[Serious] A story so important he told it twice: Why is the plot of Spielberg’s Disclosure Day so similar to the 2002 Taken miniseries?

Please bear with me as I know many people are tired of discussing the film, but I can’t stop thinking about it. I watched Taken (2002) last month on the advice of this subreddit, then Disclosure Day last night, and was struck by the similarities in plot points. Namely, the focus of both on: the abduction experience, hybrids, aliens in disguise, remote viewing, invisibility powers, a government conspiracy to cover up the phenomenon beginning with Roswell, as well as the exploitation/harm of re...