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* TruerToTheText: It has been stated the series will stick closer to the spirit of the comic than the 2005 movie starring Creator/KeanuReeves. For starters, Constantine is a blond British man in a trenchcoat instead of a brunette American man in a suit.

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* TruerToTheText: It has been stated the series will stick closer to the spirit of the comic than the 2005 movie starring Creator/KeanuReeves. For starters, Constantine is a blond British man in a trenchcoat instead of a brunette brunet American man in a suit.
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** Behind the helmet you can see the staff of Ibis the Invincible.
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'''Constantine''' is a 2014 UrbanFantasy tv series set to air October on NBC, an adaptation of the Creator/DCComics comic book '''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'''. It is the [[Film/{{Constantine}} second attempt]] to bring the comic to live action

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'''Constantine''' '''''Constantine''''' is a 2014 UrbanFantasy tv series set to air October on NBC, an adaptation of the Creator/DCComics comic book '''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'''. ''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}''. It is the [[Film/{{Constantine}} second attempt]] attempt to bring the comic to live action
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* TruerToTheText: It has been stated the series will stick closer to the spirit of the comic than the 2005 movie.

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* TruerToTheText: It has been stated the series will stick closer to the spirit of the comic than the 2005 movie. movie starring Creator/KeanuReeves. For starters, Constantine is a blond British man in a trenchcoat instead of a brunette American man in a suit.
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One of three DC Comics shows to premiere in 2014, along with Creator/TheCW's ''Series/TheFlash'' and {{Fox}}'s ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', though being on different networks makes crossovers unlikely.

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One of three live-action DC Comics shows to premiere in 2014, along with Creator/TheCW's ''Series/TheFlash'' ''[[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]]'' and {{Fox}}'s ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', though being on different networks makes crossovers unlikely.
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'''Constantine''' is a 2014 UrbanFantasy tv series set to air October on NBC, an adaptation of the DC comics comic book '''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'''. It is the [[Film/{{Constantine}} second attempt]] to bring the comic to live action

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'''Constantine''' is a 2014 UrbanFantasy tv series set to air October on NBC, an adaptation of the DC comics Creator/DCComics comic book '''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'''. It is the [[Film/{{Constantine}} second attempt]] to bring the comic to live action



One of three DC shows to premiere in 2014, along with Creator/TheCW's ''Series/TheFlash'' and {{Fox}}'s ''Series/Gotham'', though the different networks rule out a shared universe ([[{{Multiverse}} as far as TV goes]]).

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One of three DC Comics shows to premiere in 2014, along with Creator/TheCW's ''Series/TheFlash'' and {{Fox}}'s ''Series/Gotham'', ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', though the being on different networks rule out a shared universe ([[{{Multiverse}} as far as TV goes]]).makes crossovers unlikely.
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One of three DC shows to premiere in 2014, along with Creator/TheCW's ''Series/TheFlash'' and {{Fox}}'s ''Series/Gotham'', though the different networks rule out a shared universe ([[{{Multiverse}} as far as TV goes]]).
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* CanonForeigner: Liv.
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** Calling the phone number given by [[http://constantine.tumblr.com/post/92757987260/john-constantine-has-a-message-for-you#notes this post on the series' official Tumblr]] took the caller to Constantine's voicemail. If they were looking for someone else, he said, they would to better to look in the bloody [[ComicBook/SwampThing swamp]].

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** Calling the phone number given by [[http://constantine.tumblr.com/post/92757987260/john-constantine-has-a-message-for-you#notes this post on the series' official Tumblr]] took the caller to Constantine's voicemail. If they were looking for someone else, Alec Holland, he said, they would to better to look in the bloody [[ComicBook/SwampThing swamp]].
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** Calling the phone number given by [[http://constantine.tumblr.com/post/92757987260/john-constantine-has-a-message-for-you#notes this post on the series' official Tumblr]] took the caller to Constantine's voicemail. If they were looking for someone else, he said, they would to better to look in the bloody [[ComicBook/SwampThing swamp]].
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* INeedAFrickinDrink: Constantine at the end of the pilot.

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* INeedAFrickinDrink: INeedAFreakingDrink: Constantine at the end of the pilot.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Interviews have confirmed Constantine will not smoke on-screen. The writers will apparently do their best to work around the limitation.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Interviews have confirmed Constantine will not smoke on-screen. The writers will apparently do their best to work around the limitation. The leaked pilot, for example, showed John snuffing out a cigarette in an ashtray- which is already filled to the brim with them.


