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As much as I think Ryan Murphy is a hack, American Crime Story was a pretty good window into that time for me as someone who was a toddler when that trial was unfolding.It's really hard to explain to people who are too young to remember just what a media circus that whole trial was. I've never seen anything like it since.
I never watched the trial on tv or tried to follow it in the news, but I still knew all about Kato Kaelin and Mark Fuhrman because it was all anyone talked about.
I remember trial coverage interrupting my afternoon cartoons after school.As much as I think Ryan Murphy is a hack, American Crime Story was a pretty good window into that time for me as someone who was a toddler when that trial was unfolding.
Never convicted. How dare you slander the man who is dead and can't defend himself. If he was still alive he would shive you with a prison shank."The legal stuff" lol he murdered two people
My main issue with it was that it seemed like they were making Kardashian a bigger part of the story than he was just so they could throw in references to his before they were famous kids.As much as I think Ryan Murphy is a hack, American Crime Story was a pretty good window into that time for me as someone who was a toddler when that trial was unfolding.
I remember when the verdict was announced. All morning, we knew that it was the day (because the jury made its decision the day before) and even knew that the announcement would come at 10am. I can't think of many instances when a verdict was delayed a day and a specific time for its reading was given hours in advance. It probably had a lot to do with fears of another race riot. It had been less than 3 years since the 1992 LA riots that erupted when cops were acquitted in the Rodney King case, and there was a lot of concern that there could be a repeat if O.J. had been found guilty. The delay might've been so that the city could prepare, and I've always wondered if the fear might've even influenced the jurors.It's really hard to explain to people who are too young to remember just what a media circus that whole trial was. I've never seen anything like it since.
I never watched the trial on tv or tried to follow it in the news, but I still knew all about Kato Kaelin and Mark Fuhrman because it was all anyone talked about.
I was in high school and the teachers carted all of us kids into the library to see the verdict live. How is that educational? Brainwashing us to become addicted to celebrity news more like it.I remember when the verdict was announced. All morning, we knew that it was the day (because the jury made its decision the day before) and even knew that the announcement would come at 10am. I can't think of many instances when a verdict was delayed a day and a specific time for its reading was given hours in advance. It probably had a lot to do with fears of another race riot. It had been less than 3 years since the 1992 LA riots that erupted when cops were acquitted in the Rodney King case, and there was a lot of concern that there could be a repeat if O.J. had been found guilty. I imagine that the delay was largely so that the city could prepare, and I've always wondered if fear of the consequences of a guilty verdict might've even influenced the jurors. Anyways, it was more than just a double murder trial with a star athlete and media personality.
I was in a college class when the verdict was announced and remember that the classroom was a little emptier than usual that day, no doubt because some students chose to skip class to listen to the verdict. One student who came, anyways, got up shortly before 10am and left the classroom, listened to the verdict, returned, interrupted the professor's lesson and announced the verdict to the class. It was that big of news... except maybe to the professor, who was not at all happy about the interruption and ordered the student to leave the classroom. I'm not sure if I ever saw that guy in class again.
The only trial that felt like it came close since is the Michael Jackson trial, but I'd still say that the O.J. trial was on another level.
Yep. I remember clear as day, watching this in math class in school. We were transfixed.It's really hard to explain to people who are too young to remember just what a media circus that whole trial was. I've never seen anything like it since.
I never watched the trial on tv or tried to follow it in the news, but I still knew all about Kato Kaelin and Mark Fuhrman because it was all anyone talked about.
Kind of an "Outside of that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play" sort of thing, no? And maybe "always" isn't quite the right word either.All the allegations and court stuff aside OJ was always good for a laugh and entertainment.
I don't want to speak for Rodgerwilco, but his example suggests that he was laughing at the man's misfortune. This thread features jokes about O.J. from 1994 and jokes about him in 2024, so I'd say that it's true that he was good for a laugh, just often at his expense.Kind of an "Outside of that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play" sort of thing, no? And maybe "always" isn't quite the right word either.
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Stole this from another site of ill repute. Made me laugh.
Yeah I guess “Always” wasn’t exactly the best word. Just meant to say it seemed like when I’d see comments or videos from him these days he would be funny, especially on twitter. I wasn’t lf age of reason during the trial, so perhaps I’d feel differently had I been.Kind of an "Outside of that Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play" sort of thing, no? And maybe "always" isn't quite the right word either.
Thank you, Osprey. I appreciate the comment. OJ has become a meme of sorts for folks around my age. I was but a young child of 3 years old when the trials were conducted. Maybe if I was older at that time I would have a different (likely darker) outlook, but as it stands, he was basically the butt of the joke as long as I’ve been aware of him.I don't want to speak for Rodgerwilco, but his example suggests that he was laughing at the man's misfortune. This thread features jokes about O.J. from 1994 and jokes about him in 2024, so I'd say that it's true that he was good for a laugh, just often at his expense.