Roswell - Seasons 1-3 | 
 enlarge | Actors: Shiri Appleby, Jason Behr
Studio: United Paramount Network (UPN)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 4819
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Number Of Items: 17
Discs: 17
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.8 x 5.1
UPC: 024543410126
EAN: 0024543410126
ASIN: B000JJ6K0Q
Theatrical Release Date: October 6, 1999
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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Opening with a Dido theme song and featuring character-driven, sweet-natured melodrama, Roswell was a show with a surprisingly dedicated fandom, who twice won it reprieve from cancellation. One of its main strengths was, of course, the extent to which its premise--alien teenagers trying to sort out their identities while emotionally involved with their human contemporaries--was a free-floating metaphor for race and sexuality issues. Another was the strong ensemble that its cast developed: you believed in the strangeness of the alien trio and the well-intentioned normality of their three human friends. Jason Behr gave the alien Max a quiet authority and Majendra Delfino took the sidekick role of Maria and gave it both intensity and fine comic timing. It was also a show in which you were never sure which adults you could trust--William Sadleir trod a fine line of ambiguity as the local sheriff and Julie Benz was silkily sinister as an FBI agent. Anyone who ever loved this show will want these DVDs--and many others may want to find out what the fuss was about. Roswell is presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen. The special features include commentaries by writer Jason Katims, the directors, and various cast members as well as featurettes. The commentaries are unusually insightful on the casting process, and the discs also include the auditions for the part of Tess as well as deleted scenes and a music video. --Roz Kaveney
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Flawed but excellent series..well worth owning July 9, 2008
I didn't get this full set, but the individual seasons in box set, since I never saw the show on TV, and was originally sceptical about whether it would be worth getting; got Season 1 to see what it was about. By the end of the first show I was hooked; as others have said, Season 1 was the best due to the depth and reality of the character interactions, with enough action/sf to keep things moving. Without putting in any spoilers, there were episodes in the later seasons that weren't worthy of the total effort, the "off world" story was weak (like Flash Gordon, say) and there were major "out of character" moments, and some excessive revisiting of previous angst..and boy, there was a lot of angst. As I remember being a teenager, they did a good job of recreating that age.. idealism greater than adulthood, more sweetness, less selfishness, more awkwardness, etc. Unusually for a TV series, you really get involved with the 3 dimensional characters, and much of the plot seems true to real life. As others have also said, that's what makes the brain-farts on the part of the writers more irritating when they occur. In spite of the flaws, some sloppy (Michael forgetting Max's name late in Season 1; using California foothill landscape for New Mexico, etc.) and some deeper as mentioned above, the whole series hangs together and preserves its punch right through to end, which is generally satisfying. Life is tough; it's bitter sweet but it beats the heck out of the alternative. If you like the premise of "alien" teenagers and an in-depth exploration of the combination of romance/melodrama/s-f I would highly recommend this series. It handled all the elements imaginatively and almost always kept me caring about the characters. Not perfect but up there with Stargate, Dark Angel, etc. and better in terms of the deeper exploration of human interaction. That said, this is much less action/adventure oriented than Stargate etc. so if you want heavy plot driven action show this isn't what you're after.
Buy it and enjoy the emotional rollercoaster and inventive sidelights. You keep thinking it's about to slide away down a rathole but it never does.
Roswell: an underrated gem June 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I had watched parts of this series when it first aired with my young daughter. She wanted to see it again--she is now in college. Both of us felt it was a riveting and a very well done show--the plot was intricate, and the characters were excellent. As an adult, I completely enjoyed it--a lot of fun.
Roswell is a gem. May 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I discovered Roswell in reruns after it's first season and I quickly became hooked. This story is very engrossing, the characters are believable and endearing. This is one series where I found the final episode to be perfectly written and the ending to be very satisfying. If you like good television, not just good sci-fi, you will enjoy this series. Lots of character development, great story lines, the actors performances are teriffic and the effects are very well done. For me this is a must own.
episodes May 17, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
every episode is great. keeps me wanting more. and i love watching it. Sad that it doesnt have a season 4.
A fabulous series that ended too soon... April 16, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I can still remember the moment WB tantalized us with these trailer-like sneak peaks of Roswell before actually airing it. There was this little scene of Liz sitting in her terrace wrapped up in a blanket writing in her diary with the voice-over, "Sept. 23...I'm Liz Parker and five days ago I died." I didn't know what the plot would be like, naively enough, I didn't think of aliens but I can say w/ all honesty I was hooked from that moment, and I followed the show till its very last. As far as story goes it was a good one; great even considering its sci-fi wake; and one can't deny the following it amassed even in the recent years. I do believe the plot suffered a bit as the show progressed and these cancellations threats kept us fans half fearful half outraged, and when the show changed networks, well. But still the good far outweighed the mistakes in my opinion, and for me the cast always delivered even when the plot or writing left me wanting more. Maybe due its untimely end I couldn't wait for the DVDs and they took so long getting them out. Honestly if you followed the show the way some of us obsessively did- and even if you did it sanely enough, there are a bit of gaps in the story, little loose-ends that never got a solid resolution, some really big ones that the DVDs never even attempted close. So I was a bit disappointed, to put it mildly, when there were no deleted scenes; or commentaries from the actors- whom had unbelievable on-screen chemistry, nor any DVD additions really. Even so, I can still live with it; but now with this new 'edition' sort of, I'm left wondering. Does it have more stuff; things I would've appreciated in the first set? I would've loved to be able to get them in package like this; as a whole, and I really hate it when production houses or whatever do this; putting out there new editions of a product to get more profit. Anyhow, my concern is, and for those out there who can pacify me I'd be so grateful, is this better, worthier than the previous vers? Or is it almost the same; the discrepancies being so minuscule that make little difference?
Anyway; I'm aware this ended up sounding less than a review than when it started. I can attest for the series; which has impacted millions and still finds its way to new and younger fans. It's truly a collectible; the acting was superb and it provided a great stepping stone for many in the show. You could see not only the potential of the show, but the young actors in it; there were so many poignant scenes that made you fall in love w/ them over and over again; regardless of which version you get :)
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