Strange World (1999 series)
Summary
Former Army scientist Paul Turner is exposed to chemical weapons during the first Gulf War and, as a result, spends six years alone, trying to fight a strange degenerative disease. Then, a mysterious woman gives him a cure. Suddenly the Army is clamoring for him to return to work, and the mysterious woman encourages him to. Confused, afraid and not knowing whom to trust, Turner tries to piece his life back together again with the help of his girlfriend, Dr. Sydney MacMillan.
Details
- Release Date: 1999
- Country/Language: US, English
- Genres/Technical: Crime, Drama, Mystery (conspiracy/cover-up), Science Fiction
- Runtime: (generally formatted for a 1-hr commercial television slot)
- Starring: Tim Guinee, Kristin Lehman, Sandra Quarterman
- Creators: Howard Gordon, Tim Kring
- Producer/Production Co: 20th Century Fox Television, Teakwood Lane Productions
- View Trailer: (link)
- IMDB Page: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (not rated) (perhaps equivalent to TV-14 or TV-MA for Violence, and perhaps mild Profanity and Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- S____ (One Tentacle: Debateably Lovecraftian; has almost no direct connection to Lovecraft's work)
The descriptions I've seen do not sound very "Lovecraftian", beyond a vaguely "Delta Green"-ish "party" of "supernatural detectives" in a secret government organization investigating cases involving weird science (genetic engineering, cloning, unethical medical experiments, etc.) amidst sinister conspiracies.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- sglancy12, in the YSDC Forums ([link) - "Our hero, working for USAMRIID is consulting on crimes using extremely advanced science. It was pretty much Fringe only without the ridiculous conflicts built in between the characters. I enjoyed it alot. My favorite moment in Strange World was when the discover that some one is cloning human body parts for organ replacement. And where do they find this beating but disembodied human heart? In a jar in a lab? NO. They find it when they give an ultrasound to the woman who's being going to a fertility clinic of last resort. She was willing to put up will all kinds of pain and discomfort if it meant she could have a baby. When they run the ultrasound it isn't the bad she can feel kicking... it's the beating human heart."
Synopsis
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Former Army scientist Paul Turner is exposed to chemical weapons during the first Gulf War and, as a result, spends six years alone, trying to fight a strange degenerative disease. Then, a mysterious woman gives him a cure. Suddenly the Army is clamoring for him to return to work, and the mysterious woman encourages him to. Confused, afraid and not knowing whom to trust, Turner tries to piece his life back together again with the help of his girlfriend, Dr. Sydney MacMillan.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
Associated Mythos Elements
- TO DO
- organization: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) (a real organization)
