What TV show or movie did I watch on TV years ago where diseased people are exiled to a spaceship?What TV show or movie features pods landing in water and people swimming to shore?Movie where aliens/monsters electrocute peopleWhat is the name of this movie I saw on tv many years ago?Identify movie or show where alien spaceship would disappear things with blue weaponMovie where an alien slug attaches to people's backs, makes their tongues long, and makes them kill other people when kissingSci-Fi style TV ad/short film with “magnetic liquid” guyName of a Mecha (horror?) anime movie. I know it is older and my parents had gotten it for me on dvd from best buy maybe 10-14 years agoMovie where a boy is transported into the future by an alien spaceshipJapanese animated movie where a plague that turns people into stone spreads across the Earth
Can you put L trominos to fill the figure?
Moisture leaking out of chip in floor tile
How can I sell my shares in a privately-owned company I used to be employed by?
Why do Climate activists attack public transport?
True or False: If the product of n elements of a group is the identity element, it remains so no matter in what order the terms are multiplied.
What elements would be created in a star composed entirely of gold?
"traversal failed: u: Bad message" when deleting an extremely large directory in Linux
What do you call this when cats hunch their backs and their fur stands on end?
Should I be charging for the social media versions of designs?
Would the minimum payment or full CC amount be considered monthly debt?
What is the difference between democracy and ochlocracy?
How can Edward Snowden be denied a jury trial?
How to play a devious character when you are not personally devious?
Did the Allies reverse the threads on secret microfilm-hiding buttons to thwart the Germans?
Would the professor leave the classroom if only 1 student uses their cellphone during class?
What is the basis for the custom to stand or sit by Vayivarech Dovid?
What is the proper way to allow the user of a plugin to modify settings?
Can a company prevent a co-author of a paper from putting his name on it?
What does exhaust smell on oil and transmission dipstick mean?
Why do some web servers still provide information on vendor and version in the HTTP response headers
"Du hast es gut", small talk meaning?
How to define this quick table macro?
Employer says they want Quality & Quantity, but only pays bonuses based on the latter
Rational Number RNG
What TV show or movie did I watch on TV years ago where diseased people are exiled to a spaceship?
What TV show or movie features pods landing in water and people swimming to shore?Movie where aliens/monsters electrocute peopleWhat is the name of this movie I saw on tv many years ago?Identify movie or show where alien spaceship would disappear things with blue weaponMovie where an alien slug attaches to people's backs, makes their tongues long, and makes them kill other people when kissingSci-Fi style TV ad/short film with “magnetic liquid” guyName of a Mecha (horror?) anime movie. I know it is older and my parents had gotten it for me on dvd from best buy maybe 10-14 years agoMovie where a boy is transported into the future by an alien spaceshipJapanese animated movie where a plague that turns people into stone spreads across the Earth
.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty
margin-bottom:0;
There was a programme I saw on TV a long time ago (it could have been anywhere from 8 to 20 years ago). I think since that "episode" was self-contained that it was either an episode of a series similar to the Twilight Zone or the Outer Limit or it could have been a movie.
There was a disease (it might have been called Rigum) and those infected were exiled to this ship. The story I think starts in medias res, so the exiling had already happened and this disease was a fact of life for the inhabitants. The disease caused the human bodies to mutate. The captain had his hands extra large, and his lover had her chest entirely with this gooey transformation.
A military guy (he might have been wearing white) comes asking for a sample of their blood or DNA in exchange for a cure and a ticket back to Earth if they succeed. The disease had mutated so whatever countermeasures they had no longer work. He himself had the disease, and shows it to the Captain to try to earn his trust. The Captain refuses, and his crew mutinies against him and kills him. They agree to the Military guy's request.
When the Military guy comes back, he brings back more exiled people instead of a cure, so it looked like the cure didn't work. The current Mutineering Captain commits suicide, since he didn't listen to the previous Captain and had killed him. The previous Captain's lover then takes command of the ship.
