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Double Cross
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"Double Cross"
In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: While Rembrandt accepts a cross-country invitation
for a romantic lunch, Quinn, Wade, and Arturo pool their sliding
resources with the Prototronic organization, each side hoping the
other can help them overcome their biggest sliding challenges.
But the story
of how Arturo's double met his death doesn't quite add up.
Most complicated of all, Quinn doesn't realize that
chief scientist Logan St. Clair, a woman with whom he shares
a strong attraction and connection, is in fact his own female
double, and she is about to change his sliding ways forever....
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- written by
Tony Blake & Paul Jackson
- directed by Richard Compton
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1801
- Air Date: 1996 Sept. 27
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Rules of the Game
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: Surprised at apparently landing in an aircraft
flying over California, the Sliders soon become unwilling
participants in a deadly war game sport, trapped in
a walled-in area of a city full of booby traps,
mechanical nightmares, and competing players.
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- written by Josef Anderson
- directed by Oscar Costo
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1805
- Air Date: 1996 Sept. 20
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| 25 |
Electric Twister Acid Test
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The Sliders discover a bizarre world where numerous
electric tornados are everywhere, and vast deserts surround
an isolated farming community. What strange experiments
might have initially caused this situation? Who are the
outlaws hiding in the underground tunnels? And what kind of
interference is preventing the timer from working properly
in this area?
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- written by Scott Smith Miller
- directed by Oscar L. Costo
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1809
- Air Date: 1996 Oct. 4
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The Guardian
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: While a troubling diagnosis prompts the Professor
to wildly live life to the fullest, Quinn wrestles with his
desire to help his young double and his mother through one of the
worst weeks in their lives. His father has just died,
and three of the worst fights he ever had with schoolyard bullies
are about to recur. Is Quinn doing the right thing trying to
help his younger self stand up to the bigger kids, or are his
father's non-violent teachings truly the better way?
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- written by Tracy Tormé
- directed by Adam Nimoy
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1803
- Air Date: 1996 Oct. 11
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The Dream Masters
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: Hoping to catch some zzz's after partying on
Mardi Gras world, the Sliders find themselves in a society
that is terrified of an elite group of Dream Masters who
can get away with anything they want through their power
to invade people's dreams and plant voodoo-like suggestions
in the minds of anyone they wish to. Wade soon becomes
a target of one of the lead Dream Masters, and the Sliders
decide they must face this challenge together, as there is
no where to hide....
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- teleplay by Melinda Snodgrass
- story by Melinda Snodgrass &
Scott Smith Miller
- directed by Jefery Levy
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1807
- Air Date: 1996 Oct. 18
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| 28 |
Desert Storm
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The Sliders trek across a desert to discover
a few tiny remnants of civilization, including seedy clay taverns
that charge a fortune for water, and rebellious vehicle gangs
that terrorize the dunes. Wade's heroic impulse drags her friends
into a series of conflicts surrounding a young psychic woman
who can divine water. What is the truth behind her powers?
And what special meaning might the lost city of Aquarius hold for
one of the four Sliders?
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- written by Matt Dearborn
- directed by Jim Johnston
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1810
- Air Date: 1996 Nov 1
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| 29 |
Dragonslide
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: On a world where Druids rule and mysticism has
reached new heights of acceptability, Quinn's desire to help
free a young apprentice from her master's harsh rule has both
sides wondering if the legendary Mallory clan is on the path
to revival. Meanwhile, Rembrandt and Wade wonder if it wouldn't
hurt to use a potion and cast a spell to solve Rembrandt's
latest romantic woes...
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- written by
Tony Blake & Paul Jackson
- directed by David Livingston
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1816
- Air Date: 1996 Nov 8
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| 30 |
The Fire Within
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: Money matters combine with a short stopover in
a completely burning world, forcing the Sliders to settle for
a few days and look for jobs at a refinery in an oil-rich
California. But have they brought an unknown life-form with
them, one that resembles a flame? And is there more going on
in the refinery than simple battles between management
and the unions?
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- written by Josef Anderson
- directed by Jefery Levy
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1814
- Air Date: 1996 Nov. 15
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| 31 |
Dead Man Sliding
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: One of the Slider's first visits to Hollywood
turns deadly for Quinn. Are bounty hunters pursuing him because
he has broken some unknown law on this world, or are they mistaking
him for his unscrupulous double? And on this world where crime is
rare and swift justice takes place on a type of televised game show,
will Arturo's efforts as his advocate prove Quinn's innocence,
or will Wade and Rembrandt have to find more drastic measures
to free him?
