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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 07:21:46 EDT
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Subject: Re: [roswell] RE:

woohoo its my turn to answer the q's!! Yep i know you are all exited. ..You
probably thought i was dead cause i never posted anything. .well i'm not!
muhahaha. . .sorry i'm just exited that i get to see the white room again
today. . hehe

<< [What was your favorite episode last season. And why?]
 CRAZY. .well call me crazy (no pun intended) i like topolsky. . .haha, the
crazy ep was great, it had valenti sort of protecting the bunch. the chance
for descovery of the aliens past. The relationships. . <~i'm a sucker for
romance. . .hehe

 [What was your least favorite episode last season. And why? What would you
 have like to have seen played out differently?]
 toy house!!! i just didn't like that one for some reason.. .

 [Do you feel the season was wrapped up too quickly in 'Destiny?']
 NO NO NO hehe, the ep keept me on the edge of my seat. . i was like
crying!!<~pathetic i kno. . .i just can't help myself

 [Do you think that Hank, Michael's foster father, 'got what he deserved' in
 Independence Day?]
 "if you ever touch michael again i will kill you!!" <Isabel>
no one deserves to be killed like that. . . what hank deserved was some jail
time or some time in the looney bin with aa meetings

 [Do you think we should see more of the character's parents in the next
 season, as they suddenly took a back seat to other storylines last season?]
 I don't really kno. . . amy deluca was just. . .uck valenti's love
slave<~really didn't need to kno that.  i really don't care if they are there
or not

 [Do you like having Valenti as part of the 'gang' now? Why?]
 Yes, definatly. . .if he doesn't turn on them. . .
he provides extra protection that is well needed

 [What roles do you think the Sheriff and Kyle could have next season, now
 that they know their secret?]
 I have no clue. . . we'll just have to wait till october 2 to find out

 [Do you think Max and Liz are truly meant to be together, or that people
 shouldn't date outside their own species?]
 as you know i'm a sucker for romance. . and max and liz are the perfect
couple from a fairy tale. .. yes i believe that they are ment for each other.
You know it hasn't really hit me.  .the fact that liz the human is making out
with an alien. . .so far i have no problem with it. just as long as he
doesn't bite her head off . .. .

 [Likewise, do you think that Michael and Maria stand a chance to get back
 together?]
 They were so cute together!. . .the disfunctional couple. .but when together
nothing can stop them. . .o exept michael's stubborn ways

 [For you north American viewers, has the move from Wednesday to Monday
 nights been better for you? If you're overseas, is it shown at an
 inconvenient time for it to catch more viewers?]
yep yep . . . there is NOTHING to watch on mondays. .. usually when i wake up
on a monday i feel like garfield. . .but now i have something to look forward
to . ..
well i would have watched it any other day. . .

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 11:39:12 EDT
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<< > [What was your favorite episode last season. And why?]

 That's a hard question, because I really loved most of the episodes. Sorry
 if this is long! :) First of all, I loved the Pilot. It was a great episode
in response
 to introducing the characters, and Max's love for Liz, etc. Also, 285 South.
 Even though I'm a die-hard fan of Max & Liz, I just loved the chemistry
between
 Michael and Maria. It was really fun to watch. Independence Day was also
 one of my favorite, because of the side of Michael that we got to see. I'd
love
 to see that side of him more in season two. Another episode I really loved
was
 Blind Date. Although I DID NOT like the ending between M/L, I loved the
 scenes between Max and Kyle. It put a smile on my face when I was watching
 it. Crazy was one of my favorites, too. I liked the scfi suspense. It kept
you on'
 the edge of your seat; the thing w/ Topolosky and all that. It was cool. I
also
 loved Max to the Max, because I enjoyed watching the Nasedo Max (although
 I don't want him to come back!), and it was suspensful. Okay, I know I forgot
 some other episodes that I loved but I'll stop here.


 > [What was your least favorite episode last season. And why?
 > What would you have like to have seen played out differently?]

 I forgot a lot of things that I disliked from season 1, so bear with me. Some
 of the scenes with Tess just annoyed me. I know a lot of people are saying
 that, but I just can't not say it.


 [Do you feel the season was wrapped up too quickly in 'Destiny?']