I looked for a long time based on the disease name but I must have remembered the name wrong since I couldn't find it. The show was in colored. It was in English.
story-identification movie tv
|
show 1 more comment
There was a programme I saw on TV a long time ago (it could have been anywhere from 8 to 20 years ago). I think since that "episode" was self-contained that it was either an episode of a series similar to the Twilight Zone or the Outer Limit or it could have been a movie.
There was a disease (it might have been called Rigum) and those infected were exiled to this ship. The story I think starts in medias res, so the exiling had already happened and this disease was a fact of life for the inhabitants. The disease caused the human bodies to mutate. The captain had his hands extra large, and his lover had her chest entirely with this gooey transformation.
A military guy (he might have been wearing white) comes asking for a sample of their blood or DNA in exchange for a cure and a ticket back to Earth if they succeed. The disease had mutated so whatever countermeasures they had no longer work. He himself had the disease, and shows it to the Captain to try to earn his trust. The Captain refuses, and his crew mutinies against him and kills him. They agree to the Military guy's request.
When the Military guy comes back, he brings back more exiled people instead of a cure, so it looked like the cure didn't work. The current Mutineering Captain commits suicide, since he didn't listen to the previous Captain and had killed him. The previous Captain's lover then takes command of the ship.
I looked for a long time based on the disease name but I must have remembered the name wrong since I couldn't find it. The show was in colored. It was in English.
story-identification movie tv
1
Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice description, but it might be possible to remember some more details if you check out the suggestions and edit in anything additional you recall. You could also be more clear about when "a long time ago" could have been.
– DavidW
May 29 at 18:49
@DavidW Unfortunately, I only can provide a range of years, but it was in the last 20 years I believe. As for more details, I provided the plot as I remembered it but I don't remember more at the moment.
– Rockyx123
May 29 at 19:34
This is also in a book! I know I've read this as a novelette or a fairly long short story, now I gotta remember it
– DannyMcG
May 29 at 20:27
@DannyMcG. I think you might be remembering the Harlan Ellison story in the answer I posted? Is "Paingod and Other Delusions" the book you remembered?
– the guest
May 29 at 21:32
1
@the guest yeah, I read 'Paingod etc' a few years ago, cheers. I think a re-read is due
– DannyMcG
May 30 at 0:03
|
show 1 more comment
There was a programme I saw on TV a long time ago (it could have been anywhere from 8 to 20 years ago). I think since that "episode" was self-contained that it was either an episode of a series similar to the Twilight Zone or the Outer Limit or it could have been a movie.
There was a disease (it might have been called Rigum) and those infected were exiled to this ship. The story I think starts in medias res, so the exiling had already happened and this disease was a fact of life for the inhabitants. The disease caused the human bodies to mutate. The captain had his hands extra large, and his lover had her chest entirely with this gooey transformation.
A military guy (he might have been wearing white) comes asking for a sample of their blood or DNA in exchange for a cure and a ticket back to Earth if they succeed. The disease had mutated so whatever countermeasures they had no longer work. He himself had the disease, and shows it to the Captain to try to earn his trust. The Captain refuses, and his crew mutinies against him and kills him. They agree to the Military guy's request.
When the Military guy comes back, he brings back more exiled people instead of a cure, so it looked like the cure didn't work. The current Mutineering Captain commits suicide, since he didn't listen to the previous Captain and had killed him. The previous Captain's lover then takes command of the ship.
I looked for a long time based on the disease name but I must have remembered the name wrong since I couldn't find it. The show was in colored. It was in English.
story-identification movie tv
There was a programme I saw on TV a long time ago (it could have been anywhere from 8 to 20 years ago). I think since that "episode" was self-contained that it was either an episode of a series similar to the Twilight Zone or the Outer Limit or it could have been a movie.
There was a disease (it might have been called Rigum) and those infected were exiled to this ship. The story I think starts in medias res, so the exiling had already happened and this disease was a fact of life for the inhabitants. The disease caused the human bodies to mutate. The captain had his hands extra large, and his lover had her chest entirely with this gooey transformation.
