Back in ’77, there was no HBO, Hulu or iTunes. When it came to your television-watching possibilities, you were pretty much a captive of network TV. (And, perhaps, on a good night, PBS.) But even with ...

The feelings towards The History Channel’s remake of Alex Haley’s Roots miniseries are almost as complicated as the history explored in the eight-hour epic about Kunta Kinte, an African man sold into ...

LOS ANGELES — The History channel is moving closer to a remake of the groundbreaking TV miniseries “Roots.” The channel said Allen Hughes, whose credits include “Menace II Society” and “The Book of ...

Image Source: Museum of the Moving Image The TV miniseries Roots is based on an historical novel by Alex Haley, who traced his family’s history from Western Africa through slavery in the U.S. past ...

*The ambitious “Roots” reboot has averaged 4.9 million viewers over its three nights so far, with a roller coaster dip and rise between nights 2 and 3. Episode 2 of the rebooted classic drew 4.6 ...

In an interview with New York magazine, Roots star LeVar Burton had one simple question about the History Channel’s intended remake of the popular 1970s miniseries: “My initial reaction was, why?” ...

This Week In History: On Jan. 23, 1977, the miniseries "Roots" premiered on ABC-TV and was featured on the cover of The Dispatch's Guide to TV and Radio. Based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, "Roots: The ...

John Amos, beloved actor known for his iconic roles in the sitcom Good Times and the groundbreaking miniseries Roots, has ...