Best-bets for Feb.1: great “Roots,” greatly awful “Plan 9”
1) “Roots” (shown here), 3-10 p.m., Sundance. As Black History Month begins, here’s one of TV’s great projects, portraying the slavery experience. It set ratings records in 1977, then won nine Emmys and a Peabody. Tonight has the first half, with the rest airing from 3-10 p.m. Tuesday. This part also reruns from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, so you can catch the epic in one 14-hour sweep. Read more…