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Syfy in talks to try and revive 'Quantum Leap' as well
News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:37 PM EDT
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What I somehow missed in all the hoopla about that is that Syfy is also in talks with creator Don Bellisario about a possible relaunch of Quantum Leap. Or a sequel or, really, whatever Bellisario would be interested in.
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{"commentId":8158584,"authorDomain":"michaelsautter"}
Can't the entertainment industry think of anything new?
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- 4 votes
#1 - Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:48 PM EDT{"commentId":8158783,"authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
No. No they can't.
Though I really liked the first few seasons of Quantum Leap, it ended so poorly that I'm not sure a new series could get over that hurdle with the old fans...so they'd HAVE to push more for a new audience, which means they don't have the nostalgia to fall back on. I'm not sure how they could pull it off.
Of course, that said, if something comes of it, I'll be checking out at least the first few episodes...and probably distroy yet another childhood memory like the return of Red Dwarf did... :/
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":8166226,"authorDomain":"mentalshift"}
Idiots. How about bringing back Firefly or SG or BSG or any of the other great shows they canceled before their time...
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- 4 votes
{"commentId":8167064,"authorDomain":"rlcr55"}
Everything went down the crapper when they devoted all that time and energy to change their name from SciFi to SyFy.
Idiots...
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":8167508,"authorDomain":"fdbryant3"}
Well Firefly is a FOX property. Quantum Leap is a Universal/NBC property who are the owners of Syfy. Weirdly enough Universal does own the film rights and could in theory produce a show based on the movie. However I'm sure FOX would sue and it probably just isn't worth their time (particularly since the cast has moved on).
Stargate ran for ten seasons, kinda hard to argue that it didn't have a good run especially since they are working on the 3rd DVD movie for it. Even Atlantis had a 5 year run and is getting DVD movies made. They are even premiering the 2nd spinoff of Stargate this fall.
BSG was ended by the shows creators who felt it was better to end the story rather than drag it out needlessly. That said they are now producing a second prequel series Caprica. They have put one post show DVD that is based on the spin-off and are going to put out another telling about the Cylons plans.
So, while you may not be interested in Quantum Leap Syfy is hardly sitting around and not mining older properties for all thier worth.
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":8167576,"authorDomain":"rlcr55"}
and they have come out with some interesting new stuff along with some new stuff that is just garbage...
I still do miss SG1 (ten years was definitely not enough), but I am enjoying Eureka.
I just think that there is so much more in the SciFi/Fantasy realm to still be explored.
{"commentId":8167576,"threadId":"624479","contentId":"3017749","authorDomain":"rlcr55"}
- 3 votes
{"commentId":8167652,"authorDomain":"took43583"}
I miss Farscape, another show cancelled too soon. The final episodes were pretty lame, probably due to the fact that the writers had to scramble to come up with a story line to tie up all the loose ends, but the rest of the series was very good.
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- 4 votes
{"commentId":8168974,"authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
Farscape was awesome...though I think when 2 of the main people went over to SG-1 is when SG-1 started really going down the tubes...which was sad to watch.
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":8170470,"authorDomain":"mentalshift"}
So, while you may not be interested in Quantum Leap Syfy is hardly sitting around and not mining older properties for all thier worth.
I think that's partly true.
But take the Stargate franchise. Ten seasons is a good run, but they didn't even finish the storyline they were on. Not to mention there were possibilities as endless as the universe for spin-offs and new characters, the rumored Stargate Universe notwithstanding. Stargate was a franchise that could have been rebooted and spun off indefinitely. To not do so almost seems like the "SyFy" channel is saying there aren't enough Sci-Fi stories.
As far as BSG, actually I am content with its run. But to end a series about spaceships and military/civilian/alien conflict and replace it with a planet-bound political drama...meh. I admit I may be giving Caprica short-shrift, but I haven't been able to bring myself to watch.
I think this quote from the president says a lot:
In terms of television, the new brand better reflects that the channel has programs that are not about the typical sci-fi themes of space, aliens and the future.
The why have shows like Andromeda, Farscape, Doctor Who, and Stargate?
Perhaps I am being too judgmental, but at times it seems like there is a lack of will to push creativity along traditional scifi lines.
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- 4 votes
{"commentId":8170875,"authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
I admit I may be giving Caprica short-shrift, but I haven't been able to bring myself to watch.
Not to self-promote or anything(except that I'm completely doing that...)...but I reviewed the Capirica pilot DVD a while back. It's worth a look, but I highly doubt it will please most hardcore BSG fans.
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":8171017,"authorDomain":"mentalshift"}
Interesting. Thanks Brad.
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":8158967,"authorDomain":"ombra"}
Quantum Leap was a cute idea that worked for a while. Then, like they always do, they got repetitive which translates as BORING.
There are other ideas out there if someone will just take a chance with them and quit underestimating the intelligence of the viewers.
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- 3 votes
#2 - Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:15 PM EDT{"commentId":8159415,"authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
There are other ideas out there if someone will just take a chance with them and quit underestimating the intelligence of the viewers.
I think the whole "lowest common denominator" problem is a big one. The dumbing down of movies/tv/etc is getting just plain absurd. It's rare to find something that's target audience is expected to have a few brain cells...but when it happens, it's often glorious.
{"commentId":8159415,"threadId":"624479","contentId":"3017749","authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
- 5 votes
{"commentId":8159862,"authorDomain":"fdbryant3"}
There are other ideas out there if someone will just take a chance with them and quit underestimating the intelligence of the viewers.
