Tag Archives: Roswell

Roswell High, 7 – 10: Converging Villains!

Posted on August 7, 2025 by smellincoffee

At the end of The Stowaway, the gang formed a psychic link with one another, and then with the alien collective consciousness, in order to create a wormhole to send the villain back home for justice. Unfortunately, at the same … Continue reading →

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Roswell High, 4-6: Boy, that Escalated Quickly

Posted on August 6, 2025 by smellincoffee

Continuing in my Roswell reread. The Watcher begins pleasantly enough, with relationship drama between the six teens more or less stabilizing. Liz is no longer angry at Max for shying away from a formal relationship on the grounds that it … Continue reading →

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Roswell High, #1-3: The Beginning

Posted on August 4, 2025 by smellincoffee

The scene: a kitchsy diner in Roswell, New Mexico, with a strong “aliens and UFO” theme: the tables are shaped like flying saucers, and the waitresses strut around in Star Trek-esque skirts. Two men at a far table begin arguing, … Continue reading →

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Roswell reboot…initial impressions

Posted on June 7, 2019 by smellincoffee

I just discovered that there’s a new Roswell — or rather, a show called Roswell, New Mexico, which is loosely based on Melinda Metz’  Roswell High and has no connection to the old CW show beyond also being produced by CW.      … Continue reading →

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Week of Enchantment: Roswell: They Call it Home

Posted on October 5, 2016 by smellincoffee

After enjoying the Living Desert Zoo, I returned to 285 north for Roswell. Even if it were not Roswell, the city made a good camp for the night, its main street juncture providing access to Alamagordo and Las Cruces. But … Continue reading →

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Reads to Reels: Roswell

Posted on June 15, 2016 by smellincoffee

In 1998, Melinda Metz introduced a new series of young-adult science fiction: the story of three teenagers whose earliest memories were of climbing out of incubation pods in the desert outside of Roswell, New Mexico.  When they emerged, they appeared … Continue reading →

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