Conference noted::sf

Haven't looked just yet.  But I do know that this has been in development
some time.  First heard about it a few years ago on the net, and when I
saw the ad recently I thought, ah, they finally got the go ahead on 
this one.  Yep, parallel universes (sliding between, get it? ;-)
Apparently someone's experiment goes a little awry and well, something
along those lines.  I expect we'll see a lot of what if type of 
worlds (what if the South had won the civil war, the Germans won WWII,
that type of thing).

PeterT

oh yeah, looks like John Rhys Davies is one of the stars, so it should
provide some entertainment.  Maybe.

    Premier wasn't too bad; Some interesting plot twists...
    
    I thought the ending was kind of spooky; I mean how will they really
    *know* if they ever get back "home". BTW, I couldn't help but wonder 
    where their analogs from that last universe were...
    
    Dave

    
    I rather enjoyed the premier, actually; unlike VR:5, which I
    just couldn't get into, Sliders was, well, fun.  I wouldn't be
    surprised if it catches on...
    
    Joe

    
    	Did anyone in the MRO complex [complex??  Geez, there's only 2
    	buildings here now!! 8^)] tape this?
    
    	I play pool Wednesdays, and was going to tape it but I forgot.
    
    	Thanks!!
    
    							Shawn L.
    

    
    	At first,
    	   I was skeptical of this show especially when they
    	arrived in the soviet U.S.A. My first reflex was OH..
    	NO THIS is a ripoff on "Voyagers" the old tv show
    	that had the time-traveler with his orphaned kid 
    	side-kick bouncing from one piece of Mis-history
    	to another, setting things right along the way. 
    	The male lead was the guy who killed himself 
    	accidently with a stunt pistol by putting it
    	to his temple and the concussion from the blank
    	cartridge shattered his temple. 
    	  But I really enjoyed it after that, Rhy-Davis
    	will be a big plus for this show and the Cryin
    	Man might be a sleeper character.
    	  I also like the fact they weren't afraid to kill
    	off a main character's alter-self i.e. Wade the 
    	leader of the second American revolution.
    	The bit with the cab driver was cool too,
    	and leads to other plot twists with alter-character
    	differences from one parallel to the next.
    
    
    					Roger

I really enjoyed this.  I thought it was very entertaining, and that last bit
was pretty chilling.  Ditto on VR:5, I just can't get into that one.

-Patrick

    cheap rip off of Quantum Leap.
    
    As long as they changed demensions/worlds quickly the show was
    interesting, but I think a 1 hour show dedicated to each slide will be
    rather boring.
    
    At least with QL you were seeing a bit of history. With sliders there
    isn't even this to redeem it.
    
    Notice in the world where a green light means stop that the tail lights
    on the vehicle were still red. 
    
    
    Short run predicted by me...
    
    
    Brian V
    

    
    Actually, it did remind me a bit of QL, too, though I condier
    that to Sliders' benefit... I certainly wouldn't characterize
    it as a "cheap rip off", more a similar concept, but a different
    execution...
    
    Joe

    
    	I noticed the QL similarities also  but the main
    	difference is that Sam was settting right the
    	wrong turns in individuals lifes not changing
    	the course of history gone astray. Voyagers
    	was more in this line, but I guess we will
    	have to see how much influence the "Sliders"
    	will exert on the various parallel universes
    	yet to come.

    Did I miss something, or was there really no continuity between the
    premier and last nights episode? 
    
    ie What happenned after his "dad" walked into the dining room??
    
    Dave

I never expected continuity.  They've jumped a few times between episodes.

I think the general idea of the show basically speaks against continuity.
The only thing I'd expect is for the relationship between the main
characters to perhaps change, but I wouldn't bet on that.  Once they
find they are not in the right universe, it's back to the drawing
board (or slide tube).

PeterT

    
    
    	re. continuity
    	  Too bad, I wanted to see how lunch with the cannibals
    	went. That ending scene was hilarous with Cryin Man 
    	comparing himself as a "Chicken McNugget" to Rhy-Davis's
    	"Quarter Pounder"!! Also the scene with Wade recovering
    	and then the Prof. asking Quinn, if he told her about
    	the cannibals yet, was almost vintage "Young Indiana Jones-type"
    	stuff......very neat twist.
    
    
    
    
    						Roger
    

Finally there's something that hour before Law&Order comes on...

    
    Hmmm...
    
    On one hand, the second episode was even more Quantum Leap-like than
    the first.
    
    OTOH, it was still good TV, and I liked Quantum Leap.
    
    The lack of continuity, while I didn't expect it, didn't bother me.
    
    In sum, I'm hooked.  I'm glad it's on at 9, rather than 8, though I'd
    really like something better on from 8-9, and wish Grace Under Fire
    hadn't been put up against it...
    
    Joe

    
    	Re. Continuity..again
    
    	I think there was an implied connection between the 
    	end of show #1 and the start of show #2. They were
    	walking in the park and everyone is striking it
    	rich with oilwells. Then a friend congratulates
    	Quinn on the oilstrike in his backyard and Quinn
    	looks disturbed, not happy as his friend expected him
    	to be.
    	  I believe the disturbed look was due to Quinn
    	thinking about his father being alive in this
    	universe which he is about to leave behind. I believe
    	the basis for this universe is one were only
    	"good" things happen to people..i.e. Dad doesn't
    	die, everyone is rich, so on, so on, so on. ......

    
    	The music is done by Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo.
    

    
>    	The music is done by Mark Mothersbaugh from Devo.
    
    ...who also does the music for Rugrats (on Nick), and who's brother
    I went to high school with...
    
    Joe (full of meaningless data today)

Heck, that was one sloooowwww asteroid!  By the time it would be throwing off
sparks, be visible like that, it would have to be in the atmosphere, and 
it would be touching down in seconds.  And don't try, well, it was close to
the sun so it would have been throwing off volatiles like any normal comet.
They made the point that this was AN ASTEROID and NOT A COMET.  So was that
Beavis or Butthead in charge of nuclear power now?  ;-)

Not to nitpick on the science or anything...

PeterT

    If that atomic bomb blew up the asteroid that  Visible and close to
    earth, I kept thinking, wouldn't these people be radioactive 
    very shortly....I've watched Sliders since its come on but 
    this is one of the worst shows (except for the actors John Ryes-Davies 
    and the guy in the cadilac)  The girl and the main character?
    are  a w f u l...actors     c'mon guys  this was made for 2 cents...
    
    Marilyn*

It would appear that SLIDERS is coming back to FOX tonight (01_Mar_1996).
The add claimed all new episodes etc.  Just thought I would mention it in
case anyone was interested (actually, I am not :-)).

-Joe