1000 Ways to Die

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Television series
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)
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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Archive link ( Memento from February 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ http://www.medialifemagazine.com/1000-ways-to-die-this-show-being-1001/