‘American Crime Story’: The Tweeters v. O.J. Simpson

Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, Christian Clemenson as Bill Hodgman in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson
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THE PEOPLE v. O.J. SIMPSON: AMERICAN CRIME STORY "From the Ashes of Tragedy" Episode 101 (Airs Tuesday, February 2, 10:00 pm/ep) -- Pictured: (l-r) Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark, Christian Clemenson as Bill Hodgman. CR: Ray Mickshaw/FX

FX opened the book on American Crime Story last night with the first chapter of The People v. O.J. Simpson and with its star-studded cast, still-topical case and our insatiable hunger for true-crime drama. Of course, the Internet was all abuzz, so we rounded up some of the most scintillating tweets.

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Mostly, people were excited.

https://twitter.com/JoeyMartelli/status/694720295089868801

But then they became disturbed.

https://twitter.com/ladyluvlylocs/status/694719175915364352

https://twitter.com/CitySherriff/status/694719175919583232

https://twitter.com/LipGlossBoss/status/694719217279471616

https://twitter.com/rondia/status/694719238100090881

Some actually remembered the original case.

https://twitter.com/JSurovick/status/694719352663310337

And some misremembered it, as well.

https://twitter.com/IAmHisJewel/status/694719960942317568

A few viewers learned things.

https://twitter.com/OUA_HS/status/694735680660832260https://twitter.com/CocoaGoddess/status/694732770589970432

While some had strong feelings about the casting.

https://twitter.com/zblay/status/694724539155095552

https://twitter.com/ahmarrri/status/694727254719467520

https://twitter.com/kpfallon/status/694731490509332480

As well as strong feelings about the styling.

https://twitter.com/ladyluvlylocs/status/694720966593789953

Others got a bit truth-y.

https://twitter.com/chmoye/status/694721412058193920

Some just plain scared us.

https://twitter.com/IcyDiamond724GH/status/694722947714514946

Like, really scared us.

https://twitter.com/sydnymiren/status/694723001737166848

https://twitter.com/honeywafffle/status/694729630280916992

And even though we were only one episode in, viewers became judge and jury.

https://twitter.com/SteelCityChick2/status/694727128038789121

https://twitter.com/Luccicreno_/status/694729233579401216

What did you think?

Give us your own take in the comments below, or tweet them to us @tvinsider.

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