How It's Made, Nova, and Nature. To a (slightly) lesser extent, 60 Minutes and Frontline. The term documentary covers (imho) a continuum, from academic style n

How It's Made, Nova, and Nature. To a (slightly) lesser extent, 60 Minutes and Frontline. The term documentary covers (imho) a continuum, from academic style nonfiction on one end to a gray area between infotainment and fiction on the other.