Sliders

Original title : Rules of the Game
First Aired : 20.09.1996 (USA) 16.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Oscar Costo
Writing credits : Josef Anderson
Cast : Laurie Fortier (Nicky), Joshua Malina (Egghead)

The Story : In the third-season opener, Arturo is seriously injured when the Sliders become unwitting participants in a bloody game, in which there is only one rule: stay alive.

Original title : Double Cross
First Aired : 27.09.1996 (USA) 17.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Richard Compton
Writing credits : Tony Blake & Paul Jackson
Cast : Lester Barrie (Elston Diggs), Zoe McLellan (Logan St. Claire), Diana Castle (Mrs. Arturo), Gerry Del Sol (Passenger), Michael Bryan French (Adrian Fayne), Kris Iyer (Maitre D'), Michael Krawic (Hobo), Zoe McLellan (Logan St. Claire), Mari Morrow (Monique), Charles Noland (Desk Clerk), Monte Rex Perlin (Motorcycle Guard), Skip Stellrecht (Guard #1), Warren Sweeney (Vendor), Michael Marick (Guard #2), David L. Nelson (Michael)

The Story : The gang lands on a world nearly deplete of natural resources and encounters a group of people near to discovering the secret of sliding--but for evil purposes. Meanwhile, Rembrandt is kidnapped by a crazy fan.

Original title : Electric Twister Acid Test
First Aired : 04.10.1996 (USA) 20.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Oscar L. Costo
Writing credits : Scott Smith Miller
Cast : Joshua Cox (Martin), Bill Bolender (Franklin Michener), Corey Feldman (Reed Michener), Jordan Warkol (Caleb), Julie Benz (Jenny Michener), Tim Griffin (Jacob)

The Story : In the middle of a desert, the Sliders find a village plagued by constant tornadoes and presided over by a dictator who'll stop at nothing to keep his subjects under his iron rule.

Original title : The Guardian
First Aired : 11.10.1996 (USA) 21.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Adam Nimoy
Writing credits : Tracy Torme
Cast : Linda Henning (Mrs. Mallory), Leslie Horan (Heather Hanley), Meadow Sisto (Ambrosia), Phillip Van Dyke (Young Quinn Mallory), Marty York (Brady Oak), Timothy Wiley (Rex Crandell), Robert Winley (Bull), John Kendall (Bartender), John C. Colton (Priest)

The Story : The Sliders land on a world exactly like their home only time has progressed at a slower rate and Quinn has a chance to meet, and play bodyguard, to his younger self.

Original title : The Dream Masters
First Aired : 18.10.1996 (USA) 22.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jefery Levy
Writing credits : Melinda Snodgrass
Cast : Lester Barrie (Elston Diggs), Zack Ward (Gerald Thomas), Michael Des Barres (Prof. Vincent Cardoza), Rodney Eastman (Byron)

The Story : Wade becomes the target of a group of dream terrorists, who control people with their ability to tinker with the victim's innermost fears.

Original title : Desert Storm
First Aired : 01.11.1996 (USA) 23.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jim Johnston
Writing credits : Matt Dearborn
Cast : Ken Steadman (Cutter), Lester Barrie (Elston Diggs), Gina Philips (Devin), Kristofer Lindquist (Jeremy), Michael Lee Gogin (Master Healer), Christopher Maleki (Wolf), Constance Forslund (Fiona), Judson Mills (Davy)

The Story : After landing in a world where water is scarce, the Sliders come to the aid of a mysterious young woman who's been the virtual slave of a thug who wants to to exploit her gift: the uncanny ability to find water.
Note : In Memory of Ken Steadman:During the filming of this episode, Ken Steadman was killed and Christopher Maleki was injured when their dune buggy flipped over. After one week delay in filming, the episode was completed with a stand-in for Ken Steadman's character.

Original title : Dragon Slide
First Aired : 08.11.1996 (USA) 24.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : David Livingston
Writing credits : Tony Blake & Paul Jackson
Cast : Lester Barrie (Elston Diggs), Michelle René Thomas (Melinda), Max Grodenchik (Skuldar), Gregory Paul Martin (Gareth), Saxon Trainor (Officer Kelley), Michelle René Thomas (Melinda), Francis Guinan (Alesha Avo), Francoise Robertson (Sean Nuinn), Charlie O'Donnell (O'Hara), Saxton Trainor (Kelly), Sean Moynihan (Phillip Mallory), Mansell Rivers-Blano (Chief Druid)

The Story : When The Sliders land on a world complete with Dragons and Castles, Quinn is mistaken for a man with special powers.

Original title : The Fire Within
First Aired : 15.11.1996 (USA) 27.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jefery Levy
Writing credits : Josef Anderson
Cast : Ferdinand Carangelo (Foreman), Anthony Tyler Quinn (J.C. Ashton), Veronica Cartwright (The Voice of the Flame), Lynn Clark (Diana Sylvius), Brigitta Dau (Amanda), Terry Markwell (TV Reporter)

The Story : The Sliders land on a world where the substance of fire has a mind of its own and a small piece follows them to another world. Quinn and Arturo are amazed by the fire and try to find a scientific method to communicate with it.

Original title : The Prince of Slides
First Aired : 22.11.1996 (USA) 28.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : David Livingston
Writing credits : Tony Blake & Paul Jackson
Cast : Hallie Foote (Lady Mary), Dan Gauthier (George Stellos), Collin Bersen (Captain of the Guards), Tom Astor (Guard), Paul Goodman (Guard #2), Terry Markwell (Anchorwoman), Gabrielle Beinforde (Nurse), Kristopher Logan (Assassin), Marian E. Green (Mother), Brooke Elizabeth Crocker (Winged Girl #1), Kahlee Elizabeth Barrio (Winged Girl #2)

The Story : After landing in an America ruled by a monarchy and where men have babies, Rembrandt is mistaken for royalty--and prepped to give birth to the future heir to the throne.

Original title : Dead Man Sliding
First Aired : 29.11.1996 (USA) 29.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Richard Compton
Writing credits : Nan Hagan
Cast : Ed Wasser (Studio Guard), Robert DiTillio (Emcee), Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs (Phil), Fredric Lehne (Unknown), Brett Miller (Prison Guard), Don Most (Skip Collins), Perrey Reeves (Taryn Miller), Ed Wasser (Studio Guard)

The Story : In a case of mistaken identity, Quinn is arrested, tried and sentenced to death on TV, leaving the other Sliders scrambling to find the real culprit--Quinn's double.

Original title : State of the A.R.T.
First Aired : 06.12.1996 (USA) 30.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : John T. Kretchmer
Writing credits : Nan Hagan From a Story by Schuyler Kent
Cast : Robert Englund (Dr. Aldohn), Kathleen McClellan (Erica/Shauna), Eddie Mills (D.E.R.I.C.), Jerry Rector (P.A.U.L.), Jeff Rector (Scarface P.A.U.L.), Ted Detwiler (T.E.D.)

The Story : In a world ruled by automatons who've made humans obsolete, Quinn and Rembrandt become the guinea pigs in a ghastly experiment: the transplantation of their brains into robotic hosts.

Original title : Season's Greedings
First Aired : 20.12.1996 (USA) 31.10.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Richard Compton
Writing credits : Eleah Horwitz
Cast : Chase Masterson (Kelly Welles), Neil Roberts (Ted Bernsen), Allen Williams (Don Welles), Stuart Fratkin (Instructor), Jacqueline Obradors (Carol), Paul Messinger (Priest), Jody Curtis (Ginny), Sean Flynn Amir (Jason), Nikolaus Keelaghan (Kid #2)

The Story : The Sliders land on a world where people shop, work, and live in a huge mall.

Original title : Murder Most Foul
First Aired : 03.01.1997 (USA) 03.11.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jeff Woolnough
Writing credits : David Peckinpah
Cast : Lester Barrie (Elston Diggs), Brigid Brannagh (Erin), Adam Wylie (Trevor), Brian McNamara (Inspector Reed), David Purdham (Dr. Bolivar), Suzanne Mara (Dr. Punch), Taylor Leigh (Mrs. Taylor), Holly R. Claman (Anne), Frank Castina (Wonk), Derik Van Derbeken (Security Man), Carmen Nogales (Young Woman), Brandon Michael (Boy)

The Story : Arturo is kidnapped and brainwashed into thinking he's a great 19th-century detective investigating real murders in a world where assuming different identities is the norm.

Original title : Slide Like an Egyptian
First Aired : 17.01.1997 (USA) 04.11.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Adam Nimoy
Writing credits : Scott Smith Miller
Cast : Apollonia Kotero (Dr. Deera Mubaric), Rocco Vienhage (Dr. Achbit), Shawn Toub (Kheri-Heb), Claudette Mink (heilah), Jim Turner (Mike Mallory), Justin M. Gorence (Priest), Terry Markwell (Reporter)

The Story : The Sliders land in a world resembling ancient Egypt, where Quinn is used for a life-after-death experiment and the others are entombed inside a pyramid guarded by a giant scarab.

Original title : Paradise Lost
First Aired : 31.01.1997 (USA) 05.11.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jom Johnston
Writing credits : Steven Stoliar
Cast : Todd Babcock (Michael Levy), Kristi McDaniel (Alice), Lara Steinick (Laurie), Rob Youngblood (Sheriff Burke), Will Schaub (Parker), Jeff Markey (Bud), J. Gordon Noice (Fred)

The Story : The Sliders land in a coastal community where no one seems to be over the age of 35 and they soon discover the small town's dirty little secret.

Original title : The Exodus - Part 1
First Aired : 21.02.1997 (USA) 07.11.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jim Charleston
Writing credits : Tony Blake & Paul Jackson From a Story by John Rhys-Davies
Cast : Roger Daltrey (Colonel Angus Rickman), Linda Henning (Mrs. Mallory), Mark Kiely (Dr. Stephen Jensen), Wes Charles Jr. (Malcolm Eastman), Steve Larson (Street Person), J. Karen Thomas (Lt. Teri Eastman), Michael Houston King (Dr. Baker), Krzysztof Pieczynski (Dr. Vladimir Jariabek)

The Story : In a militaristic America threatened by a deadly pulsar, a colonel decides who'll be saved--and who'll be left to die.

Original title : The Exodus - Part 2
First Aired : 28.02.1997 (USA) 10.11.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jerery Levy
Writing credits : Josef Anderson, Paul Jackson & Tony Blake
Cast : Roger Daltrey (Colonel Angus Rickman), Mark Kiely (Dr. Stephen Jensen), Kari Wuhrer (Captain Maggie Beckett), Wes Charles Jr. (Malcolm Eastman), Andrew A. Rolfes (Sergeant), Sandy Laufer-Blake (Nurse), Lisa Galiana (Woman), Reba Shaw Alexander (Secretary)

The Story : Quinn and Maggie begin sliding to other worlds to scout for the perfect location while Wade and Arturo must contend with the egomaniac Colonel Rickman as they argue over who will be saved. Meanwhile, a serial killer has invaded the base and is systematically putting people into a coma. Faced with eminent danger, the Sliders do their best to stay together, but one of them does not make the slide.

Original title : Sole Survivors
First Aired : 07.03.1997 (USA) 21.02.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : David Peckinpah
Writing credits : Steven Kriozere
Cast : Jay Acovone (Dr. Tassler), Stephanie Niznik (Debra)

The Story : The Sliders encounter a world infected by bacteria that transforms the inhabitants into flesh-eating zombie-like creatures--one of which takes a bite out of Quinn.

Original title : The Breeder
First Aired : 14.03.1997 (USA) 14.04.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Paris Barclay
Writing credits : Eleah Horowitz
Cast : Dawnn Lewis (Dr. Sylvius), Ron Melendez (Brock), Christian Hill (Clay)

The Story : While going through another portal into a different world, a strange creature stows inside Maggie. The others soon realize that Maggie is acting very strange.

