Thanks to Lauren for sending this in!<\/p>\n
\nTales of a Teen Alien<\/strong><\/p>\n
Homework, controlling parents, aliens \ufffdthey\ufffdre all part of life\ufffds rich tapestry when you\ufffdre a teenager living in Roswell.<\/p>\n
Marrying two of television\ufffds hottest topics \ufffd
\nteenagers and aliens \ufffd seems such a perfect fit it\ufffds hard to believe it didn\ufffdt happen sooner.<\/p>\nAs the veteran of several shows about teen angst, among them Dawson\ufffds Creek and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Jason Behr has his own theories as to why the young are on everyone\ufffds lips.<\/p>\n
\ufffdI think the reason is because that time of life is so important to a person\ufffds own development and their own growth,\ufffd he said. \ufffdIt can be overwhelming and it can be wonderful in a whole lot of different ways.\ufffd<\/p>\n
\ufffdWhether you have a bad time or a great time, it stays with you for the rest of your life.\ufffd He doesn\ufffdt sound like a spotty youth, does he? That\ufffds because this particular teenager is 26 years old.<\/p>\n
\ufffdIt was weird at first,\ufffd Behr concedes. \ufffdI\ufffdm so much older than that.\ufffd<\/p>\n
And we all know those other shows where some of the teenagers look like 50. \ufffdAt some point I\ufffdm probably going to end up looking
\nlike that too,\ufffd Behr said.<\/p>\nOn the face of it, there is little to set Max (Behr) and his alien friend and sister apart from the other kids. They are all equally beautiful and clear of skin. But before long it becomes apparent that the aliens can melt cheese with their bare hand and listen to CDs without the aid of a CD player. Spooky. Behr says the coolest thing Max is able to do is \ufffdmanipulate molecular structures. Basically, that
\nmeans you can change the shape of stuff. The thing about Max is he has immense powers which in the wrong hands, could be dangerous.\ufffd<\/p>\nAs anyone who\ufffds watched too much TV can tell you, Roswell is a by-word for government cover-up. According to the popular conspiracy theory, some sort of alien craft crashed at Roswell, New Mexico in 1947, and the US government has spent the time since making sure no one discovers the truth.<\/p>\n
Roswell the TV show operates on the premise the three alien offspring survived. Possibly more. The kids are adopted and apparently no one is the wiser until one day in the local diner when a random shooting kills Liz, Max\ufffds long-time secret crush. Max, what with his immense powers and all, is able to revive her, but he\ufffds left with a fair bit of explaining to do.<\/p>\n
He handles it well to Liz though: \ufffdI\ufffdm not from around here,\ufffd Max says, pointing skyward.<\/p>\n
\ufffdUp north?\ufffd she asks, hopefully as he points higher.<\/p>\n
Liz: \ufffdYou\ufffdre not an alien, are you?\ufffd Smart girl.<\/p>\n
\ufffdI prefer the term not of this earth,\ufffd Max say, somewhat tetchily.<\/p>\n
\ufffdMax fell in love with Liz the first time he saw her, when they were six years old,\ufffd Behr says. \ufffdHe\ufffds never been able to let anyone into his life, never been able to get close to anyone.\ufffd<\/p>\n
Getting the balance right between the show\ufffds science fiction roots and its teen relationship leanings has been a back-and-forth experience, according to Behr. The show finds what he describes as a nice balance midway through the first series.<\/p>\n
\ufffdI think we\ufffdve found our true voice.\ufffd<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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