Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan to produce a new animated series that will stream on Netflix!
absolutely cannot wait :sigh:
Oooh! I wonder what era itâll feature?
Yeah, wonder if it will be a post-Afterlife era (similar to how RGB started post-GB1 and built its own canon), a big timeskip to the kids being GBs, Ecto-Force, or maybe even an anthology that explores a different era each episode.
Iâm over the moon at this news.
Awesome news. So happy.
It will be interesting to see what they do here. Maybe they go with the Ecto-Force idea, and the new team is led by a 40 something Phoebe Spengler. Since it is set in the future, perhaps they could make time travel a component of a story arc, where they go back in time and meet the RGBs in the 80s. That would be kinda cool.
Bring. Back. JMS.
Fantastic news.
Of course, it raises so many questions⌠Will it follow on from the ending of Afterlife? That seems the most obvious point to start from, but the issue is that any animated continuation of that will ultimately end up being contradicted by the new film when it comes out.
It could be a spin-off series, loosely-linked to the âprimeâ universe post-Afterlife, but set in another part of the country, or the world, thus allowing it to exist alongside, without being massively contradicted by future film projects.
Or they could make something more along the lines of Batman: Beyond, where we see what Ghostbusting is like in the far-flung future.
Failing that, they could walk the familiar ground of The Real Ghostbusters, and have the series focus on the four original Ghostbusters (this concept could even be grounded on the basis that the episodes are recounts by Ray and Winston to animated versions of Phoebe and Podcast about some of their past exploits).
Style: Personally, Iâd love to see a predominately 2D animated series, but with some 3D elements where theyâd be naturally deployed, like Voltron: Legendary Defender, Q-Force or Inside Job⌠However Iâd guess weâll see a 3D series, like Dragon Prince or The Last Kids on Earth.
Dream show: Follow a new team of GBs in a different city. See a new franchise start up after Afterlife.
A continuation with a proper ending to RGB would be a dream series for me, updated animation style with darker storylines.
But, I bet this was the âEcto-Forceâ that Ivan had been trying to get off the ground a few years ago. Perhaps Jason is making his dadâs GB projects come to fruition?
Lets hope that Kevin Smith doesnât get a hold of it. Lol. If it turns out like Voltron I think weâll be in good hands. Just to annoy Kingpin a little I thought I read the cartoon will be taking place after the eventâs of Filmation and following the lives of Tracy the Gorillaâs kids. Dr. Zaius was set to reprise his role as a small cameo.
in all seriousness Iâd love to see the continuation of Extreme. All I really would like is for a fun cartoon and very minimal politics being thrown in.
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I want it to be a mix between RGB and Afterlife but please, no kids as heroes 
Plot twist: the hero is an actual fetus in a jar with a specialized RC car armed with little proton blasters it can control with itâs mind. it knows all, sees all, and can do a kick flip with itâs little car to boot! With itâs trend setting sideways inside-out ball cap slung over the jar lid and always ready with a quip, a friendly comment, or its catchphrase âPrebirth beats afterlife!â, get ready for the newest member to the Ghostbusters family in:
Ghostbusters: Pre-life!
Other than triggering my old man gripe of âEverythingâs on f***ing streaming nowadays instead of real TV networksâ :lol: I look forward to finding out more about this.
Sony, Jason, GilâŚ
PLEASE MAKE THIS IN CONTINUITY WITH RGB AND EGB.
Please. Donât restart. Thatâs what I think most GB fans would love.
Which brings up a question. Should Egon be included? Should Egon be alive or dead? A ghost with a voice serving as Phoebeâs mentor, or the kids trying to find some way of bringing him back to life? Itâs not uncommon for characters to come back from the dead these days.
I donât think the fanbase should be putting pressure or a weight of expectation on the direction of the animated series. I doubt there is a consensus amongst fans here. Letâs just judge whatever comes on itâs own merit.
Eg. I would love a direct Real Ghostbuster continuation, but 30+ years have passed⌠I donât view EGB as canon to RGB because itâs largely lacking in the things that I loved about RGB. Plus then you have a dozen existing characters in the mix before you introduce new ones it comes with similar baggage to rebooting the movie series.
I would be completely happy with a new and rebooted animated team and I think given theyâll be chasing a younger Afterlife audience thatâs the most likely direction.
Iâm using the Incredibles as an example. Time doesnât really matter in the cartoon universe where as live action is more difficult in that regard. With the back in the saddle episodes of Extreme Iâd say that pretty much seals that Real Ghostbusters is a part of that universe. They could very will decide to drop Extreme and just continue the Real Ghostbusters right where it left off.
I mean hell, Disney Plus is reviving the 90âs X-Men cartoon, thereâs a rumored revival of King of the Hill in the works, and Beavis and Butthead soâŚWho knows what the plan is other then Jason at this point. Anythingâs possible.
LOL! I have never liked the idea of streaming either. Figures it would be Ghostbusters that would force my hand. However the good thing about streaming is that the show will have more creative freedom and will not have to conform to the standards and practices of Television Broadcast. So there wonât be anything like the Q5 issue that dumbed down The Real Ghostbusters. 
Wow it begins! This is great. A new cartoon is actually happening. Canât wait to see what it is revealed to be. It could go so many ways. It could take place after Afterlife, personally I am hoping that it takes place before. Mostly because I want to see more of the OG characters. 
I know there Arc was beautifully brought to a close in Afterlife, but I will always have a soft spot for the OGs. It could take place in itâs own continuity separate from the films with all new characters. Whatever it is I hope that new and old fans alike love it and the iron stays nice and hot and we can keep getting more new projects greenlit.
This is everything I could have hoped for and so much more. I am so happy that Afterlife was so well received to see this happen. I am beyond thrilled that Jason Reitman will be stepping in his fatherâs footsteps as active producer for future projects. I believe the future of the franchise is in great hands. :)!