26 Summer Of Love: The Lost Scene (Sliders)
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This article is from the Sliders FAQ, by Ed Hall sliders@nym.alias.net with numerous contributions by others.
26 Summer Of Love: The Lost Scene (Sliders)
Originally, in "Summer of Love" there was a scene which explained a bit
about the fuctionality of Quinn's timer and explained why it is so important
for the Sliders to not miss the next opening of the gate out of the current
Earth. Unfortunately, this scene just didn't make sense once "Summer of
Love" was bumped from episode #2 to episode #5 and the scene was cut from
the episode.
That said, here is the original scene as it appears in the "Summer of Love"
script and, presumably, as it was filmed:
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REMBRANDT (CONT'D)
Where's the Professor?
As if on cue, Aurturo bursts out of the loft, running after
them and trying to hold four guns at the same time. Scant
seconds later, the Feds also exit the building, sprinting
after him. Arturo spins, dropping three of the guns and
shooting the fourth one in the air as a warning that gets
the Feds to freeze.
Uncomfortable carrying any firearms, he flings the fourth
gun away and resumes running toward his friends.
ARTURO
Hurry up, get back in the car!
The Feds are scrambling to retrieve their guns as Quinn,
Arturo and Rembrandt hurry back to the Cadillac.
Rembrandt jumps behind the wheel, Quinn and Arturo dive into
the open back seat - Copeland and Yenn have retrieved their
guns, they OPEN FIRE. Rembrandt is driving and ducking, as
bullets whiz past the accelerating purple vehicle.
REMBRANDT
Seems like you two make friends
wherever you go! Why am I not
surprised?!
The Caddy screeches around the corner at breakneck speed and
gets away - for the moment.
INT. THE CADDY - NIGHT - ARTURO IS IN THE FRONT
Quinn in the back; Rembrandt drives, keeping a careful eye
on the rearview mirror, while bemoaning his near brush with
domesticity.
REMBRANDT
Man, that is the _last_ time I do a
good deed. The Crying Man gave
that woman his all, and look at
the thanks he got.
(to Quinn, in
mirror)
Now, what was that about the
timer?
QUINN
It's badly damaged. We can't open
the gate at will anymore. So the
Professor and I did some
calculating based on The Helix
Spiral --
REMBRANDT
-- Felix who?
QUINN
_Helix_. It's a ten dimensional
form of Witten's index theorem.
REMBRANDT
Oh. That.
QUINN
It suggests there will be a single
window of opportunity on each
Earth we visit. A moment in time
when the weakened powers of the
gizmo will still allow us to
access the gate.
ARTURO
The window he's referring to will
be different on each Earth - mere
minutes till it arrives on some,
several months on others.
REMBRANDT
So you're saying we may have to
wait _months_ on some of these
worlds before we can try and get
home again?
ARTURO
Correct. We've re-rigged the
timer to serve as a countdown
device, telling us how long till
the window on each Earth we visit.
REMBRANDT
What if the window comes and goes
and we never access the gate?
ARTURO
I'm afraid it's 29.7 years to the
next opportunity. So that's a
mistake we can not afford. We
must always be sure to be together
at the appointed time... or else.
QUINN
We're lucky we didn't miss the
window on this world.
He shows Rembrandt the timer: it reads 42 MINUTES, 16
SECONDS, and counting.
QUINN (CONT'D)
How far to the commune?
REMBRANDT
About forty-five minutes
(winks)
_If_ we obey the speed limit.
That said, he slams on the accelerator.
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