Regarding the possibility of UM going back into production, who's your pick for host?

My vote is for Marlene Sanders, the narrator of HBO's Autopsy series. http://www.hbo.com/autopsy/index.html

James Brolin

The guy who does the voice over for City Confidential (I can never think of his name but he played the chop shop owner in the movie Barbershop if you all have ever seen the movie).

Anthony Hoppkins.

The guy who does the voice over for City Confidential (I can never think of his name but he played the chop shop owner in the movie Barbershop if you all have ever seen the movie).

His name is Keith David. He has a good voice.

But if I were forced to answer toothytile's question, I would say either Joe Mantegna or Robert Davi.

N/A - No one is worthy in my opinion.

I'll stick with my nomination from the other thread, Keeley Hazell. That first name obviously fits this show so you can't risk betrayal.

She's British so that would give the show international appeal and spark. Plus he's plenty young enough, in case you had an extended run. Also a very perky personaility.

There would be benefits in case she ballooned a la Keely Shaye Smith.

http://www.humoronline.com/keeley-hazell-6.html

I was asked to host. I had to turn it down due to other commitments. I suggested they seek out a certain crystaldawn.

http://www.humoronline.com/keeley-hazell-6.html

G-o-o-o-o-d-dam :eek2:

You'd be surprised how many mistakes are made when seeking out a new host. Take Ripley's Believe It Or Not for example. It was nice and scary and great in the 80's with Jack Palance as the host. Then they ruined it with that Dean Cane dude. In my opinion anyway.

So who should take over? I just don't know. Maybe that guy from that show Missing? Maybe someone with a deep voice to just do a voice over like with so many other shows. I do like the suggestion above for Anthony Hopkins. Yeah!

I'll stick with my nomination from the other thread, Keeley Hazell. That first name obviously fits this show so you can't risk betrayal.

She's British so that would give the show international appeal and spark. Plus he's plenty young enough, in case you had an extended run. Also a very perky personaility.

There would be benefits in case she ballooned a la Keely Shaye Smith.

http://www.humoronline.com/keeley-hazell-6.html


Shed does not have enough class- it should be Jodie Marsh, the most intelligent and well dressed female in the UK

What about that guy who used to host 'Strange But True' series.....sorry, I don't know his name offhand, tho.

Hmmm....someone a long time ago brought up Nancy Grace...I thought that was an interesting suggestion.

N/A - No one is worthy in my opinion.

+1

I was thinking that the obvious choice would be Christopher Walken, if he would agree to do it.

Hmmm....someone a long time ago brought up Nancy Grace...I thought that was an interesting suggestion.

Hmmm...I don't think Nancy Grace would be appropriate since nothing is really a mystery to her. Everyone is guilty!! :)

Hmmm...I don't think Nancy Grace would be appropriate since nothing is really a mystery to her. Everyone is guilty!! :)

Obviously, she'd be too controversial for the show. If UM were to inevitably attract controversy, the last way I'd want them to do that is by hiring someone who is often associated with controversy.

I don't know about any of you, but that's my general feeling on the matter.

I have said it before -- Bill Curtis. He has experience in this genre, has a great voice, and would likely take the job. He also would look good on camera with a trenchcoat, which sometimes he wears on Cold Case Files anyway. He also has that serious demeanor like Stack, almost to the point of being too polished.

Keith David is the NEW narrator of City Confidential and does not hold a candle to the original Paul Winfield. Winfield is dead, so scratch him off. If Winfield were alive, he might be my first choice.

Theoretically, Vincent Price would be great, but he died in '93 :( Jack Palance also died quite recently.

I guess the question is who would do it that is still alive? heh

I hope if it ever comes back they don't ruin it with a bad host. The new Twilight Zone was ruined with Forest Whitaker (superb actor, bad host). The same can be said for Ripley's with Dean Cain.

I also hope they don't turn it into another AMW. I would rather the show hold the allure of creepiness like the original. AMW is just a call center with mug shots, not really scary at all. If I just wanted mug shots and a bad narrator, I would just watch Greta or Nancy (nothing against them, but they would not make good hosts).

Thought of another one. Someone said Anthony Hopkins. He would be a decent choice, but I am not sure he would do something so "small time." However, we are forgetting the original Hannibal Lecter -- Brian Cox. That would be interesting.

The best theoretical choices (guys who would be awesome but are either dead or too old):

1) Rod Serling -- dead
2) Jack Webb -- dead
3) Vincent Price -- dead
4) Edward Woodward -- like 77 years old
5) Lee Van Cleef --dead (He was the "bad" ("Angel Eyes") in "The Good the Bad the Ugly")

Damn, why do all the good ones have to be dead? Really, I am at a loss to think of any good ones, other than Bill Curtis, who are alive and active.

I hope if it ever comes back they don't ruin it with a bad host. The new Twilight Zone was ruined with Forest Whitaker (superb actor, bad host). The same can be said for Ripley's with Dean Cain.

I have that same hope, too. Besides, I would rather have a show stay defunct than have it brought back with a bad host. That's why I wouldn't want a show like UM to be hosted by just anyone. If UM should come back with a new host, the general question should be: How would that person be compatible with the show, and how would the show benefit from him or her?


I also hope they don't turn it into another AMW. I would rather the show hold the allure of creepiness like the original. AMW is just a call center with mug shots, not really scary at all.

AMW wasn't meant to be "scary." It's like trying to compare CSI to NCIS. Same ideas, different presentations.

Any of the following would be fine....

MICHAEL JACKSON - His "freaky" appearance would add an element of horror to the show.

REGIS PHILBIN - He hosts everything these days, doesn't he?

DICK CLARK - He also hosts alot of crap too. Plus he's still to young to go on the pension.

ROBERT STACK - He can still host the show. I saw Weekend At Bernies 2 and they managed to get Bernie to do all sorts of crazy sh*t even though he was dead in part 1.

MARILYN MANSON - Who better who host a show about evil subjects than Satan himself.

JOHN EDWARD - Not only could he host the show, but he could solve most of the mysteries at the end of each episode by contacting the deceased victims personally.

How about David Carradine? The man has done enough LSD to make a good host.

Seriously, I do not think he would be a bad choice. He has the right demeanor and kinda a cool, smooth voice.

Any of the following would be fine....

MICHAEL JACKSON - His "freaky" appearance would add an element of horror to the show.

Michael Jackson?! Yuck!

Considering his background, a Michael Jackson-hosted UM would be more vomit-inducing than even some of the goriest crime scene photos. puke:

Michael Jackson?! Yuck!

Considering his background, a Michael Jackson-hosted UM would be more vomit-inducing than even some of the goriest crime scene photos. puke:

Lol. I don't think his high pitched voice would be appropriate for Unsolved Mysteries.

A name I've rarely seen mentioned here: A. J. Benza, who used to do "Mysteries and Scandals" on E!. My wife and I always thought he narrated that show like a younger Robert Stack. Of course, I don't think his catchphrase from that show ("Fame, ain't it a bitch") would make the cut.

I kinda like the scottish narrator on the fbi files, and i think she could be a good choice, anyone knows her name?

I kinda like the scottish narrator on the fbi files, and i think she could be a good choice, anyone knows her name?

I can't think of the narrator's name, but I know that FBI Files was narrated by a man.

I can't think of the narrator's name, but I know that FBI Files was narrated by a man.

yeah there was a male narrator too i know, but there was also a female narrator in the first couple of seasons, but i can't find any information about that.. weird...

yeah there was a male narrator too i know, but there was also a female narrator in the first couple of seasons, but i can't find any information about that.. weird...

I don't remember a female either, but I do love the guy who is the former director of the NYC FBI office. He's sooooo not tv material. I guess technically, he's the host and not the narrarator.

BTW, ididn'tdoit, your avatar is completely freaking me out! <shudder>

A little off topic
ididn´tdoit´s avatar relates to a very strange case: Didn´t that "guy" was really a female? , the main suspect in that case, but I can´t remember which one. However as I vaguely remember, it was later proved that that "man" was really a woman.

A little off topic
ididn´tdoit´s avatar relates to a very strange case: Didn´t that "guy" was really a female? , the main suspect in that case, but I can´t remember which one. However as I vaguely remember, it was later proved that that "man" was really a woman.

It's from the Beverly McGowan/Elaine Parent case, the scene at the travel agency a few days after the murder, booking a flight to London.

Thanks, Awsi. I´ve just watched the segment in that website where you can watch videos. My question is : Did the authorities prove that Elaine Parent was the "guy" at the travel agency??. Btw the composite sketch of this person, known as "Sam", is really frightening.

imo parent doesn't look anything like that composite sketch, i believe they were at least two.

Lol. I don't think his high pitched voice would be appropriate for Unsolved Mysteries.

He would not be appropriate at all. Michael Jackson may have been acquitted on charges of child molestation, but that was only because of "reasonable doubt."

I noted in a recent post that the last way I'd want UM to cause controversy is by hiring someone who causes controversy. I stick by that comment. (Well, unless that someone is Michael Savage or Ann Coulter. :lol: ) Having said that, because of all the controversy (and notoriety) surrounding Jackson, he would be extremely inappropriate for UM.

He would not be appropriate at all. Michael Jackson may have been acquitted on charges of child molestation, but that was only because of "reasonable doubt."

I noted in a recent post that the last way I'd want UM to cause controversy is by hiring someone who causes controversy. I stick by that comment. (Well, unless that someone is Michael Savage or Ann Coulter. ) Having said that, because of all the controversy (and notoriety) surrounding Jackson, he would be extremely inappropriate for UM.

Umm, Kane, dude, I think the guy was making a joke about Jackson. He was kidding. It was funny, though. Thanks for the laugh whoever posted the Jackson comment. ;)

In a way, it might be interesting to see what creative ways Coulter and Savage would come up with to blame all of the crimes that were ever profiled on UM on Bill and Hillary.:lol:

That's funny, Wiseguy182. :lol:

Admittedly, Savage and Coulter say outrageous things. But I like the fact that they don't mince words when it comes to the subject of criminal degenerates, as well as people who make celebrities out of such lowlifes.

For example, in her latest book, Coulter remarked that Stanley 'Tookie' Williams "was like the Lance Armstrong of deranged shotgun killers." She also described Tookie's celebritiy supporters as "Hollywood zombies." :lol:

Umm, Kane, dude, I think the guy was making a joke about Jackson. He was kidding.

I would hope so. More than likely, the UM folks would be smarter than to hire someone like him. It would be as bad, if not worse than inviting a known cop killer to a police offier's funeral. :eek:

Besides, people are judged by the company they keep, and vice versa. :cool:

Dayle Hinman.

Bill O´Reilly.

Stacy Keach would be a good choice.

wow, UM might be revived? I have been away for a loooonnnggg time. It's been almost a year since I posted here......

Any host would be good enough for me, I just want UM back!

wow, UM might be revived?

Well, a board member who goes by the name of MysterySolver says he/she works at the show's production company Cosgrove/Meurer Productions. A few months ago, MysterySolver said there was some buzz about the possibility of UM coming back with new episodes. But keep your hopes on a cautious level. Such talk is currently just that: talk.

MysterySolver should provide us with updates when available. But I think he/she is doing so very carefully, so that we don't make the mistake of getting too excited too soon.

Billy Dee Williams! Good voice, looks good in a trench coat (cause Billy Dee looks good everywhere), eminently available. If I had money and a production company at my disposal, I'd be working on this right now.

I think Crystaldawn would be a great host :)

I agree with the previous poster who said that Robert Stack should continue hosting, a la "Weekend at Bernie's". He was so good hosting the show when he was alive, I'm pretty sure he could do it dead. There's a lot of words he spoke during the show's run. I'm sure they could splice them together to narrate the new cases.

Maybe O.J. could host. The first case could be looking for Nicole and Ron's real killer. He could narrate from the sandtrap on the 12th hole.

Perhaps Bobcat Goldthwait? James Carville? Boomhour from King of the Hill?

The possibilities are endless.....

Maybe O.J. could host.

Hopefully, you're kidding. :lol: Whether you know it or not, O.J. Simpson got away with butchering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. (As former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi said, if Simpson is innocent, then these two people are still alive.) The Brown and Goldman families, as well as numerous victims' rights groups, would be quick on the trigger to condemn UM for having someone like O.J. hosting the show. Unless the UM crew wanted to damage their credibility with the viewers, having O.J. on board would be extremely inappropriate.

Perhaps Bobcat Goldthwait?

He's too much of a comedian to be taken seriously on the show.

Al Sharpton also can do it. But then he will start screaming about UM was racist because they used black make-up on the Miller case. He also would say half of the black defendants were framed. Imagine his voice on the final appeal cases? The first segment aired would be Tawana Brawley.

:lol: I think his controversies would make him an unpopular choice. He has publicly degraded the police in the past, and he supports a celebrated cop-killer (i.e., Mumia Abu-Jamal).

If you have read Michael Savage's book The Political Zoo, you'd know that Savage ridicules Al Sharpton as the Megamouth Shark. Sharpton's animal name: Pompadouro buffoonum. :lol:

They can also bring back Keely Shaye Smith since lifetime wants a woman to host the show.

I doubt that UM would ever rehire her. Apparently, she wasn't very well-received as a correspondent on the show. Many UM fans felt that the show went downhill when she was brought on board. I think the huge demand for her as part of the UM team just wasn't there.

But if they must have a female host, then I strongly suggest Ann Coulter. :lol:

Ann Coulter has beautiful legs. I agree, she´d be a great female host. Also Laurie Dhue could be an interesting choice.

lol Don Imus,Coulter,Savage and O.J all in one thread..:( ...we need your presence Mr. Stack.

Getting back to legitimate folks who would be adequate for the job. imo both Dennis Haysbert or James Earl Jones would do ok.

Ooh... President Palmer. He IS a good choice!

lol Don Imus,Coulter,Savage and O.J all in one thread..:( ...we need your presence Mr. Stack.

Getting back to legitimate folks who would be adequate for the job. imo both Dennis Haysbert or James Earl Jones would do ok.

I actually agree with the "legitimate folks" bit. That's why I've indicated that a number of suggestions for potential hosts don't sit well with me. I mean, I don't think UM would want to hire just any host.

Occasionally, I have suggested Robert Davi. Even though he has a history of playing villains, Davi is also known for his role as an FBI agent in the now-defunct NBC series Profiler. He is also a spokesman for I-Safe, an organization devoted to promoting internet safety. In 2000, he was given the Man of the Year award by the Los Angeles FBI. Evidently, Davi has some good pro-law enforcement credentials.

Ooh... President Palmer. He IS a good choice! I agree...he certainly lends an air of gravitas to anything he's in.

No Kane, I don't think we need Ann Coulter. The great thing about UM was that it gave all sides a chance to present their case. Coulter would be pretty one-sided. Get her to host the show and you can instantaneously say good-bye to about 40% of the potential viewers of the new show, not a good idea. And she certainly didn't endear herself to me with her recent inappropriate remark towards John Edwards, which she refuses to apologize for.

And I certainly don't need the guy in your avatar screaming at me either.

Well, I wasn't seriously suggesting that Ann Coulter host the show. But I have been reading some of her books. And while there's no denying that she has made her share of harsh words, she shares many of my viewpoints. This includes her attacks on celebrated murderers (such as Mumia Abu-Jamal, Leonard Peltier, and Stanley 'Tookie' Williams).

Anyway, some members of this forum have made suggestions for hosts that were far more ridiculous than Ann Coulter. For example, some have suggested Robert Blake and O.J. Simpson. But for obvious reasons, neither of one of them has a snowball's chance in hell of being hired to host UM.

The way I see it, most of the expressed ideas for possible UM hosts will remain just ideas. But I realize that we UM fans are just like everyone else: we're all entitled to our opinions, but none of us are entitled to our own facts.

"You´re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts."
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan

"You´re entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts."
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi said a similar quote: "People are entitled to their own opinions, they are not entitled to their own facts."

Regardless of the content, regardless of the speaker, it's a good quote. :cool: