If I Watched It...
...there would be no way I could wash the stain off my brain.
I'm speaking of course of the "I Only Want to Sell You" sequel piece o' crap (If I Did It) by Mr. O.J. I'm-Looking-for-the-Real-Killers-with-Every-Babe-I-Boff Simpson, in which he details how he would have killed his ex-wife and Ron Goldman if, of course, he did it, which he claims, of course, that he didn't.
I'm a true crime buff but my sympathy is never with the killers. Of course, Mr. Simpson was acquitted so I don't know if I can call him a murderer (although I have my opinion about that) but he has never acted as though he were a grieving ex-husband and this is hardly the way to (belatedly) start.
This is just about the sickest programming decision ever made. Can we say: MAD ABOUT THE BOYCOTT? Boycott the show, boycott the book, and boycott FOX.
And here's a brilliant take on the whole situation!
(Shimmies to Citizen of the Month)
UPDATED: Hey! Good job, everyone! The book and the cowpie television show have been cancelled!
I'm speaking of course of the "I Only Want to Sell You" sequel piece o' crap (If I Did It) by Mr. O.J. I'm-Looking-for-the-Real-Killers-with-Every-Babe-I-Boff Simpson, in which he details how he would have killed his ex-wife and Ron Goldman if, of course, he did it, which he claims, of course, that he didn't.
I'm a true crime buff but my sympathy is never with the killers. Of course, Mr. Simpson was acquitted so I don't know if I can call him a murderer (although I have my opinion about that) but he has never acted as though he were a grieving ex-husband and this is hardly the way to (belatedly) start.
This is just about the sickest programming decision ever made. Can we say: MAD ABOUT THE BOYCOTT? Boycott the show, boycott the book, and boycott FOX.
And here's a brilliant take on the whole situation!
(Shimmies to Citizen of the Month)
UPDATED: Hey! Good job, everyone! The book and the cowpie television show have been cancelled!
posted by Kristine | Sunday, November 19, 2006
6 Comments:
OJ was found guilty in civil court - so yes, he's guilty.
This whole mess has shoved a big wedge deep into our society and has generated extreme resentment among non-blacks.
Yes, I’m concerned about that. I never thought that the O.J. Simpson trial was anything to get into a personal fight with someone over but it did expose a big chasm in the experiences of Americans. And I was taking a stand on O.J.’s guilt against people who were raising philosophical and historic issues that I had no quarrel with them over. It was very frustrating.
Certainly it’s unrealistic to expect African-Americans to suddenly trust the legal system but this was not the case to raise a placard about. Power is a slippery thing and it’s situational.
Well, the musical was pretty good.
Well, the musical was pretty good
Holy shit, AJ, that's so sick and funny and sad at the same time! I love McSweeney's. Is that the current issue?
Of course, the project has (mercifully) been yanked, so what do you want to bet that OJ will now write a book entitled So What If I Didn't Do It ?
Is that the current issue?
It was on top of the 'Internet Tendency' yesterday. I don't think that stuff goes in the quarterly, tho'. I don't regularly read the quarterly.
I love the site, tho'. I presume you've read 'dispatches from a librarian'?
I presume you've read 'dispatches from a librarian'?
No. Actually, I don't regularly read McSweeney's. [Hangs head in shame]
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