Tucker_the_Nerd OP t1_ja1zj6d wrote on February 26, 2023 at 6:15 AM

Reply to comment by whyvswhynot12089 in Unsolved Mysteries is Redundant by Tucker_the_Nerd

I was thinking more along the lines of: It's a mystery whatever happened to my hat. I found out my dog buried my hat in the yard...so it's no longer a mystery.

Now, a mystery novel will always remain a mystery novel, even if you read the solution.

whyvswhynot12089 t1_ja4v0qh wrote on February 26, 2023 at 9:24 PM

Yeah. It's obvious what you were thinking along the lines of...real life situations. But those don't apply here. It doesn't matter if it's a book or TV. Genres still apply whenever a story is being told. People who search for "mystery" books or films, are specifically searching for a "who done it" scenario where the crime is always solved by the end. And part of the fun is trying to figure out the answer...because you know there is one.

"Unsolved Mysteries" is telling crime stories that can't be solved and have no answer....which breaks away from everything "Mystery" as a genre, is defined by. Therefore "Unsolved Mysteries" is not redundant.