Talk:Ghostwriter (1992 TV series)

I took out The first season, beginning in October 1992, introduced a bold new television concept- TV that took children seriously. Some highlights from this season include: and replaced it with Highlights from the first season, which premiered in October 1992, include:

The original post has an n-POV issue. a bold new concept- TV that children took seriously is positive fluff that conveys no actual facts.

Request for information

GPN is only allowed to sell Ghostwriter to schools and libraries starting mid-2007 due to a change in licensing terms. The details of this change are unknown. If anyone has information, please contribute.

The GPN videos are still available in some libraries in the US and possibly Canada. However I'm not very sure about the Canadian libraries. Confirmation is needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.86.102.51 (talk)

The New Ghostwriter Mysteries

I think this ought to be a separate article, instead of a redirect to here. After all, it was a separate series. If anyone can add info to it that would be great. Grandmasterka 04:29, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

It was only for one season though. Doesn't seem worth it.

Captain Lou Albano

He should be in the "Other Actors" section. He had a cameo in "Who Burned Mr. Brinkler's store". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.69.166.41 (talk) 06:47, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

He did? As who? --Hnsampat (talk) 13:23, 11 December 2008 (UTC)

The cab driver for the FBI agent. 71.63.171.246 (talk) 03:18, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

New York Times comment with citation needed

I read that exact news article. Here it is, and add it as a source: [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.114.255.221 (talk) 16:06, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

DVD release

I helped write some of the synapses for the story arcs on the Ghostwriter page. I just got my copy of the DVD release and found it quite interesting how the synapses in the liner notes are, if not word-for-word copies, paraphrases of the paragraphs we wrote here on the Wikipedia page. For example, on our description of 'Who Burned Mr. Brinker's Store?':

"Jamal is angered when Mr. Brinker, owner of the local electronics store, yells at him."

On the DVD release... "Mr. Brinker, owner of the local electronics store, yells at Jamal, ..."

I'm not complaining, I just found it kind of weird that they would paraphrase from Wikipedia for the official DVD release, and at the same time, it's kind of cool. I helped write DVD liner notes. :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Chasektn (talk • contribs) 21:05, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

The synapses were not paraphrased from Wikipedia. Those were the original synapses included with the VHS version that GNP released previously. Shout!Factory probably obtained those synapses from GNP and reused them in the DVD. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 61.18.170.86 (talk) 12:13, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Could Mr. Shea really be a Mets fan?

It seems that only a person nicknamed Joey Shea could be a Mets fan, aftar all, the Mets did play at Shea before moving into their new ballpark. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.124.68.160 (talk) 13:56, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

It's not his nickname. It's the actor's last name. --Hnsampat (talk) 19:49, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

I agree, if Shea isn't his nickname, then what is? Shea is Shea Stadium and the New York Mets. 209.2.60.90 (talk) 14:05, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Merger proposal

I propose that The New Ghostwriter Mysteries be merged into Ghostwriter (TV series). I think that the content in the The New Ghostwriter Mysteries article can easily be explained in the context of Ghostwriter, and Ghostwriter is of a reasonable size that the merging of The New Ghostwriter Mysteries will not cause any problems as far as article size or undue weight is concerned. NeoBatfreak (talk) 20:13, 1 November 2014 (UTC)

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Splitting Proposal

I propose splitting and expanding the Reboot section of the article into a new article Ghostwriter (2019 TV series). Unlike The New Ghostwriter Mysteries section mentioned in the above merger, the Apple TV+ reboot of Ghostwriter has a very different concept compared to the original 1992 TV series. The show is now in its second season, and there is enough third-party press coverage and reviews about the reboot to make the reboot notable on its own terms:

• https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/everything-to-know-about-ghostwriter-on-apple-tv-plus-224421799.html
• https://ew.com/tv/2019/09/27/ghostwriter-reboot-teaser-apple-tv/
• https://io9.gizmodo.com/apple-tv-announces-ghostwriter-remake-but-its-basical-1838044456
• https://decider.com/2019/11/01/ghostwriter-apple-tv-plus-stream-it-or-skip-it/
• https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/apple-tv-ghostwriter-review/
• https://hiddenremote.com/2020/04/25/ghostwriter-season-2-luke-matheny-interview/
• https://nerdist.com/article/ghostwriter-creative-team-reboot/
• https://9to5mac.com/2019/12/16/apple-tv-extends-to-book-partnerships-and-tie-ins/
• https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/doug-unplugs-stillwater-ghostwriter-helpsters-apple-tv-sets-premieres-of-kids-series/
• https://www.goldderby.com/article/2020/ghostwriter-apple-tv-plus-daytime-emmy-award/
• https://www.cultofmac.com/724164/ghostwriter-review-season-2-apple-tv/
• https://www.kget.com/community/ricks-reviews/popular-90s-kids-show-revival-ghostwriter-is-fun-for-the-whole-family/

If we don't split the article, we should at least expand the reboot section. However, another Sesame Workshop show, The Electric Company had a similar reboot in 2009 that was very different in concept, apart from a few callbacks, and those are discussed in separate articles. For this reason, I propose splitting the reboot section into its own article. Wizoomer95 (talk) 03:36, 22 December 2020 (UTC)

Wizoomer95, I agree. The new series should be a separate article. Let me know if you need help making it!Rmaloney3 (talk) 22:44, 9 January 2021 (UTC)

@Wizoomer95 and Rmaloney3: I have created a fresh article for the 2019 television series, located at Ghostwriter (2019 TV series). It may be added to and improved upon, as at the moment it's just a stub with not much information about the series. - Kamran Mackey (talk to me · my contributions) 14:43, 1 February 2021 (UTC)