Thanks to Twitter, “Riverdale” fans actually helped fix Clifford Blossom’s whole wig situation
Even though we’re only 13 episodes into the show, Riverdale has an intense fan base — and we know this, because have you even seen Twitter during a Riverdale episode? But, do those fan comments actually impact the show? We talked with Riverdale’s executive producer, Sarah Schechter, at San Diego Comic-Con about just how much impact fans have on the show itself.
When it comes to tweeting at your faves in Riverdale, it’s hard to know just what could make an impact on the show. Story-wise, your tweets might not make a huge impact. But, it doesn’t mean the team behind the hit show isn’t listening. Schechter told us a quick anecdote about a time the fans actually totally impacted the show:
“One thing that the fans actually did affect in Season 1 was Clifford Blossom’s wig. ‘Cause it didn’t look great. All props to our hair department, but it did not look good.”
Hopefully for season 2, #Riverdale can get a little more money in the wig budget for Clifford Blossom. pic.twitter.com/RaESq34Seu
— Chris Eades (@WootiniGG) March 31, 2017
Why does Clifford Blossom wear such an obvious wig? With his money he could afford a top of the line invisible hairpiece. #Riverdale
— Chocoholic Forever
(@chazzyb31) April 7, 2017
Clifford Blossom's wig killed Jason. #Riverdale pic.twitter.com/gHmMYzBbIT
— Damian Holbrook (@damianholbrook) April 12, 2017
"I wouldn't put it pass that wig-wearing monster" the funniest thing about this is that Clifford Blossom actually wears a wig #Riverdale
— RIVERDALE NEWS! (@CWRiverdaleNews) April 14, 2017
It turns out that the actor who (ahem, spoiler) played Clifford Blossom, Barclay Hope, had a negative reaction to the hair dye used in the Pilot episode. So they had to resort to a wig for the rest of the season. Instead of taking the criticism to heart, the team made it work:
“It was a great lesson for me cause we just leaned into it. That’s where the line Hermoine says ‘Clifford Blossom that wig-wearing monster’ [came from]. So then we were like actually, it’s more interesting if he wears a wig. It’s sort of strange and Lynchian. So in that way, we definitely listened to the fans because we’re fans too so we watch it in that same way.
Pretty cool that they not only listened to the fans but also made it work. Season 2 of Riverdale premieres October 11th on The CW.
