8 Actors Who Knew Their TV Show Was Doomed On Day 1

3. John Rhys-Davis Thought Sliders' Scripts Were Gibberish

Quite clearly cherishing the world he was occupying at the time and sensing the limitless potential housed within the late '90s sci-fi fantasy show by the name of Sliders on Fox, it was this love of the concept that left John Rhys-Davis positively seething for much of his time bringing Professor Maximilian Arturo to life.

As the Gimli icon would explain to Digital Spy in 2016, the entire scenario wound up being the "single biggest missed opportunity of (his) life" due to the constant battles he found himself in with the series' writers during his time as part of the first three seasons of the show.

Branding the scripts often handed to him as "incomprehensible gibberish", Rhys-Davis would go further in venting his frustrations at the writers on set, stating:

"I would go to (the writers) and complain. But they would say, 'John, why don't you just say the words as written?' and I'd say, 'I'll tell you what, I will actually say the words as written when you can actually write intelligent sentences!'"

Despite all this, the legendary thespian has also gone on record to state that, aside from being lumbered with writers who seemed to have never actually read any science fiction in their lives heading into the project, "It was a lovely bunch of people to work with (in the cast)..."

In the end, after Rhys-Davis departed during season three, Fox would ultimately opt to cancel the flailing show before it was picked up by the Sci Fi Channel for its final two seasons.