Bodacious bods and basketball turned out to be the recipe for another successful series on The WB, but when "One Tree Hill" premiered, it was not an instant hit. While the struggling series might have been cancelled on a larger network, The WB nurtured its potential and let it grow until it found its footing -- and an audience.
"There were so many great seeds that were planted in the very beginning, and there were so many great things happening with the story," JAMES LAFFERTY tells ET. "It would be nice for people to go see how it developed, especially people just jumping into it now. I am sure they love it now, but their investment in the characters would be a lot more powerful if they had seen the first few episodes."
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