Everything else gets a movie/mini series except the two halves of America's most important
internally defining story. Season one Waco. season two Oklahoma. Cults, guns, polygamy, sovereign citizens, cover-ups, manhunt, 60 minutes interview, lethal injection and music blasting sounds like a must do. What am I missing?
"what is your major malfunction numbnuts?!!"
I don't know why - but I never found either story particularly particularly interesting. I probably wouldn't watch a mini-series on either of those subjects.
People are fascinated by celebrity, show-biz and/or glamor. The Simpson murders had all of those. Plus, OJ was a celebrity already. People may be put off by "celebrating" cult leaders and political extremists in a mini-series.
OJ Simpson was a minor celebrity. It's the racial aspect and the perfect storm that was LA in the early 90's that blew it up into a huge story. Do you know how many rappers, athletes actors and socialites have been tried for murder in the same name recognition league as OJ? At least a dozen, and I cannot tell you much details about any of them.
"what is your major malfunction numbnuts?!!"
Because the Koresh story makes the federal government look bad (they murdered a bunch of women and children) and the OKC bombing is another narrative filled with holes.
shareSpikeTV is actually doing a mini-series about David Koresh called Waco starring Taylor Kitch as Koresh with Michael Shannon as an FBI agent.
As the title says.
not mention the OJ trial was one of the longest and biggest trials of the century
shareI don't know but I'd totally watch it.
I think what you say is really on-point, ilykyu, with one amendment: I think it's actually a *three*-act story, with the first act being Ruby Ridge. That's the event that heralded the rise of armed militia and segregationalists, and profoundly influenced both Koresh and McVeigh, as well as shaping the attitudes of the FBI. Many of the FBI agents at Waco had themselves been at Ruby Ridge. It's really quite integral to the overall story that came to its horrible end in Oklahoma City.
But I suspect one reason it hasn't been given major network treatment is that all three events are still awash in controversy and contradiction in their stories; it would be almost impossible to do without being accused of taking sides, probably by both sides at the same time. ;-)
When Versace ended I was pondering what would be next and I thought Koresh would be perfect. However, it might not be sensationalized enough. It needs to be celebrity, so perhaps Robert Blake?
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