I hate that John's own show never really got the chance to truly take off because it was exactly what a show with Constantine should be, dark, gritty, violent as hell, and full of moral ambiguity. It's great that Matt Ryan got a second chance to portray the character in Legends because he is honestly the only one I can think of for the role, but dear god is it doing the character a gross misjustice.
In my opinion, DC Universe have too many series. It is saturated. Better apply MCU strategy: interchangable series between main characters. Each series could has its own theme: action / gritty / drama / comedy, etc. But it less bored for the fans.
Matt Ryan as John Constantine is the definition of perfect casting. I don’t know if anyone will ever top his Constantine. If only he’d gotten a big budget show with no network restrictions he would have thrived for years to come as he is so perfect as John.
i mean. regardless of where it is it needs viewership and unfortunately died there. in fact it was because it didn't have the same network restrictions being on NBC rather than a more appropriate network that it failed.
Matt Ryan is John Constantine. He is literally obsessed with playing this character now. He even voices his character in animation and he is perfect for the role in every way.
@@leukoscrux Yes, in my opinion Matt is more fit for the roll because of his accent and demeanor. Reeves is more serious and less jokey. Both are good and I can't wait for Keanu to reprise his role as Constantine one day.
A witch is a witch only in today's world are they thought of as good. The lor is that a witch is to Satan as a nun is to the lord. Nothing is given without price Cinderella paid with the blood of her sisters 😅
I mean in the original story, i believe in the sequel of the book ? The fairy godmother was just as horrible as her step mother if not worse when she became Cinderella new mother
The fact that Matt Ryan also plays Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed 4 makes moments like these better. Cause you can see John Constantine in Edward and Edward in John.
I absolutely LOVE how Matt Ryan also acted out Constantine's spellcasting! It's a small thing but just him slapping his hands together and twist out the pentagrams while getting that "I gotta drop a deuce" face really made me love his interpretation of the character more then what Keanu did in the film (although I still LOVE Keanu)
Dang, that evil unicorn is fantastic! It’s literally like something out of my nightmares, so weird to see the bugger on screen. Must say I’d have frozen up and shit my pants in fear too.
Actually, that's how unicorns are supposed to act. They are not as friendly as they are made out to be...that's for fairytales. The actual unicorn killed what they previewed to be impure people. Virgins were somewhat safe as long as they were innocent and and whatnot. This is from what I was told and read
This series made Constantine one of my favorite DC characters. Keanu as much as I love him, just can't hold a candle to Matt's portrayal of Constantine. Series>Film, The same can be said for Stargate.
Why did the guy in the Buddy Holly glasses just stand there while the cursed unicorn is getting attacked? Some people have the survival instincts of a mud puddle.
Got cancelled for crappy heroes reboot,NBC tried to lure in audience then shove GᥠJ€w Zachary Quinto down everyone's throat.that was the whole point of NBC doing Constantine to begin with.
Got cancelled for crappy heroes reboot,NBC tried to lure in audience then shove GᥠJ€w Zachary Quinto down everyone's throat.that was the whole point of NBC doing Constantine to begin with.
Got cancelled for crappy heroes reboot,NBC tried to lure in audience then shove GᥠJ€uu ZacharyQuinto down everyone's throat.that was the whole point of NBC doing Constantine to begin with.
Uhh... Hemlock = lethal poison. Toadstool = lethal poison. They are both poisonous in and of themselves. So together would be 2 doses of different poisons.
I'm here because I just found out that the guy who plays Constantine is the same guy who voiced Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed Black Flag and I wanted to see him speak and see if I could hear it. Yup, that's definitely Edward Kenway.
I like this because Constantine was not only in an arrow crossover but also DC legends of tomorrow episode, Lucifer was also in a flash cross over along side Constantine, John giggle and Mia smoak !
The Constantine show deserved a proper chance. It is a shame it was pretty much pitted against Super Natural and was given a bad slot on American TV. They pretty much got the perfect actor with great likeness to Constantine's comic counterpart. The tone was great we had John being an anti hero. Doing morally bad things for the greater good. Sacrificing friends, taking huge risks with his own life and being haunted by his past mistakes. I gave up on CW's shows years ago. But I hate to say that I'm not missing much from what they are doing with Constantine now. We could've had something great if it was given the chance.
