This week on the show, IDW has a Year One mini on the way, GBTVG Remastered is patched up, and when will we see a trailer for Ghostbusters (2020)? First up, Chris and Troy take a trip down memory lane (hence the photo on this week’s cover from the ORIGINAL Crossrip episode), then after catching up, news from IDW about a four issue mini called Year One on the way, GBTVG patched updates for all consoles except Switch (and what do the boys hope to see in terms of video games next year), and finally - there’s a Digital Spy article that thinks Ferris Bueller, The Breakfast Club, Ghostbusters, and more all take place in the same cinematic universe. Could it be?
#541 - "Cleanin' Up the Town Premiere Recap" - October 1, 2019
This week on the show, a normal episode - news, Ghostbusters 2020 updates and a recap of the first FULL screening of the “Cleanin’ Up the Town” documentary! First up, a recap on all the news including impressions of Ghostbusters the Video Game Remastered, merch news including Hero Collector books coming in 2020, reactions to rare and never before seen footage appearing on social media, and a Sony augmented reality game launching in Japan (will it launch in North America?). In the second segment of the show, catching up on Ghostbusters (2020) news, including a wonderful article in the Calgary Herald on Francois Audouy’s production design and the biggest news - production has wrapped! Plus, Paul Rudd CANNOT tell you anything about the movie. He swears. Then, after catching up on your voicemails, Chris recaps his experience in Calgary moderating a Q&A for the world premiere of the long-awaited making-of documentary, “Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters.” After all this waiting, did the doc live up to expectations? Find out in this week’s show!
#540 - "Containment Breakdown" - October 14, 2019
Nor rain, sleet, snow, colds, ear infections, termites, long work hours, can stop the - - well, they did. We missed last week’s episode and what resulted this week is a mishmash of what should have aired last week and something new. Chris was kind enough to put together a little something on his own to give you the latest news including NYCC’s reveals, thoughts on Ghostbusters The Video Game Remastered and more. Then, in the second half of the show, Chris has some Halloween viewing suggestions starring a few familiar faces.
#531 - "What If: Ghostbusters II Was a Bigger Success?" - August 5, 2019
This week on the show, a few quick news items and then an interesting thought experiment: what if Ghostbusters II had been the biggest movie of Summer 1989, beating out Batman among others for box office gold? And what if that meant a third sequel would have been made around 1991? What would it have meant for the franchise? Would we still be getting the film we’re getting in 2020, or would the state of the franchise be completely different?
#523 - "Post-Commentary Commentary" - June 10, 2019
Fan Fest is in the rear-view mirror and we’ll be talking about it in-depth next week but first, a catch-up on the news and a discussion about this week’s release of Ghostbusters on a 35th Anniversary Steelbook. Troy’s winging it solo as Chris is traveling back up to Canada, but he’ll do his best to talk about Ghostbusters the Video Game Remastered, Jason Reitman’s revelations about Ghostbusters (2020), all the merchandising news coming out of the Licensing Expo including Eaglemoss, K-Swiss, and more. Then, in the second half of the show, this Tuesday sees the release of Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II in a special 4K UHD 35th Anniversary steelbook which includes never-before seen special features, deleted scenes, and an unfinished Ghostbusters II teaser trailer that is not to be missed. Amid those special features is a Fan Commentary featuring the Crossrip’s own Troy Benjamin and Chris Stewart, prop builder extraordinaire Sean Bishop, and fellow podcaster Ashley Robinson. After recording the commentary, the whole crew (sadly, minus Ashley) returned to Ghost Corps to decompress and talk about the experience of recording a fan commentary. Call this a post-commentary commentary, that was a whole lot of fun.