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Post by Scumhunter on Dec 16, 2016 21:31:02 GMT -5
From the AV Club: Tackling everything from unsolved crimes to creaky conspiracy theories, Unsolved Mysteries proved to be one of reality TV’s most durable franchises in the ’80s and ’90s. And now, thanks to Amazon, it’s getting an update. The New York-based distribution company FilmRise has acquired the digital distribution rights to Unsolved Mysteries, which originally aired on NBC from 1988 to 1997, before being revived on CBS and Spike. Untouchables star Robert Stack lent his grim, ominous narration to the speculative show in all its incarnations until the 2008-10 revival, which was hosted by late character actor Dennis Farina. FilmRise tells The Wrap that the Stack episodes are “currently being revised to include new information about the original cases” and will be available for streaming on Amazon in 2017. Does that mean the show should now be called Solved Mysteries? Not necessarily. FilmRise is promising updates, not closure. Hey, just as long as that awesome theme song has not been touched. For those who can’t wait, Amazon is already streaming the two full seasons of the Farina version of Unsolved Mysteries, which offered its own updates on classic Unsolved Mysteries cases. For those who can’t wait, Amazon is already streaming the two full seasons of the Farina version of Unsolved Mysteries, which offered its own updates on classic Unsolved Mysteries cases. www.avclub.com/article/amazon-give-unsolved-mysteries-some-long-overdue-u-247544 |
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Post by umandamwfan on Dec 31, 2016 13:07:43 GMT -5
This is very exciting news, of course! My only hope is FilmRise does the same for AMW soon.
OK, I have many other hopes, but that would be awesome.
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Post by HeadMarshal on Feb 18, 2017 17:54:28 GMT -5
From I've been reading, the first two seasons are now on Amazon streaming. Impressed that they're on Amazon TV, especially since NBC Universal had all the UM segments taken down from Youtube several years ago. If anyone has seen any of the episodes there, how have they been?
If this can happen for UM, then just maybe it can happen for AMW someday. I imagine however that for any segment where the fugitive or an accomplice was acquitted or had the charges dropped may cause an issue.
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Post by Scumhunter on Mar 6, 2017 2:09:47 GMT -5
I finally saw the first episode and it was good. As modern as it can look for a show that ran in the 1980's. I mean no disrespect to the late Dennis Farina but this "felt" like Unsolved Mysteries to me watching Robert Stack. The voice, the way he would even just stand in his trench coat, it had me feeling more the aura and vibe of the show. (I was a little kid and did watch some Robert Stack episodes as original airings but it was so long ago I had forgotten.)
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Post by TheWebDetective on Apr 22, 2017 9:27:21 GMT -5
Yeah Dennis Farina does a decent job, but Robert Stack made the show what it is. As with AMW, UM does a better job at updating on cases it featured. They only ever made updates if it was a repeat segment with new info or it's captures.
So far seasons, 1 to 4 of the Stack era series are up while the entire Farina era series are up both in Amozon and YouTube.
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Post by TheWebDetective on Jan 6, 2018 19:04:02 GMT -5
I got the chance to watch some of the Stack era episodes on Amazon. I do have to say though from what I can go by, these aren't the original broadcasts. For example, I was looking for the segment they had of Salvatore Caruana. According to several sources, it was aired in the same episode as the Rachel Runyan case. The episode Amazon had with Runyan had neither Caruana or the other segments from the original broadcast. One segment from the aforementioned Amazon episode was from a season 3 episode in it's original broadcast. I quickly got my answer as to why this is so. It seems like FilmRise is releasing the Stack era series in a revised version due to legal issues according to statements from those handling UM online.
HeadMarshal's point about segments where the fugitive or an accomplice was acquitted or had the charges dropped can be one thing. I'm also guessing changes in info or how law enforcement or the justice system is handling the case may also be an issue since the segments from the original Caruana broadcast range from unsolved, wanted or captured. Also keep in mind that UM hopped on different networks and channels throughout its run so that can be a factor. I'm just disappointed in this, while I do understand them dealing with the ramifications, legal or otherwise. But if they're going through the trouble of revising the series and adding updates, they can just as well keep the original broadcasts and add updates sensitive to those subjects without much harm.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 6, 2018 19:15:29 GMT -5
Yeah I'm almost done with season 1 and I've enjoyed it although there do seem to be some updates that are out-of-whack or they'll give an update on a case where I don't remember seeing it on a previous episode and it's season 1 (it's probably just my short term memory not working lol).
