Roswell 

The lives of three young alien/human hybrids with extraordinary gifts in Roswell.

Creator:

Jason Katims

Stars:

Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl

1 win & 24 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 / ... 45 episodes, 1999-2002
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:

biosphere | bio dome | dome | sphere | roswell | 

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Taglines:

There's truth to every rumor.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | 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:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min 60 min (61 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brendan Fehr (Michael Guerin) and Adam Rodriguez (Jesse Ramirez) have gone on to work together again on the show The Night Shift (2014) as the characters Dr. Drew Allister and Dr. Joey Chavez, respectively. As with this show, on The Night Shift, only Fehr's character appears in season one, with both Fehr and Rodriguez's characters appearing in later seasons.

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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: If I can have everyone's attention, please. I'm Max Evans, the bestman. Isabel and I, uh, well, I'm sure you all know the story, how they found us. Little kids wandering around in the desert. No one knew where we came from, or where we belonged. We didn't know anything either, who are parents were, how we got there. All we had was each other. Two people took us in, gave us names, made us part of their family, something I'll always - will always - be grateful for. Growing up I was always - I ...
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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 American Pickers: Mike's Breakdown (2010)

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Soundtracks

Here with Me
(Theme)
Written by Dido (as D. Armstrong), Paul Statham (as P. Statham) and Pascal Gabriel (as P. Gabriel)
Performed by Dido
Album "No Angel"
Courtesy of Arista Records 1999

User Reviews

To boldly go...

This interesting story of extraterrestrial alienation is a fascinating metaphor of teen angst -- a topic that has often been treated in movies and on TV, but here it is offered with new and insightful perspective.

The show is a way to symbolize common human fears in an imaginative parable. Issues that are woven into the story line include not knowing who you are, the experience of being a foster child, keeping secrets from parents and other authority figures, the danger of making close personal connections with others, and the isolation of being in or from one's own strange world.

ROSWELL is a clever idea with a fresh, interesting young cast. The show is an imaginative cross between, on the one hand, THE X-FILES and THE FUGITIVE, and, on the other, the odd perspective of ALF and THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN. This is an excellent show in a time when too many shows are carbon-copies or silly assembly-line junk. I give the show an A+.