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In the fall of 1999, Jason Katims and his new teen drama series “Roswell” just barely survived the now-antiquated baptism by fire that was the broadcast TV pilot season. It wasn’t that many years ago ...

Tracey Ullman and Sam Spruell have also joined the cast.