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metawitches · 5 years

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The original TV series Roswell (not to be confused with the new CW show Roswell, New Mexico) ran for 3 seasons on The WB (seasons 1&2) and UPN (season 3), from 1999-2002, for a total of 61 episodes. The show was very loosely based on the YA book series Roswell High, written by Melinda Metz. Jason Katims (who later went on to create Friday Night Lights and Parenthood) created Roswell and stayed on as showrunner for all three seasons.

Roswell takes places in the real life small town of the same name, in southern New Mexico, where a mysterious crash in 1947 has become legendary in the decades since it happened. The alien spaceship crashed out in the desert, leading to rumors and guesses about what really happened, which quickly led to a government cover up. Roswell houses a military base which took part in an investigation of the ship and secret alien remains. The town itself has embraced its notoriety as an alien and UFO Mecca, with businesses and events throughout the town sporting space themes and catering to alien-hunting tourists.

At least one adult alien survived the crash and was captured. It was treated brutally and subjected to inhuman experiments, supposedly in the name of science. The alien eventually escaped, leaving a trail of violent retaliation in its wake. It then went underground, disappearing for decades, but leaving the institutional memory of its existence and its ability to harm humans behind.

Several pods, containing the embryos of alien children, also survived the crash and were safely moved to a cave by the adult survivors. In the 80s, three seemingly human children, Max Evans, Isabel Evans, and Michael Guerin, came out of the pods. They looked like they were about 6 years old, but they couldn’t speak, and had no memories. They wandered out into the desert together, but were separated.

Max and Isabel were found by a married couple, Philip and Diane Evans, who adopted them. Michael ended up in abusive foster homes, but he stayed as close to Isobel and Max as he could. Together, they discovered their powers and figured out that they must be aliens. They resolved to keep their true identities secret from everyone but each other. The danger and the secrets helped them bond and form especially close sibling relationships.

Max always had a crush on Liz Parker, but mostly watched her from afar. They were friends, and she noticed him staring at her sometimes, but neither made any further moves. Until there was a shooting at her father’s restaurant, where she was a waitress.

The shots were unexpected, and Liz was down before anyone understood what was happening. Almost everyone ran from the diner, but Max stayed to check on her. He realized that the bullet must have hit an artery in her abdomen, and she was going to bleed out before help could arrive.

He had to make a choice. Let Liz die, or keep his secret? He couldn’t let the girl he’d always loved die just because he was afraid of something that might or might not happen. He healed her, then pretended that a bottle of ketchup had broken on her and ran out of the diner.

That’s the start of everything. The Sheriff is from an alien hunting family, and he becomes suspicious of Max. Gradually Liz’s closest friends, Maria and Alex, also learn the secret, and the Scooby gang is complete. Liz’s ex-boyfriend, Kyle, doesn’t want to give her up without a fight, so Max has some competition. Various other humans and aliens help and harm them, becoming part of their adventures.

Season 1 is low-key, focusing on the kids as high school students and friends, keeping their issues close to home and largely within the show’s cast. This was Jason Katims’ vision for the show, especially the first 13 episodes. Those first 13 are incredible, and I wouldn’t blame anyone who stops there. The network started interfering after that, but season 1 still mostly makes sense, I think. The biggest change is the introduction of Emilie de Ravin late in the season, as a fourth alien, Tess, who can’t be trusted.

In Season 2, the show reinvented itself, bringing in new characters and a race of alien villains called the Skins. The characters forgot that they were still in high school and became alien fighters. It seemed like they were more concerned with past events on their home planet than current events in their own lives on Earth. But they had really great hair, makeup and clothes. And the writing was as witty and heartfelt as ever.

In season 3, Roswell changed networks, and reinvented itself again. This time, it went from a cracky, brightly-colored, alien version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to a darker, more intense, more mature version of itself. There wasn’t supposed to be a time jump, but the characters seemed to age five years. They were facing more adult situations such as marriage, divorce, children, leaving home for good, and when and how much to sacrifice themselves for others.

Along with these adult situations came attempts to add more nuances to the characters, which didn’t always work. Tess benefitted from being softened and redeemed, but Max experienced character assassination from being given a dark, obsessive side. This season made the least sense of the three seasons, but there were still some great episodes and great moments. And great looks and great songs.

As I mentioned, Jason Katims saw the show as Dawson’s Creek, with aliens, while the networks wanted Roswell to compete with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Jason Katims has never done scifi or supernatural before or since, and I don’t think he was prepared for the level of detailed and consistent world building it would require.

