The twenty-fourth TV show: #251 Roots
I feel awkward commenting on this show - it's not really mine to comment on. It's a dramatic, heavy show, hard to watch and one that makes you feel guilty. The story of slavery in the US (perpetrated by Europeans) is often uncomfortable and sad, unfair and difficult. There are plenty of happy moments, not in acceptance but in small victories for some of the characters (and one major one at the end of the civil war, even if the problems aren't over yet at that point). It's well performed, you feel sympathy with these characters. Quite a bit of nuance in some of the white characters, but never hiding their dark side. The main thing it shows is that there are so many built in biases that don't fade, horrible things that were just accepted. This show will stay with me for a long time.