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I hate Roswell.
You know, hate hate hate, in the sense that I don't hate it at all but they get me all invested in the characters and then completely break their hearts. Is it even possible for them to break a heart every damn episode? I mean, even at Christmas. This is absolutely the definition of teen angst. That would probably be more main problem with the show. See, Buffy can be heartbreaking too, but it's managed this great balance between humour and angst, which is what makes Joss great. Using demons as *metaphors* for real life problems and as mirrors for them rather than the supernatural *compounding* the problems. Roswell is pure unadulterated misery. That all said, I can't help but like *most* of the characters (as well as the cute Goonies link with Mary Ellen Trainor as the mother :D). They're surprisingly realistic, with plenty of flaws to go around. These summaries of the cahracters are based on episodes I've seen, by the way, so don't bitchslap me for them. Katherine Heigl does a particularly good job as Isabel. I can imagine her driving people crazy in real life, but I think she's great--very uncomprimising. I don't like Michael as much, though he has his moments. Liz is entirely too perfect, which pisses me off royally. Maria's starting to grow on me--she's not great at supporting, but she can hold her own. Finally, Max, ugh. He's the character I like the most as well as the one that annoys me the most. He's very broody and pissy, and *very* passionate. He completely throws himself into everything he does. Unfortunately for him, everything goes pear-shaped on Roswell, which means that he gets completely shattered about once every few episodes. They did a good job of casting him, I'll give them that--the whole elfin, puppy-dog eyes look works remarkably well every time he gets knocked back. I reckon "I feel like I just kicked a puppy" pretty much sums up every character's reaction once they let him down.
Another major whine. Do any of the writers of these shows know how completely heartwrenching moving is? The number of times a TV character just decides to move on a whim really surprises me, and they never seem to suffer from any real homesickness. Now granted, some people are much better at moving than others. I'm not one of them. I've moved a total of...(mentally counts) 7 times in my 19 years. For a diplobrat this is a relatively low figure. Other than the 3 times I don't really remember, every move has left me lost and floundering for at least a few months, with serious bouts of depression and homesickness to boot on the last few (even if it was technically home I was moving to.) And that's *with* my family. Hell, I hated Japan but I still have all sorts of flashbacks and problems with moving--and I left 7 months ago. I'm an extreme case, but really. When you didn't have much of a choice it's a lot harder than people seem to think. I'm getting into far too personal terrain here, moving on before I run my mouth off completely.
I click my heels together three times
They spark a little but nothing happens
And the big bad wolf's still in my bed
Green Queen
You know, hate hate hate, in the sense that I don't hate it at all but they get me all invested in the characters and then completely break their hearts. Is it even possible for them to break a heart every damn episode? I mean, even at Christmas. This is absolutely the definition of teen angst. That would probably be more main problem with the show. See, Buffy can be heartbreaking too, but it's managed this great balance between humour and angst, which is what makes Joss great. Using demons as *metaphors* for real life problems and as mirrors for them rather than the supernatural *compounding* the problems. Roswell is pure unadulterated misery. That all said, I can't help but like *most* of the characters (as well as the cute Goonies link with Mary Ellen Trainor as the mother :D). They're surprisingly realistic, with plenty of flaws to go around. These summaries of the cahracters are based on episodes I've seen, by the way, so don't bitchslap me for them. Katherine Heigl does a particularly good job as Isabel. I can imagine her driving people crazy in real life, but I think she's great--very uncomprimising. I don't like Michael as much, though he has his moments. Liz is entirely too perfect, which pisses me off royally. Maria's starting to grow on me--she's not great at supporting, but she can hold her own. Finally, Max, ugh. He's the character I like the most as well as the one that annoys me the most. He's very broody and pissy, and *very* passionate. He completely throws himself into everything he does. Unfortunately for him, everything goes pear-shaped on Roswell, which means that he gets completely shattered about once every few episodes. They did a good job of casting him, I'll give them that--the whole elfin, puppy-dog eyes look works remarkably well every time he gets knocked back. I reckon "I feel like I just kicked a puppy" pretty much sums up every character's reaction once they let him down.
Another major whine. Do any of the writers of these shows know how completely heartwrenching moving is? The number of times a TV character just decides to move on a whim really surprises me, and they never seem to suffer from any real homesickness. Now granted, some people are much better at moving than others. I'm not one of them. I've moved a total of...(mentally counts) 7 times in my 19 years. For a diplobrat this is a relatively low figure. Other than the 3 times I don't really remember, every move has left me lost and floundering for at least a few months, with serious bouts of depression and homesickness to boot on the last few (even if it was technically home I was moving to.) And that's *with* my family. Hell, I hated Japan but I still have all sorts of flashbacks and problems with moving--and I left 7 months ago. I'm an extreme case, but really. When you didn't have much of a choice it's a lot harder than people seem to think. I'm getting into far too personal terrain here, moving on before I run my mouth off completely.
I click my heels together three times
They spark a little but nothing happens
And the big bad wolf's still in my bed
Green Queen