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As much love as the Ghostbusters films get, some fans will still be surprised to discover that there is also an animated series that not only takes the lore forward but also deepens it.The Real Ghostbusters is a wacky, animated spin-off series that has a sort of cult following. But fans of the franchise will not have to scramble to see the series anymore as Roku has added the series to its ad-supported streaming lineup.

Fans will be able to watch the series that ran for seven seasons between 1986 and 1991. Out of 140 episodes, 117 episodes are available on the streaming service for free. A spin-off and sequel to the original Ghostbusters film, the animated series continues the adventures of four paranormal investigators – Dr. Peter Venkman, Dr. Egon Spengler, Dr. Ray Stantz, Winston Zeddemore – and their secretary, Janine Melnitz, as they continue their supernatural pest-control business with the help of their mascot ghost Slimer.

For fans of King of the Hill, Monsignor Martinez is about as cool as you can get. Seen regularly on the television of the Hill family, Monsignor Martinez is a fictional priest who always seems to be wrapped up in melodramatic life-and-death adventures in the telenovela named after him. In King of the Hill, the ridiculous clips of Monsignor Martinez are always good for a quick laugh, but if the television gods had complied, we could have gotten a lot more of him.

In 2000, King of the Hill writers Mike Judge, Greg Daniels and Jim Dauterive crafted a half-hour live-action pilot based on the character. Sadly, Fox didn’t proceed with the series. According to an interview transcript posted to the FilmBoards forum in 2004 (the original interview doesn’t appear to be online), King of the Hill actor Dave Herman reportedly said Fox didn’t want a show where “a...

Sony is developing another new Ghostbusters movie, but this one will be a little different from the recent live-action films. The studio is once again set on expanding the franchise, this time with an animated Ghostbusters movie from Sony Animation – and Netflix. There's gotta be a joke in there about crossing streams. See if you can figure it out.

According to Deadline, Sony is currently developing an animated Ghostbusters movie for Netflix. The project, which doesn't have a title just yet, is reportedly in early development with director Kris Hearn and is said to be separate from Netflix's upcoming Ghostbusters animated series. Hearn is a longtime animator who served as a storyboard artist on Phil Lord and Chris Miller's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs before making his directorial debut with Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. He also directed the animated filmThe Willoughbys, which Netflix released in 2020.

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Garfield is the central character in Jim Davis's comic strip, which officially began in 1978 under the same name. Garfield is an orange tabby cat with a love of lasagna and a disdain for Mondays. He tends to torment his owner and dog while trying to secure more food - and quiet.

Created By Jim DavisCast Lorenzo Music, Bill Murray, Frank Welker, Chris PrattRELATIONSHIPS Jon Arbuckle (owner), Odie (best friend), Liz Wilson (Jon's girlfriend), Nermal (rival), Arlene (love interest), Pooky (teddy bear)Movies The Garfield Movie, Garfield: The Movie, Garfield: A Tale of Two KittiesVideo Games Garfield Lasagna PartyBirthday 1978-06-19

is one of the most timeless comic strips in existence, with comics that were published in the ‘90s just as relevant and hilarious today as they were then - and that’s deliberate. Jim Davis,...

Ghostbusters nostalgia seemingly has no end. In addition to the recent live-action legacy sequels Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, there's been a surge of nostalgia for The Real Ghostbusters. The classic '80s animated series – which would've been called Ghostbusters if not for a totally unrelated animated series that tried to capitalize on brand recognition – is back in toy form, with a new line of Funko Pop collectibles.

Funko Pop vinyl figures based on The Real Ghostbusters animated series are available for pre-order right now. Funko released the first in-package shots of Peter, Ray, Egon, Winston, and their ghostly companion, Slimer. The 3.75" cult TV characters come complete in their jumpsuits with Proton Packs in-hand as well as attachable color-coordinated proton streams. Venkman is even accompanied by a little 1.5" Slimer. As a detour from the typical purplish-blue cardboard, the packaging features slime, retro caution striping, and the Real Ghostbusters logo.

“The Real Ghostbusters” has made quite a comeback in the last few years, from Hasbro resurrecting the classic toys and Mondo launching a 1:12 figure line to the classic animated show’s inspiration on new live action movie Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.

Now Funko is getting in on the nostalgic fun with Pop! toys of Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz, Egon Spengler, and Winston Zeddemore.

Each 3.75″ vinyl figure includes an attachable particle stream. Venkman also comes with a 1.5″ Slimer Pop!

