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kolson82 · 04-04-2010, 03:50 AM

I know a lot of people don't like the Spike TV version of the show, but it appears as if they're giving it another go as my DVR has started recording the show again, and the description for the show says 2010. It's airing here on the west coast from 9am - 12pm. Are they serious about giving the show a solid time slot now (before I could only catch periodically around 3am)?

Kane · 04-04-2010, 01:25 PM

At this point, I wouldn't be too sure of that. Trusting Spike to air UM consistently is like trusting a five-year-old kid to hold a machine gun without firing it. I have a feeling that Spike's programming department is being run by the boy who cried wolf.

cmyweb · 04-05-2010, 12:03 AM

I was checking through the DVR for last week's recordings and looked at the description for Wednesday...the first line read "a woman is abducted while talking on her cell phone". I tuned in to see what was up as that didn't sound like a case I had heard of. I knew it was unlikely Spike had produced a new episode, but one can hope? Anyway...it was the case of Angela Hammond. I have to wonder if it was perhaps a twenty-something typing in the information for the DVR description ...being unfamiliar with the concept of a "pay phone" they just assumed it was a typo...

Guardian · 05-20-2010, 04:53 PM

Has anyone contacted Spike TV and asked? Anyone know how to get a hold of them? I have looked on Spike TV's website and cannot find a contact link for contact info. New episodes would be awesome.

everybodylovesrs · 05-20-2010, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Guardian

Has anyone contacted Spike TV and asked? Anyone know how to get a hold of them? I have looked on Spike TV's website and cannot find a contact link for contact info. New episodes would be awesome.

There is NO WAY to contact SpikeTV! And even if, they would ignore. And Unsolved Mysteries - all they care about is the millions of dollars they got when they sold it to Spike.

Smokescreen · 05-20-2010, 08:13 PM

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Originally posted by Kane Trusting Spike to air UM consistently is like trusting a five-year-old kid to hold a machine gun without firing it. I have a feeling that Spike's programming department is being run by the boy who cried wolf.

More like "The boy who smoked crack"!

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Originally posted by everyonelovers There is NO WAY to contact SpikeTV! And even if, they would ignore. And Unsolved Mysteries - all they care about is the millions of dollars they got when they sold it to Spike.

Yeah, at first I was really excited that UM was coming back, because I figured they'd just pick up where they left off. Unfortunately, it seems like Spike just picked it up to cash in on the '80's nostalgia. (I know, I know - UM was in the '90's and early 2000's but y'know what I mean)

It's really sad and unfortunate, as there are still a lot of grieving families and people who just want some answers.

Kane · 05-20-2010, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Smokescreen

More like "The boy who smoked crack"!

Good one. In any case, Spike can't air UM consistently any more than OJ Simpson could find the "real killers"!

Smokescreen · 05-20-2010, 09:19 PM

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Originally posted by Kane Spike can't air UM consistently any more than OJ Simpson could find the "real killers"!

Yeah really!! Him and Leonard Rizzo

Hambone2421 · 05-21-2010, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by kolson82

I know a lot of people don't like the Spike TV version of the show, but it appears as if they're giving it another go as my DVR has started recording the show again, and the description for the show says 2010. It's airing here on the west coast from 9am - 12pm. Are they serious about giving the show a solid time slot now (before I could only catch periodically around 3am)?

What they did is they remixed the episodes, so to speak. The took several different segments and showed them all together as a new episode even though each one had been in other episodes several times before. That is why it is shown as "new". I have Dish Network and mine has been saying the same thing on the description.

Guardian · 05-23-2010, 09:21 PM

Would it be terribly un-cool to ask the tip line? I mean I know they get like 100 million BS calls/emails a day but I don't know, maybe it would help? probably not but you never know. At the very least they may have an email contact for Spike or could direct you to somewhere else. has anyone tried that?

everybodylovesrs · 05-24-2010, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Guardian

Would it be terribly un-cool to ask the tip line? I mean I know they get like 100 million BS calls/emails a day but I don't know, maybe it would help? probably not but you never know. At the very least they may have an email contact for Spike or could direct you to somewhere else. has anyone tried that?

Unsolved got rid of the tip line. Call it and you will get a roofing company. Again, proving they don't give a ****.

tiddlywinks950 · 05-24-2010, 02:34 AM

Why anybody thought doing this would be a good idea escapes me. First off, they took away the theme song (which makes no sense....remember how everyone complained when NBC changed the theme in the mid 90's? and that theme song was creepy/tolerable. This one is just bad.) Then they put this guy as the host. Obviously, they can't bring back Robert Stack (if only the dead could talk...), but they could have done alot better. Dennis Farina seems like a talented actor but he doesn't have the aura for this show, IMO.

But what really angers me are the shots of the telecenter and Farinas use of the word 'we' when he describes work that the show has done. Whenever I hear that, I always feel like the 'New' UM is taking credit for the work done. All that this version of the show has done is repackaged old stories (dont get me wrong, its great that theyre getting exposure). But dont take credit for something you havent done.

I cant believe that Spike didn't just rebroadcast the episodes like Lifetime did. They should have just re-formatted the episodes like Lifetime did and left it at that (BTW, I wonder what Spikes ratings for the show are....they should take those numbers and compare it to Lifetimes ratings for the show...I guarantee that there is a HUGE difference). I just think its really disrespectful to Robert Stack and all of the people that worked on the show originally and who put all that hard work into the show. Maybe Spike will get a wake up call and do that (although i doubt it). In the meantime, we have all the wonderful old segments that have been preserved by the viewers. Thanks guys!

Mastermind · 05-24-2010, 11:15 AM

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Unsolved got rid of the tip line. Call it and you will get a roofing company. Again, proving they don't give a ****.

There's a joke in there somewhere...

Smokescreen · 05-25-2010, 07:54 AM

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Originally posted by everybodylovesrs Unsolved got rid of the tip line. Call it and you will get a roofing company. Again, proving they don't give a ****.

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Originally posted by Mastermind There's a joke in there somewhere...

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Originally posted by tiddlywinks950 But what really angers me are the shots of the telecenter and Farinas use of the word 'we' when he describes work that the show has done. Whenever I hear that, I always feel like the 'New' UM is taking credit for the work done. All that this version of the show has done is repackaged old stories (dont get me wrong, its great that theyre getting exposure). But dont take credit for something you havent done.

I KNOW!!! Holy crap, what is the deal with that fake telecentre anyway?

I also agree with the fact that Spike really should just rebroadcast the original show and spare us that idiotic google maps insert and "cutting edge special effects". Ridiculous.

Guardian · 06-03-2010, 03:34 AM

ok, so the tip phone line is now a roofing company. how about emailing the tip email address? has anyone tried? I am tempted to...

04-04-2010, 03:50 AM	#1
kolson82 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 14, 2008 Location: Salem, OR Posts: 73	New Unsolved Mysteries I know a lot of people don't like the Spike TV version of the show, but it appears as if they're giving it another go as my DVR has started recording the show again, and the description for the show says 2010. It's airing here on the west coast from 9am - 12pm. Are they serious about giving the show a solid time slot now (before I could only catch periodically around 3am)?

05-20-2010, 04:53 PM	#4
Guardian Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 19, 2010 Location: WA Posts: 522	Has anyone contacted Spike TV and asked? Anyone know how to get a hold of them? I have looked on Spike TV's website and cannot find a contact link for contact info. New episodes would be awesome.
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04-04-2010, 01:25 PM	#2
Kane Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 07, 2001 Location: MA, United States Posts: 3,367	At this point, I wouldn't be too sure of that. Trusting Spike to air UM consistently is like trusting a five-year-old kid to hold a machine gun without firing it. I have a feeling that Spike's programming department is being run by the boy who cried wolf.

04-05-2010, 12:03 AM	#3
cmyweb Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 85	I was checking through the DVR for last week's recordings and looked at the description for Wednesday...the first line read "a woman is abducted while talking on her cell phone". I tuned in to see what was up as that didn't sound like a case I had heard of. I knew it was unlikely Spike had produced a new episode, but one can hope? Anyway...it was the case of Angela Hammond. I have to wonder if it was perhaps a twenty-something typing in the information for the DVR description ...being unfamiliar with the concept of a "pay phone" they just assumed it was a typo...

05-23-2010, 09:21 PM	#10
Guardian Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 19, 2010 Location: WA Posts: 522	Would it be terribly un-cool to ask the tip line? I mean I know they get like 100 million BS calls/emails a day but I don't know, maybe it would help? probably not but you never know. At the very least they may have an email contact for Spike or could direct you to somewhere else. has anyone tried that?

05-24-2010, 02:34 AM	#12
tiddlywinks950 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 15, 2007 Location: nyc Posts: 111	Why anybody thought doing this would be a good idea escapes me. First off, they took away the theme song (which makes no sense....remember how everyone complained when NBC changed the theme in the mid 90's? and that theme song was creepy/tolerable. This one is just bad.) Then they put this guy as the host. Obviously, they can't bring back Robert Stack (if only the dead could talk...), but they could have done alot better. Dennis Farina seems like a talented actor but he doesn't have the aura for this show, IMO. But what really angers me are the shots of the telecenter and Farinas use of the word 'we' when he describes work that the show has done. Whenever I hear that, I always feel like the 'New' UM is taking credit for the work done. All that this version of the show has done is repackaged old stories (dont get me wrong, its great that theyre getting exposure). But dont take credit for something you havent done. I cant believe that Spike didn't just rebroadcast the episodes like Lifetime did. They should have just re-formatted the episodes like Lifetime did and left it at that (BTW, I wonder what Spikes ratings for the show are....they should take those numbers and compare it to Lifetimes ratings for the show...I guarantee that there is a HUGE difference). I just think its really disrespectful to Robert Stack and all of the people that worked on the show originally and who put all that hard work into the show. Maybe Spike will get a wake up call and do that (although i doubt it). In the meantime, we have all the wonderful old segments that have been preserved by the viewers. Thanks guys!

06-03-2010, 03:34 AM	#15
Guardian Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 19, 2010 Location: WA Posts: 522	ok, so the tip phone line is now a roofing company. how about emailing the tip email address? has anyone tried? I am tempted to...