Pioneers of Television — S03E04 — Miniseries
2013 · 60 MIN · IMDB 7.8
Overview
Beginning in the mid-1970s, miniseries based on novels captivated television audiences like never before. Networks poured money into the productions and reached huge numbers of viewers around the world. The key to these miniseries’ success are beloved characters that survive twists and turns that unfold over decades, including struggles to be accepted, whether in a loving relationship or within society. “Roots,” based on Alex Haley’s novel, was shown over eight consecutive nights in 1977 and attracted more viewers than any other television drama before. “Roots” was a cultural landmark that had a profound effect, shifting opinions and revealing the truth about the African-American experience of slavery. In “Rich Man, Poor Man” (1976), two starkly different brothers seek acceptance from their rough-edged immigrant father as they also build their lives in America, from post-World War II through the 1960s.
Dialogue Timeline — 992 lines
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00:00:07 I was sitting there in tears in my living room watching it.
00:02:24 I felt, "This is it, this is as good as it's going to get."
00:04:49 it was a cultural landmark,
00:07:24 you see this wild stallion being subdued.
00:10:01 "I'm going to have to really do the scene fully.
00:12:11 and I have the last line, and the last line was,
00:14:27 for 3 hours.
00:16:45 John Amos was overcome with emotion.
00:18:54 in cuffs and manacles... Where the warrant officer
00:21:10 in your relationship with your parents,
00:23:46 He took away all my hopes!
00:26:01 A full hundred years later, actor Georg Stanford Brown
00:28:12 SEACREST: Before "Roots," discussions of slavery
00:30:23 their own personalities.
00:32:36 Wait, what the hell are you doing here, Rudy?
00:34:31 And it was just too good of an opportunity to pass.
00:36:28 Ed Asner took the role.
00:38:21 is the traditional blond, tough
00:40:37 but you'll come back to me
00:43:15 I wasn't an idiot, you know.
00:45:17 if he really did want the power,
00:48:09 Because at my age, officially,
00:50:27 and they wanted to watch what happened to them every night.
00:54:44 visit pbs.org.
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Factoids
Pioneers of Television, season 3, episode 4: Miniseries.
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