Laura I think its heart is very much in the human elements of it. That that�s what Jason [Katims] really responds to and that�s where he wants the show to go mostly.

They�re aliens but they�re also just teenagers, and I think everyone feels like an alien when they�re a teenager. He wants to keep it focused on the relationships between the characters and what their emotions are, what their friendships are.

All of this is clearly against a science fiction backdrop but I would say that its actual heart is the romances, especially the Max and Liz romance. They�re sort of the Romeo and Juliet and everything is hung on them. One of the episodes in season two, The End of the World, that Jason wrote, it�s the perfect balance.

Mel I agree, it�s the perfect mix of science fiction and romance.