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Felicity - Freshman Year Collection (The Complete First Season) (1998)

Keri Russell , Scott Speedman , Brad Silberling , Danny Leiner  |  Unrated |  DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (167 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, Scott Foley, Amy Jo Johnson, Tangi Miller
  • Directors: Brad Silberling, Danny Leiner, Ellen S. Pressman, Elodie Keene, J.J. Abrams
  • Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 6
  • Rated: Unrated
  • Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: November 5, 2002
  • Run Time: 270 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (167 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005JLJS
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,899 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Felicity - Freshman Year Collection (The Complete First Season)" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Includes pilot and 21 episodes

Editorial Reviews

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"Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever," states Felicity in the pilot episode of this fervently loved series. Not that impulsively defying your parents, ditching plans to go to Stanford Medical School, and moving 3,000 miles to New York to follow an unrequited high school crush who doesn't even remember your name is a small decision. But it does indeed change our winsome heroine's life forever. Golden Globe winner Keri Russell lights up the screen in her star-is-born role as the luxuriantly maned Felicity. For its audience demographic, the "previously on Felicity" soap opera elements make this series' freshman year as compellingly watchable as the early years of Beverly Hills 90210 and Dawson's Creek.

Propelling the first season is the triangle of Felicity, the charismatic Ben (Scott Speedman), and charming doofus Noel (Scott Foley). But at the heart of the series is its real-world portrayal of college life, and Felicity's struggle to forge a life independent of her disapproving but ultimately supportive parents. Her sardonic, spell-casting now-you-see-her-now-you-don't roommate Meaghan doesn't think Felicity will last the year. "This might all be a colossal mistake," Felicity admits early on. (No, that would be your ill-advised haircut in Season 2.) Felicity's ensemble also includes former pink Power Ranger Amy Jo Johnson as Julie, Felicity's best friend and later rival for Ben's affections, whose own personal travails include searching for her birth mother (Malcolm in the Middle's Jane Kaczmarek). Look for a pre-Alias Jennifer Garner as Noel's old girlfriend Hannah in the episode "Thanksgiving," and listen for Janeane Garofalo as the voice of the unseen Sally, with whom Felicity shares audiocassettes relating her coming-of-age experiences and hard-earned life lessons. --Donald Liebenson

Product Description

It's high school graduation day and from the moment shy, beautiful Felicity Porter asks handsome Ben Covington to sign her yearbook, the course of her life is changed forever.

Customer Reviews

Great cast and well acted. Holly K  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
I only hope they will release box sets for the other years as well. Nicole  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
FELICITY has aged very well and is in no way dated. I grew up with this show and never purchased any of the seasons on dvd with their original release. The series is grounded by superb writing and direction, timeless storylines that affect college age people that never fade but most of all it is held together by the all around superb cast. The acting here is impeccable and runs the gamut from humorous to heartwrenching. And of course at its center is the star, the immensely talented Keri Russell. The weight of the show rests on her angelic shoulders and she carries it so gracefully. To follow her emotional journey becomes a gift to the viewer.

Most people reading this will agree with what I just said and are huge fans of the show. But what one wonders is why have these reissued boxed sets appeared and how is the quality? I never saw the original released boxed sets but know at that time series sets were rather bulky. This firs season is a very slim presentation with 6 discs perfectly placed in a plastic cd case which inserts into an outer cardboard protective sleeve. It is very attractive, takes up little room and I can only imagine that the show has continued to sell since its demise so they came up with a more user friendly version to hopefully get even more sales.

As far as I can tell everything abouth the discs and the video/audio presentation is exactly the same as the original set. The video quality is excellent even with the pilot episode. The show always has its emotional moments and the instrumental track works very well. The only complaint here was an issue with the original set as well. The show often used modern day popular songs and those songs are replaced on this dvd set for they chose not to pay the royalities to include those songs. Much effort was not put into choosing alternative songs. A perfect example is with the pilot. As we know Felicity corresponds with her friend Sally via tape. At the end of the pilot there is a voiceover of Sally's latest tape. The song in the background is obviously a replacement from what was originally uased and it is jarring, loud and it becomes very difficult to hear Sally. The song in no way reflects the emotions of the scene.

