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I am a writer with experience writing various long form and feature articles. My niches include entertainment (book, movie reviews), political news, climate change, women's rights issues, and the Middle East. I also write fiction. Currently, I work at Headout, on product and marketing content.
 

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Why the Roswell, New Mexico Reboot is My New Favorite Show

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When the Roswell adaptation was announced in 2018, many lamented that yet another remake was landing on their screens. Roswell, New Mexico , is adapted from the original Roswell High books written by Melinda Metz where Liz was Liz Ortecho of Mexican descent and not Liz Parker, as in the 1999 show that catapulted actors like Shiri Appleby and Katherine Heigl to stardom. Roswell, NM is a very different show that explores the story differently while making leaps in the area of representation. The 2019 series sees Liz Ortecho as a young biomedical scientist, the daughter of Mexican immigrants returning to Roswell, NM after 10 years, after the funding for her research has been slashed. The premiere episode shows her working at Crashdown Cafe, the alien-themed eatery owned by her father Arturo. The cafe is attacked by a gunman, who holds the Ortechos responsible for the death of two girls - friends of Liz’s older sister Rosa who had died in a car crash 10 years prior along with ...
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