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Everything you’ve ever wanted to know about ‘Ghostwriter’ (2016)

75 points by johnkpaul 4y ago

Mistletoe 4y ago
You've taken me down a wonderful nostalgia hallway that I forgot existed. Thanks for posting this. That show was one of my favorites on PBS.
- trilbyglens 4y ago
  Same!
- wjholden 4y ago
  Me too, I remember we were really into this show when I was in the 3rd grade. We moved houses in that summer, and I think I remember the hacking episodes wrapping up the very day we moved out of the old house.
- roldie 4y ago
  My sentiments exactly!
- eclipxe 4y ago
  Same!
syntheweave 4y ago
Not mentioned: the pen used for the handwriting sequences is the Papermate Flair, a common choice for "on-screen writing" in the standard definition era because of its heavy and clean line. The design is still sold today.
- ycombinete 4y ago
  Thank you! I just ordered a set of the 0.7mm Flairs. It really does come out super clear on even the low res youtube uploads I've found.
barbariangrunge 4y ago
Came in here wondering if it was referring to the Polanski movie by the same name (it’s not). I used to think ghostwriter (for kids) was the coolest show
unfunco 4y ago
We used to watch this in primary school (in mid-Wales c. 1995/96) as part of the school curriculum, I remember nostalgically searching for it on YouTube not so long back and noticed Samuel L. Jackson was a part of it.
- timthorn 4y ago
  Not Look & Read? "Magic, magic e" stayed with me a long time (and Dark Towers too)
  - ljf 4y ago
    Dark Towers was amazing and often quite creepy. My mother was in a few episodes about a boy that gets kidnapped (she played a kidnapper in it). I was about 7 at the time and I remember being really freaked out when they dyed his hair in a public toilet so he wouldn't be recognised. Seemed crazy they were giving kidnappers ideas! Actually - maybe it wasn't Dark Towers, but it was a kids reading TV show. Will see if I can find it
sgerenser 4y ago
Had no idea that there’s a reboot of this show currently on AppleTV: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ghostwriter/umc.cmc.3z6okqcnxoo6ohte3k2z5vvrp https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ghostwriter/umc.cmc.3z6okqcnxoo...
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hoseja 4y ago
Thought this would be about the recent NN typewriter.
account-5 4y ago
Never heard of it. Feel like I should have, but checking YouTube, nope.

75 points by johnkpaul 4y ago

You've taken me down a wonderful nostalgia hallway that I forgot existed. Thanks for posting this. That show was one of my favorites on PBS.

trilbyglens 4y ago
Same!
wjholden 4y ago
Me too, I remember we were really into this show when I was in the 3rd grade. We moved houses in that summer, and I think I remember the hacking episodes wrapping up the very day we moved out of the old house.
roldie 4y ago
My sentiments exactly!
eclipxe 4y ago
Same!

syntheweave 4y ago

Not mentioned: the pen used for the handwriting sequences is the Papermate Flair, a common choice for "on-screen writing" in the standard definition era because of its heavy and clean line. The design is still sold today.

ycombinete 4y ago
Thank you! I just ordered a set of the 0.7mm Flairs. It really does come out super clear on even the low res youtube uploads I've found.

barbariangrunge 4y ago

Came in here wondering if it was referring to the Polanski movie by the same name (it’s not). I used to think ghostwriter (for kids) was the coolest show

unfunco 4y ago

We used to watch this in primary school (in mid-Wales c. 1995/96) as part of the school curriculum, I remember nostalgically searching for it on YouTube not so long back and noticed Samuel L. Jackson was a part of it.

timthorn 4y ago
Not Look & Read? "Magic, magic e" stayed with me a long time (and Dark Towers too)
- ljf 4y ago
  Dark Towers was amazing and often quite creepy. My mother was in a few episodes about a boy that gets kidnapped (she played a kidnapper in it). I was about 7 at the time and I remember being really freaked out when they dyed his hair in a public toilet so he wouldn't be recognised. Seemed crazy they were giving kidnappers ideas! Actually - maybe it wasn't Dark Towers, but it was a kids reading TV show. Will see if I can find it

sgerenser 4y ago

Had no idea that there’s a reboot of this show currently on AppleTV: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ghostwriter/umc.cmc.3z6okqcnxoo6ohte3k2z5vvrp https://tv.apple.com/us/show/ghostwriter/umc.cmc.3z6okqcnxoo...

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hoseja 4y ago

Thought this would be about the recent NN typewriter.

account-5 4y ago

Never heard of it. Feel like I should have, but checking YouTube, nope.