In my opinion of course..

As we all know, NBC's Constantine, the TV adaptation of the DC Universe comic of the same name was canceled earlier this year after only 1 season. After watching tonight's episode of Arrow, we'd like to take the time to voice our thoughts on why the show did not see the success that it should have.

As David Goyer had already pointed out, this series aired on the wrong network, but why is that such an issue and was it the only problem?

We agree that the series airing on NBC was a part of the problem, but it was just that, part of the problem. The average casual TV viewer probably wouldn't know who our friend John Constantine is, and even though he is a charismatic and entertaining character, we don't believe he was supposed to be left to his own devices unattended just yet.

Even The Flash, a well known superhero got his start on The Arrow in order to create the hype for the television series that followed, we believe that this series would have done better if it had waited until after tonight's episode to build the hype for the character beyond that of which already lives in the fans of the comic series.

Additionally, The CW has been home to The Flash and The Arrow and it has taken good care of these series, providing them a great place to grow and the room for spin-offs, so why did they let this one out of the nest before it was fully hatched? Yes, DC is seeing success with it's other series that are not on this network such as Gotham and potentially(still too early to know) Supergirl, but when you have shows with coinciding universes I think it's best to keep them close by each other in order to better cater to the audiences and feed the fanbase directly.

It is not in the best interest of The CW to promote NBC's show and give a portion of their viewership to another network, so why force such a dynamic to form? Just my opinion...

With this crossover episode out of the way though, I can't help but wonder if The CW may give thought to bringing the character's show back under a new license with their network as they are already reaping the benefits of having 2 shows from DC it would not be too far fetched of an idea, but that's just my thoughts..

/EndRant

Please share your thoughts below, do you think I'm crazy or do you agree?

