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1998
TV-14
WB

1998
TV-14
WB

Felicity

Summary This coming-of-age drama tracked the experiences of the naive Felicity Porter (Keri Russell), who moves across the country to New York to attend college and pursue her high school crush, Ben Covington (Scott Speedman). The show followed Felicity and her new friends as they made the transition to adulthood and dealt with an endless slew o...

Created By: J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves

1998
TV-14
WB

1998
TV-14
WB

Felicity

Season 1 Premiere: Sep 29, 1998

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 30 Critic Reviews

87

User Score Generally Favorable Based on 31 User Ratings

7.5

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Summary This coming-of-age drama tracked the experiences of the naive Felicity Porter (Keri Russell), who moves across the country to New York to attend college and pursue her high school crush, Ben Covington (Scott Speedman). The show followed Felicity and her new friends as they made the transition to adulthood and dealt with an endless slew o...

Created By: J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves

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22 Episodes • 1998

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 30 Critic Reviews

97% Positive
29 Reviews

0% Mixed
0 Reviews

3% Negative
1 Review

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Mixed Reviews
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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Universal Acclaim Based on 30 Critic Reviews

97% Positive
29 Reviews

0% Mixed
0 Reviews

3% Negative
1 Review

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mar 16, 2013

Gosh, I love this show. Meet Felicity and prepare to fall in love. [29 Sept 1998]

By Gail Pennington FULL REVIEW

Mar 15, 2013

I have now seen the pilot for Felicity four times. The first two times were just for enjoyment. The last two were reality checks to see if it is really as good as it seemed during the first two viewings. It is...Felicity is not just the best pilot. It is the one joy of the new network season. [29 Sept 1998, p.1E]

By David Zurawik FULL REVIEW

Entertainment Weekly

Jun 14, 2013

I find myself thinking, Oh, if only these Felicity kids could all go on to grad school together. They are the ensemble you never want to see break up.

By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW

Mar 15, 2013

Written well and delicately plotted, this new WB drama has staying power. You will want to know what happens to our heroine with the Botticelli visage. [29 Sept 1998, p.45]

Mar 15, 2013

Felicity is not as flip as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and not as hip as "Dawson's Creek". But it is more than than "Ally McBeal Goes to College" or "My So-Called College Life"...It's an intelligent and gentle ode to the painful joys of growing up, one mistake at a time. [28 Sept 1998, p.75]

Houston Chronicle

Mar 16, 2013

Felicity is a stylishly produced, appealing show, with a likeable ensemble of players. Even though the romantic triangle is and will remain the centerpiece, the best thing about the show is that in the college setting there's plenty of new territory to explore the experience of coming of age. [29 Sept 1998, p.1]

By Ann Hodges FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

Mar 16, 2013

Felicity is phony. It presents a fantasy world, pretending it's real. A lot of people criticize Ally McBeal for the same thing, but there's a big difference. The people in their 20s who would take life cues from Ally should be old enough to know better. The people, many not even teenagers yet, who will be learning from Felicity may not be...Actually, there are two big differences. Ally McBeal is entertaining. [29 Sept 1998, p.F1]

By Jonathan Storm FULL REVIEW

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User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 31 User Ratings

77% Positive
24 Ratings

0% Mixed
0 Ratings

23% Negative
7 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Favorable Based on 31 User Ratings

77% Positive
24 Ratings

0% Mixed
0 Ratings

23% Negative
7 Ratings

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Details

Production Company:

Touchstone Television
Imagine Television

Initial Release Date: Sep 29, 1998

Number of seasons: 4 Seasons

Rating: TV-14

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Awards

Golden Globes, USA

• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

Teen Choice Awards

• 1 Win & 19 Nominations

Online Film & Television Association

• 2 Wins & 8 Nominations

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