Roswell (1999)

Roswell is a science fiction series that ran for three seasons on the WB (and later the UPN) based on the book series Roswell High by Melinda Metz.
==Canon==
The series revolved around a group of teenage alien-human hybrids like semi-clones of members of the royal family who had been killed in a power struggle on their home planet—who had been sent to Earth for their safety. Their ship crashed in Roswell, New Mexico in the 40s (yup that one!), their pods laid dormant until the 80s when where they were hatched and later found in the desert, and were raised there as humans. The show focused on their friends, romantic interests, allies, and enemies, and on the alien teens' struggle to understand their background and possibly find a way back home while evading detection by Earth authorities.
During its first season the show had a strong arc around the developing romance between alien Max and human Liz. TPTB brought in Ronald D. Moore as showrunner for the second and third season; subsequently the focus headed towards various alien plots and danger-of-exposure of the week episodes.
===Characters===
Main characters:
* Max Evans
* Isabel Evans
* Michael Guerin
* Tess Harding
* Liz Parker
* Maria DeLuca
* Alex Whitman
* Kyle Valenti
* Sheriff Jim Valenti
Reoccurring Characters:
* Amy DeLuca
* Jeff and Nancy Parker
* Jesse Ramirez
* Nasedo
* Philip and Diane Evans
* Sean DeLuca
* Riverdog
* Agent Pierce
* Ms. Topolsky
* Courtney Banks
* Brody Davis
===Alternate Universe to Book Series===
While the show is based on the book series, the plots are incredibly divergent. Showrunner Jason Katims and original creators Melinda Metz and Laura J Burns all agree that the show is based in an alternate, related universe.
==Fandom==
===Shipping===
====Conventional Couples====
Conventional Couples, or "CC", in the Roswell fandom dealt with canon pairings and only included the ones below:
Max/Liz	Michael/Maria	Alex/Isabel
Amy/Jim	Kyle/Tess 	Isabel/Jesse
====Unconventional Couples====
Unconventional couples, or "UC", in the Roswell fandom dealt with any pairing that were not in the above category, whether it was het, slash or femslash and no matter that it was a canon (or near-canon) pairing or not. Any threesomes would of course be included as well.
Liz/Michael	Michael/Isabel	Kyle/Liz 	Kyle/Isabel	Tess/Isabel
Max/Tess 	Isabel/Maria 	Rath/Liz 	Zan/Liz 	Kyle/Ava
Max/Maria 	Max/Michael 	Kyle/Tess	Alex/Maria 	Tess/Michael
====Pairing Names====
Roswell fandom is known for its unusual pairing name conventions. Most ships, both het and slash, and the fans of these ships are referred to by obscure nicknames in Roswell fandom.
* Dreamgirl/Dreamguy/Dreamer (Max/Liz)
* Suncatchers (Isabel/Alex/Kyle)
* Stargazer (Isabel/Alex )
* Waitress
* Polarist
* Peanut M&M (Max/Michael)
* BBQ M&M (Michael/Maria/Kyle)
* Peanut Butter M&M (Max/Michael/Maria)
* Candy, Candyguy, Candygirl (Michael/Maria)
* Lamp Trimmers, Rebounders, Space Cowgirls (Kyle/Tess)
* Protector of Destiny, Shipwreckers Pod Squad, Intruders (Max/Tess and Michael/Isabel)
Often these nicknames were derived from each other, e.g. the canonical ship Michael/Maria is called "Candy" (because of its "M&M" initials). The slash ship Max/Michael is then called "Peanut M&M", the threesome Max/Michael/Maria is "Peanut Butter M&M", and the threesome Michael/Maria/Kyle is "BBQ M&M".
They also reflect the view of the pairing in fandom (like "Dreamers"), and thus sometimes names vary depending whether fans like or dislike the ship, e.g. Max/Tess and Michael/Isabel may be called POD or "Protector of Destiny" by someone if they want the Pod Squad together, but "Shipwreckers" and "Intruders" respectively if they oppose these ships. Some ships have multiple names, e.g. Kyle/Tess fans can be Lamp Trimmers, Rebounders, or Space Cowgirls.'shipper Names (Accessed 17 January 2009)See also list of ship names at Crack Van fandom overview. (Accessed 8 May 2011)
:See List of Roswell Pairing Names for more.
===Ship Wars & Kerfuffles===
Various ship wars and kerfuffles happened within the Roswell fandom. They were more active when Roswell was on air, however some of the reasons behind the them are still there and is the reason why there was so much character or ship bashing in fanfiction, various arguments/discussions and open letters.
* Dreamers vs Candies
* Dreamers vs Rebels & Hussies
* Dreamers vs Isabel Fans
* Dreamers vs Sean Fans
* Dreamers vs Polars
* Donors vs Isabel Fans
* Pixies vs Lollies & Candies
* Candies and Pixies vs Courtney Fans
* Lollies & Candies vs Pixies
* Dreamers & Journal Keepers vs Max Apologists
* CC vs UC and Slash Fans
* Canon vs AU w/o Aliens Fans
* FanForum vs Roswell Ate My Soul
* FanForum vs Jason Katims
===Renew/Movie Campaign===
Due to Veronica Mars fans success story of raising and achieving a movie, Roswell fans also have the same hope in gaining a film despite the fifteen year difference. It's not just the fans either that support the idea, but also several actors including Shiri Appleby (Liz), Majandra Delfino (Maria), Colin Hanks (Alex), William Sadler (Sherriff Valenti), Diane Farr (Maria's mother, Amy), Melinda Metz (author), and Laura J. Burns (staff writer) have shown interest either be retweeting about it or in interviews or actually signing the campaign.
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* We Want a Roswell Movie, a Facebook
* Roswell The Movie tag at Instagram
Since with the help of Netflix had with Arrested Development, Full House (the spin-off Fuller House) and Gilmore Girls (a miniseries), some fans were hoping maybe a miniseries or a revived series for the show might have more potential with the company.
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====CW Reboot====
In January 2018, The CW had announced a reboot of the Roswell show "with an immigration twist", it would be closer to the book canon (Liz Ortecho instead of Liz Parker, Alex Manes instead of Alex Whitman) but like Roswell, an alternate version of the books since it takes place after high school. By May 2018, the series was officially picked up and the show finally aired January 15, 2019 as Roswell, New Mexico. Shiri Appleby directed one episode.
Excitement for the reboot was mixed, while many fans were overjoyed with any possibility of a new series, including one with POCs, others were disappointed that it would not be same actors/actresses from the 1999 version and thus the same characters/history they knew and loved. There was also skeptic for the executive producer Carina Adly MacKenzie.Anonymous said: carina is sooo rude and condescending i honestly can't see her tweets anymore. space-malex reacts. This particular post takes place after RNM had already aired, however I remember seeing a post or two of fans showing worry about it being created by MacKenzie due to her actions with the Originals/TVD fandoms, however I can't find these posts right now.
:See Roswell, New Mexico for more canon and fandom information on the reboot.
==Fanworks==
===Fics===
* A Father's Duty by Watcher Tara, What happened to the people left behind once the kids left Roswell during graduation? Did the FBI leave them alone, or did they have a more chilling agenda? This is Jeff Parker's search for the truth as his world falls apart unexpectedly following Liz's disappearance. (Jeff/Nancy, Post-Graduation, PG)
* Us Six Against the World by Linda, Post heatwave, and how the six Roswell High kids become closer and realize through good times and bad, that no matter what they go through, it really is, "the six of them against the world".
* Other Paths by Tharos, Isabel cant move on, Max and Liz are changing and so will other things.
===Fanart===
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===Vids===
* Here With Me (15th anniversary) by pixiestickdreams
===Recs===
* Roswell tag at Het Reccers
* Roswell tag at Epic Recs
* RoswellFicRecs at LJ
==Fannish Links==
:See individual Character or Relationship pages for more.
===Fansites===
:See more at :Category:Roswell Websites.
* Crashdown.com
* Roswell Oracle
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* Blonde Attitude (Maria/Isabel)
* Crush (Max/Michael)
* Jensen & Shiri (Liz Parker/Dean Winchester)
* The Panty Brigade (Slash)
===Forums & Message Boards===
* Roswell at Fan Forum
* Roswell Fanatics
* Roswell Heaven
* Roswell at Majik's World of Fan Fic
* The Eraser Room
* Dreaming Among the Stars
===Zines===
* Late for the Sky (2000)
===Archives===
:See more at :Category:Roswell Archives.
* Roswell Underground
* Roswell Slash Archive
* Roswell Desert Skies
* Slightly Left of Venus - femslash archive
* Polar Attraction, although mainly focusing on Polar ship but also accepted others
* Ender's UC Roswell Fiction Site - unconventional pairings archive
* Roswell and crossovers at FFN
* Roswell at AO3
===LJ Communities===
* Roswell
* Roswell Love
* Roswell Fandom: A Revival Project
* Roswell Crossovers
* Smallville/Roswell Crossovers
Pairing Comms:
* Roswell Slash
===Mailinglists===
Most of Roswell mailing lists were originally egroups which later became Yahoo! Groups after Yahoo bought them.
See List of Roswell Mailing Lists.
==Resources==
* Newbie Guide to Roswell on LiveJournal (fandom resource)
* Roswell: An Overview on crack_van by icalynn
* Pairing primers on ship_manifesto: Max/Liz by PepperJackCandy, Michael/Maria by aliaspiral, and Liz/Kyle by piper47
* Roswell at FanHistory (wayback)
==References==
Category:Roswell