What Mini Series Would You Like To See Again?

[Jeafl]

North and South. I loved that mini series!!!

North and South is on video, not sure about DVD. Our library has it for free.

 

[SamRoc]

Rich Man. Poor Man. Two words.... Nick Nolte!

I loved Rich man poor man but
I'm more of a Falconetti fan!

 

[SwedishMeatball]

North and South.

 

[candykisses]

Rich Man Poor Man I loved Peter Strauss
Centennial
North and South

 

[katerkat]

Is North and South based on the John Jakes series? I love the books but never heard they were made into a min-series!

Also, my mom told me they made "Kane and Abel" by Jeffery Archer into a tv movie or mini-series - another book I loved and would love to see in "real life."

 

[Planogirl]

Holocaust was a good one but difficult to watch. The Winds of War was good too. I never saw Lonesome Dove but do intend to.

I think that my favorites were North and South & The Stand.

 

[DisneyBlonde]

I loved "The 10th Kingdom"...in fact I have it on DVD.

 

[Liberty Belle]

The name of this one was "Chiefs". That line is a joke with my family. Sometimes I will go up to one of my sisters and say "Whatcha plantin', Foxy". I know, kinda strange.

Haha! We do it, too!

 

[MELSMICE]

Definitely 'Roots' & also 'North & South'.........loved them both.

Even though I was only about 12 when I saw Roots, I will never forget that mini-series. I would love for my kids to see both of them.

 

[puggymom]

Winds of War and War and Remembrance, I loved the books too and they were very loyal to the books. I have them on VCR tapes and pull them out once in a while and watch (great viewing when there is a blizzard out side and you are stuck in doors).

 

[disneyjunkie]

The name of this one was "Chiefs". That line is a joke with my family. Sometimes I will go up to one of my sisters and say "Whatcha plantin', Foxy". I know, kinda strange.

Add my family to the strange list.

I just found out the Amazon has the video. I plan to purchase it for Christmas.

Here a copy of a great review.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent mystery and social commentary!, February 27, 2005
Reviewer: Patrick Simmons (Stone Mountain, GA) - See all my reviews

I first saw this miniseries when I was 13 years old and I can still watch it over and over! It's a great story about a series of murders in ficticious Delano Georgia that span a 40+ year period and the three police chiefs who work to solve them. The series begins in the early 1920s and the first chief is Will Henry Lee (Wayne Rogers), an easygoing and fair minded family man who is respected by Delano's white and black communities. Lee comes close to solving the case until something unfortunate happens (no spoilers here). The series fast forwards to 1945 at the end of WWII and the next chief is Sonny Butts (Brad Davis), a despicable racist who is appointed when the previous chief dies of a sudden heart attack. Butts is hardly qualified to be chief but is apparently put in his position to keep Delano's black community in line. His wishes to solve the murders pales in comparison to his obsession with doing away with Marshall Peters (Danny Glover), a black businessman who is also the unofficial leader of Delano's black community. Butts also comes close to solving the case until he too is thwarted.

We next go to 1962 and the third chief is Tyler Watts (Billy Dee Williams), a black military police officer whose appointment is pushed by Lieutenant Governor Billy Lee (Stephen Collins), former Chief Will Henry's son. In spite of the racism directed toward him from the community and other law enforcement officials (including a bumbling officer who profiles him as a car thief only to have his face hit the floor when he finds out that his suspect is the chief), Watts doesn't back down or lose his focus. He later proves his detractors wrong and the ending is very heart touching.

"Chiefs" was very well acted for a TV miniseries. Brad Davis' portrayal of Sonny Butts is as real and convincing as you'll find and Billy Dee Williams' bold confrontations with the local bigots, the sheriff and others remind me so much of Sidney Poitier from "In The Heat Of The Night" that it gets me out of my seat when I see it. Seeing him getting his officers in line and drilling them after they initially accuse him of being a car thief is classic. Other fine performances are given by Charlton Heston as town founder Hugh Holmes (who also narrates the series), Keith Carradine as dog breeder/murderer "Foxy" Funderburke and Stephen Collins as Billy Lee. It's not exactly the classic mystery/social commentary that "In The Heat Of The Night" was but for a miniseries, it comes very close.
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Chiefs, Roots and Queen are my favorite mini series.

 

[Little Miss Liberty]

North and South. I bought it on DVD and sometimes you can catch it on the history channel.

 

[Mumbling Jumba]

The BBC version of "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy"

I almost wet myself watching that series for the first time and the cheesiness simply made it all the better. If I live to be a hundred I will still laugh at dinner introducing itself at the table.

 

[disneyfanforever]

North and South gets my vote too. I used to love their opening when they showed all of the characters and when they showed what happened last time on the show. I can still hear the theme song in my head. It was based on the John Jakes novels. North and South Book II was based on John Jakes's Love and War. I used to love Orry and Madeline.

Also, I would love to see Winds of War and War and Remembrance.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Rose Red

 

[MrsToad]

Not a favorite, and I only remember the series premise, not many of the particulars, but does anyone else remember Amerika?

 

[ransom]

I'm not a big miniseries watcher, but I remember enjoying "The Last Days of Pompeii" when I was a teen. I wonder what I'd think of it as an adult?

 

[lynetteSC]

North and South

that is what i was going to post

 

[Cool-Beans]

Roots. I don't care how much of the story was plagiarised or made up. It is still a great story and movie.

Lonesome Dove is excellent, too.

 

[TheOtherVillainess]

Wow. I'm surprised to find out I'm not the only person who bought the Tenth Kingdom DVD. I love that mini-series..it's nicey nice.

I was so thrilled when I heard they picked Camryn Manheim to be the 'older' Snow White. She is really beautiful.

TOV