
One glance at its radically-inclusive team lineup is all you need to notice that. Living up to its name, Extreme Ghostbusters was extreme indeed. Which is why we have this: an awkwardly timed, tonally disruptive Ghostbusters animated series.Įnter a brand new cartoon that picked up the sticky, ectoplasm-covered mantle of The Real Ghostbustersand wore it slightly askew to evoke that wholesome sense of 1990s irreverence: Extreme Ghostbusters. Nobody’s kid was exactly clamoring for a sequel, reboot, or a Ghostbusters continuation of any kind – except for Dan Akroyd, who was practically lobbying for a third installment while sitting front row at the Ghostbusters II premiere. It was the late ‘90s – the pre- Pokemon, post- Mighty Morphin Power Rangersdays to be exact. There was a time when no one cared about Ghostbusters.
