Do we have anyone here who can remember the "Roots" mini-series...

Yes i remember this series it was great and we couldn't wait for the next episode the whole family enjoyed it

yes i remember it, is that showing my age now. lol. it has been along time so im not sure what i remember about it, i just know that we watch the whole mini series.

I can't remember how old I was when I saw it but I do remember watching every minute of it. I thought it was a great eye opener for someone who maybe did not know how terrible life was for the slaves. It is beyond me how one person can treat another person so horribly.

yes I do remember it. it was a great series. I watch every one. about 2 years ago they played it again and i watch it all. there were so many stares in that movie and they were all so young. it was great to see it again so many years later.

I never heard of that show before. How long ago did it run?

I watched it, but the book left a bigger impression on me, i also loved Queeny (the sequel)

I very much remember the TV series and the book. It sparked interest in gemology.. You mentioned a need for more movies for families like "Roots” At that time there were several mini-series. Have you seen and or read "Centennial"? written by Mitchners'1978 it’s an epic of the settling of the western states. I would guess it covers close to 100 years. The story is fictional but it portrays the way the western states were settled the state of Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado. We have a number of mini series in our library

I didn't watch it then. I think it was the 70's or maybe the 80's. I get very upset when I watch the mean ways that humans treat other humans and animals.

The book was better

Yes, I remember it. I was probalby 10 or 12??? We really thought it was done well. I did read the book too and was fascinated with the way people thought and behaved. I am reading "Carribean" by Michner and it's got a lot of the slavery issues in it also - very interesting.

I remember it. I remember being emotionally empty after seeing it. I was blank. It was so different and shocking at the time. It was horrible and wonderful at the same time. Nowadays nothing is left to the imagination, it's sort of sad. I'd liked that time in television better.

Oh yes I remember it very well. I saw it when it was first aired and then a few times afterwards. I saw it in the one Blockbuster about a year ago to rent and thought about doing so especially for my niece to view it. I thought it really showed how some things were back then and to give her some ideas of the history of our Country. I didn't have the money at the time to rent the full series since each part was a seperate rental but I'd still like her to see it.

Oh my gosh, that has been along time ago. Yes, I do remember it. Everyone was watching it. We even discussed it at school in history class. I had forgotten.

We watched it in my African-American History class last year. I thought it was great, but terribly sad. Of course I suppose a view on a slave's life should be sad. It almost made me cry. I would definitely recommend watching it to anyone who can get their hands on it..it's on video!

Oh yes I remember this show. I wonder if they have this one on DVD, or are planning too, as I would Love to see this one again. What an awesome series this was. I might have to consider finding the Book and reading it, and see what I think too.

My mom rented some a few of the tapes when we were younger. I can't remember it because I was pretty young. But my mom said that it was really good.