The bigger problem for me (beyond the lack of chemistry of any of the players) was the combination of terrible writing and worse acting. The writing staff apparently didn't believe in either subtext or subtlety, driving home every character beat by having someone say the equivalent of "You know something about you? You're (fill in the perfectly obvious trait). I found Raymond Lee, Nanrisa Lee, and Ernie Hudson to be okay, but Caitlin Bassett and Mason Alexander Park were working at the level of mediocre high-school thespians.
Somehow, the original staff told us everything we needed to know about Sam and Al without driving it home with a sledgehammer, which was something the new people never figured out. I won't miss it, though I do wish they'd have brought Sam back. (I guess Bakula was too smart to get mixed up with this one.) --Dave Sikula On Saturday, April 6, 2024 at 6:34:03 PM UTC-7 Kevin M. wrote: I bought a Quantum Leap prequel novel at a used bookstore this week. It was an easy read. It was written before the fourth season when they really dive into Sam’s backstory, so there were inconsistencies. But the book did capture the chemistry between Sam and Al, and that chemistry is what made the series work. The reboot lacked any chemistry, which meant it had to rely on story, but at its core Quantum Leap was an anthology series set in different places and times populated by different characters, and that has always been a tough sell. Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/dff223be-c370-4a9f-9dc2-101f94fdb95bn%40googlegroups.com.