So bottom line. I highly recommend the series FELICITY. The video is here in all its glory and looks great. This boxed set is an elegant slimline version. Just note that if the only way you want to see FELICITY is exactly as it aired audio wise then these sets are not for you. The song replacement doesn't happen often but when it does it is jarring. Sadly there is no way to get FELICITY in its true original form audio wise. You must purchase it with this slight flaw or give it a pass. For me, once I adjusted to the switched occasional songs all was fine. The instrumental soundtrack is still intact. The show is still FELICITY and it delivers the same emotional wallop to me as it originally did.

The song replacement is obviously why I could not give this classic series 5 stars.
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28 of 30 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars TOTALLY DECEIVING ! November 6, 2002
By A Customer
Format:DVD
I love Felicity, and I would love this DVD box set if only Buena did not change nearly ALL of the background popular music. So now when you pop in a disc, watch an episode, you feel completely and utterly lost as the beuatifull music originally aired has been replaced with new "up to date" music. Exactly like the re-runs on thw WE channel, same "new" unfitting music. This is not what I have come to watch and love.

Would you buy the movie Ghost if the classic love scene would have another song playing in the background than Unchained Melody ? I'm sorry but changing the music alltogether is changing the overall feel and I don't get to watch the scene I remember the way they were done.

Poor judgment from Buena Vista to think nobody would notice that.

I'll stick to my VHS set thank you very much.

This is sad. Don't buy this unless you don't care about the memorable scenes with carefully chosen fitting music playing in the background.

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Eh....Not the same! April 20, 2009
Format:DVD
I originally caught Felicity when I was in my late teens and it's one of the few shows I could really relate to. The show itself is great and I would recommend it to anyone, but the DVD set....absolutely NOT! I blame myself for not reading the reviews for the previously released DVD sets, but this one has NONE of the original music that first aired with the program. I knew something was a bit off when some songs played over bits of dialogue in the wrong places; and LOUDLY so I could barely hear what was being said. My memory of one scene in particular had a very lovely song that was replaced by some wretched watered down version of ANOTHER song. To me, it definitely changed the tone of some scenes and the emotional connection was somewhat lost. Also, there are no great new updates where the video quality is concerned. It's almost like the show was cut and pasted from the WB onto DVD format and slapped together with some new music that really sets the whole thing off-kilter. Grr...If you'd like to watch a very well-told coming of age story I definitely do recommend the show. If you are feeling a bit nostalgic for your past (as I was) and want to relive some memories, STAY AWAY from these DVDs!!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and highly recommended especially for young adults
Very good storyline with comtemporary issues, great acting from the cast. It has a mature outlook on relationships between parents and their adult children, and between friends.
Published 1 month ago by Charles Ng
4.0 out of 5 stars Happy but wish I had read the reviews
I got what I ordered. Although I wish I had read the reviews before ordering. If you did not watch the show prior to buying this dvd set then you will not be disappointed and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Pen Name
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!!
Felicity is one of my all time favorite shows ever! Love the characters, love the actors! i wish it was still free through Prime though.
Published 4 months ago by Isabel
4.0 out of 5 stars Specifically regarding the 2012 release version
I ordered the first two seasons in the latest release (2012), which are on a 3-disc set. I'm currently having a marathon watching Season 1/Freshman Year. Read more
Published 4 months ago by HuckAndPeach
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
I bought this as a gift and they seem to really enjoy it. The product came with no damage and worked.
Published 5 months ago by Gerhart Hauptman-diaz
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for season 1
I was totally loving every episode here. Getting started in college can be challenging, and trying to meet new friends and get use to a college roommate is not always easy. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Ginger
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best!
I cannot get enough of Felicity! I've watched and re-watched this series for years and look forward to sharing it with my kids someday. Highly recommend!
Published 6 months ago by T. Johnson
4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
The Cd was of good quality and the condition was good too I have no complaints. I will continue to watch this CD as many times as possible.
Published 7 months ago by Bria
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Fantastic show. It brings back lots of memories. The show was released around the time when I am in college!
Published 9 months ago by Hoobe
5.0 out of 5 stars Long-time Felicity Fan
I didn't discover Felicity until their senior year, but I fell in love quickly! I spent the next year or two catching up through reruns, but Season 1 remains my favorite. Read more
Published 17 months ago by An Idle Hour
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