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''Mystery!'' (also written ''MYSTERY!'') is a television anthology series produced by WGBH Boston for PBS in the United States. The series was created as a police/crime drama spin-off to the already established PBS show ''Masterpiece Theater''. From 1980-2006, ''Mystery!'' aired mostly British crime series purchased from or co-produced with the BBC or ITV and adapted from British mystery fiction. In 2002, due to pressure to include more American material, a series based on the novels of US mystery writer Tony Hillerman was produced, but the vast majority of ''Mystery!'' programming has always been and continues to be British literary adaptations co-produced with UK-based production companies. In 2008 PBS combined ''Mystery!'' with its predecessor ''Masterpiece Theater'' under the umbrella title ''Masterpiece'', which includes the sub-brands ''Masterpiece Classic'', ''Masterpiece Mystery!'', and ''Masterpiece Contemporary''. ==Edward Gorey, Derek Lamb, and the ''Mystery!'' opening sequence== ''Mystery!'' is noted for its animated opening and closing title sequences with original drawings created by cartoonist Edward Gorey and animated by Eugene Federenko, Derek Lamb, and Janet Perlman, with music by Normand Roger. A PBS veteran, animator Lamb had also created programming for series like Sesame Street, The Electric Company, and The American Dream Machine. Gorey’s first pass at creating a storyboard of the opening was estimated to run 10 minutes. Since executive producer Joan Wilson was looking for a 75-second sequence, Gorey was eventually asked to hand over the drawings and allow animators to use his work as inspiration. Gorey, known for his eccentric and stubborn nature, recounted: "When we first started talking about it, I gave them a scenario for the credits, but they said, 'Thank you, very much, dear, but this will take half an hour.' I told them it wouldn’t if they put in on at a reasonable rate of speed, but they didn’t seen to care for that idea very much. So Derek Lamb or somebody concocted the final scenario and I had very little to do with it."〔Miller, Ron (1996). ''MYSTERY!: A Celebration'', San Francisco, CA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1996. ISBN 0-912333-89-8.〕 The Lamb/Gorey sequence has changed multiple times since 1980. It followed a non-linear, Agatha Christie-esque series of animated tableaus. Some of the more famous scenes include a formal ball, a crowd of umbrella-toting funeral attendants, three investigators, a croquet game in the rain, and a moaning damsel in various scenes of distress. Over time, the sequence became more streamlined, quicker, and slightly more colorful. For the Hillerman episodes, the American flag was worked into this opening title sequence. Today, the Masterpiece opening sequence is almost identical between each sub-brand—Classic, Mystery!, and Contemporary. However, each opening features fade ins and outs of popular characters from each series. The ''Mystery!'' version still features the Gorey/Lamb characters 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mystery!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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