In a surprise reveal on their Twitter account today, WB shared that we will be getting Happy Halloween Scooby-Doo! much earlier than we thought! Next Tuesday, September 15, the film will be released on DVD at Wal-Mart exclusively, a full three weeks before it is released everywhere else on DVD, and on digital, on October 6. Though it was not put on the graphic, Target also currently lists a September 22 date for the film's DVD.
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I’m super excited to have Conall with us as our fan spotlight on this lovely Tuesday! Conall is a big Scooby fan who’s very active on both this site and Twitter. Check out his fan profile below:
1. What is your name? My name is Conall Turley. 2. How did you get into Scooby-Doo? I got into Scooby-Doo from watching it as a child. I can’t even remember a time when I didn’t watch Scooby. It’s been a big part of my life since I was very young. 3. What is your favorite Scooby-Doo episode and film? Why? Gosh picking a favourite episode is so hard! I love so many episodes from various iterations. I think I’ll go for “A Gaggle of Galloping Ghosts” from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! The setting of the spooky castle, the 3 classic movie monsters, the hilarious shenanigans, the creepy moments… it’s just classic. As for my favourite movie, it’s almost cliché at this point but Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island is definitely my favourite. What more is there to say! It’s the best of the best. To provide a bit of variety, my second favourite Scooby movie is probably Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (I always wrestle with my rankings. I love so many of the DTVs). I’m a huge horror movie fan, and since this movie is pretty much Scooby-Doo meets Friday the 13th, it’s perfect for me. I love the summer camp setting, the 3 monsters (maybe that’s my thing, lol), the music, the action sequences, the mystery, the side characters. It all comes together perfectly. 4. What ways are you involved in the Scooby fandom online? I love to interact with all my fellow Scooby fanatics on Twitter. I follow your website and blog! It’s the best source of info on all things Scooby. I’m also part of a Scooby/HB fan group on Facebook. 5. In your opinion, what is the best series or era of Scooby? I think the best series is Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated. It took everything that made the original series great and made it even better in my opinion. Everything works for me: the overarching mystery, the darker tone, the comedy, the character development, the music and the art style (which I adore). I grew up watching the original shows and What’s New, Scooby-Doo? but SDMI was the first show I can remember sitting down to watch every week. It came along at just the right time for me (I was 12 when it started). Honestly, I could sing this show praises all day. As for the best era of Scooby, this is a tricky one. I always find myself torn between the WNSD era and the 2010-2013 era. They both had excellent shows (WNSD & SDMI) and great DTVs. They also both had live-action movies, and I love all of those too. I’m going to go for the 2010 – 2013 era because I think all the DTVs released during that time were excellent, whereas with the WNSD era some of the later movies were pretty meh. 6. If they could make a sequel to one Scooby-Doo series or film, what would it be? I don’t think there are any DTVs that need a sequel, especially considering what we got with Return to Zombie Island. I would actually like a sequel to the first two live-action movies, whether it be live-action or animated. I love Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, and I think another movie with that cast would be amazing. 7. What direction would you like to see the franchise go in the future? I think the franchise needs to get more creative again. Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? is a safe Scooby series. Real back to basics after SDMI and Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! both took big risks. Also, the DTVs have been pretty much crossovers for the last few years. I would like a Scooby project (probably a series) that once again isn’t afraid to go in a direction the franchise hasn’t been before. I haven’t given much thought as to what that could entail, but something new and different, whilst still adhering to the classic formula. 