I picked up the 30th anniversary of ROOTS on DVD (at Big Lots for a ridiculously low price of $6.) I spent the past 2 days watching it all.

I noticed that William Blinn did a LOT of the screen play (except the last hour I believe).

I also noticed that Ren Woods was in the film. Just for those who don't know, she is the one who had the Azz Izz album, that had a Prince song on it for a hot second. She played Fanta, who was Kunta Kinte's love interest, and both were sold into slavery.


Thanks for posting that Ernest! I've known about the song for years, but I've never heard it!
I don't think I've ever seen the whole mini series all the way through. I remember watching huge parts of it as a kid, but not all of it. I always appreciated it, but knew I should watch it in full sometime. Finding it at Big Lots was a score for me. (I also picked up that An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Even Harder, and Capote, and the series God The Devil & Bob.)

It was great watching the whole series. I never knew that much N word was in it. Good heavens. I understand why they did it, but I just cannot imagine living in a world where that word is so easily used, like saying "Hello".