For all of you who have pre-ordered the Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection DVD set from Time Life, check your email.  Many of those who placed pre-orders are receiving notifications that their sets have shipped, while others received a pleasant surprise in their mailbox this afternoon.

I received my advance copy of the DVD set on Friday and it is simply outstanding.  I’m working on my extensive review, which will be published here by the end of the week.  Until then, please check out the following hands on reports.

• Proton Charging
• Spook Central
• RealGhostbusters.com
• CinemaBlend

For the curious who are waiting for their DVD sets to arrive, head over to the Official Real Ghostbusters DVD Q&A Thread at the Ghostbusters Message Board.

Paul Rudoff, one of the original ghostheads and creator of Spook Central, published an interesting sneak-peak of The Real Ghostbusters Pilot, which is what I believe to be the most anticipated feature of The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection on DVD from Time-Life.

If that isn’t enough to get you excited about the DVD set, Paul has also been counting down his 31 favorite Real Ghostbusters episodes.  As a very big fan of The Real Ghostbusters, I want to thank Paul for doing a magnificent job with this blog series.

Time-Life was kind enough to send the final Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection firehouse packaging today.  The box, which will house the steel case DVD set, is amazingly detailed and includes two holograph-like images.  Please watch the video below for more detail.

In related news, The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection ship date has slipped a little due to the complications in making the firehouse.  Just one look at the video above and you will appreciate the effort put forth into the packaging.

The DVD set was set to ship on November 15 via USPS (7 - 10 days).  Instead of shipping on the 15th, Time-Life will ship on November 25 via Fed-Ex (1 - 2 days).  Most people will not notice a difference and Time-Life is absorbing the significant cost difference in shipping.  

If you order your DVD set before November 15, your set will ship on the 25th along with the pre-orders.  Don’t wait, order today!

Time Life recently unveiled the Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection DVD set packaging, which was nothing short of phenomenal.

Many ghostheads have asked for a more detailed look, and we’re giving it to you.  Check out the 360 degree view of the steel case DVD packaging, as well as our Flickr gallery filled with high resolution images of the Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection DVD set.

Time Life was kind enough to send an exclusive clip to Ghostbusters.net, and the websites below, from The Real Ghostbusters Complete Collection which will be shipping next month!

Our exclusive clip was from Laura Summer, who was the voice of Janine Melnitz. Laura talks about finding the voice and personality behind Janine and how her character had a strong impact on the Ghostbusters team dynamic. The Ghostbusters, in many ways, were dependent on Janine, and that didn’t always come out in a not so subtle nature.

Be sure to check out the other exclusive clips on Ghostbusters sites around the web.  The list below will be updated as they roll in, check back soon.

* David Jerrold & Kathryn M. Drennan - Real Ghostbusters Writers @ Spook Central

* Len Janson - Real Ghostbusters Writer & Story Editor @ GB Fans

* Michael C. Gross - Executive Producer @ Proton Charging

You can also pre-order the Real Ghostbusters Complete DVD set now and get 10% off by entering the discount code “SLIMMER”.  Yes, that is Slimer misspelled, but it will do the job.

Ghostbusters.net received the first product shot of the 25-DVD set, The Real Ghostbusters–The Complete Collection from Time Life which is shipping next month.  You can also view the full resolution image.  The 25-DVD set includes:

–All 147 episodes of “The Real Ghostbusters” and “Slimer! And The Real Ghostbusters.”

–Over 13 hours of bonus material, including: featurettes, on-camera commentaries, episode introductions, interviews with voice actors and series production people,  scripts, original art, and much more.

–The DVDs come in 5 separate STEELBOOK sub-sets, each with 5 DVDs  (volume 5 has 4 DVDs).  Plus, DVD #25 is a bonus DVD with nearly 3 hours of material, including the never-before-seen promotional pilot (with commentary and storyboards).

–A 52-page booklet with exclusive art, RGB trivia and more.

–And, it all comes in the Firehouse box, with lenticular panels.

For those of you on a budget, there will be a retail release, 5-DVD RGB Volume 1 released in late January.  This set will include the first 30 episodes of the series plus some bonus material.  Also, individual 5-DVD sets will be released over the course of 12-18 months for more casual fans.

Remember, the 25-DVD set is the only way to get the Firehouse packaging, the 52 page booklet and the bonus DVD, which contains the VERY RARE pilot for The Real Ghostbusters.

Our friends at Time Life were kind enough to send us an exclusive clip from the Real Ghostbusters DVD collection, which will be available in just 7 weeks.  The clip below features Marc Scott Zicree who wrote some classic Real Ghostbusters episodes including Station Identification, Egon on the Rampage, Lights! Camera! Haunting!, and Look Homeward, Ray.

Be sure to check out the other exclusive clips from the Real Ghostbusters DVD collection posted around the web.

• J. Michael Straczynski @ Spook Central
• Len Janson @ Proton Charging
• Marc Scott Zicree @ RGB Online
• Laura Summer @ GB Fans
• J. Michael Straczynski @ TV Shows on DVD

Some exciting details are beginning to emerge regarding The Real Ghostbusters DVD collection from Time Life.