8. Who is your favorite member of the gang and why? My favourite member of the gang has always been Daphne. I think Zombie Island and What’s New, Scooby-Doo? are to thank for that. What’s New was the Scooby show airing when I was a kid and at that time Daphne was getting more to do; playing more of an active role within the gang. That was also done in Zombie Island, and it proved that there was more to her character than just “the pretty girl”. I think I identified with her character traits; I was never a leader or the smartest amongst my friends, but I’ve always had a big heart which I think is one of Daphne’s strongest attributes. 9. What is your favorite villain? Why? Another tough one. There are so many villains I love, especially from the original era. My favourite villain from a series though has to be Professor Pericles. I think he’s the most formidable and evil villain the gang has ever faced. My favourite movie villains are the Yowie Yahoo and Wildwind vampires from Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire. I really like their designs, and I think the grandiose entry of the Yowie Yahoo every time he appears is really memorable and scary. 10. In your opinion, who is the best recurring (non-gang) character in the franchise? I mean it has to be the Hex Girls. They are Scooby-Doo legends. The fact that they haven’t had their own spin-off show yet is criminal, lol. 11. Do you have a Scooby-Doo collection? If so, what’s in it? Yes, I do have a Scooby-Doo collection. The largest part of which are my VHS tapes, DVDs and Blu rays. I’ve pretty much collected every DVD & Blu ray I can get my hands on, and I have 9 or 10 VHS tapes from when I was a kid. I also have lots of Scooby-Doo comics, activity books and annuals. Scooby toys, including all the LEGO sets, plush toys, action figures and board games. I also have a few random bits and pieces like a Scooby-Doo Christmas decoration that sings, Scooby cups and mugs and a Scooby-Doo costume from years ago. 12. What do you think has made the franchise so popular that it’s still going strong after 50 years? I think it’s a combination of the characters and the versatility of the formula. There’s a member of the gang for everyone, as they all have distinctive attributes and personalities. Then there’s the formula; who doesn’t love a good mystery? There’s so much that can be done with it, as realised by the different shows, DTVs, live action movies etc. The show can keep evolving without losing what makes it work in the first place. 13. What is one fun fact about you in real life? Some people might know this already, but I have a YouTube channel where I upload my LEGO Scooby-Doo stop-motion videos. These are either recreations of scenes from the movies or my own LEGO Scooby-Doo series; some of my favourite Scooby-Doo episodes from various series that I’ve made in LEGO. I got into stop-motion with LEGO back in 2010 just from watching videos on YouTube and it soon became my main hobby. 14. Please feel free to share anything else you’d like to here! I guess just if anyone is reading this and likes to get involved with Scooby discussions on Twitter (or Doctor Who; I LOVE Doctor Who as well) then feel free to follow me, I’ll follow you and we can chat about our favourite meddling kids and their dumb dog! I’m @ConallJT on Twitter Thanks so much to Conall for being today’s fan spotlight! Feel free to ask any questions you may have for him in the comment section, and be sure to check back tomorrow for another fan spotlight! Here are the results from yesterday's poll:
What is your favorite Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated villain? Professor Pericles - 9 Evil Entity - 6 Freak of Crystal Cove - 5 Rude Boy and the Ska-Tastics - 4 Crybaby Clown - 3 Nightfright - 2 Hebidiah Grimm - 2 Gator People - 2 Dead Justice - 2 Dark Lilith - 1 Que Horrifico - 1 Vampire - 1 Slime Mutant - 1 Mirror Fred and Daphne - 1 Man-Crab - 1 Lord Infernicus - 1 Krampus - 1 Gnome - 1 Gluten Demon - 1 Ghost Truck - 1 Ghost of Alice May - 1 Cicada Creature - 1 In the first episode of The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, "The Crown Jewels Caper," a dog that has the exact same appearance as Scooby-Doo bumps into another dog named Chu-Chu in a bush, then lets out a yelp that sounds exactly like Scooby before running off. This was Scooby-like dog's only appearance in the show.
Here are the results for your favorite What's New villains:
San Franpsycho - 4 Dinosaur - 3 Gold Monster - 3 Scarecrows - 3 Creepy Keeper - 3 Frozen Fiend - 2 Invisible Madman - 2 Leland Ghosts - 2 Fish Fiend - 2 Vampire - 2 Evil Mystery Inc. - 2 Possessed Mystery Machine - 2 Scooby Snack Monster - 2 Mummy - 1 Titanic Twist - 1 Roller Ghoster - 1 Sea Monster - 1 Alien - 1 30 Foot Shaggy - 1 Gargoyle - 1 Ghost of Cab Craig - 1 Giant Worm - 1 Ghost of Rufus Raucous - 1 Osomons - 1 I’m excited to have BigScoobyDooFan with us today! BigScoobyDooFan is a regular commenter on the blog from the UK, and also writes Scooby-Doo fanfiction!
