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  • Discovery
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  • Discovery
  • 2005
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...

  • Discovery
  • 2005
  • Discovery
  • 2005
I Shouldn't Be Alive
Season 1
7 Seasons
Season Premiere: 2005
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
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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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Episode 1 • Oct 24, 2005 • 49 m
Shark Survivor
Episode 2 • Nov 4, 2005 • 49 m
Lost in the Snow
A young couple and their 5-month-old baby get lost and trapped in a severe blizzard while traveling from Northern California to Idaho.
Episode 3 • Nov 11, 2005 • 44 m
Escape from the Amazon
Lost in the rain forest -- could you beat the elements and avoid death? Would you know what to do? Join jungle guide Myke Hawke in the Amazon as he wrestles anacondas, spots deadly poisons, and tries to survive -- and make it out alive.
Episode 4 • Nov 18, 2005 • 49 m
Swept Away
Episode 5 • Nov 25, 2005 • 49 m
Kidnap in the Killing Fields
Dramadoc telling the true story of Chris Moon, who was kidnapped by the Khmer Rouge while clearing land mines in Cambodia and talked his way back to freedom.
Episode 6 • Dec 2, 2005 • 49 m
Jaws of Death
A conservationist survives an airplane crash in Zimbabwe. Suffering severe injuries Greg must do everything he can to survive until help arrives.
Episode 7 • Mar 10, 2006 • 48 m
Trapped Under a Boulder
Episode 8 • Mar 17, 2006 • 48 m
Ice Cave Survivor
Episode 9 • 2005 • 48 m
Shipwrecked
Episode 10 • Mar 31, 2006 • 48 m
Alaskan Avalanche
Episode 11 • Jun 9, 2006 • 47 m
Lost at Sea
Two sons with their dads decide a fishing trip to Mexico would be a great way to bond. But an unexpected storm forces them to ditch the plane in the sea. They survive the crash only to face peril in open water.
Episode 12 • Jun 16, 2006 • 47 m
Crash in a Volcano
Episode 13 • Jun 23, 2006 • 47 m
Lost in the African Bush
Private plane crashes in the Kalahari Desert. Two of the surviving passengers decide to leave their injured party behind without food or water in order to find help.
7 Seasons

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
57% Positive
4 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
29% Negative
2 Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 7 Critic Reviews
61
57% Positive
4 Reviews
14% Mixed
1 Review
29% Negative
2 Reviews

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80
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.
FULL REVIEW
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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