A military guy (he might have been wearing white) comes asking for a sample of their blood or DNA in exchange for a cure and a ticket back to Earth if they succeed. The disease had mutated so whatever countermeasures they had no longer work. He himself had the disease, and shows it to the Captain to try to earn his trust. The Captain refuses, and his crew mutinies against him and kills him. They agree to the Military guy's request.
When the Military guy comes back, he brings back more exiled people instead of a cure, so it looked like the cure didn't work. The current Mutineering Captain commits suicide, since he didn't listen to the previous Captain and had killed him. The previous Captain's lover then takes command of the ship.
I looked for a long time based on the disease name but I must have remembered the name wrong since I couldn't find it. The show was in colored. It was in English.
story-identification movie tv
story-identification movie tv
edited May 30 at 4:42
V2Blast
1981 silver badge9 bronze badges
1981 silver badge9 bronze badges
asked May 29 at 18:43
Rockyx123Rockyx123
636 bronze badges
636 bronze badges
1
Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice description, but it might be possible to remember some more details if you check out the suggestions and edit in anything additional you recall. You could also be more clear about when "a long time ago" could have been.
– DavidW
May 29 at 18:49
@DavidW Unfortunately, I only can provide a range of years, but it was in the last 20 years I believe. As for more details, I provided the plot as I remembered it but I don't remember more at the moment.
– Rockyx123
May 29 at 19:34
This is also in a book! I know I've read this as a novelette or a fairly long short story, now I gotta remember it
– DannyMcG
May 29 at 20:27
@DannyMcG. I think you might be remembering the Harlan Ellison story in the answer I posted? Is "Paingod and Other Delusions" the book you remembered?
– the guest
May 29 at 21:32
1
@the guest yeah, I read 'Paingod etc' a few years ago, cheers. I think a re-read is due
– DannyMcG
May 30 at 0:03
|
show 1 more comment
1
Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice description, but it might be possible to remember some more details if you check out the suggestions and edit in anything additional you recall. You could also be more clear about when "a long time ago" could have been.
– DavidW
May 29 at 18:49
@DavidW Unfortunately, I only can provide a range of years, but it was in the last 20 years I believe. As for more details, I provided the plot as I remembered it but I don't remember more at the moment.
– Rockyx123
May 29 at 19:34
This is also in a book! I know I've read this as a novelette or a fairly long short story, now I gotta remember it
– DannyMcG
May 29 at 20:27
@DannyMcG. I think you might be remembering the Harlan Ellison story in the answer I posted? Is "Paingod and Other Delusions" the book you remembered?
– the guest
May 29 at 21:32
1
@the guest yeah, I read 'Paingod etc' a few years ago, cheers. I think a re-read is due
– DannyMcG
May 30 at 0:03
1
1
Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice description, but it might be possible to remember some more details if you check out the suggestions and edit in anything additional you recall. You could also be more clear about when "a long time ago" could have been.
– DavidW
May 29 at 18:49
Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice description, but it might be possible to remember some more details if you check out the suggestions and edit in anything additional you recall. You could also be more clear about when "a long time ago" could have been.
– DavidW
May 29 at 18:49
@DavidW Unfortunately, I only can provide a range of years, but it was in the last 20 years I believe. As for more details, I provided the plot as I remembered it but I don't remember more at the moment.
– Rockyx123
May 29 at 19:34
@DavidW Unfortunately, I only can provide a range of years, but it was in the last 20 years I believe. As for more details, I provided the plot as I remembered it but I don't remember more at the moment.
– Rockyx123
May 29 at 19:34
This is also in a book! I know I've read this as a novelette or a fairly long short story, now I gotta remember it
– DannyMcG
May 29 at 20:27
This is also in a book! I know I've read this as a novelette or a fairly long short story, now I gotta remember it
– DannyMcG
May 29 at 20:27
@DannyMcG. I think you might be remembering the Harlan Ellison story in the answer I posted? Is "Paingod and Other Delusions" the book you remembered?
