`FELICITY' WITH A `VENGEANCE'; POLAR OPPOSITES OFFER SELF-DISCOVERY, REVENGE ON TV.Byline: Keith Marder Daily News Television Critic One is a young woman who is just setting out to find herself. The other, a grizzled griz·zled adj. 1. Partly gray or streaked with gray: a grizzled beard. 2. Having fur or hair streaked or tipped with gray. vigilante vigilante n. someone who takes the law into his/her own hands by trying and/or punishing another person without any legal authority. In the 1800s groups of vigilantes dispensed "frontier justice" by holding trials of accused horse-thieves, rustlers and shooters, and . Together they fight crime. OK, they don't.But, separately they join the television schedule tonight. FELICITY The WB network continues to solidify its position as the leader among the post-puberty set. In ``Felicity,'' it has a drama that's better executed and more believable than its current signature show ``Dawson's Creek Dawson's Creek is an American primetime television drama which aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. The lead production company was Sony Pictures Television. .'' If there is one sure hit of the new season, this is it. The 18-to-34-year-old crowd that the WB is after will flock to this show like it's the mall during spring break. Older adults also will find this an intelligent, intricate program. Felicity Porter (Keri Russell) is beautiful, smart and - until the pilot episode - does everything expected of her. But, all of a sudden the high school's most popular boy (the square-jawed, cleft-chinned, mop-haired Ben Covington, played by Scott Speedman) pays her a little attention, and she drops her plans to go to Stanford to become a doctor and goes to the University of New York There is no institution of higher education in the State of New York or the United States of America that bears the name University of New York. However, in confusion, it is possible that such a reference may regard the following: Feature-film writers J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves take you inside the head of a college freshman the way David Kelley gives you insight into young professional women in ``Ally McBeal For the character, see . Ally McBeal is an award-winning American television series which ran on the FOX network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia. .'' The device used to get inside her head is not the sight gags and such that you see on ``McBeal.'' Felicity corresponds with her French tutor (the voice of Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo (born September 28 1964) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, writer and former co-host on Air America Radio's The Majority Report. ) in Santa Fe, N.M., via cassette tape. The oral letters double as narration throughout the episode, but it is not as awkward as it sounds. One problem, however, is that Russell is too appealing to have been hardly noticed by high school boys. You will care what happens to Felicity, struggle with her and cheer for her. In four years, make sure to watch her ``very special graduation episode.'' The show: ``Felicity.'' What: A coming-of-age story about an appealing teen-ager who throws away her life's course to go to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and find herself. The stars: Keri Russell, Scott Speedman, Amy Jo Johnson Amy Jo Johnson (born October 6, 1970) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and musician. She is perhaps best known for her role as Kimberly Hart, the first Pink Ranger of the Power Rangers franchise in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. , Scott Foley. Where: The WB (Channel 5). When: 9 p.m. Tuesdays. Our rating: Four Stars. VENGEANCE UNLIMITED If you'd rather watch do-gooders than NBC's Thursday-night lineup, you likely will watch ``Promised Land'' instead of ``Vengeance Unlimited.'' ``Vengeance'' stars gravelly grav·el·ly adj. 1. Of, full of, or covered with rock fragments or pebbles: a gravelly beach. 2. Having a harsh rasping sound: a gravelly voice. voiced Michael Madsen as Mr. Chapel, a man who hates to see criminals work the system. Without the aid of a gun, he uses other means to threaten, bully and intimidate people who get away with murder. Surely this show is inspired by the rage white America had when O.J. Simpson was found innocent of double homicide. Chapel has no first name and no back story. He charges $1 million for his services, and if you don't have it, you have to agree to do him a favor at a future date. Vito Corleone was never so persuasive. Aided by KC Griffin (Kathleen York), a paralegal in the district attorney's office, he helps those who, shattered by tragedy, have found no help from the cops or the courts. While Madsen is a fine actor, he plays a much better bad guy than good guy. The show is very dark, and his smoky voice gets grating after a while. Thursday nights have been a graveyard for ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. dramas. The network has killed off far better shows - ``My So-Called Life'' and ``Nothing Sacred'' - by putting it up against NBC's juggernaut. Mr. Chapel may not be long for this schedule. Criminals rejoice. The show: ``Vengeance Unlimited.'' What: A drama about Mr. Chapel, a man who doesn't like bad guys. He doesn't use a gun, but that doesn't mean he is not an imposing figure trying to bring justice to a world in which he thinks there is too little. The stars: Michael Madsen, Kathleen York. Where: KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (Channel 7). When: Premieres 9 tonight. Regular time slot, 8 p.m.W Thursdays. Our rating: One and One Half Stars. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Felicity (2) Vengeance Unlimited |
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