AVClub: Since its pilot—an eerily accurate parody of the the 1975 documentary Grey Gardens—Documentary Now! has been an ambitious undertaking for co-creators Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers, and Rhys Thomas. Every week promises a completely new subject and form as the IFC series works its way through various seminal documentaries and satirizes them with such specificity that it’s sometimes easy to forget the documentaries of Documentary Now! are faked. They’re not really mockumentaries in the traditional sense. There are no smiles or winks at the camera. And the Documentary Now! team isn’t mocking so much as unpacking. There’s a sense that everyone on board has a strong love of film, and that reverence comes through in the attention to detail. But at the same time, the parodies find ways to not only pay tribute but also critique some of the specific conventions and motivations behind documentary storytelling. The two-part season finale, “Gentle & Soft: The Story Of The Blue Jean Committee” combines all the defining characteristics of one of the weirdest new shows of this summer.
Chillopedia: Sometimes, the most hated characters seen on TV can fall into either side of the spectrum. So, here are 15 of the most hated TV characters of all time.
The Doomsday Cult of Antares De La Luz Review: The documentary explores how the cult members were coerced in the group and made accomplice of heinous crimes.
Don’t let the cringey awkwardness of The Office fool you: Michael Scott would actually be the perfect boss.
