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Sliders: The Fourth Season
Slide into an out-of-this-world adventure as all 22 thrilling Season 4 episodes of Sliders land on DVD for the first time ever! Reunite with genius Quinn Mallory (Jerry O'Connell) and his fellow Sliders — Rembrandt (Cleavant Derricks), Captain Maggie Beckett (Kari Wuhrer), and Quinn's brother Colin (Charlie O'Connell) — as they jump in and out of alternate Earthly realms, battle the ruthless Kromaggs, deal with their tricky doubles, search for their mysterious birth parents, and try to land on the elusive Earth Prime. Accompanying them on various leaps through time and space are spectacular guest stars including Adrienne Barbeau (Escape from New York), Shane West (ER) and Malcolm Jamal-Warner (Jeremiah). It's an absolute must-have for every sci-fi fan!
Manufacturer: Universal
Price Range: $37.99 - $59.98
 Sliders: The Fourth Season
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| User Reviews |  | sliders
rating: 5
So far this is the best season of sliders and I am ready for the release of Season 5. There is more action and actually more drama in this season so far.
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I love it - some may not.
rating: 4
Let's just start out by saying that Sliders is far from perfect. I loved it dearly from episode 1, but I have been a die-hard Jerry O'Connell fan ever since Stand By Me was released.
HOWEVER - if you are not a huge Jerry O'Connell fan, you may want to think before you indulge.
If you love science fiction for it's storytelling value - and not necessarily it's accuracy in depicting current scientific theory (and even facts, on occasion) - then you may still like this show.
If you're a science purist, avert your eyes. You won't be happy.
Jerry O'Connell is very entertaining in most of his works, and Sliders was just the vehicle to get him more attention than he had before. The geek prodigy Quinn Mallory has just enough cool in him to be fun and include some action along the way.
In the fourth season Quinn and his friends are joined by his brother, Collin. Collin is also very smart and fun, but less cool - and he grew up in a paralell dimension that didn't have as much knowledge as our real world now has. He is more of a dramatic and humorous element, taking us a little off the track of the science part of the fiction. Collin is also portrayed by Jerry O'Connell's real-life brother, Charlie. The two of them are great together and the show hits a whole new level of entertaining when they are both on.
I think Kari Wuhrer is terrific as Maggie, but feel sorry for her sometimes because the writers can't seem to make up their minds about what kind of person her character is.
Of course, Cleavant Derricks is excellent at whatever he is asked to portray. He is always Rembrandt Brown through and through. The Cryin' Man is the kind of person who basically does what needs to be done when it is needed. Singer, lover, fighter, mechanic, scream in fear... you name it!
Those of us who watched the show from the beginning miss the professor and Wade when they are gone, but the new ensemble works well and most of the stories are certainly unique.
Thank you, Universal, for releasing this collection of action fun!
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why???
rating: 3
why so expensive its a good series but not worth 35 bucks get real lower that price and we can talk........
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Disintegration
rating: 2
Season 4 was the year when half of the original ensemble had been deleted... and it was also the yeat when the Sliders began the Kromagg arc (which lasted almost the entire season if my memory is correct.)
It's difficult to discern which of these elements did the most damage to Sliders: lower production budgets; weak scripts; loss of two strong cast members. Since I have not ever watched "Babylon 5" my knowledge of their season long story arcs is nil, but ST Enterprise had a great one with the season 4 "Xindi" arc. Unfortunately, while the concept of the Kromaggs was solid, the endingly similar sets and plots killed any potential that might have existed. Budgets could have limited the sets and constrained the scripts.
About half the acting talent was gone - or rendered mute - in this season. Jerry O'Connell was and is a powerful acting talent... probably near the same level as the younger Val Kilmer (before he became too much of a 'star' to get the better roles.)
It became a struggle to watch this season and when JOC left, impossible.
But, by then, Sabrina Lloyd was on "Sports Night" so there were compensations.
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Gateway to Season 5
rating: 5
What if Universal found a portal to Sliders Season Five (1999-2000)? Same planet, 18 Episodes, fans of Sliders should find the gateway during the Holidays of 2008! Please Universal, release Sliders Season Five on DVD for the Holiday rush!
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