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    Roots Reprised: History vs Aesthetics

    Roots Reprised: History vs Aesthetics

    FromThe Vulture TV Podcast

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    Roots Reprised: History vs Aesthetics

    FromThe Vulture TV Podcast

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    Length:
    47 minutes
    Released:
    May 31, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Gazelle and Matt are joined by NPR's Eric Deggans and film critic Steven Boone for a careful look at the legacy of Roots. The importance of the original miniseries is undeniable - so what, if anything, is the value of the History Channel's remake?Spoilers throughout for both the old and new versions of Roots!Theme song: Slinky by Dlay (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/Elemental/Slinky)
    Released:
    May 31, 2016
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    There’s little doubt that TV is driving the cultural conversation, but there could still stand to be more great conversation about TV. That’s where the Vulture TV Podcast comes in. In this weekly podcast, New York TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz and Vulture TV editor Gazelle Emami will go deep on what matters most the world of television, what makes good TV, and how good TV gets made. Their conversation could, and will, encompass everything from the hot-button points of a given show—did you see what happened on Mad Men?—to a discussion of TV’s new diversity...