 Yeah, I do. There are still a lot of things we, the fans, want to know
 and we're on the edge of our seats waiting! I think Destiny should have
 been longer [like a two hour show], and explained a little more.


 [Do you think that Hank, Michael's foster father, 'got what he deserved' in
 Independence Day?]

 No one deserves to be murdered, as someone else said earlier. Dying is
 way to big a punisment, even for a cruel man like Hank.


 > [Do you think we should see more of the character's parents
 > in the next season, as they suddenly took a back seat to
 > other storylines last season?]

 I would love to see more of the parent's concerns in season 2. I know if I
 just disapeared for the night without even giving my parents a call, they
 would be going out of they're minds! I seriously doubt that everyone's
parents
 [especially the Parkers, Evans, and Amy De Luca] just went to sleep without
 even wondering where they're kids are. It's just not realistic, but hey, this
 is a tv show, isn't it? Everything isn't always realistic.


 > [Do you like having Valenti as part of the 'gang' now? Why?]

 Valenti won't really 'be' part of the 'gang', because I know if I were them,
 I still wouldn't give Valenti my full, 100% trust. But I don't mind him
being in
 the storyline a bit mroe.


 > [Do you think Max and Liz are truly meant to be together,
 > or that people shouldn't date outside their own species?]

 I think Max and Liz are soulmates, and they are meant together. The show
 just wouldn't be the same if they were apart forever.


 > [Likewise, do you think that Michael and Maria stand a
 > chance to get back together?]

 Michael isn't like Max, and I don't think Michael and Maria can salvage
 their relationship as easily [even though it's not easy] as Max and Liz
 could. Sometimes you just can't get through to Michael, so I'd say that
 he needs to mature before he can be in a relationship, atleast the kind that
 Maria wants.


 > [For you north American viewers, has the move from
 > Wednesday to Monday nights been better for you?
 > If you're overseas, is it shown at an
 > inconvenient time for it to catch more viewers?]
  >>
    I like it better on Monday than Wednesdays. I watch Dawson's
    Creek, and to have both of my favorite shows on back to back,
    things got a little crammed.

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 16:41:36 +0100
From: Colin Roth <[e-mail]>
Subject: [roswell] Mike's question

Hi!

Mike challenged me to say something about his namesake's big issue. He said
. . .

>In this episode ['Independence Day.' ] their family life was dealt with in
>a pretty realistic way [snip]. It helped explain his behavior [snip] He
>doesn't just keep people at a distance because of who he really is, but
>because of his bad experiences with people as he grew up. (Which is pretty
>sad, when you think about it.)

One of the problems I have with the casting of Michael (which other people
who've responded to the questionnaire have picked up, but blamed on the
actor when I don't think it's his fault) is that there's a discontinuity
arising from the way in which the original relationships and characters in
the books by Melinda Metz have been adapted for the tv show.

I won't go into the whole thing of 'Max' being a blond now - but it's that
sort of problem!

When the writers worked out - with their casting possibilities on the table
in front of them, I guess - how they'd re-write the characters to take
advantage of the 'best' actors they believed they had available (choosing
Jason Behr and not, thank goodness, making him dye his hair - that sort of
thing) one of the calculations they made was that JB's personality as Max
required a foil, a different kind of personality to play against in his
male-alien friend.

They may not have realised it when they made the choice, but what they did
was to cast a right-brained Michael for their left-brained Max - which is
pretty much opposite to Metz's presentation in the early novels. Max's
character isn't very clearly right-brained in the books (let's take Bruce
Willis or Tom Hanks as models of what a right-brained personality's like:
sort of cuddly but assertive, 'like me despite my faults') but Michael's
character in the books is very, very clearly left-brained (Rob Lowe,
Cameron Bancroft, either of the London brothers: sort of 'get off me',
'leave me alone', 'let's do this now for fun but don't look for
commitment'). Turning that on its head in the tv show means that some of
the plot lines don't work properly.

The writers have made some switches to compensate: in the books, it's
Michael who gets captured and imprisoned in the 'white room', for example.

But the contrast between the Evans' cuddly home life, which would be
natural for a cuddlier Max than ours (and which women are supposed to like,
even though tv Isabel clearly finds it irritating, suggesting that she,
like all the female characters except Maria, is 'left-brained', not right),
and Michael's awful chucking around between foster homes, might have come
out of a text-book description of what the two kinds of personalities would
say about their family life.

