The Agony of Life (2013) |
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The Agony of Life (2013) |
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| Category | Documentary | Additional Footage | |
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| Year Of Production | 2013 | ||
| Running Time | 210:50 (Case: 233) | ||
| RSDL / Flipper | Dual Layered | Cast & Crew | |
| Start Up | Ads Then Menu | ||
| Region Coding | 4 | Directed By | Adam Zwar |
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ABC Roadshow Home Entertainment |
Starring | None Given |
| Case | Amaray-Transparent | ||
| RPI | $19.95 | Music | Yuri Worontschak |
| Video | Audio | ||
| Pan & Scan/Full Frame | None | English Dolby Digital 2.0 | |
| Widescreen Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | ||
| 16x9 Enhancement |
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| Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
| Original Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | Miscellaneous | |
| Jacket Pictures | No | ||
| Subtitles |
English (Burned In) English |
Smoking | No |
| Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
| Action In or After Credits | No | ||
Over recent years there have been a number of series involving celebrities, mostly comedians or at least amusing people answering various questions, either about what makes them grumpy (Grumpy Old Men/Women) or talking about their life experiences in an amusing manner such as the Aussie series Agony Aunts & Agony Uncles. The latest of these is the ABC production The Agony of Life, written and directed by Adam Zwar who many will know from Wilfred or Lowdown. The format is simple with Zwar sitting off camera posing mostly unheard questions to the various celebrities about their childhood, school days, teen years, careers, family life and their thoughts on retirement and death. The people involved include people like Shane Jacobson, Judith Lucy, John Elliott and his son, Tim Ross, Myf Warhurst, Julia Zemiro, Lawrence Mooney, Craig McLachlan and more.
Their thoughts are generally interesting and more often than not amusing but they also have an honesty and heartfelt quality which improves the show above the average.
The series includes 8 episodes each of approximately 25 minutes.
If you enjoyed Grumpy Old Men or Agony Aunts then there is no reason why you won't enjoy this.
The video quality is very good.
The series is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio which is the original aspect ratio. It is 16x9 enhanced.
The picture was quite clear and sharp throughout.
The colour was very good without being stunning.
There were no major artefacts.
There are subtitles in English for the Hearing Impaired which are clear and easy to read. There are also burned in subtitles for offscreen interviewer questions.
There are no obvious layer changes during playback.
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The audio quality is good.
This disc contains a English soundtrack in Dolby Digital 2.0.
Dialogue was clear and easy to hear and understand.
There was no music to speak of.
The surround speakers and subwoofer were not used.
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The menu was a simple affair.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
This series is not available in other regions.
The video quality is very good.
The audio quality is good.
The extras are restricted to deleted scenes.| Video | |
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| Review Equipment | |
| DVD | SONY BDP-S760 Blu-ray, using HDMI output |
| Display | Sharp LC52LE820X Quattron 52" Full HD LED-LCD TV . Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. This display device is 16x9 capable. This display device has a maximum native resolution of 1080p. |
| Audio Decoder | Built into amplifier. Calibrated with Ultimate DVD Platinum. |
| Amplification | Marantz SR5005 |
| Speakers | Monitor Audio Bronze 2 (Front), Bronze Centre & Bronze FX (Rears) + Sony SAW2500M Subwoofer |