Quantum Leap: The Complete Fifth Season

I fell in love with this show!I started seeing Quantom Leap when I was about 14..Every week this show literally saved me from deppression!I just waited to see this show who brought Light to my life..Sam & Al were my friends and true heros who'd Inspired me... :-)They helped me in my hard times of life.And Sam was my role model of a Good person!I knew thagt this is how I wanted to live my own Life.It felt in my heart that this is who I Am!I purchsed all of the 5 seasons and watched it with my newly wed wife.She also now adores this series and eagerly wait to see another episode!I'm sad to think that soon "my show" will be over again..since we started from the begining and soon we'll reach the end..(we try to see just one episode each week..) :-)I highly reccomend season 3 since Sam comes back home as a teen-and also sings the wonderful song: "Imagine" to his sister.For me it was the most touching episode of all.Too bad the theme of the 5th season had changed a bit.And actually it's my least favourite- but still worth every penny!!I hope for one day to be able to Thank personally to all of the team,All the people who made Quantom Leap dream possible..Donald P. Bellisario, Scott Bakula, Dean Stockwell, Deborah Pratt..and all of the wonderful Family of Angels who made me tear out of joy,of appriciation and deaply from a heart filled with Love!Thank you! Thank you very much!You Have truly Changed the World! :-)Certainly you've changed me & my wife..and we'll try to help others as well.. :-)"To make the world a better place.."Life after life.. :-)One by One.. :-)Another show I recommened and hope that will reach Amazon-is called: "Early Edition" about a guy who recieves tommorrow's newspaper-and tries each day to save whoever he can... (sounds familiar huh?)So all the people here who had seconds thoughts- Don't!It's for your future- as well as your kids, friends & loved ones!Keep this flame alive for many generations to come! :-)With Love!Gil :-)From far Israel..Yes! so far you've reached..Thanks for the subtitles! :-)

This is the one I've been looking forward to the most! Although it has many episodes that have been panned for being laden with celebrity leaps (Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, JFK, etc.) and for having the silly Evil Leaper episodes (which I LOVED, by the way) overall, it is a fantastic season. The Trilogy eps are by FAR the highlight of the season. Also a neat thing about this season: we get to see more of the inner workings of Project Quantum Leap in "Killin' Time" and "Lee Harvey Oswald". The stories spend a lot of time at the physical Project Quantum Leap underground building in New Mexico in the "future" with Al and the person Sam has leapt into for reasons I won't go into so I don't spoil anything for anyone who hasn't seen them yet. It's really fun getting to see what the room where the Leap-ees stay in looks like as well as other parts of the Project!I highly recommend this season above any others, except for maybe the very short first season.With that said, I of course have not watched any of them on the DVD because as of right now, it has not been released yet, so I can't review the DVD versions of the eps. On DVD releases of previous seasons, Universal has made several glaring changes to many very important episodes in the way of music/soundtrack songs which was VERY disappointing for HUGE long time QL fans like myself. I've heard that there will be no changes to the Elvis music since it is such an integral aspect of that particular episode. I really Really hope that there will be SOMETHING in the way of extras, which have been sorely lacking on previous seasons.And just FYI: that Scott Bakula rumor about him returning to the small screen for a new QL series is just that -- a RUMOR. It is not fact; SB himself has repeatedly denied any involvement in any new series since the end of ST:Ent. IMDB.com has the series listed as In Development, but it's been in that status for literally YEARS and no stars are attached to appear. It's all rumor... for now.

Quantum Leap is by far one of the best TV series of the 80's and early 90's, and in my humble opinion, one of the better shows in the past 30 years. It managed, without gratuitous sex, nudity, or cursing to present a wonderful show that the whole family could watch, and tackled many issues head-on (racism, sexism, the Vietnam War, etc.) And the whole theme of the show--someone putting right what once went wrong--was perfect, and was very inspirational. In this 5th and final season, you get to see some of the best episodes of the series, and some of the most memorable. I have seen the comments by others on the final episode, and how it ended things abruptly, but I beg to differ. I thought it was a perfect wrap-up to a series that (thankfully) didn't try to overstay its welcome. Many other series have tried to push their lifespans to the point where they're not fresh anymore--but not Quantum Leap. Other series never get the chance to wrap up before they're cancelled (especially these days--how'd you like the endings to Joan Of Arcadia and Tru Calling? Oops, forgot--they didn't have one). Quantum Leap not only got to wrap things up, they did so in the most memorable of fashions. This is a gem of a series, and this final season is the sparkle in that gem.

Many issues dealt with, with good writing most issues are successfully salved. I know fixing the past is unreal but the thought of someone chiming in at a critical time and saving the day is a pleasant thought.

Quantum Leap is one of the best series to come out of the US,season 5 (there is a box set, which is recommended but I needed this to replace a lost set). By season 5 the writers and crew were confident and comfortable (almost) with the characters and that was reflected within the season. We see Sam leap into the body of Lee Harvey Oswald, Elvis Presley and Dr Ruth, as the versatility of Scott Bakula is tested. There are a couple of weak episodes, the introduction of aliens and vampires attest to that, though many will remember this is not the first time Super Natural has been proven as in the past we have had ghosts and the Bermuda Triangle appear. We also get to meet some famous names the stand outs are Brooke Shields and Jennifer Aniston (Yep and if my calculations are right pre Friends as well)The stand out episodes though are indeed the Lee Harvey Oswald episode, that opens the season with Sam leaping into different aspects of his life and finding a strong residue of Oswald that Sam can't control and the brilliant Trilogy (possibly the best in the whole history of Quantum along with the Leap Home,) where find Sam entering the life of Abigail over 3 episodes as the claims of murder follow her through the decades an absolute must see. There is also fun in watching Scott Bakula impersonate, and nearly ruin the career of Elvis. As a stage and musical actor for Scott this must have been a dream come true, almost like being rep, playing a different character every week (unlike Dr Who who uses a different actor, Scott has to do it all himself)But for many of Quantum fans it is the final episode, the final leap, that is the most poignant. Meeting some of the people he had "rescued" during his years of leaping, it is hard to say this is a fitting finale for Sam as it left open many questions the producers seemed to want to leave unanswered, or potential for other stories later, nonetheless the final series is a must for all fans or casual viewers as the journey of Sam and Al comes to an end.And as the old adage of Leaving them wanting for more, more than meets that criteria, and that at least is not a spoiler.

I love this series and I needed it to complete my set.

Whilst Bakula and Stockwell rise the show above its limits and some poorer episodes this season, its still lots of fun, moving and action packed. The last episode is a real WTH? Still, loved it as a kid, love it as an adult (I've said that a lot about this show!).

as sam goes back and forward in time to make the men and women whos bodies he has taken over a better person and life his friend with the hand held computer helps him through, a great tv series ;recommend

Fantastic DVD at an amazing price, Highly recommended