Did anyone see this when it aired?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — King
WarpedRecord — 14 years ago(June 16, 2011 12:45 PM)
Does anyone have any recollections of when this originally aired it 1978? On what nights did the three episodes air, did they just start each episode fresh or provide a "recap" for the first two installments?
The VHS I have is seamless, and I can't tell where one episode ends and the next begins. I can't even tell where the commercial breaks were. This TV movie feels quite a bit like a theatrical film. -
Sparky48 — 13 years ago(May 28, 2012 09:50 AM)
I watched this movie when it originally aired in '78 when I was 16. I recall that it was a 3-part TV series that started on a Sunday night and ended on Tuesday. And yes, each of the last two installments was prefaced with a recap of the preceding installment. Also, previews of the subsequent installments were featured at the end of the first two episodes of the mini-series.
I do remember too that when this movie originally aired it was a disappointment. Many, myself included, didn't like the movie's portrayal of MLK. The movie made him look like a somewhat confused and neurotic man. -
kingogondo-556-938187 — 11 years ago(December 30, 2014 11:52 AM)
You mean he was portrayed as human? Doesn't that make his accomplishments even more astounding? Instead of some comic-book stick figure, a real man, with rail frailties and shortcomings, managed to get so much done in so little time.
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Sparky48 — 11 years ago(January 14, 2015 10:54 AM)
To portray King as a human being is one thing, but to make him look weak-minded and confused throughout an entire movieas he was in this movieis something else altogether.
Assuming you haven't done so already, you should see the recently released movie "Selma." Compare the portrayal of MLK in this movie, which I thought was excellent, to "King" and you'll see what I mean. -
richard.fuller1 — 10 years ago(January 16, 2016 06:55 PM)
I was 12 when this aired and did not watch it. It's airing on Monday, MLK Day, and I'm going to record it and watch later.
I have seen the ending, or his assassination depicted here, years ago when this aired.
The movie reunited Paul Winfield and Cicely Tyson, the first black man and woman nominated for the same movie, Sounder, six years earlier.
I recall reviews of a King depiction in which he is arguing with someone and they are afraid and he reaches in a drawer, takes out a pistol, and hands it to them, saying they can use his gun.
Those who knew King said he never owned a gun, that this was something done for the movie, so clearly it does have a lot of embellishment.
And I'm suspecting this is going to be that movie. -
abajasds — 10 years ago(January 19, 2016 06:43 AM)
I first seen this movie my freshmen year of high school in 2003 and found out that WWOR-TV show it every year for Dr. King's birthday weekend 2 hours on Saturday and 2 hours on Sunday. I think I've only seen this movie on BET but one time, let's hear it for the black networks
Here is a promo clip from when it aired on NBC in 1978.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o23NHQyHLFk
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