"Felicity" (1998) TV series 1998-2002

Creators:

J.J. Abrams
Matt Reeves

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

29 September 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young fresh out of high school girl, follows her high school crush to college to be near him.

Plot Keywords:

College | Goth Girl | Death | Friendship | Love

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 26 nominations

Cast

Keri Russell	...	Felicity Porter (84 episodes, 1998-2002)
Scott Foley	...	Noel Crane (84 episodes, 1998-2002)
Scott Speedman	...	Ben Covington (75 episodes, 1998-2002)
Tangi Miller	...	Elena Tyler (73 episodes, 1998-2002)
Greg Grunberg	...	Sean Blumberg (68 episodes, 1998-2002)
Amanda Foreman	...	Meghan Rotundi (68 episodes, 1998-2002)
Ian Gomez	...	Javier Clemente Quintata (43 episodes, 1998-2002)
Amy Jo Johnson	...	Julie Emrick (42 episodes, 1998-2002)
Rob Benedict	...	Richard Coad (36 episodes, 1998-2002)

Runtime:

60 min | USA:60 min (84 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:M18 (season 3) | USA:TV-14 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Touchstone Television

Trivia:

For the second season, star Keri Russell cut her long hair short, and the network moved the show to Sunday nights. Ratings declined. The network blamed it on Russell's hair, not the move to Sundays, and required the rest of the cast not to cut their hair. On both sets of DVDs recently released by the WB, it is mentioned numerous times that Felicity cutting her hair was written into the script by Abrams and Reeves. Keri Russell did not do it on her own.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the "Blackout" episode of Season 3, in the scene where Megan and Sean are talking after the electricity comes back on, we see Sean re-setting a digital clock to 11:45. In the next shot, the clock reads 10:11.

Quotes:

Felicity: Julie, I'm really sorry that you heard that. I should have come to you, and told you something up front.
Julie Emrick: That would have been hard. I mean, how do you tell somebody you're trying to steal their boyfriend?
Felicity: That's not what I was doing.
Julie Emrick: God, I feel so stupid when I was asking you, if you thought there was another woman. I had no idea I was talking to her.
Felicity: Julie...
Julie Emrick: He's a good kisser, isn't he?
Felicity: I did not plan this. Julie. I am so sorry.
Julie Emrick: You know, I really don't care what the hell you are. You can be sorry or not, it doesn't matter to me. You're just a lying bitch.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Making the Grade (#5.14)" (2001)

An Amazing piece of Television

"Felicity" is a show that doesn't come along very often. In this year's humdrum of boring freshman shows and networks trying to squeeze ratings out of old worn out sitcoms on their last legs, Felicity comes across as a refreshing journey. Felicity is somewhat of a lost soul, her father has planned out her future, pulling strings to get her into Stanford to pursue a medical career. But right after graduation, Felicity asks a guy she's been eyeing for the whole time she was in high school.... Ben Covington... to sign her yearbook. What he writes genuinely touches Felicity, so she decides to pursue Ben to NYU. Many of the plotlines of the series (at least so far) almost seem to be along the lines of something found in Melrose Place or 90210, but they are handled with a sense of care, and the series achieves poignant moments comparable only to moments spent watching movies. The whole show has a movie like quality to it, each scene looks planned, camera-work brings a little extra oomph to the scenes.... This is some of the best work I've seen on television. I can not recommend this show enough... it lives up to the buzz. Definitely among the top 5 shows on television.