Due out in February, “The Real Ghostbusters” Pop! toys are available to pre-order for $11.99 a piece.

Airing for seven seasons on ABC between 1986 and 1991, the animated Ghostbusters spin-off series featured the voice talents of Lorenzo Music, Dave Coulier, Frank Welker, Maurice Lamarche, Arsenio Hall, and Buster Jones.

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The 1980s was a tubular time in history. Everyone remembers Sony Walkman cassette players, bright neon-colored clothes, VHS movies, and MTV music videos. Another thing this decade is fondly remembered for is the many different cartoons that aired. Some were shown every day of the week, while kids had to wait anxiously every Saturday morning to watch other cartoons while chomping down on their favorite sugar-infused cereal and milk. This is one of the decades known for creating some of the best and most missed cartoons that ever aired on TV.

From the original Transformers to Thundercats to Jem & the Holograms, there were seemingly unlimited shows for everyone to watch that captured their attention like nothing else. Now that it has been approximately 40 years since many of these animated programs originally premiered, it would be a perfect time to bring them back. The kids who originally watched them are...

The best Ryan O'Neal movies and TV shows have spanned six decades and genres, from Westerns and war movies to dramas, comedies, and television soaps. O'Neal was born the son of an actress (Patricia O'Callaghan) and a novelist/screenwriter (Charles O'Neal). While in high school, he worked on becoming a Golden Gloves boxer, but then he ended up getting a job on television when his mother helped pull some strings as he struggled to get through high school. This led to him entering the industry.

After a period of time where he made guest appearances on TV shows, he got his big break as a regular on the 1960s Western series Empire and then an even bigger role on the nighttime soap opera Peyton's Place. He then enjoyed his mainstream breakout thanks to landing the co-lead in the romantic drama movie Love Story. After that, he worked for everyone from...

Chris Pratt is the newest voice of the titular orange cat in 2024's The Garfield Movie, and here is how Pratt's voice compares to Bill Murray's Garfield performance from the 2004 film. Garfield is one of the most iconic characters in cartoon history, with Garfield appearing in all kinds of movies, TV shows, television specials, and more since his comic strip debut. Bill Murray famously voices the orange cat in 2004's Garfield: The Movie as well as its sequel Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, but Chris Pratt's The Garfield Movie performance goes in an entirely different direction.

The character of Garfield may have started out in comic strips, but almost every fan of the character knows exactly how the cat is supposed to sound. Voice actor Lorenzo Music was the original voice of Garfield, with him voicing the cat is the vast majority of his appearances throughout the 1980s and 1990s.

Chris Pratt's return to the animation genre is proving just as much of a streaming success as theatrical one as The Garfield Movie is already becoming a Netflix hit. The movie serves as a reboot of the franchise based on Jim Davis' beloved comic strip, with Pratt taking over the role from Bill Murray in the live-action/CGI hybrid movies. Following the titular cat as he's reunited with his long-lost father and goes on an adventure with him and Odie, The Garfield Movie was poorly received by critics, but generally embraced by audiences, grossing over $257 million against its $60 million production budget.

Just shy of four months after making its theatrical debut, The Garfield Movie premiered on Netflix as part of the streamer's exclusive rights deal with Sony, and it's already proving to be a hit for both parties. At the time of writing, the movie is maintaining the No.

Millennials might be the first to remember The Disney Afternoon, a two-hour block of Disney cartoons that aired on weekdays from 1990-1997. The block ran in four half-hour segments which alternated between multiple animated series. Surprisingly, the line-up was not slated for The Disney Channel only and aired in many markets across the United States. Some of the headlining shows featured characters that Disney fans would have already been familiar with from the studio's catalog of films and shorts, while others presented all-new characters and concepts.

Recognizable shows, like Darkwing Duck, first aired on The Disney Afternoon and featured voice talents like Jim Cummings. A veteran Disney voice actor, Cummings is best known as the current voice of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger -- but his resume extends well beyond Disney. Nostalgia for The Disney Afternoon has encouraged the studio to consider rebooting some of its properties from the block,...

Whitney Rydbeck, the actor and mime who portrayed the last of the paintball victims in Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI and one of the original crash test dummies in an iconic public service campaign that promoted seat belt safety, has died. He was 79.

Rydbeck died Monday of complications from prostate cancer while in hospice care in Chatsworth, California, his longtime friend Tommy McLoughlin, the director on Jason Lives, told The Hollywood Reporter.

“We lost not only a truly funny comedian and actor … but one of the most good-hearted human beings I’ve ever known,” McLoughlin wrote in a tribute on Instagram.

The lanky Rydbeck appeared on dozens of TV shows during his busy career, from The Brady Bunch, Phyllis, M*A*S*H, Cagney & Lacey and Highway to Heaven to Star Trek: The Next Generation, Sisters, Living Single, Party of Five and Scrubs.

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As The Garfield Movie continues its impressive run in theaters, the film is now available to watch at home. As of July 9, The Garfield Movie is now available to buy or rent at home and in theaters.

With the animated film arriving on VOD, Cbr has an exclusive dip to debut from its bonus features. The clip highlights some of the Easter eggs in the film that longtime fans of the famous orange feline may appreciate. It includes pointing out multiple examples of referencing Binky the Clown, a classic Garfield character who was once prominent in the original comic strip and animated series. Another of several Easter eggs highlighted honors Lorenzo Music, the original voice of Garfield, by way of naming a music store after the late actor. Check out the clip below.

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Chris Pratt is one busy leading man, and his upcoming film just got a major global deal. The actor will team up with McG to adapt Way of the Warrior Kid.

Deadline reports that the adaptation, which the outlet first announced in late April, has secured a major deal. Way of the Warrior Kid comes from Jock Willink, a retired Navy Seal who became a popular author and podcast host. The first novel, Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy Seal Way, premiered in 2017, and the fifth book in the series premiered in 2022.

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The Garfield Movie being the first theatrical animated movie in the franchises nearly 50-year history is a surprising milestone for such a peculiar pop-culture phenomenon. Throughout the decades, appreciation for Garfield jumped back and forth from genuine to ironic love. The orange cat's "fans" were either someone who bust a gut from the thought of a cat hating Mondays, or they were someone who sent their loved ones a digital copy of Garfield Kart Furious Racing whenever its dirt cheap on Steam. That being said, Garfields relevance and lasting presence in the zeitgeist comes more from his marketing empire than the evergreen comedy of kicking a dumb dog off a table.

Kids today are more likely to share their favorite Lasagna Cat videos than quote anything from the arguably mundane comic strips that the hilariously bizarre YouTube series is mocking. Arguing about whether Garfield was ever good or not is irrelevant,...

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The following contains spoilers for The Garfield Movie, now playing in theaters.

When it comes to comic strips, Garfield is easily one of the most iconic ones. Created by Jim Davis in the 1970s, it focused on a large, lazy orange tabby cat named Garfield. He was completely spoiled and known to give his owner, Jon, chores and orders by the dozen. Now, Sony Pictures is bringing the character to the big screen once more after a couple of movies in 2004 and 2006.

This time, The Garfield Movie has the star power of Chris Pratt as the titular character. Garfield ends up in a criminal ring, which tests him in a big way. In the process,...

The Garfield Movie and Furiosa are neck-and-neck for the top spot at the box office for the weekend, but it's not all good news for the famous feline and the wasteland warrior. For a Memorial Day weekend, the films set the lowest No. 1 opening at the box office in nearly 30 years.

Per Variety, The Garfield Movie and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga are reportedly neck and neck for No. 1 for the holiday weekend, each said to be earning an estimated $31 million through Monday. However, Sony reports that The Garfield Movie will secure the top spot with its estimated haul of $31.875 million for the four-day weekend. The film made $8.4 million on Friday, $8.225 million on Saturday, and a projected $8.150 million on Sunday, with an added $7.1 million for Monday from 4,035 locations.

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Chris Pratt feels "grateful" and "blessed" to put his spin on the lasagna-obsessed, Monday-hating cat in The Garfield Movie. Pratt follows in the footsteps of fellow Garfield voice actors Lorenzo Music and Bill Murray. The first half-hour TV special featuring the animated, orange tabby Persian cat, Here Comes Garfield (1982), aired over 40 years ago.

Here Comes Garfield (1982) was the first of the lasagna-loving felines half-hour television specials, and it introduced the late Lorenzo Music as the voice of the animated, orange tabby Persian cat. In 2004, Bill Murray took up the mantle for the big screen in Garfield: The Movie. Today, the legacy of Jim Davis kitty creation falls into the hands of Chris Pratt. And the Marvel Cinematic Universe mainstay feels grateful and blessed to voice the fat cat in The Garfield Movie. Pratt discussed putting his own unique spin on the character in an interview with Moviefone. The actor said:

Man,...

Chris Pratt is one of the world's favorite Chrises, and many directors' first choice as a male lead. However, the actor struggled before reaching the fame he has today, and admitted being reckless with his first paychecks.

