Nothing could prepare fans of the collegiate drama for its season 2 shocker: Felicity (Keri Russell) — the coed with the luxuriant, curly tresses — was shorn within mere inches of a cue ball. Suddenly, the question that had seemed so important — Ben or Noel? — took a backseat to What on earth can we do to get her hair back? Ratings for the 1999-2000 season took a hit — though time-slot changes likely had more to do with them than Russell's new 'do. But the negative reaction was so strong, The WB's then entertainment president Susanne Daniels (half) jokingly told reporters: ''Nobody is cutting their hair again on our network.''
Felicity was an American television series that revolved around the fictional college experiences of the title character, Felicity Porter (played by Keri Russell), as she attended the "University of New York," based on New York University, across the country from her home of Palo Alto, California. The series ran for four seasons from 1998 to 2002, with each season roughly corresponding to the traditional freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years students attend at universities. The series was created by J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves with the assistance of many writers, and was directed and produced by many people, including Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. It originally ran on the WB Network.
Nothing could prepare fans of the collegiate drama for its season 2 shocker: Felicity (Keri Russell) — the coed with the luxuriant, curly tresses — was shorn within mere inches of a cue ball. Suddenly, the question that had seemed so important — Ben or Noel? — took a backseat to What on earth can we do to get her hair back? Ratings for the 1999-2000 season took a hit — though time-slot changes likely had more to do with them than Russell's new 'do. But the negative reaction was so strong, The WB's then entertainment president Susanne Daniels (half) jokingly told reporters: ''Nobody is cutting their hair again on our network.''
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