Unsolved Mysteries Review

Unsolved Mysteries

Netflix

This reboot is done really well.  It holds to the same format as the original version which started in the ’80s.  Each episode is a different unsolved mystery and at the end, they ask the audience for help in contributing anything they know that might assist in solving it.

One of the best things they did was keep the original theme song.  When I was little and watched this show (what was I doing watching this show you ask? it was the wild 80’s and we had like 4 channels…there were no TV parental guidelines back then, we had just started wearing seatbelts…sunblock didn’t exist…STOP JUDGING!)

Anyway, when I was little and watched this show the music made the show even scarier, and I’m not going to lie, even today the sound of it is a little haunting.  Another thing I distinctly remember from the original is almost every season having an episode that pointed in the direction of extra-terrestrial life.  And the unknown can be a scary thing for a small child so it kind of stands out.

I hope Netflix renews for another season.  One of the best parts of Unsolved Mysteries is when they give an update on a previous episode based on tips from the viewers.  The viewers really can have an active part in solving a mystery.   

I am: Entertained