Lately I have been watching many documentaries on Youtube. They have ranged between the journey of a 19 year old boys weight loss from 60 stones (845 pounds) to 14 stones (about 190- a goal he has not yet accomplished) to the disturbing, depressing lives of meth addicted people to the most hated family and religious group in America (who are well known for picketing at the funerals of fallen soldiers with signs like "God Hates Fags").

Do you watch documentaries? Which have you watched? Do you recommend it or not? What did it make you feel? What did you see? Did you learn something? I would, personally, love to know.

As far as documentaries go, I love watching documentaries about anything related to animals (especialy felines and wolves) and biology. I´ve watched tons and tons, since right at the  time I have lunch, on one TV channel, they show two back-to-back hour-long documentaries. I usually only have time to watch the first one, but  it´s really cool when I can watch both.

I also like watching documentaries about curious historical things (for example, the history of fast food or soft drinks), and sometimes history in general (though I´m mostly just intersted in certain historical periods or human history as a whole, as evolution).

I also like documentaries about psychological things, how the brain works, etc. Those are fun....I especially remember one where they proved, though a series of experiments, why introverted people tend to like quieter places, and less obviously stimulating activities: we´re actually more sensitive to stimuli, so something that´s only moderately stimulating for an extrovert is really stimulating for an introvert. And it was so funny watching them prove it by making them drink lemon juice or counting how many stamps they can lick.....

The documentary about weight loss sounds interesting, but admittedly, I haven´t watched many documentaries of that type.

oh oh! i LOVE documentaries. (*_*) watch whenever and WHATEVER is on, or i can get my hands on. the ones i like the most is about people - life and strugge and "overcomning". :3 and animals. and friggingcräzyshit that have happened in history - or is happening now (also involving ppl-ethic questions as well)

since i got a goldfish-memory, i can tell you about one of the documentaries i watched recently. it was about   chernobyls wildlife today, and how the animals where the ones to stay and return to chernobyl after the disaster, slowly "adapting", to the radiactivity. it was a place where nature was thrivning as it only could without ppl involvement. or so it seemed, cuz then agian - HUGE costs for the animals that stayed (generations of sickness and deaths and suffering), as well as for the not "all-year-around" native birds, that only came to chernobyl to mate and then die.

the thing that striked me the most was how well, under ANY circumstances, animal life and nature could find a way to live in balance, if humans weren't there - even if we left them a present of (in our eyes) good-for-nothing-land. the thing that aggrovated me, was that now humans have come back to chernobyl simply to make it there "giant-radioactive-science-lab". DDD: radioactive reasearch as in animal-testing and shietz. (:=

CHERNOBYL HAVE WILD PONNIES NOW GODDAMMIT! DDD'X

i tried to find the documentary (even though it was in swedish for most parts) but couldn't find it.  found this one on youtube, but i havn't watched it yet so i dont know if it's any good.. i'll link it anyway :p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud33w26qsWQ