1000 Ways to Die
Television series | |
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German title | 1000 Ways to Die |
Original title | 1000 Ways to Die |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Year (s) | 2008–2012 |
Production company |
Original Productions |
length | 22 minutes |
Episodes | 74 in 4 seasons |
genre | Documentary soap |
production | Tom McMahon |
First broadcast | May 14, 2008 on Spike |
German-language first broadcast |
September 3, 2009 on DMAX |
1000 Ways to Bite the Grass is a docu-soap on the US television channel Spike . The program is broadcast in German on DMAX . It covers unusual and bizarre deaths and the processes that led to the respective death. Some of the stories depicted have been nominated for the Darwin Award .
content
According to their own statement, 1000 Ways to Bite the Grass covers real events. However, some stories have been dramatically changed to increase the entertainment value of the show. Up to seven unusual deaths are usually treated per episode. In addition to simulated scenes and computer animations, experts from a wide variety of disciplines have their say, explaining the events and their deadly effects.
A frequently recurring motive is that the victim makes a wrong or mostly stupid decision and this then leads to the "deserved" death. In addition, the victims are usually portrayed as evil, greedy or stupid so that the viewer does not feel too much pity (polluter dies of his own poison; mean boss pretends to be in a wheelchair and falls into the elevator shaft; unfriendly stewardess is sucked out of the aircraft ). The whole program is accompanied by a comment that is not stingy with black humor and sometimes even appears quite cynical. Because violence, blood, vulgar language, illegal activities or even sexual acts are shown (albeit in a humorous way), the series was designed for viewers from the age of 14 in the USA (TV-14) and in Germany from the age of 16 ( FSK 16 ) Approved.
Until the end of the first season, the last story showed situations that should have led to death, but were still survived. In these survival cases, interviews were also conducted with witnesses or the victims themselves, a few of these survival cases were also shown in "Destroyed in Seconds" (also on DMAX).
Disclaimer of liability
The creators of the series draw attention to their disclaimer with the following first sentences :
Episodes 1 and 2
- Original :
- "The stories you are about to see are true and based on actual events."
- "Names have been changed to protect the identities of the deceased."
- "WARNING: The deaths portrayed in this show are real and extremely graphic."
- German :
- "The deaths shown here are based on incidents that actually happened."
- "All names have been changed to protect the identities of the deceased."
- "WARNING: The deaths shown on this show are true and extremely shocking."
Episodes 3 to 12
- Original :
- "WARNING: The deaths portrayed in this show are real and extremely graphic."
- "Names have been changed to protect the identities of the deceased."
- "Do not attempt to try ANY of the actions depicted."
- "YOU WILL DIE!"
- German :
- "WARNING: The deaths shown on this show are true and extremely shocking."
- "The names were changed to protect the identities of the deceased."
- "Do not try to imitate any of the images shown."
- "IT WOULD BE YOUR SAFE DEATH"
From episode 13
Original :
- "WARNING: The stories portrayed in this show are based on real deaths and are extremely graphic."
- "Names have been changed to protect the identities of the deceased."
- "Do not attempt to try ANY of the actions depicted."
- "YOU WILL DIE!"
German :
- "WARNING: This program shows shocking images of deaths,
- which are not suitable for all viewers. "
- "The names of the dead have been changed"
- "Do not play anything from this program,
- IT WOULD BE YOUR SAFE DEATH "
Episodes
Season | episode | Next title | First broadcast on Spike (USA) | First broadcast DMAX (D) |
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1 | 1 | Life will kill you | 05/14/2008 | 09/03/2009 |
2 | Hard lives, easy deaths | 05/21/2008 | 09/10/2009 | |
3 | Unforced errors | 02/08/2009 | 09/17/2009 | |
4th | Death over easy | 02/08/2009 | 09/24/2009 | |
5 | Dead and deader | 02/15/2009 | October 01, 2009 | |
6th | Death gets busy | 02/22/2009 | 08/10/2009 | |
7th | The lighter side of death | 03/01/2009 | October 15, 2009 | |
8th | The good, the bad and the dead | 03/08/2009 | 10/22/2009 | |
9 | Death be not stupid | 03/15/2009 | October 29, 2009 | |
10 | Cure for the common death | 03/22/2009 | 05/11/2009 | |
