"Sliders" (1995) TV series 1995-2000

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) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 3) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG (season 1) (season 2) (season 4)

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:

Quinn Michael Mallory: We have a plan. We just don't know what it is yet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 28 Slices Later (2007) (V)

my favorite show, next to the x-files.

as a long-time fan of sliders (since it first premiered back in 1995), i have seen its ups & downs, constant cast changes, and the fight to save it from being cancelled year after year.

now in the fourth season and moved to the sci-fi channel, i believe this show is not the same one we watched friday nights on fox. everything has changed -- the characters (jerry o'connell's quinn is not the same sweet wonderer from the previous seasons -- he's mechanical and almost emotionless), the storyline (quinn not from earth prime and having a brother from another earth, an ongoing war with the kromaggs and the quest to find a so-called "superweapon" to destroy them, and to find quinn's "real" earth and parents???), and the overall feel of the show. it's not "what if...?" anymore... it's "we've gotta kill the kromaggs." not to mention jerry o'connell leaving... don't even get me started on that. i'll still watch the show of course, but i'll miss seeing him play quinn every week. i'm happy cleavant derricks is staying (and supposedly for the remainder of the series), as he is definitely a very talented actor and i love his character, rembrandt. i'm disappointed that charlie o'connell (colin) is leaving also, as he seemed to have a lot of potential and one season is not nearly enough to fully develop a character. as for kari wuhrer staying... don't get me started on that one either. what i think the show really needs, to finish off the series and tie up loose ends is one last, 2 hour episode with the entire cast (jerry o'connell, sabrina lloyd and john rhys-davies would be pivotal for this episode) and complete this story arc the writers have going on -- the kromaggs, wade's dissapearance, quinn not from earth prime & his supposed "real" family, and the *real* professor (the one that i, and many other fans, believe was left on that earth in the ep. 'post traumatic slide syndrome') -- and give the fans who have fought season after season to save our show what they want and deserve.

while i have always and will forever love this show, it's not the same anymore. it doesn't have that intrigue, or the thought-provoking storylines.

i'm looking forward to future episodes and seasons, but not as much as i used to.