StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Aneesa Wardle The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

hellraiser7 This show is one of my favorite TV shows of all time. It's another childhood gem of mine, I honestly saw this show before I even knew about the film itself. This show has so much going for it, there have been many movie to TV show adaptations in the past but this show I feel gets it to perfection because of correct execution. Not just did it successfully capture the spirit of the movie but it also expanded upon its mythos broadening the world the Ghostbusters inhabited which help the show stand on it's own; this show was way before the concept of expanded universe was even thought out from the series of "Star Wars" novels, "Power Ranger" comic series, TV show "Ash vs. The Evil Dead" you name it. The music is great and memorable, not just including the original theme song but having plenty of their own tracks which I could listen to on my iPod. From some tracks that are spooky to even some tracks that are fun and catchy, it really fits and reinforces the nature of the show.Animation is great, I really like how they animated the New York backdrop capturing most of the city itself. However, it's really the character animation I like from the Ghostbusters themselves whom don't look like the actors from the original film but that's a good thing, it just means this show isn't trying to imitate its predecessor. Each of them is unique and even like their uniforms are colored which helps in the distinction. Though I feel the best character animation are the ghosts themselves, there is just a huge variety of them as they range from comical to even creepy and scary. Action is solid it's always fun seeing the Ghostbusters use their proton packs. But I also like that we see them use science as well as old fashioned common sense to solve each of the ghost problems which keeps things fresh and shows it takes more than weapons and fancy equipment to solve most problems.The voice cast is excellent, they are all spot on with the characters, this show has a great ensemble. I really love the fact each of them isn't imitating the characters but taking all the aspects we know and love about the characters and having their own interpretation of them; they all play off each other well. And what I love about each of the Ghostbusters was there was always some as aspect of them I could emphasize with which gave them somewhat accessible heroes because they feel like the kind of every day people were friends with or even pass by. Frank Welker my favorite voice actor he's great as Ray Stantz I really like how as usual shows the smarts, but we get to see a little more of his geekdom and childlike sensibility which I can emphasize with as I'm a fan of animation and into comic books. Maurcie La Marche another favorite voice actor of mine as Egon Spangler whom to me is almost like a Vulcan as he is constantly scientific, logical and serious, though I always like some of the back and forth between Jannie and him, there was always this hint of a possible romance between the two. Arsenio Hall as Winston Zeddemore is dryly funny because he's kind of the straight man/down to earth guy of the bunch. I really like how he reacts on certain things it feels like how any of us would and despite not a scientist like the rest he has common sense/street smarts which is very useful and a good balance for their scientific minds and methods.Though my favorite of course and is no surprise to anyone is Peter Venkman played by the late great Lorenzo Music. Lorenzo Music is one of my favorite voice actors ever, and this is my favorite role from him. He really nails the persona of Venkman whom is really layback or lazy/slacker but does his job either because he's willing to do the right thing or just bored. I can't but feel he could be Ash Williams cousin almost because like Ash he can be smart sometimes but a real bonehead, has a magnetism with the ladies despite his flaws, and he can also be borderline selfish and selfless but cares about others all the same and comes though which is an aspect I can emphasize with.I like that the show can be kind of scary sometimes, but these scares are harmless fun like going on a haunted house ride, all the scary displays you go though can't hurt you. However, what excels this show is in it's humor. This show is just hilarious and has some of the best dialog I ever heard, there are just lots of memorable lines and quotes that it would take more than one watch to uncover them all. Another thing the show excels in is writing it is just superb. Each episode was always a welcome surprise, I always wondered what was going to be the next adventure they get into, what kind of ghost/s are they going to face next. There were some good writers on staff like J Michael Stracynski which is cool since he's one of my favorite comic book writers. There are lots of memorable episodes like "No One Comes to Lupus Vile" which displays one of the first crossover fights between monsters, the "Boogeyman" which was cool seeing the Busters deal with a childhood fear that appears real. And there is also "Knock, Knock" and "The Collect Call from Cthulhu" which are both inspired and an ode to H.P. Lovecraft lore."The Real Ghostbusters" are a real deal.Rating: 4 stars