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* INeedAFrickinDrink: Constantine at the end of the pilot.


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** Constantine had this after [[spoiler:a case he was working on in England resulted in a young girl being torn apart in front of him.]] So much so that he's in an asylum.
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* BiTheWay: Averted. Constantine--who is canonically bisexual in the comics--will not be consorting with men in a sexual manner during the show, as the showrunners felt it wasn't a large part of his character. This has gotten backlash, as well as the fact that Constantine can't smoke.

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* BiTheWay: Averted. Constantine--who is canonically bisexual in the comics--will not be consorting with men in a sexual manner during the show, as the showrunners felt it wasn't a large part of his character. This While this is true, the decision has gotten backlash, as well as the fact that Constantine can't smoke.
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* BiTheWay: Averted. Constantine- who is canonically bisexual in the comics- will not be consorting with men in a sexual manner during the show, as the showrunners felt it wasn't a large part of his character. This has gotten backlash, as well as the fact that Constantine can't smoke.

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* BiTheWay: Averted. Constantine- who Constantine--who is canonically bisexual in the comics- will comics--will not be consorting with men in a sexual manner during the show, as the showrunners felt it wasn't a large part of his character. This has gotten backlash, as well as the fact that Constantine can't smoke.



* KnifeNut: Chas.

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* BiTheWay: Averted. Constantine- who is canonically bisexual in the comics- will not be consorting with men in a sexual manner during the show, as the showrunners felt it wasn't a large part of his character (As they felt John had only really been seen in a romance with one or two men during the comic).

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* BiTheWay: Averted. Constantine- who is canonically bisexual in the comics- will not be consorting with men in a sexual manner during the show, as the showrunners felt it wasn't a large part of his character (As they felt John had only really been seen in a romance with one or two men during character. This has gotten backlash, as well as the comic).fact that Constantine can't smoke.
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* ShoutOut: The helmet in Liv's father cabin looks a lot like [[ComicBook/DoctorFate Doctor Fate's]].

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* ShoutOut: The helmet in Liv's father cabin looks a lot like the [[ComicBook/DoctorFate Doctor Fate's]].Helmet of Nabu]].
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* ShoutOut: The helmet in Liv's father cabin looks a lot like [[ComicBook/DoctorFate Doctor Fate's]].

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The series stars John Constantine (played by [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Matt Ryan]]), a "[[RunningGag Master of the Dark arts]]" for hire, a deeply flawed man haunted by the mistakes of [[DarkAndTroubledPast his past]] stuck in a crusade against the LegionsOfHell. Aiding in his quest are Liv Aberdine (played by [[Series/RobinHood Lucy]] [[Series/TrueBlood Griffiths]]), the daughter of an old friend of his who is more than she appears to be, and Chas Chandler, John's oldest friend (played by [[Series/TrueDetective Charles Halford]]).

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The series stars John Constantine (played by [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Matt Ryan]]), a "[[RunningGag Master of the Dark arts]]" ("I should change that to 'Petty Dabbler', I ''hate'' to put on airs") for hire, a deeply flawed man haunted by the mistakes of [[DarkAndTroubledPast his past]] stuck in a crusade against the LegionsOfHell. Aiding in his quest are Liv Aberdine (played by [[Series/RobinHood Lucy]] [[Series/TrueBlood Griffiths]]), the daughter of an old friend of his who is more than she appears to be, and Chas Chandler, John's oldest friend (played by [[Series/TrueDetective Charles Halford]]).


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* BiTheWay: Averted. Constantine- who is canonically bisexual in the comics- will not be consorting with men in a sexual manner during the show, as the showrunners felt it wasn't a large part of his character (As they felt John had only really been seen in a romance with one or two men during the comic).


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* DeadpanSnarker: Constantine, as in the comic. See his reaction to being called a "Master of the Dark Arts," for example.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDoneMyGodWhatHaveIDone: Liv gets hit with this after she realizes that her lack of action in following up on her scrying meant that a young boy was brutally murdered.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Chas]] gets ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice by a demonically controlled electrical cable. [[spoiler:He gets better.]]

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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: [[spoiler:Chas]] gets ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice by is the recipient of this courtesy of a demonically controlled electrical cable. [[spoiler:He gets better.]]]]
* KnifeNut: Chas.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Chas]] gets ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice by a demonically controlled electrical cable.

