# \#documentary-bio **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/documentary-bio/52.md [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) --- ## [Backrooms (2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backrooms-2026/1030562)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backrooms-2026/1030562 "2026-09-28T22:23:37Z")
Has anybody else seen the recently released documentary about Lumon Industries’ original severed floor, before they built their newest one? Apparently they didn’t clean everything out and they left behind a few straggle… --- ## ["The AI Doc: or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ai-doc-or-how-i-became-an-apocaloptimist/1033146)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ai-doc-or-how-i-became-an-apocaloptimist/1033146 "2026-09-17T12:51:52Z")
This Netflix documentary, The AI Doc: or How I Became an Apocaloptimist , gets 5 stars from me. It’s presented in an entertaining way, varying opinions are shown in a balanced way, and it’s not so technical that the … --- ## [Trying to find a way to directly contact the creators of "Timeless History"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-way-to-directly-contact-the-creators-of-timeless-history/1032945)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-way-to-directly-contact-the-creators-of-timeless-history/1032945 "2026-09-10T17:21:20Z")
There’s a YouTube channel called “Timeless History” that gives little videos about the history of amusement parks and the like. Actually, there are several sites with that name, but the one I’m writing about is this one: … --- ## [20 yrs ago today: R.I.P., Steve Irwin, 04 Sep 2006](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-yrs-ago-today-r-i-p-steve-irwin-04-sep-2006/1032821)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-yrs-ago-today-r-i-p-steve-irwin-04-sep-2006/1032821 "2026-09-04T21:34:10Z")
Hard to believe it’s been 20 years. Crikey! I’m watching this documentary, a 60 Minutes Australia documentary segment (47 mins), and I’m only a few minutes in and it looks really good. ➜ https://youtu.be/sRhJtsUH5VI ■ … --- ## [What documentaries and docudramas have you seen recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-documentaries-and-docudramas-have-you-seen-recently/1006335)
**Author:** [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-documentaries-and-docudramas-have-you-seen-recently/1006335 "2026-09-02T20:30:36Z")
In the spirit of the “What movies have you seen recently?” thread, I want to shift the spotlight to documentaries and docudramas. Whether single features or episodic series, share what you’ve been watching lately. Feel f… --- ## [What happened, Nat Geo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-nat-geo/1032140)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-nat-geo/1032140 "2026-08-07T01:56:11Z")
A few weeks ago I saw a new Nat Geo documentary on the Incas being pushed on Hulu. 4 episodes, 3 hours, sweet. I made some popcorn and turned on the first episode only to be completely bewildered after about 30 minutes. … --- ## [There's a biopic of Anthony Bourdain coming out Aug 2026 - "Tony"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016)
**Author:** [@teelabrown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teelabrown)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-biopic-of-anthony-bourdain-coming-out-aug-2026-tony/1032016 "2026-07-31T21:37:46Z")
To be released August 2026. I’m not sure how I feel about this. Like someone said in the comments to the trailer, I’m not ready to be sad about him again. I can’t even watch reruns of Kitchen Confidential. --- ## [Who's watching Tom Hanks WWII on History?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-tom-hanks-wwii-on-history/1030397)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-tom-hanks-wwii-on-history/1030397 "2026-07-31T09:39:07Z")
Hanks put fresh naration onto the old History channel video. I think the war narrative is better organized. --- ## [Happy 100th Birthday, Sir David Attenborough!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-sir-david-attenborough/1029917)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-100th-birthday-sir-david-attenborough/1029917 "2026-05-10T00:59:42Z")
Thank you, Sir, for all your very informative and amazing nature documentaries! One of my favorite bits, about the lyre bird, was so iconic that parodies were made, one that I missed was made for his 90th birthday by Aa… --- ## [Any new sir David Attenborough in the pipeline for the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-new-sir-david-attenborough-in-the-pipeline-for-the-usa/1003282)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-new-sir-david-attenborough-in-the-pipeline-for-the-usa/1003282 "2026-05-08T13:03:04Z")
I am a devoted Attenborough fan going back to the 70s. It’s very difficult for me to fully enjoy any natural world documentaries that are not hosted/narrated by him. But since he’s only two years away from his 100th bir… --- ## [Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-has-won-the-cult-of-mother-god/1027561)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-has-won-the-cult-of-mother-god/1027561 "2026-02-14T18:31:22Z")
