Felicity 

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

Creators:

J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves

Stars:

Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, Scott Foley

Won 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 wins & 33 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Keri Russell	...	Felicity Porter 84 episodes, 1998-2002
Scott Speedman	...	Ben Covington 84 episodes, 1998-2002
Scott Foley	...	Noel Crane 84 episodes, 1998-2002
Tangi Miller	...	Elena Tyler 75 episodes, 1998-2002
Greg Grunberg	...	Sean Blumberg 69 episodes, 1998-2002
Amanda Foreman	...	Meghan Rotundi 69 episodes, 1998-2002
Amy Jo Johnson	...	Julie Emrick 50 episodes, 1998-2002
Ian Gomez	...	Javier Clemente Quintata / ... 46 episodes, 1998-2002
Rob Benedict	...	Richard Coad 36 episodes, 1998-2002

Storyline

It all starts the moment shy, beautiful Felicity Porter asks Ben Covington to sign her high school yearbook. It's graduation day... he's gorgeous... and she's had a four-year crush on him. Even though the two have never spoken, what he writes is so insightful, so perfect, it persuades Felicity to change the course of her future. A future defined by medical school and the dreams of her parents. She surreptitiously follows Ben to UNY (the fictional University of New York) and is quickly swept into a romantic triangle that brings both discovery and heartache. Felicity moved to New York to find romance but ends up finding herself.

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Plot Keywords:

college | forename as title | manhattan new york city | one word title | death | 

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Taglines:

She's about to make the best mistake of her life.

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 1998 (USA)

Also Known As:

Felisiti

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Television,Imagine Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (84 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Scott Foley was cast as Ben on the show, but the producers could not find anyone to play Noel, so they asked him to take that role while they found a different actor for Ben.

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Goofs

In "Fugue", Hanna has an assignment to write a fugue, but the piece that she records is clearly not a fugue.

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Quotes

Meghan: What's your problem?
Noel: Wow. Well, um... I don't know where to begin.
Meghan: Hey, if you're actually gonna answer that question, could you not?

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Connections

Referenced in Jimmy Kimmel Live!: Keri Russell/Pamela Adlon/Maddie Poppe (2018)

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Soundtracks

Theme Song
Written by Larry Klein & J.J. Abrams (as Jeffrey Abrams)
Performed by Judith Owen

User Reviews

Yawn.

No matter how hard I try, I cannot get into this show. The cast are, in general, quite talented and appear to understand their characters. Unfortunately, their characters are, well, boring. I'd prefer to watch a group of my own friends run around in a field for an hour. At least that may entertain me for more than five seconds.

I mentioned earlier that the actors are quite talented, but I hasten to add that none are great shining lights, good enough to break through the severe repetition of each episode. The quirky moments the characters enter or find themselves embroiled in simply do not work. In a quality youth-orientated show, such as that gem "Press Gang" (although I'm aware it's ridiculous to compare this TV show with most of today's attempts at that genre), the actors have the ability and the instinctive comic flair to make these silly moments work. The actors on Felicity take themselves too seriously, as though they're afraid they won't be nominated for an Emmy if they crack a smile. Instead it's a wrinkle of the nose and a roll of the eyes. You can tell that these guys are ultra mature.

Worst of all perhaps are Felicity's 'reflective' moments. The same thing, week in, week out, sometimes more than once an episode: Felicity leaves the college (or is it the halls of residence?), the film is slowed. A boring acoustic guitar/female singer number is played over the top. This is sickening stuff. It seems that life only runs on normal time inside the walls of the college or the dorms. The rest of the city must have broken watches.

As Colin Matthews of 'Press Gang' would put it: "Boredom City"