...Theorizing that one could time travel within his own lifetime, Dr Sam Beckett stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator...and vanished!
He awoke to find himself trapped in the past, facing mirror images that were not his own, and driven by unknown forces to change history for the better.
His only guide on this journey is Al. A project observer from his own time
who appears in the form of a hologram that only Sam can see and hear. And so
Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life, striving to set right,
what once went wrong, and hoping each time that his next leap.
Will be the leap HOME...
A bright blue light encompassed the ABC Television executive, then fades away to reveal the face of Dr. Sam Beckett. He stops and looks about the office, trying as quickly as possible to gather as many clues as possible as to where, and WHO he was. A man sat across from him, looking at him with a puzzled expression.
Dan Curtis: So you're going to cancel the show?
Sam looked at him with a very puzzled expression.
Sam: Uh... The show?
Dan: Yeah, you said you were going to cancel the show with number 1,225.
Sam: I.. Uhh... Well... We are considering it.
Dan: Hey look. We know the shows days are numbered. It can't go on forever. But we've got a lot of unresolved issues to tie up. I want you to consider this 75 episode extension. I got a hot new writer called in who knows this show like the back of his hand, and he has agreed to send the show out in style.
Sam: Well...uhhh...
A twiinkling sound is heard by Sam alone, directly behind him. Sam turns to see the holographic image of Al. Al looks at Dan with a hero worship look.
Al: Sammmmm! That's... Dan Curtis! You know, the guy that created Dark Shadows!
Dan: So whadda ya say? Are you cancelling Dark Shadows or not?
Sam: Uhhh. No. You can have the 75 episode extension.
Sam then sat back and smiled as Dan looks at him strangely.
Sam: Is something wrong?
Dan: Well, I need ya to rubber stamp the extension contract so we go ahead with it.
Sam looks around the desk and sees a rubber stamp with a signature on it. He presses it into an ink pad and then firmly stamps the contract. Then he sits back in the chair and smiles again. Al pats him on the back as blue light washes over him. He materializes in mid flight toward a trapeze partner who awaits him.
Sam: OHHHHHHHH BOYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!
But that's a different story.
Hi. My name is Russ Williams, a psuedonym I use for authorial purposes. I have written thus far, a total of 75 episodes of our favorite show. It is my hope that these 75 episodes wrap the storyline up like it should have been done before. I begin at the end of the parallel time 1841 story and pick up where the real time story left off.
It is the morning after Barnabas, Julia, and Professor Stokes returned to present day Collinwood. You'll find old familiar characters, and a few new ones. I must tell you that I reject the ABC TV numbering of the episodes. Dan Curtis Productions produced 1,225 episodes. ABC pre-empted the show 20 times over it's five year run and assigned episode numbers to days when no shows aired. You will frequently see references to 1245 original episodes as a result. My 1st episode is called 1226, and I make no apologies for it.
I hope you enjoy the episodes. Stay tuned! DARK SHADOWS continues!