If you looked in a very, very basic 'Psychological Medicine for Newbies',
it would assert that calm, happy families make people who are nice, sweet,
and happy with themselves who bond well with others; and that disrupted
upbringing makes for miserable, anti-social, selfish people who can't
commit.

It's bull: you're born left- or right-brained, and you grow up using the
bits of your surroundings that are 'relevant' to your personality. There
are lots of really happy people who've grown up in foster homes, and there
have been lots of book-Michaels who explain their personal problems by it.
And let's be clear - just because it's easiest to characterise a
left-brained person as incapable of commitment because it gives you the
idea of the contrast, it doesn't mean they're all bastards - only that
they're different in outlook to right-brained people, who are the ones who
always complain!

So the problem I have with *believing* Michael's background in the tv show
is that if Michael's character as played by Brandon Fehr had been in a
foster-home sequence like book Michael, he would have behaved differently,
and wouldn't have had the same problems - he would have smoothed his way
through any disagreements, the way you'd expect tv or book Max to do.

I have the same problem with *believing* that Max (as we see him) could
really be 'in love' with this Liz. Though they make a lovely couple to look
at, I don't believe there's a jot of off-screen chemistry between them. I
don't know anything about the actors' private lives, but I'd expect Jason
to like 'cuddly' women who are assertive and quite powerful but who believe
in a strong family life; and 'Liz' to like pretty much the same kind of man
(think of Demi Moore's reasons for marrying Bruce Willis and you'll catch
what I'm saying).

So my answer to your suggestion, Mike, is that people *do* get born with
personalities that condition their outlook and so sometimes their behaviour
isn't *just* the result of what's happened to them - but a good childhood
produces a happy adult, and a difficult one (where the child's problems,
whatever they are, aren't tackled successfully) can produce a horror. I've
seen many clients - for example brothers and sisters - who've come out of
'good' families' or 'bad' ones, and been like peas in a pod or like alien
cuckoos even though their treatment is identical.

One of the things I love about the show is the way it embodies the sense of
alienation, outsider-ness, that most of us feel growing up, by finding many
different narrative expressions of alienation (being an alien or not, being
in love or not, being violent or not, all sorts of varieties). When the
writers are writing on instinct for their cast, I think they frequently get
the right feel and the plots 'work'; when they're adapting elements of the
books, I think they sometimes go wrong and miss the mark.

I think I've written enough without adding any more in response to the
other questions - though there's a risk I might write something about
episodes as they get re-broadcast here.

If you want to know more about the left- and right- brained personality
types, you won't be surprised to hear that I've written a book about it
(and other things to do with personality) - you can look it up on
Amazon.com, either under my name or by its title, Being Happier. Or e-mail
me off list, by all means.

Cheers,
Colin.

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 09:19:40 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chantel Reynolds <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [roswell] Mike's question

Colin--

Thank you for helping me clarify my 'problem' with the
tv Michael!  Book Michael doesn't use his homelife as
an excuse the way tv Michael does.  Book Michael
adapts and gets by, learning to build a different kind
of family out of his friends. He is still hurt and
lonely, but he doesn't lash out at every person he
meets.   TV Michael refuses to build ANY kind of
family, using Hank as an excuse to be, frankly, an ass
at times.  It irritates me that tv Michael can behave
so poorly, and the viewers are supposed to understand
that it's because of his poor upbringing.  Somewhere
along the way, you stop getting to behave like a jerk
just because your past isn't roses and cream.

Interestingly enough though, and your explanation
sheds light on this for me too, I infinitely prefer
Michael in any incarnation over Max.  Now I like Max,
but he'd drive me nuts in any reality.  Being
left-brained myself, I just don't want too much of the
cuddly stuff.  There were some episodes where every
time Max and Liz met up, there was a moment or two of
long, soulful kisses, and I was rolling my eyes right
there with Isabel.  Right-brained, tv Michael, though
a jerk at times, is much more my cup of tea, and
left-brained, book Michael is my ideal.

