I was feeling a little sentimental today and thought I would share my Roswell experience. Behr with me here, I'm a little long-winded, but I hope that you will find it worth the read. And anyone else who would like to share their feelings as well, I would love to for you to share!

When Roswell first debuted in the fall of 1999, I was just beginning my freshman year of college. I did watch the Pilot episode that first night, but I got so busy with school, that I didn't watch it again after that. Then, in the fall of 2001, I was scanning through my Teen People magazine and came across a little blurb about the show, and how it, along with Buffy, was moving to UPN for the fall season. I didn't have anything to do that night, so I tuned in to see what I had missed in the last two years. Apparently a lot! But for some reason, I kept watching throughout Season 3, and by the time I was really getting into it, lo and behold, UPN cancelled it. I watched the last four episodes and got a little sad that it was over. But I didn't think much more about it.

Then, a few months later, I was getting my daily updates from TV Guide Online, and saw that Sci-Fi channel was going to start showing the reruns of Roswell in January. I thought it might be interesting to see what I missed from the first two seasons, so I made a mental note to watch. When January 13 rolled around, I was not at home to watch the Pilot, but I had already seen it, so I didn't care. I did sit down the next night to watch Morning After and was intrigued. I sat down the next night and watched Monsters. A little more intrigued. I was not at home the next night for Leaving Normal, but I caught Missing on Friday evening.

By this point, I was starting to get hooked, and I made it a point to be home every evening at 6:00 to watch, and taped it if I wasn't able to be home. I started looking for Roswell stuff on the Internet. I looked for episode guides to see what was coming up. And I discovered the message boards and a whole hoard of people who were captivated by the show. By the time the end of Season 1 rolled around, I was bordering on obsession. The first time I watched The White Room, I was literally on the edge of my seat the whole time. Even though I knew, of course, that Max was going to make it out okay (obviously, since I had already seen Season 3), I still found myself yelling, “Run, run!” at the TV, and my heart was pounding! I think that was the moment when I realized that this show really was something special.

I also think that was the point where I really started to get emotionally invested in the show and with the characters. It was getting to the point where nearly every episode was bringing me to tears. The first time I saw Cry Your Name, I cried through the entire episode—no lie. I cried through most of Departure as well. Actually, I still bawl my eyes out when I watch those two episodes. And I was full-blown obsessed at this point. I was online everyday either posting on the message boards or searching for anything Roswell related I could find.

Which brings me to the point of my story. This is not the first time I have been obsessed with a TV show. For years I was obsessed with 90210, and I still have a borderline obsession for Friends. But no show has ever touched me the way Roswell does. I feel an emotional attachment to the characters. When they are happy, I'm happy. When they hurt, I hurt. When they are scared, I'm scared. I will always and forever cherish Roswell as a show that has touched me and moved me in a way I never thought a world of fiction could do. I know many people out there don't understand, and even make fun of, the way that Roswell fans feel about this show. But I wouldn't trade the feeling or the experience for anything. And I am so glad that I decided to watch that night.

And finally, I am so glad that I stumbled upon these message boards. None of my other friends are Roswell fans, so this is my haven where I can come and share with other people who have been touched in the same way as me. I feel that I am making some wonderful friends here and feel truly blessed to share this obsession with all of you. Thank you for being you, and for sharing this with me.

Jenny, that was definitely, definitely, definitely worth a read!

Damn straight! Exactly my thoughts. Actually all of my friends are kinda amazed about how long this obsession has been going on. I have been obsessed with other stuff before (not necessarily TV shows, but actors and actresses), but none of it lasted the way Roswell does. And none of it ever meant that much to me.

I always tell people that I agree that the overall storyline might suck, but that this is the first TV show where the characters are coherent and psychologically convincing. Their motivations are always compatible with the character each person on the show has; it's totally believeable. And the dialogues are great.

I started watching Roswell because it was on after Dawson in Germany. I saw the commercial for it and was like: "oh my God, the crap they come up with! Now they made a show out of the Roswell-incident!" So I watched because I wanted to laugh a little at how pathetic that show was. It was "Skin and Bones". I remember I thought Michael had the predictably necessary role of the well-off, bored high-school beau. Uh-huh. Awesome observation, Stalker. So close to the truth and all...

