Quantum Leap: The Complete Fourth Season
by Anita W. Addison, Bob Hulme, Christopher Hibler, Eric Laneuville, James Whitmore Jr.
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Actor: Dean Stockwell, Kimberly Foster, Kurt Deutsch, Scott Bakula, Scott HoxbyDirector: Anita W. Addison, Bob Hulme, Christopher Hibler, Eric Laneuville, James Whitmore Jr.
Brand: NBC Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1030 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-28
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Quantum Leap: The Complete Fourth Season
DVD Review: The darkest leaps ever?
Summary: 5 Stars
I would have to say that Quantum Leap is one of my favorite televisions shows of all time. The key behind the success of this show was the chemistry between Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell. The manner in which these two actors interact is really the heart of Quantum Leap.
The premise of this show is basically Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) leaps (euphuism for time travel) into a person's body in order to "make right that once went wrong". When Sam leaps into a person his only guide is Al (Dean Stockwell). Al is from the same time Sam is from and steps into a chamber that allows only Sam to see Al as a hologram. Al provides insight on what Sam is suppose to do in order to "leap". The hope is that Sam will leap home (back to his own time). Mind you there is a bit more to this show, but this is the series in a nutshell.
The thing that made this show so wonderful is that each week the theme of the show would be different, due to the fact that Sam would be "leaping" into different scenarios. One week the show would be a comedy, a drama, an adventure, a romance, a thriller and so forth. Quantum Leap sadly only ran for five seasons before it was cancelled.
I have to say that out of the ninety-six episodes made there really isn't one that I don't like. I choose to review season four because this season was very dark and edge. This might not seem like much of a big deal today, but in 1991/1992 the playing field on public television was a little different. There were twenty-two episodes in season four of Quantum Leap the following are some of the darker and edger episodes:
- Hurricane: Sam leaps into a sheriff who must stop a woman from being killed by a hurricane, or perhaps an ex-lover?
- Justice: Sam leaps into a man who just joined the Ku Klux Klan and must prevent a black civil rights leader from being lynched by the Klan. This is a great episode that touches many social issues.
- Permanent Wave: Sam leaps into a hairdresser who is living with a single mother and her son. When the child witnesses a murder, Sam must keep the killer from slaughtering the boy.
- Raped: Sam leaps into a girl named Katie, who has just been raped. Sam has to make sure the person who raped Katie is brought to justice. However, the only suspect is the town hero. This episode really pushed the envelope.
- Dreams: Sam leaps into a cop investigating a multiple homicide. However the haunting childhood memories this cop has experienced are now affecting Sam.
- Running For Honor: Sam leaps into a cadet at a Naval Academy who might be homosexual. Sam must stop his former roommate (who is gay) from being killed via a hate crime. This episode also really pushed social issues.
- Temptation Eyes: Sam leaps into a television reporter in San Francisco. Sam ends up working with a psychic on solving a murder. The twist is that this psychic knows that Sam is a time traveler.
- Moments to Live: Sam leaps into a soap opera star that is kidnapped by his number one fan, which happens to suffer from borderline personality disorder.
- The Curse of Ptah-Hotep: Sam leaps into an archeologist who finds a Pharaohs' tomb and curse.
- Leap for Lisa: Sam leaps into Al when he was still serving in the military. Al is put on trial for murder of his commander's wife. Sam makes some dubious choices that result in changing Al's future and not for the better!
As for the DVD set itself there are three dual sided discs, not my personal favorite. I would prefer six discs to the three dual sided. As for special features......there really aren't any. I must be honest, special features would have been great but I am just so happy that these shows are available on DVD. From my understanding Universal has changed some of the music played in certain episodes for copyright reasons. It had been so long since the original shows aired and when this DVD was released that I don't even remember where the music was changed. Let the record state I am not thrilled that some of the music has been changed, but I am not going boycott the show or this DVD set.
Quantum Leap was a great show that really was different. I think that was both its curse and blessing. These episodes, for the most part, have aged nicely and since the show is about time traveling there is an ageless aspect. Many modern television shows could learn a lesson from Quantum Leap
Description of Quantum Leap: The Complete Fourth Season
Take a trip through time with the daring Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) and his hilarious hologram guide, Al (Dean Stockwell), in all 22 extraordinary, groundbreaking episodes of Quantum Leap: The Complete Fourth Season. It?s adventure like you?ve never seen, with each amazing episode from this eight-time Emmy-nominated season now digitally remastered for incredible picture quality. Journey back as Sam and Al survive a hurricane, trail a murderer, make a monkey out of themselves and even switch roles! With each "leap" into another identity, Sam hopes to find some insight into the jump that will finally take him home. And now, fans can spend more time with Sam and Al with an exclusive bonus episode from the Fifth Season. You won?t want to miss a minute of the adventure!Bestsellers in DVD
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