American Crime Story - Coming to FX from Ryan Murphy

[Sawyer]

Twenty bucks says Murphy casts Ben Platt to play Steve Rubell.

 

[Nemeres]

Looking forward to Impeachment obsessively. I think Cobie Smulders might be a slight upgrade in terms of resemblance (crazy eyes). But I hope her Coulter voice doesn't feel like a HIMYM comedy bit.

 

[Nemeres]

After much Googling, I'm gonna conclude the guy at 1:08 (also the dude dancing the jig) is George Conway! Small world.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Eh, don’t know how to feel about this. It’s like a parody. Clinton seems like an SNL thing.

 

[squeekness]

I hope this matches the quality of The People vs OJ Simpson. Loved that series.

It was good. I ended up buying that season.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Drizzle]

Eh, don’t know how to feel about this. It’s like a parody. Clinton seems like an SNL thing.

I think that Murphy really wanted to tackle the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal and this seemed like the most appropriate avenue for it. I'm not defending what Clinton did as he was definitely in the wrong, but there are so many more famously heinous crimes that could have been chosen as a storyline for this show.

Still, I have to admit that this topic does have a much broader appeal than the Versace murder did. I couldn't even finish that season.

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Pennywise]

“There’s Been Fights, There’s Been Tears”: The Making of ‘Impeachment: American Crime Story’ – The Hollywood Reporter

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Pennywise]

Sarah Paulson Regrets ‘Impeachment’ Fat Suit, Vows Not to Wear One Again: ‘Fat Phobia Is Real’

 

[Prison Mike]

Impeachment: American Crime Story Review: Oof, FX Turns the Lewinsky Scandal Into Trashy Tabloid TV

Oof bad review

 

[Nemeres]

No love from Rolling Stone's Alan Sepinwall

'Impeachment: American Crime Story': A Cartoonish Take on the Clinton-Lewinsky Scandal

 

[Prison Mike]

Looks like nobody is talking about this show? Haven’t seen the first episode yet. Sucks that it’s not on Hulu.

 

[Drizzle]

It's sitting on my DVR. I haven't had a chance to watch it yet but I may tonight.

 

[squeekness]

I thought the first episode was a pretty good starter. Love the cast. So far so good for me.

 

[Primal Slayer]

It definitely is more salacious than prestigious.