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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

I...just....no.

Ugh. God I love that show. The Vietnam eps when he sees Al! The ones with Jimmy!

Also that one where Al is the devil scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.

I need to go steal my bro's boxsets and watch them again.

mmmm bak-u-la

Okay, you know what? If they are so goddamn embarrassed of being known as the SCI-FI Channel, then they shouldn't be allowed to continue broadcasting science fiction material.

That was the whole reason their fucking channel existed, and since they want to change the name for no real reason other than "the meatheads who want more ECW don't like it", then they can't continue to use stuff like QL and Twilight Zone as their backbone.

i was going to cut and paste the same section that tracer bullet did, but he beat me to the punch. that's some serious dedication on your behalf.

i haven't had time to look at the other article about 'remakes of the future' yet, but i can imagine a reimagining of 'the big fan'...seth plays the role of patton oswald, but instead of it being about a football player-it's about blacula.

branded, I love you. I was thinking the same thing.

Item #1: SyFy is fucking stupid. Ok? We KNOW you show Science Fiction shows, that's why we watch. We KNOW you can't copyright the name "Sci Fi," and we really don't give a hot shit. We still watch.

Item #2: "Quantum Leap" was awesome. You know it, I know it, hell, Godtopus even hangs out with Ziggy. It. Should. Remain. Untouched. Fuck it up, you misspelling motherpusbuckets, and the full wrath of Pajiba will be on your heads. And, you DON'T want that!

Item #3: Scott Bakula was/is/always will be hot.

End of items, and hopefully end of the talk of this TRAVESTY!!! Pajibans UNITE!

oh, and I love that picture mashup so much I want to stick it under my desk in my cube and let it service me.

I gotta say...this doesn't really upset me. I'm currently watching Season 2 on DVD and I just frickin love this show so much. I can't see that having an updated version can be a bad thing. Best case...Battlestar Gallactica 2.0. Worst case? I ignore the fucker and keep watching my DVDs.

i call shotgun.

Quantum Leap got me through my first year of law school. i would watch it on SciFi between classes and it kept me from killing any of my fellow law students, so i guess it kept me out of jail too. i see no need to remake the show, but it doesn't surprise me that someone from SyFy--i seriously don't understand that name change--would think it's a good idea.

to be perfectly honest i felt the same way about the BsG remake and they pulled that off so i should try to reserve judgment. the main difference is that the original BsG was cheesetastic and QL was actually a good show. i will be watching the Alien Nation remake because i loved the cheesy goodness of that show too.

I LOVED Quantum Leap something fierce and would be very sad to see it remade. Seriously, is it *that* hard to come up with an original premise? Aren't there thousands and thousands of writers in LA trying to shop scripts & ideas? Is it *that* hard to read some of them and come up with a show that isn't a reboot/re-imagining/regurgitating of something that was done well and doesn't need to be remade? OR if SyFy (which, stupid name, but I don't give a rat's ass what they call themselves) is hell-bent on going with a name brand, why not get Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles and continue it? Or Pushing Daisies, that's SyFyish, isn't it?

That picture makes me so happy...not just in my pants either; happy in my twisted, little heart!

Ha, MelBivDevoe - it looks like I just reimagined, rebooted and remade your comment! I promise I didn't. It just took me FOREVER to finish it and hit "post comment". I need more caffeine...

was i smoking crack, or did I see Scott Bakula in the audience for SYTYCD last week? Is his kid dancing or something?

pq, you are, of course, entitled to your opinion, but please understand that, for the most of us, comparing the original BSG to the original QL is like comparing a steaming pile of crap to a New York Strip Steak with a side of horseradish mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus. The former was effectively recycled to produce something worthwhile; the latter is perfect just the way it is.

Minty, i believe we are essentially in agreement--only i used cheese where you used a steaming pile of crap, and i hate steak, so i wouldn't use that comparison either. maybe the confusion stems from my made-up words. also, i freely admit that i am a huge fan of the cheesy entertainment, but i don't confuse cheesy goodness with quality entertainment.

Stella, i was SO excited when the camera flashed on Bakula during SYTYCD. i had to rewind to make sure that i wasn't seeing things.

Caught the first episode of Warehouse 13 last night and aside from the annoying "SyFy" logo at the bottom of the screen, it was pretty solid for a preliminary episode. By the end they'd even toned down the mega-bitchery of one of the main characters. Boo hoo, I get to work with priceless artifacts and unearth ancient evils. Go cry into your latte, you shitty Scully wannabe.

Duck= Fuck
Stupid SyFy even got to that

I recorded a number of the shows when it was still on NBC and then decided to step up my game by recording the whole series off of USA reruns. In order, despite the fact that they weren’t often aired in order. On VHS. So I’d have to time out these multiple hour gaps on taps to fill episodes in later.

I find myself extremely turned on right now.

...would anyone have an issue if they took a similar basic concept as QL but changed details (characters' names, etc) and the title? Or even kept the title but had the same concept happening to another guy? It seems there's a compromise here...