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Three Minutes into ROOTS - SteveO - 01-27-2008
The mini-series, not the hard drive. Notables I never knew were in it (was just a kid when it came out but I do remember it as a huge TV event) include:
-- A pre-batshiat insane OJ Simpson in what must have been one of his first non-commercial gigs; he got second billing right after Ed Asner
-- Maya Angelou
-- Lou Gosset Jr.
-- Cicely Tyson
-- Lorne Greene
-- and of course Lt. Jordi LaForge (well, I did know LeVar was in it)
Music by the Q...Quincy Jones.
Some light nudity as well. Pretty unheard of for this time on US TV IIRC. Also interesting is that the time period at opening is 1750 in The Gambia, West Africa. The people are Muslim....kunta kinte's dad gives thanks to Allah. I didn't realize Muslims had been to this area of Africa at this time. My cultural ignorance at work.
Re: Three Minutes into ROOTS - Racer X - 01-27-2008
you missed John Amos, as the older Kunta
Re: Three Minutes into ROOTS - vision63 - 01-27-2008
[quote Racer X]you missed John Amos, as the older Kunta
Toby!
Re: Three Minutes into ROOTS - Racer X - 01-27-2008
yessah Massa, Toby spit in yo coffee.....
Re: Three Minutes into ROOTS - vision63 - 01-27-2008
[quote Racer X]yessah Massa, Toby spit in yo coffee.....
I likes spit in mah coffee. Ask Fiddla'
Re: Three Minutes into ROOTS - SteveO - 01-27-2008
Only got through disk 1, the first two eps. Kunta is still very young, only about 18 or so. What a phenomenal story. I cannot possibly imagine what it must have been like to be subjected to those abuses endured literally every second of these peoples' lives.
Geez it's late. I gotta get to sleep. Moron that I am.
Re: Three Minutes into ROOTS - vision63 - 01-27-2008
You got a bunch of disks to go I bet. Then there's Roots 2.
Re: Three Minutes into ROOTS - Ombligo - 01-27-2008
They're still working on Roots 3.. due to a slow production schedule, the final release is estimated to be 2120.
Re: Three Minutes into ROOTS - volcs0 - 01-27-2008
I was 9 when it came out, and I remember my parents letting me watch the entire thing - despite being up late and the content warnings. It was quite a changing experience, I recall.
Re: Three Minutes into ROOTS - samintx - 01-27-2008
As far as Muslims are concerned they have been around for eons in Africa and Europe. Among the first "orginized" religions like Judism.