Chris Pratt has led many big franchises, grossing billions at the box office. He was the lead of James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, but also Jurassic World trilogy, and The Lego Movie franchise, among others. He's grown to fame thanks to the lovable goofball Andy Dwyer in the sitcom Parks & Recreation, and is now a Hollywood favorite.

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The Garfield Movie sees Chris Pratt put his spin on the titular cat 20 years after Bill Murray did the same in Garfield: The Movie, which follows Lorenzo Music voicing the original animated version. However, Pratt insists he tried to add a unique touch to the character rather than follow in his predecessors' footsteps.

Speaking with Moviefone, Pratt addressed the inevitable comparisons between his portrayal of Garfield with Murray's and Music's while delving into his approach to voicing the character. He said that director Mark Dindal eased any pressure on Pratt as he wanted The Super Mario Bros. Movie star to be himself in the role as he possessed similar traits to Garfield that translated well. Pratt explained, "I was just honored and blessed that they thought the voice of the guy from Parks and Rec was the voice of this cat. That's what they told me. He said, 'I've been working on this for years.

The upcoming Garfield Movie features an ensemble cast led by Chris Pratt, with Samuel L. Jackson and other talented actors. Despite past lackluster Garfield films, this new installment has already shown promise with strong international box office numbers. Chris Pratt's track record in blockbuster films suggests he could potentially elevate Garfield into a lucrative franchise.

There have been several notable voice actors who voiced the iconic animated cat Garfield before Chris Pratt took the role in The Garfield Movie. The Garfield Movie will be the first feature film about the lasagna-loving and Monday-hating feline protagonist since 2006's Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (directed by Tim Hill), which was a sequel to 2004's Garfield: The Movie (directed by Peter Hewitt). Despite the decade-spanning popularity of the Garfield character, both films received poor reviews from critics, with the 2004 movie earning an abysmal 14% on Rotten Tomatoes and the sequel getting a score...

An orange cat with a hunger for lasagna and a hatred of Mondays made a big impression with his first primetime special, Here Comes Garfield, more than four decades ago.

The lovably sarcastic feline, who returns to the big screen May 24 in Sony’s The Garfield Movie, was created by cartoonist Jim Davis.

Garfield’s self-titled comic strip — featuring the cat giving guff to owner Jon Arbuckle and blissfully oblivious canine nemesis Odie — landed national syndication in 1978, followed by his first book, 1980’s Garfield at Large, topping the New York Times best-seller list.

While working on Here Comes Garfield, Davis struggled to make the cat stand up and dance, but got some assistance from his hero, Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz, who happened to be working in the same studio. “He started drawing over my drawing, saying, ‘The problem is, you’ve made Garfield’s feet too small,’ ” Davis once said in an interview.

When the news broke that Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt would lend his voice to the title character in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the response was mostly negative.

The actor ultimately proved his detractors wrong and, despite mixed reviews, the 2023 release went on to earn over $1.3 billion for Illumination at the worldwide box office. Can The Garfield Movie find a similar level of success this weekend?

While that remains to be seen, the first wave of reviews isn't particularly kind. In fact, as we write this, The Garfield Movie has a disappointing 52% on Rotten Tomatoes.

That's a "Rotten" score, but The Super Mario Bros. Movie has only 59% and families don't tend to pay as much attention to these scores as regular filmgoers. Looking through the verdicts, however, it seems Pratt may have phoned in his performance here as, unlike his previous animated projects, the actor is taking...

As anyone familiar with cartoonist Jim Davis’ iconic feline character knows, Garfield doesn’t like to move around very much. He likes to eat, particularly pepperoni pizza and lasagna, and he likes to lie around and make sarcastic comments. In other words, he’s not a cat of action. And yet for some reason, the creators of the new animated film revolving around him think that what the audience really wants is to watch Garfield engage in Mission: Impossible-style, stunt-laden violent mayhem. It’s as if Charlie Brown was starring in the new James Bond movie.

And in case you think I’m stretching things to make a point, The Garfield Movie employs the Mi theme during one scene and features that film series’ Ving Rhames as the voice of a bull who orchestrates the derring-do. After one particularly harrowing sequence, Garfield, voiced by Chris Pratt, comments, “In case you’re wondering,...

Tom Smothers, who with his younger brother Dick changed the face of comedy with their musical humor and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, died Tuesday in Santa Rosa, California, following a cancer battle. The news was announced by the National Comedy Center, on behalf of Smothers’ family. He was 86.

