Or because you assume people agree with you? I remember watching it thinking he was guilty as sin. It was developed by the creators of This American Life and hosted by Sarah Koenig. In fact, the documentary falls into the well-known true crime trap of taking the possible perpetrator at his word, allowing him to paint himself as a bright, innocent, all-American boy, while depriving viewers of the chance to fairly evaluate what evidence there might be to the contrary. [1] The HBO documentary revealed that Syed turned down a plea bargain in 2018 that would have required him to serve four more years before being released. Sign up for the Thought Catalog Weekly and get the best stories from the week to your inbox every Friday. I came here to say "The Staircase". Take the quiz to see if your symptoms may be HS—a chronic inflammatory skin condition that may be linked to the immune system. I didnt think staircase was bias at all. As mentioned, Wilds’ story had several inconsistencies between his original statements and subsequent testimonies. Well, his final version of his testimony. This new setback is a stunning blow to Syed’s quest to clear his name. Your answers indicate you’ve experienced symptoms commonly associated with HS. But they’re almost never able to give us significant insight into the facts of the case itself, meaning that most of what they tell us throughout the documentary is essentially speculation and hearsay. To be fair to the Staircase, it had to be biased otherwise they wouldnt have had all the access they did to him, his family and his legal team. Personally, I remain on the fence, but do you have a real data point for saying “most people who still care in 2019 don’t agree with an innocence narrative?”, So I didnt do much research on the real case. Most people who think he is innocent avoid this subreddit because of biased statements like that. Nancy Pelosi sets a 48-hour deadline for getting a stimulus deal before the election. But still, I don’t know why they felt the need to make this one when it basically espouses the same view as Serial, and it’s clear that most people who still care in 2019 don’t agree with an innocence narrative. ‌If you’re a current HBO subscriber, you might already have access to HBO Max — all of HBO plus blockbuster movies, must-see series, and new Max Originals. But it provides crucial context for anyone watching the HBO documentary, which has billed itself as an objective deep dive into the case. But The Case Against Adnan Syed has scant new ground to cover, and very little apparent interest in taking an objective view of the case or of Syed himself. Jay Wilds, one of Syed’s friends, testified that Syed borrowed Wilds’ car, and when he returned it, he had Lee’s body in the trunk and asked for help. Like "Making a Murderer," there's a good deal of time devoted to forensic minutia, like analyzing the grass at the location where Lee's car was found. [6][7], "The Case Against Adnan Syed: A New Documentary Series Coming Soon to HBO", "The 7 Biggest Takeaways From The Case Against Adnan Syed", "HBO's The Case Against Adnan Syed has no interest in the case against Adnan Syed", "The Case Against Adnan Syed: Miniseries", The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Case_Against_Adnan_Syed&oldid=983603576, 2010s American documentary television series, United States non-fiction television series stubs, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 October 2020, at 05:13. After completing this quiz, please talk to your dermatologist about your answers as soon as possible. The Lee family did not participate in Serial or in The Case Against Adnan Syed, and only two members of their local Korean community are interviewed on camera in the documentary. I mean, if I had just seen a dead body, I feel like I’d tell someone else right away too. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Directed by Academy Award-nominee Amy Berg, four-part documentary series The Case Against Adnan Syed explores the 1999 disappearance and murder of 18-year-old Baltimore County high school student Hae Min Lee, and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed — a case brought to global attention by the hugely popular Serial podcast.Read More