Spike TV acquires Unsolved Mysteries! Launches October 13

[Kane]

I just read a new article at Broadcasting & Cable, announcing that Spike TV has picked up Unsolved Mysteries! According to the article, the show will begin airing on the network in the fall of 2008.

Spike TV will be choosing the new host, but it won't be Clancy Brown. The actor is unavailable. Although the names of potential hosts are not given, the article mentions that there is a "short list of candidates."

It is interesting to note that Spike TV had actually sought the series before; it was in the year 2000, when the network was called TNN. It was renamed Spike TV in 2003.

Here's the link to the new Broadcasting & Cable article:

http://broadcastingcable.com/article...d+Mysteries%22

[crystaldawn]

Thanks for the info. At least its a channel I currently get (even though I never watch it, lol). I'm especially looking forward to seeing the updates on old cases. Funny it went from an all woman channel to an all man channel.

[Zero]

SPIKE?????? Television for men. This should be interesting.

Off topic, but I noticed that Dish has (had?) the Mens Channel on their lineup. All it aired was infomercials about exorcise equipment.

Thanks for the info!

[spark19]

And just as I read the other article about HBO - this comes up! Awesome!

Although I'm not sure I get SpikeTV here, at school. Hmm. Oh well, I have a year to find out lol.

[Corky Kneivel]

From Lifetime: television for women, to Spike TV: television for men. I guess now all the "Lost Loves" segments will be replaced with segments like "Lost Remotes".

[wiseguy182]

Unsolved Mysteries: the show that just wouldn't die.

thank goodness I get the channel. Now I just need one more wish to come true: NO BRYANT GUMBEL! (or his nasal-voiced arrogant self). James Earl Jones, on the other hand, is a perfect match.

[nohwheregirl]

Originally Posted by Zero

SPIKE?????? Television for men. This should be interesting.

Off topic, but I noticed that Dish has (had?) the Mens Channel on their lineup. All it aired was infomercials about exorcise equipment.

Thanks for the info!

Best unintentionally funny typo of the day!

Yay! I should have known that the network who brought us the awesomely awesome Joe Schmo Show would come through.

[DarkDante]

I have to wonder with a new network picking it up will they just air "new episodes" put together circa 2008 or will the older episodes get syndication too?

[Kane]

Originally Posted by wiseguy182

Unsolved Mysteries: the show that just wouldn't die.

thank goodness I get the channel. Now I just need one more wish to come true: NO BRYANT GUMBEL! (or his nasal-voiced arrogant self). James Earl Jones, on the other hand, is a perfect match.

You're not the only one with that wish.

So far, I have found no source that would confirm whether Gumbel is among those considered to host the show, as claimed by Wikipedia. But let's hope that rumor isn't true.

Robert Stack was an esteemed host, and a very likable person. From what I gather, it is very clear his UM colleagues would agree on that. Seeing someone else hosting the show will be hard enough to take. But it would be far worse if that "someone else" happens to be the opposite of Stack. The general idea of replacing a popular host is one thing, but it's something else to replace a popular host with an someone who is unpopular.

Wiseguy, if you or anyone else is worried that the powers-that-be may end up hiring the wrong person to host the show, I want you to know that it is very understandable. When a show continues (or is revived) with a new host, it is natural to have misgivings about such an idea, especially when the former host is considered a tough act to follow.

[nohwheregirl]

Just going to throw out some more hosts that would make my short list:
Liev Schreiber
Victor Garber
Terry O'Quinn

This type of job just screams "character actor!" Unfortunately, Spike doesn't have a whole heckuvalotta money or power to throw around. I'l keep my fingers crossed.

[Opal]

In addition to airing newly produced episodes (which is AMAZING), will they also repeat the old ones?

Yes, PLEASE NO Bryant Gumbel! He sounds like a 13-year-old boy going through puberty........ hardly the right host for this show.

Host Suggestion:
David Canary

[GoldenGirlsFan92]

When it Does come back on Spike in Fall 2008, will it be the NEW UM or Old UM??

[Kane]

Originally Posted by GoldenGirlsFan92

When it Does come back on Spike in Fall 2008, will it be the NEW UM or Old UM??

To put it concisely, it will be a "refurbished" edition of Unsolved Mysteries, featuring old episodes with new updates. In addition, it was noted that Cosgrove/Meurer Productions "also might produce new episodes."

I speculate they want to use the "refurbished" edition to test the waters first (which could explain why the article said "might" when it mentioned the idea of new episodes). So when Spike begins airing the show, there may not be new episodes right away. However, new episodes of UM are like the tides: they are inevitable.

[Todd Mueller]

Originally Posted by wiseguy182

James Earl Jones, on the other hand, is a perfect match.

Oh, man... Darth Vader doing UM? Where can I sign up! That would rule...

Spike TV. Hmmm... I'm not complaining because I love UM and I actually get Spike. But it seems like such a weird marriage.

Spike is known for Ultimate Fighting, James Bond movies, MXC, and Girls Gone Wild infomercials. Seems an unlikely choice, but hey... UM will be back on TV.

Kane - if they are just redone episodes, why do they need a new host at all? I'm hoping the search for a host will mean more likelihood for new episodes. What do you guys think?

[BigErn]

Get John Bunnell - he can make anything dramatic.