tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post279187161629245773..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Dr. Bitz Ranks Every Television Series Ever...Sorta (Part 8)Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-4767557916924696442012-06-20T11:14:38.061-05:002012-06-20T11:14:38.061-05:00@Anne - The leaps at the end of episodes were defi...@Anne - The leaps at the end of episodes were definitely previewing the next episode. (I've seen it happen properly.) I've thought about it and even if a network wanted to show an episode out of order, you could easily edit in the proper leap at the end of the episode. I suppose that may screw up the end credits though...and it would be extra work. Networks don't syndicate shows because they want MORE work.<br /><br />Anyway, despite seeing a lot of Quantum Leap (enough to feel comfortable ranking it) I have never seen the final episode. I've heard about what happens and would like to watch it sometime.Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-30123751736253550232012-06-19T18:35:23.370-05:002012-06-19T18:35:23.370-05:00What Sarah said about Ronin Warriors
I remember t...What Sarah said about Ronin Warriors<br /><br />I remember that Quantum Leap was one tv show where our parents let us stay up to 9pm to watch in since it was on a school night<br />I always assumed that the 'Oh Boy' moment at the end of an episode was NEVER an actual episode, since in my memory we were never treated to an episode that had been teased- either as the next episode or even weeks in the future (or even previously)- which was always a bummer because some of the episodes looked GREAT!<br />also, QL was the first tv show i remember watching that had a series finale that pretty much wasn't a happy ending which was suprising to younger me- i didn't know they could do that kind of stuffAnne Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695186823472404436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-49026145981885890452012-06-19T16:29:44.301-05:002012-06-19T16:29:44.301-05:00@Teebore - Yup, that's Christopher Lloyd. He w...@Teebore - Yup, that's Christopher Lloyd. He was the main villain of the series. All the other wacky villain-of-the-weeks were his henchmen.<br /><br />And yes, there were quite a few episodes where Scott Bakula was a woman.Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-70584138351030594362012-06-19T15:19:27.772-05:002012-06-19T15:19:27.772-05:00@Dr. Bitz: But did you notice who the man on the r...@Dr. Bitz: <i>But did you notice who the man on the right was?</i><br /><br />Is that Christopher Lloyd? Crazy!<br /><br /><i>It's not like Brian Austin Green was a hot property at the time...or any time.</i><br /><br />Hey! He was pretty hot stuff in his 90210 heyday... <br /><br />No. No, he wasn't. <br /><br /><i>And regarding Quantum Leap, you haven't live until you've seen Scott Bakula in drag.</i><br /><br />That either happened a lot, or one of those episodes just happened to be one of the few that I've seen, because I totally remember that. <br /><br /><i><br />I also think one time Sam leaped into the body of a chimp... </i><br /><br />Okay, now I need to watch <i>Quantum Leap</i>.Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-43579435194160300112012-06-19T12:29:48.271-05:002012-06-19T12:29:48.271-05:00@SARAH - Yeah, Ronin Warriors was awesome. I never...@SARAH - Yeah, Ronin Warriors was awesome. I never did fan fiction but I think I pretended my GI Joes were them on more than one occasion.<br />I do remember Exosquad being aired on channel 9 at 2:30 PM after Ronin Warriors went off the air in the same time slot.<br />Maybe they aired Ronin Warriors, then Exosquad, then Ronin Warriors again? Or maybe they alternated even more? Or maybe my memory is wrong...which has happened before.<br /><br />@Teebore - I had to check but that is not Cousin Balky. Although they do look strikingly similar:<br />http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0443181/<br />http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001621/<br /><br />But did you notice who the man on the right was? <br /><br />On Terminator, I've sometimes thought that maybe the actors had odd filming schedules and couldn't get together? But what else would they all be doing? It's not like Brian Austin Green was a hot property at the time...or any time.<br /><br />And regarding Quantum Leap, you haven't live until you've seen Scott Bakula in drag.<br /><br />I also think one time Sam leaped into the body of a chimp...Dr. Bitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13568570859981368717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-79571592384062217852012-06-19T10:45:12.588-05:002012-06-19T10:45:12.588-05:00Is...is that Cousin Balky on Deadly Games? I don&#...Is...is that Cousin Balky on <i>Deadly Games</i>? I don't think I've ever seen it, or even heard of it before, but it sounds awesome, cheesy UPN effects aside. <br /><br /><i>Quantum Leap</i> is one of those shows I managed to more or less miss. I've seen a few episodes here and there, but no consistent run. I know the gist of it, obviously, but never got into it, for whatever reason. <br /><br /><i>I just think it could have been more.</i><br /><br />So, so much more. Tons of potential and lots of standalone great moments/episodes that never quite gelled. I'm still bummed by its cancellation; I would have loved to see where they took things based on what they setup in the finale. <br /><br />And seriously, the lengths they went to avoid having cast members interact was bizarre. I wouldn't be surprised if you were right about them hating each other. <br /><br />Judging by your comments, will <i>Exosquad</i> be appearing on this list? That's another show I somehow completely missed but probably shouldn't have. <br /><br />@Sarah: <i>We loved it so much, us and all our friends wrote RW fanfiction</i> <br /><br />NEEEEERRRRRRD!! ;) <br /><br />(No need to tell this pot it's black).Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-85494359735560560512012-06-19T08:40:23.204-05:002012-06-19T08:40:23.204-05:00OMG!!! YEEEESSSS on the Ronin Warriors!! It was pr...OMG!!! YEEEESSSS on the Ronin Warriors!! It was pretty much life changing for me. We loved it so much, us and all our friends wrote RW fanfiction, which is, more or less, what made me decide to become a writer years later. (the fanfiction is both terrible and awesome all at the same time.)<br />Though, i think you may be off on your timing. Exosquad was aired before RW, because we also loved Exosquad and we were excitedly waiting for the episode when DeLeon died, but then on that day, they replaced it with RW and we were not happy. But it only took us like a few episodes to get over it. <br />We're actually having a RW reunion party with some of our highschool friends this August. Good times. Good times.Sarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.com