(CNN) Before "Roots" premiered on the History Channel Memorial Day, there was plenty of discussion among fans about whether there should be a remake of the iconic miniseries. Even rapper T.I., who has a role in the series as a slave named "Cyrus," told the Huffington Post that he was initially leery. "I will admit that I was one of the ones to say, 'Man, I don't know if that needs to be remade,'" he said. "It was just a huge undertaking for him as a producer and for me as an actor to sign up to remake such a classic and to tell a story that has so much pain and just so much turmoil involved in it."The original series aired in 1977Opinions on the first installment varied widely
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