Even if youre one of those people who really hatesGhostbusters II.
Strange, weird, eccentric, sick… that about covers it.
Naturally, this is done via a montage, because the 80s.
The second half details the busters next battle… themselves.
After someone (i.e.
You know, in this cartoon for kids.
If you check out one entry on this list, make it this one.
You know, he doesnt look a thing like me.
Direct sequels to the original dont just stop at one episode.
Another episode in particular stands out for its ties to the film:Take Two.
Egons Ghostdeals with the death of Egon.
You know, for kids.
More awesome spectacle one cannot get.
No, no, Ive got all new cheap moves.
If anything,Ghostbusters IIis less of a sequel, and more of a remix.
Take Vigo for example.
Stuck in the nearest convenient parallel dimension, thats where.
And did Gozer even care who they were?
What else could he be?).
He might have been stuck in the painting, but that guy got shit DONE.
All Gozer did was turn two people into dogs and step on a church.
And it was made of bloody sugar.
What else was it going to do, give people diabetes?
Gozer is an idiot.
Okay, some things dont work.
And to say that no one involved really cared, we still get some fantastic character moments.
I dont care what you say, Ill take Bill Murray phoning in his performance over most things.
Hell, Id settle for a tweet.
I think its dead, again.
AfterGhostbusters IIthe franchise entered what most thought were the twilight years.
And so in 1997 one of historys least remembered cartoons aired:Extreme Ghostbusters.
There was nothing wrong withExtreme Ghostbusters.
He trains his class as a new generation of ghostbusters, thats what.
As I said, theres nothing wrong withExtreme Ghostbusters, its just theres nothing particularly special about it either.
Its like theStar Trek:Voyagerof theGhostbustersfranchise.
Depending what youve heard, its all true, or I deny everything.
Its not quite the crossover youd imagine.
Ironically, Bill Murray asked Lorenzo Music be fired for sounding too much like Garfield.
To be honest, thats Bill Murrays fault for sounding like Lorenzo Music.
So its not quite the glorious lost episode ofThe Real Ghostbusters, but its damn close.
Hilariously, Peter is trying to get anotherGhostbustersmovie made and is holding out for Brad Pitt.
If only he knew… And thats sort of it.
I guess its down to context.
Kylie is the enthusiastic and knowledgeable one, but with bravado.
Eduardo is the slacker with the heart of gold.
Roland is the quiet throw in, but also the builder and quiet innovator.
And Garrett (turns out he did have a name) is the adrenaline junkie and team motivator.
If anything, this should have been the first episode.
Maybe then the series might have been more fondly remembered, instead of languishing in obscurity.
Assuming it isnt just a shameless cash in, that is.
A short lived comic book series that ran for four volumes in 2004.
It also removed almost all of the comedy and instead focused on the dramatic fallout of the original.
The fact that the characters behave distinctly out of character makes it seem all the more weird and moody.
The above quote, for example, is Louis Tully, not Peter Venkman.
Well, written is a word I use loosely.
Lets just say that to call the writing clunky would be offensive to clunk.
The rear of the first floor was devoted to office space.
The sign on her desk announced her name as JANINE MELNITZ.
The plot has urban legends coming to life while Peter runs for mayor.
Still, it doesnt make for a great read, no matter which way you venture to spin it.
Publisher iBooks actually went out of business trying to bring the book to market.
In the US, Barnes & Noble refused to stock the book, arguing thatGhostbusterswas a dead franchise.
Reading between the lines, they just thought the book was a load of crap.
Hard copies are rare, often fetching over $100 on eBay.
If youre going to burn any tissue, do it to the new kid.
You cant use Ray.
Our mortgage is in his name.
Good thing too, as Gozer, in the form of Stay Puft, has returned inexplicably.
Im almost certain none of that was in the original script.
Because for all its flaws, it looks, sounds and feels likeGhostbusters.
Its by far the bestGhostbustersgame, although that really isnt saying much.
…dogs and cats living together… mass hysteria!
Now if they can somehow shoehornHe-Manin there I think I might explode myself.
Once the series found its feet, there were some wonderful continuity nods to earlier incarnations.
And then another one.
Like all goodGhostbustersproperties, they were very reverential and familiar.
If it aint broke, dont fix it.
Just likeGhostbustersitself, locked into the same stories and same situations, because thats just the what works.
Comforting, despite the problems it brings.
Well, unless they replace the ghostbusters with a bunch of bloody women or something.
