"Roswell" (1999) TV series 1999-2002

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

6 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

There's truth to every rumor

Plot:

Living among the citizens of the infamous New Mexico city of Roswell are four who are not there by choice...

Plot Keywords:

Roswell | Alien | New Mexico | Teen | Friend

Awards:

1 win & 20 nominations

Cast

Shiri Appleby	...	Liz Parker (61 episodes, 1999-2002)
Jason Behr	...	Max Evans / ... (61 episodes, 1999-2002)
Katherine Heigl	...	Isabel Evans / ... (61 episodes, 1999-2002)
Brendan Fehr	...	Michael Guerin / ... (61 episodes, 1999-2002)
Majandra Delfino	...	Maria DeLuca (60 episodes, 1999-2002)
Nick Wechsler	...	Kyle Valenti (60 episodes, 1999-2002)
William Sadler	...	Sheriff Jim Valenti (58 episodes, 1999-2002)
Colin Hanks	...	Alex Whitman (44 episodes, 1999-2001)
Emilie de Ravin	...	Tess Harding / ... (28 episodes, 2000-2002)

Also Known As:

"Roswell High" (UK) (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials) (61 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

UK:12 | UK:PG | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2006) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Katherine Heigl tested for all three female leads before landing the part of Isabel Evans. Before winning the role of Maria DeLuca, Majandra Delfino originally auditioned for the part of Liz, which eventually went to Shiri Appleby who, like Heigl, tested for all three female lead roles, winning the lead of Liz Parker after several callbacks.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the second season, Tess points out Barnard's Star to Max while the two are standing in the middle of a fallow field. Despite Barnard's Star's relative proximity (just under 6 light-years), it isn't visible to the naked eye.

Quotes:

Micheal: No. The bottom line Maxwell, I kill people. I kill people, you heal them.
[Maria walks over]
Micheal: You're good, and I'm bad.
Max: It's not true, Michael.
Micheal: Just get out of here.
Maria: What are you talking about?
Micheal: It's not safe.
Maria: It's never been safe. What difference does it make now?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Entourage: Blue Balls Lagoon (#2.11)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Voodoo

One of the Best TV series, so buy it on DVD

This show was one of the best on television and always struggled to stay on the air and that is crazy although not surprising. Unique shows like this do not fair well on television. It lasted 3 seasons and this first season was one of the greatest first seasons that any show could ever produce. People might have been turned off by too much sci-fi or romance, but i thought they did a great job of balancing the two and it is a shame not enough people watched this show. The chemistry between Behr and Appleby and Fehr and Delfino was just great. They are all great actors. The romeo and juliet aspect of the show was very unique and rare for this age of TV. I first saw this show in 99 i was 17 and could relate to the characters very well, alien part aside. This show can be enjoyed by people of any age or gender. I highly recommend buying this show on DVD even if you never seen it before its well worth it. People afraid of the sci-fi part should know the aliens are just like humans no green skin or big eyes. They just simply can do things normal humans cant. The first episode Max (behr) heals Liz (appleby) after she is shot and their lives are changed forever. They both fall in love from their and their problems also start because now the sheriff and FBI start to suspect something isn't right about Max.The alien part of the show is what causes a lot of problems that are impossible to have on other teenage dramas, which is why its unique. Katims who is the creator behind the show is just a genius. So again I highly recommend this DVD set. The second and third seasons will be out soon enough.