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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 12:34 PM Original message |
Poll question: Have you seen ROOTS? |
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Dora (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
1. I voted for #2, but I was too young to get it at the time. |
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Momgonepostal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 02:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. same here |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 12:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. I saw Roots in the movie theater and also read the book. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 01:12 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. In the theater? Was that another country? That would be one long ass |
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RoyGBiv (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 07:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. It played in a theater? |
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noonwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. We watched it as a family |
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blue neen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
6. No, I didn't see it. |
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Neoma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. I never got a chance to see it. |
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GoddessOfGuinness (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
8. I read the book first... |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 06:10 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. any time something is written in novel form, I assume it's |
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July (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
10. Without ROOTS, my whole family probably would be dead. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 01:02 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. great story--sounds like your "Roots" |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. I saw it when it was re-broadcast once. And once at school. |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. How about this option: |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 01:06 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. It would be hard to reproduce that individual and cultural moment |
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bridgit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 08:46 PM Response to Original message |
14. of course... |
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Merrick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-06-06 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
15. Got it from netflix about a year ago |
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YankeyMCC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
18. I saw it when it was originally aired |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
19. What made the most lasting impression on me was when my teacher |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 01:24 PM Response to Original message |
20. The only thing I remember about Roots |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. all the black guys at my elementary school were freaking out |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. It seemed like *everybody* in my little town was glued to the tv |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
22. I remember it being on TV, but I was too young to "get" it |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 05:49 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. 1977 I think |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
25. Read the book. Really. Read the book. |
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RFKHumphreyObama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. "Roots" premiered on TV before I was born |
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peacefreak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. I missed part of it, though. |
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fortyfeetunder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-07-06 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. Was already interested in genealogy |
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