Unsolved Mysteries (Returns October 13 On Spike TV)

[nickmeece]

One of my all-time favorite shows ever. Robert Stack is a God. They should bring this show back with a new host. Does this still run on Lifetime?

[Ron]

The opening credit always creeped me out. Actually, most of the stories they told creeped me out even if they had a happy ending.

[nottidelterrore]

A huge part of my childhood. I watched this religiously. I liked the stories about ghosts & UFOs the best.

RIP Robert Stack, a true legend.

[Ron]

Robert Stack was perfect for this show.

[Lance Lives]

I don't have Lifetime on my prefered channels list, but I remember when I used to watch it on there, it was never the good supernatural episodes. I wish I could get these on DVD for cheap.

[Spade]

Man I used to love this show.

[Patrick]

Unsolved Mysteries......now there is good television. I used to watch this show ALL the time. One of my favorites. Great series.

[The 5th Golden Girl]

I still can't watch Unsolved Mysteries alone. From the opening theme song to the stories told, it just creeps me out too much. Their feature on Big Foot still gives me the creeps just thinking about it.

Though it did crack me up that they used to air it on Lifetime, Television for Women. The Golden Girls, Designing Women, made-for-TV movies made for and/or about women, and Unsolved Mysteries. One of these things isn't like the other...

[Jigsaw]

Loved this show and still do. I'm not sure if re-runs still air but I hope they do.

R.I.P. Robert Stack :(

[Patrick]

They have dvd sets out of them. I think it is by theme. Not by season.

[nickmeece]

So I guess we just need to buy every theme? :)

[nottidelterrore]

I've been wanting to get some of those Unsolved Mystery sets for awhile now.

[Jigsaw]

I definitely want to get the DVD sets that are out. Hopefully they'll eventually release every episode.

[The New Blood]

This show used to be cool when I was a little kid, now its just like a bunch of bullshit on a horses ass.

[Voo-doo]

alive or dead, there is no man scarier than Robert Stack.

[Patrick]

His presence and voice was made for that show. Without him, I don't think it would have been as popular.

[nottidelterrore]

His presence and voice was made for that show. Without him, I don't think it would have been as popular.

I agree.

Stack was creepy all-around, which made the show intriguing besides the cool cases. And I mean creepy in a good way. I really liked Stack.

[BlakeTyner]

He really rocked that trenchcoat, for sure. This show and Shat on Rescue! 911 kinda define my childhood.

~Blake

[Psychoticninja]

That show was way too scary for lifetime. Because the way how they re-enacted the murder/mystery was always so damn realistic it always made me wonder. Like the kidnapping, rapes and murders..... it was too realistic! If there wasn't an update after it, that would bother me for a few hours after and I would honestly wondered what the hell happened to that boy, girl, man/woman.

Also, the supernatural stories/mysteries were pretty cool too

[nottidelterrore]

He really rocked that trenchcoat, for sure. This show and Shat on Rescue! 911 kinda define my childhood.

~Blake

Both were a huge part of my childhood as well. I remember when I'd always get weak-kneed if they showed a little blood on Rescue 911 but if they did the same with Unsolved Mysteries, it never affected me. Weird.

[nickmeece]

I always liked the "happy" updates.

[skuppy]

Are there any channel that still airs reruns? Lifetime hasn't ran the show in quite awhile. I still need to pick up some of those DVD boxsets!

[Grizzlyman]

I absolutely miss this show. My grandfather introduced me to this show in the 1990's when I was probably around 10 years of age. I remember being terrified of the opening theme, and chills sent through my body each time an episode would showcase supernatural events or composite sketches of wanted fugitives. Unsolved Mysteries had it all, everything from legends, lost treasures, supernatural occurrences, UFO sightings, and assisted with the arrests of hundreds of wanted fugitives/criminals and reunited families and lost loved ones.

I think the story originally started as just a special around 1987, first hosted by Raymond Burr, then Karl Malden, and I think Richard Jaeckel hosted an episode before Robert Stack took the helm full time for over 15 years. Although Stack starred as Elliot Ness in "The Untouchables", received an Oscar nomination for "Written on the Wind" and other films such as "Airplane!", this show is what he is known for, and just played himself. Nobody does it better than Stack. I knew after his death in 2003, the show would be gone for good, although there has been some discussion, if not rumors of bringing the show back with a new host.

