View Full Version : 1-800-876-5353 STILL works and you can leave a tip or give NEW story ideas!!
Big3sCompanyFan
03-14-2009, 08:39 PM
I just called 18008765353 and it tells you to leave a tip for a case and an address to write to for new story ideas. WHY are they taking new story ideas when they are NOT making new shows??? LOL!
What's even more stupid is the don't even mention this number on Spike's UM so this number serves even less purpose!! You would think Cosgrove/Spike wouldn't be so stupid as to leave this number out which obviously makes it a lost easier to leave a tip than going to a website since many out there still are not computer literate and some don't even have the internet while everyone has a phone.
colt45allstar
03-14-2009, 10:21 PM
I've brought this up recently as well.
Your right it's incredibly stupid to not be using the phone number if it's still active.
At the same time, it's obvious the show's only meant for "entertainment" purposes these days and not to actually solve any cases.
If they were actually trying to solve cases, they would use dates.... No dating on the cases, makes it virtually impossible to solve any of them, or to get reliable tips.
Big3sCompanyFan
03-15-2009, 12:26 AM
I've brought this up recently as well.
Your right it's incredibly stupid to not be using the phone number if it's still active.
At the same time, it's obvious the show's only meant for "entertainment" purposes these days and not to actually solve any cases.
If they were actually trying to solve cases, they would use dates.... No dating on the cases, makes it virtually impossible to solve any of them, or to get reliable tips.
That's not necessarily true because if someone recognizes an event, person, place, etc. it's possible they could know something if they were around at that time so you don't really NEED dates but it would certainly be helpful.
But you are right that the show has DEVOLVED into just entertainment schtick instead of the cool, scary, documentary type show that it was. I'm surprised Cosgrove has stooped so low since they did such a good job before.
Don't you think it's possible Spike is forcing Cosgrove's hand to do it their way to some extent? It's just hard to believe Cosgrove could mess up so bad what was so good.
browneyes106
03-15-2009, 12:01 PM
Maybe they forgot to update the hotline or something. I do wish they would make new episodes.
Big3sCompanyFan
03-15-2009, 02:46 PM
Maybe they forgot to update the hotline or something. I do wish they would make new episodes.
They've had that same message for at LEAST 10 years! LOL! Someone should post the address to send new story ideas. It could be the same address Kane posted for Cosgrove-Meuer.
Maybe if we flood them with enough new story ideas they'll do new shows!
They've had that same message for at LEAST 10 years! LOL! Someone should post the address to send new story ideas. It could be the same address Kane posted for Cosgrove-Meuer.
Maybe if we flood them with enough new story ideas they'll do new shows!
Even if Cosgrove-Meurer got flooded with letters calling for new episodes to be filmed, they cannot take such an action until after Spike gives them the explicit order to do so. In other words, Spike would have to order new episodes before UM could film them, not the other way around. It's just common sense.
Although it couldn't hurt to write to UM to say you want them to film new episodes, the best strategy is to flood Spike with letters.
Write to:
Spike TV
1515 Broadway
37th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Big3sCompanyFan
03-15-2009, 10:48 PM
In this day and age of instantaneous communication with e-mail most people don't even bother to write old fashioned letter anymore. That's one of the reasons the post office is suffering and keeps asking for postage increases.
In this day and age of instantaneous communication with e-mail most people don't even bother to write old fashioned letter anymore. That's one of the reasons the post office is suffering and keeps asking for postage increases.
In other words, we are literally paying the price for the increasing indifference toward snail mail.
I guess we all have to be very careful as to what we become indifferent about. It could be the type of indifference that eventually comes back to haunt us. :eek:
Big3sCompanyFan
03-16-2009, 07:57 PM
I think the idea of new UM episodes will only be in our dreams. Spike just doesn't seem to care enough and Cosgrove didn't do a very good job in repackaging these episodes unless Spike ordered them to do it a certain way.
browneyes106
03-17-2009, 12:26 PM
I think the idea of new UM episodes will only be in our dreams. Spike just doesn't seem to care enough and Cosgrove didn't do a very good job in repackaging these episodes unless Spike ordered them to do it a certain way.
I agree I don't think new episodes will ever happen. I wish Spike wouldn't drastically repackaged the episodes.
TracyLynnS
03-17-2009, 01:08 PM
Here's my idea. Hand over the whole series to us, everything, don't hold back any episodes.
We're the actual fans, we'll get the thing up and running properly, do it justice, and get it aired on a decent network.
After that, new fans will understand what the show is all about and will be begging for new, fresh eppies. Money will be made all around, for CM, the network, and even for a fund to help find the missing, solve the cold cases, etc, etc.