Thanks again,

Chantel

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 20:39:56 +0100
From: Colin Roth <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [roswell] Mike's question

Hi, Chantel,

>Thank you for helping me clarify my 'problem' with the
>tv Michael!

Thanks for writing such an interesting response!

>Book Michael doesn't use his homelife as
>an excuse the way tv Michael does.  Book Michael
>adapts and gets by, learning to build a different kind
>of family out of his friends. He is still hurt and
>lonely, but he doesn't lash out at every person he
>meets.   TV Michael refuses to build ANY kind of
>family, using Hank as an excuse to be, frankly, an ass
>at times.

I agree that they're different in that way - but one of the things that's
interesting in the book, which tells me that MM knows her left brained
people pretty well, is the way she shows how quickly and intensely Michael
falls 'in love' with his brother Trevor, prioritising that relationship
above his other friendships, no matter that they're much more firmly
established than the new one with Trevor. It's because left-brained people
(I wonder if this goes for you, too?) feel black inside, surprised that
anyone might value them, but therefore sometimes incredibly dependent on
people they come to believe they really can trust. Because I normally meet
people who are more or less wobbly - at least, they're the ones I talk to
about how they feel - I'm used to relatively extreme versions of these
feelings and experiences, but they seem to be 'true' for 'ordinary' people
too . . . So the gap between feeling totally disconnected from caring about
anyone, and feeling absolutely intensely close to someone in particular,
seems much stronger than the generalised 'please like me' warmth of a
right-brained person, who is prone to a different kind of self-absorption,
one that makes them so wrapped up in their own feelings that they don't
respect the feelings and rights of the people they say they love.

>It irritates me that tv Michael can behave
>so poorly, and the viewers are supposed to understand
>that it's because of his poor upbringing.  Somewhere
>along the way, you stop getting to behave like a jerk
>just because your past isn't roses and cream.

I try telling that kind of common sense to some of my wobblers. To my
surprise, it works sometimes! But not often. I wonder whether Brandon Fehr
realises how strongly he manifests the jerk bit of his character? Or
whether Jason Behr realises that if he stops working at it, he can look
*truly* alien, as though he's somewhere else?

>I infinitely prefer
>Michael in any incarnation over Max.

If it's Brandon's version you're thinking of, that supports your
self-analysis as left-brained (prioritising thinking over feeling). The
book version would look more like JB than BF, and not at all like CH who's
the rightest brained one of the lot!

>Now I like Max,
>but he'd drive me nuts in any reality.

Unfortunately for me, I'm a sucker for that chilled, don't touch me or I'll
kill you, look.

>Being
>left-brained myself, I just don't want too much of the
>cuddly stuff.

But I've just spent an hour with a (really nice but sometimes miserable)
left-brained woman who's been coming to terms with the ways in which she
needs security and purpose as well as independence. It's fantastically
complicated, being a real live person!

>There were some episodes where every
>time Max and Liz met up, there was a moment or two of
>long, soulful kisses, and I was rolling my eyes right
>there with Isabel.

It's only pretend . . .

>Right-brained, tv Michael, though
>a jerk at times, is much more my cup of tea, and
>left-brained, book Michael is my ideal.

And anyone in a book's better than anyone real? Yup, been there! But you
wouldn't like book Michael in real life - and the challenge will be to find
a Brandon-type who doesn't make you want to retch (Brit-speak for barf)
while still giving you the security and unconditional regard you'll always
claim you don't want . . .

Thanks for the great observations!
Cheers,
Colin.

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:10:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chantel Reynolds <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [roswell] Mike's question

Colin,

Being more left-brained for me has meant generally
appearing 'cold' to people, although my closest
friends find me, they say, one of the warmest people
they know.  I just prefer action and logic over
endless analysis without production.  I also work in
an environment utterly dominated by right-brained
people, where I'm the resident tech-expert, so my
frustrations only get reinforced.  At the same time,
because everyone around me has the 'lock' on emotional
expression, I can't reveal my own emotional side.

>
> >I infinitely prefer
> >Michael in any incarnation over Max.
>
> If it's Brandon's version you're thinking of, that
> supports your
> self-analysis as left-brained (prioritising thinking
> over feeling). The
> book version would look more like JB than BF, and
> not at all like CH who's
> the rightest brained one of the lot!

