"Roswell" (1999)Serie TV 1999-2002

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Data di uscita:

6 ottobre 1999 (USA)

Genere:

Drama | Mystery | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Slogan:

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

Premi:

1 win & 20 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Ok, so I was wrong, zap me!

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)

Alias:

Roswell High (UK) (USA) (working title)

Durata:

USA:60 min (including commercials) (61 episodes)

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Sonoro:

Dolby

Divieti:

UK:12 | Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2006) | UK:PG | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG

Luoghi delle riprese:

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Curiosità:

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.

Errori:

Incongruenze nella trama: During the first season, all of the Roswell aliens seem to have the ability to heal (Michael heals the leg of a Native American) but in the later seasons it seems only Max has this ability. The change is confirmed in "Who Died and Made you King?"

Citazioni:

Jesse: [Isabel is shot] Oh, my God. Have you called an ambulance?
Michael: No, no, no, no, no!
Jesse: Well, what's wrong with you?
Michael: Hey, no ambulance, no hospital.
Jesse: She'll die, you idiot!
[Jesse punches Michael in the face]
Jesse: What the hell is wrong with you?
Michael: Hey, you can't take her to the hospital, you can't!
Jesse: Why? Tell me why.
Michael: Because your wife isn't human. Okay? Understand that? Your wife is not human.
[...]

Movie Connections:

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

Colonna sonora:

Everlong

Ok, so I was wrong, zap me!

I once heard that when "Bonnie and Clyde" was first released, the reviewer for Newsweek savaged the film. Then, a week later, he saw it again and wrote a new review saying it was one of the landmark films of its era.

So, ok, I can be wrong, too. I was a Roswell fan from the start, but feared they were heading off in a very wrong direction in year two of this show, concentrating too much on sci-fi and action at the expense of what made the show great in the first place, characterization.

It turns out, none of my dire predictions have come true. The show has featured more sci fi action and a lot less about life in high school. But both of those moves have proved well advised and neither has hurt the show's quality.

Roswell continues to be a show about characterization. We have actually seen the characters taken to new places in this second season and I salute the writers/producers, directors and the cast for being able to do this.

Special praise should also go to the show's young actors and actresses. This season the talented Katherine Heigl, who plays Isabel, has been given some break out episodes and she has not wasted a single "moment." Her performance in the most recent episode, playing a duel role of both a good and bad version of Isabel, was absolutely brilliant. She may have lifted a little of her "bad girl" mannerisms from Angelina Jolie, but she's not a bad person to steal from since she has rather perfected the tough girl personna.

And of course, Shiri Appleby continues to astound, delivering some almost heart breaking performances as the girl dumping the guy she loves for his own good.

But again, hats off to the writers and producers for coming up with some very strong story lines, and even some cleaver tricks, like the "Summer of '47," episode and the current two-part episode featuring the four "evil" alien duplicates. Giving talented young actors the chance to play different roles on the same show is a master stroke which keeps it interesting.

Well done one and all!