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In reality, he died from heart failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after being admitted following a series of seizures. In the miniseries, Melvin Franklin apparently dies outside of the kitchen in his mother's house.Because no one claimed his body immediately after his death, his corpse lay in the morgue for two days once Ruffin's family was informed of his death, they claimed his body the next day. In reality, he had suffered a drug overdose, and was taken to the hospital by his chauffeur who notified attending staff of Ruffin's identity. David Ruffin was not found dead (after being unceremoniously dumped out of a car) near a hospital, and then taken to a morgue where he would not be properly identified for a week.Another inaccuracy is the depiction of Ruffin, Kendricks, and Edwards performing together before the 1982 reunion tour in reality, Ruffin and Kendricks did not start performing together until 1985, with Edwards joining them in 1989 after the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.They actually recorded two albums for Atlantic Hear to Tempt You in 1977 and Bare Back in 1978. In the miniseries it stated that the Temptations left Atlantic Records after recording one album.While the miniseries dramatically and somewhat accurately portrays Paul Williams's death by suicide, in real life he was found dead in an alley in a car, and not in a parking lot as portrayed.

In actuality, Edwards claims he gave the microphone and was appreciative for Ruffin's presence. In the miniseries, Edwards is visibly angered when Ruffin steals his microphone during a concert performance.In reality, it did not happen until late 1967 when The Supremes were re-branded as 'Diana Ross and the Supremes'. The miniseries shows David Ruffin developing ego problems and suggesting to change the band's name to 'David Ruffin and the Tempations' in early 1966.The group's trademark four-headed microphone doesn't debut until Edwards joins the group, but in reality, it debuted in 1966 and in fact, Ruffin was responsible for creating it.

Bryant would be fired two months later for being uncooperative following an annual Christmas party. In reality, the incident happened in October 1963, but it was Williams who was reluctant to do another encore.

In the miniseries, during a 1964 New Year's Motown party, Al Bryant is reluctant to perform another encore, and is fired from the group following a backstage altercation with Bryant throwing a beer bottle at Paul 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.ДЄ number of liberties were taken with factual events for dramatization purposes: Dennis Edwards was not heavily focused upon, nor was much said of the problems he later had with Otis Williams. 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). It was filmed on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the spring of 1998. Executive produced by former Motown executive Suzanne de Passe, produced by Otis Williams and Temptations manager Shelley Berger, and based upon WilliamsвЂ™ Temptations autobiography, the miniseries was originally broadcast on November 1 and November 2, 1998. 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.