9/11 Miniseries Coming Soon

September 11, 2001 is a date that changed America forever. It was the worst attack on U.S. soil. Nearly 3,000 lives were taken from us because of terrorism. No one needs a reminder of this.

However, ABC and NBC are each planning to develop a separate miniseries based on the information from the "9/11 Commission Report", which turned into a best seller.

NBC has signed with Graham Yost to write and executive produce the series. Yost was a writer and producer for HBO's series "Band of Brothers" and also worked on such projects as the movie "Speed" and the television series "Boomtown". ABC has not mentioned any names of who would be involved in the production of their series.

"We're going to bring together the highest caliber production elements beginning with the very talented Graham Yost, and try to bring a cultural event to television that harkens back to the days of 'Roots' and 'The Day After'," said NBC Entertainment President Kevin Reilly.

The two programs Reilly named were both from the ABC network. "Roots" was the most watched miniseries of all time.

Both networks plan to use the information from the "9/11 Commission Report" to show the events that led to the attacks in New York City, Washington D.C. and rural Pennsylvania.

NBC and ABC can both use the "9/11 Commission Report" because the book is in the public domain and therefore anyone can use it. No one can have exclusive rights on the book. This is why NBC wanted to announce the project as soon as possible.

However, even though it is three years later and the networks probably won't be ready to air their respective series for some time, are we ready yet to see the tragedies dramatized on television? The events that took place on that day hit everyone so differently and are still so real to everyone that maybe putting it on television isn't a thoughtful idea.

Although, people do heal in different ways so in some aspects it could help a lot of people who are still suffering. But have the networks looked into this aspect or are they just trying to cash in on a best selling book for ratings?