# Why the Fuck do we need a live broadcast of O.J. Simpson's parole hearing? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 20, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740 "2017-07-20T18:06:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/1 "2017-07-20T18:06:10Z")
Goddammit! :mad: 😕 And a pre-emptive **STFU** to those of you who are simply here to say, “Nobody’s forcing you to watch it, change the channel”. It’s on _all three_ of the channels I want to watch. Okay, he fucks up _Price is Right_. I’ll survive. He’s fucked up CNN. Again, mild inconvenience. Just Trump noise anymore anyway. But he’s also on the two local news stations! What the Fuck, Man? I can’t even get the weather or updates on traffic or all the wildfires. I don’t give a flying fuck about this murdering murder’s parole hearing! :mad: Hey, look! I can watch Goddamn Jerry Springer if I want. Which I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/2 "2017-07-20T18:10:02Z")
Hell, I live in CArson City…it’s madness I tell you! ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/3 "2017-07-20T18:10:56Z")
I agree completely. This is a minor story that should be on page 3 somewhere. I don’t get the wall-to-wall coverage. Maybe because I don’t give a damn if he stays in or gets out. I just don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/4 "2017-07-20T18:16:51Z")
Just be glad they’re not pre-empting an NBA playoff game to show it… ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/5 "2017-07-20T18:24:15Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > It’s on _all three_ of the channels I want to watch. Okay, he fucks up _Price is Right_. I’ll survive. > > He’s fucked up CNN. Again, mild inconvenience. Just Trump noise anymore anyway. > > But he’s also on the two local news stations! That would be four channels, not three. Learn to count. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/6 "2017-07-20T18:27:10Z")
OK, fully admitting I don’t keep up to date on OJ news. Last I heard about OJ was during the 90s, and I’m pretty sure he was famously acquitted. Now he’s in jail? What happened? ---
**Author:** ![igor\_frankensteen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/839c29/32.png) [@igor\_frankensteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igor_frankensteen)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/7 "2017-07-20T18:34:33Z")
It’s all about capitalist guessing. That’s it, in a nutshell. Emphasis on “nuts.” ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/8 "2017-07-20T18:36:28Z")
[Convicted of robbery and kidnapping in 2007.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._J._Simpson_robbery_case) ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/9 "2017-07-20T18:37:29Z")
I was at the gym today when the hearing started, on the cardio equipment. I flicked through the stations and it was on: CNN MSNBC Fox News ESPN ESPN2 ESPN and ESPN2? What the fuck is that about? ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/10 "2017-07-20T18:41:34Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > That would be four channels, not three. Learn to count. I only wanted to watch one of those local stations. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/11 "2017-07-20T18:42:10Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I was at the gym today when the hearing started, on the cardio equipment. I flicked through the stations and it was on: > > CNN > MSNBC > Fox News > ESPN > ESPN2 > > ESPN and ESPN2? What the fuck is that about? Famous football star. Won the Heisman and played in the NFL. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/12 "2017-07-20T18:54:24Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I only wanted to watch one of those local stations. 😉 Oh, ok. All is well and you are back in fine standing with the village. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/13 "2017-07-20T18:54:42Z")
He’ll be back… ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/14 "2017-07-20T18:55:37Z")
**The Juice is free!!!** Or will be soon. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/15 "2017-07-20T19:00:35Z")
Well, at least its 12:00 and can watch re-runs of \*Archer \*on **Comedy Central.** ---
**Author:** ![JackieLikesVariety](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackielikesvariety/32/296_2.png) [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/16 "2017-07-20T19:11:59Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > Hell, I live in CArson City…it’s madness I tell you! I am also in the Nevada capitol and this morning I heard one of the Reno news dudes talk about how all the trucks were lined up to show it live. the attitude seemed to be, aren’t we impressive? WTH? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/17 "2017-07-20T19:44:18Z")
It’s even worse that it was covered on UK media as well. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/18 "2017-07-20T20:01:25Z")
The news stations are loving this. It appeals to the common viewer and fills screens with eyeballs. They’ll milk this story for a couple of days but it’ll probably be dead by Saturday. Can you hold out that long, **Gatopescado**? Know that we’re here to (virtually) support you. ---
**Author:** ![Merneith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/19 "2017-07-20T20:04:17Z")
It was OJ who put cable news on the map and inspired the whole history of reality tv. This is just Cable paying homage to its mythic heroes. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740/20 "2017-07-20T20:09:02Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Goddammit! :mad: 😕 > > And a pre-emptive **STFU** to those of you who are simply here to say, “Nobody’s forcing you to watch it, change the channel”. > > It’s on _all three_ of the channels I want to watch. Okay, he fucks up _Price is Right_. I’ll survive. > > He’s fucked up CNN. Again, mild inconvenience. Just Trump noise anymore anyway. > > But he’s also on the two local news stations! What the Fuck, Man? I can’t even get the weather or updates on traffic or all the wildfires. > > I don’t give a flying fuck about this murdering murder’s parole hearing! :mad: > > Hey, look! I can watch Goddamn Jerry Springer if I want. Which I don’t. Wall to wall OJ is how I know who Greta Van Susteren is. That shit was everywhere, all the time during his trial. There’s a radio dj in Chicago named Roe Conn who I am familiar with for the same reason. A star born of the OJ trial. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740.md?page=2)