TV viewers know what whites are really ... you can’t put down until you are finished. Will “Roots” become a series after the mini-series is concluded? That is another one of Silverman ...

TV One will showcase the the original 1977 ... Prize-winning Alex Haley novel of the same name. The original “Roots” mini-series stars LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Edward Asner, John Amos ...

In time to mark 40 years since its debut, “Roots: the complete orginal series” is being re-released online in high definition. The TV mini-series came out in 1977 and told the story of an ...

Thirty six years after “Roots” changed television and helped ... then it’s worth it.” The mini-series, which won nine Emmys, remains among the most watched television broadcasts of all ...

History has also acquired the rights to the book the mini-series was based on, Roots: The Saga Of An American Family, from the estate of author Alex Haley. Writers are expected to draw on both ...

“Roots” will be transformed into an eight-hour miniseries for History ... The finale of the original “Roots” mini still ranks as the third highest-rated TV broadcast, per Nielsen ratings ...

Although it has been 45 years since the “Roots” mini-series has aired both actors have been in several films and TV shows, leaving an industry blueprint for others. “Roots” is currently ...

Roots, the mini-series that was shown to pupils for generations, is 'Eurocentric' and has no place in the classroom, teachers have heard. Members of the National Education Union were told it was ...

TV One will showcase the the original 1977 ... Prize-winning Alex Haley novel of the same name. The original “Roots” mini-series stars LeVar Burton, Cicely Tyson, Edward Asner, John Amos ...

History has also acquired the rights to the book the mini-series was based on, Roots: The Saga Of An American Family, from the estate of author Alex Haley. Writers are expected to draw on both ...

EXCLUSIVE: History is taking on one of most celebrated TV programs of all time, blockbuster 1977 miniseries ... of Roots executive producer, the late David L. Wolper, and to the book the mini ...