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

Throughout the series, various characters joke about growing up to work in the "Cheese Factory" (most notably in Season 1, "Monsters"). In reality, Roswell is home to a major manufacturing plant of Leprino Foods, the world's largest producer of mozzarella.

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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: It is all about trust Max. God, do you really think that I would marry someone that I didn't even know? Someone who might be secretly working for the FBI or even
[gasps]
Isabel: an alien. Don't you think that I have walked through is dreams a few times? And that maybe I checked on his alien status A LONG TIME AGO. God, Max. The irony here is that I trusted you. I trusted you to stand up at my wedding with my whole family there. I trusted you to be there for me. And you weren't.

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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

"Save Yourself"
Performed by Sense Field

User Reviews

Good Show

I think the show is really good, but was a downer because I came into it on the Third Season after reading the books. Even though the third season was a let down, I saw the first and second season on Sci-Fi, and they were great. I guess you have to have an active imagination to watch it. The show was great because not only did they have the right amount of Science Fiction, there was some good comedy in it. Definitely going to buy the DVD.