Original title : The Last of Eden
First Aired : 28.03.1997 (USA) 05.11.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Allan Eastman
Writing credits : Josef Anderson
Cast : Paris Barclay (Bureaucrat), Lester Barrie (Elston Diggs), Alton Butler (Orderly), Spencer Garbett (Roger), Chip Mayer (Man in Bar), David Chisum (Paramedic), R. Todd Torok (D Squad Captain), Deborah Kellner (Tami), Dawnn Lewis (Dr. Sylvius)

The Story : On a world plagued by earthquakes and populated by primitive people, Wade stumbles upon a vast, deserted underground city overrun by a race of nonhuman creatures.

Original title : The Other Slide of Darkness
First Aired : 11.04.1997 (USA) 12.11.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jeff Woolnough
Writing credits : Nan Hagan & Scott Miller
Cast : Oona Hart (Adra), Neil Dickson (Colonel Angus Rickman), Kevin Quigley (Bunt La Croix), Franc Ross (Billy T), Gregory Norman Cruz (Dagan), Amy Wheaton (Lucy La Croix)

The Story : The Sliders find evidence that Rickman may already be spreading his infection in a world where the superstitious residents believe that a mysterious fog is responsible for their sickness.
Note : This episode was written in June 1996 and featured Professor Arturo. It had to be rewritten to eliminate Arturo and add Maggie, after John Rhys-Davies' departure.

Original title : Slither
First Aired : 25.04.1997 (USA) 13.11.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Jim Johnston
Writing credits : Tony Blake & Paul Jackson
Cast : Julie St. Claire (Kiera), Randy Vasquez (Carlos), Thomas G. Waites (Airplane mechanic), Marc Tissot (Don), Danny Mora (Unknown), David Correia (Customs Official)

The Story : While vacationing, the Sliders stumble across a scientist whose research involving supernatural snakes gets out of hand when one of the critters escapes.

Original title : Dinoslide
First Aired : 02.05.1997 (USA) 14.11.1997 (FRANCE)
Director : Richard Compton
Writing credits : David Peckinpah
Cast : Rainer Grant (Gretchen Chambliss), Neil Dickson (Colonel Angus Rickman), Wes Charles Jr. (Malcolm), Michael Woolson (Andrews), Mike Terner (Hinds), Robyn Lees (Woman)

The Story : Maggie swears revenge against Rickman after the Sliders find evidence of the colonel's whereabouts on a world ruled by a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex. Meanwhile, Rembrandt is filled with joy when he's reunited with Malcolm.

Original title : Stoker
First Aired : 09.05.1997 (USA) 24.04.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Jerry O'Connell
Writing credits : Josef Anderson
Cast : Ryan Alosio (Morgan), Tommy Chong (Van Elsinger), David Lombardi (Benji "The night clerk"), Danny Masterson (Renfield), Leslie Soule (Mina), Neil Dickson (Colonel Angus Rickman), Duff McKagan (Harker), Ted Rooney (Technician), Barry Livingston (Eddie Selk), Lauri Pressler (Nurse), Anthony David (Security Guard)

The Story : Wade falls under the spell of a gothic-rock band's charismatic lead singer, who -- unbeknownst to Wade -- is also a full-blooded vampire with a taste for young groupies.

Original title : This Slide of Paradise
First Aired : 16.05.1997 (USA) 11.07.1998 (FRANCE)
Director : Jim Johnston
Writing credits : Nan Hagan
Cast : Michael York (Dr. Vargas), Neil Dickson (Colonel Angus Rickman), Mindy Clarke (Allasandra), Deron Michael McBee (Ceres), Marc Riffon (Daniel), Sam Gifaldi (Michael)

The Story : After cornering Rickman on a world inhabited by bizarre hybrids, the Sliders finally have a chance to get home -- until they encounter a scientist who's trying to create a race of slaves from the DNA of humans, and animals.