Roots (1977)
Continuation: Roots: The Next Generations (1979) and 21st Century Alternate Version: Roots (2016)
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Poll: Throwback: 20th Century Television Mini-Series
Television mini-series or serials once were special events, that would occur maybe once a year. These mini-series were ratings powerhouses for networks and would be water cooler fodder for an entire month. Such times seems like a distant memory, when there were 3 channels to watch, a trusty pair of rabbit ears to pull in the signal and you actually had to watch a show the night it aired.
Which 20th century television mini-series* or serial do you remember most fondly as being something special?
* alternate versions or continuations provided in notes for voting and informational purposes
Make Your Choice
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The Civil War (1990)
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Pride and Prejudice (1995)
Alternate Version: Pride and Prejudice (1952), Pride and Prejudice (1967), Pride and Prejudice (1980) and 21st Century Alternate Version: Pride and Prejudice (2014) -
Cosmos (1980)
21st Century Alternate Version: Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014) -
It (1990)
21st Century Alternate Version: It (2017) -
Sybil (1976)
21st Century Alternate Version: Sybil (2007) -
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Alternate Version: Anne of Green Gables (1972) and Anne of Green Gables (1979) Continuation: Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning (2008)and 21st Century Alternate and Continuation Versions: Anne of Green Gables (2016) and Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (2000) -
The Stand (1994)
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Das Boot (1985)
Alternate Version: Das Boot (1981) and 21st Century Continuation Version: Das Boot (2018) -
Lonesome Dove (1989)
Alternate Version: Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994) and Continuation Versions: Return to Lonesome Dove (1993) and Lonesome Dove: The Outlaw Years (1995) -
House of Cards (1990)
21st Century Alternate Version: House of Cards (2013) -
From the Earth to the Moon (1998)
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The World at War (1973)
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Merlin (1998)
21st Century Alternate Version: Merlin (2008) -
Storm of the Century (1999)
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Shogun (1980)
Alternate Version: Shogun (1980) -
North and South, Book I (1985)
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The Thorn Birds (1983)
Continuations: The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996) -
Wives and Daughters (1999)
Alternate Version: Wives and Daughters (1971) -
I, Claudius (1976)
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Jesus of Nazareth (1977)
Alternate Version: Jesus of Nazareth (1956) -
Anne of Avonlea (1987)
Alternate Version: Anne of Avonlea (1975) -
Scenes from a Marriage (1973)
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The Beatles Anthology (1995)
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Brideshead Revisited (1981)
21st Century Alternate Version: Brideshead Revisited (2008) -
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979)
Continuations: Smiley's People (1982) and A Murder of Quality (1991) -
Prime Suspect (1991)
Continuations: Prime Suspect 2 (1992), Prime Suspect 3 (1993), Prime Suspect: The Lost Child (1995), Prime Suspect 5: Errors of Judgement (1996), 21st Century Continuations: Prime Suspect: The Last Witness (2003) and Prime Suspect 7: The Final Act (2006) -
The Winds of War (1983)
Continuations: War and Remembrance (1988) -
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977)
Alternate Versions: The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974) -
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
Continuations: Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976) -
The Decalogue (1989)
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The 10th Kingdom (2000)
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Dune (2000)
21st Century Continuations: Children of Dune (2003) -
The Kingdom (1994)
