The Temptations (Mini-Series) - Shout - Cinema Decon Random Favorite Scenes

The Temptations is a four-hour television miniseries broadcast in two-hour halves on NBC, based upon the history of one of Motown’s longest-lived acts, The Temptations. Executive produced by former Motown executive Suzanne de Passe, produced by Otis Williams and Temptations manager Shelley Berger, and based upon Williams’ Temptations autobiography, the miniseries was originally broadcast on November 1 and November 2, 1998.

Starring Charles Malik Whitfield as Otis Williams, D. B. Woodside as Melvin “Blue” Franklin, Terron Brooks as Eddie Kendricks, Christian Payton as Paul Williams, Leon Robinson (Leon) as David Ruffin.

The miniseries was based upon Otis Williams’ book; as such, it came from his perspective: the focus of the story tended to be on Williams and Melvin Franklin, with David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks seen as antagonists for much of the second half (although Kendricks was still given a more sympathetic portrayal than Ruffin). Dennis Edwards was not heavily focused upon, nor was much said of the problems he later had with Otis Williams. Nevertheless, the miniseries gave a general overview of both the history of the group and that of Motown, and, thanks to de Passe’s connection, the film was able to use authentic props and locations. A number of liberties were taken with factual events for dramatization purposes.

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