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Post by Devil of the Ghostbusters on Sept 12, 2010 2:00:20 GMT -5
In recent months I have asked that question about other franchises too, but since I'm on the subject...
I got into FGB back in March of 2009, so I wont have as much to say I guess. Offhand building the Go-er Chronology has helped me better understand time travel and the theories tied to it. The cartoons use of character development to add color to the stories has helped me in my pursuit in developing my own concepts.
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Post by nix on Sept 13, 2010 21:05:05 GMT -5
The cartoons use of character development to add color to the stories What character development?! I'll add my two cents: The FGB franchise is really the first Ghostbusting thing I really got "into." I never got a chance to watch RGB until Youtube and, as for EGB...well, that was a flash in the pan. FGB, however, stuck with me for a long time. You might even say that it inspired me to look out for RGB!
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Post by Prime Good on Sept 15, 2010 13:24:17 GMT -5
WELL, I fondly remember about 1975 FGB being aired in 1983 or so on some private and obscure TV channel. Much later, I FASTLY made the almost-impossible connection to make between 1975 FGB and 1986 FGB, and I was just 11 at the time! I loved 1975 FGB at first glance, and for some strange reason memorized the end credits theme note by note. I became a 100% Go-er in 1987/88, when the animated series first aired in Italy. I was 10/11 years. I also became crazy for the infamous Panini's FGB sticker album too. That was my biggest treasure. It truly shaped me. The colorful and visionary world, full of innocence and fantasy. I absolutely loved watching the Transformation Scene, and that marked my imagination to the point - since then - I'm attracted by EVERY "transformation/dramatic clothes change" sequence, no matter what media is. ;D I also created my personal imaginary "team" along with my classmates, "The FLYBUSTERS", a squad fighting humanoid flies ( ?)... !!! Characters a-la Buzz Off from MOTU or Seth Brundle from Cronenberg's The Fly... LOL. ;D (ultra-cheesy).
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Post by nix on Sept 16, 2010 15:44:30 GMT -5
Is that what you call it now?
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Post by Prime Good on Sept 17, 2010 16:49:43 GMT -5
Is that what you call it now? NAAAAAAAaaaaaaahhhhh. ;D
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Post by GhostBuggy on Sept 29, 2010 4:39:20 GMT -5
I don't know if I have a definitive answer, beyond how wonderful the show is, and always was. I love reading the stories you've all written here! Devil, it's great to have a newer fan, and you've sure caught up quick! LOL! I mean, with such a stellar job on the wiki site, and other contributions here...also, it shows that we don't all just love it because we knew it in our youth. It may make some of us more emotional when watching it at times (true nostalgia for magical carefree days) but that's neither good or bad - it just happens. And it's great that you like it just because it's a great show! Nix, that's really cool you knew FGB first - me too! Or at least at the same time as I learned of the CGB film - either way, I certainly saw FGB first, and adored it. That love never diminished when RGB came along. I just liked both, but always had a soft spot for FGB, since it deserves more attention! It almost felt like a secret. Like a dream - "Did that really happen?" Because you'd try to mention it to someone and they didn't know it. But of course I knew it was real Hooray! We finally find out Prime Good's FGB history/beginnings! So cool you saw FGB75 first in 83, and made the connection to FGB86 when it arrived! That is also great you got that sticker set, it looks AMAZING! I dig the FLYBUSTER concept, too! I started Bugbusters in school (for like a week) with two other kids, and I would never kill the bugs, just set them free outside. The title came from an episode of Muppet Babies, but still, I knew FGB before that episode of MB, I think. I agree about FGB's "colorful and visionary world, full of innocence and fantasy." And yes, the transformation scene rocks every time! I always thought how COOL that that area was so haunted in a positive way (plus the magic vibe of the song) amazing stuff! FGB forever!
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Post by Prime Good on Oct 2, 2010 17:24:22 GMT -5
Hooray! We finally find out Prime Good's FGB history/beginnings! So cool you saw FGB75 first in 83, and made the connection to FGB86 when it arrived! That is also great you got that sticker set, it looks AMAZING! I think it was 1983 for sure, I was at least 6 years old, and it was long time before the 1986 cartoon would even be conceived and released in America, let alone Italy. And surely it was before the Columbia movie (1984). It was one of my two fave "classic" shows along with 'Sanford and Son'. Anyway, 1975 FGB was my absolute source of inspiration and entertainment !!! LOL, cool Buggy, very cool. Fact is, we "Flybusters" fantasized to be fighting against humanoid insects and/or insectoid creatures, LOL. We created very FGB-ish/MOTU-ish villains for that. We were four, me and 3 gals !!! The good ol' times...
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Post by GhostBuggy on Oct 3, 2010 2:51:32 GMT -5
LOL, cool Buggy, very cool. Fact is, we "Flybusters" fantasized to be fighting against humanoid insects and/or insectoid creatures, LOL. We created very FGB-ish/MOTU-ish villains for that. We were four, me and 3 gals !!! The good ol' times... Right on! That was the good ol' times indeed! That does sound like a lot of fun! You reminded me of those wonderful days playing with friends and really getting lost in the story we made up. And enjoying time with family members, perhaps watching the same shows. I even remember a He-Man movie with rock people (meteorbs?) that played in prime time! And it's so cool that even though some of us are in Italy and some of us are in the U.S. (pretty far on this planet), many of us were playing similar games as kids, unified by positive TV, I'd say. Often we'd be playing outside, so we'd still get fresh air and all. There was no negative effect. And I think (in addition to the shows we love being great), some of us also like to revisit these shows to revisit that time, and our "true selves" before the world (and work, etc) got in the way. Sorry if I am getting too heavy, here!
