Thoughts on Sliders

In which two middle-aged men ruminate on random topics pertaining to a television series that was cancelled from multiple networks more than 25 years ago.

Thoughts on Sliders

In which two middle-aged men ruminate on random topics pertaining to a television series that was cancelled from multiple networks more than 25 years ago.
1x06 The Weaker Sex

Essays

Submitted for your approval: The Sliders nearly met their match…in the Twilight Zone.
This episode could be memorable—a physical brawl between Quinn and Arturo would be unexpected, and Arturo's struggles to stop himself from Hulking out would work in the capable hands of John Rhys-Davies.
With a greater focus on the central conflict between Quinn and Wade, a more consistent mythology for the parallel world, and a lot more intelligence, "Stoker" could be remembered more for how it took something insane and sort of made it work than as just another of the late season failures that cost Sliders its place on network television.
When the Acclaim comic series was introduced, it was hailed as a way to do all the things the show could not given budget restraints, risky content, or technical limitations. Yet when all was said and done, almost every comic made its way on screen in one form or another. In a battle of print versus electronic media, who prevails?
Mike Truman's love for "The Guardian" extends to the original production draft, which he feels is a diamond in the rough.
Matt Hutaff takes a look at the Production Draft of "The Guardian"—Tracy Tormé's original vision, and wonders if total autonomy is necessarily a good thing.
The fifth season episode "The Return of Maggie Beckett" introduced an interstellar civilization known as the Reticulans. Or are they? Evidence points to the fact that the Reticulans are in fact a sliding civilization, and that they've been visited by the Kromaggs.
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