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Felicity is an American drama television series created by J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves and produced by Touchstone Television and Imagine Television for The WB. Brian Grazer and Ron Howard were executive producers through Imagine Entertainment.

The series revolves around the college experiences of the title character, Felicity Porter (portrayed by Keri Russell), as she attends the "University of New York" (based on New York University), which lies across the country from her home in Palo Alto, California. The show ran for four seasons from September 29, 1998, to May 22, 2002, with each season corresponding to the traditional American university divisions of freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years.

In 2007, Felicity was one of Time magazine's "All-Time 100 Best TV Shows". AOL TV named Felicity one of the "Best School Shows of All Time". In June 2010, Entertainment Weekly named Felicity Porter one of the "100 Greatest Characters of the Last 20 Years".

Plot

Шаблон:Main List of Felicity episodes The series opens at Felicity's high school graduation, where she asks Ben Covington, a classmate on whom she has a crush, to sign her yearbook. Moved by his comment that he wished they had gotten to know each other further, she changes her education plans completely, deciding to follow Ben to New York rather than attend Stanford University as a pre-med student. Felicity's overbearing parents, concerned about Felicity's seemingly rash decision, come to New York to try to persuade 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 discover her true inner self.

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. Eventually, the two develop a romantic relationship, and the love triangle among Felicity, Ben, and Noel forms the basic dramatic conflicts 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, a goth Wiccan who occasionally casts spells on Felicity and others. Julie Emrick is one of Felicity's best friends, as is Elena Tyler, who often takes classes with Felicity. Felicity also has male friends, including Sean Blumberg, who is always trying to produce new off-kilter inventions, and Javier Clemente Quintata, who manages the Dean & DeLuca where Felicity works for most of her college career.

A recurring episode opener of the show is a stark camera shot of Felicity sitting in a dormitory room or apartment holding a tape recorder, recalling events in order to make a cassette tape to send to an old friend named Sally Reardon (voiced by Janeane Garofalo). This occasionally provides a method for Felicity to narrate an entire episode. At the end of episodes like this, Felicity is often shown to be listening to a tape that Sally has sent in reply.

Cast and characters

Шаблон:See also Characters are listed in title credit order and by appearance on the show.

Actor	Character	Seasons
		1	2	3	4
Keri Russell	Felicity Porter	colspan="4" Шаблон:CMain
Scott Speedman	Ben Covington	colspan="4" Шаблон:CMain
Amy Jo Johnson	Julie Emrick	colspan="3" Шаблон:CMain	colspan="1" Шаблон:CGuest
Tangi Miller	Elena Tyler	colspan="4" Шаблон:CMain
Scott Foley	Noel Crane	colspan="4" Шаблон:CMain
Greg Grunberg	Sean Blumberg	colspan="1" Шаблон:CRecurring	colspan="3" Шаблон:CMain
Amanda Foreman	Meghan Rotundi	colspan="1" Шаблон:CRecurring	colspan="3" Шаблон:CMain
Ian Gomez	Javier Clemente Quintata	colspan="3" Шаблон:CRecurring	colspan="1" Шаблон:CMain

Production

Setting

Felicity was filmed in part in New York City, and is set at the fictional University of New York (UNY), based on New York University (NYU). Like NYU, UNY is located in Greenwich Village near Washington Square Park, and the school is an important part of the show. Although like other universities, NYU normally welcomes being mentioned in film or on television as free product placement, the university refused permission for the show to use its name, stating that "[t]he negatives kind of outweighed the positives".

Writer's age

In 1999, a publicly hyped young writer for the show, Riley Weston, was disclosed as a fraud for claiming to be much younger than she truly was. At the age of 32, she began marketing herself to television studios as a recent high school graduate, passing off her husband as her older brother. She was soon hired by The WB as a writer for Felicity. Hailed as a child prodigy and "wunderkind", she was featured on Entertainment WeeklyШаблон:'s October 1998 list of the "100 Most Creative People in Entertainment", which described her as an up-and-coming 19-year-old. Shortly thereafter, she was offered a six-figure screenwriting deal with Disney.

Time-slot and hairstyle changes

In the summer of 1999, after filming the first season,Шаблон:R Felicity star Russell—known for what The New York Times described as "[t]hat glorious head of voluminous golden backlit hair"—sent the show's producers a photo wearing a short-haired wig. They panicked before learning that it was a joke but then suggested to the actress that a new hairstyle would be appropriate. After being shifted from Tuesday nights at 9:00Шаблон:Nbsppm Eastern to Sunday nights at 8:00Шаблон:Nbsppm Eastern (WB's weakest night) for the 1999–2000 season, the ratings for Felicity declined immediately. This decline occurred before the hair-style change, but the later hair-style change became conflated by some of the public and by some of the popular pressШаблон:R and network executives with this earlier event and thus incorrectly blamed the earlier ratings drop partly on the later new hairstyle. After the negative reaction Russell rejected wearing extensions or a wig while her hair grew back. Although storytelling and time-slot changes had already created a ratings decline, a network executive said WB actors' future hair changes would "be given more thought at the network than it previously would have".Шаблон:R In 2010, TV Guide Network listed the hairstyle change at No. 19 on their list of "25 Biggest TV Blunders", with several commentators arguing that it was the reason that the ratings of the show dropped. Russell did not agree with the network's attribution of the ratings decline, telling Entertainment Weekly in 2000, "I think that's a pretty lame excuse. I think a lot more than a haircut was deciding the ratings [last year]", whichШаблон:Sndaccording to a September 29, 2023, Time magazine articleШаблон:Sndincluded the timeslot change, which cost the show one third of its viewers. Shannon Carlin, author of the Time article, also pointed to a decline in viewership for the network overall, which by May 2000, was in last place in ratings. The haircut incident went on to become a popular culture reference within other television shows, both comedic and dramatic.Шаблон:Citation needed Despite the controversy, Felicity continued for two more seasons.

