From the first episode on, I never missed a showing of Quantum Leap when it aired on network television. The second season, which stretched from the Fall of 1989 to the Spring of 1990 was a terrific one. Scott Bakula portrays Sam Beckett. Sam is a quantum physicist who was testing his theories on theContinue reading “Quantum Leap Season 2 – Can We Get a “Do Over” From Universal?”
Tag Archives: science fiction television
Babylon 5 Season Three on DVD – One Word, WOW!
If anyone thinks that Aaron Sorkin was the first creator of a series (The West Wing) to write every episode each season, they are wrong. J. Michael Straczynski was the first to do it, in the third season of Babylon 5. For anyone who doesn’t know, Babylon 5 is set in the future and inContinue reading “Babylon 5 Season Three on DVD – One Word, WOW!”
Quantum Leap: The Complete First Season on DVD – A Fun Travel Through Time
Since Quantum Leap was a late mid-season replacement show back in 1989, there were only eight episodes in the first season of this wonderful series. This boxed set is made up of only three discs. The series was an anthology where the two main characters were Sam Beckett (portrayed by Scott Bakula) and Al (portrayedContinue reading “Quantum Leap: The Complete First Season on DVD – A Fun Travel Through Time”
Babylon 5: The Coming of Shadows – The Complete Second Season on DVD
Imagine having five seasons to tell a story instead of just an hour. That is the basic premise of Babylon 5: a five year telling of a story. Each season marks one year of “Earth Time”. Each season’s opener is set some time around the beginning of January and the season-ending episode is usually setContinue reading “Babylon 5: The Coming of Shadows – The Complete Second Season on DVD”
Babylon 5: The Complete First Season on DVD
The science-fiction series Babylon 5 aired for five seasons in syndication. More than any other series before it, Babylon 5 consisted of an ongoing story arc – a serial-type show. For this reason, if you miss seeing the shows in order, you do miss out on a lot of the story. I know that becauseContinue reading “Babylon 5: The Complete First Season on DVD”
Star Trek: The Next Generation First Season on DVD (Original Release)
When Paramount first began releasing episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series on DVD, it followed the pattern which was begun with the release of episodes on VHS: two episodes per DVD. It took a while, but Paramount soon found out it had made a mistake not taking advantage of the DVD technology. It hasContinue reading “Star Trek: The Next Generation First Season on DVD (Original Release)”
Battlestar Galactica (1978) – The Complete Epic Series on DVD
There are those who believe that life here began out there… Far across the universe… With tribes of humans who may have been the forefathers of the Egyptians… Or the Toltecs… Or the Mayans… That they may have been the architects of the great pyramids… or the lost civilizations of Lemuria… or Atlantis… Some believeContinue reading “Battlestar Galactica (1978) – The Complete Epic Series on DVD”
