From the New York Post:
WB 'LOCKS' STARS UP OVER HAIRCUTS
By BILL HOFFMANN
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It's a case of shear chutzpah over at the WB - the TV network has
banned the young stars of "Felicity," "Dawson's Creek" and "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer" from cutting their hair short.
Network brass issued the edict in response to "Felicity" star Keri
Russell's chopping her locks last season, which sent fans into a fury -
and ratings into the toilet.
WB insists there's no official ban, but network spokesman Brad Turell
said, "We wouldn't like it if Keri Russell cut her hair again."
Turell said the network was jolted last year when fans reacted bitterly
to Russell chopping her long locks in favor of a poodle cut.
Viewers responded by tuning out in droves.
"You don't want to radically alter the look of a character from one
season to the next. That generally doesn't work," he said.
Turell said he believes Russell - who plays a California cutie
attending college in the Big Apple - realizes she looks better with
longer hair.
"I think she's happy to have it grow back. Her marketability is
enhanced with the longer hair," he said.
The no-cut policy is said to extend to "Buffy" star Sarah Michelle
Gellar, "Dawson's Creek" headliners Katie Holmes and James Van Der
Beek, "Charmed" star Shannen Doherty, and Charisma Carpenter of
"Angel."
The WB shows, seen in New York on WPIX/Channel 11, are popular with
teens and twentysomethings.
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