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Documentary Now! (TV Series)

Documentary Now!

2015

Fred Armisen (Creator), Bill Hader (Creator) ...

Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Jeffrey Ashkin, Nathan Barnatt ...

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TV Series. Comedy TV Series (2015-). 4 Seasons. Documentary Now parodies the current obsession with documentaries. Season one features six different stories and stylistic approaches paying tribute to the doc format.

	Author	Review
United States	Tara Ariano Vanity Fair	"[4th Season Review]: The series returns with send-ups of classic films that will delight cinephiles and casual watchers alike (...) These episodes are extraordinarily intricate pieces of miniature art"	POS
Canada	Josh Bell CBR	"[4th Season Review]: The creators could have easily left 'Documentary Now!' behind, but their passion for nonfiction film comes through in every episode, and that kind of unabashed enthusiasm for art is always welcome"	POS
United States	Ross Bonaime Collider	"[4th Season Review]: The attention to detail and the diligent appreciation for these films shows that this season and this show, in general, contains some of the best modern parody in film or television"	POS
United States	Thelma Adams The Wrap	"[4th Season Review]: This is movie nerd paradise"	POS
United States	Marya E. Gates The Playlist	"[4th Season Review]: A hilariously playful tribute to cinema with an amazing cast"	POS
United States	Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"[4th Season Review]: While full of specific references, each episode is dramatically coherent and unerringly funny in its own right"	POS
United States	Liz Shannon Miller IndieWire	"It’s a show to admire. It’s too bad it doesn’t really have much to say."	NEU
United States	Keith Uhlich The Hollywood Reporter	"An uproarious mockery of the documentary form (...) A loving lampoon that makes you appreciate the movies being satirized all the more."	POS
United States	Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"A ridiculously wonderful anthology of doc parodies"	POS
United States	Brian Lowry Variety	"Despite the occasional chuckle, the jokes seem too inside for their own good."	NEG
United States	Mike Hale The New York Times	"[A] charming, oddball exercise in cultural excavation (...) What’s most immediately striking about the show, however, is its attention to detail."	POS
United States	Genevieve Valentine AV Club	"What stands out so far isn’t so much the familiar format but the energy of the actors."	POS
United States	David Fear Rolling Stone	"This is pure, 100percent uncut catnip for film nerds"	POS

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