On saturday Cal was watching Silence of the Lambs on Netflix. As I was ready for a break, I decided to sit down and watch some of it with him. It had been years since I had seen the movie and although it was just as disturbing as ever, watching it while working on the computer in the middle of the day made it a lot easier to get through. Once the movie ended Cal started another show. I wasn't quite ready to go back outside, so I decided to watch whatever he picked for a little while. The title flashed on the screen and I was taken aback, The People vs. OJ Simpson. I thought at first that it was a documentary, but quickly realized that it was a series. I had never heard of it and was surprised with all of the big names in it. Cuba Gooding Jr was cast as "the Juice." John Travolta, David Schwimmer, and Nathan Lane all had big parts as well.
Cal and I enjoyed the series enough to watch the first three episodes. We laughed out loud at some part and were completely shocked at others. It was hard for me to explain to Cal just how big this case was in the mid 1990s. Everyone wanted to believe that OJ was innocent. The LA PD at the time was enthralled in a scandal and hit hard with accusations of racism. The LA prosecutors office was incompetent and it showed. Just as most Americans I still remember being relieved when the verdict was read. Shortly afterward, however, I realized how incredibly wrong we all were. It is so obvious to me now, but I guess at the time I just didn't want to believe that my brother's football hero was a murderer. I certainly do now and this series only validates that opinion.
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