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JediTalentAgent
Jun 5, 2005
Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!
Erin: The Side of Caution
This documentary follows the fandom of Erin Esurance fanatics (known as 'Erries') and documents the rise of the animated advertising icon and follows the chain of events that lead her to become a scandalized figure by fans all over the world. The documentary is set against a 4000 attendee-strong "Erinfest" convention held in Chicago in 2013 that features fans, interviews, art, cosplayers and special guests.

Lurk Who's Talking
A documentary on the internet lurking movement that traces the origins and continued legacy of lurking. Staring with pre-digital newspaper and magazine reading to the earliest days of BBS to the modern Facebook and Twitter revolutions. The documentary follows devoted Lurkers have silently shaped the global internet culture by ironically not contributing to it at all.

They Chose Me (AKA: Choosy Gamers Choose Discs)
While Pokemon is and has been a global phenom for the last 20 years, this documentary follows the hardcore Monster Rancher fans from Japan, Europe and the US as they go about trying to master the game and educate people on its hidden greatness; discussing the deeper social, religious and personal significance of the franchise that separates it from the mainstream.

Stop Calling It MANGA!
An in-depth exploration of the Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean and HK graphic novel scene where fans of the mediums and media experts discuss why it is both different and superior to the more popular Japanese manga scene.

The Saved and the Banned
Documentary follows people who were long-time members of various active internet forum communities who have found themselves banned and barred from those communities. The documentary tells of their rock star days posting in forums, the events that got them kicked out and their struggle with trying to rebuild their online identity either on new boards or under new names.

The Apostrophe: The Complicated History of a Small Character
A documentary that follows the legal, social and technical history of one the most frequently used (or misused) character's in the English language.

JediTalentAgent fucked around with this message at 07:54 on Oct 8, 2015

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Sophy Wackles
Dec 17, 2000

> access main security grid
access: PERMISSION DENIED.





im gay
Explores the repressed homosexuality of lonely internet forum posters and their first steps towards healing and acceptance.

Maldoror
Oct 5, 2003

by R. Guyovich
Nap Ghost
Star Citizens
The rise and fall of the largest crowdfunded project ever

(it has to fall first, rumor is it's close)

Maybe done in the style of Startup.com, much of which I believe was reenacted

JediTalentAgent
Jun 5, 2005
Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!
Stranger Than Fanfiction
A documentary that follows net-famous (and infamous) writers and writings of various fanfiction, ranging from all-ages to brutally pornographic, including readings of selected works. The private lives and methods of the writers is explored as we see how that shapes the direction they take with previously-existing properties to tell their own stories.

Address Bar: Tales from Geocities in the 1990s
In 2014, a Geocities server disconnected from the internet in the late 90s was found during the inventory of a Yahoo! storage site. The documentary follows the work of digital historians as they recover and restore thousands of once-lost pre-Yahoo! Geocities webpages and we explore the writings of the dawn of the digital social media age while also tracking down original page owners in the process.

JediTalentAgent fucked around with this message at 09:32 on Oct 8, 2015

lonesomedwarf
Mar 22, 2010

[n]A DocumenTary about Capitalism and Depression in the Modern Western World and about How Pervasive It really Is.{/b]
Norch, popular minecraft creator, makes a lot of money about sellingf the game, minecraft. This is a documentary about how he made a lot of money selling the game to Electronic Arts and how he is not happy even when he has money.
Depression is the fastest growing mental illness in the westeryn world and is set to be the fastest growing general illness by the year 2051 even out pacing aids and the herp. Will notch be a live in 2050? Will 2.5 billion $ be very much money, in 2050? How does notch feel about having a cemra in his face at all hours? This found footage horror film will fin out

lonesomedwarf
Mar 22, 2010

Games om the Some Thing Aw Ful forums

We go into the games forums to see what it is really like. There are some funny and cool guys on the some thing awful forums sub forums Games. We meet the major personalities and why they do what they do. Then we fly in their most rabid fans, based on needy and socially awkward youtube comments, and lock them in a room together overnight.

1000 Sweaty Rikers
Oct 13, 2005

Bigger on the Inside

This documentary details the activities of Kirk Johnson, and his 'Magnum Opus' that changed the internet forever.

Ehud
Sep 19, 2003

football.

step by step: the untold story
explores the behind the scenes drama between Patrick Duffy and Suzanne summers that plagued to set of the hit 1990's show.


life hacks
follows the online phenomenon of fat idiots using chopsticks to eat Cheetos and using clever creations to trap fruit flys instead of just doing the dishes

Egbert Souse
Nov 6, 2008

Doobie Dreams of Weiners

quakster
Jul 21, 2007

by FactsAreUseless
how to cook a diaper

Zooey Dave Chapelle
Oct 27, 2013
so how do i trap fruit flys instead of just doing the dishes?

JediTalentAgent
Jun 5, 2005
Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!
Worse Than That Time We Brought Back Family Guy
A documentary that explores the devoted early 2000s Family Guy fanbase and their hard work to bring the cult series back from cancellation, and that same fanbase that now demands its cancellation.

precision
May 7, 2006

by VideoGames
obviously there needs to be a documentary on the subculture of living in libraries

Fushigi Yuugi fansub
Jan 20, 2007

BUTT STUFF

pricklypie posted:

so how do i trap fruit flys instead of just doing the dishes?

u make a trap for them

Mr. Pumroy
May 20, 2001

a documentary about those parkour guys, they are super interesting i bet!!

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JediTalentAgent
Jun 5, 2005
Hey, look. Look, if- if you screw me on this, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine, you rat bastard!
I Don't Work Here
A documentary that follows a handful of people who are somehow always mistaken for store employees, no matter how they're dressed or where they are, and how they are using this gift to help or hinder other shoppers.

Mac and We
Mac and Me is considered a failed ET rip off and was largely forgotten for years, but this documentary follows the massive cult resurgence in the film as well as the sudden relevant social commentary that film makes over 20 years since its initial release.

Slurred Speech
An exploration of how regional dialects, common phrases and media is actually full speech that is offensive to others and what people are doing to education and punish those who perpetuate them.

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