101 The Pilot Episode <AKA Genesis>

[MIRROR_IMAGE]

Starting today, I'll be reviewing the series, so I'll be watching Genesis tonight.
This is an amazing episode! I am very impressed with the beginning, where they show Al, who learns from Gooshie that Sam has entered the Quantum Leap Accelerator and is about to start a quantum leap... I've always thought that Sam deliberately went to the Accelerator when Al wasn't at the Project base, because Al would never let him do that...
Further - more. We get to know Sam, who doesn't remember anything, and we gradually understand who he is and what's going on. It's an incredibly powerful moment when he talks to his father on the phone. Again, with the help of Al, who broke the rules and told him his real last name...
I remember when I first watched the series, I started watching it from the fourth season. And there, in the Sega Sell screensaver, excerpts from the Leap Back episode were shown, and I unknowingly thought that these were excerpts from the very first series, and I thought that in the first series we were shown how Sam was working on a Project, testing his theory and communicating with colleagues... in this sense, the first viewing of the Genesis episode caused a feeling of some disappointment.... which passed quickly) A great start to a great tv-show!

 

[Avilos]

I have vague memories of watching this when it first aired. I was 10 and half. That same night NBC earlier aired a Ducktales special introducing Gizmoduck.

I started watching regularly a year or so later. So first full viewing of the Pilot was fall of 1992 when reruns started on USA Cable Network.

I had similar reaction expecting more of future. But quickly learned how brilliant it was that we the audience learn things along with Sam. He has no memory but we learn when he does or when he remembers.

 

[Al_Calavicci]

I agree,I love this episode too. Who new back in the bringing that Weird Ernie would also figure prominently in the final episode of the series too! Incidentally I have the same Seeburg that Sam and Al first talk in front of while Pat Boones "Thee I love/Friendly Persuasion" is playing. Man,it's hard to believe it was 36 years ago now that episode aired. Where did that time go?

 

[Al_Calavicci]

I have vague memories of watching this when it first aired. I was 10 and half. That same night NBC earlier aired a Ducktales special introducing Gizmoduck.

I started watching regularly a year or so later. So first full viewing of the Pilot was fall of 1992 when reruns started on USA Cable Network.

I had similar reaction expecting more of future. But quickly learned how brilliant it was that we the audience learn things along with Sam. He has no memory but we learn when he does or when he remembers.

I remember when the series started airing on USA back in the early 90's. Back then USA also had some decent original programs like Duckman.

 

[MIRROR_IMAGE]

I agree,I love this episode too. Who new back in the bringing that Weird Ernie would also figure prominently in the final episode of the series too! Incidentally I have the same Seeburg that Sam and Al first talk in front of while Pat Boones "Thee I love/Friendly Persuasion" is playing. Man,it's hard to believe it was 36 years ago now that episode aired. Where did that time go?

By the way, Quantum Leap is the show that also introduces us to amazing music. I've discovered so many musicians through him...if you list them all, there won't be enough free space here)
Unfortunately, in Russia, pop music is of a very disgusting quality! We really like to listen to American and English rock and pop music from the 20th century, not modern) And the Quantum Leap gives you the opportunity to discover musicians that you wouldn't be able to find out about here otherwise... Thanks to him for that)

 

[Al_Calavicci]

By the way, Quantum Leap is the show that also introduces us to amazing music. I've discovered so many musicians through him...if you list them all, there won't be enough free space here)
Unfortunately, in Russia, pop music is of a very disgusting quality! We really like to listen to American and English rock and pop music from the 20th century, not modern) And the Quantum Leap gives you the opportunity to discover musicians that you wouldn't be able to find out about here otherwise... Thanks to him for that)

It's the same in America,modern pop music is garbage and theres nothing good on the radio. The music from the 40's,50's and 60's was the best ever,but so were rhe cars,movies,tv shows,etc. Glad you enjoy the old American music too. The 50's ans early 60's were America at its zenith.

 

[MIRROR_IMAGE]

It's the same in America,modern pop music is garbage and theres nothing good on the radio. The music from the 40's,50's and 60's was the best ever,but so were rhe cars,movies,tv shows,etc. Glad you enjoy the old American music too. The 50's ans early 60's were America at its zenith.

You know, I love American rock'n'roll of the 50s! Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Gene Vincent, Jerry Lee Lewis and many others, for my taste, are the pearls of music! For me, early rock and roll is much more interesting than the heavy metal of the 80s.
Why do you think modern American music is garbage? We have a theory here that this is because the big bosses of the music industry no longer want to invest in real talent, preferring to invest in cheap, one-size-fits-all projects in order to regain the money they spent. Is our version correct?

 

[McDuck]

It's the same in America,modern pop music is garbage and theres nothing good on the radio. The music from the 40's,50's and 60's was the best ever,but so were rhe cars,movies,tv shows,etc. Glad you enjoy the old American music too. The 50's ans early 60's were America at its zenith.

I dunno, I think we had some pretty good music in the 80's also. There are definitely gems to be found even today if you look. My taste in music runs the entire gamut, and I do agree the 50's and 60's music was excellent.

I realize I don't think I have ever weighed in on these per episode threads. I may have to remedy that...

 

[Avilos]

If we are honest with ourselves most of our tastes in music is influenced by what we heard at a young age. Which was probably what was popular at the time.