Frustrating that it's not available except on Dailymotion as a fifth-generation off-air tape. I really ought to try and track this one down if only for nostalgia's sake.
3 Reviews
A lost gem?
nickdoctorwho-9714917 February 2022
Heh! I thought I was the only one who remembered this pilot.
Carycomic5 October 2005
Warning: Spoilers
With the turn of the millennium still three years in the future, back then, NBC tried to jump on the sf/fantasy bandwagon revolutionized by X-FILES and BTVS. Of course, remembering how they treated DARK SKIES and the original STAR TREK, it's no surprise that they didn't develop this cute concept, any further. What cute concept? A small elite unit of the New Orleans Police Department created exclusively for ghostbusting!
"Bump" Bumpstead was the stalwart hero, whose nickname was not so much an abbreviation as an indicator of his agility (or unpredictable lack thereof). Chloe Garrett was his girl-Friday (not to mention, the police chief's daughter). And, I believe it was an Asian-American actor--not credited here, for some reason--who was recruited to design their ghostbusting equipment.
For an unbought pilot, this was pretty good. Scary, yet funny; just like the original "Ghostbusters" movie. Moreover, New Orleans has plenty of genuine occult lore as part of its heritage. So, NBC wouldn't have had to do as much inventing as Joss Whedon Productions.
Then, again; what else can you expect from a network that provided such a disappointing series finale' to an otherwise flawless masterpiece like QUANTUM LEAP?
"Bump" Bumpstead was the stalwart hero, whose nickname was not so much an abbreviation as an indicator of his agility (or unpredictable lack thereof). Chloe Garrett was his girl-Friday (not to mention, the police chief's daughter). And, I believe it was an Asian-American actor--not credited here, for some reason--who was recruited to design their ghostbusting equipment.
For an unbought pilot, this was pretty good. Scary, yet funny; just like the original "Ghostbusters" movie. Moreover, New Orleans has plenty of genuine occult lore as part of its heritage. So, NBC wouldn't have had to do as much inventing as Joss Whedon Productions.
Then, again; what else can you expect from a network that provided such a disappointing series finale' to an otherwise flawless masterpiece like QUANTUM LEAP?
A not so bright police officer fights off ghosts in New Orleans
dnnyrz28 August 2000
I vaguely remember this movie/show. I remember one Saturday night tuning in to see "Dark Skies" but instead this was on. In my opinion it was pretty good. I think it was a pilot for a new show though cuz it was only an hour long. Officer Bumpstead teams up with the mayor's son to find a ghost in a graveyard. The ghost has like a giant baby face. Then it crashes the Mayor's Mardi Gras party. Well I think Bumpstead and the kid manage to get rid of the ghost somehow. And then it was over. I just hope imdb or someone can help with the cast and a plot summary. I would like to know was in it.
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