Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends
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Genre	Science fiction Mystery Action
Created by	Kaaren Lee Brown
Written by	Bob Forward Greg Johnson
Directed by	Brad Rader
Starring	Eli Gabay L. Harvey Gold Saffron Henderson Janyse Jaud Peter Kelamis Scott McNeil Richard Newman Lee Tockar Alec Willows Dale Wilson Alex Zahara
Composer(s)	Allen Bohbot
Country of origin	United States Canada
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer(s)	Allen Bohbot Joe Pearson Rick Ungar
Producer(s)	Stephanie Graziano
Running time	30 Minutes
Production company(s)	BKN Studios BKN Entertainment
Release
Original network	Syndication (Bohbot Kids Network)
Original release	August 27, 1999 (1999-08-27) – June 3, 2000 (2000-06-03)

Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths & Legends is an animated television series that originally aired as part of BKN's cartoon programing block. The show's premise was that aliens had been living among humans for ages, and were the origins of many of the creatures humans know from myth, folklore and legends, including vampires and werewolves. The show was produced in part of BKN's drive to reinvent itself as a children's block and company in general.

In October 2019, it was announced that 41 Entertainment would produce an eight-episode computer-generated animation reboot of the series, which was scheduled to premiere in fall 2021.

Overview

On the show, the Roswell incident which is part of a conspiracy theory is portrayed as being a man made phenomenon. It was set up by humans to deflect popular attention from the truth. The unidentified flying object was a prop; the body of a little green or grey man was a dummy; the witnesses to the crash were plants; as were the Air Force investigators. In fact the whole shadow world surrounding Area 51 was nothing but a distraction from the fact that the aliens had landed long ago and there were known incidents of their desire to attack, assimilate and/or destroy the human race.

These known incidents could be found in legend, myth and folklore of beings so strange and alien that they became the fabric of what human beings thought of when they thought of being frightened; vampires, werewolves, banshees, manitou, evil spirits, etc. As human beings progressed into the Industrial Age the attacks seemed to lessen, but recently they have begun to go on the rise.

The story begins as Nick Logan, a bounty hunter, gets tapped to hunt down what he thinks is a regular bounty, but things don't stay regular for long. When his next bounty turns out to be a very unusual girl, he soon finds himself involved in something both incredibly outrageous but also potentially satisfying. There are aliens among us and he can possibly play a part in helping to protect the earth. His new circumstances could also help him discover the truth behind his biological father's disappearance. Raised and trained by a stepfather in the know, Nick is one of a few human beings born with an innate sense of seeing through alien deceptions; most of the aliens can morph into human form at will. This ability gives him a unique advantage. In time he discovers his father and grandfather shared this advantage too.

Nick ends up teaming with Sh'lainn Blaze, a rogue Banshee who wants to be the bridge that helps humans and her species co-exist on the planet together. The Banshee have not fared well in an age of cold iron and Sh'lainn seems aware that they are plotting some form of 'final' solution. Together they become agents under James Rinaker the current Executive Officer of The Global Alliance, an international agency responsible for keeping the secret from the public and keeping the aliens in check by preventing the more aggressive and volatile ones from hunting human beings.

Episodes

Credits

Co-created by Kaaren Lee Brown, the show's pilot episode and bible were written by Bob Forward and Greg Johnston, Story Editors. Some sources say it was set up to be shown as either 20 one-hour-long episodes or for each episode to be split in half to equal 40 thirty-minute episodes. Aside from a few dual part episodes, however, the storytelling reads better as 40 separate episodes. There was a production budget from Bohbot of U.S.; $500,000 per episode with a blend of cel animation and special effects at Epoch Ink in Santa Monica, California, with the talents of Joe Pearson, Tom Tataranowicz, Chuck Patton, Brad Coombs, Young Yoon, Harry Warner, Rick Ungar, Brad Rader and Gregg Davidson. Stephanie Graziano produced.

Production

On April 4, 2001, it was confirmed that the series was picked up by Fox to air on Fox Kids block from April 7, which the series reran on.

Home Media releases

United States

In 2007, budget distributor Digiview Entertainment released five DVD volumes containing four episodes each, titled "Bounty Wars", "The Bait", "Conduit", "Countdown", and "Area 51".

Plans for a DVD box set, slated for release on July 30, 2007, came and went, with its availability unknown due to problems with retailer support; however, Target carried a $5 box set with episodes 1-20 in early 2010.

As of 2022 the show is available to stream for free on Tubi TV

Germany

The German company Pidax released all 40 episodes on 3 volumes (2 DVDs each) in 2018.

United Kingdom

As of March 9, 2020, the first 20 episodes were made available on Amazon Prime Video UK.

Other media

Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends was later adapted into a video game for PlayStation and Game Boy Color on July 13, 2001, just one year after the series had finished its run on June 2, 2000. A Nintendo 64 version was also in development before being cancelled.

The Game Boy Color adaptation was developed by Crawfish Interactive and gives players control of Nick Logan. The game is said to deliver ongoing suspense as any passerby could possibly be an alien. The game has five locations to explore and has ten levels, seven driving games and five Boss Battles.

See also

In Spanish: La conspiración Roswell para niños