Tom and Dick Smothers started out as folk musicians in the early ’60s, and soon discovered that, while they were not good enough to be professional musicians, the act worked if they mixed in comedy.

Dick Smothers said in a statement, “Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner. I am forever grateful to have spent a lifetime together with him, on and off stage, for over 60 years. Our relationship was like a good marriage – the longer we were together, the more we loved and respected one another.

Tom Smothers, the countercultural comedy icon admired for the 1960s variety program he created and hosted with his younger brother, Dick, and for the tenacity he displayed in frequent clashes with CBS censors, has died. He was 86.

Smothers died Tuesday at his home in Santa Rosa, California, after a battle with cancer, his brother announced in a statement shared with The Hollywood Reporter by the National Comedy Center.

“Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner,” Dick, 84, said. “I am forever grateful to have spent a lifetime together with him, on and off stage, for over 60 years. Our relationship was like a good marriage — the longer we were together, the more we loved and respected one another. We were truly blessed.”

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The Garfield Movie has gotten its first trailer, and fans are split with their reactions to the character's new voice.

In the film, Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt voices a new take on Garfield, the popular Monday-hating feline. It's a notably unique take on the character, at least in comparison to previous voice actors for Garfield like Lorenzo Music and Frank Welker. Many fans of Garfield are finding themselves happy with Pratt's voice for the new film, with some admitting that they were skeptical at first before actually getting to hear it. Even so, there are others who aren't happy with the orange cat's new voice, and they're making that opinion clear online.

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Fans express support for Bill Murray's portrayal of Garfield, preferring him over Chris Pratt. Some viewers criticize Chris Pratt's portrayal, stating that there are better actors for the role and adding that they dislike the portrayal of Garfield's father. Despite differing opinions, many fans still plan on watching the movie, although they find Chris Pratt's portrayal odd compared to Bill Murray's.

After the trailer release of the upcoming The Garfield Movie, fans jump to support Bill Murray’s portrayal of the cat. Murray voiced Garfield in 2004’s Garfield: The Movie, as well as its sequel Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties. Now, Garfield is being adapted into a new animated feature, The Garfield Movie, starring Chris Pratt. The Garfield Movie is set for release on May 24, 2024.

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The trailer for The Garfield Movie has now made its online debut. Sony Pictures Animation is bringing to life one of the most famous lazy felines in the world. The last time Garfield had graced the silver screen was in 2006’s Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties, the sequel to 2004’s Garfield, which featured Bill Murray as the titular voice that originated with Lorenzo Music, who poetically also voiced the Bill Murray role in The Real Ghostbusters. Famously, Murray had admitted to taking the role under the mistaken assumption that he was working with one of the Coen brothers (the movie was written by Joel Cohen – unrelated to the beloved duo).

This new incarnation brings us an origin story of sorts courtesy of the new trailer. We get a look at how Garfield had ended up with his owner, Jon Arbuckle. In the intro to the trailer, kitten Garfield works...

A new look at the upcoming Garfield reboot, dubbed The Garfield Movie, has been revealed.

On the official X account for The Garfield Movie, a post was shared that teased, "Finally, a reson not to hit snooze on the Monday alarm. Trailer tomorrow." Included with the post was a brief teaser showcasing a new look at Garfield, as voiced by Chris Pratt, alongside his longtime frenemy Odie. The post further teases in the video that Monday, Nov. 13, will be a "Monday you won't hate," given the release of the first trailer for the new Garfield film. The new post can be seen below.

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Finally, a reason not to hit snooze on the Monday alarm. Trailer tomorrow. #GarfieldMovie pic.twitter.com/9q8OptS49k — Garfield Movie (@GarfieldMovie) November 12, 2023

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Mortal Kombat is a prolific fighting franchise. Despite the upcoming game’s Mortal Kombat 1 title, it is actually the twelfth mainline game in the series, and that number doesn’t account for the various spinoffs and countless upgrades. Then you have all the comics, movies, TV shows, web shows, techno albums, and other stuff that grew out of the series. From Liu Kang fighting a stop-motion Goro in a dingy dungeon to seeing him reinvent the entire universe, Mortal Kombat has seen some stellar highs and embarrassing lows.

What I’m saying is, Mortal Kombat is…a lot. So, as we prepare for Liu Kang and Shang Tsung’s war over the rebooted Earthrealm, let’s talk about some lesser-known parts of the franchise that you might not know about.