Let’s talk packaging, shall we?  The Real Ghostbusters DVD collection will use Steelbook packaging for the DVDs.  The Real Ghostbusters DVDs will be housed in 5 separate Steelbook cases, which will then be put in the Firehouse box.   Images for this box set will be coming soon.

Listed below is a complete list of the 21 commentaries and 88 introductions included in the Real Ghostbusters DVD collection.

Disc 1

#1 Visual Commentary Track “GHOSTS R US” with Len Janson (writer & story editor), Kevin Alteri (director & storyboard supervisor), Dan Riba (storyboard artist), hosted by Andy Mangels [23:38]

#4 Visual Commentary Track “SLIMER, COME HOME” with Dan Riba (storyboard artist) and Gabi Payn (character designer), hosted by Andy Mangels [23:44]

Disc 2

#10 Visual Commentary Track “TAKE TWO” with J. Michael Straczynski (writer & story editor), Joe Medjuck (executive producer), and Michael C. Gross (executive producer), hosted by Andy Mangels [23:45]

Disc 3

#20 Visual Commentary Track “ADVENTURES IN SLIME AND SPACE” with David Gerrold (writer), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:22]

Disc 4

#22 Visual Commentary Track “VENKMAN’S GHOST REPELLERS” with Richard Mueller (writer) and James Eatock (publisher of cereal: geek magazine) [22:22]

Disc 6

#33 Visual Commentary Track ” DON’T FORGET THE MOTOR CITY” with Dennys McCoy & Pam Hickey (writers) [22:22]

Disc 7

#41 Visual Commentary Track “THE COLLECT CALL OF CATHULHU” with Marsha Goodman (voice director & voice casting) and James Eatock (publisher of cereal: geek magazine) [22:22]

Disc 8

#45 Visual Commentary Track “EGON ON THE RAMPAGE” with Marc Scott Zicree (writer), Maurice La Marche (voice of “Egon”), and Laura Summer (voice of 1st “Janine”), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:25]

Disc 9

#53 Visual Commentary Track “THE SCARING OF THE GREEN” with Michael Edens (writer) and Michael Swanigan (storyboard artist), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:21]

Disc 11 (7 eps +1 commentary +6 intros = 186 minutes)

#63 Visual Commentary Track “THE CABINET OF CALAMARI” with Michael Edens (writer), Michael Swanigan (storyboard artist), and James Eatock (publisher of cereal: geek magazine), hosted by Andy Mangels [21:47]

Disc 12

#71 Visual Commentary Track “THE DEVIL TO PAY” with Dennys McCoy & Pam Hickey (writers), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:22]

Disc 13

#76 Visual Commentary Track “EGON’S DRAGON” with Kathryn Drennan (writer), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:24]

#79 Visual Commentary Track “BABY SPOOKUMS” with Len Janson (writer & story editor), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:58]

Disc 14

#85 Visual Commentary Track “HALLOWEEN II 1/2″ with Dennys McCoy & Pam Hickey (writers), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:22]

Disc 16

#99 Visual Commentary Track “THE BROOKLYN TRIANGLE” with Richard Mueller (writer) and Derdad Aghamalian (color key artist), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:54]

Disc 18

#114 Visual Commentary Track “THE HALLOWEEN DOOR” with J. Michael Straczynski (writer & story editor), hosted by Andy Mangels [23:15]

Disc 19

#118 Visual Commentary Track “JANINE, YOU’VE CHANGED” with J. Michael Straczynski (writer & story editor), Marsha Goodman (voice director & voice casting), and Kath Soucie (voice of 2nd “Janine”), hosted by Andy Mangels [23:19]

Disc 22

#134 Visual Commentary Track “20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE STREET” with Richard Mueller (writer), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:57]

Disc 24

#SL8 Visual Commentary Track “BEACH BLANKET BRUISER / CLASS CLOWN / DOG DAYS” with Francis Moss (writer) and Darrell McNeil (animator), hosted by Andy Mangels [21:37]

#SL12 Visual Commentary Track “RAINY DAY SLIMER / SLIMER & THE BEANSTALK / SPACE CASE” Dennys McCoy & Pam Hickey (writers) and Darrell McNeil (animator), hosted by Andy Mangels [22:58]

Disc 25

#00 Promo Pilot Visual Commentary Track [3:46]
Kevin Altieri (director and storyboard supervisor) and Dan Riba (storyboard artist) provide a fast-paced Visual Commentary Track telling about the unseen pilot!

TvShowsOnDVD.com is holding a contest to determine the art direction for the Real Ghostbusters DVD box set.  Please keep in mind that these are early concepts and may change.  

Voting ends this Friday, so as they say, vote early and often.

According to TV Shows on DVD, Time Life will release a 26 disc set containing the entire Real Ghostbusters and Slimer! And The Real Ghostbusters. I normally don’t post speculation, but this the third time I have heard this in the last week. Thanks for river of slime for the tip!