A physics accident sends physics student Quinn Mallory and his companions on an interdimensional roller-coaster ride that lands them in a post-apocalyptic San Francisco. After a narrow escape from death, the Sliders find themselves in a Soviet-ruled U.S., where their only hope of escape is to free an imprisoned revolutionary.
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"Pilot" Parts 1 + 2
No. in season: 1 + 2
Released: March 22, 1995 Production code: 83535
While researching anti-gravity, brilliant grad student Quinn Mallory accidentally opens an inter-dimensional portal which sends him and three companions on a cosmic roller-coaster ride to parallel Earths, including a world where the Soviet Union conquered America.
Note: Originally shown as a feature-length pilot TV movie, which was later cut into two separate episodes for syndication.
I never saw this back in the day. I would have been working when it was on and probably didn't get SyFy anyway.
Successor to The Time Tunnel, precursor to Fringe? I think I'm going to like this. Off beat humor, yes. Homage to George Bailey, James Brown, The Spinners, The Four Tops, The Man in the High Castle? Too many points of interest to mention. The Peoples Court case was classic. ("Small claims my ass!")
I hope future episodes live up to the pilot's promise.