Never said I hated it. I'd probably give it 3 1/2 stars, myself.
Just pointing out that it was not as historical as was touted.
That IS the topic of this thread, isn't it?
You are really far off the mark. Roots, the miniseries is based on a work of fiction. Alex Haley wrote a NOVEL and included some characters loosely based on some of his ancestors. I don’t recall him ever saying it was an accurate historical representation of true events and it is listed as literary FICTION. It is not even considered an historical novel of actual people and events such as the book The Killer Angels and the corresponding miniseries Gettysburg. The Roots miniseries departed even further from the novel in order to make it more acceptable for television.