Wow! My favorite vigilante my favorite superhero in his own weird way! This character is perfect! This actor is John Constantine!!!! They definitely could make the dark apokolips movie where superman goes rogue and John Constantine saves everyone! Amazing
Matt Ryan is a great actor. I loved both his live action and animated portrayals of John Constantine. And they were both well-written as well. But boy, I cannot get over his outfit. It never looked accurate. In my mind, Constantine's clothes are EXTREMELY lived in, a bit wrinkled, VERY relaxed, maybe a bit dirty, faded, or a bit stained. This version of him always looks like someone cosplaying John Constantine. Doing a great job of cosplaying him, if we were at a con, I'd give him applause. But the costume designer somehow took an outfit that is not supposed to look special and made it look fancy. And that bugs me.
I am watching the series again in 2024. Is it me or is there a touch of Dr Strange in John's spell casting? I think that this came first but I might be wrong. It's a n outstanding series and Matt Ryan is sublime.
@@FlamesAndShadowsman that would be epic, dresden files needs another show as well, idk how somme really crappy shows get several seasons but these characters get screwed, it's nuts.
Constantine man I watched his spin off series it was good really good shame it got cancelled loved the movie such a good character anti hero but powerful not meny in the DCU can match him for magic
Worst DM on the planet: Okay you enter the battle, what do you do? Constantine: I cast a wind spell Worst DM on the planet: You need hemlock, toadstool and blood to cast that. Constantine: I look around for those. Worst DM on the planet: Okay, you find the two ingredients in front of you on the ground, and blood flies into your hands as you stand up..
From this collection you would think johns primary power is opening a portal and sucking people into hell. I guess it didn’t take off because that’s not his main power. The most interesting thing about John Constantine isn’t that he’s mad at the devil and sees things. He “rides the wave of fate.” You can’t kill him. He can’t lose. Like….really wvwr. As long as fate agrees the outcome is for the best John always somehow gets it. Superman can’t beat John. Superman’s weakness is magic and just no matter what he does he can’t seem to land a punch on John. Ever. The fact John is weary tired and bedraggled is because he’s supposed to have died a thousand times but didn’t. And the thrill has worn off. It’s just work now and that’s why he drinks. It’s a lot more interesting to understand the person John Constantine and his deeds than it is to just focus on oh kill demons cool! Riding the wave of fate is why John cannot LOSE. BUT that’s not why he cannot die. If fate felt the best outcome were his death he’d die. John made a deal with each of the four kings of hell in secret. As a result they’d help him but they all get his soul. So if John is damned to hell then when he arrives in hell the biggest war ever splits he’ll apart for his soul. And he knows it. So none of them will permit him to enter hell and god won’t let him into heaven. So can’t die. More interesting than scary Mexican grandma in a mirror.
The costuming is great and awful at the same time. He looks exactly like his comic counter part, but... wrong? That tie doesn't look like he did it at 9am but throughout a hard day he's let it go loose. It looks like someone precisely did the tie to look that way. His trench coat doesn't remind me of a hardened detective, it looks like something my exgirlfriend would wear to dinner. His hair doesn't conjure avid blond punk vibes, it makes him look like he's on a professional ice skating team.
The continuity folks must have been having a bad day whenever the second clip was filmed. Goes from having a bloody lip at 2:14 to clean faced at 2:16.
Yo wouldnt it be great if matt ryan came in as this universes constantine for a fun cameo role in the keanu reeves constantine movie?? Like he shows up the last 1/4 of the movie and helps out with some big spell or whatever. That would be dope.... i would be all for that
I never got to watch this when it was fresh, but this is John Constantine. I mean, the special affects are not great, I see a lot of Supernatural type of repeat patters, but still it looks fun. I'll have to make some time for it.
when they make the new Constantine movie, they should do something like this guy which is closer to the comic, is a Constantine from the past and he works with Keanu's Constantine to fix something :D
I remember watching the original pilot before it aired. The ending was different from the original show As originally his friend's daughter was supposed to continue on in the show. But after filming the pilot They decided to go a different route. So the introduced is 0
I disagree with him being a great Constantine. He is a great actor but I don't think this is the role for him. something is just missing in this show that I cant put my finger on.
