Why a 'Sliders' Reboot Could Be Timely for Today's Polarized Society
By
Gavin Sheehan
Summary
An opinion piece arguing that society benefits from sci-fi properties that hold a mirror up to contemporary issues, and that a reboot of the 1990s TV series "Sliders" would be particularly timely and valuable in the current cultural and political climate. The author draws parallels between the show's premise of sliding between alternate realities and today's polarized, fragmented society.
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Bleeding CoolWhy a 'Sliders' Reboot Could Be Timely for Today's Polarized Societybleedingcool.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSociety usually does well when there's a sci-fi property around holding a mirror up to it, which is why we could really use a Sliders reboot.
TV, specifically sci-fi, does a great job of this when they get it right.
Forcing it to reflect on past mistakes or to look ahead at what might be, in the worst terms possible.
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