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David Davis, the Emmy-winning writer and producer whose heyday in the 1970s included invaluable work on the enduring network sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Rhoda, The Bob Newhart Show and Taxi, has died. He was 86.

Davis died Friday in Los Angeles, his daughter Samantha Davis-Friedman told The Hollywood Reporter.

Survivors include his wife, actress Julie Kavner, best known as the voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons. Davis recommended her for the part of Brenda Morgenstern, Valerie Harper‘s insecure sister on Rhoda — it was her first paying job as an actress — and they were together since 1976.

Rhoda “gave me my life, it gave me my career, it gave me the love of my life, David Davis,” Kavner said in a 2009 interview.

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New retro-style action figures based on The Real Ghostbusters are coming to Walmart this spring, and they're sure to excite any former '80s kid who has memories of playing with these guys as a child. Reminiscent of the original action figure line from Kenner, the new Real Ghostbusters figures come from Hasbro as a part of the company's Ghostbusters Kenner Classics line. The toys were revealed last weekend at New York Toy Fair 2020 and images of the figures have since made their way online.

Six figures in total will make up this new set, with four of those obviously including Ray Stantz, Peter Venkman, Winston Zeddemore, and Egon Spengler. Their green and gluttonous pal Slimer is also included along with the biggest baddie of the series, the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. Most of the figures come with their own special accessories as well, with the Ghostbusters coming with a proton pack,...

Sam Bobrick, the creator of Saved by the Bell, has died.

He was 87.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Bobrick passed away on Friday at Northridge Hospital Medical Center, after suffering a stroke.

His friend, Adam Carl, was the one who broke the news to the outlet.

While best known for creating Saved by the Bell, Bobrick also worked on a string of other hit TV series during his time in the industry.

He worked on shows including The Flintstones, Gomer Pyle: Usmc, Get Smart, Hey, Landlord, Good Morning, World, and Bewitched.

Bobrick also wrote four comedies that played on Broadway.

He was nominated for an Emmy award in 1968 with the likes of Lorenzo Music, Mason Williams, and others for their work The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.

His expansive career also extended to playwrighting, in which he wrote or co-wrote over 40 during his career.

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One of the most frustrating things about spending 20 years covering film as a critic and a reporter is watching the slide of even the most basic standards into total ruin, and it is safe to say that at this point, the entire wall of white noise that is “film journalism” is essentially useless as anything other than farce. Maybe it’s because there are some stories you don’t want to believe and some stories you do. Maybe that’s why certain false things get reported as fact so readily. I still see people run the “fact” that Bill Murray only appeared in Garfield because he got confused by Joel Cohen’s name on the script, thinking he was going to work with the Coen Brothers. People really want to believe that’s true, but it’s ridiculous. Just take a step back and really consider what you’re saying.

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The Real Ghostbusters was a pretty messed-up cartoon sometimes. I think that’s one of life’s universal truths. I’m not quite sure why the world needed an unholy amalgam of anime, cheesy 80s synth music, and mind-bending eldritch horror with a chiselled version of Bill Murray on top. But it did, and it still feels so right to this day.

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People of a certain age (i.e. “Old”) will remember when in the early days of HBO, a weird ,wild animated film called Twice Upon a Time made the rounds. Many paid it heed because it was executive produced by George Lucas, currently in the process of imprinting our childhoods with a new mythology. But except for a laserdisc and VHS release, the film rather fell off the table, save for dedicated maniacs who remembered it fondly.

Warner Archives, print-on-demand masters of unearthing lost bits of cinema and making them available to the masses, have achieved the impossible and presented the world with a brand new release of the film, unearthing both audio tracks, and getting many of the animators together for a commentary track, including Henry Selick, who has gone on to great things like Neil Gaiman’s Coraline and Tim Burton’s Nightmare Before Christmas, and in that order.

"The Silence of the Lambs" This is definitely my favorite Best Picture-winning horror movie featuring Chris Isaak in a supporting role. Let's just think about the glamor of 1991 for a minute: "Point Break" occurred. Kate Nelligan was in whatever movie she wanted. CeCe Peniston was a reigning pop star, which is important because her last name has "penis" in it. And "Silence of the Lambs" was an ominous and unconventional movie that everyone agreed was fantastic. Anthony Hopkins is in "Silence of the Lambs" for less than 20 minutes but his performance lingers far after the credits roll. Jodie Foster is charismatic and august as Clarice Starling, who is no mood for fava beans by the time the movie is over. "Rain Man" I keep pretending I'm incapable of enjoying Tom Cruise in movies anymore, yet "Rain Man" is about as timeless and likable as a 1988 drama is allowed to be.

