Ghostbusters Interdimensional Crossrip

This week on the good ol' Ghostbusters podcast, we're speculating on why Jason Reitman, Finn Wolfhard, Celeste O'Connor, and Logan Kim may have been recently on the Sony Pictures lot. And why was the Afterlife Ecto-1 spotted around Culver City? It was obvious they're creating something, but what? And if they are indeed picking up shots or reshooting for Ghostbusters Afterlife, what does that mean for the March 2021 release date? Also this week, Ross May of the Reitman for the Job podcast poses an interesting math question and Chris gets out the pencil and graph paper to check it out!

With our thanks to Hasbro, on this week's Crossrip Troy and Chris are chatting about the Plasma Series Neutrona Wand, and while they do, they're also talking about the latest Ghostbusters news! Including Carrie Coon and Ernie Hudson's comments on Ghostbusters Afterlife, confectionary items hitting in the UK, and a secret Starbucks Frappacino menu item that you've gotta try!

This week on the show, we’re recapping all the goings-on at Hasbro’s virtual PulseCon Ghostbusters panels: from Ernie Hudson’s walk down memory lane to two new product reveals. The Ecto-1 Plasma Series Ecto-1 came (and went) on the same day it was announced, and a Real Ghostbusters retro GhostPopper was reissued through Walmart stores and (as of this printing) is still available for purchase. Aside from that, what did we glean from the panel and the interviewees. And what does this panel reveal a bit about Hasbro’s focus in terms of demographic, or more specifically some of the challenges that they’re facing with Ghostbusters? All of these topics, plus a whole lot of talk about Jason Reitman’s walk around the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters Afterlife is here and ready for your ears!

On this, the most glorious 70th birthday of one William Murray, we present a crossover event of biblical proportions: the Crossrip meets the Resurrection in a role-playing audio drama spectacular! Join Chris and Troy as Ghost Master Doug Banks of Ghostbusters Resurrection fame leads them through an incredible scenario as liaisons to the Paranormal Contracts Oversight Commission (or PCOC, for short). Just a couple of suits out on a routine inventory are about to embark upon the adventure of a lifetime. Will they be possessed? Will they ever be able to eat sushi comfortably again? And will they be stopped by the Rat King? All these questions and more are revealed in an incredible story spun by Doug. Ready to continue your adventure? Listen to the exciting conclusion in the Ghostbusters Resurrection feed immediately after!

Chris is working extremely hard on a special project to be unveiled next week, so this week you’re stuck with the single-voice ramblings of Troy as he drinks a Carthay Manhattan. Some of the topics of one-sided discussion this week include Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman Tony Vinciquerra’s comments during a media conference about Sony’s release plans for 2020 and beyond - and how they were misconstrued by the internet, but what they may tell us could be in store come January/February of next year. Rick Moranis made a comeback (was he ever really absent in our hearts though) in a Ryan Reynolds commercial which was delightful, what could it mean for him stepping back in front of the camera in the future? All that and a whole lot of using this platform for rambling and long-winded therapy are in store, tune in! Baby steps!

On this week’s show: Paul Gannon talks his new book Ain’t Afraid of No Ghosts, Hasbro PulseCon is coming in September, the Louisiana Ghostbusters need your help in hurricane relief, and Ivan and Dan remember Chadwick Boseman. First up in the news, Hasbro has a virtual convention coming in September where there is promise of Ghostbusters announcements galore (plus, the Tully’s Terrible Night exclusive will go on sale on the same dates), then in the second half of the show Paul Gannon joins us to talk about his paranormal experiences, turning his fandom of Ghostbusters into real paranormal investigation, the CheapShow Podcast hitting a million downloads, his experiences at Fan Fest 2019, and a whole lot more!

This week on the show, we’re tackling the opposite side of the front suspension on our Ecto-1 kits with Issue 6, Stage 15! As we build the incredible Eaglemoss Hero Collector subscription set, Troy and Chris talk about the latest in pop culture including what doors DC Comics’ Fandome has opened for future virtual conventions, listener advice on keeping extra parts handy, and a whole lot more!

This week on the show, we sit down with artist Joseph Game aka Chogrin - plus we talk Sony’s Drive-In Experience and Jason Reitman’s introduction, Richard Edlund’s engineering achievement award, and Bill Murray’s latest with Sofia Coppola. First up in the news, Jason Reitman introduced the original Ghostbusters at a special drive-in experience on the Sony Pictures lot and talked about how excited he is for Ghostbusters Afterlife to premiere on the big screen. Boss Films founder and Visual Effects legend Richard Edlund is receiving an honorary membership to the SMPTE organization that honors achievements in film technology. Oh and Bill Murray has a new movie with Sofia Coppola coming to Apple TV+ called “On the Rocks” and the boys talk about the trailer. Then in the second half of the show, the amazing artist CHOGRIN talks his first 3G show: Gremlins, Goonies and Ghostbusters, Crazy4Cult and Gallery 1988 shows, and a wild ride he spent in an Ecto with Ernie Hudson, his life and encounters with the paranormal in Ecuador, and his exclusive plans for a new show in 2021!

The long-awaited score album release for Ghostbusters II is coming, we’ll talk about that as we also discover just how difficult steering rods and spring coils can be while building our Eaglemoss Hero Collector Ecto-1 subscription kits! That’s right, as we work through Stage 14 of our Ectomobile scale model kit, we’re talking about Randy Edelman’s score finally getting a proper album release from Sony Masterworks, Sony Pictures opening the studio doors again for a drive-in theater, LEGO mobile gaming, even the state of popular culture as a whole (as tends to often happen with these building episodes). Join us, won’t you! And watch out for flying spring coils.

This week on the show, we remember Ivan Reitman’s producing partner and Hollywood legend Tom Pollock, who passed at age 77. From a heartfelt remembrance in Vanity Fair by Reitman himself, to hearing Pollock’s words on stage talking about Draft Day, learn how Pollock was a key figure in many of the films that are probably among your favorites. Then in the second half of the show, some Ghostbusters Afterlife news, including three product leaks from Hasbro: the Spengler Neutrona Wand, Tully’s Terrible Night, and packaging for the Afterlife Ecto-1 (and the boys trying to figure out the best way to talk about them). And what do these leaks combined with studios choosing to release two large tentpole films on digital mean for Afterlife’s March release date?