Warning: This post contains spoilers about “The Verdict” episode of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. The utterly magnificent one-off season of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story concluded this week with “The Verdict,” an inevitably downbeat and elegiac ending for one of 2016’s most watercooler-worthy series. When FX’s American Crime Story anthology was first announced it had all the hallmarks of a Ryan Murphy spectacle, from the branding of the title to the audacious casting, and of course its high potential for tastelessness. Related: Ken Tucker Reviews ‘The People v. O.J. Simpson’ Finale: He Did It, His Way The surprising greatness of this series has been due in no small part to head writers and executive producers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, the seasoned screenwriters behind similarly 'based on a true story’ classics like Ed Wood, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and the recent Big Eyes.