Home media

All four seasons were re-released on DVD by ABC Studios on April 7, 2009, in "slimmer" packaging. On February 9, 2012, it was announced that Lionsgate Home Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series and planned on re-releasing it. Seasons 1 and 2 were re-released on May 1, 2012, and do not contain any extras, subtitles, or other languages besides English. Seasons 3 and 4 were re-released on May 7, 2013.

Title	Release	Details	Special features
Felicity: Freshman Year Collection	November 5, 2002 Шаблон:Small November 4, 2003 Шаблон:Small	22 episodes 6-disc set 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: English, French (Australia), Dutch (Australia) Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) (Australia)	Audio commentary on "Pilot" J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves Шаблон:Small Audio commentary on "Felicity Was Here" J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves Шаблон:Small
Felicity: Sophomore Year Collection	July 22, 2003 Шаблон:Small	23 episodes 6-disc set 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: English Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Spanish	5 audio commentaries Never-before-seen Network Pilot episode Keri Russell's audition Felicity "Emmy Parody" spoof Шаблон:Small
Felicity: Junior Year Collection	September 21, 2004 Шаблон:Small	17 episodes 5-disc set 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: English Languages: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) Spanish	Audio commentaries "Docuventary: A Look Back at Season 3 with Greg Grunberg" Mad TV Parody
Felicity: Senior Year Collection	March 8, 2005 Шаблон:Small	22 episodes 6-disc set 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio Subtitles: English Languages: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround) Spanish	Audio commentaries "The Lost Elena Scenes" – J. J. Abrams and Matt Reeves present deleted scenes from the finale, showing that Felicity saves Elena's life by convincing her to attend medical school at Duke instead of Columbia. "Fade Out" – Behind-the-scenes reflections with Keri Russell and the show's creators Creating characters – Q&A with J. J. Abrams, Keri Russell, Matt Reeves, and Jennifer Garner

Reception

Ratings

The series debut garnered 7.1 million viewers.

Season	Episodes	Original airing			Rank	Viewers (in millions)
		Season premiere	Season finale	TV season
1st	22	September 29, 1998	May 25, 1999	1998–1999	#124	4.4
2nd	23	September 26, 1999	May 24, 2000	1999–2000	#135Шаблон:Citation needed	2.2Шаблон:Citation needed
3rd	17	October 4, 2000	May 23, 2001	2000–2001	#123Шаблон:Citation needed	2.8Шаблон:Citation needed
4th	22	October 10, 2001	May 22, 2002	2001–2002	#129Шаблон:Citation needed	3.2

Accolades

Felicity was nominated for 38 awards during its run from 1998 to 2002 and won several, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series for Robert Primes and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama for Keri Russell.

Year	Award	Category	Nominees(s)	Result	Ref.
1999	Artios Awards	Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot	Marcia Shulman	Шаблон:Won
	Eddie Awards	Best Edited Series for Television	Stan Salfas, Warren Bowman	Шаблон:Nom
	Golden Globes	Best Actress – Drama Series	Keri Russell	Шаблон:Won
		Best Series – Drama	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
	People's Choice Awards	Favorite TV Drama	Felicity	Шаблон:Won
		Favorite TV Drama Actress	Keri Russell	Шаблон:Nom
	OFTA Television Awards	Best Actress in a Drama Series	Keri Russell	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Actress in a New Drama Series	Keri Russell	Шаблон:Won
		Best Direction in a Drama Series	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Music in a Series	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
		Best New Drama Series	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
		Best New Theme Song in a Series	W. G. Snuffy Walden	Шаблон:Nom
		Best New Titles Sequence in a Series	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Cinematography for a Series	Robert Primes	Шаблон:Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Actor	Scott Foley	Шаблон:Nom
		Choice TV: Actress	Keri Russell	Шаблон:Nom
		Choice TV: Breakout Performance	Scott Foley	Шаблон:Nom
			Keri Russell	Шаблон:Won
			Scott Speedman	Шаблон:Nom
		Choice TV: Drama Series	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
	Television Critics Association Awards	Outstanding New Program	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
2000	ALMA Awards	Special Achievement Award	Ian Gomez	Шаблон:Won
	American Society of Cinematographers Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series	Robert Primes	Шаблон:Nom
	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding TV Drama Series	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Music Composition for a Series	Danny Pelfrey, W. G. Snuffy Walden	Шаблон:Nom
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Actor	Scott Foley	Шаблон:Nom
			Scott Speedman	Шаблон:Nom
		Choice TV: Actress	Keri Russell	Шаблон:Nom
		Choice TV: Sidekick	Ian Gomez	Шаблон:Nom
			Amy Jo Johnson	Шаблон:Nom
		Choice TV Show: Drama	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
2001	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding TV Drama Series	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Actress	Keri Russell	Шаблон:Nom
		Choice TV Show: Drama	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
2002	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series	Tangi Miller	Шаблон:Nom
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV: Action/Drama	Felicity	Шаблон:Nom
		Choice TV Actor: Drama	Scott Foley	Шаблон:Nom
			Scott Speedman	Шаблон:Nom
		Choice TV Actress: Drama	Keri Russell	Шаблон:Nom

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