The Making of a Ghostbusters Sequel was a Sh*t Show

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Busting ghosts is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make sequels to Ghostbusters, from the decades of Dan Aykroyd attempting a follow-up to the disappointing second one, to the rise of online hate groups and toxic fandom that harassed Paul Feig’s female-led reboot.
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:34 - The Popularity of Ghostbusters
02:19 - Difficulties with Ghostbusters II
03:57 - Ghostbusters II Releases June 16, 1989
04:31 - Dan Aykroyd’s Ghostbusters 3: Hellbent
05:59 - Getting Bill Murray Onboard for a Sequel
07:23 - Bill Murray’s Feud with Harold Ramis on Groundhog Day
08:47 - Ghostbusters: The Video Game Fills a Gap
09:50 - Setback After Setback
11:35 - Harold Ramis Died on February 24, 2014
12:14 - Finding A New Director: Paul Feig Accepts
14:09 - Gamergate Mixes With Fan Entitlement
15:41 - The Sexist Harassment Against Feig's Ghostbusters
18:29 - The Russo Brothers’ Competing Ghostbusters Film
19:31 - Toxic Fandom Gets Out of Control
20:57 - A Worsening Situation: Milo Yiannopoulos
23:06 - Ghostbusters: Answer The Call Releases July 15, 2016
24:27 - Is Ghostbusters: Afterlife A Win For Toxic Fandom?
Sources:
Box Office Mojo: bit.ly/3nFxLZ0
CinemaBlend: bit.ly/3qFwiDX
Collider: bit.ly/3tAMwAl
Daily Express: bit.ly/33wjqar
Deadline: bit.ly/3AagyMm
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Empire: bit.ly/3IidVel
Entertainment Weekly: bit.ly/3GJqwXx
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Esquire: bit.ly/3nzJZlR
/Film: bit.ly/3qDdEwG
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Film School Rejects: bit.ly/3tC5UwP
Ghostbuster's Daughter: Life with My Dad, Harold Ramis: bit.ly/3fDEMoY
Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History: amzn.to/33tuULS
Gizmodo: bit.ly/3FGsEOr
GQ: bit.ly/3GK3eRn
Heeb: bit.ly/3KmHTQc
Hollywood Reporter: bit.ly/3rs9VkB
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IGN: bit.ly/3tFavy3
LA Times: lat.ms/3A9fuZj
New Yorker: bit.ly/3fCfHL3
New York Times: nyti.ms/3Ko3HuD
Rotten Tomatoes: bit.ly/3nzoEZW
The Telegraph: bit.ly/3tC67A7
Times: bit.ly/3FI3zma
Variety: bit.ly/3KrejJe
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Vox: bit.ly/354XW59
Vulture: bit.ly/3GKOHoK
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Featured Footage:
22 Jump Street (2014)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)*
Batman (1989)
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Bridesmaids (2011)
Caddyshack (1980)
Captain Marvel (2019)
Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters II (1989)*
Ghostbusters: Answer The Call (2016)*
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)*
Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009)*
Groundhog Day (1993)
The Heat (2013)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2004-)
Joker (2019)
Knocked Up (2007)
The LEGO Movie (2014)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Meatballs (1979)
My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
The Office (2005-2013)
Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)
The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991)
Rushmore (1998)
South Park (1997-)
Spy (2015)
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Stripes (1981)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Twins (1988)
Wonder Woman (2017)
Year One (2009)
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
Zombieland (2009)*
*Including special features
AOL: • Melissa McCarthy, Kris...
AXS TV: www.axs.tv/channel/the-big-in...
Bionic Buzz: • Ghostbusters Directors...
CNN: • Milo Yiannopoulos: I w...
Collider: • Ghostbusters: Afterlif...
Just The Facts: • Paul Feig on his Ghost...
Late Night with Seth Meyers: • Leslie Jones on Her Tw...
Now This: • Gamergate: The Sexist ...
SBIFF: • Maltin Modern Master A...
Music:
Rob Simonsen - Ghostbusters: Afterlife (Original Soundtrack)
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
Theodore Shapiro - Ghostbusters: Answer The Call (Original Soundtrack)
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