The Unsolved Mysteries stories that stick in my head include:

- The 1988 Halloween special which had stories about supernatural hauntings. They explored the helm of the Queen Mary and went to a "real" haunted house in Horicon Wisconsin. This one really terrified me as a kid!
- The disappearance and murder of Kurt Sova, an Ohio high school student who went to a party, and was found mysteriously murdered two days later. Although he was seen in the span of those two days, and then his deceased body apparently moved. His killer was never apprehended.
- The 1990 murder of Florida resident Beverly McGowan, who came in contact with a mysterious British woman named Alice, who took her identity. Several days later, McGowan's body was found in a canal bank. Her hands hacked off, her head decapitated and her abdomen cut open to remove a tattoo. It turns out that Alice was really a mysterious con-artist and master of disguise, Elaine Parent who was on the run until 2002, when she committed suicide before being apprehended.
- The Delaware Hitchhiker Case. A black hitchhiker threatened a truck driver in the early morning hours, and somehow managed to find his way to the trucker's mother's house and murdered her. Over 15 years nearly passed before, the hitchhiker was found and arrested, this was after Unsolved Mysteries was cancelled.
- An elderly man near Dallas Texas is beaten and murdered by a stalky looking male Caucasian with corn rows. He was never arrested.

This was truly a remarkable TV show.

[nottidelterrore]

I remember the story about the soldiers from opposing sides having dinner together in a small cabin during World War II.

[Lance Lives]

If I was to get one of the sets, I'd have to get the UFO one, those were always the ones that creeped me out. I'm still fuckin' scared of aliens and this show is probably the reason.

[Violent VictiM]

This show's music still has the ability to send me straight into a fetal position. Every single time it hits, I just cower in disbelief at how eerie it is.

Go to youtube and search Unsolved Mysteries vs. Jeepers Creepers. Believe me...DO IT.

[Spade]

Go to youtube and search Unsolved Mysteries vs. Jeepers Creepers. Believe me...DO IT.

I just did and it was pretty similar.

[killingvector]

One of my favorites although it could never freak me out like In Search Of.

My favorite episodes were the ones of the Son of Sam conspiracy, Zodiac, the Hudson Valley UFO sightings, the School Pictures murders, the bank manager who steals half a million and disappears, and D.B (aka Dan) Cooper. There was also an eerie episode about a man brutally murdered after being robbed at the ATM. The camera in the ATM caught a grainy, shadowy picture of the killer who was never caught.

[Patrick]

I agree. In Search Of..... was a VERY eerie show. Leonard Nimoy's voice is another very distinctive voice. I still love the In Search Of... episode about Bigfoot. Creepy stuff there.

[The Tall Man]

When Sci-Fi did their "In Search Of", it was pretty scarifying too... because host Mitch Pileggi seemed majorly pissed. I kept worrying that he was gonna jump out of the television and kick my ass.

The ironic thing is... I had NOT seen "Shocker" yet... in which Pileggi does go around jumping out of TVs.

T.M.

[killingvector]

When Sci-Fi did their "In Search Of", it was pretty scarifying too... because host Mitch Pileggi seemed majorly pissed. I kept worrying that he was gonna jump out of the television and kick my ass.

The ironic thing is... I had NOT seen "Shocker" yet... in which Pileggi does go around jumping out of TVs.

T.M.


I found Sci Fi's In Search Of to be absolutely putrid. Basically in name only and lacking everything that made the original creepy.

[WesReviews]

BIG NEWS, FELLOW UNSOLVED MYSTERIES FANS!!!

Spike Gets a Modernized Oldie
Unsolved Mysteries gets a manly makeover

By Paige Albiniak -- Broadcasting & Cable

Everything old is new again. Spike TV has picked up a repackaged, refreshed version of television classic Unsolved Mysteries that the male-focused cable network will start airing in fall 2008.

“We were looking for a great performer for early fringe,” says Rob Friedman, the network’s senior vice president of programming. “HBO came in and pitched us the newly re-edited Unsolved Mysteries. There are more stories per hour, more male-oriented stories, new graphics and a new host.”

Last June, HBO Television Distribution chiefs Scott Carlin and Tom Cerio started shopping an updated version of the 20-year-old show to cable networks. The sale offers a glimpse into the lengths owners of older syndicated fare are willing to go to polish and sell their library of content, generating a new income stream for dormant properties. The show format offers a unique chance to update and refresh, unlike other syndicated fare.

