DC’s Studios Podcast Shockingly Exposes a Total Contempt for Fans

Coy Jandreau, a co-host of DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast, apparently has a message for Green Lantern fans unhappy with HBO’s Lanterns. They can choke to death. And judging by his comments, he wouldn’t lose much sleep over it. Jandreau made the remarks on The Reel Rejects, a separate YouTube show he co-hosts with Greg Alba. The two were discussing angry reactions to the Lanterns finale, which revealed who killed Hal Jordan, played by Kyle Chandler. The series had already stunned fans by killing off one of DC Comics’ most beloved superheroes in its premiere. The backlash isn’t hard to understand. Jordan, a founding member of the Silver Age Green Lantern mythology, gets killed off while John Stewart, played by Aaron Pierre, takes center stage. Stewart has been part of DC Comics since 1971, but that doesn’t mean fans have to appreciate seeing Jordan treated like yesterday’s garbage. It’s another example of Hollywood’s habit of taking established heroes and tearing them down to make room for someone else. And for longtime fans who believe modern adaptations have become more interested in identity politics than good storytelling, Lanterns offered another reason to be pissed o...