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‘Roswell’ 25 Years Later: Creator Jason Katims on ‘Coming of Age’ on the Alien Drama, Struggling With The WB’s Notes and Being Inundated With Tabasco Bottles

For its 25th anniversary, 'Roswell' showrunner Jason Katims reflects on what he learned making The WB's alien drama, which starred Shiri Appleby.

Originally developed and shot for Fox, the series follows Liz Parker (Shiri Appleby), a high school student living in Roswell, New Mexico, a town made infamous by the supposed crash of a flying saucer in 1947. “Roswell” premiered on Oct. 6, 1999, directly after “Buffy.” Its early days were focused heavily on Liz’s grappling with the dangers posed by Max’s revelations, coupled with her undeniable feelings for him and the fallout of what sharing his, Isabel and Michael’s secret really meant for these outsiders. But he got a major assist in marrying his vision and the network’s sci-fi mandate in Season 2 with new executive producer Ronald D. Moore, who was coming off years with multiple “Star Trek” series and would go on to create genre landmarks like “Battlestar Galactica” and “Outlander.”

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