Friedman says the show is a “great a lead-in to CBS’ off-network CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and for many of our movies.” Spike paid an estimated $1.6 million per episode for CSI back in 2002. The refurbished edition of Unsolved Mysteries—which aired in originals on NBC from 1987 to 1997, CBS from 1997 to 1999 and Lifetime from 2001 to 2002—likely goes for a more reasonable $100,000 per episode cash license fee, according to industry estimates.

The deal should prove profitable for all participants, with Spike paying a fair price; the show’s production company, Cosgrove/Meurer Productions, continuing to make money on a show that by all rights should be retired by now; and HBO taking a cut.

“The show wouldn’t be spinning off anything just lying in the vault,” says one syndication analyst. “Right now, whatever the numbers are, it’s making money.”

With 900 hours of footage and 230 episodes in the can, Cosgrove/Meurer has plenty to choose from as it whittles the show down to 175 episodes.

To give the series a faster, more modern feel, the revamped shows will include five stories per episode, up from the original four. The show’s graphics are being swapped out for computer-generated versions, and the unsolved stories are being updated with new information.

“We asked Bob Cosgrove and Terry Meurer if they would consider the possibility of doing an off-the-body renovation, which is when you literally take the car off the body and replace virtually everything or upgrade everything to practically new condition,” Carlin says. “So we’re adding new music, finding a new host, and enhancing the video. We’re using all the editing bells and whistles that are available to post-production now. We thought: If we can find a way to keep all those stories intact, we may be able to regenerate this show and make it brand-new again.”

At some point, Cosgrove/Meurer also might produce new episodes for Spike, Carlin said.

Perhaps most importantly, Spike gets to cast its own host for the show, a role that the late Robert Stack made his own. Actor Clancy Brown (Carnivale, Lost) hosted HBO’s pilot, but Brown is not available to host any further episodes. Friedman says a decision will be made soon from a short list of candidates.

Even though the show has aired in repeats on Lifetime since 1993, both Carlin and Friedman think it stands to gain a new audience on Spike TV.

“The primary audience on Lifetime is women 25 and 35-plus. The audience on Spike is predominantly comprised of younger males age 18 to 34,” Carlin says. “They are too young to remember the show on broadcast, and there have never been a lot of guys watching programs on Lifetime.”

Carlin adds, “It’s really an opportunity for Spike to take an established brand and make it feel truly like a first-run show.”

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As awesome as this news is, I'm a bit hesitant on a few things...

1. New Music - Are they out of their minds? The original theme was PERFECT. Quite frankly, if I were in a dark alley, and that music started playing, I would cower to the ground in tears. It's true. Still one of the all time great TV themes. I guess Spike knows what they're doing, but probably not.

2. More Stories Per Hour - Granted, only one more, but really what this means is that they will have to edit some things...possibly vital information...out of older stories to make room for one more per hour. I thought the old shows were perfectly balanced: Two stories the first half hour, two stories the last half hour.

3. Male-Oriented Stories - I'm a male, and yeah, I should be celebrating this, and yeah I know Spike-TV is a male-oriented network, but still...there are plenty of segments that may not be "male-oriented" that are worth revisiting. Does this mean we won't get any of the segments where females are the subject (abducted/murdered/conned)? Of course, if this means no more segments devoted to "Lost Loves", then I'm 100% fine with that. That was never my favorite part of the show.

4. New Host - Who can they get to replace Robert Stack? Seriously. Dennis Farina has been mentioned, and while he's cool...I just don't know. They need someone with a more distinctive, ominous voice.

5. The Intent - I hope Spike-TV isn't going to just edit the stories as a "oh cool!" type of show. The network's target demographic is 18-34 year olds, and this worries me. Much of this demographic has never seen the show. I hope they will remember the original intent behind the show...to SOLVE MYSTERIES. Remember, when this show debuted, there was no such thing as America's Most Wanted. Unsolved Mysteries was the sole tool of law enforcement to get difficult and cold cases profiled on a nationwide program in order to solicit tips. Over the years, the show was extremely successful in this area. I hope the guys giving it a makeover don't lose sight of this, in favor of a more "OMG TOTALLY XTREME UNSOLVED MYSTERIES!!!" type of tone.

But, at the end of the day, despite my concerns...I am glad the show is coming back on the air in some form or another.

