Jul 2 2010Whom Shall You Telegram?: Old-Timey Steampunk Ghostbusters Commercial

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This is a commercial for The League of S.T.E.A.M. (Supernatural and Troublesome Ectoplasmic Apparitional Management), a Victorian-looking ghost elimination company. I thought it was pretty cute. If you like what you see, they have a series of shorts on Youtube of them catching spirits or whatever the hell a bunch of steampunky ghostbusters do. And speaking of catching spirits -- toss me an airplane bottle and LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED! Happy 4th of July weekend everybody!

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Thanks to Erica, who crossed the streams once on a dare and realized it doesn't do anything but make it rain Skittles. Best news EVER!

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not like ghost busters 2 i hope.

Pure Genius :P I love the old-timey take on the theme :P

Wow, just like the real thing, except this is gay as shit.

COOOOL

Just the thing to transition me into my weekend of drinking, because now I have something to forget

Pretty clever.

I'll never cease to be amazed at the level of cynicism and pretentiousness I encounter on the internet... If you're too cool for the room.... stay out of the room.

It was an excuse so they could put makeup on.

I didn't even watch it before I post, but now that I watched it, I wish I didn't. This shit is lame.

"Nimble little minx, isn't she."

My fav line from Ghostbusters.

Have a good 4th y'all. With a nimble minx if possible. And good luck on your special weekend project GW.

so no black slave?

So many people who will never create anything in their entire lives spend precious moments belittling those who do make things.

omens bad indeed... that had potental,
@6 and 11 to right you are!

@12 i so fucking agree whith you

This is awesome!!!

I don't understand the hate. I thought it was awesome.

I don't waste my time producing things that A) Suck ass B) Requires me to dress like a fa**ot C) Put makeup on D) Slaughter a cool movie.

Listen... they didn't even give the movie any justice, and they call that steampunk? There was NO steampunk in that. It was horribly done. I am an artist and this made me sick.

To think this was even remotely good shows that you have no taste in anything and probably wack off to your little sister.

This is garbage at its best. I produce music, create music. I create glass too. From bowls, goblets, plates, tumblers, etc.... but this is just a joke.

Thanks for the 1 minute of my life gone GW.

The make-up ruined it.

@11: Yes, because thinking something is stupid and lame requires a BFA degree. What makes you so insecure about other people not liking the same things as you?

Don't be afraid to create something new kids, your parents lives were your parents lives.

STEAMPUNK MAKES ME WANT TO PUNCH BABIES IN THE FACE

@16 Such an artist would know you don't criticize people for their own creative opinion, and why else would you be on the internet if you didn't want to waste time? Have fun blowing more glass hypocrite.

@16 Such an artist would know you don't criticize people for their own creative opinion, and why else would you be on the internet if you didn't want to waste time? Have fun blowing more glass hypocrite.

@21 [Mad Donkey]

Perhaps you are right, but seriously... this wasn't good and it was NOT steampunk. It was garbage. I'm a entitled to my opinion, and as an artist, they suck and should be asshamed of making a mockery of Ghost Busters, silent films and what they "think" is steampunk.

So again, they failed horribly bad. Could I do that? With ease, but it takes time. Do I want to? No, I don't like to produce crap. I like real art. And this wasn't even close to being good.

Yea, ummmm. Why do they have enough makeup on for twenty prostitutes?

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@23 I'm just pointing out that your occupation should make you more open to these things I personally hate steam punk and think it's retarded. But the idea is golden, if a pound of blush isn't put on top of it.

@25
you are a douche

@24 it's part of the old timey look.

I wish they had eased up on the "crap-ass projector" effect. I'm sure they could get the old timey feel across without me getting motion sick and shitting out the mouth.

Nice vid, but the grammer nazi in me is cringing over the mis-use of "whom"

@10 XD
that would have made it

Here's a wacky idea, Orly. Why don't you post a link to your work so we can take a look at it? A true artist such as yourself should have no problem showing off his awesome and tots rad REAL art. How 'bout it?

This was cute. The make-up is "movie make-up" of course...Rudy Valentino wore a lot too because of bad contrast in old black and white film. In the other S.T.E.A.M. videos, which are in color as far as I looked, they don't wear any. It is all just for fun, not meant to be earth changing. Verbally ripping it to shreds is pointless.

Yeah ORLY lets see your stuff chicken. like the vid or not these guys are passionate about what they do. I wish more people were passionate about something other than being anonymous online d-bags.

@11 I just made a deuce in the toilet....it was more exciting then this...well piece of crap

Can't wait to meet up with these guys at the Labyrinth of Jareth next week in LA! Awesome steam punk visionaries!

Which further commands the question, are there any black steampunks?

nerds.

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