Giovanni Maria “Gianni” Versace was a famous Italian fashion designer who was shot and killed on the morning of the 15th of July in 1997. He was murdered by Andrew Cunanan, a 27-year-old murderer in the midst of a spree kill that landed him on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted List. But after gunning down…
We’re at the finale of American Horror Story’s 6th incarnation, Roanoke. I know when last we spoke, I was giving this season the benefit of the doubt. It’s not that I haven’t cared for previous seasons of the show, but it was starting to feel … run of the mill. Showrunner Ryan Murphy’s tendency to…
“When a mob shows up in the middle of the night with torches, there are not there to welcome you to the neighborhood.” When American Horror Story announced it’s 6th season, I rolled my eyes. I’ve steadily lost my love for the series after being inundated with too many poorly handled plot lines, inconsistencies, and…
What do OJ and the Donald Trump have in common (other than Trump being as orange as actual OJ)? Well, we are looking at people whose own fan base care about what? Their own issues, that’s what. The Donald gets away with outright, non-filtered verbal diarrhea—and the Juice? Well come on…he got away with murder…
“Marcia, Marcia, Marcia” is the title of this week’s episode of American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson. As if this isn’t enough to excite me (the 10 of you who read this recap may know that I would watch Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark eat corn nuts in pajamas at this point, and…
Did you know OJ had a passion for acting? For example, in 1968, he was on both Ironside and Dragnet. His filmography reaches out to 2006, and it includes such precious nuggets as Frogmen and Hambone and Hillie. Simpson’s career in film and television actually lasted decades, which begs the question: How good of an…
Yesterday, I had to endure a jammed up commute, a long day’s work, my annual co-op board meeting, and the New Hampshire primary broadcast. None of these were unreasonably unpleasant, but they were really draining. I was looking forward to last night’s episode of American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson, if only to…
Let me tell you something buddy, we loved OJ Simpson. He was in the same pantheon of 70s pro-sports demi-gods as Joe Namath, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Reggie Jackson—but unlike the rest, OJ took us to the next level. Not only did the OJ have a stellar football career where he won the 1968 Heisman Trophy…
You know how there’s that “Viewer Discretion” warning at the opening of every episode of American Horror Story? Wanna know what’s full of “strong language and violence?” It’s me. I’ve reached the point where the promised finale isn’t so much a thrill ride, but an adventure in the myriad of ways I experience disappointment. Let’s…
Ah, October already! Fall is in the air: the leaves are changing, pumpkin spice is taking over the world, and bodies are being stuffed under beds. American Horror Story is once again painting Halloween season bloody. Ah, spooky children in the hall, maids vacuuming blood off the mattresses; everything is perfect and we’re ready to…
