{"id":5022,"date":"2012-11-09T17:33:12","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T17:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/?p=2288"},"modified":"2012-11-27T18:48:57","modified_gmt":"2012-11-27T18:48:57","slug":"pov-launches-all-time-best-documentaries-poll","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/dipsy.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/pov-launches-all-time-best-documentaries-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Election Season Extended (for Best Documentaries of All Time)"},"content":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/greatest-documentaries-of-all-time-pov-500x2812.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2291\" title=\"greatest-documentaries-of-all-time-pov-500x281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/independentlens\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/greatest-documentaries-of-all-time-pov-500x2812.gif\" alt=\"Graphic for POV's Greatest Documentaries of All Time poll\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<p>What does it mean to be the greatest? This week our sister series, <a title=\"POV website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/pov\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>POV<\/em><\/a>, launched an ambitious survey which will culminate in a master list of the greatest documentaries of all time. Obviously, we have our own favorites (wink, wink &#8230; nudge, nudge), but encourage our fans to crowdsource their documentary faves, for the love of non-fiction filmmaking. Think <a title=\"Sight and Sound website\" href=\"http:\/\/bfi.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sight and Sound<\/em><\/a> magazine&#8217;s critics poll meets American Idol meets your own instant viewing queue!<\/p>\n<p>The <a title=\"POV Greatest Documentaries of All Time poll\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/pov\/blog\/2012\/11\/the-greatest-documentaries-of-all-time\/#.UJwsQOOe_Ro\" target=\"_blank\">survey<\/a>\u00a0launched on Thursday, November 7, with approximately 300 documentary titles, but it doesn&#8217;t stop there. Anyone can add new entries. Vote for as many films as you like \u2014 but only once \u2014 by 5pm ET, Thursday, November 29th.<\/p>\n<p>Continue checking the <a title=\"POV Documentary Blog\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/pov\/blog\/#.UJwwDOOe_Ro\" target=\"_blank\"><em>POV&#8217;s Documentary Blog<\/em><\/a>\u00a0throughout the month for posts by documentary filmmakers and aficionados discussing best documentary picks. Who knows? Your favorite could end up at the top!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/pov\/blog\/greatest-documentaries-poll-embed.html\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" width=\"500\" height=\"625\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it mean to be the greatest? This week our sister series, POV, launched an ambitious survey which will culminate in a master list of the greatest documentaries of all time. 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