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Full information and airing schedule here! Starting June 14th, all 5 parts will be available on WatchESPN, but lets go by the actual air dates for discussion and what not. Tons of people are calling this the best thing ESPN has ever done. It even had a limited theatrical release where people spent 8 hours straight watching this documentary. It already has Academy Awards buzz. This is supposed to be amazing and man has the bar been set super high. The guy making this, Ezra Edelman, has been involved in a lot of 30 for 30 stuff as well as Bryant Gumbel's HBO show. So lets all watch together what seems to be the definitive look and closing chapter of Orenthal James Simpson. If you are wondering why this is big news and already the subject of an FX series, you are probably too young to remember the OJ trial in general. You should really watch it if that is the case, but if you needed more incentive the following things came to national attention as a result of this trial: 24 hour news networks (CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, etc) - Some existed, but weren't really powerful or anything more than a novelty. This trial rocketed them into viable entities. DNA - This was the first time a ton of people had ever even heard of it and the first high profile trial where it was used/debated. WTF is a Kardashian - Yes, that name was a household name when Kim was only 14 years old. Kickoff is in 45 minutes, so until then, what will we compare this too? In other words, what is the best thing ESPN has done? It's The U, Parts 1 and 2
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 01:19 |
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# ? May 3, 2024 01:00 |
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The best thing ESPN has done up to now is also OJ related. June 17th 1994 is legit art.
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 01:22 |
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swickles posted:
Survive and Advance also Of Miracles and Men
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 01:22 |
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The hype and praise for this has been insane. I can't wait.
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 01:42 |
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OJ Simpson was declared innocent but I have doubts about the validity of that decision!
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 01:54 |
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I remember being a kid watching that loving bronco me and my parents where glued to the tv so they didn't cook dinner and we ordered pizza hut and some cheese sticks, loving owned. Then they let us watch the trial in school when they announced he was innocent and all the black kids and a few white kids that thought they where black all jumped up and said we won we won!!
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 01:55 |
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First Joe Bell sighting!
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 02:27 |
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OJ was the Craig James of his day
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 02:29 |
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I was alive and a news watcher when this was happening and I'm pretty sure I got my entire fill of this story back when it was happening. I'm not sure how anyone can watch EVEN MORE of it. It was everywhere. It was the only thing anyone ever talked about. It was on every single news broadcast/talk show/newspaper headline. It was too much. 1st topic with friends/coworkers was "Did you watch Seinfeld last night?" Then 2 through the rest of the day was "OJ!!!!!" Remember when that plane disappeared and CNN went batshit? That was a blip on the radar compared to OJ coverage.
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 02:31 |
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I was born in 93 This is all new to me
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 02:34 |
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That right there is why OJ should be in jail.
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 02:56 |
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this is awesome
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 02:57 |
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1st hour down, is it the top of the 30 for 30 pile?
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 02:58 |
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AC is a beta beta OJ is a wanker
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 02:59 |
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Oh poo poo Catholics vs. Convicts 30 for 30 is going to be loving amazing.
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 03:01 |
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Really good so far OJ was a genius to tell the principle he was just helping his coach escort the guys to the principles room. lol making GBS threads on buffalo
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 03:03 |
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Buffalo always sucks
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 03:07 |
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This old bills footage looks really loving great
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 03:09 |
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the bills had a run/pass ratio of 62/5 in this game lmao
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 03:17 |
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Nicole Brown was fiiiiiiinnnnneeee.
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 03:56 |
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swickles posted:Nicole Brown was fiiiiiiinnnnneeee. That's what I thought never seen those pics of her before.
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 03:57 |
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that owned. give me the other four parts
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 04:02 |
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Onto Hertz now. This is really good
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 04:28 |
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swickles posted:Full information and airing schedule here! Pony Excess? Also goddamn that espn page looks hosed up when you scroll. Some images move and some don't. When is this going to be on netflix or youtube so I can watch it?
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 04:42 |
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part 1 was great and hasn't even got juicy yet
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 04:59 |
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effectual posted:Pony Excess? Its literally under the first line of text you copied....
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# ? Jun 12, 2016 05:16 |
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I am watching this with my wife who knows nothing about OJ except for, "I know the glove didn't fit." and she just knows that because I explained the Seinfeld joke to her. Also she thought he was a basketball player lol.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 00:37 |
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How was is so far?
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 01:36 |
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NC-17 posted:How was is so far? Excellent.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 01:51 |
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NC-17 posted:How was is so far? Really good. They're taking their time and telling the whole story. The first episode is about OJ's early life, time at USC and Buffalo, how he became one of the first black spokespeople in America, his decision to not take part in any kind of racial demonstrations or discussions in the 60's and 70's, the racial tensions in Los Angeles, etc. It sets the stage for all of the craziness ahead. Waiting until Tuesday is gonna suck.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 02:42 |
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"Her pants were ripped and she said he was 'forceful'." Even if you ignore the whole double homicide thing jesus christ.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 14:30 |
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Eh, I was trying to find a stream to watch at work, but the only one on YouTube is cropped weird so I guess I'll wait and watch them tomorrow.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 14:49 |
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Ehud posted:it sets the stage for all of the craziness ahead. Waiting until Tuesday is gonna suck. Im pretty happy they are releasing a new one every few days rather than once a week like other shows
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 15:20 |
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It's good. I didn't realize how far back the Willis McGahee brand “running backs that hate Buffalo” lineage went.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 15:23 |
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Pron on VHS posted:Im pretty happy they are releasing a new one every few days rather than once a week like other shows Yeah that's true. I'm gonna start binging on it when it goes On Demand on Tuesday though.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 16:35 |
It makes me feel old knowing that there will probably be several people who post in this thread throughout the series that weren't even alive to watch the OJ chase.
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 17:00 |
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TBeats posted:It makes me feel old knowing that there will probably be several people who post in this thread throughout the series that weren't even alive to watch the OJ chase. Yeah its weird because this is the first time I can recall something I was alive to see and understand being discussed as history
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 17:11 |
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I remember being Real Mad at my mom every day after elementary school because I couldn't catch the Batman: Animated Series doubleheader because she was watching the OJ trial
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 18:40 |
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There was so much awkward in that first part. The weirdest parts were Hertz confessing to stocking their OJ ads with trustworthy whites endorsing OJ, and Nicole Brown going out with a married guy who was sexually violent towards her and her then thinking, "what a great guy".
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# ? Jun 13, 2016 19:17 |
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What was crazy was the cottage industry of celebs that built up around the case. Kato, Judge Ito. These were people everyone in America knew and talked about!
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