Powet Alphabet: Q is for Quantum Leap
by Sean "TheOrange" Corse, filed in Powet Alphabet, TV on Apr.24, 2010
Since the alphabet is the building block of our language, the Powet Alphabet is the building block of what makes us geeks.
Not long ago, there began a somewhat off-kilter TV show with an unbelievable premise that nonetheless captured the hearts and minds of America. Guest stars who were associated with it went on to have long careers of their own, even as the principals struggled to escape its overpowering shadow. Despite the sometimes-inexplicable twist and turns of the plot, what really attracted audiences were the touching and realistic character pieces that this show delivered week after week.
I could be talking about ABC’s LOST, but before LOST was NBC’s Quantum Leap. Read on to find out why this show held, and twenty years later continues to hold, a special place in the hearts of science geeks, acting geeks, history buffs, and non-geeks alike.