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Baron and Toluca? What is that?

So, here’s the deal: Brendan Fehr (Michael Guerin) and Majandra Delfino (Maria Deluca) are teaming up in a new project that promises to be “a great love letter to Roswell fans.” According to the big minds behind Roswell a reboot would not be feasible, therefore, Delfino started writing the script for a brand new show that, even though is not going to be that similar to Roswell, has the purpose to pay homage to the show we all once –and still- love.

BRENDAN: We want to appreciate and include the fans and bring them along for the ride. But, we don’t want to try and recreate something- because when you try and do that it only comes across as imitation and never seems authentic. So, we will definitely always be paying tribute to the original, and of course the devoted fans, and have the little Easter eggs that fans will appreciate- but create something new. But, of course, we will always maintain the chemistry of these characters. […] It’s that chemistry that is so much fun to watch because it can go so many different ways. And we’re bringing that dynamic into something fun and new. So, it’s repackaged familiarity. […] It’s definitely an original story without ever disparaging the name. We are looking to be judged on Baron And Toluca’s own merit. It’s the best of both worlds of nostalgia and newness.

The campaign started by Delfino and Fehr came to light in June and quickly received an enthusiastic and eager response from fans. Teasers were released through twitter with clues accompanied by pictures of something resembling the Vasquez Rocks a little too much. After some serious brain-wrecking guesses and hypotheses, on June 25th, the name of the website was released and the rest is history. Well, not really. We are still making history here and that is why we need your help.

We’ve been tweeting to Netflix to get Baron and Toluca picked up since July 2nd. It’s been eight Saturdays now and we’ve not only managed to put some serious discussion out there about what this show could mean, but we also got enough attention to get Brendan and Majandra to sit down, give an interview and shed some light of what’s behind the idea.  

BRENDAN: […] I wanted to use that and do something unique and special and use the strengths that we had as individuals and as the people we had grown into, and then as a team, but always keeping that beloved familiarity around it as well- to bring the fans in and give them what they want, but something that we want as well. So, it was this great series of events and we both jumped in with two feet and made this happen.

MAJANDRA: And it’s funny, because although we are keeping the plot very vague right now, something I can say is that it does start with sort of an off-shoot of comic-con that brings these two people back together. […] And what’s great about it is that it’s not just about the two characters that give fans that feeling that they love so much, but it really is that great kind of paranormal show- because I’m just kind of obsessed with that world. That was a real drive for me. I want to see that stuff come back. […]

But, the crusade we’ve embarked ourselves is far from over. Netflix seems to be playing hard to get but knowing how the fans in the fandom are like, there’s no reason to feel discouraged. We’ve been waiting for something like this for almost 17 years now, there’s no way we are backing down now. And, if there’s anything the Roswell fandom is famous for is their dedication. It wasn’t too long ago people were sending Tabasco bottles to the WB and UPN to keep Roswell alive. We’ve been through it all before and we’ll do it again.

BRENDAN: Remember, we didn’t have this kind of social media when shooting Roswell. But, Roswell knows all about campaigns! Someone said; “Twitter is the new Tobasco!”  Which, in a sense, it is. So, we were just sort of investigating the interest on social media, and twitter is just so immediate, so that’s why we chose it first. But, fans are already saying that it’s spreading to Facebook and Instagram. So, again, it is this whole campaign where we put this out in to the ether and fans just helped us find our way in helping make this show a reality. But, we still have a long ways to go and need more fans to participate- but they are all out there.

If you haven’t been there tweeting with us every week, we certainly hope you could join us every Saturday. From 6 pm to 8 pm EST, we tweet to Netflix:

Baron and Toluca AU: “We shouldn’t be driving at night. Let’s find a place to stop. - No. I wanna be there tonight and get it over with by morning. I’m not spending more time with you than what’s absolutely necessary.”