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The ROOTS afternoon movie was in 9 parts....90 min. shows. The 1978 ROOTS rerun on ABC was in 5 parts....2 & 3 hour shows.

I now own a 16mm copy of the episode with the missing George Hamilton opening intact. I'm still looking for Episode 7, featuring a longer scene of Chicken George returning home from England. I also own some scripts now, which is making things clearer.

I miss the two openings I saw at the Paley Center from the original broadcast. The first was George Hamilton on his way to the Moore plantation, singing a song in the carriage. The other was an extended return trip home from Chicken George (returning from England.) I think I will contact the WB...

The video version contains an opening not seen originally (with Chicken George getting ready to cock fight) because that hour aired as the second hour that evening, and it is now the first hour. Wolper said that the show had to be recut to fit ABC's schedule so that tells me that another cut was...

Has anyone heard anything about "Roots" on blu-ray? I contacted the Library of Congress, because I read that they projected 35mm prints. They told me that they were gifted brand new 35mm prints of the original 1977 eight part series in 2010 from WB. This was the original ABC version, but new...