:Curious and Unusual Deaths

{{Short description|Canadian television series, 2009–2012}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2012}}

{{No footnotes|date=February 2025}}

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| genre = {{ubl|Documentary|Historical|Mystery|Anthology}}

| creator = Andrew Kaufman
Marlo Miazga

| writer = Carl Knutson

| narrated = {{plainlist|Steve Herringer}}

| music = Greg Johnston

| director = Aaron Woodley

| producer = Marlo Miazga

| runtime = 30 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

| location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

| company = Lamport-Sheppard Entertainment
New Road Media
ROGERS Telefund
Passion Distribution

| network = Discovery Channel Canada
Investigation Discovery

| first_aired = {{start date|2009|10|31}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2012|4|27}}

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 19

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Curious and Unusual Deaths is a Canadian historical documentary anthology television series aired on Discovery Channel Canada and Investigation Discovery from October 31, 2009, to April 27, 2012.{{cite web |title=Discovery Fit & Health Premieres CURIOUS AND UNUSUAL DEATHS, 2/17 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Discovery-Fit-Health-to-Premiere-CURIOUS-AND-UNUSUAL-DEATHS-217-20120216 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |language=en}} The show features real cause of strangest deaths based on events and incidents around the world. This show was similar to the American television series 1000 Ways to Die that was premiered on Spike in 2008.

=Seasons=

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Season

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style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 6

| {{Start date|2009|10|31}}

| {{End date|2009|12|11}}

style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 13

| {{Start date|2012|03|16}}

| {{End date|2012|04|27}}

=Series overview=

{{Series overview

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| start1 = {{Start date|2009|10|31}}

| end1 = {{End date|2009|12|11}}

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| episodes2 = 13

| start2 = {{Start date|2012|3|16}}

| end2 = {{Start date|2012|4|27}}

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= Season 1 (2009) =

The first season of Curious and Unusual Deaths aired from October 31 to December 11, 2009 by Discovery Channel Canada and Investigation Discovery.

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= Season 2 (2012) =

The first season of Curious and Unusual Deaths aired from March 16 to April 27, 2012 by Discovery Channel Canada and Investigation Discovery.

{{Episode table |background=#075C24|season=2 |title=Deaths in New York |director=Carl Knutson |writer=Marlo Miazga |airdate={{Start date|2012|10|31}}

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Foreign names

  • Morts insolites (Translated: Unusual deaths) - Canadian French version
  • Morts subites (Translated: Sudden deaths) - European French version
  • Extrañas formas de morir (Translated: Strange ways to die) - Latin American Spanish version
  • As Mais Estranhas Formas de Morrer (Translated: The Strangest Ways to Die) - Brazilian Portuguese version
  • {{zhi|s=奇异死亡}} (Pinyin: Qíyì Sǐwáng / Translated: Strange Death) - Mandarin version
  • {{zhi|t=奇異死亡}} (Jyutping: kei4ji6 sei2mong4 / Translated: Bizarre death) - Cantonese version

See also

Further reading

  • {{Cite news |last=Genzlinger |first=Neil |date=2012-02-16 |title=Spoiler Alert: You're Going to Die at the End |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/arts/television/curious-unusual-deaths-on-discovery-fit-health.html |access-date=2025-02-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
  • {{Cite news |last=Gorman |first=Brian |date=2012-03-10 |title=People who met their ends with a twist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-toronto-star-people-who-met-their-en/165516702/ |access-date=2025-02-15 |work=The Toronto Star |pages=202}}
  • {{cite news |title=Death By Lava Lamp ... And Other Strange Ways To Go |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/death-by-lava-lamp-expert_n_1282229 |work=HuffPost |date=17 February 2012 |language=en}}

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