I agree I don't think new episodes will ever happen.
I don't agree. If anything, I would say that there just won't be any new episodes in the immediate future.
TracyLynns: In response to your post above, in case money is a factor in the the lack of new episodes, maybe we should send money to Spike and/or Cosgrove-Meurer to help fund new episodes. I realize that it's probably a longshot, but this suggestion would be nothing new. In fact, something like this was offered by fans of Star Trek: Enterprise a few years ago, when they fought in vain to save that show from cancellation.
TracyLynnS
03-17-2009, 03:14 PM
Just FYI,
Back in the day, the word was that it was the fans who kept Designing Women from being cancelled. So I guess you never know...
And didn't the fans (and law enforcement) have a hand in getting AMW back on the air, or keep it from getting cancelled or something?
Just FYI,
Back in the day, the word was that it was the fans who kept Designing Women from being cancelled. So I guess you never know...
And didn't the fans (and law enforcement) have a hand in getting AMW back on the air, or keep it from getting cancelled or something?
That's correct, TracyLynns. Fox canceled AMW in 1996, but a public outcry from viewers (including me), law enforcement agencies, and politicians (including 37 state governors) resulted in the show returning. AMW was off the air for six weeks before it was reinstated.
Thankfully, Fox realized that mistake sooner instead of later.
UM Zealot
03-17-2009, 03:47 PM
^I have been an ardent viewer of A.M.W. for twenty years (hard to believe), and I remember my dismay when it was cancelled. I appreciate what A.M.W. does in facilitating the capture of criminals and supporting victims, but I have never liked the show's bombastic, fast-cut style at all. In terms of artistry, A.M.W. isn't in anywhere near the same league as the original U.M.
Big3sCompanyFan
03-17-2009, 05:13 PM
^I have been an ardent viewer of A.M.W. for twenty years (hard to believe), and I remember my dismay when it was cancelled. I appreciate what A.M.W. does in facilitating the capture of criminals and supporting victims, but I have never liked the show's bombastic, fast-cut style at all. In terms of artistry, A.M.W. isn't in anywhere near the same league as the original U.M.
Even AMW has fallen off and it not as interesting as it was. It originally was ONLY about finding wanted fugitives but now it's about safety tips, giving awards, and too much of an emphais on child abuse or other child cases.
I know about John Walsh's son but earlier on the show never did THIS much on that and there are many cases about adults and missing people that they REFUSE all the time. Even John Walsh said they have to turn down cases every week.
But UM was ALWAYS better than AMW because it was spooky with the cool music and had that chilling aura to it. But Spike killed all that didn't they?
Big3sCompanyFan
03-17-2009, 05:17 PM
I don't agree. If anything, I would say that there just won't be any new episodes in the immediate future.
TracyLynns: In response to your post above, in case money is a factor in the the lack of new episodes, maybe we should send money to Spike and/or Cosgrove-Meurer to help fund new episodes. I realize that it's probably a longshot, but this suggestion would be nothing new. In fact, something like this was offered by fans of Star Trek: Enterprise a few years ago, when they fought in vain to save that show from cancellation.
Kane, you can't be serious. This is not a millionaires board. Do all of us own Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares?? LOL
You know it would cost around a million dollars, if not more, to produce new episodes and we couldn't raise that if we start a pool on this board. LOL!
TracyLynnS
03-17-2009, 07:41 PM
Kane, you can't be serious. This is not a millionaires board. Do all of us own Berkshire Hathaway Class A shares?? LOL
You know it would cost around a million dollars, if not more, to produce new episodes and we couldn't raise that if we start a pool on this board. LOL!
Maybe we could get more creative with the financing? One of us can pull a DB Cooper style heist, or a few of us could get together and tunnel up under some bank vaults? :happyface
MissFit29
03-17-2009, 09:29 PM
Who's got the Ronald Reagan masks?
Big3sCompanyFan
03-17-2009, 09:40 PM
Maybe we could get more creative with the financing? One of us can pull a DB Cooper style heist, or a few of us could get together and tunnel up under some bank vaults? :happyface
Since you thought of it why don't you do it Tracy? Then you can end up on AMW and if they don't catch by then maybe you could even be on new UM episodes!
BTW, DB Cooper likely died and they never caught the people who tunneled under that bank in L.A. or did they?
TracyLynnS
03-17-2009, 10:08 PM
Since you thought of it why don't you do it Tracy? Then you can end up on AMW and if they don't catch by then maybe you could even be on new UM episodes!
BTW, DB Cooper likely died and they never caught the people who tunneled under that bank in L.A. or did they?
Yeah, I think DB Cooper died in that jump, too.
I don't think they ever caught those bank vault tunnellers. I'll be willing to give it a go, but do you guys really trust me to steal all that money from the vaults and then hand it over the UM people out of the goodness of my heart? lol
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MissFit29
03-17-2009, 10:14 PM
I'd rather use the money to host a seance to call the Stack back from the dead.
TracyLynnS
03-17-2009, 10:27 PM
I'd rather use the money to host a seance to call the Stack back from the dead.
Yeah, and let him kick their butts over butchering the show like they've done.
UM Zealot
03-17-2009, 10:52 PM
Even AMW has fallen off and it not as interesting as it was. It originally was ONLY about finding wanted fugitives but now it's about safety tips, giving awards, and too much of an emphais on child abuse or other child cases.
I agree. I think it should become much more straightforward again. I have never liked A.M.W.'s reenactments. The production team just doesn't know how to do subtlety or atmosphere along the lines of U.M., and never has, so best just to stick with a format in which cases are told in a quick, no-fuss manner. The last two weeks, a couple of the cases stretched to half-an-hour in length or more. If the case is particularly interesting and involved (like the eight skulls found in Florida), fine, do a long feature, but these weren't. Also, I don't like that the show doesn't announce every single fugitive capture. One barely still hears about captures. For a while there was a weekly "update" segment.
I also find Walsh's faux machismo grating. Every week he's riding on boats or motorcycles with some law enforcement outfit like the Coast Guard, and he always gives these ridiculously over-the-top firm handshakes and says something like, "OK, let's saddle up". Give it up, Walsh.
But UM was ALWAYS better than AMW because it was spooky with the cool music and had that chilling aura to it. But Spike killed all that didn't they?
Exactly right.
The production team just doesn't know how to do subtlety or atmosphere along the lines of U.M., and never has, so best just to stick with a format in which cases are told in a quick, no-fuss manner.
To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, here we go again.
Has one ever stopped to consider the possibility that AMW was never really meant to do much in the same vein as UM, other than to generally be a TV show that profiles fugitives, missing persons, and other crime-related cases? The way I see it, comparing AMW to UM is like comparing apples to oranges. Same ideas, different presentations.
UM Zealot
03-18-2009, 05:47 PM
That's basically what I said, so I don't understand the rolleyes.
AMW is not like UM, and I don't expect it to be, but I don't like the bombastic, lowest-common-denominator presentation. I think a straightforward presentation would be more fitting, but this is Fox we're talking about here. That said, the show was a lot more no-frills in the beginning.
That's basically what I said, so I don't understand the rolleyes.
AMW is not like UM, and I don't expect it to be, but I don't like the bombastic, lowest-common-denominator presentation. I think a straightforward presentation would be more fitting, but this is Fox we're talking about here. That said, the show was a lot more no-frills in the beginning.
Forgive me, UM Zealot.
Judging from some of the content of your post, it almost sounded as though there was some expectation for the two shows to be alike. Obviously, that would be expecting too much, especially since each show has their own characteristics.
I misinterpreted your post. My bad.
UM Zealot
03-18-2009, 09:38 PM
Not a problem.:cool: I'm sure people think I'm a negative Nelly, since so many of my posts deal with how much I think the new UM suffers in comparison with the old. I understand that folks who complain all the time can become tiresome.
Not a problem.:cool: I'm sure people think I'm a negative Nelly, since so many of my posts deal with how much I think the new UM suffers in comparison with the old. I understand that folks who complain all the time can become tiresome.
Apparently, the frustration with Spike's mishandling of the show is getting to us - perhaps more than we realize.
MissFit29
03-19-2009, 04:55 PM
Well, they stopped telling the stories in this new format of UM. Now it's all about action, cutting away from one shot to the next, and trying to make it edgy. Get back to telling people's stories, and stop all this other garbage.
Remember when the music used to enhance the segments? Now it just distracts.
TracyLynnS
03-19-2009, 06:11 PM
Remember when the music used to enhance the segments? Now it just distracts.
Yep, just about everything they've done in the re-editing of these episodes is distracting. The music, the animated graphics that they overlay on top of the scenes, the chopped up clips, the bright flashes...
I'm okay with dennis farina as host, though. I know we can never bring back RS, and I'd rather have UM on the air that not, but I wish they wouldn't have heavily edited the show and would have just let farina voice over the RS commentary.
About the only thing the new UM has done is to inspire me to search the internet for bootleg uploads, especially the originals with RS, so I can watch the whole story and understand the entire segment, in context. "Sacrificed snails" and all! lol
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