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- written by Nan Hagan
- directed by Richard Compton
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1804
- Air Date: 1996 Oct 11,
whoops no Oct 18,
no wait maybe Nov 29.
Yes!
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| 32 |
The Prince of Slides
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: Thinking he is about to give a double of a former
lover a transfusion, Rembrandt discovers the hard way that this
world's women can only carry a fetus for the first part of
a pregnancy, and men usually take over for the final trimester.
To make matters even more complicated, the political intrigue
of this monarchy soon reveals that the child Rembrandt is
carrying is the new heir to the American throne,
and someone seems determined to assassinate the entire line....
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- written by Eleah Horwitz
- directed by Richard Compton
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1808
- Air Date: 1996 Nov. 22
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| 33 |
State of the A.R.T.
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The Sliders' caution and sense of curiosity
is heightened on a world with a vanished population, a pink sky,
and human-looking androids that hunt each other down. Can they
trust either side in this conflict, even if it is to reunite
themselves for the slide? And how many secrets are being kept
by "father" - the creator of
Aldohn Robotic Technologies where
android production seems to have begun?
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- story by Schuyler Kent
- teleplay by Nan Hagan
- directed by John Kretchmer
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1813
- Air Date: 1996 Dec. 6
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| 34 |
Season's Greedings
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The Sliders look for jobs at a gigantic mall
in the clouds, slowly uncovering the insidious debt-slavery
scheme it operates under. Meanwhile, Wade encounters doubles
of her sister and father, also working at the mall. How deeply
are they involved with the unscrupulous marketing activities?
Why do they have no idea who she is?
How much will she be willing to tell them in order
to spend Christmas with family again?
And what is the real reason Arturo insists
on helping so many of the children on this world?
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- written by Eleah Horwitz
- directed by Richard Compton
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1806
- Air Date: 1996 Dec 20
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| 35 |
Murder Most Foul
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: Mistaken for an overworked corporate genius,
Professor Arturo endures a type of mental therapy that
places him in a late-1800's "park" where he thinks he is
the famous detective Reginald Doyle out to solve a series of
murders à la Sherlock Holmes. Should his friends
try to snap him out of it, or help him solve the mystery
which is beginning to become all too real?
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- written by David Peckinpah
- directed by Jeff Woolnough
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1815
- Air Date: 1997 Jan. 3
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| 36 |
Slide Like an Egyptian
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: Breaking the taboos of an Egyptian-ruled Los Angeles
sends Quinn to an experiment that will cost him his life,
and leads the other Sliders into the recently deceased Pharaoh's
pyramid. Will they leave without Quinn or miss the slide?
And will they be able to avoid being eaten
by the patrolling genetically-enhanced giant scarab
long enough to discover the secrets of this pyramid?
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- written by Scott Smith Miller
- directed by Adam Nimoy
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1817
- Air Date: 1997 Jan. 17
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| 37 |
Paradise Lost
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The Sliders land in a quiet little sea-side town
named "Paradise", which seems politely reluctant to welcome
outsiders. What is the nature of the creature that burrows
under the ground on the beach and pulls people down with it?
And what is the even bigger secret that no one in the town
will speak of?
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- written by Steven Stoliar
- directed by Jim Johnston
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1818
- Air Date: 1997 Jan. 31
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| 38 |
The Last of Eden
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The Sliders discover an Earth with two extra planets
orbiting it alongside the moon, and the gravitational forces
cause extra earthquakes, one of which swallows Wade. Why have
the human tribes on the surface adopted a ban on all digging
into the Earth? What is to be found in the remnants of more
modern civilization evidenced by the lone skyscraper in the jungle?
And what secrets will Rembrandt be led to by the poison thorns
he and Arturo have landed in?
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- written by Josef Anderson
- directed by Allan Eastman
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1820
- Air Date: 1997 Mar. 28
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| 39 |
The Exodus
2 episodes @ 45 min. each
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The Sliders discover a world that is about to be
devastated by the fragments of an exploding pulsar,
and they are persuaded by Colonel Rickman
and Capt. Maggie Beckett
to help a group of military scientists perfect
sliding so that they can evacuate their people to safety.
But base personnel are systematically falling into comas,
and Rembrandt is convinced foul play is involved. Will they be
taking a psychopath along with them to the next world?
