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~Coxy posted:Uber, but for ghosts. Boo-er? Under?
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May 27, 2020 08:01
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8one6 posted:Hauntr There we go.
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May 27, 2020 10:34
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There are already a few hundred "EMF detect ghosts OMG!!!!111!!Eleventyone" apps. I can easily see someone making Instead of the EPA the antagonist is Jeff Zuckermusk, CEO of Hauntr, who's a billionaire. That's it, he doesn't have to be doing some shady poo poo with the ghosts (which he's doing anyway because who cares about fines when you're a billionaire.) "Ghostbuster closed hellmouth in my bathroom but wouldn't let my 5 year old play with the proton pack. Said it's not a toy. VERY RUDE!!! No Tip! 1/5 stars" 8one6 fucked around with this message at 10:54 on May 27, 2020 |
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May 27, 2020 10:49
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Dawgstar posted:They did that in the comics I believe. Yeah, I'm not sure if it was a riff on the 2016 movie (which they later had a crossover with) but a con artist steals specs for the proton packs and went into business with a photogenic all-female staff as Ghostsmashers, which turned out to be as bad an idea as that sounds. He actually ends up joining the Ghostbusters as a reserve member on work-release, since in a pinch he's at least someone familiar with the tech and not too freaked out by the supernatural.
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May 27, 2020 13:27
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8one6 posted:There are already a few hundred "EMF detect ghosts OMG!!!!111!!Eleventyone" apps. I can easily see someone making Sounds like a sequel to GB ‘16.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:Yeah, I'm not sure if it was a riff on the 2016 movie (which they later had a crossover with) but a con artist steals specs for the proton packs and went into business with a photogenic all-female staff as Ghostsmashers, which turned out to be as bad an idea as that sounds. He actually ends up joining the Ghostbusters as a reserve member on work-release, since in a pinch he's at least someone familiar with the tech and not too freaked out by the supernatural. That's Ron. He was based on Chevy Chase and I didn't realize that for 7 years.
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May 27, 2020 15:24
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text me a vag pic posted:That's Ron. He was based on Chevy Chase and I didn't realize that for 7 years. Holy poo poo. 
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May 27, 2020 15:37
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text me a vag pic posted:That's Ron. He was based on Chevy Chase and I didn't realize that for 7 years. Wow. I need to know more about this character. Edit: I'm going to add in my own holy poo poo, which is what I said out loud once I saw this picture of him. That's the Chasiest Chevy possible. Rupert Buttermilk fucked around with this message at 16:45 on May 27, 2020 |
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May 27, 2020 16:40
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It's not uncommon for comic book characters to be visually styled after celebrities, sometimes like they're being 'played' by them (Ultimate Nick Fury is a bit of a special case) and in this case it's going with the theme of picking up after the original movies - IE, still in the 80s.
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May 27, 2020 17:25
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Was Chevy originally intended to be in the Ghostbusters cast?
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May 27, 2020 17:33
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Dawgstar posted:Was Chevy originally intended to be in the Ghostbusters cast? https://www.indiewire.com/2012/09/c...se-more-105590/ He says he was offered it and said no.
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May 27, 2020 17:46
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Ghost Leviathan posted:It's not uncommon for comic book characters to be visually styled after celebrities, sometimes like they're being 'played' by them (Ultimate Nick Fury is a bit of a special case) and in this case it's going with the theme of picking up after the original movies - IE, still in the 80s. They also needed a scumbag to be scummier than Venkman, and that's Ron. Nobody likes Chevy IRL.
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PhotoKirk posted:https://www.indiewire.com/2012/09/c...se-more-105590/ Oh, interesting. I'd heard about Belushi and Murphy, but never Chase.
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I’ve read the Ghost Smashers arc in the comics and I still didn’t get that was meant to be Chase. Now it’s obvious.
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Dawgstar posted:Oh, interesting. I'd heard about Belushi and Murphy, but never Chase. I think he's full of poo poo. Murray was attached to the project very early on, and he and Chase have a visceral hatred of one another.
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May 27, 2020 19:13
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Timby posted:I think he's full of poo poo. Murray was attached to the project very early on, and he and Chase have a visceral hatred of one another. I assumed this too but they did work together on Caddyshack and there's a photo of Chase visiting the Ghostbusters set. I could see it going either way since post-Belushi it was pretty much Murray's movie and he might not have wanted the competition for leading man, but it does seem they made up enough once they made the transition to movies that they weren't fist fighting each other on sight at least.
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May 27, 2020 19:28
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Guy A. Person posted:I assumed this too but they did work together on Caddyshack They have literally one scene together, and everyone was so worried about the two of them coming to blows during the filming of that scene that Ramis made sure both of them were legitimately high as gently caress on weed prior to calling action.
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May 27, 2020 20:38
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Timby posted:I think he's full of poo poo. Murray was attached to the project very early on, and he and Chase have a visceral hatred of one another. I tend to agree. He's trying to make it look like it was something other than his reputation that kept him out of big movies.
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May 27, 2020 20:48
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Timby posted:They have literally one scene together, and everyone was so worried about the two of them coming to blows during the filming of that scene that Ramis made sure both of them were legitimately high as gently caress on weed prior to calling action. I wish I could see footage of Ramis coaching Murray and/or Chase into smoking more weed.
