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Roots: The Next Generations is an American television miniseries based on the last seven chapters of Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family. First aired on ABC in February 1979, it is a sequel to the 1977 Roots miniseries , tracing the lives of Kunta Kinte 's descendants in Henning, Tennessee , from 1882 to 1967.
The series was a follow-up to the original Star Trek series which was broadcast on NBC between 1966 and 1969, [4] with characters from the original series appearing in The Next Generation on several occasions; a crossover movie titled Star Trek Generations was also released. [5] The Next Generation was developed by creator Gene Roddenberry, who ...
Season 4 featured many family-themed episodes. The first episode following " The Best of Both Worlds " deals with Picard and Worf's family, and the second with Data 's. Worf's son Alexander appears later in the season, as does Tasha Yar 's sister, and the Enterprise encounters an infant alien space entity.
[3] [4] A sequel, Roots: The Next Generations, first aired in 1979, and a second sequel, Roots: The Gift, a Christmas television film, starring LeVar Burton and Louis Gossett Jr., first aired in 1988. A related film, Alex Haley's Queen, is based on the life of Queen Jackson Haley, who was Alex Haley's paternal grandmother.
Emmalyn Paulette Moody [citation needed] (born February 17, 1945), [note 1] known professionally as Lynne Moody, is an American film and television actress.Beginning her career in the early 1970s, Moody is best known her roles as Tracy Curtis–Taylor in the ABC television sitcom That's My Mama (1974–1975), Irene Harvey in Roots (1977), Roots: The Next Generations (1979), [6] and Patricia ...
Episode 1 was directed by Phillip Noyce, episode 2 by Mario Van Peebles, episode 3 by Thomas Carter, and episode 4 by Bruce Beresford. In February 2016, a trailer was released [4] and Paul Buccieri, president of A&E and The History Channels, announced that the four night, eight-hour event series would premiere on Memorial Day.
Timothy Darrell Russ [1] (born June 22, 1956) is an American actor, musician, screenwriter, director and amateur astronomer. He is best known for his roles as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager, Robert Johnson in Crossroads (1986), Casey in East of Hope Street (1998), Frank on Samantha Who?, Principal Franklin on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly, and D. C. Montana on The Highwaymen ...
Episodes: "J.J.'s Fiancée: Part 1 " and "J.J.'s Fiancée: Part 2" 1977 3 Girls 3: Herself 4 episodes 1977 The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened: Julie Sutton Television film 1979 Roots: The Next Generations: Nan Branch Haley Episode: "Part VI (1939–1950)" 1979 Ebony, Ivory & Jade: Claire 'Ebony' Bryant Television film 1982 Alice at the ...