Pool Hall Blues

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"Pool Hall Blues"
Quantum Leap episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 18
Directed byJoe Napolitano
Written byRandy Holland
Produced byDeborah Pratt (supervising producer)
Harker Wade (producer)
Paul Brown, Jeff Gourson, Chris Ruppenthal (co-producers)
Featured musicMike Post
Cinematography byMichael W. Watkins
Original air dateMarch 14, 1990 (1990-03-14)
Running time48 min
Guest appearances
Ken Foree, Robert Gossett, Shari Headley, Theodore Wilson
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"Pool Hall Blues" is a 1990 episode of the American science fiction television series

Outstanding Cinematography.[1][2]

Plot

It is September 4, 1954 in

Ziggy providing Sam (who has no clue how to play pool) with guidance to allow him to play at Magic's level. Despite Eddie's interference - including having his henchman destroy Magic's beloved cue stick
, Alberta - and the loss of Ziggy's guidance at a critical point in the match, Sam defeats Eddie and wins the note.

Cast

The principal cast of the episode were:[3]

Awards

"Pool Hall Blues" won the 1990

Outstanding Cinematography, for the camera work of Michael W. Watkins.[1] The series had won the 1989 Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography (Roy H. Wagner, pilot episode "Genesis"), and would three-peat when it also won the 1991 Emmy (Watkins, season 3 episode "The Leap Home (Part 2) – Vietnam").[2][4][5]

References

  1. ^
    Internet Movie Database
    . Outstanding Cinematography for a Series section. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. ^ a b "QUANTUM LEAP | (all time) Awards & Nominations". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  3. ^ "Quantum Leap (TV series 1989–1993) 'Pool Hall Blues' - September 4, 1954 (#2.18)". Internet Movie Database. op. cit. 2012. Cast section. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  4. Internet Movie Database
    . Outstanding Cinematography for a Series section. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  5. Internet Movie Database
    . Outstanding Cinematography for a Series section. Retrieved 2021-04-27.

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