Thanks to EVERYONE who sent this in :)<\/p>\n
\nLife Beyond ‘Roswell’<\/strong>
\nFri, Nov 30, 2001 03:02 PM PDT
\nby Kate O’Hare<\/p>\nShiri Appleby, who plays Liz on UPN’s “Roswell,” knows what it’s like to be
\nout of the limelight.<\/p>\n“I was in that position for so long,” she says, “being unemployed for
\nperiods of time, just being a college student. It’s fun, there’s nothing
\nwrong with that. But now, I also have to accept that people are talking to
\nme for being on TV, not because of me, because I haven’t changed.”<\/p>\nThe Los Angeles native says she was in her sophomore year at USC when she
\ngot hired to play the high-school student\/waitress who falls in love with
\nteen-age alien Max (Jason Behr), one of three human-alien hybrids (with
\nBrendon Fehr and Katherine Heigl) stranded in Roswell, N.M.<\/p>\nAired for two seasons on The WB — and in perpetual danger of cancellation
\n— “Roswell” has managed to survive, if not exactly thrive. Picked up last
\nspring by UPN, it now airs Tuesday nights at 9 p.m. ET, right after fellow
\nWB expatriate “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”<\/p>\n“It’s the show that doesn’t want to go away,” says Appleby. “It’s like ‘The
\nLittle Engine That Could.'”<\/p>\nAsked if she has a theory on why the show has endured, Appleby says, “We’ve
\nbeen on small networks. I don’t think our show would have survived on an
\nNBC, but I also think we have a really strong fan base that doesn’t want to
\nlet the show go away. The only reason we are still on the air is because of
\nthe fans.”<\/p>\nWhile Appleby has yet to appear at a science-fiction convention, she has had
\na chance to meet her fans. “The very first season, we had a big party that
\nall of the fans on the Internet threw, and we all went. It was great. We
\nwalked around and got to talk to everybody, meet everyone. They were really
\nnice.”<\/p>\n“There were people of all ages, really young kids, much older people. I
\nthink their only common thing is that they all like the show.”<\/p>\nFor the show’s first two seasons, Max and Liz were the ultimate star-crossed
\nlovers, ducking the authorities and their parents to be together, breaking
\nup, reuniting, dealing with romantic rivals (including a now-departed fourth
\nalien, Tess) and supernatural threats. This season, the conflicts have risen
\nto a new level, with both lovers estranged from their parents and clinging
\nto each other, as Max seeks mysteries from his past.<\/p>\nThat doesn’t mean it’s all angst. “I don’t think the show is taking itself
\nquite so seriously,” says Appleby. “It’s a little more campy. Following
\n‘Buffy,’ which has that great sort of quirkiness about it, I think the
\nwriters of our show are trying to blend a little bit of that in. Humor is
\ngood, especially when you’re dealing with aliens in high school.”<\/p>\nJust because Max and Liz are ever closer, don’t assume they’ve gone all the
\nway. “I know she’s still a virgin,” says Appleby. “He’s not, he slept with
\nTess, so Liz is the last virgin on the TV show. I was talking about it the
\nother day in front of the writers — time to make some changes.”<\/p>\nLast season, Liz’s best friend, Maria (Majandra Delfino), slept with her
\nalien boyfriend Michael (Fehr); this season, Max’s sister, Liz (Heigl), is
\ninvolved with human lawyer Jesse (Adam Rodriguez).<\/p>\nConsidering that Liz has always been the show’s “good girl,” there might be
\na risk in taking her to the next level. “She’s definitely young,” says
\nAppleby, “but she’s gone through so much stuff, that I could see how she
\nmentally could be ready to sleep with Max. I know there are going to be some
\nbig surprises coming in the middle of the season for her, so we’ll see what
\nhappens.”<\/p>\nSo far, though, Appleby is proud that Liz has stood by her convictions. “A
\nlot of younger girls, I feel like they look to Liz for guidance, because
\nshe’s able to say no to a lot of things. That’s a really uncommon thing for
\nyounger girls.”<\/p>\n“The fact that she can take charge, stand up and voice an opinion, and not
\nbe insecure about other people’s opinions, it’s great. She’s a fictional
\ncharacter that’s standing up to a boy at points, and there’s something to be
\nsaid for that.”<\/p>\n“That’s probably one of the things I’m most proud of. When the show is
\nfinished, I’ll be feeling good that that character had that stance. She
\ndoesn’t like being taken advantage of.”<\/p>\nFor now, while Appleby plans to return to college one day, doing “Roswell”
\nhas given her many opportunities — along with a best friend. “You don’t
\nmess with Majandra,” she says, “on-camera or off-camera. She’s probably my
\nbest friend, one of the closest friends in my life. When we’re not at work,
\nwe eat a lot, we go to Color Me Mine a lot. It’s where you buy these ceramic
\nvases and paint them. We do those things. We’re just very good friends.”<\/p>\n“We’ve gone through such a lot, being on a TV show for three years and
\nhaving it change things in your personal life. Then having one person that
\nyou don’t have to explain to, because they understand the battles that
\nyou’ve fought at work. So there’s such an understanding there.”<\/p>\nAppleby enjoys acting, but she’s not consumed by it. “The first season and a
\nhalf, I’d go to Santa Barbara every weekend. I needed a break. I needed to
\nrealize that I’m still a human being, that I’m not just this piece of
\nproperty, that there’s so much more to life.”<\/p>\n“Yes, it’s my job. It’s a wonderful job. I love my job, but I’m still a
\nperson with other thoughts and feelings.”<\/p>\nFROM THE CONN: UPN is partnering with former “NYPD Blue” executive
\nproducer\/writer David Milch for a new action\/comedy\/drama pilot about a
\nyoung street hustler who becomes pals with an alien and moves around the
\ncountry. Casting is set to begin soon for an expected Fall 2002 launch.<\/p>\nCYBERSPATIAL ANOMALIES: Crashdown.com remains a top fan site for UPN’s
\n“Roswell,” but far from the only one. Just check out the site’s terrifyingly
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