The penultimate episode of the series (I really hate to see this go), is entitled Manna From Heaven specifically it seems to draw attention to Johnny Cochran’s use of Christianity as a tool manipulate the public. If Johnny Cochran were a housewife, his tagline would be, “Only God can judge me, and he is […]
The People v OJ Simpson: The Jury Revolts
This episode gives us some insight to the jury who were sequestered for a total of 266 days. There were twelve jurors and twelve alternates. At first that number of alternates seems excessive but after a trial of that length, there were only two left by trial’s end. Several people lied to get on the […]
The People v OJ Simpson Discussion Episode 7: Conspiracy Theories
This week, The People v OJ Simpson took a bit of a shift out of the courtroom. Despite being the episode with the most famous moment of the trial, when OJ tried on the glove, most of the action was out of the courtroom. Which means most of it was largely fabricated, because no […]
The People v OJ Simpson Recap: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia
I can’t believe that Marcia Clark was going through a divorce at the same time she was prosecuting the biggest case of her life. Wow. Either one of those is a lot. And the media was kind enough to call her a bitch and mock her wardrobe and hair through the whole thing. I love […]
The People v OJ Simpson: “The Race Card”
This week we final get to the trial. The guy playing Fuhrman looks nothing like him and is way more attractive, and yet I knew exactly who he was when he was standing silently in the elevator. Something about the tension in his face. I was blown away that the actor could pull him off without saying […]
The People v OJ Simpson: Absolutely 100% Not Guilty
This week Johnny Cochran officially joins the team and brings on Carl Douglass and Shawn Chapman. I remember Carl Douglass as someone who was very active in court for the defense. The defense begins by objection to every basic request the prosecution makes. The judges were all very prone to allowing the defense every possible […]
The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story Discussion: I’m Not Black! I’m OJ!
Starting the episode with the Kardashian kids was ridiculous. Apparently that fabricated crap is going to continue in every episode. On the one hand, they do show Marcia Clarks’ kids on the series and I realize that there was a lot going on with Robert Kardashian’s divorce and the fact his family was so close […]