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Post by nabeav on Jun 15, 2016 7:34:20 GMT -8
Anyone else watching this ESPN documentary? My wife won't watch it, and I haven't found a single person in my office that's watching either and I need to talk about this. I was 14 when the murders happened, so OJ wasn't quite the revered figure for me that he was for an older generation - to me he was the guy who had painful yet funny things happen to him in the Naked Gun movie. But just seeing some of his college and pro highlights and marveling at how big and fast he was in Part One gave me an idea of how well-liked he must have been. Then, to take that and then show Part Two, which deal with the racial unrest in Los Angeles, his history of spousal abuse, and hearing actual 911 calls from Nicole as OJ screams at her in the background...it was chilling. It's a very powerful and unsettling experience watching it. Wondering if anyone else is as fascinated by it as I am.
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Post by Werebeaver on Jun 15, 2016 9:31:25 GMT -8
People nowadays don't understand. In the 60's and into the early 70's THERE WERE NO BLACK PEOPLE ON TV - period. On shows or commercials - especially commercials. You might see the occasional great musical performer on Ed Sullivan or athletes on NFL/MLB/NBA broadcasts, or maybe protestors in the south getting blasted by firehoses on the news, but that was about it. OJ's breakthrough as a corporate/commercial spokesperson was certainly significant in that respect.
I've watched both episodes and will watch the rest. The documentary is ambitious and wide ranging and I'm going to withhold any comments on it until I can judge it in its entirety.
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Post by TheGlove on Jun 15, 2016 12:30:09 GMT -8
Not interested in making a point to watch this. We reached peak OJ during the trial. This doc and the recent TV movie are just piling on.
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Post by Werebeaver on Jun 15, 2016 14:47:16 GMT -8
Not interested in making a point to watch this. We reached peak OJ during the trial. This doc and the recent TV movie are just piling on. I didnt watch the TV movie and I didn't watch the trial much at the time. Too busy with work. But I do recall being less surprised by the verdict than most everyone I knew at the time. |
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Post by jefframp on Jun 18, 2016 6:40:44 GMT -8
Anyone else watching this ESPN documentary? My wife won't watch it, and I haven't found a single person in my office that's watching either and I need to talk about this. I was 14 when the murders happened, so OJ wasn't quite the revered figure for me that he was for an older generation - to me he was the guy who had painful yet funny things happen to him in the Naked Gun movie. But just seeing some of his college and pro highlights and marveling at how big and fast he was in Part One gave me an idea of how well-liked he must have been. Then, to take that and then show Part Two, which deal with the racial unrest in Los Angeles, his history of spousal abuse, and hearing actual 911 calls from Nicole as OJ screams at her in the background...it was chilling. It's a very powerful and unsettling experience watching it. Wondering if anyone else is as fascinated by it as I am. I am definitely fascinated by it. I am in the rather unique situation of watching the episodes with my black son-in-law down here in San Diego where we are visiting. So I am getting his comments and perspective too. And he is trying to explain all this stuff to our rather mature 10 year old granddaughter as well. I think I may have to write a book after this is over! :-) |
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Post by jefframp on Jun 19, 2016 6:50:51 GMT -8
No, he actually admits he got away with it but also has mixed feelings about the justice system not working well for poor people in general. |
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