I was surprised at how okay it was but I didn't watch the next few weeks. I began watching again somewhere in the Hybrid Chronicles, I think... No, wait, I remember I saw ARCC, that is before the HC, right? Can't remember. No brain. Oh well.

Anyway: I watched again, and liked it a lot, and started watching regularly, and was hooked after a week or so. Then I searched the net for episode downloads, and while I was supposed to be studying for a major exam at school, I s+pent weeks downloading, organizing, searching, watching.

I should mention maybe that I got the best grade out of thrity people who took the exam.- Guess Roswell does miracles to the brain.

At some point I found the message boards, and in September it'll be one year I got to FD. Now if there's one thing I wouldn't wanna miss in my life, it's the time I spend here and the people I got to know.

Love you all. Each single one of you.

Thanks, Stalker, I'm glad you thought so!

I agree with you 100% there! I always tell people that I watch the show more for the dramatic aspect of it, not the sci-fi. I'm actually not much into sci-fi at all. But the characters are all so real and believable. I feel like I know them.
Yeah, you're right there.



Thank you!

Please do, Cory! I would love to hear how the rest of you came to fall in love with Roswell.

Ditto here!

Just one, Jen? Impossible! Okay, I'll try. Um, Roswell...it's so different from the typical teen shows. They don't get paired of with each other (think DC) and well, it's so Roswell! Sigh! I Roswell forever and ever! Anyway, jbangelo-Love your post!

Um, yeah, I'm with Dreamy, I'm gonna have to think long and hard about that one.

LMAO, Stalker! Oh, I agree too actually. Another good thing about Roswell? Kyle!

Aww, Cory, that was lovely.

My thoughts exactly!

And now to answer the question about what is the best part--I guess Roswell is a form of escape for me. If I'm having a bad day (or any day at all really), I can just put in an episode of Roswell, and for that hour, I can forget about my problems or whatever is bothering me, and just get sucked into the lives of these characters that I love so much. If I feel like I need to laugh, I can watch I Married an Alien. If I feel like I need to cry, I can watch Departure (or most any episode, for that matter ). If I'm feeling a little lovesick, I can watch Blind Date. Every emotion can be touched by one episode or another. How many shows can you say that about?

I've never had much luck in getting my friends to watch.

VERY sexy *growl* Yes, yes, we all know he's yours, but I can dream, can't I?

Yes, go Cory! Very nice story... loved it

All right, my story isn't very interesting, and it's sort of vague, but... what the hell

The first episode I saw was "The White Room." I was really confused, but continued to watch anyway. I watched Max and Liz, and got REALLY annoyed with Tess. I fell in love with Max and Liz immediately. They were so beautiful.

Then I watched Destiny. I decided I didn't like Tess. Bitch Anyway, afterwards, I watched season two and hated Tess more and more because she was utterly annoying. Hehe. This season made me fall completely and helplessly in love with M&M. I cried during Departure when Michael delivered his amazing speech to Maria. It was beautiful. Magical. And when he couldn't leave her... priceless

I KNEW Tess had something to do with Alex's death, but I wasn't sure. Then, when the drumming of the fingers started, I was sure. Murdering tramp. Ew. God, I wanted someone (preferably Maria and Liz) to grab her by her blonde hair and knock her down. Wishful thinking...

I was then definitely excited for season three. It was weird, and didn't quite have that same feeling as the last two seasons. I was waiting and waiting and WAITING for M&M to kiss like they used to... hmmm. Got upset when she dumped him... awww...

Tess came back! Whoo! Not. Go Liz

After all of that, I was that they were done. No more Roswell

But then I went on ebay, and bought some season one episodes, thinking it was the whole season. WRONG. It was only fourteen of the episodes. Blah. I liked them, though, especially the pilot (which I had previously seen during reruns anyway). Cried during Destiny again. LOVED 285 South

Then, the reruns came. I recorded over the crappy tapings of the tapes I got from ebay, then bought more tapes and finally got to record season two. I had missed a lot of those episodes and loved watching them. I made a friend of mine watched Meet the Dupes, and got her to admit that Zan and Rath were hot Hehe. Then I got another friend to watch another ep (Disturbing Behavior, I think it was) and got HER to admit Michael was hot Score.

Anyway, there's my story... boring, I'm sorry, but... yeah