- Felicity
infobox television
show_name = Felicity
caption = "Felicity" intertitle
format =Drama
runtime = approx. 45 min.
creator =J. J. Abrams Matt Reeves
starring =Keri Russell Scott Speedman Tangi Miller Scott Foley
Amanda ForemanGreg Grunberg Amy Jo Johnson
country = USA
executive_producer =Brian Grazer Ron Howard
Tony Krantz
network = The WB
opentheme = "Felicity Theme"
byJudith Owen (seasons 1-2)
"New Version of You"
byJ. J. Abrams andAndrew Jarecki (seasons 3-4)
camera = Single-camera
first_aired =September 29 1998
last_aired =May 22 2002
num_episodes = 84
num_seasons = 4
tv_com_id = 253
imdb_id = 0134247
website = http://tvplex.go.com/touchstone/felicity/"Felicity" is a
Golden Globe -winning Americanprimetime televisiondrama produced byTouchstone Television and Imagine Television forThe WB network . The series revolved around the fictionalcollege experiences of the title character,Felicity Porter (played byKeri Russell ), as she attended the "University of New York", based onNew York University , across the country from her home ofPalo Alto, California . The show ran for four seasons from 1998 to 2002, with each season corresponding to the traditional freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior yearsstudent s attend at universities. The series was created byJ. J. Abrams andMatt Reeves . Notable guest directors includedBrian Grazer andRon Howard .A recurring
episode opener of the show was a starkcamera shot of Felicity sitting in a dorm room orapartment holding atape recorder , recalling events in order to make a cassette tape to send to an old friend named Sally Reardon (voiced byJaneane Garofalo ). This occasionally provided a method for Felicity to narrate an entire episode. At the end of episodes like this, Felicity would often be shown listening to a tape Sally sent in reply.Plot
The story of the series begins at Felicity's
high school graduation where she asksBen Covington (played byScott Speedman ), a classmate whom she has a crush on, to sign heryearbook . Moved by his comment that he wished he had gotten to know her, she changes her education plans completely, deciding to follow Ben to New York rather than attendStanford University for pre-med. Felicity's overbearing parents, concerned about Felicity's seemingly rash decision, come to New York to try to convince her to return home and 'get back on track.' Felicity has second thoughts about her decision, but soon realizes that she came, not only to follow Ben, but to find herself.While Felicity works to sort out her emotions, she continues the basic motions of student life and moves into her dorm. There, she meets the resident advisor
Noel Crane (Scott Foley ). Eventually, romance ensues, and the relationships between Felicity, Ben, and Noel form the basic dramaticconflict s in the show throughout the series.A number of other characters appear and play large roles in Felicity's life. Her roommate for the first two years is
Meghan Rotundi (Amanda Foreman), a gothWicca n who occasionally casts spells on Felicity and others.Julie Emrick (Amy Jo Johnson ) is one of Felicity's best friends, as isElena Tyler (Tangi Miller ), who often takes classes with Felicity. Felicity also has male friends, includingSean Blumberg (Greg Grunberg ), who is always trying to produce new off-kilterinvention s, andJavier Quintata (Ian Gomez ), who manages thecoffee house Dean & DeLuca where Felicity works for most of her college career.Cast
"Felicity" maintained an ensemble cast, keeping most of its characters for its entire four season run. Numerous secondary characters, including friends and love interests for these characters, appeared intermittently to complement storylines that generally revolved around this core group.
Regular
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colspan="5" | Felicity: Junior Year Collection (The Complete Third Season)
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width="300" align="center" |Special Features
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* 17 Episodes
* 5-Disc Set
*1.33:1 Aspect Ratio
*Subtitles: English
*Languages:
**English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
**Spanish
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* Audio Commentaries:
**Cast and Crew
* "Docuventary: A Look Back at Season 3 With Greg Grunberg"
* Mad TV Parody-
colspan="2" align="center" | Release Dates
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align="center" width="100"| AUS
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align="center" |September 21 ,2004
align="center" | WithdrawnReferences
*Julie Keller (
January 18 2000 ).E! Online .
*Goldfinger (band) asks about Felicity in the song "Spokesman" from the albumOpen Your Eyes (Goldfinger album) Outside the U.S.
*In
Australia , the show was shown on theSeven Network .
*InBrazil , the show was shown onSony Entertainment Television and SBT.
*In Bosnia, the show was shown onOBN .
*InBulgaria , seasons one ane two were shown onKanal 1 and as of the third season is being aired onNova Television .
*InCanada , the shown was shown onCTV television network , and is shown onW Network .
*InCroatia , the show was shown on HRT.
*InCyprus , the show was shown onAnt1 .
*InDenmark , the show was shown on Kanal 5
*InEstonia , the show was shown on TV3.
*InFinland , the show was shown onNelonen .
*InFrance , the show was shown onTF1 .
*InGermany , the show was shown on RTL.
*InHong Kong , the show was shown onTVB Pearl.
*InIceland , the show was shown on Stöð 2.
*InIreland , the show was shown onRTÉ Two .
*InIsrael , the show was shown onChannel 2 and later onChannel 3 of HOT .
*InItaly , the show was shown onRai Due .
*In most ofLatin America , the show was shown onSony Entertainment Television .
*InLatvia ,the show was shown onTV3 Latvia .
*InLebanon ,the show was shown onFuture Television .
*InMalaysia , the show was shown on TV2
*InMexico , the show was shown onSony Entertainment Television
*InNew Zealand , the show was shown on TV3 and has begun airing the series onVibe Channel
*InNorway , the show was shown on TV3.
*In thePhilippines , the show aired inRPN 9 .
*InPoland , the show was onTVP2 and currently onTVP3
*InPortugal , the show was aired onRTP1 .
*In theRepublic of Macedonia , the show was shown onMacedonian Radio-Television
*InRomania , the show was shown onTVR 1 .
*InSerbia and Montenegro ,the show was shown onRTS ,national TV .
*InSlovakia , the show was shown on TV Markiza.
*InSpain , the show was shown onTelecinco , Localia, CosmoTV, ClanTV and is shown onCuatro (channel) .
*InSweden , the show was shown on TV3 and on TV4 as a rerun.
*InTurkey , the show was shown on DiziMax and later on, on S'nek.
*In theUnited Kingdom , the show was shown onITV2 .In Kenya, the show was aired on KTN
External links
* [http://www.tv.com/felicity/show/253/summary.html TV.com: "Felicity"] – includes full episode guide
*imdb title|id=0134247|title=Felicity
* [http://www.noelcrane.com/ NoelCrane.com] – site that was referenced several times in the show; it was updated during the show's run as if Noel Crane were a real person
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