"Sliders" was one of tv's greatest ideas...

[Gunbuster]

Sliders really went off the rails when they brought in the Kromaggs story...

 

[poofyhairguy]

Quantum Leap > Sliders

After Rhys-Davies left Sliders became unwatchable. Meanwhile QL has a few episodes that are among the best ever for Sci Fi.

One of the best parts about Enterprise was the QL reunion onscreen.

 

[techs]

Sliders really went off the rails when they brought in the Kromaggs story...

It's a shame because it really was an interesting idea. That on another Earth Cro-Magnon man went on to evolve into the dominant life form on earth was scientifically feasible. But as with most things on the show, the execution of the idea just dropped a load in its pants.

 

[phucheneh]

I'm glad I watched this show as a kid and gave zero fucks about what was going on, because holy shit is this some overly-elaborate writing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Prime_(Sliders)

 

[MongGrel]

"Sliders" was one of tv's greatest ideas...and worst executions ever.

Below are spoilers. Don't read if you don't want to be spoiled:


I was going thru some old dvd's and found Sliders. It was a great idea. Sliding from one parallel world to another. Some of the shows were about a world where women were dominant as men are in this one, a world where the British monarchy still ruled America, a world where intelligence was admired like athletes or rock stars.

But the writing was awful. The actors were decent with John Rhys-Davies and Sabrina Loyd who both were excellent in other roles. The dialogue was atrocious. The situations were laughable.

From a network point of view the show was cheap to make since most of the worlds were identicle in appearance to our own. Unlike, say, Star Trek where the same types of social issues were found on other worlds that needed elaborate sets made, Sliders could be done quite cheaply.

Even the actors themselves bailed, one by one, obviously in fear of contaminating their careers by staying on the show.

So, networks, here's a suggestion. Remake Sliders with decent actors and realistic portrayals.

Explains a lot of your personal views elsewhere, I'd say.

 

[techs]

I'm glad I watched this show as a kid and gave zero fucks about what was going on, because holy shit is this some overly-elaborate writing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Prime_(Sliders)

Fixed your broken link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Prime_(Sliders)

 

[Imp]

Potential spoiler? Seriously, 20 year old show?

I got sick of the show after the first few seasons and

Spoiler

after they returned home and left because the damn gate didn't squeak.

God forbid somebody lube the effing gate -- I remember the episode where they got home and left then the guy explains he just greased it.

Nice T&A when they brought Kari Wuhrer in though.

 

[Shadowknight]

As bad as the writing was before Arturo died, after John Rhys-Davies left the show it got worse. Rhys-Davies was a constant critic of the writing and he at least got them to make some improvements.

Rhys-Davies also brought class to the show just by standing there... Shame he left.

 

[techs]

Potential spoiler? Seriously, 20 year old show?

I got sick of the show after the first few seasons and

Spoiler

after they returned home and left because the damn gate didn't squeak.

God forbid somebody lube the effing gate -- I remember the episode where they got home and left then the guy explains he just greased it.

Nice T&A when they brought Kari Wuhrer in though.

I got a kick out of the gate scene.

And I thought Wuhrer was horribly miscast as a tough military officer. She just didn't pull it off at all. She was just cast because of T&A and it was painfully obvious. I much preferred Sabrina Lloyd to Wuhrer.

 

[Remobz]

I got a kick out of the gate scene.

And I thought Wuhrer was horribly miscast as a tough military officer. She just didn't pull it off at all. She was just cast because of T&A and it was painfully obvious. I much preferred Sabrina Lloyd to Wuhrer.

I agree 100%

 

[akugami]

I liked the gate scene...

Somewhat cheezy, but the concept of Sliders was not bad, though not entirely original. Could have used a big kick in the ass in the execution department.

 

[Bateluer]

"Sliders" was one of tv's greatest ideas...and worst executions ever.

Below are spoilers. Don't read if you don't want to be spoiled:


I was going thru some old dvd's and found Sliders. It was a great idea. Sliding from one parallel world to another. Some of the shows were about a world where women were dominant as men are in this one, a world where the British monarchy still ruled America, a world where intelligence was admired like athletes or rock stars.

But the writing was awful. The actors were decent with John Rhys-Davies and Sabrina Loyd who both were excellent in other roles. The dialogue was atrocious. The situations were laughable.

From a network point of view the show was cheap to make since most of the worlds were identicle in appearance to our own. Unlike, say, Star Trek where the same types of social issues were found on other worlds that needed elaborate sets made, Sliders could be done quite cheaply.

Even the actors themselves bailed, one by one, obviously in fear of contaminating their careers by staying on the show.

So, networks, here's a suggestion. Remake Sliders with decent actors and realistic portrayals.

It was great, for the first 3 seasons. Then fell off a cliff faster than almost any other show.

 

[Bateluer]

Potential spoiler? Seriously, 20 year old show?

I got sick of the show after the first few seasons and

Spoiler

after they returned home and left because the damn gate didn't squeak.

God forbid somebody lube the effing gate -- I remember the episode where they got home and left then the guy explains he just greased it.

I remember that episode. They only had ~30 second to make a decision, and that was the only factoid they had.

Nice T&A when they brought Kari Wuhrer in though.

I love Kari Wuhrer though.

 

[MongGrel]

Fixed your broken link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Prime_(Sliders)

I keep imagining a good sig is there, but it's become obvious over time you can't think of one.

 

[techs]

Fox got to practice all the b.s. they would use later on shows like Firefly and Sarah Connor. Show episodes out of order? Check. Change time slots without warning? Check. Randomly skip weeks without episodes? Check. Cancel the show for new shows that had lower ratings? Check.

Kari Wuhrer went on to do occasional guest starring shots on the SciFi channel while Sabrina Lloyd had runs on network tv shows with decent ratings. Replace good actors with crappy ones? Check.