Ten documentaries, TV shows, books and podcasts highlighting Simpson’s life and influence, together with key insights

NEW YORK (AP) – OJ Simpson’s life story was inherently cinematic – what began as fodder for a triumphant sports biopic suddenly became something much darker and complex as Simpson went from fame to infamy in the wake of the Nicole Brown Simpson murders and Ronald Goldman.

It’s no surprise, then, that Simpson’s multi-chapter life – his football profession, acting, murder trial, acquittal, civil liability verdict, sports memorabilia theft conviction and, finally, his death on Wednesday – has spawned a complete media ecosystem.

Much of it’s firmly placed in the dubious realm of the lurid and sensational, starting from the much-discussed horror film that posits that Brown Simpson was murdered by a serial killer, to Simpson’s own hypothetical confessional book “If I Did It.” The Simpson case can also be ubiquitous in popular culture, with direct portrayals on countless television shows similar to “The Simpsons” (no relation), a name-check in Jay-Z’s “The Story of OJ” and a direct connection to the Kardashians’ reality television and business empires. Norman Mailer, the Pulitzer Prize winner convicted of stabbing his wife, even adapted the case into the TV movie “American Tragedy.”

You won’t find any of them on this list. Instead, here, The Associated Press has collected 10 documentaries, TV shows, books and podcasts that highlight Simpson’s life and influence, together with key insights.

“OJ: Made in America”

This list will not be so as, but when you only have an appetite for one material, spend about eight hours on this final document. Directed by Ezra Edelman for ESPN Films, the five-part project airing on ABC and ESPN details the so-called trial of the century, however it takes three parts to attain it. “OJ: Made in America” contextualizes Simpson’s life, profession and fame inside the context of U.S. race relations. It became the longest film to win an Oscar, winning best documentary in 2017, where Edelman dedicated his statuette to Brown Simpson, Goldman and their families and victims of police brutality.

“OJ: Made in America” is streaming on ESPN+ and could be purchased on other online platforms.

“June 17, 1994”

The next part of the 2010 documentary directed by Brett Morgen, “30 for 30” produced by ESPN Films, lasts much shorter, lower than an hour. The documentary takes its title from the date of the slow Ford Bronco chase, but doesn’t repeat it. Instead, “June 17, 1994” looks at the day through the lens of other sporting events that took place that day, including the final round of Arnold Palmer’s US Open and the start of the World Cup. Rating it as the best “30 out of 30” of 2014, Rolling Stone magazine said it shows “how viewers experience television and how the media struggles to make sense of events that have no clear ending.”

“June 17, 1994” is streaming on ESPN+.

“OJ Simpson: Juice on the Loose”

Directed by George Romero – yes, he of the Night of the Living Dead and the godfather of zombie movies – this 1974 documentary featured Simpson as a rising Buffalo Bills running back. The only entry on this list written before Simpson’s fall into fame, it provides an impeccable insight into Simpson’s youth and early fame.

“OJ Simpson: Juice on the Loose” will not be available to stream on traditional platforms, but could be found on Internet Archive.

“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

FX miniseries, the first installment of Ryan Murphy’s “American Crime Story” anthology, aired the same yr as “OJ: Made in America,” making 2016 a banner yr for revitalizing discussion of the case and rekindling the fame of key figures . The 10-episode series focused on the process through which Cuba Gooding Jr. was solid. as Simpson, Courtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran, John Travolta as Robert Shapiro and David Schwimmer as Robert Kardashian.

“The People v. OJ Simpson” is streaming on Hulu.

“The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson”

FX’s “The People v. OJ Simpson” relies on Jeffrey Toobin’s 1996 book about the trial. Toobin, a lawyer, was a New Yorker reporter who detailed the process that led him to turn out to be one of its most famous legal analysts. The New York Times bestseller is commonly praised as the most comprehensive book on the Simpson trial.

For more information on where to seek out “The Run of His Life: The People v. OJ Simpson,” visit the website Random Penguin House website.

“Without a doubt”

It seems that just about one and all related to the Simpson trial has published a book on the subject sooner or later. Quality varies, however it’s value trying out Marcia Clark, the lead prosecutor on the case, who faced criticism for her behavior and ended her legal profession after the trial. She was paid $4 million for her 2016 memoir, and has since gone on to write down novels and even co-create a TV show.

More information on where to seek out Without a Doubt, co-written with Teresa Carpenter, could be found on Clark’s website.

“His Name is Ron: Our Quest for Justice”

The book, written by the Goldman family with William and Marilyn Hoffer, was originally published in 1997. The Goldmans have been vocal in the many years since Simpson’s acquittal about what they consider a miscarriage of justice, with their lawyer saying Thursday that Simpson “died without repentance.” ” The description begins with the words: ‘This book will not be about OJ. Simpson and his “Dream Team”. This book will not be one other rehash of “The Trial of the Century.” Instead, that is the story of the Goldmans.

More information on where to seek out “His Name is Ron” could be found on the website Random Penguin House website.

“Another City, Not Mine”

The only novel on this list is by journalist and crime author Dominick Dunne – it’s fiction, of course, however it’s also a “novel in memoir form,” as the subtitle says. Dunne covered the Simpson trial for Vanity Fair, and in the book he mixes characters from his own imagination – like reporter Gus Bailey from his previous books – with real-life figures like the Goldmans and journalists like Harvey Levin and Linda Deutsch of the AP. It’s thinly fictionalized, but beyond its account of the trial, the 1997 novel offers a hazy reckoning with the daunting glitz and grime of Los Angeles at the time.

For more information on where to seek out “Another City, Not Mine”, visit the website Random Penguin House website.

“Confrontation: O.J. Simpson”

According to the podcast’s description, over the course of 10 episodes, Kim Goldman reflects on her brother’s murder and meets with lawyers, investigators, witnesses and jurors to get “answers to the questions that have haunted her since the trial.” The 2019 podcast covers all the things from civil cases to domestic violence to the ever-haunting specter of grief. “Confronting” is an anthology series whose second season focuses on the Columbine school shooting.

“Confrontation: OJ Simpson” is produced by Wondery.

“You’re wrong about”

Perhaps the most frustrating entry on this list, as the Simpson series stays unfinished, but You’re Wrong About – a podcast dedicated to upending conventional narratives – has produced many hours of episodes dedicated to the Simpson case. If you are on the lookout for a deep dive that dispels common myths about this case, that is value a listen. Simpson episodes are hosted by Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes, the latter of whom has since left the show.

“You’re Wrong” is out there on the website most podcast platforms.

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