Well, I prefer Michael over Max in either form.
Brendan's version irritates me beause of the jerk
effect and his refusal to allow others their feelings.
The book Michael is my favorite of the bunch because
he maintains that independent, loner quality without
bludgeoning everyone with his sad childhood. I *think*
I'd do well with the book version in real life, but
who knows? As a left-brainer, a proper balance would
be with a more right-brained person, which would be
the Brendan version.

This has been interesting.  What is your take on the
Metz women vs the tv version?   Did the writers
flipflop personalities there too?

Chantel

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 18:12:59 EDT
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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 18:36:36 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: [roswell]

[What was your favorite episode last season. And why?]

Hmm... That's a hard one. I really liked Crazy. But 285 South is the show
that hooked me. I did like Leaving Normal, it was a tearjerker.

[What was your least favorite episode last season. And why? What would you
have like to have seen played out differently?]

I disliked most of Sexual Healing, there were moments that made it really
uncomfortable especially with my kids in the room. And Blind Date didn't
thrill me either even though drunk Kyle and Max was funny.

[Do you feel the season was wrapped up too quickly in 'Destiny?']

Yes, but I do understand why they did it the way they did it.

[Do you think that Hank, Michael's foster father, 'got what he deserved' in
Independence Day?]

I don't think he deserved to die, a harsh punishment would have been okay.
But it did set my feelings about Nasedo (Nacedo??) in motion.

[Do you think we should see more of the character's parents in the next
season, as they suddenly took a back seat to other storylines last season?]

I miss Amy DeLuca. I really liked her. Sci-fi and drama are fine but I like a
little humor in there and Amy almost always made me smile.
Gee... I miss those things that made me laugh in the episodes.

[Do you like having Valenti as part of the 'gang' now? Why?]

I don't think he'll be part of the *gang*. I think he's like the father
figure but he really isn't the last word.

[What roles do you think the Sheriff and Kyle could have next season, now
that they know their secret?]

They probably won't have much to do, especially Kyle. I do wish Kyle were on
more because he was one of the characters that made me smile and laugh out
loud. And, like I said before, I miss that.

[Do you think Max and Liz are truly meant to be together, or that people
shouldn't date outside their own species?]

I do think they have a *connection* but... I think they will get back
together because that was where the show started.

[Likewise, do you think that Michael and Maria stand a chance to get back
together?]

I love Michael and Maria as a couple and I want them back together. They seem
more *real* to me, but then the soulful looks and lovey dovey stuff bores me.
But I think for plot purposes they will have *problems* getting there.  And
if you go by most TV shows, couples have to have conflicts or they are just
boring to watch.

[For you north American viewers, has the move from Wednesday to Monday
nights been better for you? If you're overseas, is it shown at an
inconvenient time for it to catch more viewers?]

The move hasn't bothered me at all. I just have to remember and I was bad at
it for the first week or so. But then I'm old and some of the memory cells
seem to have reached their expiration date. =)

Yvonne

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 18:31:23 -0500
From: "Mike Stone" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [roswell] RE:

> Independence Day because I'm a sucker for when the
> tough guys finally crack.  For sheer sci-fi stuff,
> 4Square--it was the first real glimpse of the alien
> mythology.

Yes, the more I watch the latter episodes, the more I enjoy them. At first,
I was a little taken back at how much more quicker the pace was, but in
retrospect, I'm more okay with it. I'm definitely looking forward to The
White Room this evening in rerun.

> Toy House drove me nuts.  I seem to be in the minority
> (at least on the boards), but it felt like Max was
> stuck in reverse and at his MOST controlling.

That's interesting. I did also enjoy how they managed to keep the secret
away from Diane Evans. I was certain Max was going to crack in the end.

> The Cutting Room floor site
> has the original script for Destiny,

What's the URL for this site?


> Ah, what a lovely little survey.  Thanks Mike.

Thanks. ;)


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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 16:46:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jennifer <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [roswell] RE:

- --- Mike Stone <[e-mail]> wrote:
> > [What was your favorite episode last season. And
> why?]
> > > [What was your least favorite episode last
season.
> And why?
> > What would you have like to have seen played out
> differently?]

