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Unadvertised sale makes this a good time to buy complete DVD set of "Real Ghostbusters"
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A call to a colleague of "Judy" the Timelife operator regarding when my set of the 25-discs that
contained all 147 episodes of the seven seasons of the cartoon series "The Real Ghostbusters" would arrive revealed that Timelife video is offering $20 off this $180 set.
The offer is part of a "12 Days of Christmas" sale that Timelife is running that ends tomorrow. I decided that this opportunity, and the incredibly good quality of every aspect of this set warranted pushing "Animation Friday" up one day.
My set arrived yesterday, and everything about it exceeded my expectations. As I stated in my first discussion of this series, I knew that the cool cardboard box in which the set was packaged was a good replica of the firehouse from which the ghostbusters operated. I knew also that this was a very good cartoon series that kids will enjoy but additionally had good adult, but clean, wry humor and high-quality celebrity impersonations.
I did know that the cast of voice actors included soon-to-be late-night talk show host Arsenio Hall, Frank Welker who provided the voice of Fred on "Scooby-Doo," and Lorenzo Music who geezers like me remember as the voice of the seen once and always intoxicated Carlton the doorman on the 1970s sitcom "Rhoda."However, I had not thought about this much until watching two of the many interviews that are among the more-than 12 hours of extras in this set.
Joe Straczynski, who is known as "JMS" and created the scifi show "Babylon 5," is another notable member of the Ghostbusters' creative team; he was a writer and story editor.
I did not know that discs came in five high-quality tin boxes with good cover art and sketches of the equipment that the ghostbusters used to vanquish the spirits, monsters, and other supernatural beings that created havoc. I also did not know that the set included a very interesting booklet that described each episode on each disc and provided trivia about every single one.
It seemed too that the writers of the booklet read my mind. It opened with a reference to the high cool factor of the set.
The booklet also addressed my initial criticism that the discs were not presented in exactly their original order and that the overall exceptional listing for each episode did not include the original airdate. The booklet stated that the producers of the set explained that they purposefully placed the episodes in the order that the producers concluded best reflected "the production and storyline continuity of the series." The producers stated too that this was their reason for not listing the original airdates. The booklet does list each episode number.
I realize that even $160 is a significant price for a DVD set but consider this one to be exceptional. In watching the show, I realized too that it was not only one of the last examples of the type of Saturday morning cartoons on which many of us grew up but is one of the few that had enough action, twists, and the aforementioned good humor to appeal to adults.
An old memory is of a friend agreeing with me during the original run of the program that the series was an exceptionally adult one. A much more recent one is that I showed a friend the set yesterday; her face lit up immediately and she said "I liked him" when she saw an image of Slimer, who was the ghostbuster's pet ghost. I expect that she has not seen or thought of the show for more than 10 years.
I am sure that Slimer would say "AAAWWW" if he knew about this, but I dod not want him to visit. My walls, carpet, and food budget would never survive. Additionally, my two kittens have done enough damage in those areas.
Please do share your thoughts about this show as additions to this entry of as e-mail to tvdvdguy@gmail.com. Yes, I am sure that I will have something new to say about "Jericho" in the next few weeks.
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