Maybe it will lead to a much more comprehensive DVD release.

[andrew8798]

The new Unsolved Mysteries programs will consist of re-creations of the events, along with interviews with the subjects, participants and authorities, documentary footage and news footage. Entirely new graphics, special effects, music and title sequences were created for the Spike broadcasts, along with new narration and host stand-ups by Dennis Farina. The show will air Monday-Friday from 5pm-7pm starting Monday, October 13 and Sundays from 1pm-6pm!

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/blog/2008/08/spike-tv-fall-2008-schedule-tv-land.html

[Jigsaw]

Looking forward to the new season, glad to see it making a comeback.

[Sean [The Wildcard]]

http://www.spike.com/blog/unsolved-mysteries/64593

According to Broadcasting & Cable, HBO Distribution plans to bring back Unsolved Mysteries when the cable channel Lifetime contract expires in 2008. The show will feature a new set, same music, recaps on old cases, as well as new cases, and a new host. The show will be on SpikeTV, in October 2008, for 5 years, and 175 episodes, featuring the same theme music and hosted by actor Dennis Farina.

Unsolved Mysteries will relaunch on Monday, October 13, at 5 p.m., and 6 p.m., ET Time

Spike TV is updating the long-running “Unsolved Mysteries” franchise by creating a new collection 175 re-edited episodes hosted by acclaimed television and film actor Dennis Farina. The new episodes, focusing on more of the dangerous and action-oriented cases, will also be available on Spike’s web site, and mobile outlets.

Spike’s TV’s “Unsolved Mysteries,” featuring real-life cases of unsolved crimes, missing persons and unexplained paranormal phenomena begins its five year run on Spike TV in October, 2008. Each one-hour episode will feature five stories re-enacted by professional actors, plus brand new show wraps and updates on past stories. The series will be stripped weekday afternoons.

That's pretty sweet that they're bringing it back.

I used to watch it all the time back in the day...it was the only thing I watched on Lifetime...other than the Golden Girls.:p

[Violent VictiM]

To be honest with you, without Robert Stack I just don't think I can watch this show. Lets get Dr. Herbert West! :D

[Lance Lives]

Yeah, this sucks. I wish that they would just re-air all the cool old episodes instead of re-editing them or whatever. They should air the old episodes and if they have new info they could have somebody new host an update segment.

[Darth Sinister]

To be honest with you, without Robert Stack I just don't think I can watch this show. Lets get Dr. Herbert West! :D

They definately need someone who can make the same kind of impact that Stack had as host. That's why I wasn't fond of the revival of "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" a few years back. Dean Cain couldn't beat Jack Palance's run as host.

[nottidelterrore]

I'll check this out since I loved the original run of the series.

It won't be the same without Robert Stack though. He's irreplaceable.

[Brett H.]

I'm not gonna be that asshole who sits around saying "omg witout roburt stak n de muzik de sho gona suxxxx0r5" but I will say this, it would be hard to top the fucking eerie feel of this show. Every human being I've ever ran into says Unsolved Mysteries used to utterly terrify them and I am no different. But, it'd be hard for professionals to fuck up the segments, at the same time. May not be the same, but as far as the actual program goes, I think all should be well.

[Just Jeans]

They should hire Son of the Beach's Tim Stack to host. That'd be teh roxx.

[The Dream Master]

Mitch Pileggi should host that shit.

[Just Jeans]

Dick Dietrick FTW. He'd host that shit all... night... long. And it'd enjoy it, too.

Actually, DM, Pileggi would ruck the house.

[nottidelterrore]

Mitch Pileggi should host that shit.

I'd be down with that.

[The Dream Master]

Pileggi used to host In Search Of on Sci-Fi Network; I never personally saw it, but I always figured it was bad ass because let's face it: Mitch Pileggi should rule the world.

Added:

Tall Man knows the score:

When Sci-Fi did their "In Search Of", it was pretty scarifying too... because host Mitch Pileggi seemed majorly pissed. I kept worrying that he was gonna jump out of the television and kick my ass.

[Sean [The Wildcard]]

Mitch Pileggi Would have been a PERFECT choice for the new host.

"In Search of" was a GREAT show, I wish it was still around.

[nottidelterrore]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/albadeimorti/4f7e8dfb.jpg

That picture just screams "Unsolved Mysteries host."

