to prove to the viewers that the episode was live, some of the actors were seen watching and improvising the dialogue for that nights broadcast of "felicity", which aired in the same time slot on the wb. helford had originally chosen an episode of "the west wing", but the show's producers rejected the idea and "felicity" was chosen instead, as long as the actors did not make any jokes about keri russell's hairstyle. "felicity" creator j.j. abrams praised the segment, saying "the idea of characters on a live show tuning in to another network to see what's on was brilliant. my only hope is that it reminded people: 'what the hell am i doing not watching the wb?'"