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 THE PEOPLE VS. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY PREMIERES TONIGHT AT 10:00 PM EST / 9:00 PM CST on FX http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/american-crime-story/episodes FX posted:The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story is a limited series that takes you inside the O.J. Simpson trial with a riveting look at the legal teams battling to convict or acquit the football legend of double homicide. Based on the book The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin, it explores the chaotic behind-the-scenes dealings and maneuvering on both sides of the court, and how a combination of prosecution overconfidence, defense shrewdness, and the LAPD’s history with the city’s African-American community gave a jury what it needed: reasonable doubt. Billed Cast:  JOHN TRAVOLTA as ROBERT SHAPIRO  CUBA GOODING JR as O.J. SIMPSON  SARAH PAULSON as MARCIA CLARK GETTY  DAVID SCHWIMMER as ROBERT KARDASHIAN  COURTNEY B VANCE as JOHNNIE COCHRAN  STERLING BROWN as CHRISTOPHER DARDEN  NATHAN LANE as F. LEE BAILEY  KENNETH CHOI as JUDGE LANCE ITO  CHRISTIAN CLEMENSON as BILL HODGMAN  BRUCE GREENWOOD as GIL GARCETTI IMDB link: Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 timp fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Feb 16, 2016 |
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I'm with The People on this one.
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Feb 2, 2016 20:15
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The "They were on a break!" defense tactic.
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Feb 2, 2016 21:43
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I was probably going to give this one a pass, but Sepinwall's glowing review piqued my interest.
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Feb 2, 2016 22:38
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Does SImpson get paid for this? I'd assume they can't just use his name and story without payment.
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Feb 2, 2016 22:47
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Air is lava! posted:Does SImpson get paid for this? I'd assume they can't just use his name and story without payment. I don't think he has any rights since he's a federal prisoner EDIT: Funny, if you knew nothing about O.J. Simpson or this case that could seem like a spoiler. Haha. timp fucked around with this message at 00:11 on Feb 3, 2016 |
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Feb 2, 2016 23:48
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I haven't read a non-glowing review about this show, it's probably gonna be The Show of early 2016 that captures everyone's hearts like True Detective in 2014 and The Jinx in 2015
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Feb 2, 2016 23:59
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timp posted:I don't think he has any rights since he's a federal prisoner I don't think this is how the law works. The US department of corrections doesn't have to afford him certain rights pursuant to keeping him imprisoned, right to privacy, speech, etc. He doesn't just lose all rights forever or even specifically while being in prison. Also it's important to remember that legally he did not do this crime so he's able to profit from it. Also he did it and I'm watching it.
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Feb 3, 2016 00:23
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Botnit posted:Also it's important to remember that legally he did not do this crime so he's able to profit from it. dunno if that's true, he was found guilty in civil court, remember
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Feb 3, 2016 00:50
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Toxxupation posted:dunno if that's true, he was found guilty in civil court, remember It's the criminal that matters to the Son of Sam laws, which actually ended up being stricken down ultimately and rebuilt up only following Supreme Court declaring they were only constitutional with "extremely precise wording". O.J. being able to profit off it has been a pretty big thing of the last two decades, charging for interviews and writing that awful book, etc.
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Feb 3, 2016 00:54
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Botnit posted:I don't think this is how the law works. The US department of corrections doesn't have to afford him certain rights pursuant to keeping him imprisoned, right to privacy, speech, etc. He doesn't just lose all rights forever or even specifically while being in prison. Also it's important to remember that legally he did not do this crime so he's able to profit from it. Botnit posted:It's the criminal that matters to the Son of Sam laws, which actually ended up being stricken down ultimately and rebuilt up only following Supreme Court declaring they were only constitutional with "extremely precise wording". O.J. being able to profit off it has been a pretty big thing of the last two decades, charging for interviews and writing that awful book, etc. Interesting...of course IANAL and all that. That being said I'd love for a civil lawyer goon to weigh in on all of this.
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Feb 3, 2016 00:56
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This is all from the old Ask/Tell about the case. The reason he was/is so desperate for money is that he owes the estate of their families a poo poo ton of money for losing the civil case.
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Feb 3, 2016 01:01
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Botnit posted:This is all from the old Ask/Tell about the case. The reason he was/is so desperate for money is that he owes the estate of their families a poo poo ton of money for losing the civil case. As I recall, any profit he receives that isn't completely off the books and under the table goes to the victims families.