Title: Garfield Holiday Collection Anderson Digital Directors: Phil Roman, George Singer, Gerard Baldwin, Bob Nesler, John Sparey Writers: Jim Davis, Lorenzo Music, Kim Campbell Cast: Lorenzo Music, Lou Rawls, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Pat Carroll, Julie Payne, David L. Lander, Pat Harrington Jr., Wolfman Jack, Desirée Goyette, Frank Nelson, C. Lindsay Workman, George Wendt Running Time: 144 minutes, Rated Tvg Special Features: The House That Garfield Built: A Visit with Jim Davis [22:12]; Garfield Living Large app trailer; Image Gallery Available on DVD on November 4th, VOD and iTunes on November 11th Anderson Digital has compiled a collection of the Garfield holiday Specials. A Garfield Christmas (1987) [30 min] Jon  [ Read More ]

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Ghostbusters, the comedy classic that spawned a hit single, a sequel, a cartoon series and inspiration for countless fancy dress parties, celebrates its 30th anniversary today (June 8).

While we patiently wait for the long-in-development Ghostbusters 3, here are 30 things you may or may not now about the 1984 movie.

1. In the early '80s, Dan Aykroyd read an article on quantum physics and parapsychology in The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research. That, coupled with his family's long-standing interest in the paranormal, served as the catalyst for Ghostbusters.

2. Speaking of Aykroyd's family, his great grandfather was a psychic investigator, his grandfather an engineer who created a high-vibration crystal radio to contact the spirit world and his father kept a substantial library of books on the paranormal.

3. The first script drafts of Ghostbusters focused on three characters who battled ghouls with wands instead of proton packs, while the action took...

The Sopranos was named the best-written show in television history by the Writers Guild of America, edging out an eclectic collection of some of the most beloved and admired series. Members of the Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) voted online for the 101 Best Written TV Series, with David Chase’s iconic “family” drama topping Seinfeld, The Twilight Zone, All in the Family, and M*A*S*H*.

“At their core, all of these wonderful series began with the words of the writers who created them and were sustained by the writers...

"There's no point in being grown-up if you can't be childish sometimes," Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor once said - and it would appear that the vast majority of you lot agree.

Online media outlet LoveFilm has just reported a massive surge in popularity for classic animated series - we're talking '80s and '90s vintage here - on its online streaming service - the likes of The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991), X-Men (1992-1997) and He-Man: Masters of the Universe (1983-1988) have all leapt up the charts.

> Super Mario, X-Men lead '80s, '90s animated revival on LoveFilm

This week's Week in Geek is all about paying tribute to those classic kids' cartoons of yesteryear - the kind of animated gems you just don't get on telly anymore. So pop on your rose-tinted spectacles and prepare to take a warm dip in a bath full of nostalgia juice...

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Christmas time is here again and, once again, we’re flooded with a ton of schmaltzy Christmas episodes and specials. Now, I would never consider myself a real Grinch (furry green Grinch hat aside), but just because it’s Christmas that doesn’t mean that it’s time to make cruddy episodes of a show because you can stick your characters in some kind of holiday appropriate situation.

There are some shows that keep true to the tone of their show while celebrating Christmas in their own unique ways. The “A Very Supernatural Christmas” epsidode of “Supernatural” was, in my opinion, a brilliant example of that. The word fudging has never been so funny and the monster of the week the Winchesters found themselves battling was both horrifying and probably more fun than I should admit. It was typical dark humor mingled with heartbreak and the kind of wistfulness for...

Seitz Asks is a weekly feature in which our critic proposes a question about the medium, gives his own answer, then engages with readers about their responses. The theme to The Bob Newhart Show is my favorite piece of opening music for any TV series. Composed by the series' co-creator Lorenzo Music with his wife Henrietta, it's got a commercial big band jazz feel that's fairly typical for the era. Not for series, though. For all its considerable sweetness, this is a surprisingly conceptual piece for network TV, easing in and out of different modes.It starts with Bob answering a phone (a reference to his early stand-up routines featuring one-way phone conversations). This is followed by a false start, then by an extended bit of cheerful but hard-charging music accompanying Bob's walk from his office to the elevated train that'll take him home to his wife Emily (Suzanne Pleshette...

Mary Tyler Moore couldn't be prouder to have two iconic characters who never are away from television very long.