I checked and they have episodes going all the way up to 1999 so far. So it seems like all the NBC episodes are on there at least in some form. 1999 is when they moved to CBS so possibly those are CBS episodes. But the short lived Lifetime season(s) are missing so far. (Going off-topic but in retrospect AMW should have realized Lifetime was a true crime killer for cable networks and picked a different channel lol).
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Post by TheWebDetective on Jan 6, 2018 19:24:26 GMT -5
Yeah, the updates that are out-of-whack or how some segments I remember presented differently caught my attention too much not to know what's the deal. This must be FilmRise's "revision" at work.
I'm still wondering the necessity of it all. I mean one UM John Doe case from the Stack era was recently solved with the killer being interviewed in that very segment. Heck, there was a Farina era segment of Larry George, a case AMW made a conclusion update over a decade before.
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Post by Scumhunter on Jan 6, 2018 20:14:34 GMT -5
yeah I'm still enjoying the episodes and now that I have the Stack cases available- I don't even bother watching the Farina reruns anymore if flipping channels since they're the same cases and I'd rather see the Stack versions. But one thing I've also noticed is some of the arrested people in cases have since passed away years before FilmRise released the UM episodes and that still hasn't been updated either. (Liz Carmichael a.k.a Jerry Dean Michael passed away in 2004, but UM only mentioned her going to prison in the update for example).
It obviously could have been done better, but still enjoying and hope to finish all the episodes.
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Post by danwind on Jan 19, 2018 2:09:21 GMT -5
Hopefully they bring this show back on the air a again this time a new host, I believe Dennis Haysbert make a good new host and I hoped they aired new cases as well.
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Post by TheWebDetective on Jul 29, 2018 1:16:22 GMT -5
I just wanted to give an update and to demonstrate how TV behind the scenes can tweak a show. I did manage to find the segment on Salvatore Caruana in the filmrise version but this version lack the rundown of other wanted drug kingpins in the Caruana segment I saw on Lifetime. Only recently I stumbled upon the UM episode that appears to be the original NBC broadcast. But the in this version the rundown of the kingpins in the segment doesn't have Alvaro Zapata, who I saw in the Lifetime version, but Douglas Alan Costa (both listed by the UM Wiki as captured).
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Post by Scumhunter on Jul 29, 2018 1:24:05 GMT -5
Interesting. I guess since I didn't watch Unsolved Mysteries in the 90's as much as I watched AMW I'm not noticing these things so far as my viewing, ignorance is bliss. But I can definitely see why all the editing must drive long-time Unsolved Mysteries fans insane.
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Post by TheWebDetective on Jul 29, 2018 13:10:13 GMT -5
Oh, I was AMW fan before I got into UM and only caught on in the end of the Stack era on Lifetime. I'm just fascinated in the tweaks different versions of a TV can have. Since there's no other thread to announce this, a YouTuber by the name of Crimson Ghost has put out full episodes of at least the first three seasons of UM from it original NBC broadcast. www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPPT6wlXD8CZpIYF5cYYNA |
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Post by umandamwfan on Sept 18, 2018 4:00:15 GMT -5
Oh, I was AMW fan before I got into UM and only caught on in the end of the Stack era on Lifetime. I'm just fascinated in the tweaks different versions of a TV can have. Since there's no other thread to announce this, a YouTuber by the name of Crimson Ghost has put out full episodes of at least the first three seasons of UM from it original NBC broadcast. www.youtube.com/channel/UCwPPT6wlXD8CZpIYF5cYYNAUnfortunately Cocksgrove Fuhrer which I affectionately call them, filed strikes against those videos. It's too bad because I told myself I would eventually watch them and then they were gone. Many of the episodes are not available on Amazon Prime like the telecenter show, the parental abduction cases, etc. If they ever bring the show back with new episodes, which they are too stupid to do, they should have Lyle Lovett host the show. He's creepy looking. |
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