30 for 30 O.J.: Made In America

Anyone catch this? Was planning to watch the first part yesterday but missed it. Will re-air Tuesday before the second part, I'll catch up then.

I love these 30 for 30 films and this one looks to be exceptional.

There was also just a mini series or something about him? I didn't watch but love these documentaries, definitely will tune in for it. 5 parts, yesterday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday I believe.

 

This one is OJ's whole life, not just the case. From what I read, part 1 was his college days and iconic status in LA because of it, just from college ball. At the end of that part, they showed his first introduction to Nicole, kind of creepy knowing what was in store for her.

There was an interview with Marcia Clark on ESPN yesterday, she was asked the same thing about him confessing when he gets out, she scoffed. She said if he does, it won't be him taking blame but that Nicole made him do it, because thats how spousal abusers think, they always blame the victim for what happened.

 

This is really good. It covers the whole time period in LA and the racial tension which ultimately plays a roll in the Simpson case. Had the King riot on it in part two, that poor Denny guy nearly beaten to death. Should have run those mf over.

The 911 calls from Nicole are chilling and heartbreaking knowing what happens.

Part 3 is on tonight.

 

Cochran was able to play the race card because it was a very really issue inside the LAPD. This is why ESPN spent so much time covering the events of that time period in LA. By the time the OJ case came around, it was time the "black man" finally gets justice. The irony there is OJ spent his whole life ignoring his race and trying to be white. And it wasn't just the jury but the judge, he was a star struck idiot too and allowed the defense to do whatever it wanted.

Totally disagree about King, I saw the footage you are talking about, that beating was still over the top and those cops should have went to jail. I'm a police sympathizer, have family and friends who are cops and know what they have to deal with but I can't defend that one.

Denny had no idea what he was driving into, his radio was broke, thats some real bad luck there. In a way, cosmic justice was served. Of the 3 assailants most remembered in that video, the one that hit him with the brick is serving a life sentence for murder, another one was shot and killed in a club and the other one is the only one to make something of himself and was also the only one to apologize to Denny.

Part 3 covered the murder and ensuing circus. They actually showed for a split second where Nicole and Goldman lay, covered in blood. Wonder how all those people feel now that were cheering and rooting OJ on during the "chase"? Police captain called them a bunch of losers, lol.

I always wondered what the glove behind Kato's house was doing there, of course there is the popular theory of Furham planting it but I wondered if it was OJ's intent to frame Kato? Or if he was just so unnerved from what he did that he was doing things irrationally and thought the cops might not find it. He had just brutally murdered two people, pretty much decapitated Nicole and I bet he was surprised by Goldman, so thats another person he had to kill, that has to affect you.

 

This was awesome, highly recommend it.

Blount, I'm guessing you did't see it, because you definitely would have been here ranting about the defense team, the soulless bastards. They know he is guilty and they are so smug about getting him off.

And one point during the trial, they asked for permission to bring the jury to OJ's house, which amazingly, idiot Judge Ito allowed and before the jury got there, they swapped out all pictures of OJ with white people, which was pretty much every picture, and replaced them with him and black people to try and paint him as one of there own, even know OJ always wanted to be white and associated with them over his own.

I hate everyone of those scumbags on that defense team.

Oh! And the jurors, you'd be going off on them, only two did the documentary but they would have made you puke. One of them flat out said, the verdict was revenge for all the **** they had been through by the LAPD.

No one gave a **** about Nicole and Ron. Sad.

 

Yeah, they showed the black panther salute as well as covered the gloves being tried on by the defense team.

To Marcias credit, she didn't want to have OJ try the glove on, that was all Darden. Never ask a question you don't know the answer to, no one could believe he made such a rookie mistake.

Worst jury ever, they took about 5 hours to reach a verdict, insane. Trial lasted 296 days and they took 5 hours to deliberate. Like the one juror said, that verdict was all about payback. Ron Goldmans dad hit the nail on the head, it became the Mark Furham trial.

 

They didn't cover that but I remember that from when the case was happening. Or maybe I heard that after he got off. Can't remember the details, I thought it was OJ who said that.

Doesn't surprise me, everyone of them were just out trying to make a name for themselves, justice certainly wasn't the goal. When Shapiro and Bailey were both asked if they think he did it, they both danced around it and gave political answers. They both know they got a murderer off.

There was a little pleasure in seeing how annoyed Shapiro was that OJ got 33 years and that he was sentenced on the anniversary of the day he was acquitted. Sickening, still doesn't care about the victims all this time later.