Finding Your Roots (2012)
- Genre
- historical television series, documentary television series
- Country
- United States
- Length
- 11 seasons, 116 episodes
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 20 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Henry Louis Gates Jr. helps celebrities discover their family histories. Professional genealogists research each guest's ancestry and reveal personal stories and secrets from their past.
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What happens
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is an American documentary television series hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that premiered on March 25, 2012, on PBS. In each episode, celebrities are presented with a "book of life" that is compiled with information researched by professional genealogists that allows them to view their ancestral histories, learn about familial connections and discover secrets about their lineage. All episodes to date for the show have aired on Tuesdays since it first began in March 2012. The eleventh season began airing on January 7, 2025, and ended on April 8, 2025. The twelfth season premiered on January 6, 2026. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.