Pilot

Episode aired Mar 22, 1995
TV-PGTV-PG
1h 30m

8.1/10

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In a San Francisco basement, physics post-graduate student Quinn Mallory has found a way to create portals to parallel universes. Inviting his physics professor Maximillian Arturo and his co... Read allIn a San Francisco basement, physics post-graduate student Quinn Mallory has found a way to create portals to parallel universes. Inviting his physics professor Maximillian Arturo and his computer store colleague Wade Wells for a trip, a series of mishaps ropes in passing singer ... Read allIn a San Francisco basement, physics post-graduate student Quinn Mallory has found a way to create portals to parallel universes. Inviting his physics professor Maximillian Arturo and his computer store colleague Wade Wells for a trip, a series of mishaps ropes in passing singer Rembrandt Brown and takes the Sliders off their planned route. Upon discovering a frozen w... Read all

8.1/10

1.4K

Director
- Andy Tennant
Writers
- Tracy Tormé(screenplay)
- Robert K. Weiss(story)
Stars

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Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)

Director
- Andy Tennant
Writers
- Tracy Tormé(screenplay) (story)
- Robert K. Weiss(story)
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In a San Francisco basement, physics post-graduate student Quinn Mallory has found a way to create portals to parallel universes. Inviting his physics professor Maximillian Arturo and his computer store colleague Wade Wells for a trip, a series of mishaps ropes in passing singer Rembrandt Brown and takes the Sliders off their planned route. Upon discovering a frozen world and one where Russia rules America, the quartet begins to doubt that they will be able to return to their own world anytime soon... —kevin galea

portal reverse footage tv series pilot

Trivia
Quinn's alter ego's message to him, dubbed in auditorially, was, word for word, "Never try to slide before your preset time runs out..."

Goofs
In the first visited alternate universe, people yell from their cars "Green means stop! Red means go!" yet car tail lights are still red and streets still have red stop signs.

Quotes
Wade Welles: Oh man, that was so great. It was like better than... than sex.
Prof. Maximilian Arturo: Well, I wouldn't go that far.

Crazy credits
During the credits roll, we get to see Rembrandt and the group he sang with and why he was known as "The Crying Man"

Connections
Edited into The Time Tunnel (2006)

Soundtracks
Cry Like a Man
Performed by Cleavant Derricks,
Written by Tracy Tormé and Paul Kelly

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Wish it would come back

About the only thing I can say about this TV show was that I loved it. I love Sci-Fi,,, and time travel most of all. This show seemed to have it all. However, I did like it better in the beginning... but as they started involving aliens I began to dislike it a bit; but not enough to stop watching it. I do wish they would bring it back, with the original players and with the original story lines. I would like them to stay away from anything too gory. If the show can not come back then perhaps they could make a movie that could end their journey back home. A TV movie that was shown on regular TV and not cable. I would also like to see reruns of the show. I'm sure they have them on the Sci-Fi channel but I don't get that channel and would like to see Fox pick it up or anyone else on regular TV. If a TV movie has already been made that shows them returning home than I missed it and would love to see it come back. Thanks Terri

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