We talked about the use of the word documentary in the podcast actually and how I felt it was to their detriment a little bit. It's not intended to be like Charles' documentaries (who is featured in this btw), or to be like a big behind-the-scenes look. They want it to be a companion piece. They'll be behind the scenes components, but it'll be doing things like exploring the themes present in a scene, how it ties into the wider lore, and cultural impact (in terms of fandom and cinema).
I guess kind of more like a visual-take on the Minute-by-Minute podcasts that we've seen for various movies. It's not going to be like their other features they've done.
I always ask that "what are you going to do new" question of things like this. It doesn't always have to be some new tidbit from behind-the-scenes, as I enjoy the new approaches to exploring the content. Memory wasn't some enlightening new experience, but it at least had this focused exploration going on, even if it was a bit reaching in some of the analytic aspects of it. I wasn't the biggest fan of it, but it was trying to do something new and was certainly worth my time.
Besides, Rinzler proved there's always something new about the films buried in terms of behind-the-scenes anyway (because yet again, we asked the same question of the announcement of those books), and I know there's still drafts and details locked away that we still don't have access to.
It's a shame their advertisement has put some of you off, but I'm really looking forward to seeing what they do do with the approach they're taking. I'm quite excited for it actually, otherwise I wouldn't have agreed to get involved.