Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
[OT] Quantum Leap (The TV show)
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="fba827" data-source="post: 171205" data-attributes="member: 807"><p>Sam's theory (which we learn in a later episode comes from a scientist who he helps by leaping into his assistant)...</p><p></p><p></p><p>Your life is a string - starts at the beggining - the time you are alive is the length and at the end of the string is the end of your life. Now, if you could crumble the string up, each point in your life would touch another point in your life.</p><p></p><p>Project Quantum Leap was supposed to let the person travel through time (but limited to the user's own life time).</p><p></p><p>However, the problem with the project is that it left Dr. Sam Becket into OTHER people (though people who were alive in his life time - with a couple in-show exceptions for certain reasons). He then goes from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong in the original time line.</p><p></p><p>His only guide is AL, someone fom Sam's "present" . Al works in a holographic chamber that let's him see where Sam is and the two can communicate that way. No one else can see Al.</p><p></p><p>I think that certain things in that show really rocked. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>(not that it didn't have flaws, but I still liked it)</p><p></p><p>As has already been said, the first episode involved Sam using the Quantum Leap accelorator (the name of the machine that powers Project Quantum Leap) prematurely.</p><p>Thus, he can't really control his leaping. All he and Al have been able to figure out is that by fixing things that went wrong Sam "completes" what he is supposed to do and ends up leaping again. </p><p></p><p>Also, Quantum leaping leaves Sam's brain like swiss cheese - he has trouble remembering things sometimes (esp. about his own life).</p><p></p><p>Some of the most amusing moments are when he interacts with "side characters" who aren't part of the particular story line...</p><p>for instance, he had a random encounter with a doctor who was choking. Sam does the Hiemlich (sp?) manuever on the Doctor and saves his life. Someone later says to the doctor, "Dr. Hiemlich, are you alright?"</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>similiar story with a young steven king and others ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fba827, post: 171205, member: 807"] Sam's theory (which we learn in a later episode comes from a scientist who he helps by leaping into his assistant)... Your life is a string - starts at the beggining - the time you are alive is the length and at the end of the string is the end of your life. Now, if you could crumble the string up, each point in your life would touch another point in your life. Project Quantum Leap was supposed to let the person travel through time (but limited to the user's own life time). However, the problem with the project is that it left Dr. Sam Becket into OTHER people (though people who were alive in his life time - with a couple in-show exceptions for certain reasons). He then goes from life to life, striving to put right what once went wrong in the original time line. His only guide is AL, someone fom Sam's "present" . Al works in a holographic chamber that let's him see where Sam is and the two can communicate that way. No one else can see Al. I think that certain things in that show really rocked. :-) (not that it didn't have flaws, but I still liked it) As has already been said, the first episode involved Sam using the Quantum Leap accelorator (the name of the machine that powers Project Quantum Leap) prematurely. Thus, he can't really control his leaping. All he and Al have been able to figure out is that by fixing things that went wrong Sam "completes" what he is supposed to do and ends up leaping again. Also, Quantum leaping leaves Sam's brain like swiss cheese - he has trouble remembering things sometimes (esp. about his own life). Some of the most amusing moments are when he interacts with "side characters" who aren't part of the particular story line... for instance, he had a random encounter with a doctor who was choking. Sam does the Hiemlich (sp?) manuever on the Doctor and saves his life. Someone later says to the doctor, "Dr. Hiemlich, are you alright?" :-) similiar story with a young steven king and others ... [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
[OT] Quantum Leap (The TV show)
Top