Check out his responses below: 1. What is your name? My name is Kyas but I am mostly known online as Bigscoobydoofan or Bigscoobydoofan2! And it repesents who I am! You guessed it....A BIG SCOOBY DOO FAN! Mind bower, right? 2. How did you get into Scooby-Doo? Well, it all started in Year 1 (or kindergarten if you’re in America) and I remember one day that we sat down and watched a movie on the smart-screen. That movie was actually Scooby Doo, Where’s My Mummy?! I instantly became obsessed, and begged my mum for the dvd of it so that I could watch it again at home. I started growing this strong love for Scooby Doo, and the rest is history! 3. What is your favorite Scooby-Doo episode and film? Why? Gee! This is really hard! I’d say Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated Season 2 episode 13 Wrath of the Krampus is my favourite. I loved the twist that it was the gang all along! And it was so cleverly executed. I thought it was Pericles at first but then I was in shock when I saw that it wasn’t! My favourite MOVIE is actually Scooby Doo! Pirates Ahoy! I don’t know why but I like it a lot! Updated answer: Last time I said SDMI Wrath of the Krampus, but now I have no idea why I said that, it's not even in my top 10 favourite episodes of the franchise, but NOW my fav episode of the franchise is The Headless Horseman of Halloween. 4. What ways are you involved in the Scooby fandom online? Well, obviously I visit the Scoobysnax website every day lol, and also write a lot of fanfiction!! I will talk about that more in the last question thingy. 5. In your opinion, what is the best series or era of Scooby? IMO, the best series is Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated. It’s a very dark version of Scooby Doo, but still manages to keep that comedic charm that the original series had. I know truly that the best era is the 1998-2001 direct-to-DVD films. They are all amazing in their own way, with Zombie Island being grotesque and creepy! Updated answer: The best series is The Scooby-Doo Show, I dunno why I said Mystery Incorporated last time, I guess since I just finished that series I was so focused on it lol. But TSDS is SOO nostalgiac! I remember watching so many episodes when I was little, like the Headless Horseman of Halloween, Harum Scarum Sanitarium, Spirits of 76, Watt a Shocking Ghost, viking Lake, No Face Zomb- actually, there's so much more that I could list that I don't wanna take up time! I love em all! 6. If they could make a sequel to one Scooby-Doo series or film, what would it be? I choose Witch's Ghost and my reasoning behind this is because Witch's Ghost. 7. What direction would you like to see the franchise go in the future? I'd honestly like to see the production companies behind all the Scooby shows and movies and stuff take a break and look at the Scooby media that is generally well known for being good and like take notes. I know this franchise is directed at kids, but Guess Who was just a bit too childish. If Be Cool could do it right, then I don't see why that show, and probably more to come, couldn't. 8. Who is your favorite member of the gang and why? Definitely Shaggy. Let’s just get this fact out of the way first. HE IS A GOD. Second of all, this guy is hilarious. I love his running gags with Scooby a lot! I also like that they don’t dumb him down to the point where his brain is the size of a peanut. He has both a little bit of wisdom and stupidity to make a nice mix of a character. Updated answer: The last time I did this fan spotlight I said Shaggy. And that hasn't changed, he is just AMAZING!!! But, I've also grown a strong liking for Daphne and Fred, and I'm not talking about their MI counterparts where they're all lovey dovey, I think that was a lame excuse for character development, but in BCSD and TNSDM. Fred is a relatable control freak, and also seemingly unhinged, in Be Cool. I love him. Daphne is literally just a weirdo in Be Cool. I love that too. In the New Movies, there's a particular conversation between the two in 'Ghastly Ghost Town' when they're walking through the desert, and white Fred *Does* make a sexist joke which I was shocked about, Daphne gets her payback and it's a back and forth conversation which I think that two close friends would actually have IRL. It's sweet. 9. What is your favorite villain? Why? The 10,000 volt ghost. I like the simple design of him and the whole Voltner backstory was great too. Updated answer: The Shark Men from The New Scooby-Doo movies and the Leland Brothers from WNSD. Dunno why, just like em! 10. In your opinion, who is the best recurring (non-gang) character in the franchise? The Hex Girls! Their music is great and they just have this epic vibe when they appear on screen. I especially like the battle they had with Rude Boy and the Ska Tastics in Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated. Update: Don Knotts. No reason for it. Just Don Knotts. And if you disagree then expect someone at your house at midnight (I'M KIDDING!.....or am I??) 11. Do you have a Scooby-Doo collection? If so, what’s in it? I used to have a collection but it’s all gone now. It included: The DVD of Chill out, Scooby Doo! The DVD of Scooby Doo! Pirates Ahoy! The DVD of Scooby Doo! Where’s My Mummy?! ;-) The DVD of a few episodes of The New Scooby Doo Movies I had a few Scooby Doo playsets like a haunted house and a lighthouse. I also had a scooby doo pinball machine! I remember one Christmas at my grandma’s house, I got this scooby doo figure pack, which included the whole gang and a few monsters like red beard and the 10,000 volt ghost. Unfortunately, the dog chewed Daphne! But most special of all was my stuffed Scooby Doo toy. I always played with him and ate dinner with him, and hugged him lots. Heck, we even watched Scooby Doo together sometimes! I lost him one day, and it still upsets me now........ Anyway, moving on! Updated answer: I have LOTS and LOTS of DVDS! And also a cute little Scooby plushie and literal cardboard cutout of the Mystery Machine hahaha. 12. What do you think has made the franchise so popular that it’s still going strong after 50 years? I think it had a good mystery for everyone to enjoy. Let’s face it. One of the key ingredients to an episode is the mystery. It’s kept the viewers using their problem solving skills and knowledge. 13. What is one fun fact about you in real life? I make Lego Stop Motions! If you want to check them out, my channel name is Kool Kyas. Updated answer: I'm on the Autism spectrum. So....yeah....*Winces and awkward thumb up* 14. Please feel free to share anything else you’d like to here! Here’s something random but I just need to address it. Remember the vampire episode in Be Cool, Scooby Doo!? Did anyone else notice that Pacco completely disappeared after the explanation? I’m worried. Was he arrested or is he still around town doing dodgy stuff? Thank you so much for having me on the spotlight, WWV! Updated answer: As I was talking about before, I do SD fanfiction! They're like fanmade episodes to fanmade series! I currently have 4 series (One is a Be Cool-like collab series which is in the works), and I'd like to talk about 3 of them! First of all, there's Lemme At Em, Scooby-Doo! This series is a reboot of Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo season 1, well I say SEASON 1 because there's only fake ghosts here, but Fred and Velma don't appear so I supposed that wasn't in the og series. Anyway, there's 3 episodes out! Welcome to the Scareline, Build a Scare and Swamp Hermit Scooby, all written by me! Next, there's Scooby-Doo's Famous Friends, a reboot of The New Scooby-Doo movies. This show has 5 episodes released, I've also written another one set to release in the future. It contains guest stars like The Addams Family, George Lucas, Jim Carrey (Who even gets a SEQUEL episode based off Ace Ventura) and I'm also writing an episode with Robin, since I feel he was pretty over looked in those two original Batman and Robin episodes. Finally, I'd like to talk about probably my best series, It's Terror Time, Scooby-Doo! This series has 8 episodes out currently, and there's only 2 episodes left of the first half of the first season! This show is a reboot of Be Cool, sorry if I mislead you with the title, and it is really fun tbh! Controlling Fred is DEFINETELY still here, so is weirdo Daphne, sassy Scooby, childish Shaggy and sometimes we even get socially awkward Velma. Here are some of the best eps of this series: It's Mean, It's Green, It's the Human Machine! Death of the Daphneisms! It's Waffle Time, Scooby-Doo! Thanks so much for having me on fan spotlight for your amazing website, WildwindVampire! Thank you so much for being today’s fan spotlight, BigScoobyDooFan! Feel free to leave him a comment in the section below! :) For today’s fan spotlight, I’d like to introduce you to ScoobyInTheKnow! ScoobyInTheKnow is very active in the Scooby-Doo Twitter fandom and is a big Scooby collector! Without further ado, here’s his fan profile!
1. What is your name? Scoobyintheknow 2. How did you get into Scooby-Doo? Was shown episodes and movies practically since I was born. 3. What is your favorite Scooby-Doo episode and film? Why? Favorite episode: Bedlam in the Bigtop- features one of my favorite Scooby villains. Favorite movie: Witch’s Ghost- fun autumn theme with the Hex Girls and Ben Ravencroft, which are my favorite guest characters and the mystery is so endearing with multiple culprits. 4. What ways are you involved in the Scooby fandom online? Right now I am only on Twitter for Scooby fandom, might get an instagram down the line. 5. In your opinion, what is the best series or era of Scooby? Best series probably Where Are You, but Mystery Incorporated is a highly honorable mention. Early 2010s DTVs were also very good. 6. If they could make a sequel to one Scooby-Doo series or film, what would it be? I would love more Mystery Incorporated or a sequel to Witch’s Ghost where Ben Ravencroft’s child wants to get revenge. 7. What direction would you like to see the franchise go in the future? I would love to see the gang in more different situations but with their classic look. I always wanted a time travel film of where we see what their future looks like and even a fairy tale film. I would love for Warner Brothers to market Scooby more and get us more products! 8. Who is your favorite member of the gang and why? Scooby of course! No matter what series or movie he is in he is the same wonderful Great Dane that always puts a smile on my face. 9. What is your favorite villain? Why? Favorite villains are the Ghost Clown and Ben Ravencroft, and also the Were Cats. 10. In your opinion, who is the best recurring (non-gang) character in the franchise? Best recurring non-gang member is Charlie the Robot. He has been in other Scooby media like Mystery Incorporated and Scoob, and I think Guess Who. I love seeing those classic villains being canon in the franchise. 