I was giving this some further thought and it occurred to me that the real joke to make in that situation is to have the parents watching the slow-motion Bronco chase and having the father say “I’m sick of this already. What else is on?” Leave off the laugh track and let it stand as a tragicomedy joke that for the next 16 months, very little that’s not O.J.-related will be “on.”
Two and a half, actually, and the second season was only 18 instead of 22 episodes.
I actually thought this was funnier than 30 Rock. Which is to say it was the second worst show I’ve ever seen.
I’m surprised so many people finally agree with me on how bad a show is. As far as primetime goes, they can usually put boiling camel semen on the screen for 22 minutes and half the people watching will think it’s great.
I think the joke is that they’re from Buffalo and therefore the dad can’t entertain the idea that their legendary sports hero could be a killer.