Post by theatremadness on May 14, 2017 15:32:39 GMT
This is a truly stunning 2017 Oscar-winning documentary about the life and times of OJ Simpson before, during and after his now infamous murder trial. I watched the entire documentary in a few days when it was on iPlayer. 3 parts, 2 of them 3 hours each the last was 1 1/2 hours but thankfully BBC4 is showing the entire thing in five 1 1/2 hour episodes beginning tonight at 9pm and on every night through to Thursday.
For someone wanting a truly incredible and breathtaking documentary surrounding one of the most tragic falls from grace, I seriously cannot recommend this enough. The first 3 hours have almost nothing to do with O.J but offer some really eye-opening insight into life for African-Americans and it all has ties back to O.J and his place in the public eye.
However, when they focus on O.J and the trial, it's some of the most gripping television making I have ever seen. The footage of the trials, the interviews with key members of the trial and the insight and admissions leave you shouting at the screen! Then you have the fall-out from the trial and how he spirals even further downwards afterwards.
I'm really not doing it justice, but it's morbidly fascinating and for those who think this might be for them, and maybe even those who don't but fancy a challenge of sticking it out, I implore you to watch it. Would be so interested to hear thoughts from those who may have already seen it and from those who decide to watch as it goes along this week!
For someone wanting a truly incredible and breathtaking documentary surrounding one of the most tragic falls from grace, I seriously cannot recommend this enough. The first 3 hours have almost nothing to do with O.J but offer some really eye-opening insight into life for African-Americans and it all has ties back to O.J and his place in the public eye.
However, when they focus on O.J and the trial, it's some of the most gripping television making I have ever seen. The footage of the trials, the interviews with key members of the trial and the insight and admissions leave you shouting at the screen! Then you have the fall-out from the trial and how he spirals even further downwards afterwards.
I'm really not doing it justice, but it's morbidly fascinating and for those who think this might be for them, and maybe even those who don't but fancy a challenge of sticking it out, I implore you to watch it. Would be so interested to hear thoughts from those who may have already seen it and from those who decide to watch as it goes along this week!
