Poll Which is more popular: SeaQuest or Sliders?
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I think Seaquest is more famous. Some people really thought it was going to be, Star Trek underwater and they even tried to take a serious approach in season 1 even having Bob Ballard talk about real ocean stuff at the end of each episode. Sliders though I think is more popular with people who have seen the shows. Well season 1 and 2 that is. Season 3 is total garbage and while stuff sort of improved when it was on the Sci-Fi channel it was never really all that great. Plus it hurt that by the end only Rembrandt was around from the original cast.
Jason
Jason
John Landis helped with the Sliders season one.
I forced my young bride to watch Sliders last week because she didn't understand that Jerry O'Connel was a cultural phenomenon, wheretofore she dispassionately disagreed, slept through half of it, and then got angry because it still wasn't over by the time she woke up.
10 minutes ago, she insists that she had no recollection of anything called "Sliders" but then says "Wait, was that that thing in a video store from the 90s?"
I forced my young bride to watch Sliders last week because she didn't understand that Jerry O'Connel was a cultural phenomenon, wheretofore she dispassionately disagreed, slept through half of it, and then got angry because it still wasn't over by the time she woke up.
10 minutes ago, she insists that she had no recollection of anything called "Sliders" but then says "Wait, was that that thing in a video store from the 90s?"
Yep. I remember here that even printed magazines talked about Seaquest, while Sliders was virtually unknown.
I didn't watch either of them all the way through, but from what I remember Sliders was definitely the better show. Also the better premise. No idea which was more hyped or which has been most fondly remembered.
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Probably Sliders since it went on longer and thus had a larger audience.
I generally like SeaQuest better, but after the first season the quality took a nosedive and it's clear they had less and less of a grip on what the show was even about. I don't know what kind of numbers it did, but my recollection at the time was that it made a big initial splash (pun intended; sue me!) but then nobody talked about it past it's premier season. Of course this was pre-internet days for me so all I had to go on basically is the genre press of the day.
I only watched the first season or so of Sliders (and haven't revisited it since) but I gather that despite some bizarre behind the scenes shenanigans, it remained modestly popular through most of it's run.
I generally like SeaQuest better, but after the first season the quality took a nosedive and it's clear they had less and less of a grip on what the show was even about. I don't know what kind of numbers it did, but my recollection at the time was that it made a big initial splash (pun intended; sue me!) but then nobody talked about it past it's premier season. Of course this was pre-internet days for me so all I had to go on basically is the genre press of the day.
I only watched the first season or so of Sliders (and haven't revisited it since) but I gather that despite some bizarre behind the scenes shenanigans, it remained modestly popular through most of it's run.
You know, we could organize some kind of tournament...
Next round: Which is more popular: Otherworld or The Phoenix?
Next round: Which is more popular: Otherworld or The Phoenix?
I would say Sliders because it was around longer. I have younger friends who have heard of it, but don't know anything about SeaQuest.
I really liked Seaquest in the first 2 season. For one, the Seaquest was a very cool, futuristic submarine and the stories dealt with real world issues with a touch of hard scifi. And yes, it felt like "under water Star Trek". A lot of the episodes definitely seemed to copy Trek tropes. Instead of visiting the planet of the weak and getting into a mess, they would visit an underwater outpost and deal with some kind of mystery. Same plot, just different setting. But then the show kinda jumped the shark I think when they had the Seaquest disappear and get beamed by aliens to another planet.
Sliders was cool in the first seasons or so. It dealt with interesting what if scenarios like what if scientists were adored in society like athletes are or what if women ruled society and men were considered second class. But then the show introduced some alien race that was enslaved a parallel Earth and I felt like it too jumped the shark. Plus, the changes in the cast really hurt the show.
Sliders was cool in the first seasons or so. It dealt with interesting what if scenarios like what if scientists were adored in society like athletes are or what if women ruled society and men were considered second class. But then the show introduced some alien race that was enslaved a parallel Earth and I felt like it too jumped the shark. Plus, the changes in the cast really hurt the show.
Honestly, I never watched Seaquest--no interest in it. But I loved Sliders. I will say this--is there any show that has a bigger Jump The Shark moment than Sliders? It's the world's biggest no brainer.
Some talk of a revival. I'd love to see it. I once wrote a fan fic that picked up where the series finale left off and ended with the original cast back in action, but it would be interesting to see it done over from scratch.
And I would LOVE the original cast involved.
Some talk of a revival. I'd love to see it. I once wrote a fan fic that picked up where the series finale left off and ended with the original cast back in action, but it would be interesting to see it done over from scratch.
And I would LOVE the original cast involved.
Agree, if the season one cast had been intact for all five seasons the series would have been perfect. Season four and especially season five are the weakest due to the cast changes.
In DS9 it was different. But even there Ezri was a tough act to follow, replacing Jadzia in in the last season. But the rest of the cast remained, so no such big changes as in sliders. Another Sliders disadvantage: just parallel universe stories, nothing else.
I also liked Early Edition (in German Allein Gegen die Zukunft). Gary Hobson gets the newspaper of tomorrow, every day, brought by a cat..... They never finished the show properly....
I kind of also liked "Early Edition" when I watched but it also wasn't so great I felt to the need to watch ever week. Granted if wasn't for that show I might not have known who Kyle Chandler was years later in "Friday NIght Lights.
As for the other shows I did like season 1 and 2 of Sliders. Seaquest was okay in season 1 but just not very exciting.. Didn't like the next season. I hear the show improved in it's final season a little with Micheal Ironside but I think I only watched one episode from that season.
Jason
As for the other shows I did like season 1 and 2 of Sliders. Seaquest was okay in season 1 but just not very exciting.. Didn't like the next season. I hear the show improved in it's final season a little with Micheal Ironside but I think I only watched one episode from that season.
Jason
I actually just got Sliders on dvd on amazon for $20. I havent seen the entire show - but I love the premise and I have seen a lot of seasons 1-3.
As for Seaquest - I do really like this show. Season 1 is amazing and Season 3 is good too. Season 2 is...not good. monster of the week garbage. No wonder Roy left!
I think both of these shows lurch from season to season in terms of quality due to the production drama at the time. None-the-less these are two 90s standout shows for me that are not Trek.
As for Seaquest - I do really like this show. Season 1 is amazing and Season 3 is good too. Season 2 is...not good. monster of the week garbage. No wonder Roy left!
I think both of these shows lurch from season to season in terms of quality due to the production drama at the time. None-the-less these are two 90s standout shows for me that are not Trek.
That was a HUGE deal, but it wasn't just the cast, it was the tone. Tracy Torme left, and once that happened, they got into too much with the Kromaggs instead of exploring different Earths. That show had infinite possibilities. With the right writers, it could have been a Doctor Who level show. Maybe not then, but today. It just couldn't be on a major network. Today, done on streaming? It could have an amazing run.
Seasons 1 through Arturo's death in Season 3 were amazing. And what's even more amazing is they had an in universe way to get the original Arturo back.
I don't mean a double either.
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