I WAS online last night and was about to respond to this, until we had a second-long blackout with no warning... Internet connection was lost, so I'm not at my home computer right now. Damn heatwave. *grumble* Anyway...
It's funny you should ask this, because I've been working on a character list, including pictures, for the past few days, and was going to post it here so that people can get a better idea of who's been "cast" as the newer characters. Greg and I usually use the General Discussion to post about TVS, so it's fine.
All right, well let me see here... this is just my own personal recommendation, based on what I liked the most (and what I think were important events in the continuity). This is still quite a lot of stories, but remember there are 6 years worth of continuity to keep up with; there are just too many great stories to NOT recommend them, IMO...
To simplify things just a tad, I'm going to color code some episodes. Without giving away too many spoilers:
Episodes that continue the "Evil Leaper" storyline (begun in Season 5 of the original series) shall be in RED;
Episodes that are part of the "Rogue Leaper" storyline (begun by myself in Virtual Season 10 and continuing throughout Season 12) shall be in YELLOW;
Episodes that pertain to or include characters that are prominently featured in the "Project Liberty" storyline shall be in
BOLD;
Episodes that directly tie in with Brian's prequel series,
The Starbright Project, shall be in BLUE;
In some cases, these will overlap... you'll see what I mean:
SEASON 6:
601 "Double the Leap, Double the Danger"
(SEASON PREMIERE)
608 "I'll Be Home for Christmas, Part I"
(recommended)
609 "I'll Be Home for Christmas, Part II"
(recommended)
610 "Battle Scars"
618 "Hostile Takeover"
(SEASON FINALE / CLIFFHANGER)
SEASON 7:
701 "Hostile Takeover, Part II"
(SEASON PREMIERE)
703 "Heart and Soul"
(introduces a new character)
710 "And Then Came Another, Part I"
711 "And Then Came Another, Part II"
715 "Nightstalker"
(reminiscent of the Halloween episode; recommended)
717 "One Voice Was Heard"
718 "The Little Girl"
721 "Leap for Life, Part I"
722 "Leap for Life, Part II"
724 "Fallen Hero, Part I"
725 "Fallen Hero, Part II"
726 "I'm Not Sure You'd Understand, Old Fruit"
(introduces a new character)
732 "Vietnam Revisited, Part I"
(recommended)
733 "Vietnam Revisited, Part II"
(recommended)
734 "Leapers Who Need Leapers"
(SEASON FINALE / CLIFFHANGER)
SEASON 8:
801 "Leapers Who Need Leapers, Part II"
(SEASON PREMIERE)
805 "A Promise Fulfilled"
(sequel to "Another Mother" )
807 "I Will Love You Forever, Part I"
808 "I Will Love You Forever, Part II"
(introduces a new character)
811 "Life's Probability Leap"
819 "Brotherhood, Part I"
820 "Brotherhood, Part II"
827 "Stripped Free"
(if you're female and are a Scott fan, you will probably LOVE this one!)
829 "Mercenaries"
(begins a 3-episode story arc that is somewhat important)
830 "Shadows of the Moon"
831 "Poo to You"
(introduces a new character)
832 "Leap From Hell, Part I" (SEASON FINALE / CLIFFHANGER)
SEASON 9:
901 "Leap From Hell, Part II" (SEASON PREMIERE)
902 "Leap From Hell, Part III"
914 "Obsession: Deceit"
(interesting trilogy; recommended)
915 "Obsession: Revelation"
916 "Obsession: Repatriation"
917 "The Valley of Death, Part I"
(great Al story; highly recommended)
918 "The Valley of Death, Part II"
922 "Cosmic Leap"
(standalone, but cool story, IMO)
928 "Cross Currents, Part I"
(Body Vs. Soul Debate thrown topsy-turvy)
929 "Cross Currents, Part II"
930 "Mirror Expression I"
(sequel to... take a wild guess!)
931 "Mirror Expression II"
932 "Mirror Expression III"
(SEASON FINALE)
SEASON 10:
1001 "The Final Solution"
(SEASON PREMIERE)
1002 "The Final Solution II"
1009 "A Time to Remember"
(standalone, but highly recommended... plus, it sort of sets up what follows)
1010 "Eeny Meany Miny Mo"
1011 "Eeny Meany Miny Mo II"
1012 "Where the Buck Stops"
(standalone, but good)
1013 "Second Genesis"
(introduces a new character; will play a major role in Season 12, if all goes according to plan)
1014 "Second Genesis II"
1015 "To Say Goodbye"
(standalone, but HIGHLY recommended)
1018 "The Picnic"
(reminiscent of "Mirror Image"; recommended)
1019 "Guinea Pig" (introduces a new character; plays major role in Season 11)
1020 "Guinea Pig II"
1024 "Four Minute's Warning, Part I"
1025 "Four Minute's Warning, Part II"
1026 "Leap to the Rescue, Part I"
(introduces two new characters)
1027 "Leap to the Rescue, Part II"
1028 "Leap to the Rescue, Part III"
1029 "The Little Things"
(about autism; HIGHLY recommended)
1030 "Touch 'Em All" (standalone, but I liked it)
1031 "Future's End"
1032 "Past's Prologue"
(SEASON FINALE / CLIFFHANGER)
SEASON 11:
(Unless otherwise noted, all stories listed here are part of the "Project Liberty" storyline)
1101 "Present's Convergence" (SEASON PREMIERE ? sets up "Project Liberty" )
1106 "True Callings, Part I: The Fellowship of the Leapees" (beginning of "Project Liberty" )
1107 "True Callings, Part II: The Two Sams"
1108 "True Callings, Part III: The Return of the Hero"
1109 "War Bride"
(not part of "Project Liberty," but there's some character development)
1114 "The Enemy"
1115 "Skin Deep"
(standalone 2-parter, but recommended)
1116 "Skin Deep II"
1117 "Eternal Shadows: The Dawning"
1118 "Eternal Shadows: The Emergence"
1119 "Eternal Shadows: The Supremacy"
1120 "Eternal Shadows: The Enchantment"
1122 "I Left a Little Piece of Myself On the Farm, Part I: Hospitality"
(not part of "Project Liberty" )
1123 "I Left a Little Piece of Myself On the Farm, Part II: Hostile Measures"
1124 "I Left a Little Piece of Myself On the Farm, Part III: Hospitalization"
(spinoff for a non QL-related virtual series)
1127 "And Then Darkness Falls"
(not part of "Project Liberty," but sort of sets up the chaos that follows)
1128 "Quantum Evolution"
1129 "Quantum Departure"
1130 "Give Me Liberty"
1131 "Give Me Death" (conclusion of "Project Liberty"; sets up the Quantum Retribution timeline)
1132 "Leap for the Future"
(SEASON FINALE)
If this is still too much, I can try to whittle the list down a bit. Or, if you want to just get a quick summary of most of the major developments that have happened so far (Season 11 is still to come), go here:
www.quantumleap-alsplace.com/virtualseasons/main/thusfar.html
This contains some spoilers though.
P.S. By the way, I'm still working on the season finale for The Starbright Project, but it's going to take me some more time to get it finished unfortunately. It's called "Conceptions" and is meant to act as the prelude to my "Rogue Leaper" storyline. Hopefully, I'll have it done by the end of June or beginning of July sometime. (Sorry, Brian.) :\