SLIDERS (TV Show) - Gone But Not Forgotten

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Welcome back to another episode of Gone But Not Forgotten, which examines all of your favorite shows from back in the day, from big hits to cult sensations and more. Back in the early nineties, the Fox Network had a bit of a niche as the home for some of the coolest sci-fi shows of the era. The X-Files, Millennium, Space: Above & Beyond, M.A.N.T.I.S…they had loads of stuff. One of the best shows of that era was Sliders, which starred Jerry O’Connell as a student named Quinn Mallory who creates a “sliding” technology that allows him to slip to other dimensions. Joining him are his mentor, Professor Arturo (John Rhys Davies), his love interest, Wade (Sabrina Lloyd), and a washed-up soul singer, Rembrandt Brown (Cleavant Derricks).

As the show went on, there would be cast additions and changes, including Jerry’s brother, Charlie O’Connell joining the cast, along with the controversial addition of the gorgeous Kari Wuhrer, plus a network change, budget cuts, and more. Join us as we explore what went right and what went wrong during the show’s uneven five-season run.

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I loved that show!

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According to this "Masters of Genre" podcast, Tracy Torme is currently working on 'rebooting' Sliders. He's hoping for it to be a mix of new and returning cast members (he's talked to Cleavant Derricks, Jerry O'Connell, and John Rhys-Davis). He also reveals that he's facing enormous challenges as some of his pitches have been met with unease, as they pull no punches and won't be 'politically correct' or 'woke'.

Conversation on the relaunch starts at the 1 hour 4 minute mark. He was starting to talk a little bit about a pitch to the Peacock service, but he gets cut off and it appears that they don't turn back to the subject again.