Files of the Unexplained

Several bizarre, unexplained stories, unanswered mysteries, including UFO sightings and apparent sea ghosts.

If ever a series disappointed me, it was this one, I was expecting something along the lines of Unsolved Mysteries, and for the most part, it feels like a series made my conspiracy theorists and cranks.

With every episode I felt my brain cells dying, there are very few voices of reason, way too many cranks.

I can deal with outrageous theories when they're delivered with a little bit of humour, or a tongue in cheek attitude, but we're made to thing that half of this nonsense is fact, it's excruciating.

It's funny that not one of them comes from Australia or The UK, or France etc, why do all the bonkers things only happen in The States, all I'm asking is why?

If I were reviewing two specific episodes, namely Missing Yuba County Five and Bizarre blobs of Washington, I would be giving a more moderate review, as both were really interesting, both held my attention.

Just watch the two mentioned episodes, skip the rest.

4/10.

I need some backstory on the person that is telling their story about their experience at that location or event. Did their Mother die Monday? Father died Tuesday? Brother died Wednesday? Sister died Thursday? Wife and children died Friday! Person went to mount Shasta or wherever, to ask for help from the spirits or unknown entities of the mountain or whatever it is? If they didn't get help within a certain time frame, they would kill themselves? Did They drink 1.75 liters of vodka that day? Did they smoke 2 joints? Do 5 lines of cocaine? Do heroin? Meth? Are they medicated on mental health meds or other? Taking their meds or not? Schizophrenic?

I need to know the details of the person telling the story, in order to Believe the story. And that goes for all storyteller's of the paranormal and Unexplained. Once I can believe the authenticity of the storyteller's STATE IS MIND, then I WON'T BELIEVE THE STORY. If a filmmaker can replicate this recipe, you'll have a Very successful career, show, movie, whatever and will be rewarded whatever You Desire!! Good Luck! That's what WE ALL WANT!!!?

Should a group of 10 or more individuals with clear minds, with no trauma experiences over 6 months? Year? Ever? Go to these places to document their experience at these locations? Should we send individuals to these locations? What will it take to turn All of Us Skeptics into Believers? I want to know so I can have the experience? What will it take?

Boring stories told by a world weary or simply lacklustre narrator, I've watched some real rubbish on netflix but this takes the biscuit and tramples it into the ground.

There are dozens of this type of show but they are well made and interesting this isn't I fell asleep during the first episode and struggled to keep.y eyes open during the second, I suppose it might be good for insomniacs it certainly helped me sleep.

Decent shows get sidelined while rubbish like this exists, why?

I pray they won't have a second season of this mindnumbingly boring hogwash, it's an insult to the men who passed away in the minibus R. I. P.

Instead addressing mysteries it's lectures on social justice especially the Myrtle's. It frequently turns into a word salad of all the buzz words of the social woes of the south.

Beyond that it drags, ideas are repeated frequently. Each episode has enough content to occupy about 5 minutes that they stretch into 40 minutes.

Lots of TikTok videos about the focus of the episode. Is that your source? Because we all know social media is the go to source for accurate and verified information.

Also, the Lake Lanier episode does as great job of lumping all of us Natives into one homogenous group who only have one thought, one speak and one voice. Tired of the same old trope of Indian deaths produce ghost stories. Ridiculous. Insulting. Garbage.

Netflix is trying extra hard to make documentaries that retain viewers interest but sadly making documentaries is an art and this series is found wanting on that front.

Just watched the first episode . The topic was interesting and could have been presented in a much better and engaging way however the entire narration is monotonous and dull. As a viewer, one begins to lose interest quite fast. Ultimately this turns out to be one of those countless conspiracy theory documentaries that one wouldn't really take seriously.

Netflix need to explore ways how to make these documentaries more interesting and gripping .