Documentary Now!

As a film student, I had to go through all the important documentaries, starting from the 1920s with Nanook of the North till nowadays docs.

Studied them, analyzed them, watched them over and over again. Great pieces of documentary filmmaking to say the least. NOW, what these guys have achieved here with these light-hearted and hilarious mockumentaries, which reflect the original ones, is just extraordinary! They actually revamped them by adding a comical element to many (with their special SNL humor touch) and certain story alterations but kept the original style of filmmaking accurate and similar to the originals. They made a different documentary; i think that if you didn't know any of their actors or their intentions and happened to come across one of these randomly, then you d think its the real thing! The result is just magnificent.

These mini docs are full of heart, talent, comedy and most of all they give a wink to the viewer to visit the original documentary.

Maybe it will be good to search for a guide on what documentaries they are basing their mockumentaries on so you get more into the humor but its definitely not necessary.

My personal favorites are the Sandy Passage, the Eye don't lie, the Blue Jean Committee and Juan likes rice and Chicken. Excellent series. 10/10.

I love this sense of humour based on characters having a great consideration for themselves, looking ridiculous from the viewer's perspective, with a pinch of cruelty and tons of nonsense. In short: the character doesn't know he's in a comedy. It isn't common in US comedy, more frequent in GB. This sense of humour requires a perfect execution in the filming and acting and I think that this series has brilliantly achieved it. I'm not an easy laugher and I'm usually the guy with the poker face in the cinema when everyone is exulting. But watching this show, I think I've disturbed my neighbours with my unpracticed heavy laugh. I particularly appreciate the introductions.

My family and I really enjoyed this series. It's hard at times to remember these are Mockumentaries, because the acting, writing and stylized editing make it seem like you are watching an actual documentary.

I just watched the new mockumentary show with my favorite comedians and I satisfied with what I saw there.

First episode that parodies Grey Gardens makes me laugh really hard and the biggest plus of the show is that it's seems very attractive and naturally. I mean, if you stop thinking that it's a parody on few minutes then you can truly believe that it's a real film.

Work of writers, acting of actors and design of clothes that they were wearing, everything is awesome. I want to mention Bill Hader because, how I think, he's made an excellent work on his role. Lil' Vevie is something I really scared of. And this can mean that parody became to something more.

Second episode was little strained but still have a lot of funny moments.

I can call myself a big fan of these guys but objectively Documentary Now! is one of the best show in last 5 years.

Brilliant and hilarious show that takes just the right amount of details from real docs. Wish we had more Bill Hader in later episodes!