if you hear me take me far far from here when Scott Bakula's Instagram came alive
on September 15th after nine months of radio silence it couldn't be just a coincidence that
his social media was sputtering to life only a few days before the launch of a new Quantum
Leap series that he was painfully absent from and as we expected that is exactly what the Instagram
post was about bacula wanted to set the record straight but while his words would confirm the
news fans have already known for quite some time that bacula would not be reprising his
role as the Beloved Dr Sam Beckett there was something in the message that took us
completely off guard Scott wrote of the difficult decision to pass on the project what oh no I I uh
you you were a uh you mean you did he just say he passed on Quantum Leap we felt like
victims who had been drugged by someone they trusted you were gonna drug me this was direct
exactly contrary to what we were told by his longtime publicist NBC insiders had said one
thing bacula's publicist had said the opposite and now here is the legend himself saying something
else why would the heart and soul of Quantum Leap say something contrary to his camp and
let NBC off the hook why are longtime fans being robbed of the continuation we've been waiting 30
years for who is telling the Quantum Leap lie and why well we plan to tell you so you don't
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the image for bacula's Instagram post couldn't be more perfect it was from the Quantum Leap episode
the right hand of God and it shows Sam in a boxing ring ready to fight with hologram Al by his side
the fight over whether bacula would be in the new Quantum Leap show is something we've been
up to our ears in since the news of a new pilot being ordered by NBC came out back in January when
the news dropped we were extremely optimistic that Scott would reprise his role as he'd been working
toward just that goal for years he Dean Stockwell and Creator Donald Bellisario had wanted to bring
the show back for a long time but it was tied up over rights issues Stockwell who played Al
and is arguably as important to the original show as Beckett passed away only two months
before the pilot announcement came out knowing Belisario was attached to the new show we were sad
Stockwell couldn't be in it but we were incredibly confident that bacula would be back because there
is literally no re reason he wouldn't or couldn't come back NCIS New Orleans was over and he had no
commitments on his plate and if that wasn't enough it was confirmed that bacula was in talks with NBC
about the new show we went into great detail with all of this in a video on January 21st what could
go wrong apparently everything shortly after that video came out we were sent the call sheet for
actors NBC wanted for the new pilot notably there was no description of Dr Sam Beckett and that had
us concerned but perhaps they just didn't need to include him since he was already likely on
board we put out a video breaking down the whole situation and shortly after producing that video
we were approached by a confirmed NBC Insider who shared with us that bacula had turned down Quantum
Leap to Star and executive produce another NBC show called unbroken which would be in the vein
of the popular Yellowstone TV show Y is for the Yellowstone on March 16th we went out with this
news on our live show as well as Twitter and we were immediately hit with a wall of backlash from
Scott Bakula fans apparently Facebook fan groups had already been way ahead of this and they were
angrily coming to the defense of bacula who they insisted wanted to do Quantum bleep but it was
NBC who was keeping it from happening just ask Scott's publicist they said so that's exactly
what we did Jay Schwartz who'd been a close friend to bacula since the start of his career was eager
to set the story straight Schwartz shared with us that bacula wanted to do Quantum Leap for
years he said he loved the show and very much wanted to reprise his role as Dr Sam Beckett
the moment the opportunity came up again he was very interested Schwartz insisted the problem
according to the publicist was that NBC wasn't he confirmed that bacula and NBC had been in talks
but then was adamant that NBC chose to go another Direction while unwilling to provide specifics
Schwartz wanted it on the record that bacula wanted to do the show but NBC had other ideas
and this is why bacula decided to do unbroken so who was telling the truth was it the NBC Insider
or was it Scott's circle of trust publicist could this image on his Instagram post be
Scott telling us more than he can put into words and could it reveal who is telling the
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and I'll prove it to you no after bacula's publicist pointed the finger at NBC and
without any new information from the NBC Insider we revealed to the World on April 9th everything
we knew up until this point and with no official comment from NBC Universal we reported that NBC
said no to the return of Dr Sam Beckett and for five months there was nothing new to report that
said the fan reaction to no Scott Bakula in the new Quantum Leap would quickly begin to
make noise and when the trailer for the new show popped on September 8th and there was a young
Asian man leaping through time as opposed to the familiar face of Dr Sam Beckett the fan backlash
started to get very loud so much so that bacula felt inclined to put out his Instagram post and
this is what it said to Quantum Elite fans around the world in an effort to quiet the rumors and
move on first of all thanks for hanging around through the decades here's the simple version of
