>For every 5 minutes of footage I swear there was a minute of repeating the exact same footage,

Oh my god, FUCK that so much. Shows like Seconds from Disaster run for what, 50 minutes? But they would probably only have 20 minutes of footage, just repeated over and over. I hate that so much.

Cosmos is still the most interesting, informative and moving documentary series I've ever watched.

>>56

You ever try out Through The Wormhole? I found it, namely the second season, to be even better than Cosmos. It has a real knack for not being afraid to present some of the more cutting edge and theoretical information and theories on each episode's topic. Real refreshing coming out of a lot of recent space docu series which can really only retell the story of the solar system forming so many times before it becomes downright tedious (namely History channel here too).

Anywho, to divebomb back to general docus: I greatly enjoyed 'The Winnebago Man', real nice story to it, as far as stories in docus go.

Hearts of Darkness - it's about the making of Apocalypse Now

>>58
I believe that I recall a friend stating to me that documentary was in fact more interesting than the film it's self. Would you agree?

I was happily watching American Frontiers with Alan Alda (normally wouldn't care about celebrity hosts, but he's a really endearing old man) until I realized how old it was and how I wanted something more current.

Any very recent tech/sci docus worth watching?

>>59
You know I think I do. The film itself was great (except the end 1/3 which sucked a bit), but the documentary was awesome. You need to see the movie first though before the documentary to get what they are on about.

Encounters at the End of the World.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounters_at_the_End_of_the_World
First thing I ever watched in relatively HQ video and I STILL want to go to Antarctica, despite the fact it's a desolate shithole populated by weirdos.

The Bridge. It's very well-done, and absolutely haunting.

I'm an avid Documentary watcher, but I watch so many it's hard to remember them all. My personal favorite might just be American Movie. Another great one I saw recently was Born Into Brothels. Um, Capturing the Friedmans was good and so was Gonzo (a film about Hunter S. Thompson).

I'll think of some more, but I've probably seen most of these http://www.imdb.com/list/CfHXhW5C4fo/ and all the ones I mention are on it I think. Except American Movie which deserves to be on it. And if you can rent American Movie I'd suggest it, they have commentary and it's done by the two guys who the film is about. It's just fucking surreal.

And just to add to the OP. I love An Idiot Abroad. Karl is just absolutely hilarious, but also says some interesting shit. Just has a unique perspective on life, I guess. Definitely worth a watch. Is there a third season perhaps? I've seen the first two, so if there's another season let me know. I will watch it in a heart beat.

Just watched a doc called Truth In Numbers that was pretty good. On the surface it's just a documentary about Wikipedia, but really it's more about how wikis have changed the way people create and consume information in the digital age. I thought it was gonna be a fluff piece on Jimmie Wales at first, but it does an excellent job of getting alternate perspectives and goes into some of the debates regarding the costs and benefits of the democratization of knowledge, expert opinion vs majority opinion, edit wars, qualifications, and the like. I thought it was super interesting.

I got two more documentaries to suggest.

First up is Kumare, which is about a guy who fakes being a Hindu guru. It seems like it's going to start out mocking religion, but instead it becomes a nice piece of discovering self truth. I loved it. http://kumaremovie.com/

The other is something I watch the other day and it might be one of my favorite documentaries of recent memory. It's called Exit Through The Gift Shop. At first I thought it was going to be about the artist Banksy, but it turned to something entirely different and encompasses the street art scene through a would be film maker and artist without any talent that Banksy knew. It's just fucking brilliant. I sort of think of it like the polar opposite of American Movie. Go watch it. http://www.banksyfilm.com/index.html

Man On Wire - It tells the story of the guy who crossed the Twin Towers in a wire between them. So beautiful.

The Great Happiness Space - I don't want to spoil it but it's about Osaka's Hosts and what they do. Don't read anything else, download it and watch it. Trust me on this one.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494831/

i also think there is the whole film is on youtube.

http://vimeo.com/1753971

>EARTHLINGS is a feature length documentary about humanity's absolute dependence on animals (for pets, food, clothing, entertainment, and scientific research) but also illustrates our complete disrespect for these so-called "non-human providers." The film is narrated by Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix (GLADIATOR) and features music by the critically acclaimed platinum artist Moby. With an in-depth study into pet stores, puppy mills and animals shelters, as well as factory farms, the leather and fur trades, sports and entertainment industries, and finally the medical and scientific profession, EARTHLINGS uses hidden cameras and never before seen footage to chronicle the day-to-day practices of some of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit. Powerful, informative and thought-provoking, EARTHLINGS is by far the most comprehensive documentary ever produced on the correlation between nature, animals, and human economic interests. There are many worthy animal rights films available, but this one transcends the setting. EARTHLINGS cries to be seen.

>>326
>PETA masturbatory material by a man quickly descending into both insanity and irrelevance.

SAGE has been used.

>>327
Maybe save the scathing thirteen-word critique for when you've actually seen it.

SAGE has been used.

>>327
>PETA masturbatory material
They're actually quite good at it. Remember the Natalie Portman and Avril Lavigne ads?

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>>339
Just ignore him, he does this with anything that doesn't prove how much of an independent manly man he is and dares to actually question his lifestyle and beliefs.

SAGE has been used.