While it’s not nearly as tawdry as Caligula and Rome, it doesn’t clean up the vicious nature of Roman politics. »»
During the ‘70s, the networks went mini-series crazy. The success of Rich Man, Poor Man and Roots made this revolutionary format a hit with viewers and critics. Large books sprawled across numerous nights of viewing instead of being squeezed into a two hour movie of the week. The mini-series became ratings juggernauts. Who would put down a book in the middle of a chapter? Audiences stayed glued to the tube for the entire run. Into this fertile valley arrived James A Michener's Centennial, the most massive of novels. For twenty six hours over the course of 12 days, the story of Colorado and the town of Centennial unfolded. »»
