Roswell - Season 1

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Summary: Great Show
Review: I absolutely loved this show when it was on tv. I am so glad that they released it on dvd. I just cant wait untill they release the second season on dvd. If your a fan of buffy, angel, dark angel, and firefly you will love this series.

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Summary: One of the Great WB Shows
Review: Just got my Roswell DVD set and I'm very pleased to say that I was not a dissapointed fan. I started watching Roswell in the latter half of the second second(which I'm looking foward to purchasing) and came to enjoy the show. The only thing that was different and which was addressed by the executive producer was the some of the music throughtout the shows. The plot, storyline and the acting was superb. Plus the extras are something to look foward to. If you are a Smallville fan or enjoy shows of that genre this DVD set is for you, the money spent is worth it.

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Summary: Beyond Excellent
Review: Having to search the TV logs for each episode at the time it was on TV was annoying plus not having access to certain channels while the series was televised, made the story line confusing. I saw that the acting was superb for these new young stars and now I can see the episodes, in all their glory, in the order they were meant to be seen. Great and believable stories, of not only sci-fi but also of high-school kids and their normal interactions, with a twist, which I hope will continue soon when the next season is released on DVD. Commentaries are fun to listen to, as you see the series creator's and writer's insights, into this possible scenerio. A "must see" for any sci-fi enthusiast.

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Summary: Truely addictive
Review: I remember watching this series during this first season, but I had forgotten how addictive it grew in my schedule to watch it. It is a wonderfully crafted mixture of sci-fi and teen drama, softly flavored with edgy, intelligent dialogues. Liz Parker is a teenager who gets shot in the restaurant owned by her parents, and is then saved by another teenager, who lays hands on her. Max Evans is then forced to tell her his secret: he, his sister and his friend Michael, are, indeed, aliens. From that point the three aliens begin the path of connecting emotionally with humans (who they have avoid their whole life, and include Liz's friends: Maria and Alex) as they have to face the dangers around them. Sheriff Valenti is the most relentless menace for their secret throughout the season. It is most remarkable (as it is with other series like Buffy and The X-Files) the metaphoric level of the stories. My favorite episodes of the season are: Missing: Liz has written all her secrets (and Max's) in a journal, and it is now missing; the paranoic feeling of this episode is very well achieved and keeps one wondering who is onto them. 285 south: Michael "abducts" Maria so he can use her car to get to a place where he believes there are clues to know his true origin; he is followed by the very cautious Max along with Isabel and Liz... but two menaces are following their tracks. River Dog: after finding a symbol in a necklace, Max contacts an indian who knew the fourth alien they have been looking for. Heat Wave: this episode is hot from the very teaser... Maria and Michael kiss (and a bit more) while Liz sees them, this encourages her to make a move towards Max. Blind Date: after being dumped by Max, Liz finds new posibilities with the help of Maria, but her night gets complicated after Max gets drunk and begins his conquest efforts all over again... only a bit out of control this time. Independence Day: Michael feels agains the wall, as he gets hit by his foster father and realizes that this is one thing he has nothing in common with the other aliens... he turns then to Maria. Sexual Healing: this one is even hotter than heat Wave... Max and Liz kiss and she begins to have flashes of the crash in the 40s. So they try to take their contact as far as they can, in order to discover what happened back then. Crazy: Topolski (the FBI agent who spies on them during the first half of the season posing as a guidance couselor) returns after being tortured by an FBI agent who is onto Max... she tries to warn the kids, but they don't trust her. Max to the Max: Liz is taken by Nasedo (the shapeshifter alien known as Nasedo) in an effort of the alien to mislead agent Pierce and have then an opportunity to kill him... but by the end of the episode, it is the real Max who falls in the hands of the alien hunter. The White Room: Max is tortured by agent Pierce, while his friends try to find a way to rescue him. Destiny: As the whole group tries to escape from agent Pierce, they find the most unexpected ally: sheriff Valenti. By the end of the episode, great revelations destroy relationships. This is a really enjoyable show, particularly because of the great counterpoint that the viewer finds between the very well designed characters: the main couple's love finds a very interesting undercut in Michael and Maria's, as Max's cautiousness is completed dramatically by Michael's ruthless behaviour, and their passionate devotion to different endeavors finds an interesting counterpoint in Isabel's dettachment. The same goes for the human characters. Maria is perhaps the character with the best lines ("Topolsky is a plant") and attitudes... she can deliver the funniest moments of an episode, as well as the most painfull (mainly because she represses her pain and finds a way to make it more interesting, through agression or humor). It is most remarkable the development of the Valenti character, as well as William Sadler performance.
The other great thing about this package (the box is not as compelling as the ones from other Fox releases, such as Buffy, The Simpsons or The X-Files) are the extras. I thought it was going to have more, but I was satisfied by the ones to be found. The featurettes are interesting and enjoyable. But, the best extras are the Shiri Appleby and Majandra Delfino's commentaries: they are probably the funniest commentaries I've ever heard in any DVD. Jason Katims and David Nutter's commentaries are very insightfull about the process of creation, Thania St-John's explained very well the metaphors and the dramatical development of an episode (it made me like much more "The Balance": I went, oh! of course!). But Shiri and Majandra's let one know some of those details of the making which are worth to know (there were some tales that really made laugh so hard, I thought I was going to pull a Michael -wait to hear what he did in a lake and for a bet... it is just hilarious). I hope they do more commentaries for seasons 2 and 3, but it would be nice to hear them along with the other cast members.
This show really explores the boundaries of the development of a subject, of an individuall... how human can one be, from whence come those impulses that lead us to mistakes, those that make us feel embarrased or that lift us up to a heaven as imposible to grasp as the universe itself.

