SHOW: QUEEN
TIME: FEB. 14, 16, 18, 9 P.M. E.S.T., CBS
SHOW: FALLEN CHAMP
TIME: FEB. 12, 9 P.M. E.S.T., NBC
THE BOTTOM LINE: Alex Haley's tribute to his family sinks in suds; a documentary about Mike Tyson rises on real life.
Sixteen years have passed since ABC's landmark telecast of Roots. In TV time, that is nearly a millennium. Back in 1977, the mini-series was a fresh and vital form. The Big Three networks still had a virtual monopoly on the TV audience. And an old-fashioned, multigenerational family saga disguised as a history lesson about slavery could seem like a...
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