History Series / Felicity

''Felicity'' is a ComingOfAgeStory from [[Creator/ImagineEntertainment Imagine Television]] and [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone Television]], set at [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed the University of New York]] and focusing mostly on the LoveTriangle between the main character (Creator/KeriRussell) and her two on-and-off paramours Noel Crane (Creator/ScottFoley) and Ben Covington (Creator/ScottSpeedman). The cast is rounded out by Felicity's first friend at UNY, aspiring musician Julie Emrick (Creator/AmyJoJohnson), competitive pre-med student Elena Tyler (Creator/TangiMiller), Ben's landlord who is an inventor, Sean Blumberg (Creator/GregGrunberg), and Felicity's caustic roommate, Meghan Rotundi (Creator/AmandaForeman).

''Felicity'' is a ComingOfAgeStory from [[Creator/ImagineEntertainment Imagine Television]] and [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone Television]], set at [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed the University of New York]] and focusing mostly on the LoveTriangle between the main character (Creator/KeriRussell) and her two on-and-off paramours Noel Crane (Creator/ScottFoley) and Ben Covington (Creator/ScottSpeedman). The cast was rounded out by Felicity's first friend at UNY, aspiring musician Julie Emrick (Creator/AmyJoJohnson), competitive pre-med student Elena Tyler (Creator/TangiMiller), Ben's landlord who is an inventor, Sean Blumberg (Creator/GregGrunberg), and Felicity's caustic roommate, Meghan Rotundi (Creator/AmandaForeman).

''Felicity'' is a ComingOfAgeStory from [[Creator/ImagineEntertainment Imagine Television]] and [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone Television]], set at [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed the University of New York]] and focusing mostly on the LoveTriangle between the main character and her two on-and-off paramours Noel and Ben.

''Felicity'' is a ComingOfAgeStory from [[Creator/EnimagineEntertainment Imagine Television]] and [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone Television]], set at [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed the University of New York]] and focusing mostly on the LoveTriangle between the main character and her two on-and-off paramours Noel and Ben.

''Felicity'' is a ComingOfAgeStory from [[Creator/RonHoward Imagine Television]] and [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone Television]], set at [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed the University of New York]] and focusing mostly on the LoveTriangle between the main character and her two on-and-off paramours Noel and Ben.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Meghan, [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation depending on]] [[{{Flanderization}} your point of view]].

* OstentatiousSecret: Felicity's witchy roommate Meghan made a big issue of no one having permission to look in her locked box. In this case the box was used as a RunningGag and its contents were never revealed. There was a SomethingCompletelyDifferent episode styled after ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'' in which it was intimated that all the series regulars were actually trapped in a magical universe within the box.

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Early episodes featured a unique framing device, in which Felicity would record an audio tape letter to her friend Sally at the beginning of the episode briefly highlighting the major events of her past week; at the end of the episode Sally's response (voiced by Janeane Garofolo) would be played.

* OstentatiousSecret: Felicity's witchy roommate Meghan made a big issue of no one having permission to look in her locked box. In this case the box was used as a RunningGag and its contents were never revealed. There was a SomethingCompletelyDifferent episode styled after ''Series/TheTwilightZone'' in which it was intimated that all the series regulars were actually trapped in a magical universe within the box.

* CaptainsLog

* ClipShow: the series finale

* GrandFinale

* ImportantHaircut
* LoveTriangle

* QuirkyCurls

Created by a pre-Bad Robot Creator/JJAbrams and [[Film/{{Cloverfield}} Matt Reeves]], which explains a lot.

A ComingOfAgeStory from [[Creator/RonHoward Imagine Television]] and [[Creator/TouchstonePictures Touchstone Television]], set at [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed the University of New York]] and focusing mostly on the LoveTriangle between the main character and her two on-and-off paramours Noel and Ben.

One of the strongest offerings in the WB's 1998 season, this show suffered a massive {{ratings}} drop in its second season. Executives reportedly blamed the newly-shortened hairstyle of the main character (a drastic response to a harsh breakup), and WB executive Susanne Daniels famously said of the show, "No one is cutting their hair again on this network".

* [[ActorAllusion Actress Allusion]]: A "Pink Ranger" can be seen in the background of the first year HalloweenEpisode. Amy Jo Johnson (Julie) played the Pink Ranger on ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers.''
** Even more humorous is that this random Pink Ranger acts as throwaway rival in the eyes of [[ClingyJealousGirl Felicity]], a role that Amy Jo Johnson filled in earlier episodes.

* EnforcedMethodActing: To elicit real emotion from the rest of the cast during the filming of the final scene, in which Sean is offering a toast to Noel, Sean's actor spoke largely out-of-character, expressing his regards for his co-stars.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Most probably, the sudden and completely ridiculous switch from Noel/Felicity to Ben/Felicity (having Ben fall in love with Felicity ''because of a spell''?). Also, the time-travel storyline at the end of Season 4.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: One of the first shows to fall victim to the issue of music copyrights; the music used in syndication and on the DVD is mostly different from the music used in its original broadcast, with only a few exceptions.

A ComingOfAgeStory set at [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed the University of New York]], focusing mostly on the LoveTriangle between the main character and her two on-and-off paramours Noel and Ben.

Early episodes featured a unique framing device, in which Felicity would record an audio tape letter to her friend Sally at the beginning of the episode briefly highlighting the major events of her past week; at the end of the episode Sally's response (voiced by Janeanne Garofolo) would be played.

* ClipShow

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Ruby in "Truth and Consequences" makes it all the way to the clinic appointment, but can't go through with it.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[TheSopranos Richie Aprile]] is Ben's drama teacher in a first season episode.
** [[TheWestWing Helen Santos]] is an older woman Ben has an affair with during the first season.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/JaneaneGarofalo as Sally.