My favorite episode was probably the pilot because it
really sucked me in. It really had a great balance of
suspense and romance and sci-fi. My second fav would
have to be Max to the Max because of the wonderful
(imo) acting job of Jason Behr.  I did enjoy Sexual
Healing although it seemed like it didn't fit in with
the rest of the series.
>
> [Do you feel the season was wrapped up too quickly
> in 'Destiny?']

Yes, I think that they were rushing it due to the fact
that they weren't sure if it would be renewed. It
wasn't that bad, but the end seemed to be very rushed.


> [Do you think that Hank, Michael's foster father,
> 'got what he deserved' in
> Independence Day?]

I don't believe Nasedo was justified in killing him. I
do think, however, that he should have been taught a
lesson. If only Valenti could have arrested him.
>
> > [Do you like having Valenti as part of the 'gang'
> now? Why?]

In a way, yes because it will be very intriguing to
see Valenti struggle with his conscience. And having
him try to protect them instead of follow them.
> > [Do you think Max and Liz are truly meant to be
> together,
> > or that people shouldn't date outside their own
> species?]

I really do believe that they belong together because
they are in love and love conquers all. (Awww!) Also,
with Max and Tess it is destiny but w/ Max & Liz it is
fate. It was fate that Liz was shot that day, and that
Max was in the crashdown.
>
> > [Likewise, do you think that Michael and Maria
> stand a
> > chance to get back together?]

I think they do because they are in love but it will
be harder because they aren't soulmates like Liz and
Max. They don't have the same connection and therefore
the same drive to get back together.
> [For you north American viewers, has the move from
> Wednesday to Monday nights been better for you?
> If you're overseas, is it shown at an
> inconvenient time for it to catch more viewers?]

I agree about looking foward to something on Mondays.
It hasn't really been anymore or less convenient
except for the fact that I am in debate, which has
matches on Wednesdays. I always made it home by 8 but
it was a rush with my homework to be able to catch
Roswell.

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Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 20:01:47 -0500
From: "Mike Stone" <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [roswell] Roswell Questionaire

> The Morning After. It was the first episode I ever saw (I missed
> the original airing of "Pilot") and it literally made me fall in
> love with the show- I especially remember how much I liked the
> opening credit sequence, and I'm pleased now to know it wasn't
> present in "Pilot".

I actually saw the pilot first, but like with all pilots that I might watch,
I usually wait until the next episode or two before I make a decision on it.
I was actually a little skeptical with Roswell, and I waited until 'Leaving
Normal' or 'Missing' before I decided I liked it. Each one of them had quite
a bit of heart to them, which is something you don't always find in a sci-fi
show. As someone else mentioned, I wished we could have known just a bit
more about Liz's grandmother, as it would have helped the audience also feel
a bit more for her. But these are the types of episodes I personally enjoy
the most.

> Hmmm... I'm trying to think of an episode I didn't like. I would
> have to go with "Independence Day" because while I like the idea
> and character of Michael, Brendon Fehr's portrayal of the role is
> ghastly....

That's interesting, and as I'm reading ahead on the list, I'm wondering if
you think so for similar reasons that Colin Roth cited?

> I would like to see more of Amy DeLuca and Diane Evans, but the
> rest of the parents didn't really strike me as "watchable" week
> after week. Amy really was on of the best supporting characters-
> I hope they do stuff with her next season

I agree -- there's just something not natural about not seeing them from
time to time. Plus, the Amy/Valenti relationship never really played out. As
someone else stated, I assume they will probably use this as a continuing
subplot to help maintain interest in Valenti's role in the show. And I
wonder what Amy will think of her car being shot up? It's certainly a good
advertisement for VW. :)



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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 05:46:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: JTV <[e-mail]>
Subject: [roswell] Dido airplay...?!

I live in the Ohio area, where music has always been a little behind in
being introduced. The Roswell theme, well a version of it, has been getting
a lot of airplay recently. For those who may have purchased Dido's album
already, what's it like?

jtv


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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 07:10:37 EDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: [roswell] Dido airplay...?!