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Feb 3, 2016 01:19
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That's the common belief for people who owe from civil cases but the truth off memory was OJ still got to keep a significant portion of his income because it was a structured levy where if he only had a claimed income of $100,000 then he only had to give a much smaller percentage of it because it was seen as necessities, so he was able to do books and big interviews for bigger money but the families also got huge percentages of those because it was all claimed, but he'd also do a ton of road show memorabilia, autograph bullshit off book that were rumored to be in the low millions income a year. That was one of the things from the robbery where people were amazed that he could afford such a prominent legal defense team when he was supposedly destitute. They weren't Cochran & Shapiro level but they were still way better than he was financially supposed to be able to have access to. Botnit fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Feb 18, 2016 |
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Feb 3, 2016 01:37
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Well I think we know what kind of show this is going to be.
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Feb 3, 2016 04:02
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Was that Kevin James walking his dog and finding the body? e: Aw man, no awesome intro sequence like American Horror Story. Rageaholic fucked around with this message at 04:11 on Feb 3, 2016 |
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Feb 3, 2016 04:04
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Hooked already, this is really good.
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Feb 3, 2016 04:14
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Im not gonna watch this but I am very excited to see Ross
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Feb 3, 2016 04:14
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I knew it was Kaelin.
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Feb 3, 2016 04:15
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Boy, Sarah Paulson looks loving weird with that hair. 90s hairstyles sure were not flattering.
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Feb 3, 2016 04:16
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KyBdPeKHg
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Feb 3, 2016 04:23
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This is surprisingly entertaining, even if the casting is sort of hilarious. Don't worry OJ, Ross and Tony Manero will save you!
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Feb 3, 2016 04:48
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Sash! posted:Don't worry OJ, Ross and Tony Manero will save you!
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Feb 3, 2016 04:50
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This is surprisingly great
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Feb 3, 2016 04:57
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Some of these cast choices seem like they'll be distracting but I guess it's worth a shot with all the good reviews.
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Feb 3, 2016 04:58
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:I can't take David Schwimmer seriously at all after seeing so much Friends. But Cuba is already killing it as OJ. Yeah, he's doing pretty great. Selma Blair was a pretty good Kris Kardashian too.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:00
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Travolta is a douche but he's nailing Shapiro
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Feb 3, 2016 05:01
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The flashback to early 90's tech was pretty great casting seems alright so far
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Feb 3, 2016 05:02
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:But Cuba is already killing it as OJ. looks like he did his homework then 
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Feb 3, 2016 05:04
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Actually Cuba was a literal madman well before this show
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Feb 3, 2016 05:06
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Grumble grumble method acting.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:11
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My main though, other than he totally did it, is has Schwimmer even done anything since Friends. and time for the  SLOW SPEED CHASE e: next episode I guess.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:16
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spoon0042 posted:My main though, other than he totally did it, is has Schwimmer even done anything since Friends. Here and there but he's directed stuff for the most part. I don't think he wanted to act much after the show.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:17
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spoon0042 posted:My main though, other than he totally did it, is has Schwimmer even done anything since Friends.  Hell yeah, next week's the white Bronco chase. e: And Connie Britton! gently caress yeah e2: Wait, that preview may have been for the rest of the season. Nevermind.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:19
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sportsgenius86 posted:Here and there but he's directed stuff for the most part. I don't think he wanted to act much after the show. ah. Looks like things start to fall apart in the preview. Fun.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:22
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I liked it. I was too young to know anything about the whole media circus around this case when it was actually happening, so everything I know about it comes from reading about it years later. I think the show is doing a good job so far capturing how utterly insane the atmosphere surrounding the whole thing must have been.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:24
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Hell yeah, next week's the white Bronco chase.. The Bronco chase has to be its own episode. You could do a whole movie about that chase alone. In fact they kinda did. If anyone out here hasn't seen June 17, 1994 yet, get your rear end to Netflix and rectify that immediately.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:25
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Noticed right away the tall detective with Furman was Sal from Southland.
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Feb 3, 2016 05:29
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DivisionPost posted:The Bronco chase has to be its own episode. You could do a whole movie about that chase alone. Quote this forever. That is a loving fantastic documentary.
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This is hilariously trashy. Entertaining but I have no idea why the reviews are so good when the flaws are so obvious and dumb. Take a shot for every dramatic zoom in.
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