TV series

What It's Like Being Alone

2006 · 1 season

A gleefully warped stop-motion curiosity, equal parts whimsical and cruel, that charms and unsettles in the same breath.

Overview: A wondrous and fiendishly humorous stop-motion animation series about freak orphans who are desperately trying to get adopted.
How it feels: Absurd, dark, satirical and whimsical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, family, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
family
betrayal
survival
Places: single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: animated
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Genres: animation, comedy
Created by: Brad Peyton
Starring: Adam Greydon Reid, Andrew Sabiston, Peter Cugno, Julie Lemieux, Dwayne Hill, Stacey DePass
Length: 1 seasons, 13 episodes, 30 min each
Network: CBC Television
Country: Canada
Languages: English