Where is "Dexter" when you really need him?

I heard about this weeks ago, but of course it was denied by all involved — including the “bottom-feeding” lawyer (Yale Galanter told Rush & Molloy point blank that O.J. wasn’t writing any sort of book and hadn’t been paid a dime and proclaimed, “If anyone comes out with such a book, I’ll go on every talk show and call it crap.”) working on contingency because he’s not ashamed to pocket a buck from any filth-packed and stench-soaked public sewer line — which immediately confirmed to me back then that it was 100% true.

There’s a great new series on Showtime titled, “Dexter” — amazing stuff — especially for all of us who have haunting dark fantasies of acting as judge, jury and executioner for those who’ve never been caught by the system or beat the system. Yeah, that’s me, I admit it. There’s a great deal of “Dexter” in me. So much that the few trusted friends who I’ve discussed this passion with over the years have called to find out if I actually created the brilliant series using a pseudonym. Of course, I’d be proud to say I did (not only for the content but a piece of the DVD residuals) — but I didn’t. So I wonder… is there a real “Dexter” out there? If so, what the fuck’s taking him so long to correct this injustice?

In all seriousness and jokes aside (I’m not joking, just adding this line in case I need a legal disclaimer) — you “vigilante sociopaths” are everywhere, with nothing to lose and a brief claim to fame to gain. Come on Dex, good buddy — you can open a few of your famous wounds, dab that slide with DNA and heal, maybe even close, the wounds of so many others.

P.S. just in case I inspired you, Dex. Don’t add Judith (brains and beauty), FOX (best news coverage) and Murdoch (best guy to work for) to your list — they’re just doing what they do best and if they didn’t outbid the others someone else would have told OJ’s story.

November 15, 2006
O. J. Simpson Writes a Book He’ll Discuss on Fox TV
By EDWARD WYATT
NEW YORK TIMES
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 — O. J. Simpson, who was acquitted 11 years ago in the 1994 death of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald L. Goldman has written a book and will appear on television telling “how he would have committed the murders if he were the one responsible,” his publisher and the Fox television network said on Tuesday.

Judith Regan, whose publishing imprint ReganBooks will release Mr. Simpson’s book Nov. 30, also conducted the television interviews, which will be broadcast on Fox in two one-hour segments on Nov. 27 and Nov. 29. Both ReganBooks and Fox are owned by the News Corporation.

According to a news release, the book and the TV special, which has a working title of “O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here’s How It Happened,” will depict Mr. Simpson describing “how he would have carried out the murders he has vehemently denied committing for over a decade.”

Mr. Simpson was acquitted of criminal charges, but a civil court found him responsible for the deaths, and ordered him to pay $33.5 million in restitution to the families. Only a part of the amount has been paid, and relatives of the victims have continued to pursue their claims.

It is not clear how much, if any, of the royalties on the sale of the book will go to the victims’ families. A Regan representative and a spokeswoman for Fox declined to comment beyond the news release.

The National Enquirer reported in October that a Simpson book was being planned, but that report was dismissed after Yale Galanter, a Florida lawyer said to be representing Mr. Simpson, told The Daily News that it was untrue. Mr. Galanter did not respond to phone calls yesterday seeking comment.

The TV special is being produced by Ms. Regan, who moved to Los Angeles from New York this year. Ms. Regan has previously produced shows for television featuring her authors, including a special with Jenna Jameson, the sex-film star and author of the book “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star,” which was also published by ReganBooks.

Fox representatives would not comment on whether it would solicit advertisers for the specials or whether it had concerns about presenting the specials in prime time. In its news release, the network quoted Mike Darnell, executive vice president for alternative programming, who said: “This is an interview that no one thought would ever happen. It’s the definitive last chapter in the trial of the century.”

At least one other network said it had passed on the chance to bid on the TV special because it thought the content was of questionable taste.

Rebecca Marks, a spokeswoman for NBC Universal Television, said the network passed because “from an advertising point of view, from a public relations point of view, everything, it was impossible.”

The TV special will be on Fox during the final week of the November sweeps, the period when local network affiliates measure viewership in order to determine what rates they can charge for advertising.

Where is "Dexter" when you really need him?

I heard about this weeks ago, but of course it was denied by all involved — including the “bottom-feeding” lawyer (Yale Galanter told Rush & Molloy point blank that O.J. wasn’t writing any sort of book and hadn’t been paid a dime and proclaimed, “If anyone comes out with such a book, I’ll go on every talk show and call it crap.”) working on contingency because he’s not ashamed to pocket a buck from any filth-packed and stench-soaked public sewer line — which immediately confirmed to me back then that it was 100% true.

There’s a great new series on Showtime titled, “Dexter” — amazing stuff — especially for all of us who have haunting dark fantasies of acting as judge, jury and executioner for those who’ve never been caught by the system or beat the system. Yeah, that’s me, I admit it. There’s a great deal of “Dexter” in me. So much that the few trusted friends who I’ve discussed this passion with over the years have called to find out if I actually created the brilliant series using a pseudonym. Of course, I’d be proud to say I did (not only for the content but a piece of the DVD residuals) — but I didn’t. So I wonder… is there a real “Dexter” out there? If so, what the fuck’s taking him so long to correct this injustice?

In all seriousness and jokes aside (I’m not joking, just adding this line in case I need a legal disclaimer) — you “vigilante sociopaths” are everywhere, with nothing to lose and a brief claim to fame to gain. Come on Dex, good buddy — you can open a few of your famous wounds, dab that slide with DNA and heal, maybe even close, the wounds of so many others.

P.S. just in case I inspired you, Dex. Don’t add Judith (brains and beauty), FOX (best news coverage) and Murdoch (best guy to work for) to your list — they’re just doing what they do best and if they didn’t outbid the others someone else would have told OJ’s story.

November 15, 2006
O. J. Simpson Writes a Book He’ll Discuss on Fox TV
By EDWARD WYATT
NEW YORK TIMES
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 — O. J. Simpson, who was acquitted 11 years ago in the 1994 death of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald L. Goldman has written a book and will appear on television telling “how he would have committed the murders if he were the one responsible,” his publisher and the Fox television network said on Tuesday.

Judith Regan, whose publishing imprint ReganBooks will release Mr. Simpson’s book Nov. 30, also conducted the television interviews, which will be broadcast on Fox in two one-hour segments on Nov. 27 and Nov. 29. Both ReganBooks and Fox are owned by the News Corporation.

According to a news release, the book and the TV special, which has a working title of “O.J. Simpson: If I Did It, Here’s How It Happened,” will depict Mr. Simpson describing “how he would have carried out the murders he has vehemently denied committing for over a decade.”

Mr. Simpson was acquitted of criminal charges, but a civil court found him responsible for the deaths, and ordered him to pay $33.5 million in restitution to the families. Only a part of the amount has been paid, and relatives of the victims have continued to pursue their claims.

It is not clear how much, if any, of the royalties on the sale of the book will go to the victims’ families. A Regan representative and a spokeswoman for Fox declined to comment beyond the news release.

The National Enquirer reported in October that a Simpson book was being planned, but that report was dismissed after Yale Galanter, a Florida lawyer said to be representing Mr. Simpson, told The Daily News that it was untrue. Mr. Galanter did not respond to phone calls yesterday seeking comment.

The TV special is being produced by Ms. Regan, who moved to Los Angeles from New York this year. Ms. Regan has previously produced shows for television featuring her authors, including a special with Jenna Jameson, the sex-film star and author of the book “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star,” which was also published by ReganBooks.

Fox representatives would not comment on whether it would solicit advertisers for the specials or whether it had concerns about presenting the specials in prime time. In its news release, the network quoted Mike Darnell, executive vice president for alternative programming, who said: “This is an interview that no one thought would ever happen. It’s the definitive last chapter in the trial of the century.”

At least one other network said it had passed on the chance to bid on the TV special because it thought the content was of questionable taste.

Rebecca Marks, a spokeswoman for NBC Universal Television, said the network passed because “from an advertising point of view, from a public relations point of view, everything, it was impossible.”

The TV special will be on Fox during the final week of the November sweeps, the period when local network affiliates measure viewership in order to determine what rates they can charge for advertising.