Post by bobby88 on Mar 10, 2019 4:37:02 GMT
This missing persons segment is quite possibly the only one in the show’s 15-year run to have been filmed and then barred from airing even once.
Warning: The write-up on this case is VERY long, but the segment being barred from airing is mentioned toward the end.
charleyproject.org/case/sharon-eugenia-davis
Here’s a tl;dr version: unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Sharon_Eugenia_Davis
My question is since it never actually aired, would the show have even kept a copy of this segment? Or did they immediately put it in the trash?
Also, when they say “recorded”, I take it that the segment was fully edited with Stack’s narration and fully ready for broadcast when the intended air date rolled around. But I can also picture a scenario where the producers are still filming scenes and reach out to Ron Davis for an interview. He declines and immediately sends the “accusatory” letter to the show. Not wanting any potential legal trouble, they immediately call a halt and filming ceases before the segment is even done. As such, no footage would exist.
Like so many other lost episodes of shows, I always wonder if there are more such segments that were never permitted to hit the television screen. UM did have to pull several segments over the years due to the involed parties threatening legal action after they aired. So it wouldn’t totally surprise me if there were more cases that they covered but couldn’t broadcast.
Warning: The write-up on this case is VERY long, but the segment being barred from airing is mentioned toward the end.
charleyproject.org/case/sharon-eugenia-davis
Here’s a tl;dr version: unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Sharon_Eugenia_Davis
My question is since it never actually aired, would the show have even kept a copy of this segment? Or did they immediately put it in the trash?
Also, when they say “recorded”, I take it that the segment was fully edited with Stack’s narration and fully ready for broadcast when the intended air date rolled around. But I can also picture a scenario where the producers are still filming scenes and reach out to Ron Davis for an interview. He declines and immediately sends the “accusatory” letter to the show. Not wanting any potential legal trouble, they immediately call a halt and filming ceases before the segment is even done. As such, no footage would exist.
Like so many other lost episodes of shows, I always wonder if there are more such segments that were never permitted to hit the television screen. UM did have to pull several segments over the years due to the involed parties threatening legal action after they aired. So it wouldn’t totally surprise me if there were more cases that they covered but couldn’t broadcast.