– the guest
May 29 at 21:32
@DannyMcG. I think you might be remembering the Harlan Ellison story in the answer I posted? Is "Paingod and Other Delusions" the book you remembered?
– the guest
May 29 at 21:32
1
1
@the guest yeah, I read 'Paingod etc' a few years ago, cheers. I think a re-read is due
– DannyMcG
May 30 at 0:03
@the guest yeah, I read 'Paingod etc' a few years ago, cheers. I think a re-read is due
– DannyMcG
May 30 at 0:03
|
show 1 more comment
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
This might be an episode of "Masters of Science Fiction" (2007 TV series), called "The Discarded".
This series debuted on ABC and only ran for 6 episodes, each an hour long.
Here is a plot synopsis of this episode from IMDb.com:
After 37 years traveling in space in the hope of finding a new home, a
group of mutants face an interesting proposition. There are now only
93 discards left on the ship, less that one-third of the original
group. An envoy from Earth visits them to advise that the virus that
caused their mutations has spread but that they have managed to find a
cure. The only problem is that they need the mutants' blood in order
to manufacture the serum and in exchange, the discards are offered the
opportunity to return to Earth....but is the offer genuine?
—garykmcd
This episode was based on a short story written by Harlan Ellison in 1959 and was also known as "The Abnormals". It first appeared in an anthology called Paingod and Other Delusions in 1965.
Here is a clip from YouTube that shows the character with the large hand meeting the military type guy dressed in white:
1
THANKS! Yes that's the captain I remember his face. This is it! I been looking for this for a while.
– Rockyx123
May 30 at 2:52
add a comment
|
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function()
var channelOptions =
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "186"
;
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function()
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled)
StackExchange.using("snippets", function()
createEditor();
);
else
createEditor();
);
function createEditor()
StackExchange.prepareEditor(
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: false,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: null,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader:
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"u003ecc by-sa 4.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
,
noCode: true, onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
);
);
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fscifi.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f213485%2fwhat-tv-show-or-movie-did-i-watch-on-tv-years-ago-where-diseased-people-are-exil%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
This might be an episode of "Masters of Science Fiction" (2007 TV series), called "The Discarded".
This series debuted on ABC and only ran for 6 episodes, each an hour long.
Here is a plot synopsis of this episode from IMDb.com:
After 37 years traveling in space in the hope of finding a new home, a
group of mutants face an interesting proposition. There are now only
93 discards left on the ship, less that one-third of the original
group. An envoy from Earth visits them to advise that the virus that
caused their mutations has spread but that they have managed to find a
cure. The only problem is that they need the mutants' blood in order
to manufacture the serum and in exchange, the discards are offered the
opportunity to return to Earth....but is the offer genuine?
—garykmcd
This episode was based on a short story written by Harlan Ellison in 1959 and was also known as "The Abnormals". It first appeared in an anthology called Paingod and Other Delusions in 1965.
Here is a clip from YouTube that shows the character with the large hand meeting the military type guy dressed in white:
1
THANKS! Yes that's the captain I remember his face. This is it! I been looking for this for a while.
– Rockyx123
May 30 at 2:52
add a comment
|
This might be an episode of "Masters of Science Fiction" (2007 TV series), called "The Discarded".
This series debuted on ABC and only ran for 6 episodes, each an hour long.
Here is a plot synopsis of this episode from IMDb.com:
After 37 years traveling in space in the hope of finding a new home, a
group of mutants face an interesting proposition. There are now only
93 discards left on the ship, less that one-third of the original
group. An envoy from Earth visits them to advise that the virus that
caused their mutations has spread but that they have managed to find a
cure. The only problem is that they need the mutants' blood in order
to manufacture the serum and in exchange, the discards are offered the
opportunity to return to Earth....but is the offer genuine?
—garykmcd
This episode was based on a short story written by Harlan Ellison in 1959 and was also known as "The Abnormals". It first appeared in an anthology called Paingod and Other Delusions in 1965.
Here is a clip from YouTube that shows the character with the large hand meeting the military type guy dressed in white:
1
THANKS! Yes that's the captain I remember his face. This is it! I been looking for this for a while.
