When I was in the 7th grade, a teacher came into our classroom to announce that OJ had been found not guilty. None of the students had much of a reaction. We all knew there was a big trial going on, but we just weren't interested. Some famous sports guy on trial for murder isn't nearly as interesting as girls and their growing chests. It didn't hit me until many years later how big this thing was. Teachers don't usually interrupt a class to tell another teacher the status of a court trial.
This is the best documentary I've ever seen. It's hard to compare it to a film like Hoop Dreams or something you'd see on TV about animals, but OJ25 goes so far in depth having new interviews with at least about 15 people. It doesn't overstay its welcome on any topics. After a couple episodes I found myself watching this for 2 straight hours every Sunday night when it aired. They played the previous episode and then the new episode.
The only problem is that the series seems to end abruptly. The last few episodes leave a bit to be desired. This was advertised as a 37 part series if I remember correct and we got 25 episodes. And since the final episode they've never replayed any of the episodes. George Floyd was killed during the run of this series, and maybe that's why they decided to finish it early. Not the right time to hear OJ attorney F. Lee Bailey repeatedly say the n word. But more likely the bigger reason they shut it down is because no one was watching. I've searched a few times but never have found anybody talking about this series on the internet. It's been about a year since the last episode aired and I'm the 11th person to rate it here on IMDB. An easy 10/10. Just a shame about the rude ending.
