DJariya

^^ Thanks guys. That didn't even cross my mind that flashback was from earlier than 1994.

Double_Oh_7

On AMC, yes. Vince Gilligan even said they were allowed one or two "fucks" per season, so they had to use them judiciously.

hdnmickey

For anybody that missed the quick text that said it was 1982, it didn't help that they didn't even attempt to make the actor look younger than the character he plays during the 1994 scenes. Wouldn't be surprised if they also didn't make sure the surrounding area was accurate to 1982.

Sometimes I wonder just how far the producers are actively trying to direct the audience that he is guilty and wanting us to love or hate characters rather than keep everything even and unbiased. I can't imagine too many people will think much of any of the defense attorneys after this show.

Decker

It opened with a title that said "1982". The Vainly Fair fact checking article said the incident happened in 1980 with his son and daughter, not two girls in the car.

Decker

You're wrong. They were bleeped (actually dropped) on Breaking Bad and even so, they were only allowed one or two a season.

Deftones

It wasn't. During the internal view of the car with Chochran while he was driving, if you look at the cars on the side of the road, you can see a Prius.

DWilson

I'm curious about Gooding's mindset playing OJ, -in order to play the character he's had to have decided if OJ murdered Nicole and, if so, whether it was planned or spontaneous.

Noonan

Forgot to post this last week. The episode was listed as 1:15 long but our recording ended right around the 1 hour mark. Did we miss anything worth knowing about in that last 10 min before watching this week's episode?

hdnmickey

I think that goes for just about the whole cast. All could be playing it one way or the other.

Maybe I missed an article or comment (or forgot it since), but I don't think anybody was trying to ever say it was planned. Seemed like the evidence always made it clear he freaked out and killed them in yet another rage.

DJariya

You missed the scene where Kardashian talked OJ into making Cochran lead attorney. There was a meeting where OJ said on the phone that Johnnie was taking over for Shapiro. Then they enter the courtroom and OJ saw Darden on the other side with Clark and said something like...When did they get a black guy?

Noonan

Thx. Not sure why DTV didn't pick up on it. The recording says it's 1:15 long but it just ended early.

Deftones

it is a known issue with Directv and FX networks. Buffer your season pass by 15 minutes. Usually takes care of any potential issues.

DWilson

You always have to throw that out there. By the same token, there are a surprising amount of people who still think (or hope) that OJ was framed.

hdnmickey

Only if some evidence is pointing in that direction. Maybe the series will cover that. As I posted earlier, I don't remember there being anything leading anybody to OJ planned it all.

Jadzia

I thought there was a theory that the reason OJ asked Kato Kaelin to go to McDonald's that night was to establish an alibi. Kato testified that OJ had never hung out with him before, he was silent all the way there, hurriedly ate his food, then dropped him off back at Rockingham but made sort of a deal about him seeing him go back into the house.

JeffTheAlpaca

Sarah Paulson (Marcia Clark) is banging a 72 year old

JTH182

There's a lid for every pot I guess.

Josh-da-man

Holland Taylor is the lesbian James Woods.

tommyp007

This is a fantastic show. Courtney Vance is as smooth as silk as Johnny.

cowtown

Completely agree. For those of us "of a certain age" who can remember the OJ thing, it just doesn't get any better than this show.

Traxan

Totally disagree. The casting has been abysmal. The only ones they got right were Garcetti, Clark, Goldman and Darden. Scwimmer is ok.

Gooding looks and sounds nothing like OJ and is too small
Travolta as Shapiro? Come on
Vance looks and sounds nothing like Cochran
Lane is ok as Bailey, nothing great.
This board has seriously objected to Connie Britton as Resnick.
The actor playing Fuhrman looks and talks nothing like him, and his presence is miniscule.

I think they pooched the casting far more than they nailed it.

JTH182

N**** please!

Traxan

Not seeing it. Or hearing it. Cochran had a distinct voice.

Decker

You're dead wrong about Vance. He's amazing

You're right about Cuba Gooding Jr though. He's such an odd choice. He looks and acts nothing like OJ. I keep thinking about that casting -- they had enough star power elsewhere that they didn't need a "name" in the OJ role. I guess the producers figured that the viewer wouldn't properly understand how odd it was having a big star like OJ on trial for murder if they had an unknown in the role? Perhaps that's it, but you just know they could have found somebody at least recognizable to play the role. I mean Will Smith didn't really look like Muhammad Ali, but it was close enough you could buy it. This is a complete miss in every conceivable way (besides race and gender).

TGM

Michael Jai White would have been a great choice.