[UPDATE] Paul has let the cat out of the bag – the event is a Ustream screening of Ghostbusters, as it aired on ABC 20 years ago today. The screening will include the original commercials (retro!), but more importantly, this is one of the fews times since the original airing that most people will get to see the alternate takes used to remove the bad words (ie Mr. Pecker becomes Wally Wick.) The links to the streaming will be up on Spook Central, about a half-hour to 20 minutes before showtime.
Without going into details just now (maybe tomorrow – I’ve been asked to keep shush), try and clear a couple of hours starting at 8PM EST (5PM PST) for a special event. You should have the latest Flash version installed and if you’d like to chat with GBFans members directly, you should make sure you have an account. Check back here tomorrow, or go to Spook Central, for an important link.
I will hopefully be able to attend, but 5PM PST isn’t when I’m at home, typically.
From Spook Central – come join us! Password is “Ghostbusters”
SPOOK CENTRAL LIVE ONLINE VIDEO EVENT
Ghostbusters, as originally broadcast on ABC on Sunday January 29, 1989
(presumably at either 8:00 or 9:00 PM EST)* When: Thursday January 29, 2009 at 8:00 PM EST (20th anniversary)
* Viewing Options: (in order of preference, video password = ghostbusters)
1. With GBFans Chat on Side (req. 1024×768 screen res. or larger)
2. Video By Itself (click here to launch GBFans chat separately in a new window)
3. Video By Itself on UStream (launches in a new window)
* Requirements: Flash plugin installed in your browser (chances are you have it already), and a Ghostbusters Fans account for the live chat.
* Note: This is a one-time-only live internet re-broadcast.Many thanks to AJ Quick of GBFans for his help, and for loaning me his chat room.
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Cat’s out of the bag (as they say). It’s the original 1989 TV version of Ghostbusters… so what’s the special deal with it? Just that it has alternate takes to take out the profanity (like the Wally Wick line)?
Here’s their ad for it…
http://www.ecto-web.org/~spookcentral/journal/gb1_1-29-1989_poster.jpg
I’m intrigued.
…let me guess. an interview with GHOSTSPY!
The Ghostbusters game web-site is back up and at the end of the trailer there is new footage of Peter Venkman speaking. Just thought I would let you know.
COOL!! totally looking forward to it
“…let me guess. an interview with GHOSTSPY!”
ROFL.
wowww what a big suprise, maybe after that we can all have a cyber ultimate frisbee game…hahaha that airs all the time
That was a lot of fun.
I’d like to thank everyone who participated in tonight’s event and made it a big success. We topped out at 77 viewers at 8:28 PM EST, with the lowest being 53 viewers at the very beginning, and the second lowest point being 55 viewers at 9:02 PM EST (the halfway point). We averaged 69 people in the chat room, but it could have been more or less at any given time.
Many apologies to everyone for the crappy first hour. This was my first time doing a live online broadcast, and if I ever do another one, I’ll know what NOT to do.
In the next day or two I hope to put up a transcript of tonight’s chat session, along with a few screen captures of the event. My transcript is missing a few segments, so I’m waiting for AJ to send me the complete chat log. I might put up the entire video for on demand viewing, but I’m a little hesitant to do so as I don’t want to anger Sony. So we’ll see…
wow, that sounds so cool! too bad I missed it…
Multimedia has been posted.
I thought I’d let everyone know that multimedia and the chat transcript have been posted.
(Chris, please delete the first comment, which isn’t as well written out as this one. Thanks.)
Holy crap. That streaming of the show is the exact same one i have taped from my VCR. Cool to know someone also taped the same thing i did 20 years ago.