This is a great video for Goreyphiles like me, but let's not forget that there was another animated iteration of the Mystery! intro, drawn by Gorey, that preceded the one highlighted here. And there was a shorter ending sequence as well. I think we'd all agree Gorey's art is so enticing, with some images spooky and others curiously unsettling.
@whiskeyvictor5703
7 ай бұрын
Ah, the glorious, gloomy Gorey! Loved the PBS Mystery intro animation and the shows that followed. Good times.
@balin42632003
2 жыл бұрын
My favorite artist was Edward Gorey. I grew up in the NYC area during the 1970s and 1980s, and one of my favorite stations to always watch was PBS Channel 13. I watched MYSTERY! almost religiously.
@TheMarkEdward
2 жыл бұрын
This is a lot of fun to watch, however I'm still wondering what happened to the animated still image short films made from Gorey's books that were narrated and shown at the end of various Mystery episodes, apparenrly at loose ends when there was extra time on US viewings left over from the UK shows. Can you help me track them down?
@nardpuncher
Жыл бұрын
Yes! I just came here to ask about those. I think they were called 3 minute Mysteries but I'm not sure but I remember liking them at the end I was about 12 or so at the time when I remember them
@maicey_t.
3 жыл бұрын
Wait wait wait, did Edward Gorey actually do the animation here? I never knew that! That's so cool!!
@mimialways22
2 жыл бұрын
Love this series dedicated to Edward gorey. Hugeee fan of his illustrations. The black and white shaded aesthetic reminds me of Diane Arbus’s work and Tim Burdon’s movies
@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624
Жыл бұрын
This is like history in the making. I mean, WGBH (A PBS station) produces Mystery! because this show is kind of like a 'New England' series that BBC wouldn't produced. : )
@EmlynBoyle
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Thanks for posting this!
@alanjbuddendeck186
3 жыл бұрын
So love this! Thank you, WGBH!
@grwilson3770
Жыл бұрын
I love Edward Gorey. Thank you for showing the animation. I did not know that he had created animation as well.
@Eliza-gc2zq
2 ай бұрын
I thought I recognized him from the intro here!!! Haha Grew up watching public tv! Masterpiece theater!
@seanmontgomery836
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing the intro i Miss and wish still ran for mystery!
@mariacelesteyullier8091
4 жыл бұрын
hi people, does somebody know the music we hear at these video?
@myloso
3 жыл бұрын
In the credits its Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)
@leavingitblank9363
2 жыл бұрын
I need to make a suggestion about the host's body movements: stop it. I know this sounds petty, but it's _really distracting!_ I guess he's using hand gestures, but all we're seeing is his shoulders jerking around and unusual movements of his head. It looks really weird! It took me a while to figure out what was going on, which made me miss what he'd said. Even if we could see his lower body, those movements are way too animated. He looks nervous and unpolished. I'm surprised the director didn't point this out.
@gemmarichardson2020
2 жыл бұрын
LeavingIt Blank, hmm, how do you really feel? i'm kidding. i think the host, Ben, is just really excited. i think his body movements are endearing in a way, like a kid at Christmas. it's clear he is happy to see the wonderful originals, and i cannot blame him. besides, i'd rather watch a host taking delight in what he's doing than one who seems bored. i think your comment was a bit harsh, but to each their own. maybe he was nervous too but if they felt it was that distracting, they could've done more takes or edited some of it out
@balin42632003
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but I do agree the effeminate body language is a bit - bothersome. So I tend to block that stuff out and focus on the content and not the person giving the introduction.
@TheEternallyAggrieved1999
2 жыл бұрын
Your generation irritates me intensely.
@balin42632003
2 жыл бұрын
I tend to agree.
@andybaldman
Жыл бұрын
And yours us.
@kkdesignservices183
3 жыл бұрын
Im cringing archivally as she is running her fingers over the art without gloves.
@jamieriley5602
Ай бұрын
Cringing archivally 😂
@PetProjects2011
5 ай бұрын
To this day, I wonder what's going on with the woman in the blue dress, laying on the roof, in the rain. Like, what's her deal?
@forgiven79
3 жыл бұрын
This still creeps me out and and I'm 42
@eduardo_corrochio
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! What a treat. I'm going to bookmark so I can watch this in October too. I dig everything macabre: Gorey, Addams, Poe, Tim Burton, etc. And forgive me for being easily distracted by something cool but Ms. Mason's dress here (check it out at 1:26 in this video) is absolutely amazing. It looks like Universal Monsters with brilliant helpings of color. Love it. I would take a piece of that fabric and frame it, lol.
@debysdailydosage3412
Жыл бұрын
I miss the original
@sergiorojas7863
4 жыл бұрын
Love mystery love Edgar Gorey
@BillingtonSeaMonster
2 жыл бұрын
GBH, can you tell me any info on a short animation (or maybe it was just still images from the book) of Edward Gorey's The Hapless Child I saw around 1983. I think it aired right after Mystery to fill in the time. I can't find any info on its existence, but I clearly remember watching this as a child. Who narrated it? Is there any way to see this again?
@leavingitblank9363
2 жыл бұрын
Have you searched for it? There's a video here in which someone goes through the book.
@Motionedout
Жыл бұрын
OMG The statue at the very beginning is where the culprit hid the body/skeleton! I always noticed it (what with the lightning strike) but never really understood what it meant.
@williamcronk4086
4 жыл бұрын
Hello
@rtpoe
11 ай бұрын
DO NOT FORGET! The wonderful atmospheric music by Normand Roger!!!
@oubliette862
4 ай бұрын
I like gary larson he pretty good. I also like the dark works of dr.seuss. I grew up watching mystery, doctor who, and are you being served, because pbs was one of the only stations we received. the cable tv stopped a few miles away. really used to piss me off.
@njd62446
Жыл бұрын
I just found this video today, I never heard of Edward Gorey until "Rachel Gets Creative" she's doing a Halloween series this year on his ABC book. Now to see this, Mystery is one of my viewing staples. I love the beginning, with all the different character including the one I call Snidely Whiplash and lady on the roof top moaning, it's sad that it's been shortened so much. I never knew the beginner that I've enjoyed for years was created by Edward Gorey. Amazing. I do wish they would bring back the full beginning, it's part of what makes Mystery special.
@micaylab1
3 жыл бұрын
Iconic!
@JAMEYSIMMS
9 ай бұрын
The beginning was my favorite part of the show
@lindanorris2455
3 ай бұрын
LOVE EG!
@ericpatterson4248
3 жыл бұрын
Lynn Mason!?
@ecidaho
Жыл бұрын
Charles Addams
@isabellerizo3208
3 жыл бұрын
Love this peek in the archives!
@canibalcalavero2181
4 жыл бұрын
Hola
@sergiorojas7863
4 жыл бұрын
Canibal Calavero hola que haces?
@mariellouise1
8 ай бұрын
So happy to find a video of this animation. It’s my all-time favorite opening of any show! I’v a small collection of Edward Gorey books which includes the set of Dracula, and some of his other pop-up books!
@kathyhaug2649
Жыл бұрын
Love Gorey's work. He did many cover art designs for children's novels, as well!
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