He could go to Nicholas Lea for updates on cases much like Robert Stack went to Keely Shaye Smith back in the day.

[The Dream Master]

Notti, to me, that picture screams "I can kick your ass and seduce you into having sex with me. At the same time."

But maybe that's just me. :X

[DRE]

Come on, we know there's only one man who can host this sucker (As well as give you sixteen extra hours of gossip and worthless facts):


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e61/DreWorld/HouseofHell/Englund.jpg

[The Dream Master]

"Tonight on Unsolved Mysteries...whatever happened to 'The Guys from Blade?'"

[nottidelterrore]

Notti, to me, that picture screams "I can kick your ass and seduce you into having sex with me. At the same time."

But maybe that's just me. :X

He can also host Unsolved Mysteries while doing those.

Pileggi is a man of many talents.

[andrew8798]

Listings for first 4 shows on Spike

Per Zap2it.com

No Episode Title
Kurt Cobain suicide; the murders in the New Life Massage; Jesse James Hollywood; the seven member group called HOPE; the Grant Hendrickson and Michelle Cartagena case. SPIKETV Mon 10/13 5:00 PM

No Episode Title
Elvis Presley's death; Kecksburg, PA residents observe an object in the sky; Ted Binion's death; gunplay in a house; Greg Webb wanted for murder. SPIKETV Mon 10/13 6:00 PM

No Episode Title
The murder of Sammy; Sherry Hart's case; Ira Einhorn is convicted of murder; Gregg Webb case; the Gettysburg haunting; Randall Untterback's escape. SPIKETV Tue 10/14 5:00 PM

No Episode Title
A sheriff's deputy led on a wild chase; Don Davis Jr; Jean Hilliard found frozen in the snow; An armored car robbery in Eden Prairie, MN; Bob Arcieri. SPIKETV Tue 10/14 6:00 PM

[andrew8798]

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[MellySuicide]

I love this show! It creeped the hell out of me as a kid. I remember my parents were huge fans and we would watch it as a family back in the day.

I own the ghosts DVD set and to this day, it's one of my most watched DVD's. :)

[Jigsaw]

Only a few days from now until this returns, can't wait.

[SlasherFreak]

While Im awaiting the return of the show....I doubt it'll have nearly the impact i did when Robert Stack was hosting the show.

[Esten]

They seem to be going for some sort of CSI feel on the Spike version, instead of the creepiness of the original. Feels nothing like the old one.

I'm convinced this new theme came from the 7th Layer of Suck.

[nottidelterrore]

I forgot to watch it the other day. The new theme is pretty lame. It does nothing for me whatsoever.

[Just Jeans]

The episode I saw was entirely about unsolved crime cases. No monster sightings, no UFOs, no Robert Stack... the show is practically America's Most Wanted: Light. I wanted to like it, but this show just doesn't hold a candle to the original.

[kramerfan]

Did anyone like it?i didnt see it.

[Candy]

I always thought the guy from Star Trek The Next Generation who was the host of Beyond Belief Fact or Fiction would be the best host for a reboot of this show.

[nickmeece]

They should have at least used the same theme...

[Brett H.]

Did anyone ever catch this episode: http://www.retrojunk.com/details_articles/2982/

I woke up to that shit on A&E and have been looking around for it regarding Unsolved Mysteries when it was actually Cold Case Files or something of the like. Either way, it was creepy as fuck there, and I'm sure it was just as eerie on Unsolved.

[nottidelterrore]

I remember bits & pieces of that episode. It's been awhile since I saw it. I thought it was pretty creepy.

[Sean [The Wildcard]]

Wow, Brett...I remember that episode. Damn...but yeah, that episode was definitely creepy.

[WesReviews]

Possible good news regarding a boxset of complete episodes on DVD!

The following pre-order entry has appeared up at Amazon, advertising a "12 disc/92 Episode Boxset".

UNSOLVED MYSTERIES (http://www.amazon.com/Unsolved-Mysteries/dp/B002DLB18O/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1252956821&sr=1-5)

While, this could be a simple re-packaging of the current "Ultimate Collection", discs, it's odd that they would use the term "episode" if that were the case. No other info is given at the listing other than the pricetag of $44.99 and this pic...

http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/richmedia/images/cover.gif

Looking for more info. I'll report back my findings. Potentially exciting news for fans, though.

