1000 Ways to Die
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| Genre | Docufiction, horror, dark comedy, Splatter |
| Format | Live-action |
| Written by | Tom McMahon H.A. Arnarson Geoff Miller |
| Directed by | Tom McMahon |
| Narrated by | Thom Beers (pilot, U.S. broadcast) Ron Perlman (seasons 1, 2, 3 & 4 U.S. broadcast) Alisdair Simpson (pilot & series 1, 2, 3 & 4 UK broadcast) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 66 (List of episodes) |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Original Productions |
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| Original channel | Spike |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | May 14, 2008 – present |
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| Related shows | 1000 Ways to Lie |
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1000 Ways to Die is a docufiction anthology television series that premiered on May 14, 2008 on Spike. The program recreates unusual supposed deaths and debunked urban legends[1] and includes interviews with experts who describe the science behind each death. Up until the end of season one, the final story of each episode showed actual footage of dangerous situations that almost ended in death, along with interviews with people involved in the situations. A portion of these deaths have been nominated for or have received a Darwin Award.
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[edit] Stylization
1000 Ways to Die takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to death through its presentation of stories derived from myths and science, and the show makes liberal use of artistic license to significantly embellish or change the circumstances of real-life incidents that resulted in death for greater entertainment value. A frequently recurring motif is that of unsympathetic individuals' choices backfiring on them, resulting in death. The show is filled with black humor (particularly in the narration) which tempers the otherwise somber theme of death. It portrays the deaths using live-action recreations of the events along with expert and sometimes witness testimony, also using graphic CGI animations, similar to those used in the popular TV show CSI, to illustrate the ways people have died. A narration provides background information within each death-story, which all end with titles that are puns on popular figures of speech. 1000 Ways To Die is often rated TV-14 for overtly, graphic, often gory violence, As well as strong language, use of strong sex related dialogue and unusual portrayals in a comical way.
[edit] Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Premiere date | Finale date |
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| 1 | 12 | May 14, 2008 | April 5, 2009 |
| 2 | 12 | December 6, 2009 | February 24, 2010 |
| 3 | 36 | August 3, 2010 | February 29, 2012 |
| 4 | TBA | March 12, 2012 | TBA |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Conroy, Tom (2009-12-04). "'1000 Ways to Die,' this show being 1001". Media Life Magazine. http://www.medialifemagazine.com/artman2/publish/TV_Reviews_21/1000_Ways_to_Die_this_show_being_1001.asp. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
[edit] External links
- 1000 Ways to Die at the Internet Movie Database
- 1000 Ways to Die at TV.com
- Complete Info at http://1000waystodie.info.
- Watch On-Line at www.1000manerasdemorir.com.
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