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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Chas]] gets ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice by a demonically controlled electrical cable. [[spoiler:He gets better.]]

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* BritishAccents: Constantine speaks in a [[OopNorth Northern English]] accent.

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* BritishAccents: Constantine speaks in a [[OopNorth Northern English]] accent.accent.
* DroppedABridgeOnHim: [[spoiler:Chas]] gets ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice by a demonically controlled electrical cable.

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* AudienceSurrogate: This seems to be Liv's role in the series, being a normal woman with no knowledge of the supernatural dragged to Constantine's world. [[spoiler:She will be written out and replaced with Zed, who is [[http://hellblazer.wikia.com/wiki/Zed actually in the comics]] and is a Pagan sorceress.]]

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* AudienceSurrogate: This seems to be Liv's role in the series, being a normal woman with no knowledge of the supernatural dragged to Constantine's world. [[spoiler:She will be written out and replaced with Zed, who is [[http://hellblazer.wikia.com/wiki/Zed actually in the comics]] and is a Pagan sorceress.]] ]]
* BlessedWithSuck: Both Liv and Constantine have the ability to see trapped souls and demons. Sometimes they look normal (albeit [[IncrediblyLamePun deathly pale]], and other times they're full on demonic, with [[EyeScream missing or blank white eyes]] and feral, aggressive behaviour.

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The series' pilot was accidentally leaked online, [[http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/constantine/31268/constantine-casting-shake-up causing the creators to]] [[spoiler:write Liv out of the series, replacing her with Zed.]]



* AudienceSurrogate: This seems to be Liv's role in the series, being a normal woman with no knowledge of the supernatural dragged to Constantine's world.

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* AudienceSurrogate: This seems to be Liv's role in the series, being a normal woman with no knowledge of the supernatural dragged to Constantine's world. [[spoiler:She will be written out and replaced with Zed, who is [[http://hellblazer.wikia.com/wiki/Zed actually in the comics]] and is a Pagan sorceress.]]
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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Interviews have confirmed Constantine will not smoke on-screen.

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* {{Bowdlerise}}: Interviews have confirmed Constantine will not smoke on-screen. The writers will apparently do their best to work around the limitation.

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* AudienceSurrogate: This seems to be Liv's role in the series, being a normal woman with no knowledge of the supernatural sucked in Constantine's world.

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* AudienceSurrogate: This seems to be Liv's role in the series, being a normal woman with no knowledge of the supernatural sucked in dragged to Constantine's world.
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->'''Psychiatrist''': ''We're all powerless against demons''.
->'''John Constantine''': ''[[DemonSlaying Not all of us, chief]]''.

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->'''Psychiatrist''': ''We're We're all powerless against demons''.
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->'''Psychiatrist''': ''We're all powerless against demons''.
->'''John Constantine''': ''[[DemonSlaying Not all of us, chief]]''.
-->--'''Pilot'''

'''Constantine''' is a 2014 UrbanFantasy tv series set to air October on NBC, an adaptation of the DC comics comic book '''ComicBook/{{Hellblazer}}'''. It is the [[Film/{{Constantine}} second attempt]] to bring the comic to live action

The series stars John Constantine (played by [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIVBlackFlag Matt Ryan]]), a "[[RunningGag Master of the Dark arts]]" for hire, a deeply flawed man haunted by the mistakes of [[DarkAndTroubledPast his past]] stuck in a crusade against the LegionsOfHell. Aiding in his quest are Liv Aberdine (played by [[Series/RobinHood Lucy]] [[Series/TrueBlood Griffiths]]), the daughter of an old friend of his who is more than she appears to be, and Chas Chandler, John's oldest friend (played by [[Series/TrueDetective Charles Halford]]).

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!Constantine provides examples of

* AudienceSurrogate: This seems to be Liv's role in the series, being a normal woman with no knowledge of the supernatural sucked in Constantine's world.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: Interviews have confirmed Constantine will not smoke on-screen.
* BritishAccents: Constantine speaks in a [[OopNorth Northern English]] accent.
* TrenchcoatBrigade: As per his comic incarnation, Constantine follows this principle.
* TruerToTheText: It has been stated the series will stick closer to the spirit of the comic than the 2005 movie.
* UrbanFantasy: But of course. Like the comic, it features demons and angels running about in modern-day cities.

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