He wanted the show to be a character driven drama (similar to his other shows) where the aliens don’t use their powers much. To him, the powers were just supposed to be an occasional plot device. This goes against traditional storytelling wisdom and common sense. You don’t get your backers and your fans excited about aliens, then forget to show the aliens.

Ron Moore, veteran of the Star Trek franchise who went on to create Battlestar Galactica and Outlander, was brought in for the second and third seasons to help improve the ratings. But the production was already too far adrift, and had lost too much of its audience.

Roswell had a killer soundtrack when it aired. The original soundtrack remains on episodes aired in syndication, but many of the songs have been replaced on the DVDs. However, the songs from important moments do remain intact on the DVDs. The songs used in the episodes and as the theme song (Dido’s Here with Me) became hits. Both Jason Katims and Ron Moore are known for giving each of their shows a unique “look”, and Roswell is no different. It’s beautifully shot and designed.

The characters are varied, funny and interesting. Women are well represented and aren’t held back because they’re female. There could be more diversity, but Roswell was made before there was pressure on studios to diversify their casts. At least there are a couple of regulars who are Hispanic, are a recurring character who is Native American.

The cast of Roswell included: Shiri Appleby as Liz Parker, Jason Behr as Max Evans, Katherine Heigl as Isabel Evans, Majandra Delfino as Maria DeLuca, Brendan Fehr as Michael Guerin, Colin Hanks as Alex Whitman, Nick Wechsler as Kyle Valenti, William Sadler as Sheriff Jim Valenti, Emilie de Ravin as Tess Harding, and Adam Rodríguez as Jesse Ramirez (season 3).

Despite its issues, there are many great episodes and moments in Roswell, when the writing, the acting and the production all came together to create something special.

So, in lieu of a grade, we put Roswell in the category of Brilliant But Flawed.

Favorite Episodes:

Season 1: Pilot (101), Heat Wave (109), The Convention (113), Blind Date (114), The White Room 121)

Season 2: Summer of ’47 (204), The End of the World (205), A Roswell Christmas Carol (210)

Season 3: A Tale of Two Parties (310), I Married an Alien (311)

Images courtesy of 20th Century Fox Television, Jason Katims Productions and Regency Television.

Quick Review of Roswell: Entire Original Series The original TV series Roswell (not to be confused with the new CW show Roswell, New Mexico) ran for 3 seasons on The WB (seasons 1&2) and UPN (season 3), from 1999-2002, for a total of 61 episodes.

#aliens #Brendan Fehr #Jason Behr #Jason Katims #Katherine Heigl #metacrone #Original Roswell #Quick Review #review #Roswell #science fiction #Shiri Appleby

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michaeltrevinosource · 6 years

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Production for Roswell, New Mexico begins on August 13th! Here’s everything we’ve learned about Michael Trevino’s character – Kyle Valenti – so far:

Kyle is the popular son of the town sheriff. [1][4]

His mother will be the sheriff. [2][4]

His father is not alive in this version.* [3]

He’s Mexican American. [4][5]

Kyle is a surgical resident who’s finishing his residency in his hometown. [5][9]

Liz Ortecho’s trusting high school ex-boyfriend. [6][7]

Liz will find it difficult to keep the truth secret from Kyle (and Maria). [7]

He’s deeply principled. [8]

Kyle begins to question is carefree life after learning the terrifying truth of his family’s legacy. [1]

This role was played by Nick Wechsler in the WB’s Roswell (1999-2002).

*Based on a pilot script preview. Some changes may have been made to the final draft.

Below are links to official social media pages for Roswell, New Mexico and Twitter moments containing general news and spoilers for the show that are not exclusively Kyle related.

Links:

Trailer

IMDB

Official CW Series Description

Official Twitter

Official Writers’ Twitter

Official Instagram

Official Facebook

YouTube Playlist

MTS’s News Tag

Twitter Moments: Trevino’s Casting + Pilot Filming

Twitter Moments: Series Pickup

Twitter Moments: Updates and Spoilers

Sources: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

#michael trevino #kyle valenti #roswell new mexico #roswell nm #cw roswell nm #tv #photos #text

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New Post has been published on Otaku Dome | The Latest News In Anime, Manga, Gaming, Tech, and Geek Culture

New Post has been published on https://otakudome.com/hbo-max-orders-the-real-magic-mike/

HBO Max Orders The Real Magic Mike

HBO Max has announced a new competition show based on Magic Mike:

HBO Max has ordered THE REAL MAGIC MIKE (working title), an unscripted competition series from Eureka Productions and Warner Bros. Unscripted Television in association with Warner Horizon, set to debut on the streamer later this year.

