To Save Or Not To Save Constantine

John Constantine is an awesome comic book character. He is. If you haven't heard him, here's a link for some info and some quick facts.

http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/John_Constantine

1. He has magic.

2. He's from Liverpool.

3. He's bisexual.

4. He smokes. A lot.

5. He's what is called an "anti-hero," and for him, the ends justify the means.

So, all in all, I love this guy. Who wouldn't? That's why, when I heard that NBC was creating a live action show about him, I was psyched. 

In the show, John Constantine has been shown to be straight, which caused some controversy among fans. Personally, I just wanted to see what the producers had to say about this, though I didn't really have a foot in either side. 

Here's the interview with producer David Goyer about the topic:

He's sort of being a jackass and belittling the interviewer. She went on to say that she meant to say "Vertigo" comics rather than "Image," but that she felt like she was being treated as a "fake geek girl." I have to say, I'd agree. He was acting condescending. 

Also, his argument is that they never said he wasn't bisexual. What does that mean? If you aren't writing him as being bisexual just say that.

"I have a character in another show that's bisexual, so..." So what? What the hell does that have to do with anything?! Sorry, this guy just pushes my buttons. 

Let's say he was having a bad day and this was a one-time thing. Except, it's not. He also went on to say at a different time about She-Hulk that:

" I have a theory about She-Hulk. Which was created by a man, right? And at the time in particular I think 95% of comic book readers were men and certainly almost all of the comic book writers were men. So the Hulk was this classic male power fantasy. It’s like, most of the people reading comic books were these people like me who were just these little kids getting the shit kicked out of them every day… And so then they created She-Hulk, right? Who was still smart… I think She-Hulk is the chick that you could fuck if you were Hulk, you know what I’m saying? … She-Hulk was the extension of the male power fantasy. So it’s like if I’m going to be this geek who becomes the Hulk then let’s create a giant green porn star that only the Hulk could fuck."

Thank you for that brilliant insight Mr. Goyer. I'm sure all female comic book fans were thrilled to hear you label a strong, brilliant, female comic book character as a giant, green, porn star. 

So who is She-Hulk? Well first of all, she's the Hulk's cousin, so if she and the Hulk got together, ewww. She-Hulk is sort of like the better Hulk. She's strong, independent, and most of the time she can keep her intelligence when she changes and she can control when she changes. When she's not fighting crime on the streets, she's fighting crime in the court as a successful lawyer.

A lot of comic book readers are females who get treated like shit every day by ignorant men like David Goyer. I think She-Hulk was created to intimidate the shit out of those men.

Stan Lee, who created She-Hulk, went on to call Goyer and idiot for his views on the character. Thank you Stan!

Now you see my dilemma. Constantine has mixed reviews and ratings so we're not sure if it's going to get picked up for a second season. We'll find out in May. One way to help save it is to talk about it on social media and twitter using hash-tags like #SaveConstantine and #HellBlazers. 

But should we save Constantine or let Goyer fall? I'd love to see the show go further, but I don't want Goyer to ruin it. I wouldn't mind giving it one more season just to see if Goyer can pull his shit together. Who knows, maybe Geoff Johns will make a phone call and kick ass. I'd like that. After all, Constantine can still be saved in more ways than one.

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I Have The Tiny Chickens...

Sorry if my posts aren't as good lately, guys...I've got the tiny chickens.

If you haven't heard of Tiny Chicken Disease, I will tell you. It is a common syndrome that was discovered by Hank Green a few years ago. It's where you meet a tiny chicken, and that tiny chicken lays eggs in your brain. Those eggs begin to hatch, and then you have baby tiny chickens that bounce up and down on your head, eat your brain matter, and poop out your nose.

The only cure is to wait for the tiny chickens to grow and finally leave your head. They can also be flushed out by lots of fluids.

Do you see that? That is the face of evil.

A Picture That Describes Your Life

Q&A For Colm

There a lot of fun questions that don't really require an entire blog post to answer, so I thought I'd put the answers here. Feel free to ask more questions!

Q: Can you juggle?

A: You know, I used to be able to. I probably still could. I don't think I could ever juggle more than 4 objects though.


Q: Are you religious?

A: It really depends on how you define religion. I'm not associated with any religious affiliation, but I respect those that are. I have a personal philosophy of ethics and morals based on life as I experience it, and I'm a firm believer in equality and treating others the way that you want to be treated. So I may not be "religious" per-se, but I am very passionate and opinionated.


Q: What's your favorite joke?

A: Just watch this.

Q: Where did you grow up?

A: Chicago, Illinois. I actually loved it. Especially the pizza.


Q: Are you a good liar?

A: Yes. Pfffft, hahahahahahahahahaha. XD

Lava Lamps

Question: Have you ever owned a lava lamp?

