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Post by Ripley on May 23, 2016 13:53:40 GMT -5
I've been following progress and stories of the remake if the historic 1970s mini-series. Some of my favorite actors are in it including Erica Tazel, Anika Noni Rose ( ????) TWD's Chad Coleman ( yay! ), Anna Paquin, Forest Whitaker (Fiddler), Lawrence Fishbourne, Matthew Goode, James Purefiy, Jonathan Rhys-Myers & many more. I think a roots deserves a dedicated topic do post stories, photos and other info here.
Emayatzy Corinealdi
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Post by Ripley on May 23, 2016 13:56:05 GMT -5
"ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA. — Cannons boomed, shaking the leaves off 50-foot trees. “Ready, I need fire on that hill!” an urgent voice yelled. Weapons were reloaded. Exhausted infantrymen — black, white, young, old — were splayed around a muddy pit. “Watch your muzzles, gentlemen,” their leader called. “Don’t blow your friend’s face off!” In a wooded grove in this town near Baton Rouge, La., a television crew was meticulously recreating the brutal Civil War battle of Fort Pillow, for a remake of “Roots,” the seminal mini-series about slavery. The carnage in the fight was significant: After Union soldiers surrendered, the Confederates disproportionately took white soldiers hostage as prisoners of war and slaughtered hundreds of black soldiers, sending survivors into the slave trade. This massacre was not in the original “Roots,” broadcast in 1977, which is exactly why the producers of the new one chose to include it. It is one of many unexpected historical details put onscreen in “Roots,” which will air over four nights starting on Memorial Day. It will be simulcast on the History, Lifetime and A&E channels, with a sprawling cast that includes Laurence Fishburne; Forest Whitaker; Anika Noni Rose; Anna Paquin; the rapper T.I.; and the English newcomer Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte, the central character. The revival aims to deliver a visceral punch of the past to a younger demographic, consumed anew by questions of race, inequality and heritage. With a crew of contemporary influencers — Will Packer (“Straight Outta Compton”) is a producer; Questlove oversaw the music — the hope is to recontextualize “Roots” for the Black Lives Matter era, a solemn and exacting feat."...
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Post by Ripley on May 23, 2016 14:11:09 GMT -5
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Post by Rosie on May 23, 2016 14:16:51 GMT -5
TX for starting this Ripley I read the book (of course I'd read the book ) when it was first published and found it totally engrossing and enlightening. I saw the original series when it first aired. Oh my! Will be watching this series. If it's anything at all like the original, I'll be delighted. Lane Garrison had a great part in Prison Break. James Purefoy was the main serial killer in The Following. And of course the other actors that you mentioned.
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Post by Rosie on May 23, 2016 14:21:26 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on May 24, 2016 19:58:37 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on May 25, 2016 8:22:11 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on May 25, 2016 16:54:22 GMT -5
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Post by Rosie on May 27, 2016 19:57:27 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on May 28, 2016 6:24:53 GMT -5
Tune in to A & E from 9-11:30 pm Monday night.
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Post by Rosie on Jun 2, 2016 21:56:02 GMT -5
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Post by honkytonkwoman on Jun 3, 2016 6:32:00 GMT -5
I am old enough to remember the original. I am going to watch online this weekend.
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Post by dark sister on Jun 4, 2016 14:33:05 GMT -5
I remember watching the original in my history class in middle school. I DVR'd the first episode, I'll eventually get around to watching it. I love that cast for sure.
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