He's stated in the past this his roles and auditions dried up once Will Smith got popular, I remember that makeup Oscar he got for his half scene in As Good As it Gets because he got snubbed for that earlier role. I think he's embracing his status as a working actor rather than a potential star, by playing the one racial contemporary any younger black celebrity from then would have avoided like the plague.
It was historically significant and merits the same media treatment as other events of that time frame; unfortunately we don't have the attention span for an LTCM or Whitewater miniseries, another Rwandan genocide flick or a Boris Yeltsin biopic. Who is "you" and when did they "get" him?
Get your brain right and then watch "Big Time in Hollywood, FL". Ten or so episodes, he runs the last 6. You'll never think about him the same again.
Watched it last night. Pretty good! Excited for the rest of it. My God...the commercials, though...do we really need a commercial break every 6 minutes?
I was 9-10yrs old when all this went down so it was a pretty significant event growing up. Nice to finally see a proper movie or even better, a miniseries based on it all. Obviously I didn't understand completely what was going on so its interesting to go back and relive it again. I remember rooting for OJ because I liked him from the Naked Gun movies that me and my brother use to watch all the time. What stood out to me back then was Mark Furman the racist cop and the whole "glove doesn't fit" part. That was all I needed to know he was innocent lol. Sadly, that's how a lot of adults saw it too. And then the verdict. Wow. Watching the reactions from blacks and whites was a sight to see. Not sure how accurate that part was as hollywood does tend to stretch things, but according to Rob, the part where he almost shoots himself in "Kimmy's room" really happened. Kato Kaelin wrote an article on what they got wrong in ep1: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertai...views-fx-people-v-o-simpson-article-1.2508721
All of the inaccuracies he lists are pretty little things. So that makes me feel good about how the show is being handled.
To make a show about the biggest race case of all time and only nominate the white actors for awards. We win again.
I watched. I thought it was interesting to watch as it fills in a number of gaps most trial watchers will have. I don't think it's good drama like Law and Order or True Detective, as it seems they are just trying to retell the story. But it did have some moments. I especially liked Cuba facing Nicole at the Funeral, as that was new to me, and it certainly would have been a moment. They probably should have ended the episode there. But seeing what happened on the inside of the house before the chase added another fill in for me. They did a good job. I thought Travolta and Cuba and Ross did quite well. Kato looked and acted like a doof, but that was accurate. I was surprised how fascinated I was to read Kato's depiction in the link. Good find. I hope more players chime in. And I would agree that Kato's corrections are minor enough that it gives me confidence they are tring to get the story right. I think it could have done better with more Drama and character development, like that story where the military guy kills his entire family ( 1984 Fatal Vision ), but this is still a good watch. If you haven't seen Fatal Vision I would recommend that as must see.
Yet somehow no DNA? Kato would have been an easier target for the defense, than having to suggest a conspiracy/frame job being performed by racist cops... but they had to somehow create an explanation as to how OJ's DNA was at the crime scene, and how Nicole/Goldman's DNA was at OJ's house, on the bronco, and with the rare shoes that matched the footprints from the crime scene being in OJ's bedroom. To keep things more relevant, this would be like Making a Murder... except this time when the state is shown to mis-handle evidence and not fully explain/execute the DNA (partly due to it being a "new" thing at the time_), it resulted in the not-guilty verdict everybody was clamoring for in netflix series.
Well, to be fair... most of the people who are into the Kardashians today had no idea of who their father was, and how both the parents were closely tied to the Simpson family. So, if this helps them get just one more casual viewer who otherwise wouldn't be interested, more power to them.
