Ghostwriter

[slickwataris]

coming to DVD in June!
http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Ghostwriter-Season-1/13391

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[poppa Q]

word

[deadkidsean]

word
Hahahah. I see what you did.

[deadkidsean]

Anyway, I have the golden years of Ghostwriter all on a DVDR right now. This is awesome fucking news, though.

[xapplexpiex]

Holy fishpaste I miss that show.

[eraserhead]

What was the premise of this show?

[JesusV2]

The Attack of the Slime Monster episode was easily the most traumatizing thing I saw when I was a kid

[PaulsRightNut]

I always got mad at how perfect their hand writing was.

[jwicklun]

The Attack of the Slime Monster episode was easily the most traumatizing thing I saw when I was a kid
I had nightmares after that episode. seriously, reacurring nightmares of that monster.

[deadkidsean]

What was the premise of this show?
Little ghost dude helps them solve crimes and shit using words. It's so fucking dope man I can't believe you haven't seen or watched it, based on your age.

[TeamAllison]

The credits are so 90s, it hurts.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Did they ever say who Ghostwriter actually was? I don't remember.

[xapplexpiex]

Little ghost dude helps them solve crimes and shit using words. It's so fucking dope man I can't believe you haven't seen or watched it, based on your age.
Best description ever.

[deadkidsean]

Did they ever say who Ghostwriter actually was? I don't remember.
Never exactly said. If I remember correctly, he was a cat that died way back in the day (maybe an ancestor of Jamal's?). Something like that.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

Never exactly said. If I remember correctly, he was a cat that died way back in the day (maybe an ancestor of Jamal's?). Something like that.
Ah, I see. I remember watching as a kid, anxiously awaiting the moment they'd finally reveal the secret identity of ghostwriter.

[deadkidsean]

Ah, I see. I remember watching as a kid, anxiously awaiting the moment they'd finally reveal the secret identity of ghostwriter.
I didn't ever wonder I don't think. I lived under a veil of ignorance that it was just some random motherfucker with a pension for gnarly grammar and an investigative thumb. Loved this show man.

[Thomas Balkcom]

I remember watching this as a kid.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

I didn't ever wonder I don't think. I lived under a veil of ignorance that it was just some random motherfucker with a pension for gnarly grammar and an investigative thumb. Loved this show man.
Hahaha, well that's fair. I think the reason I was intrigued was due to a miniseries they had going for a while concerning the identity of ghostwriter. Then they never answered it or something. I was a frustrated kid.

[deadkidsean]

Hahaha, well that's fair. I think the reason I was intrigued was due to a miniseries they had going for a while concerning the identity of ghostwriter. Then they never answered it or something. I was a frustrated kid.
You're older than I am, so your motor was chugging a bit more/faster than mine at the time. We'll chalk it up to that, hahah.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

You're older than I am, so your motor was chugging a bit more/faster than mine at the time. We'll chalk it up to that, hahah.
Haha, alright that's fair. I just read this on Wikipedia, which explains why I feel like I never got any answers:

The titular character of the series is an enigmatic figure. The mystery of Ghostwriter's true identity is never fully answered, although several clues are given during the course of the series in several of the mystery arcs. The producers' intent was to reveal Ghostwriter to be "a famous 15th- to 16th-century writer, but not Shakespeare" at the end of the first season, although this eventually never happened. D.J. MacHale, who wrote series' pilot, stated: "If memory serves, Ghostwriter was supposed to be an ancestor of Jamal's, who was an escaped slave from the south who educated himself and learned the value of reading."
So it appears you were correct about Jamal. Mystery solved. Thanks, Ghostwriter.

[deadkidsean]

Man. Too bad they didn't delve deeper into Ghostwriter's past. I love a good slave side-story.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

It certainly would have been an interesting story to tackle on children's programming.

"Wow Jamal, Ghostwriter was your ancestor who learned to read while he was on the run from slave traders, who were quite possibly my ancestors, through the underground railroad. Super interesting!"

[lovekillsgirl]

The Attack of the Slime Monster episode was easily the most traumatizing thing I saw when I was a kid

Yeah, that episode was pretty horrible; freaked me the fuck out.

[everybody_fool]

The Attack of the Slime Monster episode was easily the most traumatizing thing I saw when I was a kid

Yes!!!! Scared the shit outta me!

[slickwataris]

Got my copy in the mail. 5 discs, 34 episodes. Also came with a casebook with summaries and room to pencil in your "notes."

[Guern1ca]

Got my copy in the mail. 5 discs, 34 episodes. Also came with a casebook with summaries and room to pencil in your "notes."
How's the picture quality?

[slickwataris]

How's the picture quality?
about as good as a kids show from the 90s can be