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Image: OpenAI Sam became increasingly obsessed with his mission. He knew that he had to do something to stop Xalathotep and prevent it from wreaking havoc on the world, but he just couldn’t seem to come up with a viable plan.Desperate for answers, Sam decided to make a trip to the local bookstore in search of information about dark spirits. He had heard that the bookstore owner, a man named Arthur, was an expert on such matters and might be able to help him.As Sam entered the bookstore, he was struck by the musty smell of…

Photo: Ron Batzdorff/NBCQuantum Leap—a reboot/sequel of the 1990s sci-fi series about a scientist trapped in time, temporarily “leaping” into other people and helping them solve problems along the way—has been a success for NBC, so much so that the network extended its order for the show’s first season. Now that the first eight episodes have aired, including last Sunday’s fall finale, the show goes on hiatus until January 2, returning with 10 more episodes following the decade-hopping adventures of Dr. Ben Song (Raymond…

Addison (Caitlin Bassett) and Ben (Raymond Lee) brace for impact.Photo: Ron Batzdorff/NBCIt’s been nearly 30 years since Scott Bakula’s Dr. Sam Beckett vanished into time (and from the airwaves), but Quantum Leap—a popular show during its five-season run—has since maintained a cult following. It’s no surprise NBC has dipped back into the time-travel well with a reboot, which premieres today.This new Quantum Leap is actually a sequel in addition to being a reboot. Sam and his companion, Al (the late Dean Stockwell, to whom…

Image: NBCUniversalNext week, NBC’s reboot-revival of Quantum Leap will air. While it’s been up in the air for some time if the revival would ever happen, the question has since shifted to if Scott Bakula would return to reprise original hero Sam Beckett. And if you were hoping for some kind of legacy mantle story, you’re about to be disappointed. On the acting side, we’ve known for some time that Bakula wouldn’t be appearing in the show, since he was already cast in NBC’s upcoming drama, Unbroken. But his Twitter thread…

Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) tries to help a man in the Quantum Leap series premiere while Addison (Caitlin Bassett) looks on.Photo: Ron Batzdorff/NBCQuantum Leap is back—or at least, a reboot-sequel that introduces a whole new cast into the show’s preexisting time-travel set-up. Rather than Scott Bakula’s Dr. Sam Beckett, the new series follows Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) as he leaps between decades, helping out people in need, while his lab team back in 2022 tries to figure out how to get him home.At a recent press event…