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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Studio: United Paramount Network (UPN) Catalog: DVD Release date: 2008-04-29 Media: DVD discs number: 17 released in theatres: 1999-10-06 Format: NTSC DVD Region code: 1 released in theatres: 1999-10-06 Ean: 0024543410126 Upc: 024543410126  Tip: compare prices with similar DVDsDirector:
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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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 Written on October 1, 2007 Summary: A nice product to buy... Hi All, This is Absar from India. I recently purchased the Roswell season 1-3 set DVDs... I saw this serial for the 1st time probably 6 yrs ago on TV. I was firstly really watching it for Apple Shirby, she has one of the cutest faces and voices I know. But I really got engrossed in this serial.. I loved the quiet way with which Max Evans loved Liz. It was so cute.. being a teenager back then I could really relate to the way he felt about her. 1st Season was just mindblowing. I absolutely love the title song from Dido - Here with me. Her voice is just out of this world. 2nd and 3rd season werent exactly brilliant. They changed the theme from a love story to a sci-fi thriller... it was good but not that great. I thought the love story theme worked a lot better for it. I was disappointed that they stopped airing the serial after 3 seasons, I would've love to see that on air for like 5-6 yrs atleast. Favourite character is Apple Shirby. Katherine Heigl is also very hot - Probably her first major sitcom. If anyone wants to watch this - I would recommend the 1st season... But you would never feel complete unless u watch season 2 and 3. Written on March 13, 2007 Summary: Very enjoyable but could have been better. I was addicted to this show! At its best, it achieved an atmosphere and tone which I haven't seen elsewhere, and the efforts of the actors and writers combined to create memorable and engaging characters. At the same time, I have mixed feelings... I've read that the networks the show was on put pressures on the writers and producers, and I do think this impacted the show negatively. It veered from a relationship-oriented show in season 1 to a sci-fi show in season 2, then in season 3 the relationships and the sci-fi sort of coexisted uneasily. Personally I like both relationsip-oriented shows and sci-fi, and the best episodes were the ones which combined them well. Overall, I think that for this show, it would have worked best if it had stayed relationship-oriented, with the sci-fi lurking beneath the surface and remaining as something of a mystery. As it was, the sci-fi that they ended up with was, in my opinion, poorly planned and poorly thought through. The basic premise of the alien backstory (revealed at the end of season 1) was trite and paper-thin, and for the rest of the show's run, it was used in a very preemptory way, so that rather than slowly revealing a carefully planned mythos, it seemed that the writers didn't really care about that mythos, and instead just used it or altered it for each episode's convenience. I guess what I'm trying to say is that it seemed as if the writers made only a half-hearted attempt to create a convincing piece of fiction. Here's an example: At the start of season 2, it's revealed that one of the series regulars has become a Buddhist. I'm not a Buddhist, but I've read a bit about Buddhism and I'm sympathetic to its ideas. How wonderful, I thought, that an already-established character on a weekly TV show is shown embracing a non-Judeo-Christian religion. But... it was mostly played for laughs. And the few times the religion was mentioned, it was completely untrue to what Buddhism really is. It's as if the writers made up an imaginary religion and called it Buddhism. At one point the character refers to the Buddha as "saving my immortal soul," which is a very non-Buddhist idea. I'm not expecting the writers to be experts in comparative religion, but it would have been nice if one of them had spent 15 minutes reading up on the basics of Buddhism, or talked to a real live Buddhist (surely there must be some Buddhists in L.A.!) -- who knows, they might have even found inspiration for details of plot and character (inspiration which at times was sorely needed). I know it sounds like I'm very critical of the show, and I am, but that's only because there were other aspects of it that I liked so much. And it's evident from the episode commentaries that series creator, writer, and producer Jason Katims, as well as writer/producer Ron Moore, are intelligent, thoughtful people who really cared about the show and were enthusiastic about their work on it. Overall I'd say the show has some great things in it and it's worth watching for sure. For me, it just didn't come solidly together as the best shows and movies do, and that's a shame, because I think it had the potential to be greater than it was. Written on December 21, 2006 Summary: Roswell - The Complete Series Seasons 1, 2, & 3 are a must own! I first became familier with Roswell after purchasing the first season DVD set early last year. Since then I have became one of the shows biggest fans. I was a bit concerned that the second and third seasons would not be as good as the first, but to my surprise they are just as good if not better. Roswell is still one of my favorite TV shows. Season 1 deals more with the relationship/love story between Max and Liz. The second season deals more with the sc-fi aspect while the love story takes a backseat. The third and final season has the best of both the love story and sci-fi story. I have to say I have never cared much for sci-fi series but Roswell is so much more than just that. Like the wonderful first and second season, the third season still takes you on a emotional journey. As you go through each episode you still find yourself growing more and more attached to the characters as they go on their own emotional journey and self discovery. The sad thing is with the final season the characters are not always hanging out together at the crash down cafe. They are doing their own things which is a bit hard for me because I was so accustomed to them being together, but it was just part of there characters growing up. It was so hard to see the last season of Roswell come to an end. I have discovered one of the best shows with Roswell and highly recommend this show to anyone who enjoys a great tv show that will inspire and get them addicted! |
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| Catalog | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| Release date | 2008-04-29 | 2006-08-01 | 2008-08-26 | 2007-11-06 | 2007-10-30 | 2008-09-02 |
| Media | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD | DVD |
| discs number | 17 | - | - | - | - | - |
| released in theatres | 1999-10-06 | 1997-03-10 | - | 2007-07-14 | 1999-10-05 | 2007 |
| Running time in minutes | - | - | 484 | 2631 | - | 651 |
| DVD aspect ratio | - | 1.33:1 | 1.78:1 | 2.40:1 | 1.85:1 | 1.77:1 |
| Audience Rating | - | NR (Not Rated) | NR (Not Rated) | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Unrated | NR (Not Rated) |
| Format | NTSC | Box set, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | Box set, Color, Restored, Anamorphic | Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC | AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| DVD Region code | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ean | 0024543410126 | 0024543212904 | 0025195015493 | 0027616093486 | 0024543467373 | 0883929019755 |
| Upc | 024543410126 | 024543212904 | 025195015493 | 027616093486 | 024543467373 | 883929019755 |
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