CNN The Seventies June 4, 2024 04:58:00
Is free, honey. >> one of the reasons that "roots" was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didnt. >> earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives determined that if "roots" were to fail, they could just be done with it in seven or eight nights. >> it was high risk, high reward. if it didnt work, you were out a lot of tv time and not many people watching. >> the television premiere on eight consecutive nights attrac...
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