"Sliders" (1995) TV series 1995-2000

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Creators:

Tracy Tormé
Robert K. Weiss

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

22 March 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Adventure | Fantasy

Tagline:

Four people just found a gateway to another dimension, but they forgot one problem... how to get back!

Plot:

A boy-genius and his comrades travel to different parallel universes, trying to find their way back home.

Plot Keywords:

Portal | Parallel Worlds | Alternative Reality | Lost | Voyage Of Discovery

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Cleavant Derricks	...	Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown (87 episodes, 1995-2000)
Jerry O'Connell	...	Quinn Mallory (69 episodes, 1995-1999)
Kari Wuhrer	...	Capt. Maggie Beckett (49 episodes, 1997-2000)
Sabrina Lloyd	...	Wade Welles (48 episodes, 1995-1999)
John Rhys-Davies	...	Prof. Maximilian Arturo (40 episodes, 1995-1997)

Runtime:

60 min (87 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 (Season 1 & 2) | UK:15 (Season 3) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

St. Clare Entertainment

Trivia:

In the final season, Cleavant Derricks' character, Rembrandt Brown, is the only remaining original cast member.

Goofs:

Continuity: In season one "The King is back" Rembrandt is on stage when the other Rembrandt joins him there, telling the audience that "our" Rembrandt is only an impersonator. Therefore Rembrandt leaves the stage and is welcomed by his friends backstage. The next shot is showing the stage from the front again and there you can still see "our" Rembrandt in the background, still on stage.

Quotes:

Prof. Maximillian P. Arturo: [after missing the slide] Oh, my God.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 28 Slices Later (2007) (V)

A classic

SciFi has spent this week running episodes of Sliders from the early seasons, and man, did I forget how good they were.

The early episodes of the show, particularly the pilot, were fantastic-- the alternate worlds were well thought out, and I'd think about the plausibility of them as I lay in bed at night before drifting off to sleep.

Too bad they had to dumb it down and start ripping off movie plots in later seasons. I mourned the loss of John Rhys-Davies, his character was great. And to replace him with boobs-on-patrol Kari Wuhrer was pathetic. It was a completely obvious attempt to boost ratings by grabbing the eyeballs of the geek-horndog set that also lusted after Scully and Seven of Nine and religiously watched their respective shows.

To sum up, don't waste your time watching any episodes from the later seasons.