In a message dated 9/19/00 5:47:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [e-mail]
writes:

<< I live in the Ohio area, where music has always been a little behind in
 being introduced. The Roswell theme, well a version of it, has been getting
 a lot of airplay recently. For those who may have purchased Dido's album
 already, what's it like?

 jtv
  >>
I live in the cleveland area in ohio. I was over joyed to here "here with me"
on a soft rock radio startion. . . i really want to hear more. I've seen the
video over the internet. i want to see it on mtv. . or vh1 or even much music
for that matter. . .
there was no point to this email. . .nothing life of death info in it. . .
haha JILL

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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 06:28:58 -0500
From: Eva Allen <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [roswell] Dido airplay...?!

>In a message dated 9/19/00 5:47:06 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [e-mail]
>writes:
>
><< I live in the Ohio area, where music has always been a little behind in
> being introduced. The Roswell theme, well a version of it, has been getting
> a lot of airplay recently. For those who may have purchased Dido's album
> already, what's it like?
>

I recently bought the album, which is called No Angel, and I really love
it.  In fact, I like every single track on it, and I can rarely say that
about any album!  Now, I have to warn you that this opinion is coming from
a 48-year-old, old fogey, but for what it's worth to you, there it is!

Happy listening!

Eva



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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:09:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chantel Reynolds <[e-mail]>
Subject: RE: [roswell] RE:

>
> > The Cutting Room floor site
> > has the original script for Destiny,
>
> What's the URL for this site?


http://www.roswellscripts.com

It was put together by Karola from the fanforum
boards, and it contains most, if not all, of the the
season one scripts with the missing scenes.

Chantel

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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 08:54:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Chantel Reynolds <[e-mail]>
Subject: [roswell] Campaign updates

Latest on Campaigns--Chantel



Silver Handprint Update
September 18, 2000 Posted by Mandy

Thanks to Thicket for sending this in :)
ith 2 weeks until the season premiere, we are
continuing to double our
efforts in these publicity campaigns, so here are our
next silver handprint
and email targets. First, here are links to
instructions and ALL previous
addresses:

Silver Handprints Part 3 Addresses:
http://forums.fanforum.com/forum/upload/showthread.php?threadid=46461&pagenumb
er=1

Silver Handprints Instructions and Parts 1 & 2
Addresses:
http://www.fanforum.com/forum/upload/showthread.php?threadid=42535&pagenumber=
1

Email Part 3 Addresses:
http://forums.fanforum.com/forum/upload/showthread.php?threadid=46638&pagenumb
er=1

Email Instructions and Parts 1 & 2 Addresses:
http://www.fanforum.com/forum/upload/showthread.php?threadid=40949


NEW TARGETS:

Television Editor
c/o The New York Daily News
450 W. 33rd St.
New York, NY 10001

[e-mail]
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Television Editor
Chicago Tribune
435 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611

Steve Johnson - TV Critic
[e-mail]

[e-mail]
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Television Editor
New York Post
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8790

[e-mail]

Mike Shain
[e-mail]
____________________________

'US' Letters
US Weekly
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104-0298

[e-mail]
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Television Editor
Newsweek
251 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019-1894

[e-mail]
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Television Editor
LA Weekly
P.O. Box 4315
Los Angeles, CA 90078

[e-mail]
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Additional Email Addresses:

New York Newsday
[e-mail]

Cosmogirl
http://www.cosmogirl.com/talktous/

Glamour
[e-mail]

YM
[e-mail]


PLEASE POST ON THE ROS2 THREAD WHEN YOU'VE MAILED YOUR
HANDPRINTS AND EMAILED
YOUR LETTERS!

And please publicize this information at Ros1 and on
as many other Roswell
sites/boards/clubs as you can.

Thank you, everyone! :)




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Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 17:19:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jennifer <[e-mail]>
Subject: Re: [roswell] Dido airplay...?!

- --- [e-mail] wrote:
> In a message dated 9/19/00 5:47:06 AM Eastern
> Daylight Time, [e-mail]
> writes:
>
> << I live in the Ohio area, where music has always
> been a little behind in
>  being introduced. The Roswell theme, well a version
> of it, has been getting
>  a lot of airplay recently. For those who may have
> purchased Dido's album
>  already, what's it like?
>
>  jtv


I live in the New York City area and I hear Here With
Me played somewhat on the radio. I have been
requesting it on my favorite station. Her album is
very good (imho) if you like the theme song, you will
probably like the rest of her songs.

Jenn

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