I loved this adaptation. I wish he has gotten the live action movie he deserved. Nothing on Keanu Reeves, but he was terrible as Constantine. Matt Ryan is John Constantine the way Patrick Stewart is Prof. X.
I hate that John's own show never really got the chance to truly take off because it was exactly what a show with Constantine should be, dark, gritty, violent as hell, and full of moral ambiguity. It's great that Matt Ryan got a second chance to portray the character in Legends because he is honestly the only one I can think of for the role, but dear god is it doing the character a gross misjustice.
Honestly I am grateful he got the chance in the DCAMU films
In my opinion, DC Universe have too many series. It is saturated. Better apply MCU strategy: interchangable series between main characters. Each series could has its own theme: action / gritty / drama / comedy, etc. But it less bored for the fans.
@@tiararoxeanne1318but the mcu is trash lmfao
@@bigbrisk8423 Not all. Wandavision got some Emmy nominations. Wakanda Forever got at least an Oscar nomination. DCEU has not reached that level yet.
On me
Matt Ryan as John Constantine is the definition of perfect casting. I don’t know if anyone will ever top his Constantine. If only he’d gotten a big budget show with no network restrictions he would have thrived for years to come as he is so perfect as John.
He was perfect for the role definitely. It's so sad he didn't get the chance he deserved
There's like 1 season of Constantine show with him in it I believe
@@bigbrisk8423 I knew that I'm saying there should have been more.
Keanu reaves was the perfect Constantine
i mean. regardless of where it is it needs viewership and unfortunately died there. in fact it was because it didn't have the same network restrictions being on NBC rather than a more appropriate network that it failed.
Matt Ryan is John Constantine. He is literally obsessed with playing this character now. He even voices his character in animation and he is perfect for the role in every way.
If they mcu Constantine then he’s perfect casting! Loved Keanu but he can do a real dark sequel
yep. Keanu Reeves is great actor, great as Neo but... Matt Ryan... is Constantine.
@@leukoscrux Yes, in my opinion Matt is more fit for the roll because of his accent and demeanor. Reeves is more serious and less jokey. Both are good and I can't wait for Keanu to reprise his role as Constantine one day.
@@darkangellewnot a marvel movie it’s a dc movie I’m pretty sure
They can always do alternate Earths with both of them
I feel like 60% of his skillset was rolling his eyes back in his head.
😂
I guess the other 40% was the big flamey circle whisking people, unicorns and demons away.
Wish Constantine got more seasons
John is without doubt my favorite DC character
Same
Could do without the gay stuff but yeah he's great besides that whole thing, kinda makes ppl not wanna watch when they push ideology on ppl
@@bigbrisk8423 John has always been Bi even in the comics. It was established in the 90s
@@bigbrisk8423Clearly this character isn’t for you than and we’re better off without a bigot like you watching. This has been who he is forever.
@@bigbrisk8423 seems to me like you started paying attention to Constantine recently.
My brother and I, met Mr. Ryan at a Comics Convention ( in Virginia Beach, VA) several years back. He was a very nice and polite, gentleman.
John Constantine is one of my all time favourites and Matt Ryan is the perfect actor in my eyes to play him.
Constantine made the show for me.
I agree with everyone here. John Constantine is literally GOATED. Deserves a whole show with 8 seasons.
did... did he just send fairy godmother to hell?
I believe he did. On a side note, it was the same actress who played Londo Molari's wife Timov in Babylon 5
@@jimdigriz2923 ----Babylon 5 was a good show.
A witch is a witch only in today's world are they thought of as good. The lor is that a witch is to Satan as a nun is to the lord. Nothing is given without price Cinderella paid with the blood of her sisters 😅
Yup, he said Bippity boppity bye, bitch
I mean in the original story, i believe in the sequel of the book ? The fairy godmother was just as horrible as her step mother if not worse when she became Cinderella new mother
The fact that Matt Ryan also plays Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed 4 makes moments like these better. Cause you can see John Constantine in Edward and Edward in John.
