imagine having him on your lot and it's NOT for the most obvious thing

deadline.com/2022/03/scott-bakula-nbc-drama-pilot-unbroken-shaun-cassidy-1234980392/

[thechase]

Full series picked up

It’s official: Quantum Leap is returning to NBC.

Nearly 30 years since the Scott Bakula-led original series signed off after a five-season run on NBC, the broadcast network has handed out a formal series order to the sequel series starring Raymond Lee.

The drama, which was formally picked up to pilot in January, recently wrapped production and is one of a handful of comedies and dramas that is expected to be in formal consideration for the 2022-23 fall schedule.

Written by God Friended Me and Alcatraz duo Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt — who will now have two shows on NBC with rookie La Brea having already been renewed — the new Quantum Leap follows a new team that has been assembled to restart the Quantum Leap project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the accelerator and vanished.

Quantum Leap creator Don Bellisario is attached to the revival and will exec produce alongside Lilien and Wynbrandt, Deborah Pratt and Blindspot creator Martin Gero. The series hails from Universal Television, where Gero is based with an overall deal.

Lee (AMC’s Kevin Can F**k Himself) leads the cast that also includes Caitlin Bassett, Ernie Hudson, Mason Alexander Park and Nanrisa Lee. Original star Bakula, who was previously expected to be involved in some capacity, is not currently attached to the update. Bakula also has a pilot in contention this season at NBC, ranch drama Unbroken, which also hails from Universal Television.

Quantum Leap is NBC’s first formal series order of the 2022-23 broadcast season and joins the Night Court reboot on the network’s schedule. The Night Court comedy was ordered to pilot in May 2021 and picked up last September, with the network opting to hold it for next season rather than rush the series — which recast one of its leads — for midseason or summer.

NBC will have a big void on its schedule to fill next season as mega-hit This Is Us wraps its run this month. The network has already renewed dramas The Blacklist, all three Chicago shows, Law & Order: SVU, New Amsterdam and rookie La Brea.

Keep track of all of the broadcast pilots, castings and series orders with THR’s handy scorecard.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/quantum-leap-sequel-scores-series-pickup-at-nbc-1235141711/

[Legion]

I'm looking forward to it. I love the original. But no Bakula means I'm not as interested as I could be.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

I fully expect Bakula to make an appearance at some point, assuming the show isn't cancelled before he gets the chance.

[thechase]

Airdate revealed: September 19th

Details:

“It’s been nearly 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now, a new team, led by physicist Ben Song (played by Kevin Can F**k Himself‘s Raymond Lee), has been assembled to restart the project in hope of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.

Everything changes, however, when Ben makes an unauthorized leap into the past, leaving the team behind to solve the mystery of why he did it. At Ben’s side throughout his leaps is Addison (Caitlin Bassett), who appears in the form of a hologram only Ben can see and hear. She’s a decorated Army veteran who brings level-headed precision to her job.”

“At the helm of the highly confidential operation is Herbert ‘Magic’ Williams (Grace and Frankie‘s Ernie Hudson), a no-nonsense career military man who has to answer to his bosses who won’t be happy once they learn about the breach of protocol. (Magic is also clearly an older adult version of a character Sam Beckett interacted with in Vietnam, back in the day.) The rest of the team at headquarters includes Ian Wright (Cowboy Bebop‘s Mason Alexander Park), who runs the Artificial Intelligence unit ‘Ziggy,’ and Jenn Chou (Bosch‘s Nanrisa Lee), who heads up digital security for the project.”

“As Ben leaps from life to life, putting right what once went wrong, it becomes clear that he and the team are on a thrilling journey. However, Addison, Magic, Ian and Jenn know that if they are going to solve the mystery of Ben’s leap and bring him home, they must act fast or lose him forever.”

tvline.com/2022/06/29/quantum-leap-plot-details-nbc-reboot/

[thechase]

Another interview with the showrunners

[thechase]

Looks like there's problems behind the scenes. The showrunners have been replaced and a new EP brought in. NBC reportedly were unimpressed with the pilot, which might also air out of order

deadline.com/2022/07/quantum-leap-martin-gero-showunner-dean-georgaris-exec-producer-steven-lilien-bryan-wynbrandt-1235076811/

[eJm]

Jul 25, 2022 14:06:21 GMT -5 thechase said:

Looks like there's problems behind the scenes. The showrunners have been replaced and a new EP brought in. NBC reportedly were unimpressed with the pilot, which might also air out of order

deadline.com/2022/07/quantum-leap-martin-gero-showunner-dean-georgaris-exec-producer-steven-lilien-bryan-wynbrandt-1235076811/

NBC meddling with a show when it’s closer to post production? I’m shocked by this new and not at all consistent thing!