These documentaries remind us that our favorite songs, movies, and TV shows are not miracles. They are products—manufactured by exhausted crews, exploited child actors, megalomaniacal producers, and desperate screenwriters.

Furthermore, the "edit" is a weapon. A documentary can ruin a living person's career by selectively splicing audio or omitting context. The case of McMillions (the McDonald's Monopoly scam) was fun, but the subjects later claimed the editing made them look like masterminds when they were pawns.