Thanks to Janet for sending this in! It appeared on Gannett News Service.<\/p>\n
‘ Roswell ‘ expands universal journey of self-discovery<\/strong><\/p>\n
by DINAH ENG<\/p>\n
03\/29\/2000
\nGannett News Service
\nFINAL
\n(Copyright 2000)
\nLOS ANGELES — Think of the most soulful, mysterious boy in your high
\nschool class. The one whose intelligence shined in his eyes. The one
\nwho never quite seemed to fit in, but had it together more than anyone
\nelse.<\/p>\nFans of the Wednesday night WB network drama ” Roswell ” know him as
\nMax Evans, an extraterrestrial in search of his past. Along with the
\nshow’s other characters (both human and alien), Max takes viewers on a
\nweekly journey of self-discovery that’s not your typical angst- ridden
\nmelodrama or sci-fi fantasy.<\/p>\n“Adolescence has such an impact on people’s lives,” said Jason Behr ,
\n26, who plays Max. “Teen alienation and self-discovery are things
\neveryone goes through. In high school, I was one of the little guys
\nwho didn’t grow until 11th grade, so for a long time I felt like a
\nlittle boy in the land of men with beards, and felt so out of place.”<\/p>\nAnyone who has ever been a teen-ager knows something of what it means
\nto be an alien. Life, after all, is never as confusing as when you
\nthink you know all the answers, only to find out that each new
\nexperience leads to more questions.<\/p>\nBeginning April 10, viewers will find the show on a new night —
\nMondays, at 9 p.m. Eastern on The WB — as the metaphorical universe
\nof ” Roswell ” expands with new dangers and new possibilities.<\/p>\n“The first part of the season was made up of a lot of ‘what if’
\nquestions,” said Jason Katims, executive producer. “What if we knew
\nwhere we came from? For the remaining six episodes, the three aliens
\n(Max, his sister Isabel, played by Katherine Heigl and friend Michael,
\nplayed by Brendan Fehr ) come into contact with a fourth alien. A
\nspecial unit of the FBI gets closer to them, and they form a deeper
\nbond with Sheriff Valenti (William Sadler), who will become a defender
\nand protector. ”<\/p>\nThe relationships between the alien teens and their human friends
\ndeepen, and the romantic questions we all wish we could answer grow
\nmore complex. For Liz Parker (Shiri Appleby), the human who loves Max,
\nself-discovery is intertwined with the destiny of her otherworldly
\nclassmates.<\/p>\nThis is a show that touches the heart, and one message is clear — the
\npower of love shapes everything; who we are, and who we could be.<\/p>\n“Max learns about the idea of action and consequence,” said Behr,
\nsitting in a trailer during a break in shooting. “For a long time, Max
\nwas the level-headed thinker of the group. For every action, there’s a
\nconsequence, and he thinks things through.<\/p>\n“But he learns that everyone has to make their own decisions, and they
\nhave to live with the consequences. It’s always hard to stand by and
\nwatch the people you love make bad decisions, but Max is still
\nlearning to not be so controlling. And he finds it’s important to also
\nbe spontaneous and have some fun. ”<\/p>\nSo what’s the difference between the aliens and human beings on ”
\nRoswell ?”<\/p>\nThere are a few extraordinary powers — the ability to heal physical
\nwounds, move objects, and listen to CDs without a CD player. But look
\npast a penchant for putting Tabasco on food, and you find, well …
\nbeings who are struggling to discover who they really are.<\/p>\n“Max thinks the aliens are completely different from the humans, ”
\nsaid Behr, “yet in some ways, they’re exactly the same. A big
\nsimilarity is the potential they don’t realize they have. As
\nadolescents, you don’t fully realize what you have in you. Max’s
\ncompassion and emotions are all very human. ”<\/p>\nAs for his own thoughts on the possibility of alien life, Behr doesn’t
\nhesitate to say that he’s a believer. “It’s a pretty big place up
\nthere, ” said the actor. “My grandfather would never have believed
\nthat we’d be walking on the moon. But soon we’ll be taking a vacation
\nat the Holiday Inn up there. We’re such a small part of what we know.
\nYet we’re making so many technological advances, it’s scary. As a
\nhuman race, I hope we’ll be able to keep ourselves in check when it
\ncomes to our morality. ”<\/p>\nThoughtfulness, grounded in a real sense of self, emanates from the
\nawkward adolescent who grew into a handsome and charming, 6-foot TV
\nstar.<\/p>\nNot surprising for someone who has learned that “You can’t be stagnant
\nin your beliefs. You have to believe in more — of anything. Because
\nanything’s possible.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thanks to Janet for sending this in! It appeared on Gannett News Service. ‘ Roswell ‘ expands universal journey of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[58],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-roswell","tag-spoilers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}