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Prax150 t1_jcyghdn wrote

Obviously don't know where you are but it appears to be on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in Canada and probably most of the rest of the world (where Hulu content usually goes).

But yeah, I echo most of the other comments, it's great. There is an aspect, at least for me, that enjoyed it because everyone was watching it at the same time and it felt like reliving the events of the OJ case on a weekly basis, even if you didn't originally live through it. I wonder if that would be lost on you if you're not aware about the case or since you're binging it on your own years later. But I don't think that really detracts from the performances or the drama of the show.

That being said I would maybe recommend watching the ESPN documentary first as others have suggested, it's really, really, good and goes through the entire case and OJ's live really well.

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Pilpus t1_jcyfs51 wrote

It doesn’t even hit that different from TWD. The Last of Us started great but unfortunately in my opinion as the season went on it fell into very similar traps as TWD. For example spending way too much time on side stories and characters instead of what the show is actually about (Joel & Ellie in TLoU and Rick in TWD).

Sorry but I just didn’t give a fuck about Kathleen or even Ellie’s backstory because we know all the important bits already. And then because we spent so much time on flashbacks and side stories, the Joel and Ellie relationship felt rushed and the finale, although executed well, didn’t have nearly the emotional impact it should’ve had.

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DistortedAudio t1_jcy96y9 wrote

They’re 2 massively different works.

The documentary on ESPN does a wonderful job of showing how famous OJ was and why people thought he was innocent. That line, “I’m not black, I’m OJ.” It’s a funny thing to think of now but back then, he was that famous. He was the black guy in some spaces. It kinda works as a descent into madness for OJ as a guy too honestly.

The show does a better job of dramatizing everything and showing the media landscape around the trial. Sterling K. Brown and Courtney B. Vance are terrific and somewhat underrated parts of the show as well.

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