They're now back-to-back each weeknight on the nostalgic channel Me-tv, where her Mary Richards on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" is followed by her Laura Petrie on "The Dick Van Dyke Show." Each of the classic sitcoms also has another outlet: "Dick Van Dyke" marked its 50th anniversary by rejoining TV Land last fall; and "Mary Tyler Moore" becomes part of the Hallmark Channel lineup with a marathon of first-season episodes Sunday (April 1).

Seven-time Emmy winner Moore tells Zap2it she believes her 1970-77 CBS show's enduring popularity owes to something "The Dick Van Dyke Show" also maintained, "the tradition of good writing and character relationships. We took it another step forward with our show, and that was something to be very proud of.

"For what you see and feel and laugh at now,...

Here’s ShockYa’s top ten Sunday morning cartoons based on popular films. Our list includes “Ghostbusters”, “Beetlejuice”, “The Lion King”, “The Planet of the Apes” and others. #1 “The Real Ghostbusters”: The 1986 cartoon version of the popular 1984 film “Ghostbusters” was just as much a success as the film., running until 1991. The only difference was that there was that the target audience was a bit younger. Arsenio Hall and Dave Coulier were part of the voice cast, as well as well-known voice actors Frank Welker, Lorenzo Music, Kath Soucie, Buster Jones, Laura Summer and Maurice Lamarche. Also, the reason the show’s called “The Real Ghostbusters” is to distinguish itself...

Our favourite comic Hollywood curmudgeon turns 60 in September. And he's every bit as idiosyncratic offscreen as he is in Caddyshack, Ghostbusters and Lost In Translation. Fact!

Funny and sad, reclusive and ubiquitous, the star of Lost In Translation and the star of Garfield: A Tail Of Two Kitties. Bill Murray has spent most of his adult life being several things at once. But soon Bill Murray will turn 60 and, to mark this important milestone, the Guardian has uncovered 60 fascinating Bill Murray facts. So hHappy birthday, Bill Murray: just don't expect another of these when you're 70 …

1 Bill Murray was born William James Murray on 21 September 1950, which isn't really that interesting. These get better, promise.

2 Bill Murray had originally planned a career as a doctor, although he left university after being arrested for possession of marijuana. Truly, medicine's loss was ruefully existential arthouse cinema's gain.

3 Bill Murray is notoriously hard to pin down.

Did it ever seem a little strange to you that Bill Murray ended up as the voice of Garfield in the 2004 big-screen adaptation? Voiced by the late Lorenzo Music, the lazy and loveable kitty has been very popular in TV specials and TV series, most notably Garfield and Friends. Garfield: The Movie was savaged by many critics but did earn nearly $200 million.

In an interview with GQ, Murray reveals that his role came about in part because he confused co-writer Joel Cohen with Coen brother Joel Coen. Here's an excerpt...

Well, how about Garfield? Can you explain that to me? Did you just do it for the dough?

No! I didn't make that for the dough! Well, not completely. I thought it would be kind of fun, because doing a voice is challenging, and I'd never done that. Plus, I looked...

Usually we see animated cartoons as a separate entity from live-action movies, or else they spawn a major movie event or franchise. This would be the case with G.I. Joe, which opens this Friday, August 7 in theaters nationwide. However, there are a select number of memorable animated television series that were based on a live-action movie. Having broke the mold in that sense, we decided to come up with our list of the Top Ten Animated Series Based on a Movie. Each of these animated series garnered various levels of success and popularity from various eras on TV nostalgia.

10. Tales From the Cryptkeeper (1993)

This early 90’s cartoon of course was based on the HBO Series and two Movies (Demon Night and Bordello of Blood). Of course the content was completely watered down, taking out the violence and other questionable material.Instead the episodes were about machines that turned people into wax,...

The Animated Series That’s Bigger Than The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man Finally Comes To DVD, With All 147 Episodes of The Real Ghostbusters And Slimer! In Remastered Clarity, Packaged In A Collectible 25-dvd Set.

*Check Back Next Week For An Exclusive Hands-on Review, Right Here At Fangoria!

Charge up your Proton Packs and get the P.K.E. Meter running! One of the most popular animated series in television history to spin off from a major motion picture, The Real Ghostbusters, will soon be available for the first time on home video from Time Life. The 25-dvd set includes all 147 astonishing episodes of the seven-season series for over 55 hours of ghost-busting goodness — in their complete original form, but re-mastered for picture and audio perfection. Produced by some of the team members behind the legendary Ghostbusters motion pictures, The Real Ghostbusters features scripts by some of the top names in animation, science fiction,...