Roswell (1999–2002)

Living among the citizens of the infamous New Mexico city of Roswell are some who are not there by choice. They are there to follow a destiny given to them by the members of their dying ... See full summary »

Stars:

Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl

1 win & 20 nominations.

Cast

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

Storyline

Living among the citizens of the infamous New Mexico city of Roswell are some who are not there by choice. They are there to follow a destiny given to them by the members of their dying race, a race that they are someday destined to save. This is the background behind the WB series "Roswell". Max Evans, Isabel Evans and Michael Guerin are teenage humans with extraordinary gifts - gifts that are "not-of-this-earth". They are human/alien hybrids, sent here to complete their destiny. Their counterparts have already perished in a war of attrition, thus one day, they will return to their home planet and save their race. Before a fateful day in 1999, the teens hid their gifts. The event that forever changed their lives was when Max healed Liz Parker (a classmate) after she was fatally shot in the stomach in a dispute between two customers at the restaurant where she waitresses. A close relationship then develops between Max and Liz. Central to the first season were the relationships between...

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Plot Keywords:

roswell | alien | teen | new mexico | suspense | 

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Taglines:

There's truth to every rumor

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 October 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Roswell High

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Jason Katims Productions, Regency Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min 60 min (61 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Fearing cancellation during the show's first season, fans of Roswell sent tiny bottles of Tabasco sauce (the choice condiment of the show's aliens) to the WB network as part of a campaign to save the show. Roswell was subsequently moved to a new night and time and renewed for a second season.

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Goofs

Max and Isabel's Jeep is an automatic (they often drive away with both hands on the steering wheel), but the audio makes the Jeep sound like a standard stick.

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Quotes

Max: What happened?
Michael: It's over.
Max: What? My Dad found something, what?
Michael: No, it's not that. I saw Maria and what's-his name, Billy, together.
Max: Together as in together?
Michael: Worse.
Max: What could be worse?
Michael: They were singing together.
Max: So you're jealous?
Michael: I'm not jealous!
[...]

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Crazy Credits

Starting with the third season opening credits, while most of the actors' names appear normally, those of the three playing the aliens (Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl and Brendan Fehr) appear first in alien script, then morph into English, representing their rebirth from a previous alien life on Earth.

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Connections

Referenced in 30 Rock: Plan B (2011)

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Soundtracks

"We Haven't Turned Around"
Gomez (Max and Liz's first kiss)

User Reviews

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.