Top Ten Rejected Arturo Deaths   Blinker   May19/99  10. Dies of starvation after being left hanging on the bungie cord in 'The Guardian.' 9. Dies of the mysterious ailment that surfaced as a plot point in several third-season episodes before being rendered moot when Arturo was shot. Rejected because it made too much sense. 8. Ripped to shreds by a mob of children demanding toys from Santa in 'Season's Greedings.' 7. Dies of exhaustion from all the time-travelling needed to appear in EVERY SINGLE STORY GAME!!!! (Okay, so it was only three or four. But it sure *feels* like all of them...) 6. Killed by Android Quinn's hideous rendition of 'Tears In My Fro' in 'State of the ART.' 5. Increasingly bushy hair evolves a mind of its own and strangles him. 4. Sliders land on 'Sole Survivors' world. Arturo sacrifices himself to appease the fat-craving natives, who never have to hunt again. 3. To incite fans to hate Maggie even more, *she* gets to shoot the Professor in cold blood. Quinn lets her join the team anyway 'cause he thinks she's really hot. 2. Dies after a run-in with Officer O'Hara of 'DragonSlide.' (Get it? RUN-in? Ha ha! *rimshot*) 1. Expires after reading the script to "This Slide of Paradise."