QUANTUM LEAP

It was one of my favorite shows of all time. Quantum Leap is a sci fi fanatics dream series. It still pulls in thousands at conventions every year. In fact the latest convention is the 20th anniversary celebration of Sam and Al's time travels. CLICK HERE to check out the website. Quantum Leap is still one of the most innovative shows of the 1980's. Donald Bellisario came up with the idea and threw it in front of legendary television executive Brandon Tartikoff in the late 80's. He explained the theory of a scientist who could use quantum physics to bend the laws of time and jump into the body of someone in the past to help them through a rough situation....to which Tartikoff said, "Explain this again as if you are talking to your 80-year-old grandmother!" After going into detail about the idea, Tartikoff loved it, saying that "you can never run out of scenarios".
Thus the story of Dr. Sam Beckett and his time traveling hologram pal Al was born.
It is one for the ages...if you think this show doesn't have legs, think again. When we interviewed Co-Executive Producer Deborah Pratt this past weekend we had the most listeners in our "LIVE CHAT ROOM" during the show's taping than ever before!
In fact check out these two You Tube videos that show Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell at a past Leap Back convention.







And don't forget to go to the Leap Back 2009 website to see whats up for this year's festival. Lots of fun!!!
In the meantime, leap back to our show taped on Sunday and hear Deborah's facinating interview. Not only was she a co-executive producer but she was also a writer AND the voice of Ziggy the computer that helped Sam figure out what he was supposed to do during his stay in year X.
Here is a link to our website to see what we have coming up next. Happy Leaping!!!

GERI JEWELL: From "Facts" to Frontier life...she's a class act.

If you were a "Facts Of Life" fan...and really, who wasn't.... then you will LOVE our next guest. Geri Jewell was the beloved "Cousin Geri" on the famous sitcom. The cousin of the beautiful Blair who made frequent appearances on the show. Her groundbreaking role made her the FIRST person with a disablilty (cerebral palsy) to have a major role on a primetime series. Her work would open doors for the likes of Chris Burke "Corky" on Life Goes On.



Geri's loveable personality and confidence has made her a favorite through the years. In the late seventies Geri could be found doing stand up at the Comedy Store in LA. It wasn't long after that when she got her big break. Performing in 1980 at the 2nd Annual Media Access Awards she was introduced to producer Norman Lear. He loved her and before long the world met Geri on Facts of Life.

In later years Geri went on to star in shows like "The Great Space Coaster", "Sesame Street", "21 Jump Street" and "The Young And The Restless". She is a highly sought after motivational speaker as well. Any HBO fans out there? Ahhhh there you are...if you love "Deadwood" then you may remember her as Jewell in that show. By the way, if you haven't seen this....she is absolutely phenomenal!!! Check it out. It is a must see. Here's a clip.



To interview Geri is more than just a chat with another celebrity....it's a life lesson. Join us this Sunday March 15th as we chat about life, love and Geri.
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Yvonne Craig: BATGIRL!!

When we last left our superheroes they were chatting with the infamous Golddiggers. After leaving the show with a truckload of trivia about the bevy of beauties they were in search of something new....something wildly popular and interesting for next weeks caper. Will they find that guest? Will the guest find them? Will we ever stop talking like William Dozier? If you know who William Dozier was then you are a true BATMAN fan!!!! (He was the famous narrorator who would say ...same bat-time, same bat-channel") That's right we are talking BATMAN this week but not just the boy bat himself. Oh No!! We are visiting with Comissioner Gordon's daughter and secret crimefighter Batgirl. Yvonne Craig was the subject of many a young man's fantasies back in the day. (I was one of them!)
Who can forget Yvonne in that tight purple suit. She was wildly popular on the show. So much so that there was even an attempt at producing a spin-off of a "Batgirl" show just for her! Check out this clip!!! Love the Bat Cycle!!




And this one I couldn't let slip by. How about a PSA for equal pay for women!! Yvonne does a fine job letting the caped crusaders know that even crimefighters in sexy outfits deserve equal greenbacks!!





OK...now that we've tempted you with the glory that is You Tube lets proceed with our Bat Chat. Yvonne Craig will be joining us for our next show and we couldn't be happier!! In case you didnt know it she was also the green girl on Star Trek that Kirk hooked up with. Who wouldve thunk it!!
OK...so tune in this Sunday. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel.