Actor Scott Bakula said he and former co-star Dean Stockwell would be pleased to be involved in a possible "Quantum Leap" revival, but he hasn't been contracted about it, according to the Washington Post.

In the role of Dr. Sam Beckett, Bakula starred in the series which ran on NBC from 1989 to 1993. "Quantum Leap" told the story of Beckett, a scientific genius developing a time travel project. The project malfunctions, and Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life through time, needing to put each life back on track before he can leap once more. Bakula currently is in Washington, D.C., to star as Charlie Anderson in a production of the musical "Shenandoah," playing at Ford's Theatre.

Stockwell played his cigar-smoking, wisecracking sidekick, Al Calavicci.

"It is true that Dean and I are willing to reprise our roles. In terms of a new TV series or TV movie, I know of no plans and have not been contacted about any," Bakula said to participants in an online chat on washingtonpost.com. "The rights for the show have always been a complication to further productions."

That includes any "Quantum Leap" project that may appear on the SciFi Channel, Bakula said.

"I have heard conversations about something on the SciFi Channel, but I've heard those for two years and I have never been included or talked to about them so I know nothing more about that," he said.

Although he went on to further fame in other roles, particularly as Capt. Jonathan Archer on the series "Star Trek: Enterprise," Bakula still recalls fondly his days as Sam Beckett.

"It's definitely a positive element to my career. It put me on the map in a very good light in terms of critics, in terms of fans and in terms of how I am perceived within the industry, so I am grateful that I had that experience and it remains a positive," he said.

"My fondest memory, and it would be hard for me to pick one, but I really enjoyed moving from episode to episode and the many, many challenges that were presented to me as an actor from roping cattle to flying on the trapeze to heavyweight boxing to playing a pregnant woman," he said. "The show allowed me to think outside the box in terms of my acting and helped me expand in all areas of my life."

Speaking of "Enterprise," which last year ended just a four-season run on UPN, Bakula said the last of the Trek series was simply a casualty of office politics.

"The shortest answer is that almost all the people at Paramount who were fans of Star Trek and the franchise were either fired or let go in a big changeover. The show basically was lost in that shuffle," he said.

Asked how he would have ended "Enterprise," Bakula said, "Well, I wouldn't have. We'd still be on the air and still out there performing our mission. In my mind the show ended prematurely."

"Star Trek: Enterprise" can be seen in local syndication, while episodes of "Quantum Leap" air on the SciFi Channel.