I knew Kenway sounded familiar
I think you just gave me another reason to go back and actually play that one
Always my favorite Constantine. I remember watching these shows in real time with my dad and us both geeking out when John showed up.
I absolutely LOVE how Matt Ryan also acted out Constantine's spellcasting! It's a small thing but just him slapping his hands together and twist out the pentagrams while getting that "I gotta drop a deuce" face really made me love his interpretation of the character more then what Keanu did in the film (although I still LOVE Keanu)
0:24- 0:30 Dearie... Callback from one of my favorite shows OUAT.
- hears a giggle in the distance -
Even funnier, the Fairy Godmother actor voiced Mamma Cosmo in Fairly OddParents.
Dang, that evil unicorn is fantastic! It’s literally like something out of my nightmares, so weird to see the bugger on screen. Must say I’d have frozen up and shit my pants in fear too.
Actually, that's how unicorns are supposed to act. They are not as friendly as they are made out to be...that's for fairytales.
The actual unicorn killed what they previewed to be impure people. Virgins were somewhat safe as long as they were innocent and and whatnot.
This is from what I was told and read
This series made Constantine one of my favorite DC characters. Keanu as much as I love him, just can't hold a candle to Matt's portrayal of Constantine. Series>Film, The same can be said for Stargate.
man, this show looks campy from what i can see here.
Was one of the BEST shows
"oh thank god"
"yeah I'd rather not, love"
lol that's awesome
Keanu Reeves is a great Constantine
Matt Ryan is Constantine 💯
Ratio
i miss this character sm man
Qué le pasó?
@@dead.6341 Dejó el espectáculo
As much as i like Keanu and his movie Matt was born to play Constantine... Dude looks like taken out directly form comic book's pages...
"Asta you dick" 😂😂😂😂 but that unicorn that was actually a hell horse/demon . . . At first awww then awww-oooly shit 😂
Why did the guy in the Buddy Holly glasses just stand there while the cursed unicorn is getting attacked? Some people have the survival instincts of a mud puddle.
He was bait, they told him to stay there so John can do his spell.
John always find the way he go around 😂
John is like: "Yeah.. let me use the same thing three times in a row. That will totally work"
the way he casted that portal was like dr. Strange ...
He's DC's cooler Dr. Strange.
@@LokiToxtrocity Dcs alcoholic uncle of doctor strange
This wasw such a great show. A shame it got cancelled.
Got cancelled for crappy heroes reboot,NBC tried to lure in audience then shove GᥠJ€w Zachary Quinto down everyone's throat.that was the whole point of NBC doing Constantine to begin with.
They need to restart his show
The show was great. It had the misfortune of being on NBC, who have a long track record of not supporting good TV.
Got cancelled for crappy heroes reboot,NBC tried to lure in audience then shove GᥠJ€w Zachary Quinto down everyone's throat.that was the whole point of NBC doing Constantine to begin with.
Got cancelled for crappy heroes reboot,NBC tried to lure in audience then shove GᥠJ€uu ZacharyQuinto down everyone's throat.that was the whole point of NBC doing Constantine to begin with.
John seems to be channeling his inner Castiel
Cas stole the look off of him.
Yep you're right castiel was inspired by good old John Constantine@@dragonsoundwave253
They neutered my boy with Legends of Tomorrow. His own show was gritty and great..he's barely a characature of what he should be 😢
Caricature
He's a blast in LoT - literally the only reason ive seen it, But Fuck this ones on GOD
i really do wait for a movie with both Matt Ryan and Keanu Reeves playing alternate versions of constantine...
With everyone doing alternate universes these days, the idea certainly is entertaining
I would love to see him come back to this show. It ended prematurely. He’s awesome!🎉❤🎉
I really hope there's a chance for his character to be brought back
Hemlock + toadstool = lethal poison. Don't try this at home...😅
Uhh... Hemlock = lethal poison. Toadstool = lethal poison.
They are both poisonous in and of themselves. So together would be 2 doses of different poisons.
This show was such a guilty pleasure. I miss those days.
I'm here because I just found out that the guy who plays Constantine is the same guy who voiced Edward Kenway in Assassin's Creed Black Flag and I wanted to see him speak and see if I could hear it. Yup, that's definitely Edward Kenway.