what's going on with the Quantum Leap reboot and me I have no connection with the new show either
in front of the camera or behind it in January the pilot was sold and a script was sent to me
because the character of Sam Beckett was in it which makes sense right as so many of you have
been asking me the last several months how could you do Quantum Leap without Sam or Al for that
matter well I guess we're about to find out that's the story as the show has always been near and
dear to my heart it was very difficult to pass on the project a decision that is upset and confused
so many fans of the original series however the idea of anyone leaping around in time and walking
a mile in someone else's shoes remains a very appealing concept and so worthy of exploration
especially given the current state of mankind in that spirit I am crossing my fingers that this new
cast and crew are lucky enough to tap into the magic that propelled the original Quantum Leap
into the hearts and minds of generations past and present I wish them good luck and happy leaping
so was bacula's publicist lying did Scott simply say nah thanks but no thanks yeah wanted to do it
for 30 years but yeah I changed my mind all of a sudden oh boy we have to take a closer look
at that picture why did he choose an image of him fighting it's totally contrary to the words
he used about the current state of mankind and good luck and happy leaping well you can read his
statement and it becomes pretty clear this wasn't written from a place of passion and love this was
a clear response to a request from NBC Executives who asked Scott to calm the fans down before a
bunch of 40 50 and 60 year old Quantum Leap fans Go full rings of power on the new show as soon as
it launches Studios clearly understand there is now a danger of fans showing their frustration in
a classic Show's new format via negative reviews and amped up social media posts that talk about
a show more concerned about checking boxes than making something the fans will love you can see
it clearly in his first words to Quantum Leap fans around the world in an effort to quiet the rumors
and move on why quiet the rumors Scott why do they need to move on oh boy it sounds just like someone
said hey Scott can you go and quiet the rumors so we can move on note that he is very careful about
what he is saying here he wants everyone to know he has absolutely no connection to the new show
the explanation goes on to say the pilot was sold and a script was sent to him because Sam Beckett
was in it now he says something important he says about Sam being in the show which makes sense
right then he says how could you do Quantum Leap without Sam or Al to which he said I guess we're
about to find out that is not an answer that's an admission of things Beyond his control Scott
please blink your eyes to let us know if you're in danger he's a hostage he or someone who wrote
something down for him to put out goes on to say it was very difficult to pass on the project he
recognizes that it has upset many fans but then he goes on to say the idea is still great and
good luck to the new people on the show so what gives who's telling the big Quantum Leap lie the
answer is no one we believe the truth is that Scott Bakula very much wanted to do Quantum Leap
and NBC very much wanted him to do the show but when they met to discuss it bacula was offered a
smaller role than he was willing to play I mean think about it how do you go from the lead of
NCIS New Orleans to a member Barry on the Legacy show that you built with your own two hands oh
I remember a show you've been wanting to bring back to TV for 30 years when bacula says it was
a difficult decision to pass on the project it probably was he'd been carrying the torch for
years and when the time finally came they didn't want him as the lead this matches up with the NBC
Insider saying bacula turned down the role as well as his publicist saying NBC wanted to go
in another Direction bacula turned down a small role on Quantum Leap because NBC wanted to go
another Direction with Dr Ben song and being the great guy Scott is he probably really
considered it but at what cost he's not getting any younger and since his decision Vision to do
unbroken came shortly after this event it's likely the project was something bacula was
already working on he will have complete control of his show and chances are that was just not
going to be the case on Quantum Leap there are a lot of us who are brokenhearted that he won't
be able to continue the story with Sam and this Instagram post and bacula specifically pointing
out that he has no connection to the show is a reality that we are going to have to get used
to considering he currently works for the studio it would be very hard for Scott to come out and
say that NBC shortchanged all of us on this one instead he posts a picture of him in the ring to
let us know he fought like hell but pound for pound NBC was too much for him but of course
Never Say Never in Hollywood if Quantum Leap manages to hold on for a few seasons perhaps
bacula will change his mind and give us some member berries we'd greatly enjoy oh they're
adorable perhaps he'll at the very least allow us long time fans to have some closure and give
Dr Sam Beckett at least one Lieb the leap home but instead of starting with Once Upon a Time
start with the happy ending what do you think are you going to watch Quantum Leap without
Scott Bakula do you think NBC should have given him a bigger role or should Scott have taken
whatever they would give him if you've seen the new show what are your thoughts would you
like Sam to show up as a cameo at the very least let's talk about it in the comments
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