This is one of the stupidest shows I've ever seen. The actors not only look 20 years older then their characters, but they act like it which makes all their interactions seem completely fake. The entire college premise makes no sense, since it's only used as background setting and mostly ignored when it suits the writers. The whole show is utterly clichéd, everyone speaks in breathy whispers, the sentimental music is mind numbing, and the storyline is just an endless cycle of cheating, breaking up, getting back together, and then repeat. The characters themselves are shallow, vapid and completely self-absorbed and lack any redeeming qualities. If these people were real, and they all died in a horrible bus crash, I would stand up and clap. This show is literally Days of Our Lives with better production values, and J.J. Abrams should be ashamed of himself for executive producing it. Honest to God, he should be forced to make a public apology every single day for the remainder of his life for unleashing this failed abortion of a show on the unsuspecting public.

This is the most frustrating show of all time. Everything goes backwards, all the characters are so dysfunctional, doomed to repeating the same mistakes, no one actually learns anything and it's like they're blind. I'm sorry to say this but the writers of this show are either the most sadistic creatures ever or they have major dysfunctional issues which they haven't work through. Of course I'm talking about Felicity's choices. I get that her parents set impossible standards for her and she has to punish herself, but, come on, you date the one that makes you miserable, but eventually you realize he's not good for you. And the most frustrating thing is that it's supposed to be this amazing evolution for all the characters, but they're just stuck in a loop judging each other. Someone should have told the creators of this show that it's torture to watch Ben and their relationship does not look like the greatest love they're all talking about. If this was it, then it'd be sad.

I must start by saying that I'm a little embarrassed to say that I'd never even heard of this show until just a few months ago as I was searching on the internet for something new to add to my DVD collection and I just happened to come across this and have all the seasons on DVD. Even though this show is geared towards just leaving high school and beginning the college life as I'm in my late 30's now and while I went to college I never moved that far away from home or lived with anyone (college dorm), this show still sucked me right in from the very beginning as I found it very interesting that someone (Felicity) would follow a guy that she went to high school with and never talked until graduation day just because of something he wrote to her in her yearbook and for awhile give up her dream of becoming a doctor. Also watching her go through her pressures as she was a lost soul trying to find her way and her parents especially dad always on her about being a doctor and how she was wasting her life. The only people I'd heard of was Kerri Russell, Jennifer Garner, and of course the late John Ritter which by the way I don't recall seeing his name anywhere as a guest star which I found sad while he was only in a few episodes I thought he did a wonderful job playing Ben's dad as the others were new to me but enjoyed them all especially Amanda Foreman(Megan)and Javier. I thought they were hilarious. The only things I didn't like about this show is after awhile the love triangle between Felicity/Ben/Noel started to grate on my last nerve as I thought there was way too much cheating. Was getting a little nauseating. I'm not condoning the Felicity character at all but just seemed like when Ben cheated especially getting the Lauren lady pregnant, everything was just going to be okay and Felicity was suppose to "sweep it under the rug" so to speak and they were just suppose to go on. Just seemed so double-standard to me that when she cheated he would barely look at her let alone talk to her for awhile. They would no more than supposedly "break up" and then be with someone else it seemed like within a second after doing so. Oh and then they'd be back together again. I also think the Elena character could of been handled better as they kill her off and then that is not explained (first she's dead and then she's not)unless you just happen to watch a bonus segment on the DVD. I understand from watching the bonus material that they were under time pressures as they weren't sure if they were going to do 17 or 22 episodes but I still think it could of been handled better. Maybe should of left out some of the cheating scenes? Overall I give it 8 out of 10 stars as I enjoyed it very much even though as I mentioned it's geared towards the college life but if you're an older audience like myself, I think you could still enjoy this as it can take you back in time as that is an awkward time in most people's lives, college or not as you still have to find your way in this world.

The show Felicity brings me to a time when I was in college and had many of the same experiences struggling in a Huge University in NYC. The music is nostalgic, the characters are real and the city is timeless. Some of the best advice in my own personal life came from our best friend, Sally. I truly enjoyed the first two seasons, where the writers covered a lot of the college experience. When they showed her struggling with classes, dealing with professors, and handling dorm room/ RA pressures. But they developed the story properly over the years, since it was normal to move out of the dorms by your Jr year and no longer struggle with typical college drama. It eventually developed into dealing with NYC drama in general. Something in which only people who live and work in NYC can truly understand. I enjoyed the way in which Felicity matures in the show, from a wide eyed college freshman to a stronger yet trivial college Senior. The change is very apparent in her physical appearance as well as in her behavior. However, she always still maintains her Felicity qualities. Overall, one of the best shows I have ever watched.