Logline: From the producers behind the Magic Mike franchise and live shows comes an exhilarating and sexy series that will transform a group of men into real-life Magic Mikes. 10 men who have ‘lost their magic’ will come together in a competition series like no other. They will bare their souls and more as they evolve their bodies, learn to perform spectacular routines, and develop a new level of self-confidence. As they strip off their clothes, they will rid themselves of emotional baggage and regain their mojo but only one will be the Real Magic Mike. He will win a cash prize and an opportunity to perform on the blockbuster Magic Mike Live stage in Las Vegas.

A nationwide casting search is currently underway.

“From box office hits to sold-out live shows, Magic Mike has proven to be a pop culture juggernaut that continues to delight people across the globe,” said Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content, HBO Max. “We’re excited to work with Channing, Steven and the team behind Magic Mike Live to continue this successful franchise that celebrates self-confidence and sexiness both inside and out.”

“Magic Mike is one of Warner Bros.’ most iconic franchises,” said Mike Darnell, President, Warner Bros. Unscripted Television. “We couldn’t be more excited to be working with Channing, Steven and HBO Max on an all-new vision of this amazing and legendary brand. We’re looking forward to giving fans a front row seat as we search the country for undiscovered talent.”

Executive producers include Channing Tatum, Steven Soderbergh, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan, Gregory Jacobs, Nick Wechsler, Vincent Marini, Alycia Rossiter, Cassie Lambert Scalettar, Chris Culvenor, Paul Franklin, Wes Dening and David Tibballs alongside co-executive producer Kevin Boyer.

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videofeed · 4 years

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American Assassin | Movie Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySxRlsAbEpw It was created by Stephen Schiff, Michael Finch, Edward Zwick, and also Marshall Herskovitz. Based on Vince Flynn's 2010 tale of the specific very same name, its tale has to do with young CIA black ops hire Mitch Rapp, which helps a Cold War professional effort to stop the ignition of a rogue nuclear device. The motion picture was introduced in the United States on September 15, 2017, as well as likewise transformed $67 million around the world. It acquired combined assessments from doubters, that clarified the tale as clichéd as well as likewise doing not have actually thrilled. Mitch Rapp as well as likewise his sweetie Katrina Harper jump on vacation in Ibiza, Spain. Moments after Katrina authorizes Mitch's suggestion of marriage partnership, a jihadist cell gets here on the shoreline as well as likewise begins to strike the civilians with assault rifles. Amid the carnage, Rapp anxiously attempts to uncover Katrina, yet his fiancÃ©e is gotten rid of by the terrorists. Michael | Trailer Movie(Opens in a new browser tab) Eighteen months later, Rapp, currently absorbed by his demand for retribution, frequently goes to an internet message board where the terrorist accountable of his partner's murder examinations Rapp on elements of Islam as well as likewise jihad. Having shielded and also welcome to please him personally in Libya, Rapp prepares to take his retribution on the person accountable of his sweetie's casualty, yet before he can get rid of the terrorist, the cell is all of a sudden attacked by U.S. Special Forces. Upset over the understanding that he has really been refuted his retribution, Rapp continually stabs the terrorist he preferred, which is presently dead from the ambush, before being dragged out by the U.S. stress. In a CIA safe house, Rapp experiences 30 days of debriefing before being provided a possibility by CIA Deputy Director Irene Kennedy to join a black procedures system code-named Orion. Its head, Stan Hurley, is a previous U.S. Navy SEAL as well as likewise a Cold War professional that trains Rapp as well as likewise the various other prospective workers in unequal battle. Meanwhile, word simplifies through knowledge networks that devices top quality nuclear item has really gone away from a shut off Russian nuclear facility. The item worried appears to head to Iranian hardliners, that are troubled with the Iranian federal government's nuclear deal with the U.S. While confirming the sale of the nuclear item in Poland the plutonium is blocked by a third celebration, that eliminates the vendors before disappearing right into the team. In Virginia, Hurley sees a record relating to the incident in Poland as well as likewise tentatively recognizes the criminal as a previous Navy SEAL as well as likewise Orion employees believed to have really been gotten rid of at the workplace as well as likewise currently passing the code-name "Ghost". Hurley's team is sent right into Turkey to block the customer Ghost is assisting. ACTORS Dylan O'Brien as Mitch RappMichael Keaton as Stan HurleySanaa Lathan as Irene KennedyShiva Negar as AnnikaTaylor Kitsch as GhostDavid Suchet as Director StansfieldNavid Negahban as Minister BehruzScott Adkins as VictorAlaa Safi as JaveedKhalid Laith as SharifMohammad Bakri as Ashani Jurassic Park Movies Evolution(Opens in a new browser tab) CBS Films acquired the lawful civil liberties to Flynn's publication collection in 2008. The New York Times bestseller Consent to Kill was prepared to be the first motion picture in a suggested collection. Consent to Kill was set up to be developed by Lorenzo di Bonaventura as well as likewise Nick Wechsler; the movie script was made up by Jonathan Lemkin. The workshop's last number of flicks had really choked up, causing them to hold off the motion picture's manufacturing. Antoine Fuqua was at first fastened to overview, with names being reported to play Mitch Rapp containing Gerard Butler, Colin Farrell, as well as likewise Matthew Fox. However, being an innovator tale, American Assassin offered the possibility to start at the very start of the personality Rapp's career instead. Jeffrey Nachmanoff transformed Ed Zwick as amanager on February 12, 2012. At the minute, Zwick was similarly producing the manuscript with Marshall Herskovitz, yet an extra draft was made up by Mike Finch in October 2012. An even more supervisor as well as likewise movie author alteration come with Michael Cuesta as well as likewise Stephen Schiff, particularly, aboard given that March 2016. Production required to start by April 30, 2016, or the legal rights to the motion picture would certainly have changed to the Vince Flynn Estate.