11 | Death: A user's manual | 03/29/2009 | 11/12/2009 | |
12 | I see dead people (and they're cracking me up) | 04/05/2009 | 11/19/2009 | |
2 | 13 | Death on arrival | December 06, 2009 | 10/22/2011 |
14th | Death bites! | December 09, 2009 | 10/22/2011 | |
15th | Up with death | December 16, 2009 | October 29, 2011 | |
16 | Putting a happy face on death | 12/30/2009 | October 29, 2011 | |
17th | Bringing in the dead | 01/06/2010 | 05/11/2011 | |
18th | Greatfully dead | 13/01/2010 | 05/11/2011 | |
19th | Come on, get deathy | 01/20/2010 | December 03, 2011 | |
20th | Death watch | 01/27/2010 | 11/26/2011 | |
21st | Waking up dead | 02/03/2010 | 02/28/2012 | |
22nd | You're dead! LOL! | 02/10/2010 | 11/19/2011 | |
23 | Dead to rights | 02/17/2010 | 11/19/2011 | |
24 | Dead on dead | 02/24/2010 | 11/26/2011 | |
3 | 25th | Death on a stick | 08/03/2010 | 09/03/2011 |
26th | Putting a smiley face on death | 09/14/2010 | 09/03/2011 | |
27 | Stupid is as stupid dies | 09/21/2010 | 09/10/2011 | |
28 | Dead wrongs | 09/28/2010 | 09/10/2011 | |
29 | Fatal distractions | 05/10/2010 | 09/17/2011 | |
32 | The end is weird | October 19, 2010 | 09/24/2011 | |
30th | Hurry up and die | 10/26/2010 | 09/17/2011 | |
34 | Death puts on a dunce cap | 11/02/2010 | October 01, 2011 | |
31 | Young, dumb and full of death | 11/09/2010 | 09/24/2011 | |
33 | Today's menu: Deep fried death | December 8, 2010 | October 01, 2011 | |
35 | Cure for the common death (2) | December 15, 2010 | 08/10/2011 | |
36 | Sudden death | 12/22/2010 | 08/10/2011 | |
37 | Dying to tell the story | 12/29/2010 | October 15, 2011 | |
38 | If you're dead - Leave a message and we'll get back to you | 05/01/2011 | October 15, 2011 | |
39 | The one about dumb people dying | 02/08/2011 | 01/21/2012 | |
40 | Getting a rise from the dead | 02/16/2011 | 01/21/2012 | |
41 | Ready or not, here comes death | 02/23/2011 | 01/28/2012 | |
42 | Grave errors | 03/02/2011 | 01/28/2012 | |
43 | Better them than us | March 16, 2011 | 05.09.2012 | |
44 | Killing them softly | 03/09/2011 | 02/04/2012 | |
45 | Dead before they know it | 03/23/2011 | 02/04/2012 | |
46 | Stupid is as death does | 03/29/2011 | 02/11/2012 | |
47 | That's "Mister Death" to you | 07/11/2011 | 02/11/2012 | |
48 | Death, the new black | 07/18/2011 | 02/18/2012 | |
49 | Death be a lady tonight | July 25, 2011 | 02/25/2012 | |
50 | Today's special: death | 08/01/2011 | 02/18/2012 | |
51 | Eat, pray that | 08/08/2011 | 02/25/2012 | |
52 | Wait, don't tell me - you're dead! | 08/15/2011 | 03/03/2012 | |
55 | Death - The gift that lasts forever | 08/22/2011 | 03/17/2012 | |
56 | Death: one size fits all | 08/29/2011 | 03/17/2012 | |
54 | Deadliest kitsch | October 24, 2011 | 03/10/2012 | |
Special | 66 | Death by request special | October 24, 2011 | 03/10/2012 |
3 | 57 | Grave desicions: The Halloween Episode | October 31, 2011 | 06/02/2012 |
58 | Dirt nap | 07/11/2011 | 08/22/2012 | |
63 | Death takes a vacation | 11/14/2011 | 06/16/2012 | |
60 | Wild wild death | 11/21/2011 | 06/09/2012 | |
53 | Death penalties | 01/25/2012 | 03/10/2012 | |
59 | Die-abestic | 02/01/2012 | 06/02/2012 | |
61 | Star death: The last generation | 02/08/2012 | 06/09/2012 | |
62 | Death - putting the "fun" in "funeral" | 02/22/2012 | 06/16/2012 | |
65 | Sor-dead affair | 02/29/2012 | 06/23/2012 | |
64 | Locked and low dead | 02/29/2012 | 06/23/2012 | |
4th | 67 | Enter the ferret | 03/12/2012 | 05/30/2013 |
68 | Think globally, locally | 03/19/2012 | 06/06/2013 | |
69 | Tweets from the dead | 03/26/2012 | 06/20/2013 | |
70 | A new app called death | 04/02/2012 | 06/27/2013 | |
71 | Death certificates | 07/15/2012 | 04/07/2013 | |
72 | Crying over spilled blood | 07/15/2012 | 07/11/2013 | |
73 | It's a dead, dead, dead | 07/15/2012 | 04.09.2013 | |
74 | Death, the final frontier | 07/15/2012 | 07/25/2013 |
Remarks
- Each death is given a number and its own name. It is noticeable that the numbers of the deaths in the German series do not match the numbers in the original series.
- Deaths with children as victims do not appear in the series.
- The series contains some errors, for example a clamshell phone in 1993 and euro coins in 1978.
See also
Web links
- 1000 ways to bite the dust in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento from February 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b 1000 ways to bite the grass - The series on DMAX! (dmax.de) Archived from the original on February 17, 2012. Retrieved on March 19, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.medialifemagazine.com/1000-ways-to-die-this-show-being-1001/