Roswell (TV series)

Roswell was a sci-fi series created by Jason Katims. The series ran between October 1999 and May 2002. Described by one reviewer as "a star-crossed teen-age love story with an otherworldly twist" (Roberts, Associated Press, September 29, 1999), the series focused on teenaged aliens passing as humans in Roswell, New Mexico. The aliens are survivors of a 1947 UFO crash popularly known as The Roswell Incident. One of the aliens, Max Evans, played by Jason Behr, falls in love with human Liz Parker, played by Shiri Appleby.

Trivia

• The television series was based on the "Roswell High" series of books created by author Melinda Metz under editor Laura J. Burns. The pair eventually joined the show in the 3rd season as staff writers. The episode "A Tale of Two Parties" marked their television-writing debut.
• One notable quirk was the aliens' favorite condiment, Tabasco brand hot sauce (reputedly the show's prop bottles were actually filled with raspberry sauce), which they liberally sprinkled on nearly every meal. The Tabasco connection was later highlighted by fans who sent thousands of the tiny bottles to network executives along with pleas to save the show.
• Although Behr and Heigl played siblings on the show, the actors began dating off-screen during the show's run and reportedly were engaged for a while after the show ended.
• Delfino — who was pursuing a musical career off-screen — sang several times on the series, most notably the Phil Collins single "In The Air Tonight" and the gospel classic "Amazing Grace".
• The theme song was Dido's "Here With Me", from the album No Angel (1999).
• Jonathan Frakes, an actor well known for his role in ', was an executive producer, and directed several episodes. He also appeared in the pilot episode as an MC, then as himself in two other episodes, "The UFO Convention" and "Secrets and Lies".