I didn't say shyt eating grin, and a good actor would have been able to pick up on the difference between that and OJ's shallow charm. It's universally agreed upon that OJ was smug. Portraying him as such would somehow be blatantly choosing a side...?
I'll let Cuba tell you himself
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But until then, I knew that this portrayal in 1994 was a flamboyant, charismatic movie star, slash, you know, marquee athlete. So I used the materials from that time period in his life, and I let that not only propel my research in terms of his walk, his gait, his physical appearance, but, you know, that egotistical manner in which he carried himself.”
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'People v. O.J. Simpson': Cuba Gooding, Jr., John Travolta, David Schwimmer and more state their case for miniseries
........Here's how that turned out:
Well, he didn't exactly succeed, did he? IF IT DON'T FIT YOU MUST ACQUIT
He on some sad puppy shyt
Most autism-free viewers will notice that Cuba in fact desplays these qualities far less than any of the other characters. This is important because, as Cuba said, that persona was a big part of his portrayal (which was crucial to getting him off).
Ok that's all I'm asking too, so where is this OJ? ( Granted I haven't watched the last ep. )
One thing is to portray it from all angles. Another thing is to make up angles and completely omit others. We don't know what OJ was like in private, but he absolutely did not look like a bytch in that court room.
But let's end it here. I think we both agree that it's an amazing show, so let's just enjoy it
Cochran, Darden, Clark etc are great.