^ "Four-Part Documentary NYC EPICENTERS 9/11➔2021½, Spike Lee's Personal Journey Through Two Decades Of Seminal Moments In The Life Of New Yorkers, Celebrating The City, Its Residents And Their Resilience, Debuts August 22".^ "What to Watch Today: The Walking Dead's End Begins, Ron Howard and Spike Lee Docuseries Premieres and More".The revised cut of the episode runs thirty minutes shorter, and excludes the interviews which promote conspiracy theories, though Abbey White of The Hollywood Reporter said that a segment in episode three, which presents conspiracy theories about United Airlines Flight 93, was not amended. On August 25, it was announced Lee would re-edit the episode following criticism, with HBO removing the previous cut from a screener platform. I respect the intelligence of the audience".
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My approach is put the information in the movie and let people decide for themselves. But people going to make up their own mind. And then the juxtaposition of the way Building 7 fell to the ground - when you put it next to other building collapses that were demolitions, it’s like you’re looking at the same thing. In an interview with The New York Times, Lee said, "The amount of heat that it takes to make steel melt, that temperature's not reached. While the episode also featured scientists who disputed these claims, journalists who viewed the episode criticized Lee, saying that his handling of the content gave "equal voice to both sides".
The fourth and final episode of the series, as shown to critics for review, contained a half-hour of Lee interviewing members of the 9/11 truth movement, who promoted conspiracy theories that the towers were brought down by a controlled demolition.
#Spike lee documentary series#
On Metacritic, the series holds a rating of 86 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.4/10, based on 5 critic reviews. Lee conducted over 200 interviews for the series. In March 2021, it was announced Spike Lee would direct and produce a documentary series focusing on the New York City for HBO, with HBO Documentary Films and 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks producing. The series follows the life, loss, and survival of New York City ranging from the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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