Constantine is my Most! Second Favorite series when it becomes for Supernatural Series....
Number -1 is the One and Only! "SUPERNATURAL"..... 😊👍👍👍👍
Nice video
I like this because Constantine was not only in an arrow crossover but also DC legends of tomorrow episode, Lucifer was also in a flash cross over along side Constantine, John giggle and Mia smoak !
I remember this… It was so cheap they couldn’t even get him a decent trench coat, ffs.
The Constantine show deserved a proper chance. It is a shame it was pretty much pitted against Super Natural and was given a bad slot on American TV.
They pretty much got the perfect actor with great likeness to Constantine's comic counterpart. The tone was great we had John being an anti hero. Doing morally bad things for the greater good. Sacrificing friends, taking huge risks with his own life and being haunted by his past mistakes.
I gave up on CW's shows years ago. But I hate to say that I'm not missing much from what they are doing with Constantine now.
We could've had something great if it was given the chance.
Wow, these are the "best" moments?
So glad I missed this series.
I need to see this John Constantine in his own movie series
Perfect casting. I wish Constantine had got a scond season
Loved the truncated series more than the later CW stuff. But yeah Matt is John
Wow! My favorite vigilante my favorite superhero in his own weird way! This character is perfect! This actor is John Constantine!!!! They definitely could make the dark apokolips movie where superman goes rogue and John Constantine saves everyone! Amazing
Thoroughly enjoyed the show when it Aired.
I almost broke my monitor when i realised it was only 1 season! :(
This was one if my favorite shows. Irritated it only got one season.
Hemlock+Toadstool +Blood= Wind Spell😑
This show needed to continue- SEVERELY underrated
😢 They cut off its legs before it could run... Matt was amazing as j.constantine
Matt Ryan is a great actor. I loved both his live action and animated portrayals of John Constantine. And they were both well-written as well. But boy, I cannot get over his outfit. It never looked accurate. In my mind, Constantine's clothes are EXTREMELY lived in, a bit wrinkled, VERY relaxed, maybe a bit dirty, faded, or a bit stained. This version of him always looks like someone cosplaying John Constantine. Doing a great job of cosplaying him, if we were at a con, I'd give him applause. But the costume designer somehow took an outfit that is not supposed to look special and made it look fancy. And that bugs me.
I was thinking the same thing. He always looks too "clean".
Different franchise, but a crossover with the Winchester brothers would have been fascinating.
Fairy godmother lol 😝
I am watching the series again in 2024. Is it me or is there a touch of Dr Strange in John's spell casting? I think that this came first but I might be wrong. It's a n outstanding series and Matt Ryan is sublime.
They should have continued this!!!!
I'm just spitballing here, John Constantine versus Castiel
Was thinking Harry Dresden
@@FlamesAndShadowsman that would be epic, dresden files needs another show as well, idk how somme really crappy shows get several seasons but these characters get screwed, it's nuts.
@@FlamesAndShadows who is Harry Dresden?
John Constantine should original be a regular guest in Supernatural.
They didnt got the rights, thus castiel was created.
Constantine is so underrated
John casts Eldritch Blast.
Constantine man I watched his spin off series it was good really good shame it got cancelled loved the movie such a good character anti hero but powerful not meny in the DCU can match him for magic
Why did he suddenly need spell components for that one thing but not for summoning a hell portal?
4:26 the guy in the blue shirt isn't that the guy who plays Private Detective Dylan Dogg?
Cant wait till. It on a free platform
Worst DM on the planet: Okay you enter the battle, what do you do?
Constantine: I cast a wind spell
Worst DM on the planet: You need hemlock, toadstool and blood to cast that.
Constantine: I look around for those.
Worst DM on the planet: Okay, you find the two ingredients in front of you on the ground, and blood flies into your hands as you stand up..
I didn't even know they did a show
I haven't watched that show since it first came out. :)
First time knowing that Constantine has a tv show...
Outrageous Matt Ryan never got the call for Sandman
I don’t think the show got the rights for the DC characters
the best Constantine...
