'Waco' is a little bit wacko
by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
Jan 24, 2018
3 minutes
The '90s are the decade that keeps on giving in terms of tragedy and crime that can be spun into bankable television. Following O.J. Simpson, the Menendez brothers and Gianni Versace comes "Waco," a six-part, limited series that unpacks enough political baggage to fuel a 10-season run.
The Paramount Network (formerly Spike TV) series dramatizes the 1993, 51-day standoff between government agencies and the Branch Davidians, a religious cult led by polygamist and self-proclaimed second Messiah, David Koresh.
Six Koresh followers and four Alcohol, Tobacco
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