Sliders - The First and Second Seasons |  | Directors: Adam Nimoy, Allan Eastman, Andy Tennant, Colin Bucksey, Félix Enríquez Alcalá
Actors: Jerry O'Connell, John Rhys-Davies, Sabrina Lloyd, Cleavant Derricks, Brooke Langton
Studio: Fox Network
Category: DVD
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Rating:  112 reviews
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 6
Running Time: 1019 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 2.7
MPN: MCAD22717D
ISBN: 0783277644
UPC: 025192271724
EAN: 9780783277646
Theatrical Release Date: March 22, 1995
Release Date: August 3, 2004
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 01/09/2007 Rating: Nr
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Though often and unfairly dismissed as a Quantum Leap clone, the Fox TV series Sliders earned a substantial fan base thanks to its intriguing central premise--the existence of multiple alternate realities--and impressive special effects, both of which get a fine showcase in this six-disc DVD set. Jerry O'Connell leads the appealing cast as a college student who accidentally discovers a portal into alternate dimensions; with the help of his professor (Lord of the Rings' John Rhys-Davies), a spunky Girl Friday (Sabrina Lloyd), and a soul crooner (Cleavant Derricks), O'Connell encounters a host of strange parallel Earths, including a British-ruled United States and one where dinosaurs roam a national park. All nine episodes of the 1995 debut season and the 12-episode second season from '96, as well as the pilot from '95, are included in the aesthetically impressive set; extras, however, are limited to commentary by creators Tracy Torme and Robert K. Weiss on the pilot episode, and a making-of featurette with O'Connell and Derricks. --Paul Gaita
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 Started out okay but jumped the shark early November 21, 2009
Barbara B. (Oregon, USA)
This started out as a fairly entertaining show, with plenty of humor, as befits its premise. But by the middle of the second season, it started taking itself WAY too seriously. In fact, it became downright dystopian, with an emphasize on violence and darkness. If there are limitless parallel worlds, it's hard to believe all of them are awful compared to this one! I finally gave up about episode 15.
 Definately Worth It October 14, 2009
N. Fares (California)
I forgot how much I enjoyed this series! Getting the first two seasons was the best thing I could of done. The episodes are well written, well acted and overall the graphics aren't cheesy at all; espically coming from the mid 90's. I recommend this to anyone!
Randy & Harmonious_Soul April 14, 2009
Randall C. Vaughn (Illinois,USA)
So far we are into the first season of sliders...Very nice! I dont care to much for the packaging, but for the small price - who cares -
I watched all of sliders on the sci - fi channel & waited like for ever for it to come out on dvd....SWEET))
Sliders DVD January 8, 2009
Pamela A. Ashby (St.Paul, Minnesota)
I purchased this item for my husband.... He loved it! The ordering was easy, the item shipped when promised, cost what I was quoted, and arrived promptly and in perfect condition. I could not have asked for more.
 A fun and interesting series December 17, 2008
Pat Dewees (Birmingham, Alabama United States)
The actors explain the premise in the opening credits and several times in the series. They do not visit different planets, just different universes with other versions of Earth. "Sliders" fits well into its format as a series as opposed to a movie. It allows for alternate political and social scenarios and fascinating "what if" questions about history.
Quinn Mallory, the main character, invents an interdimensional travel machine in his basement (where all great inventions are born, I guess). After successfully visiting another universe, he shows it to his physics professor and they activate the machine and go to another world with Wade, a girl at Quinn's school, and Rembrandt Brown, a singer who was on his way to sing the national anthem at a ball game when his car happened to be swallowed up by the dimensional hole. The world they get to is a frozen San Francisco and they are forced to activate the timer before it is ready when a snow tornado bears down on them. As a result they cannot control what universe the timer opens up an interdimensional tunnel for or when it opens that tunnel. The timer counts down when it will do so and the time can vary from a few minutes to several days. They must always slide when the timer reaches zero or they will be trapped in whatever world they are in for years perhaps for life.
After visiting worlds in which the United States never achieved independence from Britain, where intellectuals are superstars, and one where the 1960's counterculture blossomed in the 1990's (when this series was made), they eventually encounter other sliders. These sliders are creepy aliens called Kromaggs except they are not actually aliens but rather an evolutionary rival of true humans from the same earth albeit another universe. The Kromaggs use sliding technology to conquer the other earths. These Kromaggs take on more importance in later seasons.
I must also add that some of the worlds they visit have a lot of the same details of the sliders' home world including alternate versions of themselves. For example one of the worlds they visit has its own Rembrandt Brown whose musical career was far more successful. It is fascinating to watch them meet their doubles in these worlds.
Again this is overall a good, fun series. The characters are shallow but likable. Irony and humor seem to follow them along the way. I was sad when I ran out of episodes to watch.
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