does anyone know where i can read Aykroyd's GB3 script? Thanks.

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How informative Vakman, you may aswell have not posted… would have saved you a few seconds.

Ih8gozer, it is near impossible to read the REAL Ghostbusters III script, unless of course you either know good ol' Dan. It exists in pure “working progress” status, that is to say, it has never been fully finished. And to be honest, it's god awful. The best thing you can do is get over to www.ign.com and check out the script reviews. It details it pretty well, but it seems like Dan's whole idea was a little off whack, a lot of it seems tacky, un-GB and stupid.

It follows and EGB stylr plot with four new YOUNGER Gbs being hired…. Puu-leease! No one wants that! You apparently never get to know the chracters properly, and you don't even find out their last names. If you ask me, Hellbent is an awful concept, and not to sound like a self promoted… but my fan script could run rings around it!

… there's a BIG difference between reading a fan fic script, and reading an official draft by dan aykroyd, no matter how far fetched it may be… chances are, that if the film was made, it would have been NOTHING like the first draft. btw, at least one script HAS been finished. there are rumors that ramis had written another draft with aykroyd, which probably wouldn't have been as far fetched.

to once again answer the original question, there currently isn't ANY place online to read either draft of the proposed third GHOSTBUSTERS film. www.protoncharging.com is also another place to get a review, and even a more positive, from the first draft. stax just didn't understand the GB writing process, which is that the frist, aykroyd only draft, is usually pretty far-fetched, with more techno talk and less comedy…

Please note that the script reviews at protoncharging.com and ign are the first draft. Also note that just because one person (stax) does not like it means that its not good. It was the first dreaft. The purpose of the first draft is just to get the ideas down on paper. Aykroyd did write two or three versions to this script. I know that it was reported one of them was with Ramis and Conan was reported to have been brough in on the deal. I am sure the finished product would have lived up to the first two. Aykroyd is a big idea man. Sometimes he needs someone like Ramis to “dumb it up” so people actually understant the humor. As for gettting ahold of the script, its very difficult. Ign had it and I know that there are a couple of members that have access to it through their occupations.

texas- where did you get your information about “two or three versions” of the script? from what i've heard, there was a script treatment (approx. 67 pages- ramis and aykroyd collaboration), first draft (ign & protoncharging reviewed-aykroyd solo script), and a rumored second draft (ramis & aykroyd collaboration). there were rumors around 1996-7 that aykroyd had written a script, but i have never seen or heard aykroyd confirm this in interviews like the 99 draft. also, i belive i read two different interviews where aykroyd and ramis denied that conon o'brian had been involved with GB3.

Can the first draft be read on IGN? I'd love to see that.

spengs- did you happen to read the first three replies to the thread?? the script is NOT available ANYWHERE. you can read a REVIEW on ign.com and protoncharging.com.

Actually, Ive never heard anyone deny that conan was brought in to write in an interview but I could have overlooked one. Though Dan Evans brought up a good point in the conan o' brien ghostbuster? thread which was basically that the project would probably have gotten further if Conan actually did sign on to help write.

i don't think conan would have helped the chances of GB3 being made. the problem wasn't with the writing, but with the rights…