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HERC Reviews 1st ROSWELL of Sweeps!!

Not that I've ever watched the show or anything but, hey - f by Dan G	Feb 4th, 2002 07:10:20 AM

Christopher.... by EricAlan69	Feb 4th, 2002 12:43:15 PM
While I can't say I ever thought about this before, please be happy knowing that you've now ruined the magic of this commercial for me for all time. Stupid ad agencies.... // e.
We still care Herc by turboposterdude	Feb 4th, 2002 06:35:36 PM
Hey man, give Herc a break. I'm a huge Buffy fan, and a former Roswell fan (moved to Smallville). I do enjoy the reviews though, to help me stay in touch with what's going on. Keep up the great work, Herc! BTW Herc, some more Smallville reviews would be pretty sweeet...
Herc your reviews are great but please, go outside and live by Tall_Boy	Feb 4th, 2002 08:02:46 PM
dude, I guess people watch Buffy and you have nice ENT reviews. But Roswell? C'mon, it must be a nice time for a walk, I guess... you're starting to worry me, man.
Alf is in a 10-10-220 commercial. by wire-fu	Feb 4th, 2002 10:14:34 PM
I didn't know where to post this, but I'm very disturbed. I just saw a 10-10-220 commercial with Alf as a main character. You know, "Just a DOLLAR!!" Alf!! ALF!!
Herc, Why do you pine over this crappy show..... by SLASH0723	Feb 5th, 2002 02:30:30 AM
It never attracted me nor will your review sway me to see it. You continue to praise and shower affection on Roswell and The Tick while shitting on Smallville, which by the way is the better show this season. If Roswell gets canned, so what, it sucked, get over it. From what I've heard, it's days are numbered right now. Smallville is getting better with every ep and shows no sign (for now) of slowing.
why do you read it if you have no interest? by hallapal	Feb 5th, 2002 09:13:23 AM
I think the smallville review is listed, why do you people choose to bash Roswell let alone even read the review if you don't intend to watch. Roswell is a great show and if this season is the last will go on in some form or another for much longer. I don't understand why the comparison was ever made between the 2 shows they are not even similar at all. Actors on Roswell are much better than Smallville- but I suppose in time Smallville could improve. One is action/adventure one is drama so the comparison should not have ever happened. Go Herc!!
Roswell is, was and will remain one of the best shows on TV by Scorp16	Feb 5th, 2002 11:19:30 AM
To all the die-hard Roswellians out there - Roswell will live on - it started out a great show, still is today and will remain for however long it will be on the air! Smallville? Whatever - yeah it's a great show - for my ten year old niece and nephew! There is abolutely no comparison between it and Roswell, hell, there's no comparison between any show and Roswell! Roswell is the best and will remain the best - with the best fan following - what other show EVER has had such a devoted fan base? None.
Thank you Herc for the great spoilers by Scorp16	Feb 5th, 2002 11:24:30 AM
Can't forget to say THANK YOU Herc for the great spoilers!! Keep 'em comin'!
Thought I'd give this show a second look..... by SLASH0723	Feb 5th, 2002 12:01:08 PM
It sounds a lot like an X-Files-ish type of show, only with a bunch of kids. And nope, it doesn't sound like it'll work for me. I guess you have to be a longtime fan to get anything from these spoilers or to know what's been going on the last couple of seasons. To each his own or whatever.
Maybe.... by Kort Villikon	Feb 5th, 2002 12:06:44 PM
Herc don't like Smallville. Fine with me. I don't like it either. That might be the reason why he doesn't review it much or maybe the network didn't send him a screener beforehand.....
appleby's pie by fantom penice	Feb 5th, 2002 12:40:21 PM
I met Shiri Appleby in a bar 3 weeks ago in Hollywood and she gave me her #! Not a fan of the show, but I gotta admit, she's FIGGIN hot! She was WASTED and I'm calling.....
Bring Tess Back! by joshuaonenine	Feb 5th, 2002 07:30:44 PM
I think they need to bring Tess back. that episode would rock! Then to make it more exciting have liz(with new powers) face off with tess! Man that would be a great episode
If don't care for this show, then why are you on it's ta by seth maxim	Feb 5th, 2002 11:03:19 PM
Tonights episode was good in the fact that it shows that now that the show is done establishing it's characters(because it moved to a new network) it'll be moving on to it's continued story line. From this episode and the preview for next weeks episode it seems that this second half of the season is really going to heat up, so make sure you all tune in next week because it looks exciting especially with Valenti getting shot, MetaChem, and the FBI after Max and Valenti. Now we are returning to familiar territory were the Roswell group is in serious trouble and once again have to fight for survival and life itself. LONG LIVE ROSWELL!
Too bad this show's on the way out by Twig	Feb 6th, 2002 01:12:04 AM
They've really gotten that balance of drama and sci-fi that they had in season 1. Tonight's ep was really top notch. As for you Smallville trolls, coming here to bash Roswell, go away and learn to look past the hype.
Herc's Review doesn't even begin to cover how great this by GiftofAmber	Feb 6th, 2002 01:12:20 AM
Most of season two and season three were just not Roswell. This episode was Roswell! Sure, it should have happened months ago, but it finally did happen, and it was Liz and Maria centric and had NO ISABEL. Plus, it actually answered questions instead of bringing up more, and for once, the breakup of Max/Liz didn't feel contrived. She finally had to tell him how she really felt because of all the physical pain. She had been in denial about it before. And she needed space. I needed some closure on that incredibly stupid cheesy Max and Tess storyline before I could even stand to look at Max again.
