But the fact we’re 4 episodes in and it hasn’t been used (and I know it wasn’t used in the original pilot script either), makes me think it’s probably just an oversight for the writers. And, if it was just in this episode, I could write it off for story reasons – the OG Quantum Leap purposely skipped it sometimes too, when the story was better without it. My minor complaint – and it IS minor, is that we’re not seeing one of the classic tropes of the original show. It’s easily the most classic-ish Quantum Leap episode of the continuation we’ve seen so far. As limiting as that is, it gave them time, after finishing a pilot that NBC rejected, to write a new first episode and shift the Lillien and Wynbrandt penned storyline later in the season (reportedly it will be episode 6).īut all that to say – “A Decent Proposal” knocked it out of the park. But thankfully, Quantum Leap is a network show. It’s rarer now, in the streaming, drop-everything-at-once serialized episodic world of today. Vince Gilligan often points out in interviews that the 2007-8 Writer’s Strike is what saved Breaking Bad because the season was cut off and gave them time to better figure out the show. Cheers, while a fantastic pilot, only survived due to the support of Brandon Tartikoff. Or try imagining what the fourth episode is.ĭoes it work in practice? Sometimes.
#Tv tropes rule of rose tv
I’m not sure how true it is, but several of the folks “in the know” who teach TV writing classes, like former Spelling executive Jen Grisanti, for example, who even recommends that you try writing as if it’s the fourth episode. There’s a belief I’m told is held by some studio executives and showrunners – that a new show doesn’t hit its stride – really become the show it is until the 3rd or 4th episode. You don’t know how happy I am to be able to say I have but minor complaints about this week’s episode of Quantum Leap: “A Decent Proposal.” Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest
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