With the announcement of the upcoming relaunch of
Ghostbusters, I had the movie on my brain. So when it showed up on Bravo last night after Captain America ended (and it seemed Bravo was playing
Ghostbusters and
Ghostbusters 2 over and over last night), I tuned in.
There's nothing new to say about the movie at this point, and I kind of feel like any discussion of the movie needs to be refereed by or deferred to Stuart, our resident
Ghostbusters nut.
This does give me an opportunity to say that I really like
the four announced stars of the Ghostbusters reboot, and I hope the movie does them justice. But I also hope it's a complete reboot, keeping mostly the concept of a for-profit ghost hunting venture and then paving their own way. Making the same movie over sounds tedious at best, and the best way to keep us Ghostbusters fans happy is not to just remind us "this is the same but different" with, I dunno, a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man who is a cowboy instead of a sailor.
There's also been the spate of
Ghost Hunters-type TV shows that
Leslie Jones, herself, has spoofed on SNL that I think would make a welcome launch pad for a different take on the concept.*
And, because it's the weeked and I still have basic cable, I watched the 1983 Eddie Murphy/ Dan Aykroyd/ Jamie Lee Curtis movie,
Trading Places this morning for absolutely no reason. I think there's a rule that all of us have to watch this movie every 3 years or the Elder Gods will return, or something.
I also had the stray thought watching the movie this time that
Trading Places could make for a pretty good Broadway Musical, if you got the right music. It has a ludicrous set-up, unlikely romance, stereotypes interacting, and a pretty simple structure.
Call me, Broadway Producers. I'm here to help you make money. I'll also share my thoughts on
Police Academy IV with you.
*Buddy Matt and I had an idea for a show called "Ghost C.O.P's." we wanted to do as a web video, but we got lazy and never did it, and I've always been sad about that. C.O.P's, of course, stood for "Challengers of the Paranormals". Trust me, it was really, really good.**
**this may or may not be true