Roswell Dates : 1999 - 2002 SynopsisIn Roswell, 50 years after the crash of their UFO, three teenage girls are trying to lead a normal life despite their capacities from elsewhere. Only things get complicated when, to save Liz's life, Max is forced to admit his secret ... Roswell is an American television series which was broadcast between 1999 and 2002. The series focuses on a small town in New Mexico where the three main characters-Max, Isabel and Michael-are extraterrestrials who failed on Earth there has several years. They managed to pretend to be ordinary humans, but they are constantly in danger of being discovered. The series was created by Jason Katims and was broadcast on the WB channel. It is inspired by a series of novels for young adults entitled Roswell High, written by Melinda Metz. The series was acclaimed by criticism for its mixture of science fiction, romance and adolescent drama. The three main actors in the series are Jason Behr, Katherine Heigl and Brendan Fehr. They were joined by other talented actors, such as Shiri Appleby, Majandra Delfino and Nick Wechsler. Together, they formed a solid and convincing group that knew how to embody the complex characters in the series. Roswell's first season was broadcast in 1999 and was an immediate success. The series was renewed for a second season, which was broadcast in 2000. The third and last season was broadcast in 2001 and 2002. Despite its success with criticism and fans, the series was canceled in 2002 due to low audiences. Despite its short duration, Roswell has left a lasting heritage in popular culture. The series was cited as an influence by many other science fiction programs, and has launched the career of several of its actors. Many fans continue to follow the series and meet for conventions and special events. The ActorsTriviaExecutive producer Jonathan Frakes appears on-screen near the end of the first episode. He is the man on stage that announces the crash of the UFO. He appears twice more as himself, once as a guest speaker in the season one episode "The Convention," and another in the season three episode "Secrets and Lies" where he holds a casting audition for Max on the show "Enterprise" (2001).
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.
Heath Ledger auditioned for the role of Max Evans.
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.
The newspaper clippings shown at the beginning of the show's credits are actual headlines from the infamous Roswell "UFO Crash" in July of 1947.
The mountain where alien-children came from (and frequently go back to) is the same as the mountain Captain Kirk climbs in an episode of "Star Trek" (1966); it was also used in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), as the mountain to which Bill & Ted are brought to be killed by the evil robots and in _Fastlane (2002)_ where Van and Deq go to meet with an arms dealer (and their car is shot with a rocket launcher).
During the opening credits of the show, the names of the stars come up on the screen, first in "alien writing," and then morph into English.
In the third season episode "Secrets and Lies," after doing terribly on an audition for "Enterprise" (2001), Max's agent tells him that "There's still 'Buffy'," a reference to Jason Behr's guest appearance as Ford in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lie to Me (#2.7)" (1997). Also, Julie Benz, Who plays Agent Tapolski, plays Darla on Buffy.
The pilot episode was the highest-testing episode 20th Century Fox had ever done.
Though the name given to the alien Nasedo is purported on the show to be an Indian word for "visitor," it was actually made up by show co-executive producer and writer Thania St. John by scrambling the letters of the town of Sedona, Arizona.
Majandra Delfino was nicknamed Majandra because her sister couldn't pronounce her real name, "Maria Alejandra".
Nick Wechsler auditioned for 4 different roles.
They didn't even use real Tabasco sauce. Instead, it was V8 Berry Splash. They tried to use real Tabasco sauce, but their eyes kept watering and they kept running for more water after each take. FilmingFilming locations: Authors of the card
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