I thought the pilot was incredible. I'm excited to see where this series goes. As much of a fan of Constantine that i am i was highly skeptical towards this pilot. However, i was pleasantly surprised. I like how they just jumped into the story and didn't waste any time explaining characters and history. It seems like the writers know the story they want to tell and aren't going to get bogged down in trying to convince non-fans of the source material to like these new characters. There are some characters and stories that require extensive time in their introduction but, constantine is one that i think can be established slowly through out episodes. Yeah, there were things to complain about in the pilot episode. Some of the characters seem poorly cast or written but i think there was far more good than bad and the casting of, Constantine seems spot on and will keep me following this show for the rest of the season.
Originally posted by Mindset
You thought that shit was incredible?Did they change the pilot from when it leaked?
Never watched the leaked version but i doubt it changed. Perhaps, incredible, was the wrong term but yeah i was very pleased with the pilot episode. Most of the reason i like the show, thus far, comes from the casting and acting of, Constantine. I also liked how the show never stopped moving. The show comes from a source material that has a very deep back story. I can see how the fast paced presentation could seem disjointed but i think if the show ever lingers to long on exposition it will become monotonous.
I suppose the other reason that i enjoyed the, pilot is because of the network the show is on. If the show was being produced by another network like HBO or AMC i would have expected much more. Even though most of the effects were passable i think the budget and over production is lacking but as i said before i think they got the casting right in the way of Constantine himself and i think that is something the show can build on.