![]() ![]() Ray and Egon were notified about another sighting and learned that at 1:40 p.m. Ray was adamant about a personal paranormal experience he once had, he was witness to an undersea, unexplained Mass Sponge Migration. Egon and Ray were usually the first to interview case subjects, even people Peter called "schizos" no matter how far-fetched their stories were. Ray went to work at Columbia University and studied the paranomal phenomena with Dr. By 1984, Ray's parents passed away and he inherited the home he was born in. Ray Stantz worked in the private sector at one point but he was not adept at producing the results they wanted. Sitting at the campfire and roasting Stay Puft Marshmallows became one of his fondest memory. In his childhood, Ray Stantz went to Camp Waconda. History Primary Canon History Before Ghostbusters Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime video game, deemed a Tertiary Canon, follows Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II. ![]() Ray (from Dimension 50-S) in the IDW Comic Series, is a alternate version based on Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime. Ray (prime) appears in the IDW Comic Series, a Secondary Canon, which follows Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II, also includes some elements from Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions) and Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Stylized Versions) as well as being canon to Tobin's Spirit Guide (Insight Editions). ![]() In Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions), a Secondary Canon, Ghostbusters (1984) and Ghostbusters II pre-date the game, Ghostbusters: Afterlife conflicts with the game. Ray in the Primary Canon is developed from Ghostbusters (1984), Ghostbusters II, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife. 8.4 Secondary Canon (Expanded Universe) Images.8.2 Primary Canon (Expanded Universe) Images.5.10 Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Trivia.5.9 Ghostbusters: The Board Game Trivia.5.6 Ghostbusters: The Video Game Trivia.2.2.1 Ghostbusters: The Video Game (Realistic Versions).2.1.5 Between Ghostbusters II and Ghostbusters: Afterlife.2.1.3 Between Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II.Still, with Ramis’ daughter, Violet Ramis-Stiel, having spoken of her happiness with Egons’ cameo, and with box office takings of $197.3 million, it seems fair to say that those people are in the minority. It could only really be those who strongly disliked the movie’s heavy use of nostalgia or who took exception to the near removal of Ghostbusters II from canon that could suggest otherwise. The effect of this was to only further highlight the amount of love that was put into the movie, and the respect the filmmakers had for Egon Spengler, Harold Ramis, and the franchise. However, since the movie’s release, another layer of poignancy has been added to the movie, following Ivan Reitman’s untimely death in February 2022. ![]() Storytelling ideas can come from many different places and whether or not Ivan Reitman was truly revealing what would be seen in G hostbusters: Afterlife was, ultimately, less important than what Egon’s cameo meant to the story, the fans, and Harold Ramis’ family. Bill Murray once claimed he would only appear in Ghostbusters 3 if he could be a ghost, while the 90s cartoon series, Extreme Ghostbusters, predicted other elements of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Although, at the same time, it should be noted that Ghostbusters: Afterlife was not the first time it was suggested that one of the original Ghostbusters should appear as a ghost. Certainly, it would not be unreasonable to assume that a father and son, so immersed in the world of Ghostbusters, would bounce ideas off each other, which could guide storytelling and technical choices. ![]()
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