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| − | "El Sid" is the fifth episode of the second season for the science fiction television show Sliders. In this episode, Quinn rescues a woman on a violent world. Her boyfriend, a criminal, pursues, and jumps the slide. |
+ | "El Sid" is the fifth episode of the second season for the science fiction television show Sliders. In this episode, Quinn rescues a woman on a violent world. Her boyfriend, a criminal, pursues, and jumps the slide. |
== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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| − | The initial "[[Anarchy World|violent world]]" of which |
+ | The initial "[[Anarchy World|violent world]]" of which Sid and his girlfriend leave are shown just long enough to show why Sid makes the jump with his girlfriend. |
Once the Sliders arrive in the next world, they are able to arrange safety in government housing. This was with the aid of this world's counterpart of one of Sid's "friends" from the previous world. They are given bracelets and assigned into "the buddy system" to ensure that they do not cause trouble. In short order Quinn discovers that in this world San Francisco is a penal colony as it is only a matter of time before earthquakes destroy the city. The colony is administered by a group known as the custodians. |
Once the Sliders arrive in the next world, they are able to arrange safety in government housing. This was with the aid of this world's counterpart of one of Sid's "friends" from the previous world. They are given bracelets and assigned into "the buddy system" to ensure that they do not cause trouble. In short order Quinn discovers that in this world San Francisco is a penal colony as it is only a matter of time before earthquakes destroy the city. The colony is administered by a group known as the custodians. |
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When the sliders and Michelle exit the "BART" station (Bay Area Rapid Transit) a logo on the wall reads "Great Western Railway" which was a railway that once existed in Ontario, Canada. |
When the sliders and Michelle exit the "BART" station (Bay Area Rapid Transit) a logo on the wall reads "Great Western Railway" which was a railway that once existed in Ontario, Canada. |
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| − | The idea of a city being converted into a prison had previously been explored in the |
+ | The idea of a city being converted into a prison had previously been explored in the 1984 movie ''Escape From New York''. |
== External links == |
== External links == |
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| − | * [http://www.tv.com/sliders/el-sid/episode/29785/summary.html; |
+ | * [http://www.tv.com/sliders/el-sid/episode/29785/summary.html;"El Sid" episode summary at TV.com] |
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[[Category:Season 2 Episodes]] |
[[Category:Season 2 Episodes]] |
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