Ghostbusters Activities to do between Movies, Shows, and Comics

I think it’s safe to say Ghostbusters is a franchise that will have new content coming more frequently going forward. We got two movies and an animated series in the 80s, an animated series in the 90s, and recently two more movies. There’s also a mini-studio called Ghost Corps at Sony Pictures Studios that was specifically put in place to develop new Ghostbusters content and partnerships. It’s our very own Lucasfilm for Ghostbusters content.

We’ve just had a new film, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, release on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD, and digital, and it’s still running in theaters at the time that I’m writing this. So now what?

Well, when Ghostbusters: Afterlife kept facing delay after delay because of the pandemic, I kept seeing tons and tons of complaints, and grew tired of it. I was upset they kept delaying it too, but I am an optimist, so I wanted to share all of the opportunities I could think of to do something positive, rather than continuously complaining to Sony Pictures. Now that the movie has been added to our collections, I figured I would share that list again, but rather than a Twitter thread, I thought I would just write up the list here.

1. Watch the Ghostbusters movies (do a marathon!)
2. Watch The Real Ghostbusters
3. Watch Extreme Ghostbusters
4. Watch Ghostbusters documentaries like Ghostheads and Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters. (And get excited for Too Hot to Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II)
5. Watch the Work Print version of Ghostbusters
6. Watch the TV edits of the movies
7. Host a Twitter Watch Party for any Ghostbusters content
8. Create Ghostbusters fan-art, or check out the art of fans like John Yurcaba. You won’t regret it.
9. Read the entire run of IDW Ghostbusters comics.
10. Create a Ghostbusters fan film
11. Watch other Ghostbusters fan films
12. Build some Ghostbusters props
13. Create your own Ghostbusters jumpsuits
14. Join a Ghostbusters community on Discord, Facebook, etc
15. Listen to The Crossrip podcast. It is delightful. They’re on an indefinite hiatus right now, but it’s still worth going back through the podcast. (YouTube)
16. Listen to Yes Have Some Podcast (YouTube)
17. Listen to The Black Firehouse Podcast (YouTube)
18. Check out The Proton Pack is Not a Toy on YouTube
19. Check out Ghostbusters News on YouTube as well.
20. Create a Ghostbusters podcast of your own
21. Join #CollectorsHelpingCollectors (#CHC) on twitter and help fellow collectors get the items they’re looking for, so that we can all avoid scalpers on ebay. (Most charge only retail plus shipping, some add gas costs and packaging fees to safely ship your item.)
22. Organize your Ghostbusters collectibles and take photos for all of us to see
23. Play, or re-play, Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered, or the original version.
24. Play a Ghostbusters board game
25. Write some Ghostbusters fan fiction using any or all of the following:
    • Original Ghostbusters team
    • Real Ghostbusters
    • Extreme Ghostbusters
    • IDW Ghostbusters
    • Answer the Call Ghostbusters
    • Crossovers
    • Original characters
26. Join (or create) a local fan group to do great things for children’s hospitals.
27. Book Ernie Hudson on Cameo for a Ghostbusters fan in your life.
28. Turn your car into an ECTO. Decals, license plates, the works!
29. Join Ghostbusters Patch & Pin on facebook, and start trading patches and pins with other fans.
30. Do Ghostbusters Role-Playing online
31. Create a Ghostbusters fan comic
32. Play with your Ghostbusters action figures
33. Subscribe to the official Ghostbusters channel on YouTube
34. Create Ghostbusters arts & crafts projects
35. Build Ghostbusters Lego and/or Playmobil sets
36. Build your collection of Ghostbusters stuff
37. Create Ghostbusters related recipes
38. Make Slime

Please comment below with additional ideas for things to do. This list isn’t exhaustive, but I am considering trying to make it into something that you can come back to again and again when you’re looking for something new to try out with Ghostbusters.