– Rockyx123
May 30 at 2:52
add a comment
|
This might be an episode of "Masters of Science Fiction" (2007 TV series), called "The Discarded".
This series debuted on ABC and only ran for 6 episodes, each an hour long.
Here is a plot synopsis of this episode from IMDb.com:
After 37 years traveling in space in the hope of finding a new home, a
group of mutants face an interesting proposition. There are now only
93 discards left on the ship, less that one-third of the original
group. An envoy from Earth visits them to advise that the virus that
caused their mutations has spread but that they have managed to find a
cure. The only problem is that they need the mutants' blood in order
to manufacture the serum and in exchange, the discards are offered the
opportunity to return to Earth....but is the offer genuine?
—garykmcd
This episode was based on a short story written by Harlan Ellison in 1959 and was also known as "The Abnormals". It first appeared in an anthology called Paingod and Other Delusions in 1965.
Here is a clip from YouTube that shows the character with the large hand meeting the military type guy dressed in white:
This might be an episode of "Masters of Science Fiction" (2007 TV series), called "The Discarded".
This series debuted on ABC and only ran for 6 episodes, each an hour long.
Here is a plot synopsis of this episode from IMDb.com:
After 37 years traveling in space in the hope of finding a new home, a
group of mutants face an interesting proposition. There are now only
93 discards left on the ship, less that one-third of the original
group. An envoy from Earth visits them to advise that the virus that
caused their mutations has spread but that they have managed to find a
cure. The only problem is that they need the mutants' blood in order
to manufacture the serum and in exchange, the discards are offered the
opportunity to return to Earth....but is the offer genuine?
—garykmcd
This episode was based on a short story written by Harlan Ellison in 1959 and was also known as "The Abnormals". It first appeared in an anthology called Paingod and Other Delusions in 1965.
Here is a clip from YouTube that shows the character with the large hand meeting the military type guy dressed in white:
edited May 30 at 4:42
V2Blast
1981 silver badge9 bronze badges
1981 silver badge9 bronze badges
answered May 29 at 21:04
the guestthe guest
6,0471 gold badge26 silver badges42 bronze badges
6,0471 gold badge26 silver badges42 bronze badges
1
THANKS! Yes that's the captain I remember his face. This is it! I been looking for this for a while.
– Rockyx123
May 30 at 2:52
add a comment
|
1
THANKS! Yes that's the captain I remember his face. This is it! I been looking for this for a while.
– Rockyx123
May 30 at 2:52
1
1
THANKS! Yes that's the captain I remember his face. This is it! I been looking for this for a while.
– Rockyx123
May 30 at 2:52
THANKS! Yes that's the captain I remember his face. This is it! I been looking for this for a while.
– Rockyx123
May 30 at 2:52
add a comment
|
Thanks for contributing an answer to Science Fiction & Fantasy Stack Exchange!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function ()
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fscifi.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f213485%2fwhat-tv-show-or-movie-did-i-watch-on-tv-years-ago-where-diseased-people-are-exil%23new-answer', 'question_page');
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function ()
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
);
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
1
Hi, welcome to SF&F! Nice description, but it might be possible to remember some more details if you check out the suggestions and edit in anything additional you recall. You could also be more clear about when "a long time ago" could have been.
– DavidW
May 29 at 18:49
@DavidW Unfortunately, I only can provide a range of years, but it was in the last 20 years I believe. As for more details, I provided the plot as I remembered it but I don't remember more at the moment.
– Rockyx123
May 29 at 19:34
This is also in a book! I know I've read this as a novelette or a fairly long short story, now I gotta remember it
– DannyMcG
May 29 at 20:27
@DannyMcG. I think you might be remembering the Harlan Ellison story in the answer I posted? Is "Paingod and Other Delusions" the book you remembered?
– the guest
May 29 at 21:32
1
@the guest yeah, I read 'Paingod etc' a few years ago, cheers. I think a re-read is due
– DannyMcG
May 30 at 0:03