Paradise Lost (31 Jan. 1997)

The Sliders land in the sleepy little town of Paradise where there is only one old person, Trudy, a woman who tells them to get out while they can... See full synopsis »

Director:

Jim Johnston

Writers:

Tracy Tormé (creator), Robert K. Weiss (creator),

Stars:

Jerry O'Connell, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jerry O'Connell	...	Quinn Mallory
Sabrina Lloyd	...	Wade Welles
Cleavant Derricks	...	Rembrandt 'Crying Man' Brown
John Rhys-Davies	...	Prof. Maximilian Arturo
Lara Steinick	...	Laurie Miller
Rob Youngblood	...	Sheriff Burke
Will Schaub	...	Parker Whitmore
Patricia Gebhard	...	Trudy (as Pat Gebhard)
Kristi McDaniel	...	Alice
Jeff Markey	...	Bud
Gordon Jennison Noice	...	One-Arm Fred (as Gordon Jennison)
Todd Babcock	...	Michael Levy

Storyline

The Sliders land in the sleepy little town of Paradise where there is only one old person, Trudy, a woman who tells them to get out while they can... See full synopsis »

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Adventure | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 January 1997 (USA)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

As the Sliders are walking along the beach after exiting the portal, John Rhys-Davies says, "I don't know about Paradise, but I was in a place called Eden once, in Tunisia in North Africa. Nasty fly-infested place". This is an obvious reference to the time he spent in Tunisia working on the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.

User Reviews

i love this episode

I really love this episode, it really rocks my socks off, even though there are some problems with it.

PROS: It has the Haldane from Space Precinct 2040 in it, one of the great misunderstood sci fi shows of the 20th century; It completely rips off Tremors for the most part, eg, giant worm thing; It features people who never got old (like Peter Pan, but less gay.)

CONS: It has the Haldane from Space Precinct 2040 in it; It completely rips off Tremors for the most part, eg, giant worm thing; It features people who never get old as a result of eating freaky worm ass-goo.

This episode pretty much sums up Sliders for me: great characterisation of the main characters, somewhat 1 dimensional supporting cast with dodgy acting skills, and a storyline that rocks, but evidently wasn't thought through properly.

It's still the most entertaining episode for me personally - it's like having Hulk Hogan wrestle an imaginary bear in your living room.