TV Spotlight: American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson

American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson is a 2016 anthology TV series starring Cuba Gooding Jr. (O.J. Simpson), Sterling K. Brown (Christopher Darden), Kenneth Choi (Judge Lance Ito), Nathan Lane (F. Lee Bailey), Sarah Paulson (Marcia Clark), David Schwimmer (Robert Kardashian), John Travolta (Robert Shapiro), Courtney B. Vance (Johnnie Cochran), Bruce Greenwood (Gil Garcetti), Christian Clemenson (Bill Hodgman), and Steven Pasquale (Mark Fuhrman). I'm a fan of Ryan Murphy (who is one of this show's executive producers and also directed a few episodes), so when I saw that Netflix had American Crime Story, I had to watch it. I was only 13 when Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered, so it was interesting to delve more deeply into the case now that I'm a true crime-addicted adult. The pilot was so good that I was hooked immediately and ended up watching nine episodes in a row (and it was so hard to leave the last episode until the next day, but it was already 2:30 a.m. and I decided to be sort of responsible and go to bed). Everyone in the cast did an amazing job, but Sarah Paulson was the standout; Marcia Clark had to deal with so much during the trial (her ex-husband trying to get full custody of the kids, a former ex selling topless photos of her to a magazine, the media criticizing her appearance...which, of course, was a treatment none of the men involved in the trial had to endure), and Sarah did an incredible job of portraying Marcia's determination and frustration in trying to win the trial of the century and put a double-murderer behind bars. I also really enjoyed David Schwimmer (who was a big reason I watched this...Ross always was my favorite Friend) as the conflicted Robert Kardashian, who doesn't want to believe that his best friend brutally murdered two people but has a sinking suspicion that O.J. is guilty. American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson is a must-see for any true crime fan.

My rating: 9/10

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