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Crash Into Me: The World of Roswell

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I think that this book is outstanding. It give you a timeline of events that happened on June 24th - July 10th 1947, in Roswell, New Mexico. The book also tells about the television series "Roswell " which is based on the 1947 crash and the Roswell High books written by Melinda Metz. If you're a Roswell fanatic then this is the book for you. Its has The Episode Guide for all three seasons, colored and black and white pictures of the cast, and to test your Roswell knowledge a Roswell quiz. I highly recommend this book if you're a sci-fi reader.

Fans of the TV show, Roswell,- formerly on the WB, now playing in syndication on Sci Fi channel, will not be disappointed in this book .

It is an indepth viewer guide that has a list of actors/their bios, the history of the show and episode guide for all 3 seasons. A nice bonus is the chapter on the fans and how they impacted the show with their campaigns, letter writing and loyalty. Also included is a brief outline of the events of the real Roswell Incident that occured in 1947 in New Mexico.

For fans of the show and those that have seen the episodes, this is a nice guidebook to give you more info.

Roswell was the second show from producer Jason Katims, that found it's audience and was let go. ( The other being My So called Life) 'Crash Into Me' will help those who were fans relive the drama, and it will make fans of those who missed it first time around. ( You can catch Roswell on SciFi )

This book not only gives information on the show, and it's characters, but it tells of the Summer of 47', when a spacecraft supposedly crashed in Roswell, New Mexico.
What I find particularly informative about the book, is it lists the music from each episode, which I think is key. Many then not so popular bands, had some really good songs featured on the show.

I bought this book because I couldn't remember the details of all of the episodes and I wanted to learn more.
For your money you get a chapter on the history of the real Roswell crash, told just a little differently than what I'd read in the past. This is followed by cast biographies & pictures (this part is now getting just a little out of date), chapters 3-7 consist of things about the fans, conventions/ charity work inspired by the show, a few websites (one of which identifies film locations)& trivia stuff-and quite a few pictures.
The bulk of the book is an episode guide for all three seasons, complete with air dates cast ,guest cast, episode synopsis and various little sections on different aspects of each episode. I liked the fact that the author would often put in a little criticism of script flaws and I especially liked the way some episodes were identified as having mistakes (a couple of episodes have film crew members at least partially visible).
I liked having a listing for the music on each episode but this may not be of much use to DVD owners as some of the music will be changed from the broadcast version of the show.
My main gripe is that I would've liked more information (some of the stuff here was obviously written during the shows run but not reedited)but this book will certainly get you by.

I have long been a fan of the show Roswell since accidentally coming across the series premiere on the WB. It is my favorite all time show actually and I have been thirsty for any info I could get on the show. This book is very informative and has a lot of information I was looking for. The episode summaries are also great. I like learning facts I didnt catch myself or dont remember. The one pet peeve I have about this book is it has, like way too many exclamation points!!!!!!!! That may be geared more to the younger readers as to where I am 27 years old.

This book is filled with information that any Roswell fan or anyone interested in how and why a television show could have such a dedicated fan base would love. It is obviously written by a fan whose painstaking research created a thorough tribute published in 2002, the same year Roswell ended.

The book begins with a breif, yet detailed history of the Roswell incident that many believe proves the existence of extra-terrestrial life. This information is vital to anyone interested in the show because it is what the show is based on.

There are decent mini-biographies of each of the major cast members including how they got their roles on Roswell and what they had done previously. Accompanied to the biographies of the stars are biographies of their characters and their relation to the other characters.

There is a detailed account of the fan participation, the reason that Roswell remained on the air for three seasons instead of only one. This is relevant and exciting because most of the information regarding the various fan events and efforts is scattered and different depending on who one talks to. It is nice to have an account composed of various sources in one location.

There is a chapter dedicated to the "shippers," or fan groups who have given themselves names according to which people or groups they are affiliated with.

This book included a section for several fan websites. This information loses reliability as time goes on because of the instability of fansites, but it is nice to have in case the sites are still available.

There are quizzes to judge one's knowledge of the show which are very fun, especially for fans who want to prove their obsession.

There is a "Why did the chicken cross the road" section with responses by each of the characters, including minor ones. It is mildly funny and makes sense only to the hard core fans, but pays tribute to the creativity of the fans on www.crashdown.com, the main Roswell website from which the idea was taken.

The pages are littered with photographs, both in color inserts and black and whites. Many are from private collections from fans, meaning most are rare candids.

The bulk of the text is the synopsis, review, and fun fact section for each of the episodes. These include the air dates, the guest cast list, alienisms which refers to references of aliens or powers used, soda moments which refer to pop culture references and their explanations, cool facts which include behind the scenes information, and the music played during each episode. This information was published before the DVDs, so the music listed is that which was played during the television air date, not on the DVDs.

Finally, the book includes a detailed and organized bibliography that includes all of the many sources that Burnett derived her information from.

Overall, this is an excellent book and tribute to a wonderful television show with dedicated fans.

Good book for fans of Roswell and the growing fanbase that missed the show because of lack of access to the WB and/or UPN. (Thank goodness for DVDs!)
Includes timelines and lots of info on the show, cast and Roswell.

To fans of the book series, the television show and the books are distinctly different, though a similar premise and same characters. They should be each looked at on their own merits - don't knock the televison series (or give this book only one star) because you don't appreciate the television series. Yes, the show was based on the books, but did you know that the show was picked up by the WB before the books were even done? (see The Roswell High featurette, Roswell Season 1 DVD set)

WOW THE PICTURES ARE THE BEST BUT WE NEED MORE PIC. THE INFORMATION OF THE EVENTS, CHAPTERS, WEB PAGE, THE ROSWELLIANS AND OTHERS THINGS.I LIKE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE CHAPTERS WAS JUST NICE.

OK...I know that a lot of people love the Tv show Roswell, but before the show was created, I was a hardcore fan of the books that the show was supposed to be based on. I was so excited when I found out they were making the show, but I could not have been more disappointed. Seriously, if you want to read something good, read Roswell High by Melinda Metz. It's the original story about Max, Liz, Michael, Maria, Alex, and Isabel. It's an awesome series and it's soooo much better than the show ever was!