Underplayed Gems

The Moaning of Life (2013)

The Moaning of Life poster
Genre
documentary television program, comedy television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
2 seasons, 11 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 71 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Karl Pilkington travels to different countries to see how their cultures handle big life issues like work and death. He is turning 40 and rethinking his own approach to life. The show is a comedy documentary where he actually chooses to go on these trips.

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What happens

The Moaning of Life is a British travel documentary comedy television series broadcast on Sky 1. It follows Karl Pilkington around the world as he visits other cultures. Unlike An Idiot Abroad, which had a similar premise, The Moaning of Life sees Pilkington actually choosing to visit other countries in order to see how they face up to some of life's biggest issues with their cultures and customs. He also reassesses his life now that he has reached the age of 40, which he considers to be "middle age". The series has eleven one-hour episodes, and sees Pilkington visiting various countries in each episode. Its original broadcast run in the United Kingdom began on 20 October 2013. Sky1 postponed the fifth and final episode of the first series – "Death", which sees Pilkington in the Philippines contemplating death with locals – after Typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines in early November 2013. Originally scheduled for 17 November 2013, it was not broadcast until 17 December 2013. The series was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 18 November 2013 in the United Kingdom. Discovery Communications' Science began broadcasting The Moaning of Life in North America on 18 January 2014. The series aired in Australia from 17 February 2015 on BBC Knowledge. A six-part second and final series was commissioned and premiered on 13 October 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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