Inspiration can be hard to come by when you’re a creative
type of person. Everyone has their own way of getting inspired. Every creative is familiar with their own
version of writers block. It doesn’t matter what media or expression your art
manifests itself in, you know what its like to experience a blockage in your
creative arteries. Whenever I get a
creative block I turn to 2 places I like to go and they are Netflix and
Youtube. Youtube is good but quality can
be low and you never really know what you’re going to get. On the other hand
Netflix has a library of awesome material with a star rating system that lets
you know basically what level of content you’re going to get. The problem with Netflix is sifting through
their entire library to find what it is you don’t know you’re looking for. It makes it that much sweeter when you find
something that you can go to your friends with and you know they will enjoy it
too. You are my friends and here is my
list.
#5 Stripped
Stripped is a documentary about Comic Strips and their
creators. They interview and talk about
the top comic strip creators of comics like Penny Arcade, Calvin and Hobbes,
Luann, Foxtrot, Peanuts, Garfield, Pogo, and many more. It’s a perfect
documentary for anyone looking for a little comedy writing, drawing, self
publishing type of inspiration. This
documentary not only talks about comics with comic creators they also delve
into the future of comics as print media is fading out.
#4 Comedians of Comedy
Comedians of Comedy follows comedians Patton Oswalt, Brian
Posehn, Maria Bamford, and Zach Galifianakis on a comedy tour called The
Comedians of Comedy. The Documentary
follows these leading alternative comedians as they talk about comedy and live day
to day on the road. There are clips of
each of their comedy and how the push the boundries of whats known at
conventional stand up comedy. They tell
old comedy stories and talk about thing they have been through while they
create new memories.
#3 Dear Mr. Watterson
Dear Mr. Watterson is basically a love letter to arguably
one of the greatest comic creators to ever live. The documentary explores the comic strip
Calvin and Hobbes and its creator. The
doc interviews people from all walks of life and they discuss how Calvin and
Hobbes has impacted their life. They also delve into how Calvin and Hobbes
changed and continues to influence comics today.
#2 I Know That Voice
This is one of those documentaries that gives you a peek
into something you always wished you could find out more about. Featuring voice
actor such as John Dimaggio (Bender from Futurama), Kevin Conroy (Batman), Mark
Hamill (The Joker), and many more. They
discuss the process of being a voice actor and making a career with their
voices. Some of cartoons more recognizable voices are in it and it’s a lot of
fun to see the people behind your favorite characters like SpoungeBob, Tommy
Pickles, Bender, and many many more.
#1 Tig
This one holds a special place in my heart because it
chronicles the journey of stand up comedian Tig Notaro to notoriety. This is the documentary that should be called
“A Series of Unfortunate events” because it talks about the horrible trials she
had to endure that eventually led up to what would be the stand up performance
of a lifetime. Its sound like a bit much
but even one of the things she endured would have been overwhelming but she
endured. It also covers her journey
afterwards and all the things that came from the bad and are still in
development. On a personal note, the
reason this one sticks hard with me is because I was just getting out of the
hospital wondering how I was going to deal with the pain and trials I was going
through so I was in bed and I turned on Netflix and there it was being promoted
in the big window like it was calling to me.
It helped me so much.
This is my list of the best documentaries on Netflix. Enjoy
and your welcome.
