Roots

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(05-31-2016, 08:50 PM)xxlt Wrote: I'm not sure why you would remake it. The original was a big deal, hailed by all, and Alex Haley - who wrote the book it was adapted from and I think was a consultant on the mini series - is a very good writer. But why remake it? Which, I guess, why remake anything - which is a legit question too - but as silly as remaking movies is there is a precedent for it and a different director et al may put a different spin on a story. But Roots is a true story, so I would think there isn't much to spin, and it was so well done first time - why not just re-air the the original? Has a mini series ever been remade? What did the people redoing Roots say they hoped to accomplish?

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