Retro Review #26: “Twisting the Night Away”
FANDOM ENTANGLEMENT is back with another retro review of the 90s sci-fi series SLIDERS. This time, we’re taking a look at Season 3, Episode 3, “Electric Twister Acid Test” (original airdate: October 4, 1996 on Fox).
The Sliders arrive on a world where electric tornadoes have almost completely wiped out the population. They find a secluded village somehow protected from the tornadoes and a dictator that may prevent the team from ever sliding again.
This episode was written by Scott Smith Miller, was directed by Oscar L. Costo, and guest-starred Corey Feldman and Julie Benz.
Co-hosts Mike Bloxam & Damon Sugameli welcome back actor/voiceover actor Perry Bruns to take on this ripoff of Twister in an episode that includes neither “acid” nor a “test,” as far as we can tell. We try our best to make sense of the plot (there was a plot?) and the flat acting choices made by Corey Feldman and Julie Benz, whose performances we normally think highly of…just not so much this time. So, stand by us as Sliders begins heading down the dark and twisted road of generic, uninspired storytelling (pun intended). Hope you enjoy our analysis and review!
Next up: “The Guardian,” with Dave & Stacie from the Korman Productions Deep Dive TV Podcast.
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Recorded on September 10, 2025.
Episode edited by Damon Sugameli.
Opening narration by Mike Bloxam.
Main theme produced and composed by Danny Lux.
Screen captures provided by slidecage.com and Albie Burdge.
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Episode main cast:
- Jerry O’Connell (Quinn Mallory)
- Sabrina Lloyd (Wade Welles)
- Cleavant Derricks (Rembrandt “Crying Man” Brown)
- and John Rhys-Davies as (Professor Maximilian) Arturo
Episode guest cast:
- Corey Feldman (Reed Michener)
- Julie Benz (Jenny Michener)
- Tim Griffin (Jacob)
- Joshua Cox (Martin)
- Jordan Blake Warkol (Caleb)
- and Bill Bolender as Franklin Michener