Roots: The Next Generations


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From Wikipedia: Roots: The Next Generations is a 1979 (February 18, 1979 – February 24, 1979) 7-part television miniseries produced by Stan Margulies, that continues the story of the family of Alex Haley from the 1880s, and their life in Henning, Tennessee, to the 1960s, with Haley researching his family history and his travels to Africa to learn of his alleged ancestor, Kunta Kinte. This sequel to the 1977 miniseries is based on the last seven chapters of Haley's fictional novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family and additional material by him.

Directed by:

John Erman (eps. 1, 3, 4, 7)
Charles S. Dubin (ep. 2)
Georg Stanford Brown (ep. 5)
Lloyd Richards (ep. 6)

Starring:
James Earl Jones
Dorian Harewood
Irene Cara
Georg Stanford Brown
Stan Shaw
Debbi Morgan

Music by Gerald Fried

Highlights
Debbie Allen on being cast as "Nan" in Roots: The Next Generation
02:07
Esther Shapiro on developing the miniseries Roots: The Next Generation
02:48
Joseph M. Wilcots on shooting Roots: The Next Generations
02:49
Richard Thomas on appearing in Roots: The Next Generations
02:55
Charles S. Dubin on directing the cast of Roots: The Next Generations, and on dealing with the subject matter
03:11
Reuben Cannon on working with Alex Haley and the producers of Roots: The Next Generations
01:38
Who talked about this show

Debbie Allen

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Debbie Allen on being cast as "Nan" in Roots: The Next Generation
02:07
Debbie Allen on being cast as "Nan" in Roots: The Next Generation
02:07

William Blinn

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William Blinn on Roots: The Next Generations
00:51

LeVar Burton

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LeVar Burton on the idea for Roots: The Next Generation and his fallout with David Wolper
03:28

Reuben Cannon

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Reuben Cannon on going to work for Warner Bros. and casting Roots: The Next Generations
09:42
Reuben Cannon on working with Alex Haley and the producers of Roots: The Next Generations
01:38
Reuben Cannon on working with Alex Haley and the producers of Roots: The Next Generations
01:38

Ruby Dee

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Ruby Dee on her and husband Ossie Davis' involvement in the development of Roots
07:23

Charles S. Dubin

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Charles S. Dubin on directing Roots: The Next Generations, and on working with Henry Fonda on that show
04:06
Charles S. Dubin on directing the cast of Roots: The Next Generations, and on dealing with the subject matter
03:11
Charles S. Dubin on directing the cast of Roots: The Next Generations, and on dealing with the subject matter
03:11

Gerald Fried

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Gerald Fried on working on Roots: The Next Generations and scoring the theme to different decades
01:25

Ernest Kinoy

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Ernest Kinoy on writing Roots: The Next Generations
04:47
Ernest Kinoy on Marlon Brando in Roots: The Next Generations
02:18
Ernest Kinoy on the legacy of Roots and Roots: The Next Generations
02:22

Thad Mumford

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Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford on writing the fifth installment of Roots: The Next Generations
06:02
Dan Wilcox and Thad Mumford on writing the fifth installment of Roots: The Next Generations
06:02

Esther Shapiro

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Esther Shapiro on developing the miniseries Roots: The Next Generation
02:48
Esther Shapiro on her contributions to Roots: The Next Generation
01:34
Esther Shapiro on developing the miniseries Roots: The Next Generation
02:48

Brandon Stoddard

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Brandon Stoddard on developing Roots: The Next Generations
01:34

Richard Thomas

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Richard Thomas on appearing in Roots: The Next Generations
02:55
Richard Thomas on appearing in Roots: The Next Generations
02:55

Joseph M. Wilcots

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Joseph M. Wilcots on shooting Roots: The Next Generations
02:49
Joseph M. Wilcots on the "George Lincoln Rockwell" scene in Roots: The Next Generations
04:01
Joseph M. Wilcots on the staging of the assassination of Malcolm X in Roots: The Next Generations
01:54
Joseph M. Wilcots on shooting Roots: The Next Generations
02:49

David L. Wolper

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David L. Wolper on executive producing Roots: The Next Generations
02:39
David L. Wolper on executive producing Roots: The Next Generations
03:46
David L. Wolper on Marlon Brando playing "George Lincoln Rockwell" in Roots: The Next Generations
04:06
David L. Wolper on the public reaction to Roots: The Next Generations
02:13

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