Roswell is based on the book series, Roswell High by Melinda Metz.
Roswell's theme song
is called "Here with Me" by Dido and it is on her album, No Angel.
Roswell was filmed in Covina, California and at Paramount
Studios in Hollywood, California.
The desert scenes were usually shot at the popular hiking
area, Vasquez Rocks, in California, USA.
The cliff where the pod chamber is hidden is the same cliff
as seen in Star Trek: The Originial Series and Bill
& Ted's Bogus Journey.
It took 5-7 days to shoot one episode of Roswell.
All cast members were at work on average for 15 hours a day.
In between takes, actors could be found in their trailers
sleeping, eating, writing, watching t.v., listening to music,
etc. Shiri took pictures of the cast and crew, Colin played
games on his Game Boy, and Nick played his acoustic guitar
(which was given to him by William Sadler). They said the
set was like high school where everyone would pull pranks
and joke around with each other.
The tabasco sauce the aliens put on their food was actually
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.
Fox was originally going to air Roswell but decided
at the last minute not to air it. The WB Network bought the
rights instead, but didn't like the original "Pilot"
episode, so they made them re-shoot parts of it. That means
that there is an unaired, original "Pilot" episode, and it
is floating around the internet.
Jason Katims' father played the judge who ordered Michael's
emancipation in the "Independence Day" episode.
Director Johnathan Frakes made guest appearances in "The
Pilot," "The Convention," and "Secrets and Lies" episodes.
(He played Commander William T. Riker on Star Trek: The
Next Generations).
The fourth alien was originally going to be revealed in the
season one finale, but the WB Network pushed the producers
to reveal it sooner.
Near the end of the first season, fans campaigned to save
the show by sending bottles of Tabasco sauce to the WB. The
campaign led the WB to renew Roswell.
There is an hour of unaired footage from "The Departure" episode
floating around the internet. The episode was originally 2
hours long, but at the last minute the WB network would only
give Roswell a regular hour-long slot, so they had to cut
an hour of footage to make the episode fit into the time slot.
Mile marker 67 is where Nasedo dropped off the dead body,
and we see that sign again in Tess' room in "The Departure"
episode.
Like "The Departure," the "Graduation" episode was supposed
to be 2 hours long, but UPN decided that Roswell could only
have a 1 hour finale. In the uncut version, Max proposed to
Liz, they made love, and the next day got married.
Roswell's first and second seasons were shown on the
WB. Its third season was shown on UPN.
The Sci-Fi channel bought the rights to air reruns of Roswell
for 5 years. They have a Roswell section on their
site, www.scifi.com/roswell.
You can write to any Roswell cast member at:
[Cast Member's Name]
C/O Roswell
Paramount Pictures Corporation
5555 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
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