Quantum Leap: Does The Reboot Capture The Magic Of The Original?
The era of sequels, prequels, and reboots continues with NBC’s Quantum Leap, a re-imagining (of sorts) of the 1990s show with the same name. This time around, actor Raymond Lee plays Dr. Ben Song, who together with his team looks to unlock the mysterious nature of the technology and its original creator from the original show.
In recent years alone, there’s been a film reboot of Star Trek that was cleverly set in its own universe but still recasting Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the crew, thus making it a reboot but also a sequel of sorts. The same, to a lesser extent, was done once again by JJ Abrams (who helmed those initial modern Star Trek films) withStar Wars. Despite the presence of legacy characters like Han Solo, Leia Organa, and Luke Skywalker in large roles, the similarities between The Force Awakens and A New Hope are purposeful in that the creative team clearly intended to ‘remake’ the original film while also making a sequel at the same time. Suffice to say, there’s been so many reboots and sequels recently, andQuantum Leap is another that can be added to the list. The question of whether or not this is a successful reboot/sequel, though, remains.
New Quantum Leap Reboot Series Plot Details Released By NBC
The first episode of the reboot aired Monday, 9/19 on NBC and streaming on Peacock. For months, fans of the original have been wondering if original star Scott Bakula would reprise his role in some capacity, and trade reports seemed to suggest he was at least speaking with the writers of the new season. That seemed promising, but Bakula confirmed last week that he wouldn’t appear at all in the new iteration, and (in a kind way) stated his doubts as to how they would be able to do Quantum Leap without Sam or
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