"Roswell" (1999)TV series 1999-2002

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:

Shipper | Cult TV | Airforce | Alien | Conspiracy

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:PG | UK:12 | 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:

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.

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:

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...
[...]

Movie Connections:

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

Soundtrack:

I'm like a bird

One Great Ride!

My sister got me hooked on "Roswell" at the beginning, but I kept watching because it was such a fantastic show! The episodes are wonderful, I love the music, and the storylines were incredible (even the often-dreaded Season 3, which I actually liked). I identified most with Max because he had been an outsider all his life, and had been in love with one woman but never had the courge to tell her (I felt like that a lot of the time). All the actors were wonderful, but I wish they hadn't made some of the decisions for Season 2 that they had. Well, I might as well list my favorite episodes, so here goes:

Season 1: Pilot, Leaving Normal, Blood Brother, The Toy House, Max to the Max.

Season 2: Skin & Bones, A Roswell Christmas Carol, Heart of Mine, The Departure

Season 3: Who Died & Made You King?, Graduation