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

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.

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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

Isabel: Happy birthday, Isabel. I'm 18 today, Mother. October 25th. At least that's the day we've always celebrated as my birthday. But you're the only one who really knows the real day. I guess that's why I came to the place, the only place I've ever seen you. I hold on to that day, but you disappeared, and the picture of you is already fading, and it's all I had. I was so happy because you were beautiful and warm, and I even thought I looked like you. But it wasn't you. Not really. God, I don't know ...
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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 Life Unexpected: Music Faced (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Everlong"
Foo Fighters

User Reviews

Intriguing Show

The first episode was great, and so was each after that. There was always something exciting going on in Roswell. It really sucks that the show is ending this season, but it packed a lot of things in its short years. I love the way the show melds the alien aspect and human emotion. The show will probably drift off into television history, not leaving too much of an impact on subsequent shows. It is the only show of its kind and will be missed immensely (at least by me).