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RIP constantine. you weren't the hellblazer adaptation we deserved, but you were the one that we needed.

 

is there any point in atleast slightly hoping netflix'll pick it up somewhere down the road ? arrested development was cancelled back in 2006 , then revived in 2013 , years later. maybe in a few years the same could happen for this ?

 

maybe not...

 

maybe it's best to start over. as good as it was, it still wasn't hellblazer good. i really liked matt ryan's performance though.

The idea of John Constantine being a recurring character for a series based around Tales of the Unexpected style stand-alone stories actually sounds pretty damn good.

There wouldn't be any need to worry about the characterization of Constantine very much. There'd be some, of course, but it wouldn't be as glaring if the authors didn't understand the character (ala New 52 version, which also lacked characterization).

John could be used much more like during Moore's Swamp Thing. He's a mysterious character who always happens to show up in all the right (or wrong, depending on perspective) places and seems to have all the answers.

I wouldn't even mind if John was portrayed as something more of a psychopath.

No, it wouldn't be HB, but if HB is never coming back, this might be the next best thing. I'm not saying that's what this series will be, but it wouldn't be all that bad, honestly.

 

Are we sure this book is an ongoing? Some of the new launches announced by DC have been announced as minis now. Prez is a 12-part series, for example. I think it was originally given the idea that it was an unlimited series.

like azzarello's run ? which next-to-no one liked ?

well, viola davis is amanda waller. not a bad choice at all.

This is the end....

 

 

Daniel Cerone @DanielVCerone

 

Despite ongoing talks I'm told things are not looking up for #Constantine at CW. Don't have details. Feeling wrecked about it.

 

 

kind of a good thing though, cause i and others really, really didn't want CW. but i'm also worried this means less and less hope for this show is shining through...

 

netflix ? please pick it up, netflix...

yea, i was wondering what happened with syfy. they wanted to rename it " hellblazer " , which i think is something they should do. or atleast " john constantine : hellblazer " .

i agree that matt ryan's lack of a resemblance to sting is annoying/disappointing, but otherwise he owned the role.

azzarello missed the essence of what made john human and tried to make him come off as some sort of sociopath, so he loses points. i liked hard time and freezes over though.

jamie delano is obviously one of everyone's favs.

alan moore, the originator <3

garth ennis i enjoyed for the most part , just reread the "confessional " story and i'll be damned if that isn't brilliant.

mike carey's was pretty awesome.

 

and i'll admit, i agree with your thoughts on keanusteen. that movie was also what got me into the character.

 

new 52 can sod off.

i get the feeling john's party lifestyle would rival charlie sheen's.

 

you may be winning, charlie, but you're not "get drunk and summon satan causing lots of shit to go down " winning.

that's kind of awesome. i'm gonna have to rewatch TAS ,

AMC has another vertigo adaptation coming up ( preacher ) , constantine would be a great fit down there in that case. i remember they'd show the movie on that channel too.

 

also, my reaction to NBC (fitting now that we're mentioning AMC ) :

 

this one dropped in quality to me. I'm kind of tired of John casting a spell or more in every episode. He's a con man not a warlock. I'd like more stories of him grifting or pulling off something with his wits and less of always knowing the exactly perfect spell to do whatever is pressing.

that's what i enjoyed about the last ep . pickpocketing the cop like a boss/ " well, we all know i'm a master at the art of pretending to be a gentleman :) "

 

the last scene with him talking about imagining everyone he cares about dying felt pretty hellblazer esque to me though.

that last scene tho.

if preacher gets to be adapted on AMC, ol' conjob would fit right in there.

apparently people on Tumblr are still mad and bringing up old stuff just to stay mad at the show. They ask for bisexuality, the show gives bisexuality, and they're still mad. Plus, I don't think someone who is bisexual just randomly yells it out to the world. In a normal situation I would think they would give small hints of flirtations here and there, which is what John has done.

the biggest complaint i've seen on imdb is that john is too much of a happy-go-lucky do-gooder in the show.

 

the guy nearly drowned a baby to death in episode 8.....

 

some are even complaining about the non-smoking when he's seen with a cigarette atleast once in every single episode....

 

as for tumblr, their opinions usually aren't worth much. neither are the opinions of those on imdb either usually :P

netflix, AMC, or HBO.

 

before this show was even in the making i've been shouting out to the skies for a hellblazer adaptation on AMC.

was john's bisexuality really that big of a deal in the comics anyway ? i remember like one quote about it in the comics and the obvious mentions and , ew, doggy blowjob in azzarello's run ( which would technically make him into beastiality in that case, even if he was drunk off his ass and tricked into doing that, so i guess he really is one kinky bastard) . otherwise he's a relentless womanizer most of the time. been a while since i read up on some good ol' fashioned hellblazer anyways though.

i'm mostly upset that not a single cigarette was lit in this trailer. pleeeease don't tell me NBC decided john chainsmoking (you know, his fucking SIGNATURE HABIT ) was too much.

not what anyone was expecting, but they certainly got him looking the part. give him blue eye contacts and he'd look perfect.

ok, "Reed"

 

 

 

why are we just now finding out about it? it came out in november. must have taken a while to build up a buzz.

 

here, because i love you, Phillip Morris!

 

 

he's gonna hyperventilate if he keeps hotboxing like that.

that was a DAMN good fan film ( that gif there ) , i must say. was i the only one fairly impressed by this ? i mean , the guy playing johnny could've done a liiiiittle bit more acting, but then again it was pretty "constantine" like not to play it up so much , i guess.

yea, not sure what that show has to do with this one. lol

you know what? i have never seen sam rockwell in a movie where he imitates a british accent, but looks-wise and attitude wise he's pretty much perfect. watch seven psychopaths and choke to see what i mean.

 

obviously they'd have to dye his hair. lol

34 to be exact.

You know actors play characters, don't you?

 

Then again, these threads *always* end up with pictures of actors wearing white shirt and black tie, and smoking cigarettes.

is that not part of the criteria ? lol