230RN's ventriloquism video post made me think of all the oddball and offbeat things I watch that turn out to be really good. Figured I'd start a thread so everyone can throw their two cents in.
Most I caught on Netflix or Prime Video so they may or may not still be available. Some are old and obscure enough they may no longer be available in any format.
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only (award-winning one man show)
GLOW, the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (history of the 80's show and catch up with the actors now)
Wrecking Crew (history of the LA-based studio musicians responsible for much of the recorded music from the late 60s to the early 2000s)
Rowan Atkinson: LIVE (one man show by the master of facial expressionism)
A Faster Horse (documentary of the 50th Anniversary Mustang R&D)
Trinity and Beyond, the Atomic Bomb Movie series (history of nuclear bomb testing using restored footage)
Moon Shot: The Inside Story of the Apollo Project (Apollo program development base on Deke Slayton's book)
Muscle Shoals (history of the FAME recording studio)
The PIXAR Story (history of the studio, early years through mid-2000's)
Untold Story of ILM (history of the studio's early development)
There's a whole host of Behind the Scenes stuff from Special Edition DVD and blu ray releases. The history of Lisberger Studios on the TRON special edition, the amazingly expansive and detailed BTS series from Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, et cetera, et cetera.
Brad