Unsolved Mysteries

I'm a big fan of the old unsolved mysteries with Robert Stack ane Dennis Farina, so I was definitely piqued when I saw this on Netflix. But, the Netflix version of this show seems so much slower and doesn't have a host at all. The only thing that I can recognize being similar to the old shows is the music. Overall, I'm not impressed. The original (older) unsolved mysteries would have had 3x or even 4x the stories in the same amount of time take as by the 6 episodes on Netflix. Also the original unsolved mysteries is just more concise and engaging.

_The Twilight Zone_ and _Unsolved Mysteries_ were two shows in the late 1980s that simultaneously enthralled and terrified me. Even rewatching old episodes of _Unsolved Mysteries_ on Amazon Video as an adult still gave me an odd creepy feeling. Maybe it’s Robert Stack, maybe it’s the music, maybe it’s the fact that many of these cases still remain unsolved, but it still intrigues me today. So I was pleasantly surprised to see that Netflix has resurrected the series. There are six episodes and all the old topics are covered from mysterious deaths, to missing persons, and paranormal experien…

Dean

2024-04-28

⭐ 10

Never seen original, older version of this show, but saw this one and it was super interesting. I loved it. Definitely 10/10.