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Roswell

  • ... Brendan Fehr was the first one, who got an acceptance for his role in Roswell?
  • ... Heath Ledger auditioned for the role of Max Evans?
  • ... Katherine Heigl tested for all three female leads before landing the part of Isabel Evans?
  • ... before winning the role of Maria DeLuca, Majandra Delfino originally auditioned for the part of Liz?
  • ... Shiri Appleby auditioned, like Katherine, for all three female lead roles? She won the lead of Liz Parker after several callbacks.
  • ... baby Zan appeared as baby Connor in "Angel"?
  • ... the Vasquez Rocks in which the pod chamber/granilith was located appeared in several movies and tv shows like "Star Trek", "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" (with William Sadler!) or "Fastlane"?
  • ... the newspaper clippings shown at the beginning of the show's credits are actual headlines from the infamous Roswell "UFO Crash" in July of 1947?
  • ... in the third season episode "Secrets & Lies", after doing terribly on an addition for "Enterprise," his agent tells Max that "There's still 'Buffy'," a reference to Jason Behr's guest appearance as Ford in the "Buffy" episode "Lie to Me".
  • ... the wife of Jonathan Frakes, Genie Francis, played in Roswell the biological mother of Max and Isabel (as a hologram)?
  • ... Zoe Nutter, the daughter of David Nutter, played the six year old Isabel?
  • ... the judge in episode "Independence Day" is the father of Jason Katims?
  • ... Sarah Michelle Gellar, Julie Benz and Majandra Delfino had the same Stuntdouble? - Sophia Crawford?
  • ... Jason Katims old Couch stook in Michaels Apartment?
  • ... one of the writers put a fight between him and Shiri into a fight scene of Liz and Valenti in "Cry Your Name"? When Shiri read it she was like: "Oh.. looks familar!"
  • ... Dan Lubetin was originally the name of a writers room mate from college?
  • ... in "Tess, Lies and Videotape" a report about the fire shows the co-executive producer Thania St. John, as a reporter? Her name airs on the screen, too.
  • ... Jonathan Frakes had three guest appearances on Roswell? In the "Pilot", "The Convenntion" and in "Secret & Lies".
  • ... the name Nasedo originally came from a city in Arizona? Sedona - the writers just changed the first letter.
  • ... Katherine Heigl always becomes an "Isabel", again? In Roswell she played Isabel Evans, in Wuthering Heights she played just Isabel and in her new series "Grey's Anatomy" she plays Isobel "Izzie" Stevens.
  • ... in 2001, Roswell was one of two shows to move from The WB to UPN? The other was "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997).

Roswell Cast

  • ... Colin and Katherine are born on the same day? Colin on 24.11.1977 and Kathie: 24.11.1978
  • ... Colin's Ex-Girlfriend Busy Philipps auditioned for all three female roles in Roswell?
  • ... Shiri and Jason had guest appearances in "7th Heaven"?
  • ... Katherine and Devon had both guest appearances in "The Twilight Zone"?
  • ... Katherine, as well as Shiri worked with Jesse Bradford?
  • ... Brendan and Alison Lange (Laurie in Roswell) played a couple in the movie 'Christina's House'?
  • ... William Sadler and Brendan had roles in David Nutter's 'Disturbing Behavior'?
  • ... Brendan and Sara Downing (Courtney) played in the movie "The Forsken"?
  • ... Majandra and Miko Hughes (Nicholas) were in the "Zeus and Roxanne" cast?
  • ... before Roswell Julie Benz was with Majandra in a movie? Both had roles in "Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth"?
  • ... Shiri and William Sadler played parts in "Battle of Shaker Heights"?
  • ... Brendan wore on the premiere of 'The Beach' a Metallica pullover with an image he got tattooed later?
  • ... Majandra and Samantha Gibb, the daughter of BeeGee Maurice Gibb, made music together?
  • ... Jason had a guest appearance in the second season of Buffy and Katherine answered the question "In which series she would like to play?" with "Buffy"?
  • ... Brandi Andres went out with Jason Behr in 1998 and some years later she played together with Majandra Delfino in "R.S.V.P."?
  • ... one of Katie's favorite Sitcoms is 'Will & Grace'?
  • ... Shiri, as well as Brendan, Katherine and Adam appeared in a few music videos? (Shiri: It's my life, Save yourself & I don't want to be; Brendan: Stuck in a moment, Pretty Baby; Katherine: Only You)
  • ... Shiri had her first date in seventh grade with Rob Bourdon the Linkin Park Drummer and she attended high school with the members of the band 'Incubus'.
  • ... Dominic Monaghan was with Jason Behr in "Shooting Livien", now he's part of the "Lost" cast and he stands with Emilie de Ravin in front of the camera?
  • ... William Mapother plays a part in "Lost" and he was with Jason Behr in the movie "The Grudge"?
  • ... Katherine auditioned for a role in "Lost"?
  • ... the german audio track on the DVD's includes the original televison music, which is a pleasant surprise for the German fans. The english audio on the disc's is the new DVD version with the replaced music.
  • ... there's a "Roswell" connection in the thrilling season six finale of "Grey's Anatomy". Michael O'Neill who played Gary Clark, the man who blames Derek for his wife's death, appeared on "Roswell". He played Max and Isabel's dad in the beginning of the first season before he was replayed by Garrett M. Brown. So… it's Isabel's dad, who shot Izzies husband.

Co-Stars/Friends/Sibilings/ etc.

  • ... Josh Janowicz (Emilie's boyfriend) played in "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" the role "Hot Priest" and one of Brendan's friends Jennifer Gimenez played in this movie the role of a nun?
  • ... Colins sister, Elizabeth, made a guest appearance in "That Thing You Do!", as well? She got credit as Bored Girl in Dress Shop. In addition she appeared in "Forrest Gump" as a School Bus Girl.
  • ... Jesse Bradfort played in 1993 in "King of the Hill" alongside Katherine Heigl. In 2002 he was with Miko Hughes in "Clockstoppers" and in the same year he and Shiri were in "Swimfan"?
  • ... Erika Christensen was in front of the cameras with some Roswell Cast Members? In 2000 she was in "Traffic" with Majandra Delfino. In 2002 she and Shiri had roles in "Swimfan" and in "Wuthering Heights" Katherine Heigl and John Doe had roles, as well?
  • ... Nora Zehetner and Emilie de Ravin had roles in "Brick" and Nora and Majandra played characters in the movie "R.S.V.P."?
  • ... Harold Perrineau Jr. plays Michael in "Lost" and he was with Katherine Heigl in "The Tempest"?
  • ... Larisa Oleynik and Shiri Appleby were in the movie "A Time for Dancing" and in the same year, Larisa played a role in "100 Girls" with Katherine Heigl?