> -----Original Message----- > From: Loathe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 5:02 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: any one catch Life? > > I don't know about you but I came to know Sam, Ziggy and Al pretty > damned > well. > > They would do tie in episodes about Al's life and family and Sam's life > and > family all the time.
Well I wasn't saying that they NEVER did. ;^) And those episodes were some of my faviorite... but they weren't THAT common while "Journeyman" looks to make the central focus. I still think that "Quantum Leap's" focus was the stories more than the characters. If nothing else the mechanism for the show was a bygone conclusion as were the "allies" (friends and helpers). For example (barring a few episodes) there was relatively little conflict between Sam and Al - everybody had their roles and there was no regular foil. I think the same way about "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (much more event driven) and "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (much more character driven). Of course neither was COMPLETELY event or character driven but I think the leanings were pretty obvious. I still love both shows. Personally I tend to favor highly character driven stories a little more but that doesn't mean they're "better". Of course it's hard to defend "Journeyman" on one episode - it could be a total, steaming-pile of crap - but I think if you rewatch the first episode of "Quantum Leap" again you'll see what I mean. Much more time was spent in "Journeyman" with interpersonal relationships - most of the show in fact. The whole "fix the past" element was almost completely overshadowed - they almost completely marginalized it. We've also got a lot more characters - brothers, lovers, children, friends, etc - all to wring out the relationship-related emotions. The "going back" aspect was much more central to "Quantum Leap" while the character relationships (taken as whole) were not often the focus. There were also many fewer characters to actually deal with... pretty much JUST Sam, Ziggy and Al (despite the periodic forays into their lives). I still think that "Journeyman" can distinguish itself from "Quantum Leap" if it sticks with the direction it's started in. And it better: "Quantum Leap" was a VERY good show and if "Journeyman" just lazily follows the same formula then I can't see it surviving: we've already seen it done, better. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Get the answers you are looking for on the ColdFusion Labs Forum direct from active programmers and developers. http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/categories.cfm?forumid-72&catid=648 Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:243491 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
