There is a good cast in this series but going by just the first episode, there is nothing compelling here. James Jackson Jr., the son of the plantation owner, and. The less said about the script the better. The series begins on Forks of Cypress, a plantation near Florence in northern Alabama. All I saw was people in bad wigs, there was bad facial hair and the acting was on the hammy side.
Television had moved on by 1993 and the story of Queen was derivative and had nothing new to say. Genre: Drama Creator: Alex Haley First Air Date: Last Air Date: Total Seasons: 1 Total Episodes: 3 Status: Ended Episode Runtime: 60 min. Although having some of the same producers as Roots. The older Queen (Halle Berry) is left in a vulnerable position. Season 1 episodes (3) Part 1 develops the relationship between James Jackson, Jr., a rich plantation owners son, and Easter, a slave. When the civil war breaks out, Jackson goes to fight. Jackson does not acknowledge his mulatto daughter Queen but when Lizzie is pregnant, he takes in the young Queen in his household, to be a servant and playmate for his own child with Lizzie. He is married to Lizzie (Patricia Clarkson) not for love but because it is a good match.
Easter is a black slave in the Jackson plantation in Alabama who is lusted by James Jackson Jr. Queen was Alex Haley's grandmother, the product of a white slave owner of Irish ancestry. 1993 -1993 1 Season CBS Drama TV14 Watchlist Where to Watch Alex Haleys saga about his ancestry tells the story of his grandmother, the daughter of a slave and a Civil War colonel. Queen is based on the story of his father's ancestry.
When Queen was published and made into a television series, Haley had died and his reputation had suffered for some alleged embellishment of his Roots story. Alex Haley's Queen 'Episode 1' Date Aired: Avg Rating ( 0 ) Your Rating The first episode develops the relationship between James Jackson III, a rich plantation owner's son and Easter, a slave. Alex Haley's great grandfather was Tom Lee Murray Alex Haley's great grandmother was Arena Murray Alex Haley's great grandfather was George W.Alex Haley's Roots was a landmark and compelling drama that looked at the author's ancestry from his mothers side.
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