While I hate cigarettes, and have never even tried one, it’s still a character trait I enjoy seeing in film and on television.
Until cigarettes are completely removed from our culture, I will always be okay with seeing it in our entertainment, so long as it’s not being shoved down the viewers’ throats in some sort of propaganda kind of way.
It really sucked when the title character of NBC’s “Constantine” was forced to cram his bud into an ashtray. In fact, it ruined the character for me. Maybe for those who never read “Hellblazer” it wasn’t such a big deal, but Constantine had become synonymous with smoking. And his habit was part of his character(‘s flaws).
With Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg now filming their “Preacher” pilot for AMC, the one thing I kept wondering was whether or not the cabler would allow the characters to get shit-faced and whatnot. We (sort of) have an answer.
Jesse Custer, the main character in the comics, is an alcoholic chain-smoker void of purpose, that is until Genesis enters his body. Dominic Cooper is donning the clerical collar for the series, and apparently will be smoking (his American Blend Pilgrims) like a chimney. Again, this is a huge character trait for Custer as, in the comics, his childhood father figure was watching John Wayne on television.
Furthermore, Custer uses his father’s “F*ck Communism” Zippo lighter throughout the comics.
So, while I don’t approve of smoking, I do approve of the use of such as a character trait that will lend to how we relatabe to what’s being projected on screen.
Now, the other half of the mystery is to be revealed. Will Custer also have an alcohol problem? And will Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun) be drinking alongside him?
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— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) May 29, 2015