Roots

So I have finished watching my first miniseries and I picked the one that is considered the best by most people, Roots. It was great to learn about the history of that family and see firsthand what the blacks went through during the times depicted in the miniseries.

I have always been interested in the history of blacks throughout the 19th century and even before, since this starts in the 1700s. Anyway the acting was always supberd (John Amos was exceptional as Toby) and everyone else did their part too. I cried when Fiddler died, he really added to it with his fiddle playing and the lessons he taught Kunta. :)

I liked seeing all the different actors/actresses that played the lead parts throughout the miniseries and how different they were compared to other roles they did. Ed Asner was great as the Captain of the slave ship. Robert Reed was great as well and Chuck Connors.

I'm glad that Alex Haley told the story of his family's roots and history, we have seen many types of movies that have depicted the Civil War and Slavery and the horrors of what the black people went through, but the reason I like miniseries is because they tend to go deeper and since they have multiple parts it has more detail and is more authentic.

Definitely one of the best, i'm glad that I chose to see this one first. :)