Since I seem to be on a roll of random topics lately, I thought I would discuss one of my current distractions. My family is a member of Amazon Prime, and with that comes some different benefits, one of which is the ability to watch some TV shows and movies without an additional cost. I don’t know how big this library is, but since it is Amazon my guess is that it is pretty large. I also don’t spend a lot of time watching TV and movies these days, but right now I am stuck on one TV show on Amazon Prime. That show is Unsolved Mysteries.
For those who might not know or who weren’t around for it, Unsolved Mysteries is a TV show where they reenact crimes, unexplained events, ghosts, lost loves – pretty much any mystery that is – yes – unsolved. I have been playing the show in the background a lot lately while doing other things, and it has brought back a lot of memories for me. I would watch this show a lot in the late 80s and early 90s as a kid, and for some reason it stuck with me. I don’t like any bit of scary movies or shows, yet I can sit and watch this. What’s funny to me is that there are people who think watching Unsolved Mysteries is scarier than any scary movie or TV show. Maybe it is because the stories are supposed to be real? I don’t know the answer, but regardless of what others feel about it I enjoy it. I certainly don’t want to become a part of an unsolved mystery, and I think one of best parts of the show is when mysteries do get solved or are explained. Unfortunately, they are not always happy endings, but finding a resolution can be helpful.
Perhaps, for me, it will always be an “unsolved mystery” as to why I like the show so much.