The following is a list of a few people who had a major impact and/or
contributions to the show.

Robert K. Weiss - Sliders Co-creator, Exec Producer & Consultant

Robert K. Weiss currently serves a President of Broadway Pictures, a division of Broadway Video, producing feature films in association with Paramount Pictures Corporation. At Broadway, Mr. Weiss has produced over 12 major motion pictures including "Naked Gun" (trilogy), "Blues Brothers", "Kentucky Fried Movie" and "Black Sheep". Prior to this Mr. Weiss was President of St. Clare Entertainment, producing network and cable television programs including "Dream On", "Weird Science", and "Sliders". His most recent production is "A Night at the Roxbury". Mr. Weiss served on the Board of Directors of IS Robotics, a company involved in the design, development and manufacture of autonomous and semi-autonomous micro-robots and expert systems for a wide range of applications from hazardous material detection and evaluation of extraplanetary exploration. In addition, Mr. Weiss served as Executive Producer at the American Rocket Company producing corporate videos concerning development and testing of hybrid solid rocket motors. Projects included the design and implementation of video systems in support of engineering, launch operations, and external media requirements for launch attempts at Vandenburg AFB.  Other experience includes executive management and marketing of studio and location video production resources with clients including Northrop Worldwide Aviation Services, Inc., the American Film Institute, the LAPD, the BC and JPL. Mr. Weiss received his undergraduate degree in Radio and Television from Southern Illinois University. Mr. Weiss has lectured on a number of subjects including motion picture and television production as well as space and science fiction.

Tracy Tormé - Sliders Co-creator, Exec Producer & Consultant

Tracy Tormé went to USC to play baseball and attend film school. Two and a half years and one broken ankle later he transferred to Loyola Marymount University's school of cinema. While a senior at LMU (and a mere 12 units short of graduation) he was hired by the acclaimed NBC show SCTV. Tracy left school, headed to Toronto and joined the SCTV staff as a comedy writer. One year later at age 21, he was given a three year contract as a writer and filmmaker on NBC's Saturday Night Live. Since returning to California, Tormé has split time between the television and motion picture industries. He joined the staff of Star Trek: The Next Generation, first as Executive Story editor, then as Creative Consultant, writing six episodes: "Haven," "Conspiracy," "The Schizoid Man," "The Royale," "Manhunt" and "The Big Good-bye" (for which Tormé won a Peabody award). During the hiatus between seasons on ST:TNG he was a segment producer on the two hour documentary UFO Cover-up Live hosted by Mike Ferrell.   In 1987, Torme's original screenplay Witching Hour was purchased by producer Joe Wizan. Tracy served as a producer on the project, which was retitled Spellbinder (not to be confused with the Disney Channel SF series) and released as an MGM feature film, starring Tim Daly, Kelly Preston and Rick Rossovich. Tracy also served as Writer/Producer on the four hour sweeps-week, Emmy- nominated CSA mini-series Intruders, produced by Michel Apted and directed by Dan Curtis. In 1985, Tracy optioned the book The Walton Experience and wrote a screenplay entitled Fire in the Sky based on Walton's story. The Paramount film of the same name was released on March 12, 1993. Tormé shared producing responsibilities with Joe Wizan and Todd Black. Tracy is currently finishing the screenplay for Storm Riders, a classic western with a unique twist. It was created by Tormé who will serve as Executive Producer along with Producer/Director Michel Dinner (The Wonder Years). Storm Riders is an HBO two- hour feature designed to set up a future one-hour series; it will be released theatrically across Europe. Tormé wrote the screenplay for Messengers of Deception, a hi- tech thriller produced by Robert K. Weiss (Blues Brothers, the Naked Gun movies) for Universal Studios. He has also written a guest column for the New York Times. Other current projects include: Richard Matheson's classic novel I am Legend, written and produced by Tormé in conjunction with Original Films and Warner Brothers; Torme's The Black Whip, a four-hour mini-series produced for FOX by Gale Ann Hurd; Traps: The Drum Wonder, the biography of drummer Buddy Rich (Rich, Torme, and Bob Dylan Executive Producers); and Dark City, a ninety-minute pilot created by Tracy, also for Gale Hurd and HBO. In 1995, Tracy signed a multi-year deal with Universal Television to create and produce a new network series, Sliders. The television series was created by Torme, who was its Executive Producer. It's a sci-fi adventure, black comedy series for Universal Studios.  He has also worked with Acclaim Comics and Berkley Books as additional outlets for Sliders stories, with a series of Sliders comic books and novelizations.

