There is something magical about this first season. Great acting all around, particularly from (then) newcomer Brendan Fehr. Just right combination of mystery/suspense/romance.

One of the better supernatural teen shows of this era - the romantic leads are handicapped by the fact that the aliens can't meld with the humans in any ordinary way, but that also brings some heat to the proceedings. Sadler is great in his typical supporting role.

I bought this first season of "Roswell" as a gift for my 15-year old sister, thinking that her and I could watch it together. After the first two discs, I was done with the teen drama and sluggish dialogue/plots. She finished the entire season in the span of a weekend. For a basic plot summary, "Roswell" is set up by a shooting in a cafe outside Roswell, New Mexico. Teenage waitress Liz Parker (Shiri Appleby) is hit by a stray bullet by then miraculous healed by fellow high school student Max Evans (Jason Behr). What Liz quickly discovers is that Max, along with sister Isabel (Katherine Heigl) and friend Michael (Brendan Fehr), is an alien with special powers of healing and insight. I had a hunch that this show would appeal to the teen set, and I was completely right on that front. It's simple plotlines, love triangles, and cast of beautiful people easily hooked in my sister. She can't get enough of it! For me, though, I thought that the "alien/conspiracy" aspect (being a big fan of X-Files-type fare) would be more interesting. However, it is just too slow-moving and badly acted (at least in the early goings) for me to stick with it. I rarely review something like this until I "finish the experience", but after about eight episodes I had had enough. Maybe the show gets better in the later episodes (from the little bits of caught of my sister watching that seems to be at least somewhat the case) and I "jumped ship" too early. Regardless, this is a show almost completely marketed to and created for teens, so if you can't stomach that sort of drama then I wouldn't bother with it.

Bien que très mal exploitée, une assez bonne idée de départ, à savoir le contre-pied d’X-Files : ne pas partir à la chasse des proctologues de l’espace mais plutôt raconter leur arrivée et leur infiltration sur Terre… Sauf que c’est raconté ici comme une sitcom de merde avec une réalisation très bas de gamme et une distribution composée » uniquement de **** cons et de petites connes qui jouent comme des pieds… De fait, la série s’avère terriblement neuneu et gnangnan, on dirait la petite maison dans la prairie… (à Roswell). Dommage donc d’en avoir fait une pauvre série pour ados idiots : un choix aussi stupide que rédhibitoire !

Good premise, but the political undertones turned me off. Mason's character does not benefit from her snarling about social injustice. Last thing I want to be subjected to when trying to enjoy "fantasy tv".