054: Constantine 1x01 "Non Est Asylum" - Pilot Problems

SPOILERS FOR THE HELLBLAZER COMIC SERIES and NBC’S CONSTANTINE 1x01.

In this episode:

• The premier of NBC's Constantine has come and gone. What are the particular successes and failures of this adaptation and what does that mean for whatever the rest of the series has in store?
• Long story mercifully short, the pilot has the same kind of problems that plague pilots periodically. That's not an excuse, but it's not exactly a surprise.
• Of course, you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out what those problems are. That's how we get ya.
• At the end of the pilot, Liv is no longer an active participant in the events of the series (I'd mark this with spoilers, but it's been all over media news so if you're interested in the show you've probably heard about it). How they handled her departure was... not awesome. Hamhanded, sure, but at least they weren't horrifically awful about it.
• We discuss the taxonomy of horror fiction and where Constantine seems to see itself on that spectrum.

THERE'S ALWAYS AN ADDENDUM:

• Our horror movie suggestions for the holiday:
• The Innkeepers
• The Quiet Ones
• Horns
• You're Next
• The Horror of Dracula
• Dracula has Risen from the Grave

Music:

• Intro music: "This is My Design" - original song, music by Ian. More on this as it develops.
• Outro music: "Ring of Fire" - Social Distortion | YouTube | iTunes |

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