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May 27, 2020 20:53
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text me a vag pic posted:They also needed a scumbag to be scummier than Venkman, and that's Ron. Nobody likes Chevy IRL. It does mention the idea was basically Venkman minus his redeeming qualities. Half the fun of the comic is having the Ghostbusters run into various stock characters and see how they interact; they meet a totally-not-Scully and Mulder at one point (and the 'Scully' ends up joining them as a government liason) and when working in France dealing with ghosts in the Louvre they have a French federal officer attached to the team, who says he's authorised to shoot the Ghostbusters if they cause too much damage to priceless artwork. (Venkman says 'That's probably fair.') They also give Winston some actual characterisation and backstory mostly based on cut content from the movie. They also have a version of the goth chick from Extreme Ghostbusters. Extra meta since they also crossover with The Real Ghostbusters, and at a later point 'Blonde Egon' fills in for their Egon when he goes missing.
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Also all the weird crossovers are canon even if they can't directly name things outside of the crossover itself, like the inter-dimensional portal came from their crossover with the Ninja Turtles. Also, Gozer destroyed Cybertron.
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Ghost Leviathan posted:It does mention the idea was basically Venkman minus his redeeming qualities. Is there anywhere to read these digitally?
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May 28, 2020 10:04
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PriorMarcus posted:Is there anywhere to read these digitally? I’d be very surprised if Comixology didn’t have them. Amazon has the trades available to buy electronically too, for quite cheap.
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May 28, 2020 10:41
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Comixology does have them, yeah. They've got pretty much everything these days. Wish it wasn't so bloody hard to follow comics between all the titles and crossovers and changes.
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May 28, 2020 12:56
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I just wish they'd collect all the crossovers into the hardcover collections they were putting out for a while.
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May 28, 2020 13:19
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There was a big Humble Bundle for the comics which is where I read a bunch a few years back. The comics are quality.
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May 28, 2020 15:32
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I think the IDW comics work like this: Ghostbusters, All-New Ghostbusters, etc. Every subsequent arc has a different title, like Mass Hysteria, Crossing Over, Big Kisses Little Slimer, GB x TMNT, etc etc.
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May 28, 2020 15:47
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8one6 posted:I just wish they'd collect all the crossovers into the hardcover collections they were putting out for a while. I looked these up and the hardcover designs are fantastic. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ghostbusters-total-containment-book-1795941214
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So I was looking at getting The Real Ghostbusters on DVD for my son when he's old enough to watch them (My son seemed to like the two bonus episodes which were included on a Ghostbusters 2 DVD), but I see there's a mess of different collections. I saw there was an $80 complete collection of every episode, which can't be found anymore, but there's also this collection which gets 111 episodes. Only $45 though, is it worth it given that it's missing about less than 1/3rd of the show? I want to make sure the best episodes are included in the collection.
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Crazy Joe Wilson posted:So I was looking at getting The Real Ghostbusters on DVD for my son when he's old enough to watch them (My son seemed to like the two bonus episodes which were included on a Ghostbusters 2 DVD), but I see there's a mess of different collections. I saw there was an $80 complete collection of every episode, which can't be found anymore, but there's also this collection which gets 111 episodes. Only $45 though, is it worth it given that it's missing about less than 1/3rd of the show? I want to make sure the best episodes are included in the collection. I have no idea what the episode's list is there, but it the show is missing the Slimer and the RGB, I think it's still worth getting. I managed to score this bad boy last decade and I'm glad I did. 
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text me a vag pic posted:I have no idea what the episode's list is there, but it the show is missing the Slimer and the RGB, I think it's still worth getting. I managed to score this bad boy last decade and I'm glad I did. That’s a holy grail of mine, and I’m always sad I missed it. My hope is they’ll do a BR version at some point.
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text me a vag pic posted:I have no idea what the episode's list is there, but it the show is missing the Slimer and the RGB, I think it's still worth getting. I managed to score this bad boy last decade and I'm glad I did. Yeah, if the series has the first couple of seasons before that crazy outfit hired by ABC's Standards and Practices got their hooks into it, you've got the best episodes. Or basically if you've got Lorenzo Music playing Venkman you're golden.
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text me a vag pic posted:I have no idea what the episode's list is there, but it the show is missing the Slimer and the RGB, I think it's still worth getting. I managed to score this bad boy last decade and I'm glad I did. One of the few DVD sets that I own.
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Crazy Joe Wilson posted:So I was looking at getting The Real Ghostbusters on DVD for my son when he's old enough to watch them (My son seemed to like the two bonus episodes which were included on a Ghostbusters 2 DVD), but I see there's a mess of different collections. I saw there was an $80 complete collection of every episode, which can't be found anymore, but there's also this collection which gets 111 episodes. Only $45 though, is it worth it given that it's missing about less than 1/3rd of the show? I want to make sure the best episodes are included in the collection. I have the firehouse box set and would be willing to sell it. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Timby posted:
What's wrong with it?
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Jun 5, 2020 20:43
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Iron Crowned posted:What's wrong with it? 
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Timby posted:I have the firehouse box set and would be willing to sell it. Go on...
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I like the episode where Venkman fights Cthullhu on a roller coaster.
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Julius CSAR posted:I like the episode where Venkman fights Cthullhu on a roller coaster. My first exposure to Lovecraft. It was one of the episodes (I believe for syndication, so they could get away with more) that felt legit creepy when I watched it as a kid. Of course the Extreme Ghostbusters would fight the Cenobites so that was a thing.
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