Title: Roots (1977 miniseries)
Content:  The miniseries was directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman, David Greene, and Gilbert Moses. It was produced by Stan Margulies. David L. Wolper was executive producer. The score was composed by Gerald Fried, and Quincy Jones for only the first episode. ABC television executives "got cold feet" after seeing the brutality depicted in the series and attempted to cut the network's predicted losses by airing the series over eight consecutive nights in January in one fell swoop. The Museum of Broadcast Communications recounts the apprehensions that Roots would flop, and how this made ABC prepare the format: "Familiar television actors like Lorne Greene were chosen for the white, secondary roles, to reassure audiences. The white actors were 
Title: Roots: The Next Generations
Content:  Producers Stan Margulies and David L. Wolper were initially reluctant to make a sequel to the 1977 miniseries, but later agreed to do it. Writer Ernest Kinoy then originally wrote an outline for Roots: The Next Generations based on the final seven chapters of Alex Haley's book Roots: The Saga of an American Family and about 1,000 pages worth of family recollections that Alex Haley dictated into a tape recorder. While Haley contributed as a consultant during the production, many of the family and other events depicted were factually inaccurate or wholly fictionalized. Some glaring examples include: 1. Jim Warner and Carrie Barden were in reality James Turner and Carrie White. James was not the son 
Title: Roots: The Saga of an American Family
Content:  set of the mini-series. A Blu-ray edition of the original mini-series debuted on May 30, 2016, to coordinate with the release of the remake of the television series. In November 2013, the History channel announced it was developing an eight-hour Roots miniseries with Mark Wolper, son of the original show's original producer David L. Wolper. This version aired May 30, 2016, and combined elements from both Haley's book and its 1977 adaptation. Directors include Mario Van Peebles, Thomas Carter and Phillip Noyce, Executive Producers include Will Packer and LeVar Burton, while cast members include Malachi Kirby as Kunte, Forest Whitaker, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Mekhi Phifer, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Derek Luke, Anika Noni Rose, and Chad L. Coleman.
Title: Roots (2016 miniseries)
Content:  Roots is a 2016 American miniseries and a remake of the 1977 miniseries with the same name, based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel, Roots: The Saga of an American Family. It first aired on May 30, 2016 and stars Malachi Kirby, Forest Whitaker, Regé-Jean Page, Anna Paquin, Laurence Fishburne, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anika Noni Rose, T.I. and South African actress Nokuthula Ledwaba. It was produced on a budget of $50 million.
Title: Roots: The Gift
Content: LeVar Burton as Kunta Kinte ; Louis Gossett, Jr. as Fiddler ; Shaun Cassidy as Edmund Parker, Jr. ; Jerry Hardin as Dr. William Reynolds ; Kate Mulgrew as Hattie Carraway ; Avery Brooks as Cletus Moyer ; Michael Learned as Amelia ; John McMartin as Edmund Parker, Sr. ; Annabella Price as Sarah Parker ; Fran Bennett as May ; Tim Russ as Marcellus ; Introduction by Alex Haley  Roots: The Gift is notable as a Star Trek "preunion" for featuring four actors who portrayed major characters in Star Trek television shows: Burton (Geordi La Forge from Star Trek: The Next Generation), Brooks (Benjamin Sisko from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Mulgrew, and Russ (Kathryn Janeway and Tuvok from Star Trek: Voyager).
Title: Roots (1977 miniseries)
Content:  disproportionately in network previews. For the first episode, the writers created a conscience-stricken slave captain (Edward Asner), a figure who did not appear in Haley's novel but was intended to make white audiences feel better about their historical role in the slave trade. Even the show's consecutive-night format allegedly resulted from network apprehensions. ABC programming chief Fred Silverman hoped that the unusual schedule would cut his network's imminent losses—and get Roots off the air before sweeps week." - Encyclopedia of Television Many familiar white TV actors, like Chuck Connors (from The Rifleman), Lorne Greene (Bonanza and later Battlestar Galactica), Robert Reed (The Brady Bunch), and Ralph Waite (The Waltons), were cast against type as slave holders and traders.
Title: Roots: The Gift
Content:  Roots: The Gift is a 1988 television film. It is the third installment of the Roots miniseries. The film premiered on ABC on December 11, 1988, with AT&T as the sole national sponsor for the broadcast, and was crafted as a Christmas film. LeVar Burton and Louis Gossett Jr. reprise their respective roles of Kunta Kinte and Fiddler. The film takes place between the second and third episodes of the original Roots series. It was watched by 23.3 million viewers.
Title: Roots (2016 miniseries)
Content:  Eric Russell (2) ; Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt (1) ; T.I. as Cyrus (1) ; Derek Luke as Silla Ba Dibba (2) ; G Hannelius as Missy Waller (1) ; Carlacia Grant as Irene (1) ; Mekhi Phifer as Jerusalem (1) ; Sam Malone as Ashford (1) ; Denise Milfort as Ms. Ellen (1) ; Mandela Van Peebles as Noah (1) ; Terence Rosemore as Orly (1) ; Lane Garrison as Frederick Murray (1) ; Sedale Threatt Jr. as Tom (1) ; Brett Rice as William Byrd (1) ; Simona Brown as Jinna (1) ; Chris Obi as Kintango (2) ; Laurence Fishburne as Alex Haley (voiceover narration) Number in parentheses indicates how many episodes in which the actor/character appears. 
Title: Tom Root
Content:  Tom Root (born September 20, 1973) is an American writer, producer, director and voice actor for Robot Chicken.
Title: Roots: The Next Generations
Content:  Crowther (4) ; Harry Morgan – Bob Campbell (1) ; Dorian Harewood – Simon Haley (5) ; Ruby Dee – Queen Haley (3) ; Hal Williams – Alec Haley (1) ; Greg Morris – Beeman Jones (1) ; Brian Stokes Mitchell – John Dolan (1) ; Ja'net Dubois – Sally Harvey (1) ; Slim Gaillard – Sam Wesley (1) ; George Voskovec – Mr. Goldstein (1) ; Jason Wingreen – Judge Quartermain (1) ; Charlie Robinson – Luke Bettiger (1) ; Ossie Davis – Dad Jones (1) ; Kene Holliday – Detroit (1) ; Albert Popwell – Fader (1) ; John Rubinstein 

Question: Who was the screenwriter for Roots?
Answer: Alex Haley.
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley.
Alexander M. P. Haley.