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BuzzFeed Unsolved
Genre	Factual television
Created by	Ryan Bergara
Written by	Ryan Bergara
Starring	Ryan Bergara Shane Madej
Theme music composer	Audio Network Warner Chappell Music AudioBlocks
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	True Crime: 5 Supernatural: 6
No. of episodes	True Crime: 48 Supernatural: 49
Production
Executive producer	Matthew Henick
Producer	Ryan Bergara
Editors	Anthony Frederick Steven Castro Mike Reilly Grant Henderson Devlin McClusky
Production companies	BuzzFeed BuzzFeed Multiplayer
Original release
Network	YouTube BuzzFeed
Release	February 4, 2016 (2016-02-04) – present (present)

BuzzFeed Unsolved (also known as simply Unsolved) is an American documentary entertainment television series created and produced by Ryan Bergara. It first aired on YouTube on February 4, 2016, and has run for six seasons. The show currently airs on its own channel called the Buzzfeed Unsolved Network.

BuzzFeed Unsolved follows Ryan Bergara and co-host Shane Madej who discuss unsolved crimes, haunted places, alleged demonic possessions, and historical occurrences. While the topics of discussion are often morbid, most episodes are presented in some form of a comedic manner. The show is filmed primarily in Los Angeles with some episodes having parts filmed across the U.S and even some in other countries such as the United Kingdom and Mexico.

The show has also become a rating hit for BuzzFeed, regularly featuring as one of the network's most-watched shows. Prior to the premiere of the eighth season, BuzzFeed renewed the show for a ninth season, which aired in late 2018. A tenth season premiered in March 2019, and an eleventh season premiered in September 2019.

Synopsis

The Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime and Supernatural shows are currently co-hosted by Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej. Madej took over from the original co-host, Brent Bennett, in late 2016. The greatest difference between Bennett and Madej lay in their responses to Bergara's theories: unlike Bennett, who would humor Bergara, Madej stands firm as a skeptic; this stark dichotomy proved the missing piece of the puzzle for the show.

The contrast between Bergara's belief in conspiracies and the paranormal versus Madej's skepticism provides the majority of the dialogue. Bergara strongly believes in otherworldly spirits like ghosts or poltergeists, and frequently defends the existence of these throughout the series. However, Bergara shows reluctance towards things such as Bigfoot and sometimes aliens. Madej is a true skeptic of all that is non-scientific and constantly provides comedic relief toward spiritual encounters; however, he sometimes regards Bigfoot and aliens as somewhat realistic or grounded in reality.

Other important members of the main Unsolved crew include TJ Marchbank, 1st AD, Devon Joralmon, line producer, and cameraman Mark Celestino. Due to the shows growth in popularity, Bergara works with a number of individuals to propose cases and if the show is capable of covering them, while Madej is kept out of the process to give a more fresh perspective.

Guests

In BuzzFeed Unsolved: Supernatural Season 4 Ancient Aliens contributor Giorgio Tsoukalos was featured in the discussion about a potential UFO sighting. A recurring guest on the show, in person and by mentions is a "Vatican approved exorcist" Father Gary Thomas, who counsels the hosts how to and how not to approach the entities. Ricky Goldsworth, Ryan's serial killer alter ego, sometimes emerges during the episodes.

Style

The episodes are normally filmed as the two hosts at a desk, with Bergara presenting Madej and the audience with either a True Crime case or a Paranormal case with the use of stock photo visual aids and other visuals. In some cases the two hosts and other crew members travel to investigate the locations, although this method is primarily used for the Supernatural episodes. The two aim to create an "everyman approach" in discussing the cases with the use of humor in an effort to balance the tone between dark and goofy.

Episodes

BuzzFeed Unsolved – True Crime

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

BuzzFeed Unsolved – Supernatural

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Spin-offs and Specials

BuzzFeed Unsolved – Sports Conspiracies

Holiday Specials

Retrospectives

Crossovers

The Hot Daga

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The "Hot Daga" is an animated mini show series shown at the end of Post Mortem episodes, created, written, and narrated by host Shane Madej. The first episode of the Hot Daga Saga began at the end of the Post Mortem episode "The Boy in the Box - Q+A". Although at the beginning of episodes, Madej jokes that the show is commissioned by his co-host Ryan Bergara, Bergara is infamously not a fan of the series. However, Bergara listens to the show as it is narrated to the audience.

Notable characters include Pam, the evil hotdog witch, Gene, the french fries, Maizie, a holographic lesbian corn, and the Plupples (fruits that are like peaches, but sexier and blue). Another character, Dr. Ernesto Gordon Goondis, is voiced by Bergara through Madej's splicing of many of his dialogues from Unsolved and connecting them to create the voice of the character. The series originated when Madej jokingly wanted a skateboarding hot dog at the end of a Q + A episode, and it has grown to multiple mini-episodes and musical numbers.

References

1. ^ BuzzfeedBlue (October 4, 2017). JFK - Q+A (Special Announcement). YouTube. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
2. Klein, Jessica (October 6, 2017). "Watch Season 3 Trailer of BuzzFeed Unsolved Supernatural". TubeFilter. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
3. North, Caroline (November 9, 2017). "Denton Urban Legend Put to the Test on Buzzfeed Web Series". Dallas Observer. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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5. ^ Gorsek, Stephanie (September 4, 2017). "BuzzFeed's One Redeeming Quality Is This Series". The Odyssey. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
6. ^ "Buzzfeed: Unsolved: Paranormal playtime streaming on Amazon Prime". Communities Digital News. April 15, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
7. ^ Entwistle, Lauren (September 21, 2017). ""Hey Demons, it's me… ya boi" – how Buzzfeed Unsolved is bringing out the pseudo-sleuths in all of us". Medium. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
8. "The Internet's Funniest Ghost Hunters Aren't Going to Solve Anything". Retrieved September 11, 2018.
9. Pellock, Megan (October 25, 2017). ""BuzzFeed Unsolved" Is A Great Show To Watch This Halloween Season". The Odyssey. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
10. ^ Francisco, Eric. "How Choosing New Crimes Changed 'BuzzFeed Unsolved'". Inverse. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
11. "Ryan Bergara on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
12. Anantharaman, Maitreyi (February 5, 2019). "'Buzzfeed: Unsolved' a spooky salve for a lonely generation". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
13. BuzzFeed Multiplayer. "The Boy In The Box - Q+A" – via YouTube.

External links

• Buzzfeed Unsolved Network's channel on YouTube
• Buzzfeed Unsolved: True Crime at IMDb
• Buzzfeed Unsolved: Supernatural at IMDb

• 2016 web series debuts
• American web series
• Documentary web series
• Mystery web series
• YouTube series
• BuzzFeed