11.   Both documentaries are worth your time before you get lost in the sea of network season premieres.

12.   A documentary is a film that uses real people to tell a true story.

13.   A look at how the documentary was put together.

14.   But most documentaries on cable are formulaic, ranging from textbook history to celebrity profiles, Aufderheide said.

15.   But like a random victim of a drive-by shooting, this kind of gritty documentary would also be a casualty.

16.   But the documentary is much more than that.

17.   But this documentary is not a production of some Italian-American Anti-Defamation League.

18.   But while the documentary is stingy with heart, it is generous with fact and offers a dense, insightful visit to these communities.

19.   But with time-lapse photography, the documentary has been able to bring the secret life of plants to light.

20.   But trust me -- this extraordinary documentary is about much more than backboards and rebounds.