This Is Why The Aliens Drink Nail Polish Remover on 'Roswell, New Mexico'

This Is Why The Aliens Drink Nail Polish Remover on 'Roswell, New Mexico'

DO NOT try to drink nail polish remover! That’s only for for aliens in Roswell, New Mexico.

Showrunner Carina Adly MacKenzie revealed to EW just why it’s nail polish remover that Max, Isobel and Michael are drinking and not hot sauce, like in the original series.

“We weren’t allowed to use hot sauce,” she explains. “We have the rights to the books, but we don’t have the rights to the original TV show, so anything that we do that references the original show in that way is a homage; it’s a treat for fans.”

So, how did she come up with nail polish remover, of all things?

“I was like, ‘What’s the weirdest thing that’s readily available and I could imagine people drinking?’” Carina adds. “I literally looked around my room and saw nail polish remover and was like, ‘That’s it!’ We have so many bottles of nail polish remover all around our set, we keep saying we should really get a sponsorship, but then also it would be like, ‘Don’t drink it, kids!’”

Roswell, New Mexico airs Tuesdays @ 9PM ET/PT on The CW.

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