[SlasherFreak]

I always wondered if any of the segments on unsolved mysteries got...well...solved.

[skuppy]

I always wondered if any of the segments on unsolved mysteries got...well...solved.

The new series shows a lot of older cases with updates on them being solved, so yes, they did have some getting solved. Now stuff dealing with ufology, paranormal activity, cryptology, etc... were never solved.

[WesReviews]

Just to update everyone... Unsolved Mysteries is no longer showing on SpikeTV and is now back on Lifetime. Weekdays at 4PM.

Unsolved Mysteries on Lifetime (http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/unsolved-mysteries)

[The Tall Man]

Wes, I watched Unsolved on Spike last Tuesday night. Reruns have been on Lifetime for a while now. It's on twice there: 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. (CST) and on Spike at 2 a.m. (CST).

T.M., Esq.

[kramerfan]

Anyone know if theres a dvd set with all the Unsolved Mysteries on Bigfoot/Lochness Monster and other creatures like those from the original series?

[WesReviews]

Anyone know if theres a dvd set with all the Unsolved Mysteries on Bigfoot/Lochness Monster and other creatures like those from the original series?

Yep. Unsolved Mysteries: Strange Legends (http://www.amazon.com/Unsolved-Mysteries-Strange-Robert-Stack/dp/B00068CV0I/ref=sr_1_2?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1298180661&sr=1-2)

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519DNKPX7SL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Segment list...

1)Elvis's Last Night
2)Brandon Lee
3)Elliot Ness
4)Holy Grail
5)Amelia Earhart
6)Alcatraz
7)Noah's Ark
8)Martain Luther King
9)Bigfoot II
10)Sonny Liston
11)Who Killed Superman?
12)Billy The Kid
13)British Columbia Sea Monster
14)Elvis's Twin
15)Yetti
16)DB Cooper
17)Huey Long
18)Who Plugged Bugsy
19)John Wilkes Booth
20)Mona Lisa
21)Agatha Christie
22)Skunk Ape
23)Chair Of Death
24)RFK Pictures
25)Anastasia
26)Bermuda Triangle
27)Mothman

Odd that they didn't include the Chupacabra segment, as it was truly great. Another "famous person" story they didn't include was the one on Kurt Cobain, where they allege that his death may have been murder. Interesting stuff. It's still a good set, though, until a more comprehensive release is made available someday (if ever).

[kramerfan]

Hey Wes thanks.Will look for that set.

[kramerfan]

Has anyone else noticed the new Unsolved Mysteries are just updated old cases?Anyone know why theres no current cases mixed in?

[WesReviews]

Much cheaper to repackage existing segments than to film new ones would be my guess.

[CountProphet]

I can understand old unsolved cases, but yeah new ones would be nice.

Though would a new Unsolved Mysteries work today? Some of the old "mysteries" seemed like family members not willing to deal with obvious suicides, Police mistakes (would police today be willing to have their mistakes aired? Probably not), Mass hallucinations and hysteria, and Hoaxes.

[kramerfan]

I would think it would work today.

[WesReviews]

I watch it on Lifetime every day when I work out after work. It's surprising how well the segments still hold up even despite being edited down for time and with a new narrator/host. It's not that Dennis Farina is bad. On the contrary, he's quite good. He just doesn't have that morose, creepy factor that Robert Stack's voice brought to the segments.

The new music pretty much sucks, though.

[The Tall Man]

The old creepy music made the atmosphere of the show so much more. SO much more.

T.M., Esq.

[CountProphet]

Dennis Farina is fine. No Robert Stacker, but lets be honest..who can be? Besides, like stated it's hard to make this show even remotely spook with Farina as host because of the crappy music.

I would think it would work today.

I hope so too. I wished they'd give Farina new material to work with instead, of re-airing same cases. Especially, solved ones. Understandable to air cases that are still unsolved.

[kramerfan]

I agree CountProphet and the music isnt creepy at all like the old.

[WesReviews]

I've been watching these every afternoon on Lifetime while I'm in the fitness room after work. They're growing on me. The content, is mostly the same segments from years earlier. While Farina is no Stack, the show is still as engaging and entertaining as ever. Hopefully, they'll continue to produce new episodes.

[kramerfan]

Do they even still make these since i only see 2008 at the ends of each episode?

[kramerfan]

Does anybody know?

[The Tall Man]

I don't think they do.

T.M., Esq.