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Post by Prime Good on Oct 5, 2010 14:11:59 GMT -5
And it's so cool that even though some of us are in Italy and some of us are in the U.S. (pretty far on this planet), many of us were playing similar games as kids, unified by positive TV, I'd say. Often we'd be playing outside, so we'd still get fresh air and all. There was no negative effect. And I think (in addition to the shows we love being great), some of us also like to revisit these shows to revisit that time, and our "true selves" before the world (and work, etc) got in the way. Sorry if I am getting too heavy, here! No, you're being honest and true, the "nowadays" world is a nasty place to live in, wherever the eighties world was 100% fantastic --- and not just because our fantasy was improving it. We were kids in a much simplier and more innocent world, where imagination mattered the most. People were much better and positive too. Think about it, if nobody ever invented Internet, we wouldn't have ever "met" in our lives in any way. That's crazy.
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Post by GhostBuggy on Oct 7, 2010 2:25:18 GMT -5
No, you're being honest and true, the "nowadays" world is a nasty place to live in, wherever the eighties world was 100% fantastic --- and not just because our fantasy was improving it. We were kids in a much simplier and more innocent world, where imagination mattered the most. People were much better and positive too. I totally agree with your insightful words. Thank you for sharing them...I see I'm not the only one who feels this way. That always helps. Think about it, if nobody ever invented Internet, we wouldn't have ever "met" in our lives in any way. That's crazy. That's right, and the many things in life that have changed (because we have Internet) is something I'm struck by often. Even a concert I saw that I wouldn't have been to (because I wouldn't even know about the singer) without that invention! As with anything, there are downsides, but this forum and the people here are all positive
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Post by Devil of the Ghostbusters on Oct 10, 2010 2:23:50 GMT -5
Devil, it's great to have a newer fan, and you've sure caught up quick! LOL! I mean, with such a stellar job on the wiki site, and other contributions here...also, it shows that we don't all just love it because we knew it in our youth. It may make some of us more emotional when watching it at times (true nostalgia for magical carefree days) but that's neither good or bad - it just happens. And it's great that you like it just because it's a great show! Sorry if I am a bit late replying to this, (Real World Stuff). Well I had like most Columbia Ghostbusters Fans, had always known that there was another Ghostbusters, but where I lived, it didn't get aired. I knew only cause of the toys which I found at a local Big Lots back in the day. Seems that Italy really promoted The Ghostbusters Animated Series well.
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Post by Prime Good on Oct 11, 2010 11:52:27 GMT -5
Seems that Italy really promoted The Ghostbusters Animated Series well. Yes, it was a resounding success here and outsold RGB.
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RGB & FGB FAN FOREVER can't the two just get along
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Post by sydmorrison on May 21, 2011 22:28:08 GMT -5
i only discovered the FGB two years ago to the day(the animated one) i remember after i saw the first ghostbusters movie i went to a video store and got a VHS of the 1975 one i watched it all the time but then i discovered there was more episodes two years ago and a animated and due to my huge love for RGB and the film and the VHS of the 1975 show i had to get it all and watch em and the impact wellll it brought me here so the great RGB & FGB fan forever
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Post by smittenkitten on Apr 20, 2020 10:54:16 GMT -5
Reviving an old thread I know...
I wasn't aware of the 1975 Ghost Busters when I first got into the 'ghostbusting' subject matter. The first trigger I had was of course, when the blockbuster movie hit the big screens. I did see it at a movie theater. Then the cartoons appeared. I believe I saw FGB cartoon first and was a bit confused since, like many, I was expecting it to be a spinoff of the movie. But, I thoroughly enjoyed the catchy music, fun characters, and how unique it was. I watched RGB shortly after. They were both so different that I liked them both equally for different reasons...though I must admit, my early tween self had a crush on Jake Jr. (In my imaginary world, I'd dispose of both Jessica and Futura so I'd have Jake all to myself!) Crushes on cartoon characters...yes, great imaginations back in the 80's! FGB and RGB have the same rivalry as two of my other favorite 80's cartoons The Transformers and The Challenge of the GoBots. Like FGB, GoBots was seen as a 'ripoff' of sorts, though if you dove into that Hanna-Barbera series, you'd realize they were quite different from The Transformers. So, like FGB, I didn't compare the two series to each other like others did.
Anyway, flash forward to present day...I still have a love of the old 80's cartoons of my childhood and revisit them regularly. An escape from the mundane and rat race of real life I guess. I still watch the Ghostbusters movies, etc. though I feel, FGB is due for some sort of reawakening too, but at the right time--not near any of the other Ghostbusters releases. FGB animated never really got its fair shake because of its origin and the original was short-changed by its own company.
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