Sliders

Sliders is a science fiction television series that ran from 1995–2000, across five seasons. The series focuses on a group of travellers "sliding" between parallel worlds.

Cast

Main Cast

• Quinn Mallory (seasons 1-4), played by Jerry O'Connell
• Wade Kathleen Welles, (seasons 1-3, voice of Wade in Requiem, S5e11), played by Sabrina Lloyd
• Rembrandt "Crying Man" Brown, played by Cleavant Derricks
• Professor Maximillian Arturo, (seasons 1-3), played by John Rhys-Davies Appeared in the episode "The Last of Eden" (S3e20))
• Maggie Beckett, (seasons 3-5), played by Kari Wührer

Supporting Cast

• Colin Mallory, (season 4), played by Charlie O'Connell
• Quinn Mallory (2) a.k.a. Mallory, (season 5), played by Robert Floyd
• Diana Davis, (season 5), played by Tembi Locke

Recurring Guest Stars

• Colonel Angus Rickman, played by Roger Daltrey ("The Exodus" parts 1 and 2 (S3e16–17)) and Neil Dickson (episodes "The Other Slide of Darkness", "Dinoslide", "Stoker" and "This Slide of Paradise" (S3e21, S3e23–25))
• Elston Diggs, played by Lester Barrie (episodes "Double Cross", "The Dream Masters", "Desert Storm", "Dragonslide", "Murder Most Foul", and "The Breeder" (S3e2, S3e5–7, S3e13, S3e19))
• Doctor Oberon Geiger, played by Peter Jurasik (episodes "The Unstuck Man", "Applied Physics", and "Eye of the Storm" (S5e1–2, S5e17))

Changing Cast

Fans of the series have dedicated websites to reports of petty office politics pushing cast and crew members off the show and thus changing the direction of the series. Among the allegations:

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• John Rhys-Davies was reportedly fired from the series for having insulted a Fox executive at a party a few years previously. When this executive gained control of the series, he sought revenge by killing off Davies' character. The episode where Davies was killed was a radical rewrite of a script he penned.
• Sabrina Lloyd was reportedly disappointed in not getting a raise and left the show to star in Sports Night. Or she was fired after holding up the production of an episode during a verbal argument with Kari Wührer after Kari had insulted Sabrina's boyfriend (at the time a crew member) while on the set. The fact that her character was sentenced to be gang raped by Kromaggs is often cited, by fans, as proof of the bad blood that existed on the set.
• Jerry O'Connell reportedly quit the show after his request to become the executive producer was denied. Once he was gone, his brother was fired, as he had been brought onto the series at the request of O'Connell.

Changing Staff

Fans of the series have also dedicated websites to reports that original creators, and writers were fired from the series or lost creative control because of the short-sighted executives at Fox. Much the criticism of Fox is based on a belief that they pushed the series away from its social commentary, and exploration of scientific theories and various philosophies in order to focus more on cheap action, sex appeal and ripoffs of other science fiction films.

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• The series co-creator, Tracy Tormé, has often been critical of the direction the series took after he lost control of it.