Bippidy boppoty bWAAAAAAAAHa-
This character is more an powerful character that’s anyone but for me Loki is unbeatable character
They took that horse right from the pages of advanced Dungeons and Dragons It's called a nightmare😂😂
John save me 😢 oh john ,..,
CW does drama really well
i wish i had known abut his show eariler love constantine
The hellhound didn't like the betrayal didn't he?
From this collection you would think johns primary power is opening a portal and sucking people into hell.
I guess it didn’t take off because that’s not his main power. The most interesting thing about John Constantine isn’t that he’s mad at the devil and sees things.
He “rides the wave of fate.” You can’t kill him. He can’t lose. Like….really wvwr. As long as fate agrees the outcome is for the best John always somehow gets it. Superman can’t beat John. Superman’s weakness is magic and just no matter what he does he can’t seem to land a punch on John. Ever.
The fact John is weary tired and bedraggled is because he’s supposed to have died a thousand times but didn’t. And the thrill has worn off. It’s just work now and that’s why he drinks.
It’s a lot more interesting to understand the person John Constantine and his deeds than it is to just focus on oh kill demons cool!
Riding the wave of fate is why John cannot LOSE.
BUT that’s not why he cannot die. If fate felt the best outcome were his death he’d die.
John made a deal with each of the four kings of hell in secret. As a result they’d help him but they all get his soul.
So if John is damned to hell then when he arrives in hell the biggest war ever splits he’ll apart for his soul. And he knows it. So none of them will permit him to enter hell and god won’t let him into heaven. So can’t die.
More interesting than scary Mexican grandma in a mirror.
John doesn’t drink because he fears the monsters he sees.
John drinks because he feels nothing now.
The costuming is great and awful at the same time. He looks exactly like his comic counter part, but... wrong? That tie doesn't look like he did it at 9am but throughout a hard day he's let it go loose. It looks like someone precisely did the tie to look that way. His trench coat doesn't remind me of a hardened detective, it looks like something my exgirlfriend would wear to dinner. His hair doesn't conjure avid blond punk vibes, it makes him look like he's on a professional ice skating team.
Matt Ryan is one of 2 people... Edward Kenway and John Constantine... Even the animated shows know this
The continuity folks must have been having a bad day whenever the second clip was filmed. Goes from having a bloody lip at 2:14 to clean faced at 2:16.
Yo wouldnt it be great if matt ryan came in as this universes constantine for a fun cameo role in the keanu reeves constantine movie?? Like he shows up the last 1/4 of the movie and helps out with some big spell or whatever. That would be dope.... i would be all for that
Cheezy show, but it's ok
I never got to watch this when it was fresh, but this is John Constantine. I mean, the special affects are not great, I see a lot of Supernatural type of repeat patters, but still it looks fun. I'll have to make some time for it.
Is the Fairy Godmother the actress that played Timov from Babylon 5, the wife of Londo Mollari?
Can he light his eyes up on his own or was he possessed? Asking as I didn't get the chance to follow the series
I see Buck Compton came back from his grave
Wish they should do more season
when they make the new Constantine movie, they should do something like this guy which is closer to the comic, is a Constantine from the past and he works with Keanu's Constantine to fix something :D
I’m sorry he looks like adult Johnny Test to me
I remember watching the original pilot before it aired.
The ending was different from the original show
As originally his friend's daughter was supposed to continue on in the show.
But after filming the pilot
They decided to go a different route.
So the introduced is 0
I hear ya John lol 🤣
At 2.14 there was a blood trickle from the mouth of one of the girls and in the next moment it was gone.
After seeing the movie and now this.... Cocaine must be the hell of a drug😂
I wouldn't mind a John Constantine VS Dr. Strange fight... Sadly it'll never officially happen.
Why am i getting strong Dr Who vibes here?!
I disagree with him being a great Constantine. He is a great actor but I don't think this is the role for him. something is just missing in this show that I cant put my finger on.
I loved this adaptation. I wish he has gotten the live action movie he deserved. Nothing on Keanu Reeves, but he was terrible as Constantine. Matt Ryan is John Constantine the way Patrick Stewart is Prof. X.
beautiful people running about in hollywood action poses with martial arts, not the Constantine I am familiar with