Critics? They say the show is fantastic, with Rotten Tomatoes rating it 96% positive, meaning it is “certified fresh”.
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And by prefacing his 10-part retelling of the O.J. Simpson murder case with such an indelible moment in American racial politics, Murphy immediately articulates American Crime Story’s ambitious angle: to not only depict one of the most sensational trials in USA history, but also to address its unparalleled standing as an American landmark. The key witness during Simpson’s 1995 trial penned a review of the anthology for the New York Daily News, and according to Kato, a lot of what the FX series portrays didn’t happen.
Kim in an interview with Today said: “I’m forced now to have to endure this week after week”. “They’re getting the big stuff so right”. The Ryan Murphy-produced, magically casted (John Travolta as Robert Shapiro, anyone?) series conjured a wealth of memories and “Where were you?” conversations. “I can’t watch it the way most people do”. With a well-cast Cuba Gooding Jr as O.J., the often scintillating but steady series centers on the power struggles and personalities of the lawyers. “She’s amusing and so brilliant and she’s a wonderful person”, she said of the 41-year-old actress. While she said she took her father’s side at the time, when asked what she thinks now, the mom-of-two admitted, “It’s weird”.
‘There was one day after filming that I went to my trailer and I couldn’t stop crying because I realized I never (thought about the loss) for the Goldman or Brown family, ‘ he told The Hollywood Reporter. As everyone already knows, firsthand experience is always to be trusted and in this case, people should understand why Clark can’t really watch the hit series easily just as other people do. I can only describe a few to you.
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The FX show American Crime Story, a spin-off from the network’s acclaimed horror television series, has broken the current ratings records for the premiere of an original drama.
