TV series

Up to Speed

2012 · 1 season

A quirky, meandering tour of overlooked places, led by an eccentric guide whose enthusiasm makes the ordinary feel special.

Tagline: A licensed tour guide. Kind of.
Overview: Tour guide, historian and flaneur "Speed" Levitch travels the nation visiting those monuments that rarely make it into travel guides, from the shoe gardens of San Francisco to the luckiest subway grate in New York City.
How it feels: Whimsical, light, earnest and satirical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Exploration, identity, art, freedom
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: exploration
identity
art
freedom
memory
Places: road trip
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none