she already showed her lack of interest the first time they asked her the question years back and she replied something like “all you gonna get is a bunch of really old Ghostbusters”…

I get the feeling that she's much like Bill, has moved on to “better” things. However, I really would like to have Dana back, and the same goes for Louis. Maybe if they weren't in GBII than I wouldn't really care but they were, I think they should be in the last part too. Since it's CG, they could get another woman to voice her though.

And if they leave out Dana and Louis, I'm really just going to get the feeling that the creators are just slapping things together because kids only really care about the Ghostbusters. They probably have no clue which ones Dana and Louis even are. Much like some of RGB, they leave out the supporting cast from the films because kids don't care about them.

Sayingkingkilla
And if they leave out Dana and Louis, I'm really just going to get the feeling that the creators are just slapping things together because kids only really care about the Ghostbusters. They probably have no clue which ones Dana and Louis even are. Much like some of RGB, they leave out the supporting cast from the films because kids don't care about them.

Louis was in the cartoon for a while after GB2. He just kind of faded away because there wasn't much they could do with him. He wasn't a good Ghostbuster, and his actual job (lawyer and accountant) doesn't lend itself to a lot of humor that would be interesting to an eight year-old.

From a pure storytelling standpoint, because of his lack of Ghostbusting necessity or a compelling personal connection to one of the actual Ghostbusters, he's second only to Slimer in being the most expendable character in the franchise. RGB got along just fine without him for four seasons. But because Rick Moranis is an old friend of Ramis, and from what I've read is still enthused about the property, Louis will probably be in any GB3.

As for Dana, it would've been hard to come up with stories that didn't fall into either “Let's have her appear just to appear” or “Play Damsel In Distress AGAIN” And again, there isn't much else left (ie her romance with Venkman) that would've been interesting to eight year olds.

I don't totally agree with Dana's non-presence, especially after GB2 (though her not being in RGB before GB2 actually helped set up by implication the idea that Venkman and Dana had broken up) but I do understand it.

Doc Fritz
From a pure storytelling standpoint, because of his lack of Ghostbusting necessity or a compelling personal connection to one of the actual Ghostbusters, he's second only to Slimer in being the most expendable character in the franchise.

I have to respectfully disagree about Slimer. He's probably the franchise character most strongly remembered by the general public. And the early seasons of RGB, when all six characters were more equally featured, nonetheless gave him some really good stories. Even in stories like “The Grundel”, where he was not the star, the comic relief he provided did not necessarily render less effective the more “adult” elements.

It helps that The Grundel was written for a non labotomized time by Straczynski… you change Janine's appearance and brought back Lorenzo and Laura and it would've slotted in perfectly in the ‘untampered’ Real Ghostbusters.

I wish Dave had been able to act like that for the rest of the show as that was still a smart Venkman, just with a ‘bad Murray impression’ voice.

I never said I hated Slimer, or that he should never ever be used. He's a recognizable icon of the franchise. And yes, there are certainly good stories that can and have been told with him–but if you had to pick one character that could easily be written out without damaging the chemistry of the characters or the concept, he's high on the list. After being caught in the Hotel Sedgewick he disappears until the ECU blows, and even then he only makes cameos. In GB2 he again only makes cameos, and might not have even done that if the cartoon hadn't made him so popular. He's a bit player in the movies who became a major character on TV.

Louis is practically his opposite number: a major character in the movies who ended up being a bit player on TV. Again, not a lot of damage to the main characters or the concept if he goes away.

Doc Fritz… Slimer is mad at you lol :p

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Doc Fritz… Slimer is mad at you lol :p

It's even worse than you thought…



Do you know how hard it is to clean up ectoplasmic puke?
(*peter) –Now you know how I feel…

lol good one… you beat me on it :p

Time to go back to CG GB3 which I believe will never happen but the possibility still exists and we're waiting on more confirmation.