It is never a mistake to underestimate human intelligence only overestimating it.
The fact is as much as people want to believe in the "if your build it, they will come" it doesn't work as well as you would think. There is a reason things get to be considered as niche.
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":8159944,"authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
There is a reason things get to be considered as niche.
Sure...but does that have to be such a bad thing? A well targeted "niche" show/movie/etc can (and have in the past) done better than a poorly done "target everyone" thing...and the audiences, while smaller, tend to be more into the show/movie/etc and buy more DVD's or whatever else. Probably not gonna be the next "Dark Knight" with a targeted audience with a bit more intelligence (or at least, more of a desire to feed into that intelligence), but there is still PLENTY of money to be made.
{"commentId":8159944,"threadId":"624479","contentId":"3017749","authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
- 3 votes
{"commentId":8160913,"authorDomain":"fdbryant3"}
It becomes a question of return on investment. If I ask you for $50 and promise to pay you back $75, and someone else asks you for $50 and promises to pay back $100 and all you have is $50 who are you going to give it to.
Now of course it is a lot more complex than that. Ideally you'll have $100 dollars and give $50 to each of us and make $75 profit in return. Which is why we have a broad spectrum of options (I'm not even going to get into how intentionally making crap can be used to improve profits). At the end of the day when your resources are limited (particularly in today's constricted economy) if your choices are between a something that appeals to the broad spectrum and something that appeals to the niche.........you go with the broad appeal.
Now that said - I do think we will see more niche options than ever before. With production costs dropping and distribution channels expanding I think what we will see is more programming designed for the specific audience to download. Long as it attracts enough to make some money it will continue. If it attracts enough appeal it will be moved up to broader channels of distribution. Sanctuary is the first experimentation of this, eventually we will see more.
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":8175063,"authorDomain":"rlcr55"}
The SciFi channel was always a niche channel, and guess what, the target audience of male geeks in their 30s turned out to be much larger than expected because it contained millions of women aged 20 - 60.
While the goal of the media is to always bring down the median age of the typical customer, the younger generation is now smaller than the older generation and the age of the population is now skewing higher. Competing for the younger generation, as they seem to be doing, may end up being counter-productive.
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- 4 votes
{"commentId":8159472,"authorDomain":"xcon"}
don't any of you care about whether or not Sam's next leap is the leap home?
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- 2 votes
#3 - Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:53 PM EDT{"commentId":8159762,"authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
Well, if they do it as a sequel, he CAN'T ever get home, since it was made clear in the final episode that he never does...though they COULD just ignore that episode I suppose. If they don't do it as a sequel (or at least, not with "Sam" as the lead), then it doesn't really matter. Either way, he almost certainly ain't getting home. heh.
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":8167772,"authorDomain":"onedaylong"}
In my ideal world, if they did a sequel they would pretend the final episode was just a bad dream of one of the characters and have them wake up.
{"commentId":8167772,"threadId":"624479","contentId":"3017749","authorDomain":"onedaylong"}
- 2 votes
{"commentId":8159794,"authorDomain":"fdbryant3"}
Only interested if they get Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell back.
{"commentId":8159794,"threadId":"624479","contentId":"3017749","authorDomain":"fdbryant3"}
- 4 votes
#4 - Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:16 PM EDT{"commentId":8159880,"authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
Sam Beckett, after 20 years of leaping might be kinda interesting, but the whole "Sam never gets home" thing in the final episode of the original series kinda let's the steam out of some of the story line....though I suppose knowing how something ends (or doesn't) doesn't always matter...sometimes it's the journey that counts. Hard to say...
Getting Dean Stockwell on board would be HUGE though. He's far more awesome now than he was back then..and he was hilarious already back then.
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":8160426,"authorDomain":"fdbryant3"}
Sam Beckett, after 20 years of leaping might be kinda interesting, but the whole "Sam never gets home" thing in the final episode of the original series kinda let's the steam out of some of the story line
To be honest...........I wouldn't really mind if they retconned that by coming out with a movie or mini-series in which he makes it home or in some other way stops leaping (think about it, if he stops some twenty years in the future, that isn't really home).
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- 3 votes
{"commentId":8166483,"authorDomain":"stevencwatts"}
I'll be cautiously optimistic. Syfy - or at least its predecessor, SciFi - made a lot of dreck, but a few really good shows as well. The concept of Quantam Leap is still relevant and it has a loyal fanbase. It doesn't really have to be based on the original; I picture a series reboot, with a new cast of characters. Scott Bakula could make a cameo appearance in some capacity, but I think his part in the series is done and tied with a bow.
At the same time, if they do revive it and it becomes some unwatchable mess, the child inside me who loved the original show is going to be so pissed.
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- 3 votes
#5 - Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:56 AM EDT{"commentId":8169035,"authorDomain":"Brad-Leclerc"}
At the same time, if they do revive it and it becomes some unwatchable mess, the child inside me who loved the original show is going to be so pissed.
That is what I fear.
They COULD do some sort of series reboot, or simply tell the story of Sam's successor leaping around....or the story of his daughter working for the project (with her not knowing he was her father, at least at first, it could make for some interesting over-arching plot-lines). There are tons of ways they could do with a new series...but no matter what there is a serious risk of killing a part of a lot of people's childhood's :/
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- 2 votes
{"commentId":8181037,"authorDomain":"richardsaenz"}
Spare us this stupid show revival! The first one sucked!!!!
{"commentId":8181037,"threadId":"624479","contentId":"3017749","authorDomain":"richardsaenz"}
- 1 vote
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