We already knew Harvard was Liz's dream by GiftofAmber	Feb 6th, 2002 01:15:42 AM
Remember in season one, when Miss Topolsky was asking all those questions about people's dream jobs? She asked Liz what she expected to be her job: a molecular biologist. Dream job: Molecular biologist at Harvard. The important thing is that the writers REMEMBERED she wanted to go to Harvard.
i have a couple questions? by sweet_caroline	Feb 6th, 2002 02:22:44 AM
what ever happened to the other aliens (Rath, Lonnie and Ava)? and where did Brody go?
where did they go by hallapal	Feb 6th, 2002 10:05:44 AM
Brody they never really said, so hopefully he can come back. Rath,Ava and Lonnie they should be still back in NYC right? They tried to have Max killed last we saw them. So they may still come up
Max and Liz by JusPierce	Feb 6th, 2002 05:26:45 PM
I'm sorry, this season seems off or something. Since the show changed to UPN and the actors have been very vocal about not wanting the show to continue, it makes sense why the show has been struggling. It's not the same show that it was last season. My two favorite characters (Max and Isabel) are so annoying this season. I'm not saying that the entire season sucks. Last night episode was actually decent so was the one with Kivar, even though I don't like Jesse. But how can they say that Max is Liz's true love when she ups and leave him for no reason at all. The infidelity thing, when they were broken up nonetheless, as a excuse doesn't fly anymore unless he slept with Tess again when I wasn't watching. Did they think we missed the season finale last season? She forgave him for that, or she did a great job acting like she did. Why is this the first we've heard that she's still mad at him. I hate to say it but I like Smallville better. I've been recording Smallville and watching Roswell, but I'm thinking that maybe I should just stop watching Roswell all together. Sorry for the length, guys. Later
A change for the worse by Guderian	Feb 6th, 2002 06:21:03 PM
As a fan of both Buffy and Roswell, I find it interesting that each of them had a dramatic change in tone after the move to UPN, and that the results could be so drasticly different. Buffy feels more mature, darker, sexier, more relevant. Roswell just feels broken. The first season did a great job of exploring who the characters were and how their relationships were evolving, and had a nice over-all story arc about the aliens discovering their identities. Season two changed gears and became much more action/Sci-Fi oriented, with an emphasis on how having the Royal Four around affected the lives of the humans near to them. Despite criticisms that it became to X-Files-ish, I thought that they hit their creative peak during the middle part of season two. The third season just seams to be drifting. At this point in season one, all the major relationships had been established, the Nasedo/Indian reservation connection was being investigated, and Valenti's investigation was getting too close for comfort. By this point in season two they had dealt with the skins, met the New York Dupes, had a flashback to the origins of the crash, and had a very cool time travel episode. This season has gone nowhere. The Izabel/Jess relationship seems contrived and forced. The various break-up/make-up scenario's are getting real old, real fast. And aside from Izabel's honeymoon encounter with Kivar, the overall plot has utterly stagnated. I was overjoyed when UPN picked Roswell up last year, but after the mess they've made of it this season, I don't care if it gets cancelled or not.
It's the Dreamer's that messed up Roswell by AlphaAlfa	Feb 6th, 2002 07:32:47 PM
To RoswellForever, I definately admire your loyalty to the show but the truth is I have to agree with the majority of the others... Roswell WAS a good show. now it's well... pretty bad. Even some of the other shows now like smallville have yet to match the caliber of season 1 roswell.. but it's been going downhill since season 2.. Going sci-fi wasn't too bad of an idea but the way they did it just ruined it.. they wanted to make a kewl alien show but they weren't will to spend the extra dough to get the talent and make the sci-fi more believeable.. it was like b-rated stuff and today's tv crowd does demand a lot more quality from their tv shows... it looked like it was on the right track to fix the show during the first few eps this season but since it's really getting garbage.. I mean if they would just give up on the whole Liz/Max angle... I mean they're gonna keep doing this over and over.. :: Get them together/Break em Up/One of them has a fling in between/Get Back together/Repeat Cycle :: it gets pretty tired after a while... Tess was a good character and a good addition to the mix but they killed her off to please the whole Dreamer crowd.. It's kinda ironic how that it was the dreamer crowd that saved the show but now it's the dreamer crowd that's killed the show...
stupid actors by Kort Villikon	Feb 7th, 2002 10:36:37 AM
You mean they want to leave the show? Katims and Co. should bring in Robert Wolf, cast the show and start all over again with a modified Roswell. Do up a new pilot and everything....
Roswell LIVES! by man-thing	Feb 7th, 2002 09:31:38 PM
People are in to this show! They either love it with a passion or hate it with a passion. This show is so great that it evokes strong feelings from a whole spectrum! Sure Smallville is the flavor this month, but its time is short, and when all those "fans" of the show who have short attention spans will move on to the "next" thing, they will turn on it so viciously and it won't have a strong and supportive fan base like Roswell has. Roswell and it's characters will live forever.
Berg & Harberts aren't married by Agent_99	Feb 8th, 2002 01:38:56 PM
FYI.

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