Curious and Unusual Deaths

2009

Curious and Unusual Deaths

6.6 | TV-14 | en | Documentary

Noted experts explain the science behind the deaths some of the strangest, most grizzly, tragic or simply avoidable deaths from across the globe and throughout time.

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EP13 Death Under Pressure

Mar. 27,2012

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EP12 Death by Hardware

Apr. 20,2012

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EP11 Trapped in Death

Apr. 20,2012

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EP10 Death by Mechanical Breakdown

Apr. 13,2012

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EP9 Death by Routine Maintenance

Apr. 13,2012

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EP8 Death by Innocent Pastimes

Apr. 06,2012

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EP7 Death by Great Outdoors

Apr. 06,2012

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EP6 Death by Remedy

Mar. 30,2012

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EP5 Rich and Famous Deaths

Mar. 30,2012

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EP4 Deaths In New York

Mar. 23,2013

Aa city worker who drowned in three feet of water, a dog-walker who croaked in the park and a woman who died while taking a nap.

EP3 Death By Handiwork

Mar. 23,2012

A man expires in his homemade sauna, an amateur repairman receives a fatal shock and a murderer dies in the electric chair that he himself designed.

EP2 Death By Security Measures

Mar. 16,2013

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EP1 Death By Sport

Mar. 16,2013

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6.6 | TV-14 | en | Documentary | More Info

Released: 2009-10-31 | Released Producted By: Lamport-Sheppard Entertainment , Country: Canada Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.lamportsheppard.com/cud.php

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Noted experts explain the science behind the deaths some of the strangest, most grizzly, tragic or simply avoidable deaths from across the globe and throughout time.

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Tiffany Martindale

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Kenyae Kofi When it comes to the stories of other peoples lives in this show all of the deaths have clear and understandable reasons of why they died. Nothing was really curious and unusual. I do not like this show because of the simple explanations but this show tries to make it seem like these deaths have some mysterious issue or deaths. I feel this show should have just been considered for 1000 ways to die rather than anything else. In total this show could get some work done the right way.

taha-k I would have easily given this series an 8 or 9, but the overworking of the title is horrible. As others have pointed it out already, most of the times it feels extremely disrespectful towards the victims and their families. Other times it feels they are trying to turn serious and horrific tragedies into dark humor, but I am certain the humor really doesn't go well even within that category. If you want to enjoy watching it, then my suggestion is that their template will be pretty obvious after you watch a couple of episodes. Just skip 10-20 secs as soon as you realize this template is coming 'stupid humor--> led to --> Curious and Unusual death'The Narrator has a deep and soothing voice, I pity the poor guy who always had to keep saying what his idiotic writer wrote for him.

ladybug2535 These are indeed interesting and usually unexpected ways to die. The re- enactments are supplemented by factual information provided by experts, either in a general (scientific) sense or while extrapolating the specific circumstances that had to take place in order for the unique fatal event to occur. Can work as cautionary tales, but my biggest objection is that the narration appears to be attempting to make light of the misfortune experienced by the victims. This doesn't work because in 98% of the cases the victims couldn't have possibly known that they were putting their lives at risk. These people, in most cases are not stupid deaths, and as a result the narrative tone does them a huge disservice and strikes me as very disrespectful. That is the only reason I dropped my score as much as I have.Despite this I do see merit in the program, and it is the essentially my only objection to the show. As the first reviewer states, this is not for the squeamish or delicate (although none of the depictions are particularly graphic), but there is still valuable and intriguing information contained within the contents of this show. Definitely worth watching for the right audience and as a learning tool.

MartinHafer "Curious and Unusual Deaths" is a creepy Canadian television series that is currently streaming on Netflix. Not surprisingly, it's not a show for the squeamish, as it's all about death. However, in a morbid way it is fascinating and very watchable. Each episode consists of several deaths being described and re-enacted along with experts discussing the unusual deaths. The deaths in each show all have some sort of similarity (such as those about sports in the first episode and do it yourself projects in the third in season two).While I enjoyed the show, the quality of the research seemed iffy at times. Without even trying to find mistakes, I quickly noticed two. In episode 1, the narrator talked about a guy trying to catch kingfish and walleye in the Gulf of Mexico. Well, I live along the Gulf and would LOVE to catch a walleye...but can't because they are freshwater fish and are found no where near the Gulf. Also, episode 3 talks about a strange death in New Carrollton, Maryland---a town I lived near for over 20 years. Yet, oddly, they mispronounced the name at one point and no one seemed to catch it. These things certainly did not ruin the show, but made me wonder why the mistakes weren't caught by someone associated with the show.UPDATE: Since my review, I've seen some more episodes. The fifth one of season two is problematic, as the murder of Rasputin is clearly overstated and filled with myth. Sloppy. And, in the next episode, they repeated a myth about British pilots and carrots. REALLY sloppy!