What is your favourite Sliders alternate-reality? - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Tabitha · 21st October 2002, 10:22 PM

I am catching a lot of the Sliders re-runs on scifi at the moment, and although the beginning of the show seems to trot out a lot of obvious alternate realities (women are the dominant sex, the Russians are running America, the Brits won the American Revolutionary War) but some of the ideas are pretty fascinating. Today I watched the episode where the earth's population is only a 700 million - because of voluntary euthanasia. Everything is free, and ATMs give you free money, with which you are also entered into a state lottery. You win the lottery, you get to spend like a madman (or woman) for a few days, then bye-bye-bye. You die!
Raised some interesting questions and the episode is also noticeable for the appearance (and slide!) of the X FIles' Krychek. Yum! Hehe.

So, anyway, getting back to my original question - is there any one Sliders alt reality that really grabbed you?

ZachWZ · 30th October 2002, 03:07 AM

Their are two that stand out in my head.

1. Just say Yes. Fasnenating view of how the leagalize drugs quacks would see their beliefs turn into a really oppresive goverment.

2. please, press one. The comments being made about our own consumer soceity.

Another that stands out is the Presidnet Williams Earth. So many paraells that the fictional waver does not apply.

of course a lot of ep's stand out. But, they are mostly because of the characters.

ZachWZ

Kanazaka · 2nd April 2005, 12:28 AM

One of my favorite alternate realities was definitely the one in which Old West laws applied to a more modern world. The alternate history of that world was very interesting, as was the way in which that society worked. My favorite alternate realities featured those two qualities, and this one in particular also featured much tension what with the duels and gambling

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21st October 2002, 10:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tabitha Save Angel! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 3,638	What is your favourite Sliders alternate-reality? I am catching a lot of the Sliders re-runs on scifi at the moment, and although the beginning of the show seems to trot out a lot of obvious alternate realities (women are the dominant sex, the Russians are running America, the Brits won the American Revolutionary War) but some of the ideas are pretty fascinating. Today I watched the episode where the earth's population is only a 700 million - because of voluntary euthanasia. Everything is free, and ATMs give you free money, with which you are also entered into a state lottery. You win the lottery, you get to spend like a madman (or woman) for a few days, then bye-bye-bye. You die! Raised some interesting questions and the episode is also noticeable for the appearance (and slide!) of the X FIles' Krychek. Yum! Hehe. So, anyway, getting back to my original question - is there any one Sliders alt reality that really grabbed you?

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30th October 2002, 03:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
ZachWZ Pre 1986 Comics Fan Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ottawa county MI USA Posts: 592	Their are two that stand out in my head. 1. Just say Yes. Fasnenating view of how the leagalize drugs quacks would see their beliefs turn into a really oppresive goverment. 2. please, press one. The comments being made about our own consumer soceity. Another that stands out is the Presidnet Williams Earth. So many paraells that the fictional waver does not apply. of course a lot of ep's stand out. But, they are mostly because of the characters. ZachWZ

2nd April 2005, 12:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kanazaka Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Worth, IL Posts: 104	One of my favorite alternate realities was definitely the one in which Old West laws applied to a more modern world. The alternate history of that world was very interesting, as was the way in which that society worked. My favorite alternate realities featured those two qualities, and this one in particular also featured much tension what with the duels and gambling .