[WesReviews]

I hadn't really paid much attention before, but during the opening segment before the credits begin (when Farina summarizes the stories the show is about to profile) the music features a faint section of the original Unsolved Mysteries theme. Nice, if too subtle, nod to a great piece of television music.

[WesReviews]

I don't think they do.

T.M., Esq.

It appears they maaaaaay be ramping up for brand new segments and episodes.

The following has now appeared at the top of Unsolved.com (http://www.unsolved.com/) at some point in the last couple of months, as I am positive it was not there the last time I checked the site...

Now accepting new story submissions at
UMnewstories@gmail.com

I'd love to see the show continue. Farina has grown on me, but Robert Stack is definitely sorely missed.

For what it's worth... I'm gonna e-mail them a suggestion about the Keddie/Cabin 28 Murders and the Texarkana Phantom. How they neglected to cover these two famous cases is truly an unsolved mystery in itself.

[Sean [The Wildcard]]

For what it's worth... I'm gonna e-mail them a suggestion about the Keddie/Cabin 28 Murders and the Texarkana Phantom. How they neglected to cover these two famous cases is truly an unsolved mystery in itself.

If they were to do new stories/cases, I would love to see them cover these.

[WesReviews]

Some interesting stories I'd like to see covered...

- The Keddie/Cabin 28 Murders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Keddie_Murders)
- The Phantom Killer of Texarkana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_Killer)
- The unsolved honeymoon cruise ship murder/disappearance (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9356611/)
- The unsolved Cutshall/Allen double murder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenner,_California_double-murder_of_2004) (thought to be a possible new Zodiac killing)
- The unsolved murder of Metallica fan Morgan Harrington (http://findmorgan.com/)
- The unsolved murder of Leah Hickman (http://www.wsaz.com/newswestvirginia/headlines/Three_Years_Later_the_Leah_Hickman_Murder_Case_Rem ains_Unsolved.html) in Huntington, WV.
- The 1932 unsolved murder of Maime Thurman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamie_Thurman)
- The unsolved "Doodler (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doodler)" serial murders
- The "Axeman" of New Orleans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axeman_of_New_Orleans)
- The "Mad Gasser" of Mattoon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoon)
- The Smiley Face Murders (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley_face_murder_theory)
- David Carradine: Accident or Murder?
- Waverly Hills Sanitorium (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waverly_Hills_Sanatorium) in Louisville, KY.
- The Haunted Toys R' Us (http://gocalifornia.about.com/od/cahauntedplaces/a/toys_r_us.htm) in Sunnyvale, CA.
- The Bell Witch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bell_Witch) in Adams, TN.
- "Black Aggie" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Aggie) haunted statue.

[SlasherFreak]

Oh yes...The Keddie murders have intrigued me for years

[CountProphet]

Lol at the Axeman page. "One invitation promised to leave a window open for the Axeman, politely asking that he not damage the front door." :lol:

[kramerfan]

Those are great choices WesReviews.Send them in and im happy there gonna do new segments.Anyone know if they will be on that Spiketv channel or Lifetime?

[WesReviews]

Those are great choices WesReviews.Send them in and im happy there gonna do new segments.Anyone know if they will be on that Spiketv channel or Lifetime?

Most likely Lifetime, as that's where the show is currently being aired. The website lists SpikeTV, but I've not seen it on Spike in a long, long time. I live in the Eastern Time Zone, and it comes on every afternoon at 5pm on Lifetime... and is sometimes followed by a second episode back to back.

[CountProphet]

Not Unsolved Mysteries, but probably worth putting anyway.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzcCwS2_KoQ&feature=related

[Sean [The Wildcard]]

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[WesReviews]

There's an Unsolved Mysteries marathon tonight on Lifetime, starting at 8pm EST.
ADDED:
Actually the marathon has already started. Hour-long episodes from 6pm (right now) and on through 11pm EST.

[kramerfan]

Hey Wes do u know when the new ones start and did u send in those titles/stories u were gonna send?

[WesReviews]

Hey Wes do u know when the new ones start and did u send in those titles/stories u were gonna send?

I did. The only response I got...

Dear Viewer,

Thank you for contacting UNSOLVED MYSTERIES. This is an automated
reply to let you know that we have received your new story submission.
We will review your story and contact you if more details are needed.

Sincerely,

The UNSOLVED MYSTERIES Staff