Fanning the flames of indignation...
It was great to hear that rumours and articles abound of there being talks of a possible Season 2 of Constantine being on the cards. Which was excellent news and most welcome for us fans and avid Hellblazers who have been campaigning for this for years, trekking the bowels of hell ever since cancellation by that network, NBC! (Spit twice and turn around three times - yeah those childish things you do when younger at school!) Seriously it has been an age, an eternity, since we had positive news about this show. It didn't deserve its fate of cancellation at all and that it was, then some network should've picked it up sooner rather than later and letting it fester over the years.
Instead it fell to Legends of Tomorrow to bring John Constantine and Matt Ryan reprising his role as the eponymous character, gracefully and hellishly featuring in the Hellblazer comics for decades! Somehow someone (not mentioning too many names, or any at all) fiendishly thought of bringing him back, making for brilliant TV, but also a push in the ratings, garnering more viewers. Yet at the same time I thought that it was an attempt to ascertain the ratings here and how Constantine performs, not as a stand-alone character, but more as a cast ensemble. Nothing wrong with that and it did perform superbly in the ratings and the episodes were much more interesting as a result of his inclusion (both actor and character!) That coming from someone who only watched the show for that reason alone!
However the time is now right (again) for a season 2 show not just to continue with the cliffhanger, tie up loose ends and for new material, but as there is added interest in this. Not that there never wasn't outpouring of condemnation and demands for its return; but the momentum is building and gaining fire again and we as fans need to take this forward. Thus this brief piece, yet also I feel that someone's gotta say it. That if we want to campaign for this, beg even, that it's not just the usual people who are tagged on Twitter about it. Everyone has something to say and a contribution to make and a lot of people (who prefer not to be known and remain anon) did contribute to tweeting/writing in any small form or large, to getting their voices heard. Standing together is what it's all about! Bloggers, writers, or not, there are several writers/bloggers who get vast numbers of viewers on their blog and are just left out of the equation. Which is a shame. I have gotten DMs asking for something to be said about this as they don't feel they will be heard or taken seriously! Again that is disappointing for me to read!
Having written several pages on Constantine and Matt, we can't let a season 2 slide past us again!
The Hellblazers are a community/family of fans who all share the phenomena that is Constantine and the more voices we have, the louder we can shout to make them heard! It's not about kudos or recognition, being singled out for solitary praise, or pats on backs. But ensuring we reach the ears of the desired networks, influencing the right audience to see some form of progress in getting what we ALL want!
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