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  • 2005
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I Shouldn't Be Alive

Summary I Shouldn’t Be Alive is a series that documents incredible stories of human survival through accurate re-enactments of the scenarios that took place. Each episode takes the viewers into another nightmarish scenario with the commentary of individuals who have survived through the ordeal. The series cover events such as being lost at sea i...

  • 2005
  • TV-PG
  • Discovery
  • 2005
  • TV-PG
  • Discovery

I Shouldn't Be Alive

7 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 24, 2005
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
7.7
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Summary I Shouldn’t Be Alive is a series that documents incredible stories of human survival through accurate re-enactments of the scenarios that took place. Each episode takes the viewers into another nightmarish scenario with the commentary of individuals who have survived through the ordeal. The series cover events such as being lost at sea i...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
61
48% Positive
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24% Mixed
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29% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 21 Critic Reviews
61
48% Positive
10 Reviews
24% Mixed
5 Reviews
29% Negative
6 Reviews

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A gripping show.
By Charlie McCollum FULL REVIEW
80
Gripping and thrilling.
By N.F. Mendoza FULL REVIEW
70
A memorable horror show.
By Ned Martel FULL REVIEW
70
Ghastly, grisly and yet pruriently gripping.
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60
Sure, the re-enactment technique is cheesy by its very nature, but at the heart of this show is the ancient art of storytelling. The verbal accounts of the survivors are so vibrant, their evocation of extreme experience so precise, that the viewer huddles before the TV like a child listening to ghost stories around a campfire, undistracted even by the indignity of commercial interruptions.
By Dana Stevens FULL REVIEW
30
This isn't to say what these folks experienced isn't harrowing, but these hybrids mixing dramatic and documentary techniques only enjoy a sense of authenticity if both halves work, which isn't the case at least in the maiden voyage.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
30
Relies so heavily on... amateurish re-creations that it undermines its otherwise mind-blowing survival stories.
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW

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7.7
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25% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 16 User Ratings
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75% Positive
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0% Mixed
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25% Negative
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Production Company:
  • Darlow Smithson Productions
  • Channel 4 Television Corporation
  • Discovery Channel
  • Animal Planet
  • Channel 4 Television
  • Channel 4
  • Channel Four Television
  • Channel Four
Initial Release Date: Oct 24, 2005
Number of seasons: 7 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
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