TV series

Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story

2017 · 1 season

A warm, easy-going rise-to-fame story that coasts on charm and nostalgia, with gentle laughs and a few bittersweet turns.

Overview: The story of Paul Hogan is that of almost accidental supernova of raw comedic talent exploding onto the entertainment scene of first Australia and then the world. How a married-at-eighteen blue-collar worker with five kids (and on to his fortieth job) went on talent contest New Faces as a dare from his work-mates and ended up completely wowing the audience and opening the door to completely unanticipated new life.
How it feels: Warm, light, melancholic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Ambition, family, identity, celebrity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: ambition
family
identity
celebrity
class
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild