Roots (2016)

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Season 1
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 60
  3. Negative: 18 out of 60
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  1. Dwayne6575
    Jun 2, 2016
    0
    Historically inaccurate race-baiting liberal propaganda. Complete trash demonizing whitey yet again. We are arming ourselves....Maybe someday what actually happened will be portrayed.
  2. HaVoK308
    Jun 6, 2016
    0
    More revisionist history. Even more so than the first Roots, and that's telling. This is the world we live in now. Where facts simply do not matter if they do not fit the narrative.
  3. kokolosta
    Jun 4, 2016
    0
    There were much more better series than this.This is truly dull.THUMBS DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN.
  4. reluctantexan
    Jun 8, 2016
    0
    I tried 3x to watch the first episode and just couldn't finish. It had nothing to recall the original Roots which I watched all those years ago. Totally uninteresting.
  5. sunflower49
    Feb 9, 2017
    2
    I was looking forward to seeing this new series. However, one of the most ludicrous parts was when Kunta told his parents he wanted to go to University!! So he set off on his horse, saw the girl he was in love with, and then was captured by the slavers. Alex Haley had written that Kunta was in the forest getting some wood for a drum, when he was captured. That is what actually happened.I was looking forward to seeing this new series. However, one of the most ludicrous parts was when Kunta told his parents he wanted to go to University!! So he set off on his horse, saw the girl he was in love with, and then was captured by the slavers. Alex Haley had written that Kunta was in the forest getting some wood for a drum, when he was captured. That is what actually happened. How Levar Burton could allow this ridiculous university story instead is ridiculous. Hopefully, the rest of the series will be closer to the truth,… Expand

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#26 Best TV Season of 2016
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#90 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016
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#61 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Brian P. Kelly
    May 31, 2016
    80
    This is a more intimate series, with extended looks at the personal relationships of the characters (the connection between Kizzy and her master’s niece, who grew up together, is just one example). It’s also a gorier series—yes, showing all the abuse put to slaves, but also showing many of the perpetrators of that violence getting their comeuppance. Added to flashbacks and spiritually charged dreams, this lends the show an occasional shade of magical realism.
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  2. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Chuck Barney
    May 31, 2016
    88
    Told with style and assurance, this "Roots" revival is packed with credible performances, including Anika Noni Rose's terrific portrayal of Kunta's daughter, Kizzy in her older years, and Rege-Jean Page's charismatic turn as her son, Chicken George.
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  3. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    May 31, 2016
    80
    It’s a magnetic production, one that’s filled with precious performances that sparkle.
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