The Ghostbusters Tour

Two dudes take you through New York City for a tour of all the Ghostbusters scenes. Pretty cool stuff.

Now THAT Is A Happy Halloween!

Sony pictures is making me very happy this October. They're bringing the original Ghostbusters back to the theaters for three nights.

From the press release:

Starting on Thursday, October 13, 2011 and continuing every following Thursday in October 2011, fans together will be able to see their favorite paranormal psychologists back on the big screen as they save the world from ghosts, ghouls, and Mr. Stay Puft.

To see if it's showing at a theatre near you, head to your local theatre's website. Yeah, this is probably Sony trying to gauge interest in Ghostbusters 3, which is rumored to start production in Spring 2012 but still, it's kinda cool. Mr. Stay Puft was meant to be seen on the big screen.

And hey, instead of remaking Footloose with updated versions of the original songs and dialogue and scenes identical to the original, maybe the studio could have, you know, just put the original back on the screen? Just saying.

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This Year I Was Thankful For Qubo

We spent Thanksgiving in Chicago this year, which was fun and family filled (and food filled - ow). And while that was nice and all, what was most exciting about this trip was my discovery of something totally awesome. There's a Chicago channel, Qubo, that's a network for kids. And at night, at around midnight, as we were flipping channels we discovered something called Qubo Night Owl. In this overnight block they air classic Filmation cartoons. He-Man, She-Ra, Brave Starr, and Ghostbusters (not the Bill Murray one, the other one).

Now, if you're not a super geek like me, you probably don't recognize those last two toons. I'd totally forgotten that they existed until I saw them and then ran to the internet to do some digging.

Brave Starr is a Western in space. Marshall Brave Starr is a native American who lives on the planet New Texas with his friends and enemies. He has native spirit powers (Eyes of the Hawk and so on) and has a sidekick, a talking "techno horse" named Thirty Thirty, who can transform from horse to talking two-legger. And Wikipedia says that his character is based on David Lee Roth. Their chief adversary is the totally awesome Tex Hex.

How awesome does that guy look? Anyway, there was a strong moral theme through every Brave Starr episode.

The other show, Ghostbusters, I only watched a few times, because it seemed like a rip-off to me at the time. (No Slimer? I'm out.) I did some digging on Wikipedia and here's what I learned. It's actually based on an old short-lived live-action TV show from the 1970s. The Bill Murray film had to get rights to the name and after it became a hit, Filmation released the cartoon. It follows some kids, Jake and Eddie, and their pet gorilla Tracy as they fight the nefarious evil ghost wizard Prime Evil and his deep cast of ghostly henchmen. It's weird.

So I hit up the Qubo website to see what its deal is: it's a national station but it's not carried in all markets. For example, I can get it in my area on AT&T U-Verse but not on Comcast. You can check your zip code and carrier on their website.

I got my She-Ra on a few nights in a row and LOVED it. Thanks, Qubo for letting me have a sparkletastic Thanksgiving! (And I'd forgotten how ridiculous Bo's outfit is.)

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I Ain't Afraid of No Apparitions

Check out this fantastically geeky tribute to our favorite Busters of ghosts, that imagines what would happen if they existed 100 years ago?

Speaking of Ghostbusters

Earlier this week Improv Everywhere released a video of their latest mission. They went to the New York Public Library on 42nd Street and busted some more pesky ghosts. The NYPL actually asked the improv group to come stage something catchy as they're facing some serious budget cuts and wanted to get the word out. As the library was used in the opening scene of the original Ghostbusters film, the team came up with, well, just watch the video. I think the reactions of the patrons are outstanding.



For more info on Improv Everywhere, some behind the scenes information, and the library's cause, visit their blog here. (Maybe these guys should do Ghostbusters 3?)

Who Ya Gonna Call? Maybe?

There's been talk of a Ghostbusters 3 for, oh, a zillion years. Bill Murray was rumored to be the hold up - he wasn't interested. But then rumor said that Bill finally agreed to do one. Sigourney Weaver, during an Avatar press interview, was asked about it and she leaked what seemed to be some plot details. It sounded like maybe this thing was going to really happen. Shortly after Sigourney's interview there was a rumor that Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg, two of the geniuses behind the NBC version of The Office (though, to be fair, they did also write Year One), had a script ready to shoot.

The latest twist? A few weeks ago, while interviewing at the Tribeca Film Festival, Bill did an interview with Cinemablend and basically said that the whole thing is a pipe dream and that it's never gonna happen.

The plot of the third film allegedly centers around Sigourney's son Oscar, all grown up, and ready to join the ghostbusting team. Bill Murray gets killed and returns as a ghostly Dr. Venkman to help the team fight the latest menace and train Oscar.

So... do we want to see a third Ghostbusters? Do we like the above plot? Do we want the franchise to just give up the ghost (ha! I kill me!) and let it be?