There Is Potential in 'Constantine'

It has been a couple of months since NBC's Constantine signed off it's first season leaving many things in the air. Including the fate of Constantine itself. Not only was the episode count cut down short, but the writing was uneven leaving NBC and fans to wonder what the fate of the show was. I would like to state I was not a fan of Hellblazer comics since I had never read them. I had only heard of it when Constantine was first announced. So why exactly did I tune in every Friday and drew me into Constantine? In addition, why should anyone really watch it? Not to mention should NBC renew it?

First, what is Constantine about? Constantine follows John Constantine, an anti hero of sorts and master, sorry dabbler, of the dark arts. He is armed with his wits, arcane knowledge, and charm. Not to mention aided by friends, and enemies on occasion. We first meet John Constantine in an asylum, where he has checked himself into after the events of Newcastle. Word of the Darkness Rising comes his way, and checks himself out to investigate. In the Pilot he meets Liv (a character later cut out after the Pilot), and Manny (an angel who was sent to point John in the right direction). He is also joined by Chas, an immortal cabbie, and Zed, a woman with physic abilities. With the odd guest appearance of Papa Midnite, Spectre, and other characters, Constantine benefited from excellent character interactions, except with the odd episode they left Zed or Chas out. To be honest, the first few episodes of Constantine weren't the greatest, but they slowly improved. By the time The Saint of Last Resorts rolled around, Constantine was in it's element and showing it's potential for more.

So what is this potential I am talking about in Constantine? I first took note of Constantine back when the trailer when the internet and was drawn in by the character of John Constantine and the supernatural elements to the show. I'm a bigger sucked for shows with mythology and arcane stuff, most of the time. I am also a Supernatural fan, but I didn't feel the need to compare Constantine to Supernatural since they are both different shows. I am personally drawn in by John Constantine, and how Matt Ryan portrays the character is fantastic. Considering I only know him from Assassin's Creed: Black Flag. It's his cockiness, inner darkness/pain, sarcasm, and willingness to do what no one will do that makes Constantine worth tuning into. It works even better when John, Zed, and Chas work together. Just makes you wonder why the writers didn't play on this more.

Unfortunately, Constantine is on the bubble right now between getting cancelled and renewed for a second season. It could go either way at this point. Due to Constantine's rocky start, NBC cut it's episode order down to 13 after renewing it for a full season before the Pilot had even aired. That and the ratings. There was only a couple of episodes that I didn't really enjoy, but I pretty much liked most of season 1. The issue is now the open questions that haven't been answered and the potential Constantine has to do more. There are questions about the Rising Darkness, Manny, and even Newcastle. Further more, I want more of John Constantine to grace my screen. So the questions is now will NBC take the chance? There is a movement called "Save Constantine" right now where fans, actors, and writers are taking to social media to show their support for the show. Heck there was even rumors that the show would move to syfy, although this proved unconfirmed.  There won't be any word until later this month when they pitch season 2 to see whether NBC decides to renew it. I for one, hope Constantine is renewed.

Do you think Constantine should be renewed? Can I have a preview? (Yes you may. Below)