{"id":45380,"date":"2021-04-23T15:11:03","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T19:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/?p=45380"},"modified":"2021-07-12T10:36:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T14:36:04","slug":"happy-world-book-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/2021\/04\/happy-world-book-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy World Book Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>April 23 is globally observed as the \u201cWorld Book Day\u201d.<\/p>\n<h4>Roswell High<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/COAd8jojUzZ\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"348\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many TV shows and movies are based on books. As you know, The WB\u2019s Roswell is based on the young adult book series Roswell High by Melinda Metz and Laura J. Burns. Apart from the first book \u201cThe Outsider\u201d and the pilot being almost identical, the stories in the tv show follow a completely different plot.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Katims explained to Starlog in 2002 that \u201cThe books have always lived in a parallel universe that\u2019s different from the show. What Melinda has done with the books and what we\u2019ve gone on to do with the show \u2013 we\u2019ve both used the first book as the jumping-off point, but we\u2019ve gone in different directions, so the characters, their experiences and what happens to them is different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Did you read the Roswell High book series back then or just recently?<br \/>\nWhat would have been fun to see on the show, as well? Characters, items, locations, powers, little details, \u2026 ???<\/p>\n<h4>Some suggestions:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>See the dance the \u201cAlien Bop\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The auras all the aliens could see<\/li>\n<li>the website with Alex Manes&#8217; lists<\/li>\n<li>The \u201cClose Encounters theme\u201c playing every time the restaurant door swings open<\/li>\n<li>flying saucer shaped booths at the Crashdown Caf\u00e9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Roswell Books<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/COAlxLODBW5\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"348\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are the \u201cRoswell High\u201d books and there are the \u201cRoswell\u201d books.<\/p>\n<p>During the series\u2019 original run three novels were released and eight more books followed in 2002 and 2003 with the last four following the adventures of our favorite Roswell characters after the events of the final episode \u201cGraduation\u201c. Sadly, neither the \u201cRoswell High\u201d nor the \u201cRoswell\u201d books are in print anymore. Be sure to check:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>eBay,<\/li>\n<li>Amazon,<\/li>\n<li>thriftbooks,<\/li>\n<li>your local library<\/li>\n<li>connect with classmates from High School who still could have them<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>for used books. Please comment below for more ideas on how to get the missing books for your collection.<\/p>\n<h4>FUN FACTS<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Being on the writing staff of the third season, Laura J. Burns penned the book titled \u201cQuarantine\u201d, which was released in March 2003.<\/li>\n<li>The book cover for the second to last book \u201cPersuit\u201d features a season three promotional photo that hasn\u2019t been used before elsewhere.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>LOOK FORWARD TO \u2026<\/h4>\n<p>\u2026 a new podcast titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/2aliensandbookspodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@2aliensandbookspodcast<\/a> by Christy and Jess. The two Roswell fans teamed up to talk about the books.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Melinda Metz&#8217; &amp; A Fun-Fact<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/\/instagram.com\/p\/COAowL7jGxO\/embed\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"348\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>When Melinda Metz published her first book written for adults in January 2018 she <a href=\"https:\/\/crashdown.com\/news\/2018\/01\/melinda-metz-on-fox46s-good-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed a fun-fact<\/a>, which made some candy hearts jump for excitement.<\/p>\n<p>The writer who is known for the \u201cRoswell High\u201d books and was on the writing staff in the show\u2019s third season said: \u201cI had an interview on Good Day Charlotte this am. One of the possible questions (which didn\u2019t come up) was who I\u2019d want to play the romantic leads in a movie version of Talk to the Paw. (there isn\u2019t a movie version planned). What I was going to say was Majandra Delfino and Brendan Fehr.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Majandra replied to the tweet with \u201cAww. Thanks Melinda! &#x2665;&#xfe0f; \u201d, and we definitely support this casting dream in case of a movie version.<\/p>\n<p>There are no aliens in \u201cTalk to the Paw\u201d. But there is one extremely talented cat, MacGyver, who is smart enough to realize his human needs his help to meet a guy.<\/p>\n<h4>There are three books available:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Talk to the Paw<\/li>\n<li>The Secret Life of Mac<\/li>\n<li>Mac on a Hot Tin Roof<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 23 is globally observed as the \u201cWorld Book Day\u201d. 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