DarthBill The first two seasons feature the late Lorenzo Music (RIP) as the voice of Peter Venkman (Lorenzo is perhaps best remembered as the voice of Garfield and the drunk doorman on Rhoda), while Winston Zeddemore was voiced by Arsenio Hall (who beat out Ernie Hudson, the live action Winston, who auditioned to reprise his part - the only actor from the films to do so), Frank Welker voiced Ray Stantz, Maurice LaMarche (better known perhaps as the Brain from "Pinky & The Brain" and also known for his dead on impression of Orson Welles) as Egon Spengler, and Laura Summer as Janine Melnitz. Under the command of J. Michael Stracyznski (can never get his name right) and featuring the talents of others such as Michael Reaves and Richard Mueller, the first 2 seasons featured many episodes based on classic myths, urban legends, H.P. Lovecraft and even an episode where the Ghostbusters were consulting a movie based on their life story. It was brilliant & beautiful, even if the animation quality did yo-yo wildly from pitch perfect to down right weak (as was the case with many beloved 80s cartoons). In short, it was good times. The characters personalities were mostly the same as their film counterparts except and differed mostly in physical appearances due to copyright issues, but this was relatively minor. Peter's womanizing was toned down somewhat (had to be done, there were kids watching, but he was still quick to approach beautiful women), Ray's passion for his work became more child like, Janine's romantic attraction to Egon became more pronounced and, perhaps the most controversial move of all, Slimer defected from evil ghost to good ghost and lived with the Ghostbusters ostensibly as their "experiment" but acted more like a pet. All in all, it was good times with off-beat humor and outlandish end of the world adventures.And then it all came crumbling down. As season 3 approached, the network executives handling the show felt the show needed to be tweaked even though it had absurdly successful ratings. They brought in "consultants" and tried to "knock the edges off" as as RGB writer J. Michael Stracyznski (of Babylon 5) put it. The suits and their consultants wanted to soften Janine's personality, make her more of a mother figure to the guys instead of a sassy, sarcastic career girl and also demanded changes to her character design (she went through at least 5; this later became the basis for the "Janine, You've Changed" episode, one of the last written by J.M.S.). Additionally, they wanted to play up Slimer, who was allegedly popular with kids after being Snarfized (in reference to Snarf, the obnoxious sidekick of Lion-O on Thundercats), so the show started featuring way too much Slimer, to the point that it became "Slimer & The Real Ghostbusters" alternating between kid friendly Slimer adventures and standard episodes about the Ghostbusters. Most of the creative staff disliked these demands and left. Voice actors were changed as well, with Kath Soucie replacing Laura Summer as Janine, Buster Jones replacing Arsenio Hall as Winston and, perhaps the most controversial of all, Dave Coulier of FULL HOUSE fame replacing Lorenzo Music as Peter Venkman.It has been alleged that the reason Coulier replaced Music was because Bill Murray (the live action Venkman) had complained about his character sounding like Garfield instead of like himself (oh the irony), so Coulier, a gifted voice impersonator, was hired to replace Music and told to give the cartoon Peter a voice similar to Murray's, and the result was that Coulier's Venkman sounded like Murray's Nick the Lounge Singer character from SNL (although why Murray would care what his cartoon counterpart sounds like in the first place is anyone's guess). Coulier is often pointed to by fans as the guy who ruined Peter, since during the Coulier-era Peter became noticeably more arrogant and full of himself (even when compared to the first 2 seasons). While I admit Lorenzo Music was the superior Venkman, I feel that it is not completely fair to blame Coulier entirely for this, as Peter's preferred personality did not change right away when Coulier came on board. The decline in quality of the writing didn't do Coulier any favors, as Coulier would have to suffer through many bad episodes, some of which were so bad that even Lorenzo Music could not have saved them, such as "VENK-MAN". Peter was never exactly the 'sensitive male' among the Ghostbusters, but in later episodes the writers seem hellbent on making him look as stupid and foolish as possible. Like Homer Simpson of THE SIMPSONS, Peter was reduced to an insert-random-joke-here kind of character and, though Dave had his moments, Venkman never fully recovered. Considering how poor the writing became (along with the decline in animation), Coulier didn't stand a chance.Similarly, Kath Soucie, herself a gifted voice actress, would also suffer as Janine, since she was not really allowed to play the Janine fans knew & loved.Considering all the off camera problems, it's amazing this show lasted as long as it did. But in the end, network stupidity caught up with them, and the Ghostbusters phenomenon faded from the public view in the early 1990s. Oh yes, it was a sad & tragic end for the beloved Ghostbusters. In the late 90s, a sequel series, "Extreme Ghostbusters" was produced, but it failed to reignite the Ghostbusters renaissance. Because of this, I can only award the series 8 stars out of 10, because the first two seasons were just that good to garner 8 out of 10. Oh, to think what could have been had the suits just left well enough alone. As a Ghostbusters fan, I'm still hoping that one day the entire series (yes, the ENTIRE series) will get the DVD treatment it deserves so that we can all enjoy the brilliance of the early years - and learn from the mistakes of the later years.

