Above is a a typical episode of Spike TV's "1000 Ways to Die." Lately it's been one of my favorite shows. I find it very entertaining and amusing despite the great amount of gore. The actors are so bad and reenact the deaths so humorously that you can't help but to laugh.
However, some of these deaths are so incredibly unfortunate that they make me stop and think about the concept of life and death. For instance, the episode above is probably one of the more average occurrences (the wife yelling at her husband as he does chores) and the wife's life ended from it when she acted out of frustration. Granted, most of the episodes involve people doing ridiculously stupid things (peeing on an electric fence, eating so much that their stomach explodes, jumping in an empty swimming pool while on an acid trip, etc.) But other deaths are so unexpected (having your tent get blown away while you're inside it and then crashing into a building) that it's kind of scary when you think about it.
This show just makes me realize even more how precious life is, and how it can be snatched from you at any moment. And apparently, if your death is ridiculous enough, you could be reenacted on this show.
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