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Slarti Bartfast
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Anyone remember this multiverse sci-fi show from the 90s?
The early seasons were fantastic but it seemed to tail off towards the end as they dragged it out and experienced cast changes.
For me it incorporated a lot of qualities that I enjoyed in other shows, like the Twilight Zone/Outer Limits "what if" scenarios, along with Star Trek type "monster/phenomenon of the week" stories, and Quantum Leap "single episode crisis" stories in a totally different setting every week.
About 10 years ago I watched the box set but didn't make it all the way through as the later years were as poor as I remembered them. The early years really were great though.
The early seasons were fantastic but it seemed to tail off towards the end as they dragged it out and experienced cast changes.
For me it incorporated a lot of qualities that I enjoyed in other shows, like the Twilight Zone/Outer Limits "what if" scenarios, along with Star Trek type "monster/phenomenon of the week" stories, and Quantum Leap "single episode crisis" stories in a totally different setting every week.
About 10 years ago I watched the box set but didn't make it all the way through as the later years were as poor as I remembered them. The early years really were great though.
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The first Kromagg episode was a glimpse of how much better this show could have been, had it tried to expand it's horizons.
Seasons 1-2 were certainly the best, whilst Season 3 was awful. Season 4 had it's moments and I thought Season 5 wasn't too bad, despite the further cast changes.
Loved watching this show when I was younger, the first 2 seasons were brilliant. Season 3 was ok but it started going downhill from there and it wasn't the same once the casts started to leave, oh and the whole Kromaggs also helped ruin it.
Completely Agree - wish a remake was on the cards
would work perfectly in today's schedules.
Not sure about a remake but we could definitely do with a new scifi series that deals with alternative realities.
That was the best thing about Sliders but as another poster says they were sometimes done too cheesy. Like the one where the UK had beaten the US and it was too much like Robin Hood with the wicked Sheriff.
I wonder if someone will dust off the scripts for George RR Martins "Doorways".
That was Sliders before Sliders was made. They only ever filmed a Pilot for it though.
Could we actually see a version of Doorways on HBO as GRRM does have a development deal with them.
I hope Scyfy don't do anything though as they've treated their series poorly lately.
I always thought the fat prof guy was Pavarotti though.. Haha
Ah, Heart Break High. I remember being on holiday in Australia when that was first launching and seeing endless promotions for it on hotel televisions. I felt like I was a fan before it started and watched it for a while when it came on over here.
And John Rhys-Davies could well play Pavarotti in a biopic.
It means changing the discs a bit it's better that episodes that don't make any sense order wise.
I enjoyed it except for the last season. I won't give nothing away though in case people here haven't seen it.
Very Cheesy but very good. The acting is terrible in places and the special effects aint great but I never let that ruin my enjoyment of it. So many backstage problems throughout its run kind of messed things up.
Great show though.
Yes I had to get the real list to watch the first 2 seasons in the proper order.
I saw Season 5 on Bravo (possibly Syfy) a few years ago
There's a specific site that goes into all the problems incurred when making Sliders, and after reading it you'll understand why things ended up the way they did. Then you'll feel like murdering the bastards responsible for slowly murdering the series.
When I did the box set years ago I thought there was something a little iffy about it but couldn't put my finger on it. I've just googled it and apparently FOX originally aired them out of order and the DVD just reflects that. Very strange.
Cleavant Derricks stuck with the show for the fans, but it really wasn't the same and the story arc changed for the worse and again I do know why it happened sadly.
Do you have a link to that site?
The first 2 season are fantastic. Then it gets odd and doesn't feel the same show.
I really enjoyed it but as soon as season 5 raced through it quickly. People who have seen it will understand. Explanations of certain events at the start of season 5 made me angry.
I can't remember the title of the episode but it's the one with Arturo evil double. Which one do you think that slid, the real one or the evil one?
It always plays on my mind when I think of Sliders lol.
I always thought they would explore this or make more of it. A missed opportunity I reckon.
Post Traumatic Slide Syndrome