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Update: FOX pulls O.J. special

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:42 am
by Brent
When I read this I just couldn't believe it.

Over 10 years after he was tried for two murders in the Trial of the Century that captured the attention of the world, O.J. Simpson, in his own words, tells for the first time how he would have committed the murders if he were the one responsible for the crimes. Noted publisher Judith Regan will talk with Simpson in a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred interview that will be the basis of a two-part special, O.J. SIMPSON: IF I DID IT, HERES HOW IT HAPPENED (working title), airing Monday, Nov. 27 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Wednesday, Nov. 29 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx ... 61114fox02

Just WOW. No wonder FOX is dead without American Idol. :roll:

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:44 am
by Regit
I'd rather have hemorrhoids.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:13 am
by Chacor
Jeez. Are there not laws in America that bar this? :roll:

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:44 am
by kevin
Interesting. I don't want to click on the link and hope this is fake. Of course because of Double Jeopardy OJ could come out and say he killed them without (if our system is working correctly) no fear of punishment. That is how I understand the law...

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:27 am
by senorpepr
kevin wrote:Interesting. I don't want to click on the link and hope this is fake. Of course because of Double Jeopardy OJ could come out and say he killed them without (if our system is working correctly) no fear of punishment. That is how I understand the law...


I'm sure there's a loophole somewhere...

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:05 am
by nholley
Don't blame Fox...blame the people that will watch it.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:54 am
by coriolis
This is the Fox network, right, not Fox news?

The Fox network is a sleazeball network even before this, if you ask me.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:19 am
by GalvestonDuck
Way back in the 80's when Fox debuted and brought us "Married With Children," I knew it was a sad excuse for a network. Don't get me wrong -- they've had some fair shows that I've enjoyed. And no one can deny that "The Simpsons" has broken some serious records with its long run on the network. But overall, it's a terrible network with raunchy programming and brainless shows.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:15 pm
by j
I'll will watch since I invested many hours 10 years ago to follow this trial. I'm not saying he's innocent, but I have serious doubts I would have turned in a guilty plea if I had sat on the jury.

OJ's a smart cookie. I'll be watching closely to see if he slips and says something that raises a red flag. Then again, I guess he can say anything because this is pure fiction, right???? I don't know, I just find the concept intriguing.

Can't be any worse than the slew of reality shows that millions watch each week.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:34 pm
by rainstorm
i can only hope oj is found in the same condition nicole and ron goldman were found in sometime in the future

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:02 pm
by Lindaloo
Right j. Botched crime scene evidence. Each passing day during his trial I knew the prosecution was heading for a huge defeat and that a murderer would not be convicted because of their failure to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt.

The same evidence was introduced in the civil trial in which he was found to be negligent. That further proved to me right there that the murder trial was a joke.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 1:15 pm
by BreinLa
Such a waste of airspace

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 2:37 pm
by GalvestonDuck
Chacor wrote:Jeez. Are there not laws in America that bar this? :roll:


There are laws against murder as well. But that doesn't stop some people from getting away with it.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:22 pm
by caribepr
A friend of mine who knows I don't have television (by choice, though YES, I know there are good things on it) told me this story today - he just laughed when my mouth fell open. He opened by saying...there ought to be an OJ hand truck to carry his balls in, they are so big...(sorry if that's too crude, but, if this is really going on, it's as true as anything else).

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 4:40 pm
by gtalum
Chacor wrote:Jeez. Are there not laws in America that bar this?


Laws that bar what? Telling a hypothetical murder story?

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:18 pm
by Tstormwatcher
GalvestonDuck wrote:Way back in the 80's when Fox debuted and brought us "Married With Children," I knew it was a sad excuse for a network. Don't get me wrong -- they've had some fair shows that I've enjoyed. And no one can deny that "The Simpsons" has broken some serious records with its long run on the network. But overall, it's a terrible network with raunchy programming and brainless shows.


Married with Children was an awesome show. I loved it. Still watch the repeats.

Re: OMG... FOX sinks to a new low!

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:07 pm
by Ptarmigan
Brent wrote:When I read this I just couldn't believe it.

Over 10 years after he was tried for two murders in the Trial of the Century that captured the attention of the world, O.J. Simpson, in his own words, tells for the first time how he would have committed the murders if he were the one responsible for the crimes. Noted publisher Judith Regan will talk with Simpson in a wide-ranging, no-holds-barred interview that will be the basis of a two-part special, O.J. SIMPSON: IF I DID IT, HERES HOW IT HAPPENED (working title), airing Monday, Nov. 27 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Wednesday, Nov. 29 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx ... 61114fox02

Just WOW. No wonder FOX is dead without American Idol. :roll:


Welcome to the world of Idiocracy.

Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:09 pm
by Ptarmigan
Lindaloo wrote:Right j. Botched crime scene evidence. Each passing day during his trial I knew the prosecution was heading for a huge defeat and that a murderer would not be convicted because of their failure to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt.

The same evidence was introduced in the civil trial in which he was found to be negligent. That further proved to me right there that the murder trial was a joke.


The trial should of ended in a mistrial or technicality, which I still stand-by to this day. I felt the trial was not right. Not to make it racial, the jury make-up should of had more Asians and Hispanics. It was mostly Blacks.

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:42 am
by j
Ptarmigan wrote:
Lindaloo wrote:Right j. Botched crime scene evidence. Each passing day during his trial I knew the prosecution was heading for a huge defeat and that a murderer would not be convicted because of their failure to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt.

The same evidence was introduced in the civil trial in which he was found to be negligent. That further proved to me right there that the murder trial was a joke.


The trial should of ended in a mistrial or technicality, which I still stand-by to this day. I felt the trial was not right. Not to make it racial, the jury make-up should of had more Asians and Hispanics. It was mostly Blacks.


Speechless. That's all I'm going to say.

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:21 pm
by Derek Ortt
Right j. Botched crime scene evidence. Each passing day during his trial I knew the prosecution was heading for a huge defeat and that a murderer would not be convicted because of their failure to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt.

The same evidence was introduced in the civil trial in which he was found to be negligent. That further proved to me right there that the murder trial was a joke.


They may have had a better chance of nabbing him on conspiracy to commit murder or accessary to first degree murder than the actual murder. Finger prints were found that did not belong to OJ (and he was alleged to be the sole killer), casting serious doubt on the prosecution case (that alone, would have lead me to find him not guilty, not withstanding the lies told by the LAPD, which under California law gave the jury the right to disregard the entire testamony of those witnesses). However, with the blood found in his car, they would have had a much better chance at the lesser charges, but still would have put him away for at least 10 years