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bdremux · 6 years

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Название: Наемник Оригинальное название: American Assassin Год выпуска: 2017 Жанр: Боевик Выпущено: США, CBS Films, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Lionsgate, Nick Wechsler Productions Режиссер: Майкл Куэста В ролях: Дилан О’Брайен, Майкл Китон, Санаа Лэтэн, Шива Негар, Тейлор Китч, Дэвид Суше, Навид Негабан, Скотт Эдкинс, Шарлотта Вега, Кристофер Уэбстер О фильме: 23-летний агент ЦРУ Митч Рэпп (Дилан О'Брайен), еще в раннем возрасте оставшийся без родителей, тяжело переживает гибель своей невесты, ста... Читать дальше »

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netflixenespanol-blog · 7 years

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Un nuevo Post ha sido publicado en Netflix en Español

Un nuevo Post ha sido publicado en http://netflixenespanol.com/2017/10/12/hoy-netflix-dynasty-temporada-1/

Hoy en Netflix: Dynasty (Temporada 1)

Llega a los millones de usuarios de Netflix, la nueva versión de la legendaria y popular serie de los años 80 “Dynasty”, transmitida por la cadena televisiva ABC desde 1981 hasta 1989.

Los creadores de la serie original, Richard y Esther Shapiro, serán los coproductores de la nueva versión de “Dynasty” junto a Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Sallie Patrick y Brad Silberling. Las empresas productoras de la serie son Fake Empire Productions y CBS Television Studios. En cuanto a la dirección, esta tarea estará a cargo de Brad Silberling.

El piloto de “Dynasty” fue anunciado en septiembre de 2016, y para mayo del 2017 se ordenó como una serie. El gigante del streaming Netflix, obtuvo los derechos exclusivos de difusión internacional de la producción, por lo que estará disponible como una de sus series originales, justo después de la transmisión original en los Estados Unidos.

En esta nueva versión de “Dynasty”, los creadores presentan a la heredera de la familia Carrington, la joven Fallon, haciendo frente a su nueva madrastra de nombre Cristal, una mujer de origen hispano.

La nueva producción contará con un reparto integrado por Grant Show como Blake Carrington, Nathalie Kelley en el papel de Cristal Flores, Elizabeth Gillies dando vida a Fallon Carrington, hija de Blake Carrington, James Mackay en el rol de Steven Carrington, hijo de Blake Carrington, Alan Dale interpretando a Joseph Anders, Sam Adegoke como Jeff Colby, Robert Christopher Riley en el papel de Michael Culhane y Rafael de la Fuente dando vida a Sam “Sammy Joe” Flores. Como elenco recurrente de la serie, estarán participando Brianna Brown en el rol de Claudia Blaisdel y Nick Wechsler en el rol de Matthew Blaisdel.

La primera temporada de “Dynasty” ya está disponible para los usuarios de Netflix de América Latina y España en la modalidad de estreno semanal.

https://youtu.be/XSno16K83EI

Ver también:

Maratones en Netflix!

Estrenos de Netflix en América Latina para Octubre 2017

Estrenos de Netflix en Estados Unidos para Octubre 2017

#Drama #Estreno #Netflix #Originales

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