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Brent88 · 02-16-2004, 10:00 PM

Does Lifetime put stories that are ALREADY solved in the new episodes. There are numerous examples of this, one of them is from tonight: The Robert Argentine(sp?) murder. That case was solved back in the Early 1990's, but yet Lifetime felt the need to put the story into an episode back in 2002. It makes no sense. There are plenty of other cases as well. I'd rather see old stories that weren't solved(and there were plenty).

Danni · 02-17-2004, 01:39 PM

I actually don't mind UM putting cases already solved on. Sometimes I haven't seen the update or else it's been awhile that I saw the episode and I wanted to see it again. It gives me peace of mind to see a solved case especially if its a murder.

crystals · 02-17-2004, 11:17 PM

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Originally posted by Brent88
Does Lifetime put stories that are ALREADY solved in the new episodes. There are numerous examples of this, one of them is from tonight: The Robert Argentine(sp?) murder. That case was solved back in the Early 1990's, but yet Lifetime felt the need to put the story into an episode back in 2002. It makes no sense. There are plenty of other cases as well. I'd rather see old stories that weren't solved(and there were plenty).

I agree. Especially if a case was solved back in the early 1990s. What would be the point of airing the case again in 2002 if it isn't an unsolved mystery anymore? I could see if it was an old case from the 1970s, 1980s or 1990s, but if the case has been solved, why bother airing the segment? I think Unsolved Mysteries should stop airing the cases that have been solved and focus on airing the cases that have still not yet been solved.

Brent88 · 02-17-2004, 11:21 PM

The title of the show is UNSOLVED MYSTERIES. If they want to make a separate show called SOLVED MYSTERIES, that's fine, but airing solved cases in new episodes is ANNOYING!

02-16-2004, 10:00 PM	#1
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	Why in the World? Does Lifetime put stories that are ALREADY solved in the new episodes. There are numerous examples of this, one of them is from tonight: The Robert Argentine(sp?) murder. That case was solved back in the Early 1990's, but yet Lifetime felt the need to put the story into an episode back in 2002. It makes no sense. There are plenty of other cases as well. I'd rather see old stories that weren't solved(and there were plenty).
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02-17-2004, 01:39 PM	#2
Danni Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 06, 2004 Posts: 15	I actually don't mind UM putting cases already solved on. Sometimes I haven't seen the update or else it's been awhile that I saw the episode and I wanted to see it again. It gives me peace of mind to see a solved case especially if its a murder.

02-17-2004, 11:21 PM	#4
Brent88 Member Forum Star Join Date: Aug 01, 2003 Location: Alabama Posts: 16,174	The title of the show is UNSOLVED MYSTERIES. If they want to make a separate show called SOLVED MYSTERIES, that's fine, but airing solved cases in new episodes is ANNOYING!