Neuropsygnosis Despite its troubled development history, this show does have a lot of redeeming features. Lower your expectations and this series is good. Living up to the impression created by the Ghostbuster movie may have been a tall order for a cartoon and could not really be plausible on technical grounds even if some would like to entertain a flawed perspective that this series was better than the movie simply due to quantity of content thrown at you. The series was however, explicitly treated as a continuation of the movie rather than a spin-off. The second movie however, pretty much ignored every single event or progression that happened in this series.But you cannot help but compare this series to the movie which started it all. RGB almost completely lacks the primary strengths of the movie ie Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson. Admittedly, trying to make animated equivalents of the mentioned would have been an impossible task. What you get are a downgraded and very different bunch of characters for the show, more tuned towards catering to younger audiences instead of adult audiences that the movie was intended for. Their personalities considerably changed towards the more negative towards the end of the show. Somehow or the other, they've managed to close most of the gaps between the animated Egon and Harold Ramis as well as the animated Janine and Annie Potts, and they are one of the primary reasons to watch this show. However, the other three characters are nothing like what you saw in the movies and have been severely dumbed down for the kiddies. Sadly, the character of Stantz suffers most from this change. Winston is no longer God fearing and curious, Stantz is one dimensional, performing the occasional technical tasks and Venkman is a wise crack spewing flirt with not a fraction of Bill Murray's charm or lechery. Getting to the positive, they have included Slimer in the mainstream, who is a great addition as a character. The annoying Lois Tully is gone for the most part.Even so, these are a fairly good bunch of characters when you compare them with characters from other cartoons of the time. Heck, this animated series was actually better than most shows of the 80s, including the ones which were and are far more popular than it, including Thundercats, Transformers, TMNT, GI Joe, MASK and a bunch of others. Who can complain when you get to see your favourite team, or something resembling your favourite team, go up against all sorts of generic ghosts and Lovecraftian creatures from a vast beastiary? Don't expect scares though as the ghosts are really on the wackier side, which is actually a plus.The story lines of each episode are fairly simple and straightforward and the most interesting ones were the ones which had hilarious circumstances rather than those that tried to squeeze in a serious plot. They are imaginative enough but not really gripping. J Michael Stracenzki of Babylon 5 fame has even written 21 episodes for this series, but his episodes are by far the worst and most boring episodes in the series, even though those particular episodes would be the most well known, for reasons both good and bad. It is very sad that after the first two seasons, this show became further dumbed down and both writing and production values plummeted. This resulted in two questionable spinoffs, namely the "Junior Ghostbusters" and a show focused on Slimer, neither of which were well received leading to the ultimate flop of this show. Even so, this series had some great and memorable episodes and out of 140 episodes, 20 to 30 were really good. The animation is passable, ranging from decent to mediocre to sometimes poor, depending on the setting, scenes and complexity of character and object motion. As the seasons progressed, its Japanese flavour began to intensify and it ultimately yielded a anime look. Overall, by 80s standards, it was good and perhaps barely passable by today's animation standards. Dialog was however, always well written, even though the voice acting and syncing was not so good. Sound and Music was very well done. The Music is also one of this show's strengths, it even included some cheesy but charming battle sequences set to pop music tracks by a dedicated music group called Tahiti. Not many of their tracks had a paranormal flavour though, and some of them were completely unrelated to what was actually going on during screenplay. Overall, the RGB series is an extremely entertaining one, despite many flaws and shortcomings. While the Real Ghostbusters series may be the weakest albeit longest running part of the franchise which includes two Live Action movies and another brilliant cartoon called Extreme Ghostbusters, approaching the RGB series with a open mind should give it the credit it deserves. It may not be on par with the movies and as a cartoon, it is far inferior and not even comparable to the Extreme Ghostbusters (XGB, which incidentally had a lot of the original RGB team working on it as well) series but its still very good, all things considered. If you've seen XGB and not RGB, please lower your expectations even further and keep a really open mind before viewing RGB for the first time.

Lee Eisenberg When I was three and four, I used to watch "The Real Ghost Busters" on TV, so I was surprised when I learned that the "Ghostbusters" movie was live-action!* As for the show itself, it's OK, although now I wish that they could have had Dana Barrett (Sigourney Weaver's character from the movies) as a character. It seems that Egon was always getting turned into something creepy - a monster chicken, a warlock, etc. I still wonder why the Slimer was on the Ghostbusters' side on the show. Maybe my favorite episode was the one where they got transferred into a ghost version of New York, although that one where they got stranded on the haunted island was also neat.All in all, not great, but a pretty cool part of TV history. So just who are ya gonna call? *The first time that I watched the movie (when I was seven), it scared the hell out of me. I was a little thrown off when I saw that it wasn't a cartoon, and by the fact that it was black and white. The lion statue threw me off further, and after the woman saw the ghost in the basement, I could only interpret the movie as horror. When it was over, I never wanted to watch it again. I watched it again when I was nine and thought that it was one of the funniest things that I'd ever seen. As for the black and white part, it came out black and white on the tape when my parents taped it; their only explanation is that the tape was haunted (in which case, that was the perfect movie to record onto it).