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'The People v. O.J. Simpson' Writers Are "Research Freaks"

Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski have written movie scripts about real people like Ed Wood and Larry Flynt, but they weren't TV guys until they got an offer to tackle the trial of the century.

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By Kim Masters • Feb 6, 2016 • 29m Listen

Larry Karaszewski and Scott Alexander have made a career writing movie scripts about complicated people, including Ed Wood, Larry Flynt and comedian Andy Kaufman. So it was natural for a pair of producers to turn to them when they wanted to make a TV show about the O.J. Simpson trial. Alexander and Karaszewski tell us how they incorporated big themes and "bizarro details" in the new FX series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.

Photo: Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, writer-producers of The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. Courtesy of Prime PR

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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    Kaitlin Parker

    Producer, 'The Business' and 'Hollywood Breakdown'

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