the original ghostbusters??

[the_ultimate_evil]

i don't mean the clasic we got and loved i mean the one that was Aykroyd's original vision, for him and John Belushi

he concept was inspired by Aykroyd's own fascination with the paranormal, and it was conceived by Aykroyd as a vehicle for himself and friend and fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus John Belushi.[5] The original story as written by Aykroyd was much more ambitious—and unfocused—than what would be eventually filmed; in Aykroyd's original vision, a group of Ghostbusters would travel through time, space and other dimensions taking on huge ghosts (of which the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man was just one of many). Also, the Ghostbusters wore S.W.A.T.-like outfits and used wands instead of Proton Packs to fight the ghosts; Ghostbusters storyboards show them wearing riotsquad-type helmets with movable transparent visors.[6]

taken from wiki

they speak about this idea in the commentary but don't go into it in any great detail

do you think it would have been as successful or even any good

 

[frayzr]

Ive always loved Ghostbusters 1 and 2, although this idea sounds a bit odd, i bet the ghostbusters that did get made sounded odd to begin with, i dont think the movies would have been as successful without Bill murray.

The time /dimention travel thing i dont think wouldve worked, part of the attraction was the fact that this was happening present day in a world like ours

 

[black_dust]

In the 80s i think it would have looked cheap and cheesy as hell, now with cgi i think it would work, but its amazing how it is and always should be.

Although i would have liked to see John Candy as Louis Tully but apparently he didnt "get" what the character was about

 

[Figs]

Aside from using 'wands' I think it sounds like it would have been like the cartoon that happened to be based on the films that we got(which I loved).

 

[Catman]

The Ghostbusters we got was better, but that original idea wasn't bad. It could have been an interesting sequel.

 

[Victarion]

Mayhap that'd be the plot for the video game. Its supposed to be our GB3.