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t1_j094but wrote

Weird how things work out like that. Truth is at least as strange as fiction.

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t1_j0a4fg4 wrote

There's a quote out there I really like about how if you wrote some things that happened in real life as fiction, everyone would say it's unrealistic

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t1_j0a9m88 wrote

“It’s no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.” Mark Twain. Or maybe Tom Clancy.

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t1_j0a9lme wrote

I used to think those zombie movies where people lied about being bitten and apocalypse movies were most people were assholes were a bit over the top.

Welp, 2020 happened….

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t1_j098jdt wrote

Sad story is sadder reading that her mother was murdered in Mexico in the 90s

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t1_j08z8rj wrote

Underrated show. Robert Stack only of course.

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t1_j099n34 wrote

I wouldnt call it underrated. It was very popular for a long time. Robert Stack also brought a level of creepiness and legitimatcy to each segment be it a missing person or some lady who claims gold is coming out of her skin. Dennis Farina was good but no Robert Stack. All the seasons are an Amazon Prime and YouTube. Not all segments are available for numerous legal reasons like statute of limitations passing or someone who was suspected of a crime was cleared. They still update the episodes when they're solved also.

New series is not the same but does have some decent episodes. The Japanses Tsunami and the Holland Michigan UFOs are two good watches.

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t1_j09mrnv wrote

I had a roomate who was terrified of that opening theme song. As a noticeable, get up, and walk out of the room reaction when he saw heard it play.

I mean, I get it, as a kid you hear that song and what follows is a terrifying story that releases an unimagined and unresolved horror into a child's mind. Little Timmy isn't sleeping if he watches that episode and probably will wet the bed sometime in the next week. It creates a pavlovian association at some point.

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t1_j0ajj3f wrote

That, and the Tales from the Dark Side theme made me a lil uncomfortable. lol

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t1_j0ea10d wrote

Man lives
in a sunlit world
of what he believes to be
reality.

But,
there is—
unseen by most—
an underworld.
A place that's just as real,
but not as brightly lit.

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t1_j098uf8 wrote

I mean other hosts were good but Robert Stack was Robert Fucking Stack.

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t1_j0b98po wrote

Wasnt this the most watched show at the time? If anything its overlooked today. Sadly helpful wise I recall, much like restaurant rescue shows, the ratio of actual solved cases is a tiny percentage, and unsolved mysteries arguably could create more fear in the public about things like child abductions than in reality.

Coming from an obsessed fan of the show as a kid myself :)

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t1_j09argm wrote

Samsung TV Channel 1135

All Robert. All the Time.

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t1_j0a4s1h wrote

We got a 4k samsung tv a year back. Never wanted a smart tv but it was free. Honestly the free channels are legit. Before school now we've been watching a lot of "retro" shows.

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t1_j0b6ft5 wrote

Wait.... That's a thing?

I've never used my tv for anything but streaming from Netflix and the like.

Do you use the 'google tv' interface to use these channels?

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t1_j0c10e8 wrote

Have a Samsung 4k TV and love that TV+ thing. Watch a lot of crappy reality shows and Unsolved Mysteries on it.

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t1_j0ah8mh wrote

What happened to Nyleen then?

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t1_j0b6822 wrote

Just chill. Til the next episode.

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t1_j0b19ql wrote

The whole stranger danger thing is largely overblown. Most times when a child is kidnapped it is by a non custodial parent or relative. Like most violent crime perpetrated by someone you know and not strangers. Not saying the other doesn’t happen just not in the amount people that the media acts like it does.

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t1_j0byp0j wrote

This show was downright terrifying. The child abductions, the demonic presences, and aliens.

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t1_j0ctv1c wrote

Remind me of when the US Army went looking for a missing soldier and found another missing soldiers corpse.

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t1_j0dj9fl wrote

What's so strange about this? The guy probably remembered that his schoolmate was abducted as typically these things are highly publicized (for good reason) but didn't know her well enough to remember her name or be able to identify her.

Seems to me he just saw the program and thought "that sounds like the girl at my school!"

Am I wrong?

The only thing noteworthy about it, which isn't mentioned here, is that his tip led to the other girl's recovery.

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