So I’ve been on a cult kick lately and stumbled upon the HBO documentary Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (TV Mini Series 2023) - IMDb It’s about the “Love Has Won” cult (see Love Has Won - Wikipedia), where a McDon… --- ## [Brett Ratner to direct Melania Trump documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-ratner-to-direct-melania-trump-documentary/1012957)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brett-ratner-to-direct-melania-trump-documentary/1012957 "2026-02-01T21:33:52Z")
Intrigued? I know I am! This is sure to be a memorable combination of subject and artistic talent! For those who don’t remember, Ratner was accused by six women during the MeToo movement. And Melania is Melania. --- ## [Beatles Anthology 2025 on Disney+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-anthology-2025-on-disney/1025271)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beatles-anthology-2025-on-disney/1025271 "2025-12-03T21:13:36Z")
As a long-time fan I found the “new” version of the documentary very enjoyable (and a little bittersweet as well). I saw the original when it was broadcast in 1995 and have the DVD box set and still the 2025 version was … --- ## [A mysterious still image from a 1967 video, a bit of online detective work, and a hidden history of women on the fringes of fame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-still-image-from-a-1967-video-a-bit-of-online-detective-work-and-a-hidden-history-of-women-on-the-fringes-of-fame/1025098)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mysterious-still-image-from-a-1967-video-a-bit-of-online-detective-work-and-a-hidden-history-of-women-on-the-fringes-of-fame/1025098 "2025-11-26T15:58:32Z")
I was browsing through my YouTube feed this weekend, when I saw a 1967 educational short film called 'Farm Family in Winter". I had first become familiar with the short through the RiffTrax guys (Mike and the two guys wh… --- ## [Hitler's DNA shows he had an incomplete puberty, may have had a micropenis, and was likely schizophrenic and/or bipolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-dna-shows-he-had-an-incomplete-puberty-may-have-had-a-micropenis-and-was-likely-schizophrenic-and-or-bipolar/1024822)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitlers-dna-shows-he-had-an-incomplete-puberty-may-have-had-a-micropenis-and-was-likely-schizophrenic-and-or-bipolar/1024822 "2025-11-20T02:46:05Z")
So says a new study to be detailed in an upcoming documentary. A 1923 medical examination of Hitler, which was uncovered in 2015, showed that the Nazi leader did indeed have an undescended testicle but, while we do n… --- ## [BBC sued for "Fight like hell"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-sued-for-fight-like-hell/1024743)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-sued-for-fight-like-hell/1024743 "2025-11-13T22:58:39Z")
The BBC ran a documentary entitled “Trump: Second Chance?” Trump is suing them because they edited fifty minutes out of his Capitol invasion speech; the time between “We are going down to the Capitol…and fight like hel… --- ## [Help me identify this Trump election documentary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-trump-election-documentary/1024102)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2025, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-this-trump-election-documentary/1024102 "2025-10-20T00:39:10Z")
It was on one of the cable systems in the past year, so I assume it was the 2016 election, but it might have been about 2024. The producer traveled around the country talking to people about their situations. I know pa… --- ## [Documentary "Film is Dead - Long Live Film' - The end of film restoration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-film-is-dead-long-live-film-the-end-of-film-restoration/1023482)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-film-is-dead-long-live-film-the-end-of-film-restoration/1023482 "2025-09-30T19:57:16Z")
Seen recently on TCM. The doc is about preservationists, amateur (for the most part), of film recovery and restoration, collectors who have rescued films that have been dumped as trash, in the process of being dumped, r… --- ## [The Paper - sitcom on Peacock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paper-sitcom-on-peacock/1022777)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2025, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paper-sitcom-on-peacock/1022777 "2025-09-15T06:38:15Z")
The wife and I watched the first 3 episodes yesterday (they all dropped at once, which is something I didn’t realize until we started watching). Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Koman, it is a follow up and spinoff of… --- ## [The Boatlift of 9/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boatlift-of-9-11/1022810)
**Author:** [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boatlift-of-9-11/1022810 "2025-09-08T19:38:12Z")
A video of the evacuation of Lower Manhattan via ferry, tugboat and private craft. The largest rescue by water in history. Narrated by Tom Hanks. BOATLIFT - An Untold Tale of 9/11 Resilience (HD Version) --- ## [Unknown Number - Netflix Documentary \[open spoilers after the first few posts\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-number-netflix-documentary-open-spoilers-after-the-first-few-posts/1022774)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unknown-number-netflix-documentary-open-spoilers-after-the-first-few-posts/1022774 "2025-09-07T21:07:12Z")
I watched this documentary last night on Netflix and am surprised that there hasn’t been a thread about this already. I was hesitant to watch it because I had already heard about what happened (before the documentary was… --- ## [The Twister: Joplin Tornado documentary on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twister-joplin-tornado-documentary-on-netflix/1022464)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-twister-joplin-tornado-documentary-on-netflix/1022464 "2025-08-30T14:30:56Z")
If you haven’t seen this documentary, please give it a try. It’s (obviously) about the Joplin tornado of 2011, which killed 158 (or 161\*) people, injured hundreds more, destroyed thousands of buildings, and effectively l… --- ## [Paul Reubens (posthumously) comes out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-reubens-posthumously-comes-out/1013419)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-reubens-posthumously-comes-out/1013419 "2025-08-22T16:03:13Z")
It’s sad that he never felt comfortable revealing who he really was when he was alive, but better late than never. --- ## [Can someone explain Nathan Fielder's "The Rehearsal" to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-nathan-fielders-the-rehearsal-to-me/1019983)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2025, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-nathan-fielders-the-rehearsal-to-me/1019983 "2025-07-23T04:10:18Z")
A friend mentioned this show to me because the second season ended with Fielder apparently flying a 737. I knew nothing about the show before watching that episode and… I just didn’t get it. I see it’s supposed to be a … --- ## [Welcome to Wrexham](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-wrexham/970646)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-wrexham/970646 "2025-07-20T18:49:08Z")
This is a Hulu series/documentary covering the purchase of the Welsh football club Wrexham FC by Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Some background, Wrexham is a Welsh football club in the fourth tier of English football,… --- ## [On HBO/Max My Mom Jayne by Mariska Hargitay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-hbo-max-my-mom-jayne-by-mariska-hargitay/1020272)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-hbo-max-my-mom-jayne-by-mariska-hargitay/1020272 "2025-07-05T15:52:33Z")
Released June 27 Mariska Hargitay was only three when her mother Jayne Mansfield died in a car wreck. She has no personal memories of her mother. But the public persona was everywhere when Mariska Hargitay grew up. It’… --- ## [Documentary on the Go-Go's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-the-go-gos/1019736)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/documentary-on-the-go-gos/1019736 "2025-06-18T03:22:05Z")
I just watched a 2020 documentary "The Go-Go’s (directed and produced by Alison Ellwood). I remember when they were really popular in the early 1980s. They had started out as aspiring punk rockers, but a producer observe… --- ## [Pee Wee as Himself - Mark Twain Prize for American Humor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pee-wee-as-himself-mark-twain-prize-for-american-humor/1018867)
**Author:** [@SpyChief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpyChief)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pee-wee-as-himself-mark-twain-prize-for-american-humor/1018867 "2025-05-28T21:01:39Z")
Last night, I finished “Pee Wee as Himself” on Max. It’s a ROCK SOLID documentary about the character and the man behind the brilliance, Paul Reubens, who passed away in 2023. His contributions to comedy go back to bef… --- ## [Drive to Survive and similar Netflix series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-to-survive-and-similar-netflix-series/1015404)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drive-to-survive-and-similar-netflix-series/1015404 "2025-05-23T11:03:07Z")
For those that don’t know, Drive to Survive is a netflix documentary / reality series about Formula 1. For many of us, that never really “got” formula one, seeing the behind the scenes drama and decisions, and then seei… --- ## [Premiers Sat, May 10: The Judd Family: Truth Be Told](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premiers-sat-may-10-the-judd-family-truth-be-told/1018101)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/premiers-sat-may-10-the-judd-family-truth-be-told/1018101 "2025-05-11T01:59:01Z")
I have always enjoyed the Judd’s laid back, wholesome country. I kept my ticket stubbs from their 1989 concert. My wife and I had a wonderful time. They were marketed as squeaky clean Mother/daughter duo. But they were … [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/tag/documentary-bio/52.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=documentary-bio)