Dertien grootste spoken in de geschiedenis van Geekdom

RDJ134 18 juli 2011 om 16:15 uur

Geesten en spoken spreek bij veel mensen nog de verbeelding aan, en daarom zijn ze nog rete populair. Daarom heeft de website Topless Robot nu deze lijst gemaakt met dertien geesten uit comics, TV shows en films. Onze favoriet was snel gemaakt, maar de nummer één moet je echt één keer in je leven gezien hebben.


2) Slimer, Ghostbusters

I'm pretty sure that when Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis were writing the screenplay for Ghostbusters, they never intended that Slimer would end up becoming the de facto mascot of the entire franchise. Why did audiences everywhere fall in love with the floating wad of green slime reminiscent of a giant booger? Was it its comedic portrayal of the deadly sin of gluttony? Or the fact that his face is synonymous with the veritable drink of the gods: Hi-C Ecto Cooler? Whatever the case, Slimer is here to stay and will be a symbol of pop culture for years to come.

But like Casper, the greatest debate among fans is where he actually came from. The Marvel U.K. Ghostbusters comic series stated that Slimer was once a king named Remils (I know you can figure this out) that indulged his decadent appetite while his kingdom starved. One day while condemning a purported witch to death, the woman cursed Remils and vowed that he would never find peace in the afterlife and roam the Earth forever trying to sate his undying hunger. Another tale suggests that Slimer was the result of a botched cult summoning in the basement of the Sedgewick Hotel. No concrete origin has yet to be made, but here's hoping that IDW Publishing -- the current holders of the Ghostbusters license -- will put an end to the speculation.




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