Roswell!
When Liz Parker (Shiri Appleby) is shot by a stray bullet in her family's restaurant, The Crashdown, in Roswell, NM Max Evans (Jason Behr) must make a life altering decision: save the girl he's secretly loved since first grade or protect his secret origins in outer space. Also featuring Colin Hanks, Brendan Fehr, Majandra Delfino and Katherine Heigl.
Roswell was my first... lots of things.
This was the first time I saw a show promo that made me so anxious for the fall premiere season that I WISHED for the end of summer. I've always been a tv hound, but this show was quite possibly the beginning of my downfall, otherwise known as my transformation into a couch potato.
Roswell was also the first time a show's fate ever stressed me out. When the WB canceled Roswell I cried. Seriously, I was 17 or 18. And now that I've typed that I realize how unbelievably pathetic that sounds. *cringe* Anyway, UPN saved this show and I was ecstatic. And then they canceled it after one season. I was too angry to shed any more tears.
That cancellation still stings today. Every fall season I get so excited when a show I love premieres, but I'm always very antsy that it'll get canceled too soon. I'm pretty sure that wounded distrust began here. Season 4 would have been amazing, but we'll never know!
This was also the first time I realized how great a truly amazing soundtrack could be. Everything from the theme ("Here With Me" by my beloved Dido) to every moody, depressing alternative female singer they used to punctuate teenage angst spoke to me. And when they put the series on dvd, even though they couldn't afford all of the songs on the original soundtrack, I think the team did a great job picking songs that carried the spirit of the show well.
I've also never been able to truly let this show go. Every now and then I bust out the dvds and have a Roswell marathon. I also shamelessly plug the show to friends (no takers yet, but soon... soon someone'll catch on to this fabulousness!) And I'm finally reading the books. I love a good, breezy YA escape and that's exactly what I get. I also love taking a mini vacation with a book that I can devour in a day of leisurely reading.
This was the first time I saw a show promo that made me so anxious for the fall premiere season that I WISHED for the end of summer. I've always been a tv hound, but this show was quite possibly the beginning of my downfall, otherwise known as my transformation into a couch potato.
Roswell was also the first time a show's fate ever stressed me out. When the WB canceled Roswell I cried. Seriously, I was 17 or 18. And now that I've typed that I realize how unbelievably pathetic that sounds. *cringe* Anyway, UPN saved this show and I was ecstatic. And then they canceled it after one season. I was too angry to shed any more tears.
That cancellation still stings today. Every fall season I get so excited when a show I love premieres, but I'm always very antsy that it'll get canceled too soon. I'm pretty sure that wounded distrust began here. Season 4 would have been amazing, but we'll never know!
This was also the first time I realized how great a truly amazing soundtrack could be. Everything from the theme ("Here With Me" by my beloved Dido) to every moody, depressing alternative female singer they used to punctuate teenage angst spoke to me. And when they put the series on dvd, even though they couldn't afford all of the songs on the original soundtrack, I think the team did a great job picking songs that carried the spirit of the show well.
I've also never been able to truly let this show go. Every now and then I bust out the dvds and have a Roswell marathon. I also shamelessly plug the show to friends (no takers yet, but soon... soon someone'll catch on to this fabulousness!) And I'm finally reading the books. I love a good, breezy YA escape and that's exactly what I get. I also love taking a mini vacation with a book that I can devour in a day of leisurely reading.
*sigh* I'm so nostalgic now... Looks like it might be time for another Max fest. Oh Jason Behr... how I love you!