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Summary: From A Roswellian Fan
Review: I LOVE this DVD collection! I was so excited just to know that Roswell would be put on DVD but was even more excited when I actually got them. I love the whole boxset setup. The picture & sound are awsome. I love all the extras that are on the DVD's. This is the BEST DVD collection out there. A MUST have for any Roswell Fan & a must get for new comers. You WON'T be disappointed. Take an adventure into the world of Aliens that are just like normal teenagers & find yourself in one of the characters. Thank you Fox for releasing this!!!

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Summary: LOVE THIS SERIES
Review: I remember rushing home everynight that Roswell was on. I can't explain my joy when I opened my mailbox and found Roswell in it. The show is great. I love the connection between Max and Liz. I know many people complained about the music being replaced. I really didn't feel it as much as the others. I will say this, I am happy the theme song (Dido, Here with me) stayed the same, I LOVE THAT SONG! I think this is a collection a Roswell fan should have. Oh let me tell you this too, my dad even bought his own copy! That's how great this series is!

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Summary: Special features lacking--show as great as ever!
Review: After finally receiving the long awaited release of Season 1 of one of my favorite shows of all time...I was thrilled! I took my time viewing each of the 6 DVD's in this box set. They include all 22 of the first season's episodes. Unfortunately, I worked my way through the shows too quickly and now the wait begins for Season 2 to be released. The show is great as always and it is so nice to have the DVD quality without the commercials from television. Therefore, I give it the 5 star rating without hesitation. Nevertheless, some of the special features that are listing on Amazon.com are not actually on the DVDs themselves. That list of Special Features is inaccurate. I did not have a Gag Reel on mine and neither did I have commentary by Colin Hanks (which I was looking forward to). Mostly, it had 3 or 4 commentaries by the writers, producers, and directors that were pretty boring. It did have 2 great episodes with commentary by Shiri Appleby and Majandra Delfino that were rather enjoyable. Otherwise, the short interview segment on the last disk and the other couple of features were very short and not really that great at all. There was only one deleted scene and they should have been able to include so much more. I'm not sure if it was a funding issue or if whomever put it together just made bad choices. There was a note inside my box set from Jason Katims stating that they did have to cut out most of the original music from the series due to the budget that they were under to release an affordable box set. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference in the music choices. It sounded great to me. They kept the same theme song and most of the songs from the original pilot episode (like Dave Matthews "Crash Into Me") which were irreplaceable. This doesn't in any way take away from the quality of the episodes which are worth the purchase price alone. My only suggestion is that they improve the special features on the second season which is reportedly coming out this summer. I can't wait!

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Summary: Roswell DVD Boxset Is still the best
Review: Dispite what people have heard about music being changed to me, im glad that the intro and outro are the same. The music inbetween its more unique if not better and more beautiful in some scenes. I'm still watching it but sure glad i got it and i cant wait for season 2 and 3. I hope roswell comes back into production again. This was one good show that i will never understand cancelling.

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Summary: Roswell - i'm the most coolest fan!
Review: Well, ive seen all sereis and i have to say that it exceeds beyond all words to describe how brilliant Roswell is.
Max (played by Json Behr), is the coolest. The ending was excellent and had a unexpected emding. It wasnt pedictable at all!! I have to say, and i think i speak on all of he fans' behalf, thatb this DVD is the best thing yet o come out on DVD EVER!
Now that its avaliable on DVD, fans all across the nation can wtch it in awe and can watch it whenever we wish!
I think the best episode on this DVD is definately the penultamate episode. here Max realises his destiny. From there on, the rest of the series and episodes made were brilliant.
The best charcter is Max Evans - the handsome, mysterious tall dark recluse. him and Liz make the perfect exotic couple to get he screen steaming.
COME ON SEASON 2! We can only wait in anticipation!

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Summary: A wonderful show
Review: I always thought the show was great and I absolutely love the DVD collection. The only thing I was a little disappointed by was the change in music on some of the most memorable scenes of the show (i.e. the Gomez song when Liz and Max first kiss). I still remembered some specific scenes because of the great song selections and now they are suddenly different.