ParadoxInRaindrops t1_itdayj3 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:41 PM

Reply to comment by DontGetNEBigIdeas in It Still Stings: Quantum Leap's Title Card Typo and the Series Finale that Never Made It Home by SanderSo47

Frequently. In the reboot, Magic Williams (from the episode “The Leap Home” played now by Ernie Hudson) runs the program in the hopes of being able to rescue Sam. The new team has a lot of respect for Sam and everything he did.

felis_flatus t1_itdbw0h wrote on October 22, 2022 at 7:48 PM

I don’t think Ernie played the original guy, but that’s ok because Ernie is awesome.

ParadoxInRaindrops t1_itddwmb wrote on October 22, 2022 at 8:01 PM

Thanks. He looked like the guy in the original, didn’t realize it was a recast. And agreed: Ernie Hudson is great!

JohnnyAK907 t1_itdf4d8 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 8:09 PM

"Original Guy" is Gooshie, played by Dennis Wolfberg.

1Land_1Keep t1_itdiozc wrote on October 22, 2022 at 8:34 PM

Magic is more like Al, except he's not the observer in this one. Gooshie is more analagous to Ian.