Mulder and Scully in Disco Pants
August 24, 2005 7:10 PM 
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In the sea of new "strange" shows coming to television this fall, I'm convinced that we're seeing a cycle in popularity that we once experienced in the mid to late 70s. However, I was <10 years old at the time, and while I remember some aspects of the shows in question, I don't recall any of the details or identifications.
The first show was sort of an X-Files show, except the investigators where military. They'd walk around in uniform all the time, asking pointed questions and investigating UFO sightings. I recall one scene where they're in a restaurant, and they're astounded to see a UFO themselves, right outside the pane-glass windows.
Another of these shows may have been a mini-series: A family(?) falls through to a series of alternate universes that all share the Bermuda Triangle in common. They're on a boat, or they keep going to new islands. The general idea of each show is that they were just trying to make it home.
Another one could be a mini-series, or even a made for TV movie: Something grows on some guys' arm, and keeps getting larger. For some reason, I have a feeling it has something to do with Manatees and Native American myths. This may or may not have been the show/mini-series/made for TV movie where the big revelation is that the main character has webbed feet and hands (no, it's not WaterWorld).
I tells ya -- I've been casually wondering what those shows are for years now, and I never thought to ask you guys. My wife just looks at me funny (not like that's something out of the ordinary).
posted by thanotopsis to media & arts (16 comments total)
I remember this show, too. I was born in 1970 so I was around the same age at the time. The title escapes me though.
posted by jonmc at 7:18 PM on August 24, 2005