Editing Sliders (TV series) (section)

==== Cancellation by Fox and pickup by Sci-Fi ====
Fox canceled the show after the third season, but it was later picked up by the Sci-Fi network. Jerry O'Connell felt that Sci-Fi was looking to maintain the action-based show with more emphasis on darker sci-fi elements.<ref name="yahoo oconnell"/> Lloyd decided not to return to the series when it was revived, according to her agency. A source<ref name=docsabrina/> came forward claiming Lloyd was fired because she was jealous of Kari Wuhrer. Universal and Lloyd's agent both refused to comment and the rumour spread.<ref name=docsabrina/>

Much later Lloyd and Wuhrer were revealed to not get along, primarily due to some snide comments Wuhrer had made about Lloyd's engagement to a crew member. As Peckinpah wanted to return to the three male/one female dynamic of the first two seasons, Lloyd was determined to be no longer required after she asked for a raise.<ref name=docsabrina>{{cite web|url=http://www.dimensionofcontinuity.com/bts.htm#sabrina |title=Sliders DoC: Behind the Scenes |publisher=Dimensionofcontinuity.com |access-date=2010-11-08  | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129220909/http://dimensionofcontinuity.com/bts.htm#sabrina | archive-date=2017-01-29 }}</ref> Her character's fate—to be trapped in a Kromagg breeding camp—was allegedly Peckinpah's idea, and one that was pushed through by him alone.<ref name="docsabrina"/>

As a result of public pressure to elaborate on what happened to Wade after she disappeared, the producers asked Lloyd to guest star in one season-five episode that was to focus entirely on Wade (without the rest of the cast).<ref name=docbts>{{cite web|url=http://www.dimensionofcontinuity.com/bts.htm |title=Sliders DoC: Behind the Scenes |publisher=Dimensionofcontinuity.com |access-date=2010-11-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170129220909/http://dimensionofcontinuity.com/bts.htm| archive-date=2017-01-29 }}</ref> Lloyd requested $40,000 to appear, the same per-episode salary Derricks was receiving and $20,000 more than Wuhrer, and the idea was scrapped.<ref name=docsabrina/> However, the episode in which she was to appear, "[[Requiem (Sliders)|Requiem]]", was "fine-tuned" to answer this question without her.<ref name=docbts/> Lloyd ultimately provided voice-overs for the episode, and a stand-in was used.

By the end of the fourth season, Jerry and Charlie O'Connell left the series to pursue film careers. Jerry O'Connell felt that without Lloyd, Rhys-Davies, and Tormé, much of the show's original premise was gone, and opted to leave.<ref name="yahoo oconnell"/> The brothers leaving the show upset many fans, and Tracy Tormé was asked what could be done to win them back. This resulted in an unsuccessful effort to bring back some popular, previously recurring characters.<ref name=docrecur/>

The producers negotiated with [[John Novak (actor)|John Novak]] (Ross J. Kelly, the ambulance-chasing lawyer), Alex Bruhanski (Pavel Kurlienko, the taxi driver) and [[Lester Barrie]] (Elston Diggs, the waiter at the Chandler Hotel) for their returns in season five. [[Zoe McLellan]] (Logan St. Clair) was scheduled to appear again and Jason Gaffney (Conrad Bennish, Jr) from season one was confirmed for four episodes, including the season finale.<ref name=docrecur/> However, none of these guest stars appeared.