- March 22nd, 2019, 8:15 pm#4915915
First post. I’m 57 years old and an original fan from 1984. Saw it weekly (or more) that summer, wore out the soundtrack, had the Laserdisc as soon as it was available, and wore that out as well. Not long after it was released, I used the Laserdisc cover to shoot a three-film-positive set for making silkscreens and made my own T-shirts (not to sell, just a few to wear). If I had to guess, like a great many of us here I’ve seen it 100 times at least.
As to my particular brand of fandom; I did not bother watching the 1989 sequel, nor will I ever. It was answering questions I wasn’t asking. It’s not even on my radar and I never give it so much as a thought. Same for the 2016 reboot/reimagine/whatever. It’s just not something I’m interested in seeing. For me, Ghostbusters is a perfect story and film. No need to risk tainting it. As to the coming continuation of the original story, I’m undecided. I may see it, but it’s not a big deal to me.
I have a handful of collectibles, nothing valuable. T-shirts (store bought), Hot Wheels, etc. I drink my daily coffee at the office in my Ghostbusters cup, and the soundtrack- original Bernstein score - is in fairly regular rotation on my iPhone and in my car.
Anyway, that’s it. I’m primarily a lurker as I’m too busy being an admin/mod on a Star Wars board, a regular poster on a Batman66 board, a Doctor Who board, and a motorcycle board. I’ll be reading your many past discussions and maybe some insight into the coming sequel in case I change my mind on it.
See you on the board.
As to my particular brand of fandom; I did not bother watching the 1989 sequel, nor will I ever. It was answering questions I wasn’t asking. It’s not even on my radar and I never give it so much as a thought. Same for the 2016 reboot/reimagine/whatever. It’s just not something I’m interested in seeing. For me, Ghostbusters is a perfect story and film. No need to risk tainting it. As to the coming continuation of the original story, I’m undecided. I may see it, but it’s not a big deal to me.
I have a handful of collectibles, nothing valuable. T-shirts (store bought), Hot Wheels, etc. I drink my daily coffee at the office in my Ghostbusters cup, and the soundtrack- original Bernstein score - is in fairly regular rotation on my iPhone and in my car.
Anyway, that’s it. I’m primarily a lurker as I’m too busy being an admin/mod on a Star Wars board, a regular poster on a Batman66 board, a Doctor Who board, and a motorcycle board. I’ll be reading your many past discussions and maybe some insight into the coming sequel in case I change my mind on it.
See you on the board.