I don't think the amount of films on the docs list should be set in stone. If we get 70 full lists with 400 films ya 100 makes sense. But if we get 50 list and with only 35 full ones with 180 documentaries total, than it should be 50. The fact is even with film avaliabllity the amount of documentaries that will interest a person is much more limited than the amount of films from a decade.

To make sure it will work out as a top 100, first get a so/so list together, of the members that plan on joining. After that, you all should be able to decide whether or not it should be a top 50, or a top 100.

I just have two questions.

1. Would television documentaries be allowed in the countdown? After all, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" did get some votes and that wasn't a theatrical release (yes, I am a little irritated that I know this fact and that I didn't list "Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer" in my 60's countdown :)).

2. If there are plans to do a complete list of the overall best movies of all-time, wouldn't you want to do that after there were lists representing the best movies from the decades that are before the 1950's as well? I don't see how an overall list could be made unless every decade has been given their own individual lists. I am basing this question on some of the posts (I saw nothing mentioned for anything before the 1950's - unless I missed it somewhere).

Each movie is different, so you'll probably have to bite the bullet, but personally, I don't care if it gets counted as one.

My personal choice would be UP series would count as 1, otherwise if each individual one was counted separately it wouldn't stand much of a chance of doing well.

When I think of TV docs I think of say Blue Planet.

So, with the Up series in mind, what about something that would be considered a mini-series documentary (i.e. Ken Burns' "The War")? Would that be considered as one?

I was going to bring Ken Burns up. Been watching his Civil War and every episode is like a movie. Still think they should count as one though.

Totally unrelated but is everyone OK with me starting up the 50s thread late December? Then six months to watch with a start time of late June/early July.

Totally unrelated but is everyone OK with me starting up the 50s thread late December? Then six months to watch with a start time of late June/early July.

I was going to bring Ken Burns up. Been watching his Civil War and every episode is like a movie. Still think they should count as one though.