1000 Ways to Die

1000 Ways to Die
1000 Ways to Die
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Genre Docufiction, horror, dark comedy
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 3
No. of episodes 64 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Production company(s) Original Productions
Broadcast
Original channel Spike
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run May 14, 2008 (2008-05-14) – present
Chronology
Related shows 1000 Ways to Lie
External links
Website

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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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.

Episodes

Main article: List of 1000 Ways to Die episodes
Season Episodes Premiere date Finale date
Season 1 12 February 8, 2009 April 5, 2009
Season 2 12 December 6, 2009 February 24, 2010
Season 3 40 August 3, 2010 December 19, 2011
Season 4 January 7, 2012

See also

  • 1000 Ways to Lie

References

  1. ^ 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. 

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