Documentary Now! is so good, you’ll be forced to reassess Meyers, whose comedy writing is so crisp and correct, he should give up his late-night NBC show because nothing he does there will ever be as good or as funny.

Documentary Now! is dazzlingly smart.... It's true that Documentary Now! is funnier if you're at least vaguely familiar with the movies that serve as the inspirations.

Documentary Now! is so wonderfully silly it may take viewers a moment to recognize just how smart it is, too.

All three episodes offered varying degrees of laughs, but the “Kunuk” episode is a high-water mark.

Not everything lands squarely on target in the first three half-hours of Documentary Now!. But there are enough moments--and quite a lot of them in Episode 3--to keep this ambitious enterprise on track and well worth a roll ‘em.

Documentary Now! may not match the genius that possesses Blunt Talk and its stars, but it's still one of the best laughers on cable.

Actually, the series peaks in its opening credits and introduction, which cleverly approximate the fictional public-TV documentary showcase from which the show derives its name.... From there, though, Documentary Now! becomes an exceedingly hit-miss proposition.

Documentary Now is a well-produced show with mostly punchless jokes. This concept has been done so well in the past so the bar was set high (Spinal Tap, Best In Show). Mostly the scripts spend too much time with the details of each episode, which are done amazingly. It seems the dialogue is hoping to be carried by the sets and costumes. The jokes are often simple nods to the situations they're in. Very neo-SNL to try and let the concept carry the sketch itself. It's frustrating because these are two funny, dedicated guys that would have been really well served by some edginess.