Sliders earned a substantial fan base thanks to its intriguing central premise – the existence of multiple alternate realities – and impressive special effects. Jerry O’Connell leads the appealing cast as a college student who accidentally discovers a portal into alternate dimensions. With the help of his professor (Lord of the Rings’ John Rhys-Davies), a spunky Girl Friday (Sabrina Lloyd), and a soul crooner (Cleavant Derricks), O’Connell encounters a host of strange parallel Earths, including one where the British still control the United States and one where society is strictly matriarchal and the sliders try to start a “men’s movement”.