Will Quinn and Maggie's scouting activities be able to find
a suitable world in time? And are the original four Sliders
about to finally find a way back home?
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Part One:
- story by John Rhys-Davies
- teleplay by
Tony Blake & Paul Jackson
- directed by Jim Charleston
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1825
- Air Date: 1997 Feb. 21
Part Two:
- written by Tony Blake, Paul Jackson, & Josef Anderson
- directed by Jefery Levy
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1824
- Air Date: 1997 Feb. 28
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| 40 |
Sole Survivors
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The Sliders' journey pauses on a crumbling world
populated with flesh eating zombies, where the few humans left
try to keep their lights on all night long to keep the zombies
at bay. What has happened here to create such disaster?
The Sliders' attempts to stay alive become even more complicated
when Quinn begins to turn into one of the zombies....
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- written by Steven Kriozere
- directed by David Peckinpah
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1819
- Air Date: 1997 Mar. 7
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| 41 |
The Other Slide of Darkness
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The Sliders track Rickman to a world where a
mysteriously localized poisonous fog separates a country hick town
from a jungle full of superstitious spear-toting natives.
Is Wade correct that the young Tarot-card-reading blind woman
will be their best help in preventing more deaths
in the town? Why do the cards make Rembrandt so bitterly upset?
And what dark side of Quinn's past will consume him if he dares to
cross the deadly fog?
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- written by Nan Hagan
and Scott Smith Miller
- directed by Jeff Woolnough
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1802
- Air Date: 1997 April 11
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| 42 |
The Breeder
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: Escaping from a hostile jungle to a
world with cryogenics and organ donor police,
Maggie appears to have an infection and is clearly
not herself as she causes a stir
in the new world's medical community. Why has she
become so obsessed with breeding? What will happen
to Quinn and Wade as they get forced into the
organ donor program? And will the Sliders' have to
split up or choose between jeopardizing this world
or the next one as time runs out?
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- written by Eleah Horwitz
- directed by Paris Barclay
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1823
- Air Date: 1997 Mar. 14
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| 43 |
Slither
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: The window to the next slide gives Quinn
and Rembrandt enough time to head far south for a vacation,
but snake smugglers and their escaping prizes jeopardize the
entire trip. As the Sliders struggle to reunite at the appointed
time, both Quinn and Maggie seem to be enjoying the romantic
sparks coming from their local guides. How many snakes are being
compelled to converge on this rendezvous? And which romance
will ultimately triumph?
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- written by
Tony Blake & Paul Jackson
- directed by Jim Johnston
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1829
- Air Date: 1997 April 25
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| 44 |
Stoker
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: Searching for Rickman on a heavily populated world,
Wade attends rock concerts and falls under the spell of the
lead singer of a band called "Stoker". Meanwhile the others
follow a trail of coma patients leading them to a clinic where
blood donors can receive free tickets to Stoker's next concert.
Does this band have a stronger connection to vampire legend
than just their nocturnal lifestyle? And is Wade about to
abandon her friends to join the band and rock forever?
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- written by Josef Anderson
- directed by Jerry O'Connell
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1827
- Air Date: 1997 May 9
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| 45 |
Dinoslide
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Story: Hot on Rickman's trail, the Sliders return to
a familiar world and some familiar people, only to discover that
there are dinosaurs here threatening everyone. Will they finally
find the help they need to defeat Rickman? Will the people have
to continue to appease the dinosaurs' appetite, or can they find
a way to be rid of the dino threat once and for all? And can
Rembrandt finally come to terms with his paternal relationship
with young Malcolm?
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- written by David Peckinpah
- directed by Richard Compton
- music by Danny Lux
- Production # K1826
- Air Date: 1997 May 2
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| 46 |
This Slide of Paradise
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In-depth Analysis Review
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Season 3 Rankings
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Story: California seems to have disintegrated as the
Sliders land on the Island of Dr. Vargas (Michael York),
a scientist who has experimented with creating human/animal
hybrids. Unfortunately, the island is surrounded by hostile
survivors of his experiments. Will Rembrandt be able to do
anything for the cat-woman who begins to trust him more than
anyone else? And will the Sliders climactic encounter with
Rickman finally lead them home?
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- written by Nan Hagan
- directed by Jim Johnston
- music by Stephen Graziano
- Production # K1828
- Air Date: 1997 May 16
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