Posted at 1:30 p.m. - Sunday, September 7

I talked about it in a previous post, and now according to The Chicago Tribune's Mark Caro, Harold Ramis has confirmed that a Ghostbusters sequel is in development.  Ah, but here's the rub: Judd Apatow is set to co-produce and the idea is to cast actors from the Apatow stable to step in as the 'new' Ghostbusters with the Original GBs acting in a 'mentor capacity.' Check out the comments on Mark Caro's blog and you'll see that there are quite a few folks who aren't happy with the idea.   This is one of my faves:

'speaking as an overweight old guy, i'd rather see the overweight old guys do it themselves.plus, as much as i like the apatow movies, ghostbusters is not a platform for raunchy humor, in my opinion.

Posted by: fat old guy | Sep 5, 2008 3:16:50 PM'

Playing the advocate here, I don't think that two writers from The Office will necessarily be going for the toilet humor in a GB feature.  Plus, Apatow is sure to have respect for Ramis' input and is more likely to go for a more innocuous, kind-hearted brand of humor.

And the idea of Michael Cera and Seth Rogan acting as Ghostbusters-in-training is intriguing.

Then again, I do find myself sort of agreeing with 'fat old guy.'  What's with this sudden need to recast our childhood heroes?  How many franchises have actually succeeded using that formula?  Outside of comic books where you have the 'Flash Family', what other comic book, tv or movie series has been able to 'go young' and NOT alienate its core fan base?

You tell me.

Posted at 9:15 p.m. - Thursday, September 4

Making its way around the 'net, after being reported by Variety, is the news that Columbia has commissioned two writers from NBC's The Office to write a script for Ghostbusters 3.  Reportedly, the sequel would re-unite Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis' characters.

This news seems to indicate that movie studios are keying in on the 'aging nerd' demographic.  What's next, a Goonies Reunion?  (Oh yeah, I've heard rumors about that from time to time.)  Dan Akroyd was in San Diego at Comic Con this past summer to promote a new Ghostbusters video game, and the announcement was very well received, so it could be a case that the studios feel the time to strike is now.

But I'm of two minds over this: part of me likes the idea of seeing Venkman, Spengler and Stantz together again, carrying their proton packs and driving their 'Ecto-mobile' down the streets of New York.  Then again, the second installment of the series wasn't all that good.  Can writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky do what Ramis and Akroyd couldn't?

I'd like to know what all you Ghostbuster fans out there have to say!