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In 1976, there was Alex Haley’s novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. In 1977, there was Roots, the popular miniseries starring Olivia Cole, Ben Vereen, and LeVar Burton, among others. And now, EW has confirmed that the History Channel is remaking Roots into a brand-new eight-hour miniseries.
Mark Wolper, son of Roots original executive producer David L. Wolper, will executive produce the remake, which is said to offer a contemporary take on both the book and the original miniseries.
Why? Why remake something that was done right the first time?
Why not stick to making TV shows you guys are "good" at, like a series about a dynasty of skunk hunters who drive cars they made out of appliance boxes, lawn mower engines and tiny-tot beauty pageant trophies, while re-enacting various scenes from Hitler's life before 1920, when he worked in a pawn shop buying and selling ancient alien artifacts to a select clientele of Sasquatch?