Victorian Supremacy

Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the finale of American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson and the stellar cast, the role of prophet vs. preacher, and justice in the judicial system.

With Tony Jones on vacation this week, Ryan Parker discusses "Manna from Heaven," this week's episode of American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson, with John Bucher of Welcome to the Sideshow and the Los Angeles Film Studies Center. We talk about Mark Fuhrman as a nation's scapegoat, just who is the protagonist of this story, and the brilliance of Courtney B. Vance.

Tony Jones and Ryan Parker talk themselves into actually liking the 8th episode of American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson and discuss a jury at war, Robert Kardashian's regret, and DNA.

Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the seventh episode of American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson, whether or not Darden and Clark really got it on, and the theme of self doubt running throughout the series.

Also, check out John Bucher's article on the series for L.A. Screenwriter: http://la-screenwriter.com/2016/03/16/4-story-lessons-from-the-people-v-oj-simpson/

Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss episode 6 of American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson, the destruction of Marcia Clark, F. Lee Bailey and the N-word, and whether or not Travolta is getting out of hand.

Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the fifth episode of American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson, the city of Los Angeles as a character, the rise of Courtney B. Vance, and the naivete of Marcia Clark.

Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss this week's episode of American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson, the ascendancy of Johnny Cochran, the implosion of Marcia Clark, and the justice of perception.

Ryan Parker and guest-host Richard Lindsay discuss the third episode of American Crime Story: The People v. OJ Simpson. Please forgive the audio quality. Due to technical difficulties, we had to take it back to the phone call recording days, which somehow seems appropriate.

Tony Jones and Ryan Parker discuss the second episode of The People v. OJ Simpson on FX, how we use superstars, race, and mental health.

Tony and Ryan discuss the first episode of the new FX series, The People v. OJ Simpson, John Travolta's electric performance, and the connections between the L.A. riot, the Simpson trial, and today.