Quantum Leap was a TV series that aired between 1983 - 1993, created by Donald Bellisario.
Watch the introduction below:
"Theorizing that one could time-travel within his own lifetime, Dr. Sam Beckett led an elite group of scientists into the desert to develop a top secret project known as Quantum Leap. Pressured to prove his theories or lose funding, Dr. Beckett prematurely stepped into the project accelerator... and vanished. He awoke to find himself in the past, suffering from partial amnesia and facing a mirror image that was not his own. Fortunately, contact with his own time was maintained through brainwave transmissions with Al, the project observer, who appeared in the form of a hologram that only Dr. Beckett can see and hear. Trapped in the past, Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, putting things right that once went wrong and hoping each time that his next leap would be the leap home." courtesy of: http://www.quantumleap-alsplace.com/#premiseWritten by Anonymous from IMDB
"The Quantum Leap generator is run by a supercomputer named Ziggy which can use its immense database to pinpoint where, when, and who Sam is. Ziggy can also help Al figure out why he is there and what he must do so everything can be put right. Almost every episode centers on what Ziggy is trying to tell Sam to do, and giving him a clear objective, such as making sure someone doesn't end up in a car that will crash, saving a child's life, or having someone stand up for him or herself after an attack like a rape or hate crime. Almost always, what Ziggy said is confusing and leaves Sam and Al to figure out in the last minute what had to be done. Ziggy is apparently self-aware . . . and its power seems far more potent than simple artificial intelligence." from wikipedia entry
"In early episodes of the series, it is unclear whether it is only Sam's mind that leaps (into other people's bodies) or if Sam's mind and body leap together. Subsequent episodes make it clear that both Sam's mind and body leap, and that an 'aura' surrounds him, making him look and sound like whoever he's leaped into (back home, the 'leap-ee' is infused with a similar aura, and looks/sounds like Sam). It is established elsewhere in the series that Sam's mind often merges with that of the leapee as part of the Swisscheesing (a side-effect of his initial amnesia)." from wikipedia entry
The focus of this series has less to do with the technology behind time travel, the theories and how it works, and rather focuses on the personal struggles of Beckett as a time traveler. He, like other time travelers, is lost and unable to return home. He also has amnesia and throughout the series slowly tries to regain his memories. In addition, Sam acts as the viewer's guide offering a personal/individual centered look at not only history but time itself by "leaping" into specific people's lives, dealing with their problems. Altering history, righting the wrongs in the timeline becomes Sam's unintended mission proving the idea that one man can make a difference.
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