10 Nostaglic TV Theme Tunes We Just Can't Let Go

2. Sliders (1995)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzBBNHZ72SM Following almost identical principles as Quantum Leap (scientist trapped from going home due to his own invention) Sliders was a natural "leap" for those fans who had felt bitter their favorite show had been cancelled. But, to be fair, I'm not giving Sliders enough credit because it built a fan base of it's own who (until the latter part of the third season) praised the writing and skill of the team that presented a series of fundamentally groundbreaking episodes - tackling issues not seen since the likes of the Twilight Zone. With child actor Jerry O'Connell at the helm it seemed natural that he would offer the same, brief, synopsis to the show every week. And this was the beauty of "monster of the week" television, being able to pick up and follow this material no matter what you may or may not have seen. And if you were a long term fan of Sliders, who couldn't be anything else, then you felt like a part of the family as Wade, the Professor, Crying Man Brown and Q Ball made their way from one parallel dimension to the next. Sliders changed their theme a few times but it's the classic instrumental piece that follows any one of the numerous introduction's recorded which you'll most likely remember. Sadly the show had a massive alteration towards the end of it's third season, so much so that the creators of the programme walked away, leaving others in charge to base episodes around movies (like Twister and Anaconda) rather than the historical and social politics the show had begun with. You might also be interested to know that a 2003 Nintendo Gamecube game entitled 'Hulk' (based on the film of the same name, which was produced by Universal, who also made Sliders) chose to use the Sliders first season theme written by Mark Mothersbaugh in one of the levels of this game. Even hearing this theme is not reason enough to play this game, but it's curious they didn't think anybody would notice, especially given the cult following the show holds. Probably the same person who felt Cleavant Derricks would have a successful career after the show ended.