The Toys That Made Us: To make a great toy documentary, embrace Jackie Chan

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Brian Volk-Weiss has seen his share of documentaries. Heck, he's even made a few, including a two-hour documentary going where no one has gone before (specifically, the History Channel's 50 Years of Star Trek). But when the longtime TV producer first approached Netflix with an idea near and dear to his heart, it didn't exactly cut through the clutter.

Previously, the only work Volk-Weiss had done for the streaming company were comedy specials centered on everyone from Jim Gaffigan to Tiffany Haddish. But he'd been sitting on a pitch about an even older passion-his 30+ years of collecting toys.

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