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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

Discuss the topic here.

Results of 1,024 votes:

  1. 1.

    Roots (1977)

     
    Continuation: Roots: The Next Generations (1979) and 21st Century Alternate Version: Roots (2016)
  2. 2.

    It (1990)

     
    21st Century Alternate Version: It (2017)
  3. 3.

    V (1983)

     
    Continuation: V (1984) and 21st Century Alternate Version: V (2009)

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