Answer: Actually yes. I had this cool pink lava lamp that I bought from Target as an impulse buy. Then a few things happened.

1. I discovered that it's so cool looking that you'll be compelled to touch it, and when you do it will burn the fuck out of your hand.

2. My inner stereotypical gay guy that visits maybe once a year stopped by and I realized that despite it looking super cool, it goes with nothing and looks fugly as hell unless you have a black light and Bob Marley poster to go next to it.

3. It went to the Goodwill.

And that, folks, is the story of my lava lamp.

You see, it makes things pink. REALLY pink.

Baby Names

Blog Prompt Question: Have you already thought about baby names?

Answer: NO! But if I had, I think Charisma for a girl and Ethan for a boy are great names. :3

#DontTellMyBoyfriend, #HashtagsDontWorkOnBlogs #OurBabyWillHaveToComeFromAStork

Swallowed Any Unusual Objects?

Blog Prompt: Have you swallowed any unusual objects?

Answer: Yes. I have swallowed: paper, a penny, a key, plastic (sometimes I forget to take it off the food), a scrabble tile, and a button. And I don't know if this counts but I loved to eat glue when I was little. Like seriously, at snack time I would have chips and pour in Elmer's glue when the teacher wasn't looking. It made for great dip.

Don't judge me, blame my parents.

Life Story

Blog Prompt: Tell your life story in 50 words or less.

I grew. Didn’t like parents. Has many sisters. Studied Taekwondo. Sent away for high school. Met friends. Discovered Sherlock. Unpaid internship. Dated Girl. Came out. Dated boy. Ate pizza. Graduated. Nearly died from doing so. Promoted to barely paid intern. At college with same friends. Still nearly dying from college.

That is exactly 50 words. Ha!

If The Phone Rang...

Blog Prompt: If the phone rang right now, who would you want it to be?

Joss Whedon.

20 Facts About Yourself!

More blog challenge stuff! Yay! This blog should just be called to blog of challenges. Anyway!

20 facts about myself: Go!

1. I have blonde hair and blue eyes (Hitler would've loved me had I not been gay).

2. I'm gay and I have a boyfriend now. His name is Henry! :D

3. My best friends are my roommate, my roommates brother, and my roommate's brother's roommate/ roommate's boyfriend, my roommate's brother's girlfriend, and my boyfriend. So Em, Benny, Thayer, Cricket, and Henry. :3

4. I'm a major geek. (Sherlock, Pokemon, Superheroes, LOTR you name it!).

5. My favorite food is ice cream. Specifically anything chocolate and Ben and Jerry's.

6. I've have a blue belt in Taekwondo and a purple belt in Jiu Jitsu and I've also studied Krav Maga and Kenpo.

7. I despise Comcast cable network. And McDonald's.

That's the pink slime people. And it ain't ice cream, trust me.

8. I hate yoga, despite my studies in martial arts and disciplines I cannot stand yoga.

9. I am an equalist and a feminist.

10. I love camping, but I hate camping trips. I like the outdoors part but I hate all the campfire songs, marshmallows, and bringing creature comforts. I like the type of camping that's a challenge where you bring nothing and you go out with one or two close friends.

11. Also about camping, I absolutely despise the Boyscouts of America. Not the actual scouts, but the program in general.

12. I love mail and writing letters.

13. I love math and science and specifically forensics.

14. My signature drink would have to be Port Sherry. It's nice. Martini if I'm out to have fun with friends.

15. I love trains. I much prefer them to any other mode of transportation.

16. Five words to describe me: funny, outgoing, preppy, determined, and snarky.

17. I'm bad at lying.

18. I sing in the shower. Loudly.

19. I prefer jam over honey. Or really just about anything over honey, it's too sweet.

20. If I had an autobiography, it would be called "I didn't write this." 


So there you have it! 20 random facts about the great and wise me!

Ask Me Anything!

I thought I should also put out there that this is sort of an "AMA" blog. I'm pretty open. I don't generally censor myself, so if you have any questions or want advice or whatever, just send it somewhere in the comments. Yep, just an announcement. I know, I hate announcements too, but this is sort of exciting right? You can get info from a geeky college student off of the internet, yay you!

iZombie

Did anyone else see the premiere of iZombie last night? I did, only because the new episode of the Flash was on prior, but still. I didn't hate it. In fact, it was sort of cool. CW makes kind of bad ass shows. I love that they're finally adapting all these great comics into awesome live action TV shows!

Also, finally there's a kick-ass female protagonist that is awesome! I mean, Laurel on Arrow is finally cool, but she never really got to me. They're just lucky that Felicity came along.

But it was about time that there was a female leading the entire show. Well now, the zombie in iZombie is one bad-ass chick that I can totally relate to!

Plus, hot guys! There is always an abundance of hot guys in their shows! That's reason enough to watch the CW. Seriously. Take a look: