Re: 2016-2017 TV Season
Apart from a couple of funny lines, I thought Maya & Marty was pretty horrendous.
Apart from a couple of funny lines, I thought Maya & Marty was pretty horrendous.
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Re: 2016-2017 TV Season
Feed The Beast tonight on AMC.
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Re: 2016-2017 TV Season
Anyone happen to catch the "OJ Made in America" specials that ABC/ESPN are airing? It's a 5 part series, part 1 aired today.
I believe it's all real life clips that happened.
But for those who did see it, how does it compare to the FX series from a few months back? I know the FX one was basically like a "based on a true story" re-telling of the events, compared to the ABC/ESPN one which is real life clips, but outside of that, I know nothing else about how this new ones compares to the FX one.Comment
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Re: 2016-2017 TV Season
I didn't think it was that bad. I laughed a few times. I'll keep watching.Comment
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Re: 2016-2017 TV Season
They're very different. If you haven't seen the FX one, it's very good at what it does, but it's certainly a television show version of the events even more than the real events must've been. It's a good retelling of the story, with some very good acting in some spots (particularly Cochran and Marcia Clark) and some spot on likenesses. If you want an entertaining 10 hours of television about the OJ trial, this is definitely worth watching.
To me though, I didn't really want that to the degree that they gave it. I prefer the documentary route the 30 for 30 took. I just watched the last 3 episodes last night and it's incredible. It's about 7+ hours and features interviews from many of the people involved in OJ's whole life (from friends, to Nicole's family, to Marcia Clark and many members of both the defense and prosecution teams) and honestly it's just amazing to get the perspective of the whole thing. The way it tells you the story of not only OJ and the way he wanted to portray himself, but the way it reflected on the country as a whole in the Civil Rights movement when he was growing up and then again in the 90's with the racial division in LA at the time is great. I can't say enough good things about this to be honest I could go on forever lol. I'll just say if you want to learn about not only the trial but the climate in the country (with the way news covered it, the way it took over because it was a celebrity case, not to mention the racial elements), then this is the one you need to watch. And it even goes into his life after the trial, which is even more bizarre. Can't recommend it enough.Originally posted by G PericoComment
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Re: 2016-2017 TV Season
Vinyl gets no second season even after HBO had previously renewed it shortly after it's season one debut.Comment
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Re: 2016-2017 TV Season
I didn't watch Vinyl for more than 15 minutes.Comment
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Re: 2016-2017 TV Season
Anyone watch American Gothic? I set the dvr while I was watching Big Brother last night. I'll check it out on the weekend.Comment
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