11. Do you have a Scooby-Doo collection? If so, what’s in it? I have collected a lot of Scoob merchandise that includes plush, action figures, and even the rare movie theater releases like the popcorn bucket I got off eBay. I also love collecting DVDs with different packaging. 12. What do you think has made the franchise so popular that it’s still going strong after 50 years? The classic tropes. Scooby is so unique that it has its own gags that have consistently connected with different generations. 13. What is one fun fact about you in real life? I love to draw! 14. Please feel free to share anything else you’d like to here! I love being a part of the Scooby fandom! Connecting with other hard core Scooby fans has been amazing, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for Scooby-Doo! Thanks so much to ScoobyInTheKnow for participating in this! Feel free to leave him a comment below! Since 13 Ghosts was done last September, and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was done recently, we're going to jump a little forward to What's New for today's poll. I also will be skipping Get A Clue, since there weren't really many "monsters" to speak of in that series except in maybe "Mystery of the Missing Mystery Solvers" and "Super Scary Movie Night." Even then, the point of doing these polls is to find out people's favorites of the entire franchise, by taking the winners from each series and pitting them against each other, and I don't imagine villains like "The Money Mummy" or "Cocky the giant turkey" make anyone's lists of favorite villains of the franchise haha. Here are the results for everyone's favorite New Scooby-Doo Mysteries villains. Somehow the Mad Seal got 2? I personally thought that was the least enjoyable villain in the series, but I'm glad some people could appreciate him!
Red Skull - 10 Ghost of Christmas Never - 9 Dracula - 2 Sea Monster - 2 Mad Seal - 2 Wolfman - 1 Frankenstein - 1 Ghost of Dr. Van Helsing - 1 Chandra, the Unbelievably Remarkable (and Quite Interesting Too!) - 1 Zombies - 1 Monster Mutt - 1 Mastermind - 1 Ghost of Sherlock Holmes - 1 Ghost of George Washington - 1 Cyclops - 1 Codefinger - 1 Here are yesterday's results:
What is your favorite New Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo Show villain? Ghost of McBaggy Rogers - 9 Hound of the Barkervilles - 3 Dracula and His Wife - 3 Fireplace Fiend - 2 Skeletal Poltergeists - 2 Chem Lab Creature - 2 Ghost Clown - 1 Ghost of Casey O'Reilly - 1 Ghost of Chef Maras - 1 Neanderthal Ghost of Devil's Rock - 1 Shark - 1 Mummy - 1 Minotaur - 1 In the same vein as the fan spotlights I've been doing all this week (and will continue to do up until Scooby's 51st anniversary), I have another very cool person to introduce you all to that is not part of the fan spotlights technically. Jacob Gomez, who is an aspiring voice actor, is here today with us to do an interview! Jacob Gomez provided the voice of Scooby in Jordan Farrell's fan film, Scooby-Doo! The Backstage Rage, which turns one year old today. Without further ado, I'm excited to introduce you to Jacob!
1. How did you originally get into Scooby-Doo? It was "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?", I was 5 at that time and when I first watched it, I thought it was funny and exciting for me as a kid. 2. Was this your first role voice acting for a character? If not, what other voice roles have you had? Well, funny enough, this film was actually my first role or roles per say, I also voiced other random characters and some of the puppets including one of the side villains, Mixey. I've done acting in the past before. 3. Do you have a favorite episode and film of Scooby? Why are those your favorites? My favorite Scooby film would have to be "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed", mainly due to all the classic monsters turning real. As for a favorite episode, my favorite episode is the very first episode of "Scooby-Doo, Where are You?" with the Black Knight Ghost, it was funny and I liked the chase scenes in the parts of the museum, it was exciting. 4. Do you have a favorite part of Jordan’s film? My favorite part of the film was the final battle with The Puppet Phantom especially when Shaggy saves Thorn. Because I like seeing my Shaggy happy lol. Also, At first in Shaggy's arc, he messed up by being a jerk to Sally and fixed his mistakes by saving and apologizing to her too. In other words Shaggy is proving to be a hero and a redeemable person. I love Shaggy's arc in the film. 5. In your opinion, what is the best series (or era) of Scooby-Doo? I'd say the old classic era, nothing beats an old classic. 6. What direction would you like to see the franchise go in the future? Probably make better gnarly monsters and more surprises, like newer different versions and more real monsters more often. 7. If you could voice a character on any show or movie in the world, who would it be? Maybe Gollum from Lord of the Rings, I like voicing creepy characters like The Chamberlain from The Dark Crystal. