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NCRavensFan86 · 05-13-2017, 11:23 PM

I saw a couple postings on this board as well as on Facebook that Season 5 was released to the UK Friday Evening.

I live in Florida so of course I can't watch UM on Amazon UK even though I certainly tried, I got the "your out of geographic area/viewing unavailable disclaimer."

Good news though!!! if you go to the Amazon UK website and look up "UM Robert Stack Episodes Season 5" all of the episodes and case names pop up.

I spent some time comparing the Amazon episode list with the official UM Wiki list.

The episode count for Season 5 will be 24 Episodes. (The Thanksgiving Eve "Telecenter" Special will not be seen) but the Becky Terry and Elizabeth Ortiz cases that first aired on that date will be.

Here are some Case Names that I had trouble matching up with the UM Wiki Episode Guide, see if you can help me solve a mystery.

Cop Assault,
Surprise Sister,
Pigtail Fugitive,
Musician Sings the Blues.

I SINCERELY hope that Filmrise will release this series by Monday Night to the USA. After that happens I should have a episode guide up within 2 to 3 days.

JannTosh · 05-13-2017, 11:44 PM

Went through the list and the Jeffrey Macdonald and Luis Diaz episodes are missing! Noooooo!

justins5256 · 05-14-2017, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by NCRavensFan86

I saw a couple postings on this board as well as on Facebook that Season 5 was released to the UK Friday Evening.

I live in Florida so of course I can't watch UM on Amazon UK even though I certainly tried, I got the "your out of geographic area/viewing unavailable disclaimer."

Good news though!!! if you go to the Amazon UK website and look up "UM Robert Stack Episodes Season 5" all of the episodes and case names pop up.

I spent some time comparing the Amazon episode list with the official UM Wiki list.

The episode count for Season 5 will be 24 Episodes. (The Thanksgiving Eve "Telecenter" Special will not be seen) but the Becky Terry and Elizabeth Ortiz cases that first aired on that date will be.

Here are some Case Names that I had trouble matching up with the UM Wiki Episode Guide, see if you can help me solve a mystery.

Cop Assault,
Surprise Sister,
Pigtail Fugitive,
Musician Sings the Blues.

I SINCERELY hope that Filmrise will release this series by Monday Night to the USA. After that happens I should have a episode guide up within 2 to 3 days.

Musician Sings the Blues is Tony Miller. Though it looks like it is just the update.

DALLASTEXAN!! · 05-14-2017, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by JannTosh

Went through the list and the Jeffrey Macdonald and Luis Diaz episodes are missing! Noooooo!

Not to discount your post because I too want access to as much as possible. I would skip the Jeff McDonald segment anyway. One of the most accessible segments in history and he is still getting public support in other media outlets. Was he just in people magazine? His segment even came on tv here where I'm at recently.

I can't believe how great amazon/filmrise has been.

justins5256 · 05-14-2017, 09:19 AM

Technically, MacDonald aired as part of the Final Appeal TV series which was on for 6 weeks coinciding with the premiere of season 5.

RevengeTypeBurn · 05-14-2017, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by JannTosh

Went through the list and the Jeffrey Macdonald and Luis Diaz episodes are missing! Noooooo!

Was the MacDonald case ever aired on network UM proper? The Wiki says it was on Final Appeal first. I could've sworn it was on Lifetime, though.

If they end up including the Lifetime episodes (which I'm not so sure about), I imagine it'd be there, and maybe a few currently missing ones like Orange Socks.

justins5256 · 05-14-2017, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by RevengeTypeBurn

Was the MacDonald case ever aired on network UM proper? The Wiki says it was on Final Appeal first. I could've sworn it was on Lifetime, though.

If they end up including the Lifetime episodes (which I'm not so sure about), I imagine it'd be there, and maybe a few currently missing ones like Orange Socks.

Yeah, MacDonald was shown on Final Appeal. Strangely, it was shown on Lifetime, but was edited in such a way that it looked just like a standard UM episode. It wasn't hard to accomplish as the FA episodes were formatted the same, used the same music, reenactments, Stack voiceovers, etc.

hostedbyrobertstack · 05-14-2017, 09:32 AM

That's crazy....I know they always seem to have been released on Friday nights (as far as I remember), so I wonder if it was supposed to be simultaneously uploaded to the USA Amazon, but didn't. Anyways, hopefully Monday...cannot wait another week until Friday, especially if it's already done and ready to be loaded.

alistaircranium · 05-14-2017, 09:34 AM

Lucky. Still nothing in Canada!

Guardian · 05-14-2017, 12:35 PM

Just along these lines: I follow the Unsolved Mysteries page on Facebook. The official one linked to unsolved.com. Given what they have stated in the past with Amazon posting the seasons, it sounds like they don't know exactly when they will be posted. Apparently that is left strictly up to Amazon.

But as far as the "Final Appeal" series, I did message Unsolved Mysteries asking about it. Unfortunately, they said there are no plans to release it or "The Story Behind the Story" (another similar series produced by the same folks).

I know that "Story Behind the Story" seems to be all but forgotten about. This is unfortunate because it was actually an extremely interesting show. It profiled historical events and focused on parts of the story that were not generally as well known as the main story. Examples would be Abraham Zapruder and how he came to film JFK's assassination, the plane that crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945, the disastrous D-day training operation "Exercise Tiger", etc. For those that don't remember, I can easily say that most UM fans would enjoy this show as it was produced in a similar format and had a lot of good info on the stories profiled.

Anyway, my hope is that all of these will be released eventually. Final appeal of course makes the most sense and would be easier to do as it basically was filmed in the same format as Unsolved Mysteries was.

I would suggest anyone who wants to see these series as well, just message UM through Facebook. They are very good about responding to questions like this. So the page is monitored and I feel they do listen to this kind of thing. Enough people chiming in asking might cause them to release the other series.

So write in and ask for "Final Appeal" and "The Story Behind the Story" to be released. It can't hurt to try and would only take a couple of minutes of time.

JannTosh · 05-14-2017, 01:11 PM

The Macdonald and Luis Diaz segments are on the Farina version

freakbook · 05-14-2017, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JannTosh

The Macdonald and Luis Diaz segments are on the Farina version

Sooooo....they don't exist?

justins5256 · 05-14-2017, 06:54 PM

Cop Assault = Lyle Moody
Surprise Sister = Harry Young
Pigtail Fugitive = Bill Henderson

tarheelslim · 05-14-2017, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by alistaircranium

Lucky. Still nothing in Canada!

A little while ago someone posted on Reddit that the first season was released on Amazon Prime in Canada:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedM..._prime_canada/

alistaircranium · 05-15-2017, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by tarheelslim

A little while ago someone posted on Reddit that the first season was released on Amazon Prime in Canada:

https://www.reddit.com/r/UnresolvedM..._prime_canada/

Thanks!!

I guess I need to start visiting reddit.

05-13-2017, 11:23 PM	#1
NCRavensFan86 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 22, 2011 Posts: 176	Season 5 Has Been Released to Amazon UK, Not The USA I saw a couple postings on this board as well as on Facebook that Season 5 was released to the UK Friday Evening. I live in Florida so of course I can't watch UM on Amazon UK even though I certainly tried, I got the "your out of geographic area/viewing unavailable disclaimer." Good news though!!! if you go to the Amazon UK website and look up "UM Robert Stack Episodes Season 5" all of the episodes and case names pop up. I spent some time comparing the Amazon episode list with the official UM Wiki list. The episode count for Season 5 will be 24 Episodes. (The Thanksgiving Eve "Telecenter" Special will not be seen) but the Becky Terry and Elizabeth Ortiz cases that first aired on that date will be. Here are some Case Names that I had trouble matching up with the UM Wiki Episode Guide, see if you can help me solve a mystery. Cop Assault, Surprise Sister, Pigtail Fugitive, Musician Sings the Blues. I SINCERELY hope that Filmrise will release this series by Monday Night to the USA. After that happens I should have a episode guide up within 2 to 3 days.

05-14-2017, 12:35 PM	#10
Guardian Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 19, 2010 Location: WA Posts: 522	Just along these lines: I follow the Unsolved Mysteries page on Facebook. The official one linked to unsolved.com. Given what they have stated in the past with Amazon posting the seasons, it sounds like they don't know exactly when they will be posted. Apparently that is left strictly up to Amazon. But as far as the "Final Appeal" series, I did message Unsolved Mysteries asking about it. Unfortunately, they said there are no plans to release it or "The Story Behind the Story" (another similar series produced by the same folks). I know that "Story Behind the Story" seems to be all but forgotten about. This is unfortunate because it was actually an extremely interesting show. It profiled historical events and focused on parts of the story that were not generally as well known as the main story. Examples would be Abraham Zapruder and how he came to film JFK's assassination, the plane that crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945, the disastrous D-day training operation "Exercise Tiger", etc. For those that don't remember, I can easily say that most UM fans would enjoy this show as it was produced in a similar format and had a lot of good info on the stories profiled. Anyway, my hope is that all of these will be released eventually. Final appeal of course makes the most sense and would be easier to do as it basically was filmed in the same format as Unsolved Mysteries was. I would suggest anyone who wants to see these series as well, just message UM through Facebook. They are very good about responding to questions like this. So the page is monitored and I feel they do listen to this kind of thing. Enough people chiming in asking might cause them to release the other series. So write in and ask for "Final Appeal" and "The Story Behind the Story" to be released. It can't hurt to try and would only take a couple of minutes of time.
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05-13-2017, 11:44 PM	#2
JannTosh Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 28, 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 586	Went through the list and the Jeffrey Macdonald and Luis Diaz episodes are missing! Noooooo!

05-14-2017, 09:19 AM	#5
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	Technically, MacDonald aired as part of the Final Appeal TV series which was on for 6 weeks coinciding with the premiere of season 5.

05-14-2017, 09:32 AM	#8
hostedbyrobertstack Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 23, 2007 Location: OH Posts: 436	That's crazy....I know they always seem to have been released on Friday nights (as far as I remember), so I wonder if it was supposed to be simultaneously uploaded to the USA Amazon, but didn't. Anyways, hopefully Monday...cannot wait another week until Friday, especially if it's already done and ready to be loaded.

05-14-2017, 09:34 AM	#9
alistaircranium Banned Banned!! Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 10, 2015 Posts: 503	Lucky. Still nothing in Canada!

05-14-2017, 01:11 PM	#11
JannTosh Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 28, 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 586	The Macdonald and Luis Diaz segments are on the Farina version

05-14-2017, 06:54 PM	#13
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	Cop Assault = Lyle Moody Surprise Sister = Harry Young Pigtail Fugitive = Bill Henderson