I Survived . . .

I have only watched the first episode so far, but I have to say it had me spellbound. I loved the direct and honest simplicity of the storytelling and presentation. I really appreciated that there were no cheesy and poorly-acted reenactment sequences to distract from the raw drama of the stories. It was very intense and not a series of which I could watch several episodes in a row, but it's really well done and packs quite a dramatic punch.

For anybody who has not seen the show, let me warn you
that although there are no actors and its basically people
telling their stories on how they survived the worst days of their lives.I watched every episode within 2 days because my imagination
was running wild with the images from the stories the
people tell in the show.In the end, each episode makes you realize
how on any day, chaos can strike
and if your prepared, don't panic, and believe in a higher power,
You can MAYBE survive these terrifying situations.

It's a very dramatic emotional show, but I don't understand why every episode has to have a rape victim. I'm not trying to sound heartless but I understand that there are rape victims and usually the survivors have the similar stories. I just wish that the 3rd stories would be filled with these out of the world situations like the plane crash and the chlorine crisis.

I couldnt stand her. The way she told her story made me think she was lying or expanding upon what really happend. How did she get from the back seat into the drivers seat and be able to drive away if her hands were tied behind her back so tightly she couldnt undo them before this ??? She just makes her story really hard to believe.I do feel bad for Maria.what a scary scary thing she had to go through.
And the other person,i forget his name...but wow...i wouldnt of been brave enough i dont believe to do what he did. i wont spoil it. im pretty brave,but wow. again though, Mel made it really hard to believe her. I kept wanting to mute my sound when her name came across the screen. lol but maybe thats just me. i just couldnt stand her. if i was the cop who answered that call,id have to pass it onto someone else. because i would of wrote it off as bs....some cry for attention by some lonely housewife. but who knows. maybe shes just really bad at telling what happend or embellished a little for the cameras. eitherway.....she annoyed the heck out of me.