The Case Against Adnan Syed

Regardless of whether Adnan is guilty or not, it's proven many times that the justice system is broken. Many people consider it as sacred but in reality, it's just a man made system and doesn't always become successful in delivering justice. It works on the ability of people to present the truth in order to serve justice, but people can be biased, easily manipulated, and influenced. This includes everyone in the justice system. The many innocent people, who were put in jail and later exonerated, and the people who were let go freely even though they were guilty, are the biggest proof of it. The system prefers the rich and powerful. If you have the money, you can hire the biggest lawyer with the biggest mouth, whether you are guilty or not, and that lawyer will try to manipulate the system to prove your innocence.

For those claiming they "know" Adnan was and still is guilty are just as bad as the unbelievable stubborn and outright corrupt US "justice" system. I've listen to the podcast and I've watched this documentary and whilst it may have been one sided I'm baffled to see how anyone can be so convinced of his guilt. There is literally nothing that proves he did anything, other than a pathological criminal and liar whose story changed daily. I've seen many other cases in which the prosecution do everything they can to pin a murder on someone and ignore glaring holes and inconsistencies and seemingly how zero interest in finding the truth simply to clear it from their desk and move on. This crazy idea to get someone to plead guilty despite maintaining their innocence for 20 odd years, simply to prevent them from suing the state for time spent in prison it madness. I'm infuriated that people can't see past the collusion and hell bent evil simply to avoid admitting they got it wrong and worse knowingly locked someone up with zero hard evidence. Equally infuriating is that this documentary ended with so much more to be told, including that Adnan did get realised and explain more about this. Hopefully someone will pick up where this finished.

It just shows how messed up the legal system is :( keeping his family in my prayers

Definitely not up to the high standard one expects from HBO. The producers seem preoccupied with making the doco "entertaining". The fancy graphics, the animation, and the editing, all distract. It's ultimately a wasted opportunity to present the case in a clear, considered and constructive way, for the benefit of both those who are for or against Adnan Syed.

Dragging out a story that has been told a million times before, by a million other mediums, makes it boring and uninspired.

There is also one inexcusable misrepresented fact: "Because of new evidence unearthed after SERIAL, Adnan Syed has been granted an appeal". Unless I'm mistaken, this new evidence came about through the "Undisclosed Podcast", specifically through the hard work and legal acumen of lawyer Susan Simpson. While this new evidence was unearthed "after Serial", the statement gives false credit to that podcast.

Disappointing. Was eagerly waiting for this to watch. Sadly it was not worth the wait. Poor camerawork. Cheesy music/sfx. Cheap animations. Lazy phone I/V with Adan. And distasteful re-enactment V/O for Hae. It's always easy to be the armchair critic however the sleights of this doco are all valid. Peace