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When I was browsing the Chris Chandler: Unsolved Mysteries thread, I was surprised to see that so many people liked my post where I posted the Unsolved Mysteries theme song. I was even more surprised to see other Unsolved Mysteries references throughout the thread. I've just never seen much of an online presence for UM, especially since the company that owns its copyright went on a crusade to eradicate any videos relating to it several years ago.
Anyway, I've been a huge fan of Unsolved Mysteries ever since I was a kid; it’s what jumpstarted my love of true crime and mysteries in general. Not only that, I watched it with my late grandma, so rewatches of the series are very nostalgic for me as well. Unfortunately, the series is damn near impossible to find nowadays. It stopped airing years ago and the DVD sets (which contain some but by no means all of the episodes) have been out of print for years so they're extremely expensive.
YouTube used to be a haven for Unsolved Mysteries, with almost every segment being accounted for (I actually used to upload old UM segments I found across the internet several years ago before my account was forcibly deleted). But the copyright holders went crazy and forced YouTube to delete fucking everything. And not just the segments that were on the DVDs. The majority of the UM clips were ripped from VHS tapes and dated back to the late 80s/early 90s and weren’t legally available anywhere. I still can't wrap my mind around why a company would be so obsessive about deleting content that they haven't made legally available (either via streaming services or DVD rereleases).
Thankfully, I still have quite a few (as in a couple hundred) segments that I saved before UM's online presence was nuked; I would love to share them, but as I said, the copyright-holders are so obsessive about policing their copyright that it's fucking impossible to host them anywhere. Also, like 7 or 8 years ago, I was fortunate enough to receive the Ultimate Collection as a Christmas gift from my parents. And I am beyond thankful that I got it, because the Ultimate Collection is now out of print, extremely hard to find, and goes for close to a grand if you can find it. So sorry, fellow UM fans, I can’t help you
But! It may not be too late. I found two petitions asking Netflix and/or Hulu to purchase the streaming rights to Unsolved Mysteries. This isn’t just a pipe dream; the official FAQ for Unsolved Mysteries states that the copyright holders would be open to allowing Unsolved Mysteries to stream on Netflix or Hulu.
SO ANYWAY, this is a thread where we can discuss how amazing this show is and how badly we all want to watch it again.
EDIT: Amazon will be streaming the old Robert Stack episodes starting in 2017!
Anyway, I've been a huge fan of Unsolved Mysteries ever since I was a kid; it’s what jumpstarted my love of true crime and mysteries in general. Not only that, I watched it with my late grandma, so rewatches of the series are very nostalgic for me as well. Unfortunately, the series is damn near impossible to find nowadays. It stopped airing years ago and the DVD sets (which contain some but by no means all of the episodes) have been out of print for years so they're extremely expensive.
YouTube used to be a haven for Unsolved Mysteries, with almost every segment being accounted for (I actually used to upload old UM segments I found across the internet several years ago before my account was forcibly deleted). But the copyright holders went crazy and forced YouTube to delete fucking everything. And not just the segments that were on the DVDs. The majority of the UM clips were ripped from VHS tapes and dated back to the late 80s/early 90s and weren’t legally available anywhere. I still can't wrap my mind around why a company would be so obsessive about deleting content that they haven't made legally available (either via streaming services or DVD rereleases).
Thankfully, I still have quite a few (as in a couple hundred) segments that I saved before UM's online presence was nuked; I would love to share them, but as I said, the copyright-holders are so obsessive about policing their copyright that it's fucking impossible to host them anywhere. Also, like 7 or 8 years ago, I was fortunate enough to receive the Ultimate Collection as a Christmas gift from my parents. And I am beyond thankful that I got it, because the Ultimate Collection is now out of print, extremely hard to find, and goes for close to a grand if you can find it. So sorry, fellow UM fans, I can’t help you
But! It may not be too late. I found two petitions asking Netflix and/or Hulu to purchase the streaming rights to Unsolved Mysteries. This isn’t just a pipe dream; the official FAQ for Unsolved Mysteries states that the copyright holders would be open to allowing Unsolved Mysteries to stream on Netflix or Hulu.
SO ANYWAY, this is a thread where we can discuss how amazing this show is and how badly we all want to watch it again.
EDIT: Amazon will be streaming the old Robert Stack episodes starting in 2017!
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