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- From: as010b@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (andrew david simchik)
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- Subject: Re: Quantum Leap = Old Dr. Who?
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- Date: 23 Nov 92 01:06:06 GMT
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- In <1eok25INNc9b@cat.cis.Brown.EDU> ST101229@brownvm.brown.edu (Charon) writes:
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- >Anyone watch Quantum Leap nowadays? IMHO, it's extremely stupid, but most of
- >my friends seem to love it.
- > I tried explaining why, and eventually figured out that I thought it was
- >a Dr. Who without the history and tradition. If I weren't a Who fan, I'd have
- >all sorts of criticisms of the show...but I feel like they're exempted by the
- >fact that the show has _always_ been like that. Quantum Leap, on the other
- >hand, started out where Dr. Who was several years ago...when it had already
- >been running for several years. Opinions?
-
- > -Charon <st101229@brownvm.brown.edu>
-
- Admittedly, as a college student, I haven't been watching the latest season,
- but I think you're trashing one of the better shows on American television
- unfairly. You need to remember two things:
-
- 1.) Quantum Leap is very deceiving; it will fool you by masquerading as a
- science fiction show. *It is not sci-fi at all.* It is, in fact, an
- anthology show, and a damn good one at that. Similarly, the Twilight Zone
- was not truly science fiction in the space-opera tradition. Both shows
- simply use(d) sci-fi premises to present their exploration of
- character/issues (Quantum Leap) and theme/philosophy (Twilight Zone).
- QL and Dr. Who have only one thing in common: time travel. They are
- completely different shows.
-
- 2.) And this is the kicker: QL is a lot better than anything else on
- American TV these days. Really.
-
- Drewcifer
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- * Andrew David Simchik * DISCLAIMER: I said it... *
- * a.k.a. Drewcifer * No one else would! * *
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