current fav

Current fav: Biography's I Survived...

From the program's website: I Survived... allows survivors to explain, in their own words, how they overcame unbelievable circumstances -- offering insight into what got them through the experience that changed their lives forever.

I Survived... is one of the more engrossing programs on television right now. (Actually, it might be the most engrossing show on TV right now because AMC's Breaking Bad is on hiatus.) I'm all over I Survived... because the show relies on naked storytelling, pure and simple. The stories are true, of course, and the storytellers are the victims themselves.

The show has a disturbing but morbidly intriguing edge. How would you respond if you awoke in the middle of the night to find a crystal meth-addled, shotgun-toting burglar at the foot of your bed? Or perhaps whilst catching some waves you are suddenly knocked off your board and fighting for life inside the mouth of a 16-foot great white shark. What would you do?

Hopefully you will never find yourself in such a precarious situation. Simply hearing these true tales is terrifying enough.

The new season of I Survived... begins Sunday night on the Biography channel. You can view past episodes through your cable company's OnDemand feature (look for it in the A&E listings) and on the show's website.

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