Andy Tennant - Director

Andy Tennant  made his feature film directorial debut with "It Takes Two," starring Kirstie Alley, Steve Guttenberg and twins Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen. Tennant's second feature, the romantic comedy "Fools Rush In," starred Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek. Born in Chicago, Tennant studied theater under John Houseman at the University of Southern California. A former dancer, Tennant appeared in the blockbuster film "Grease," with John Travolta. He then became a scriptwriter on television films such as "Moving Target" and "What She Doesn't Know." Tennant first directed Drew Barrymore on the television movie "The Amy Fisher Story." He also helmed the telefilms "Desperate Choices" and "Keep the Change," an adult drama starring William Peterson, Jack Palance, Buck Henry and Lolita Davidovich. He previously directed multiple episodes of the series "Wonder Years," followed by "Parker Lewis Can't Lose," "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr." and "The Byrds of Paradise." His television pilot credits include the popular science-fiction series "Sliders" as well as "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure."

Marc Scott Zicree - Season 4  Producer, Writer, Story Editor

Marc has sold over ninety scripts, including scripts for The New Twilight Zone, Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Beauty and the Beast, Forever Knight and Babylon 5, plus he's worked on such series as Friday the 13 -- The Series and Beyond Reality. In 1997, following a stint as a producer on the TNT series Lazarus Man, Zicree met with Sliders executive producer David Peckinpah, and was offered a job as a writer/producer on Sliders, following the series' move to the Sci-Fi Channel. He is writing a series of fantasy books, the first of which he is co-writing with Barbara Hambly.  He has been a guest on over 100 radio and TV shows, including "The Today Show" and "Entertainment Tonight."   He lives in Hollywood with his wife.

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David Peckinpah - Exec/Consulting Producer, Director, Writer

Formerly Executive Producer, David Peckinpah is the consulting producer of the sci-fi adventure series SLIDERS. Most recently, Peckinpah served as co-executive producer of the Studios USA drama Turks on CBS. He was also the executive producer of USA Network's Silk Stalkings for five seasons. He wrote and directed several episodes of the series. Originally from Fresno, California, Peckinpah attended Monterey Peninsula College and Fresno State University. As a writer, Peckinpah was hired and fired several times by his uncle, Sam Peckinpah, before earning his first writing credit in the late '70's on Young Maverick. Additionally, his writing credits include CBS's drama Turks, the telefilm Hijacked; Flight 285; Obsessed; In Self-Defense; Golden Moments and Chase.  Additional series television credits include supervising producer of the Fox series DEA; co-creator and executive producer of the Fox series Wolf and producer of the CBS series Beauty and the Beast. On April 23, 2006, David passed away from a sudden heart attack at the age of 55.

Bill Dial - Co-Exec Producer, Director, Director, Writer

Bill Dial (William Allen Dial) is the executive producer of SLIDERS, the sci-fi adventure series from Studios USA Television. With over twenty years of experience in television, Dial's credits include a spectrum of genres. When he first arrived in Hollywood he wrote for The Tony Randall Show and then moved on to WKRP in Cincinnati as a story editor and later a producer. After securing a seven year contract with Universal, Dial worked as a writer, producer, executive producer and co-creator of various pilots and series. His projects included Simon & Simon which he produced and he co-created; Legmen and Code Name: Foxfire. Following Universal, Dial joined Disney where he co-executive produced Sidekicks, The Absent-Minded Professor and Tickets Please. Dial's feature film experience includes co-writing credits with Richard Chapman on Brass Angels, Homework and The Policeman. Dial resides in Los Angeles. Bill passed away, also of a heart attack, on June 2, 2008.

Mark Mothersbaugh - Sliders Music Composer

Mark Mothersbaugh is a rather unique individual with a very innovative musical style. He was the lead singer of the progressive funk rock band Devo for many years, before turning his hand to film scoring in the late 80's. He formed a group named Mutato Muzika who, somewhat similarly to Tangerine Dream and Pray for Rain, specialise in film scores, television, interactive video games and commercials. As a solo composer, Mothersbaugh has taken advantage of his long-standing links with the Saturday Night Live cast by scoring many of their spinoff movies, including 'It's Pat', 'Happy Gilmore' and 'Bottle Rocket', and has also begun to compose slightly more serious works for TV movies and series including "Sliders" and "Fired Up". His most successful and popular works, however, are probably for the cult cartoon series "Rugrats", which has recently been turned into an animated feature, and the hit comedy "Rushmore". Mothersbaugh's unique musical style is sure to keep him and his Mutato colleagues in work for a long time.

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