FANDOM ENTANGLEMENT is back for the third in our series of retro reviews for SLIDERS. This time, we’re taking a look at Season 1, Episode 4 (a.k.a. Episode 3 in story continuity order), “Prince of Wails”…
FANDOM ENTANGLEMENT: SLIDERS Episode 1x04 — "Prince of Wails"
[Original airdate: 04/12/95]
In a world where England won the Revolutionary War, the Sliders are embroiled in an assassination plot involving the heir to the throne and an evil Sheriff of San Francisco.
This episode was written by Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin and directed by Felix Alcalá.
Me (Damon Sugameli) & Mike Bloxam (MikeKraken) are joined by Special Guest Jan Fennick (who was previously a guest for our Quantum Leap 2022 podcast series). She has been an essay contributor for every volume of the Outside In book series, is the co-author of Red, White and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America (both from ATB Publishing), and runs the Cosplay Tracks for L.I. Who (Long Island’s Doctor Who Convention), Trek Long Island, and Gallifrey One (in Los Angeles). Her latest project, She Wants to Tell You: The Stories of Women Inspired and Influenced by The Beatles, is scheduled for release in early 2025 from kOZMIC Press.
Together, we give our initial first impressions and break down the major plot points of this satirical, yet familiar, take on the classic Robin Hood tale. We also dive into some brief tangents as the episode begins to explore introducing “British World” to the concept of democracy and what that means in the context of the United States’ current political climate when it comes to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Founding Fathers’ original intentions when they were written nearly two-and-a-half centuries ago. This “what-if” scenario also served as direct inspiration for what Tracy Tormé initially conceived for the series. Hope you enjoy our analysis and review!
Side-note: We tried to keep the political discussion to a minimum, but it can’t always be avoided during these early episodes. The series was making some pretty bold statements about American society and culture back in the mid-90s!
(*This podcast episode was originally released on YouTube on 08/09/24.)
FANDOM ENTANGLEMENT: SLIDERS Episode 1x04 — "Prince of Wails"
[Original airdate: 04/12/95]
In a world where England won the Revolutionary War, the Sliders are embroiled in an assassination plot involving the heir to the throne and an evil Sheriff of San Francisco.
This episode was written by Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin and directed by Felix Alcalá.
Me (Damon Sugameli) & Mike Bloxam (MikeKraken) are joined by Special Guest Jan Fennick (who was previously a guest for our Quantum Leap 2022 podcast series). She has been an essay contributor for every volume of the Outside In book series, is the co-author of Red, White and Who: The Story of Doctor Who in America (both from ATB Publishing), and runs the Cosplay Tracks for L.I. Who (Long Island’s Doctor Who Convention), Trek Long Island, and Gallifrey One (in Los Angeles). Her latest project, She Wants to Tell You: The Stories of Women Inspired and Influenced by The Beatles, is scheduled for release in early 2025 from kOZMIC Press.
Together, we give our initial first impressions and break down the major plot points of this satirical, yet familiar, take on the classic Robin Hood tale. We also dive into some brief tangents as the episode begins to explore introducing “British World” to the concept of democracy and what that means in the context of the United States’ current political climate when it comes to the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Founding Fathers’ original intentions when they were written nearly two-and-a-half centuries ago. This “what-if” scenario also served as direct inspiration for what Tracy Tormé initially conceived for the series. Hope you enjoy our analysis and review!
Side-note: We tried to keep the political discussion to a minimum, but it can’t always be avoided during these early episodes. The series was making some pretty bold statements about American society and culture back in the mid-90s!
(*This podcast episode was originally released on YouTube on 08/09/24.)
