Constantine: Yes, Another Superhero

You cannot be surprised that another superhero television series is appearing.  At a time when Russia invades its neighbor with impunity, genocide is underway in the Middle East, and Ebola is jumping borders, what we really need is a show proving that one man can make it all go away.  Okay, maybe this is tough on all of the entertainment business, but I would not mind a drama series based on a medical teams traveling the world to fight disease or something similar.  But here we are.

So tonight NBC is introducing the "superhero" Constantine.  From what I remember of the movie, I was not impressed, though short memories might help this show.  You can see the trailer here and get what you need to know from NBC:

Based on the wildly popular comic book series "Hellblazer" from DC Comics, seasoned demon hunter and master of the occult John Constantine (Matt Ryan, "Criminal Minds") is armed with a ferocious knowledge of the dark arts and a wickedly naughty wit. He fights the good fight - or at least he did. With his soul already damned to hell, he's decided to abandon his campaign against evil until a series of events thrusts him back into the fray, and he'll do whatever it takes to protect the innocent. With the balance of good and evil on the line, Constantine will use his skills to travel the country, find the supernatural terrors that threaten our world and send them back where they belong. After that, who knows... maybe there's hope for him and his soul after all.

The good part is that Constantine does not need a cape to do his magic. The scenes remind me more of Supernatural and Dominion than The Flash.  And maybe if it had a bit of Sleepy Hollow's dry humor it could work.  However, The Washington Post isn't buying any of it, stating: 

"Constantine” thrusts us into an all-too-familiar milieu of meaningless symbols, old leather-bound books, sudden power outages, gathering storm clouds, garbled Latin and the Beast within. All that nonsense makes it hard to see any hope for redemption.

I think my DVR is full.