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"Felicity" Flunks Out
The WB on Thursday confirmed the cancellation of its angsty drama, costarring Russell, Scott Speedman and Scott Foley, after four seasons. The news comes as little surprise to fans who have been on death watch since E! Online's Wanda last month reported that cast members were told of the axing on January 13.
Felicity, currently on winter break, returns to the WB's Wednesday schedule on March 20. A two-hour series finale, reportedly to feature alum (and Foley spouse) Jennifer Garner, now of Alias, is scheduled to air on May 22. In all, 11 new episodes will air before Felicity Porter and friends are sent packing for good.
The show, which debuted on September 28, 1998, was initially described as "Ally McBeal goes to college." Or, "Dawson's Creek with a girl." In true WB style, Russell's Felicity was a good-looking kid with good-looking friends--and lots of personal problems. Felicity hinged on Felicity's decision to attend New York University because of a cute boy (Speedman), only to find herself torn over another cute boy (Foley).
By the time the series wraps, Felicity will be an NYU grad, and according to TV Guide Online, she'll no longer be undecided about the cute boys.
In Variety, WB Entertainment president Jordan Levin said, "It seems fitting to conclude such a coming-of-age story as the characters move on from college."
According to Wanda's sources, the network's decision to pull the plug was also based on the fact that, with 83 episodes in the bank by season's end, Felicity was ready for that lucrative TV hereafter known as syndication. (It also didn't help that series cocreator, J.J. Abrams, was busy with his new breakout series, ABC's Alias.)
Felicity was averaging a not-so-bad 3.2 million viewers before going on hiatus December 19. Glory Days, which debuted in Felicity's time slot with 3.5 million viewers in January, has slumped in the weeks since--it now regularly gets beat by UPN's Special Unit 2.
Felicity, which brought Russell a 1999 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama Series, suffered its most infamous ratings erosion during the 1999-2000 season when its curly mopped star--eek!--cut off her curly mop. The move prompted WB's then-network Susanne Daniels president to famously issue the edict: "Nobody is cutting their hair again on this network."
Even as Russell grew out her 'do, the show never seemed to be a favorite of the network again. It spent this season and last on the schedule as part of a time-share program. About half the episodes would air from October to December. Then the show would disappear for four to five months, and finally the other half would air.
The upcoming May finale reportedly will not focus on Felicity's graduation--that will take place about four episodes prior. Instead, TV Guide Online, quoting J.J. Abrams, says a "major" character will die, and a "slightly sort of warped reality" will prevail.
Well, more warped than Felicity's usual reality, we guess.
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