So far, haven't been impressed. Like the cast but the stories are very testosterone-laden. The first three eps: #1 A Fast and the Furious rip-off, #2 Spacewalks during a doomed shuttle mission, #3 A boxing tale (usually a last-ditch move in many dying series). What they seem to be missing is a core facet of the OG "Quantum Leap". Samuel Beckett didn't jump into world-changing events or semi-famous people. He jumped into little lives. Forgotten lives. A secretary being harassed by her boss. A young man with Down's Syndrome who is written off by family and co-workers. People who will never be in the history books. He sometimes did big things to fix those lives but his greatest impact was in listening and caring. The best moments? When Sam talked with someone in a quiet voice, trying to get them to believe in themselves, to see the importance of their lives. The new series isn't there yet. It's focused on the events, not the people. It's not badly made so I'm willing to wait it out ... for a while. We'll see.
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