"Felicity" (1998) TV series 1998-2002

User Rating:

6.8/10   

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 (67 episodes, 1998-2002)
Tangi Miller	...	Elena Tyler (66 episodes, 1998-2002)
Greg Grunberg	...	Sean Blumberg (62 episodes, 1998-2002)
Amanda Foreman	...	Meghan Rotundi (62 episodes, 1998-2002)
Amy Jo Johnson	...	Julie Emrick (40 episodes, 1998-2002)
Ian Gomez	...	Javier Clemente Quintata / ... (40 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:

At the end of the second season, Megan tells Elena about how she dated a guy named Chad Savage. Chad Savage is a producer on the show.

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Noel: Hey! Hey! You still haven't seen Felicity have you?
Elena: What the hell are you on?
Noel: On? What am I on? My God, you look so small just sitting there.
Elena: And you're sweating.
Noel: [Rapidly] Of course I'm sweating, you'd be sweating too, if you were me because then you'd be me, and you'd be sweating. Is it cold in here?
Elena: No.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: David Spade/Eagle-Eye Cherry (#24.5)" (1998)

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.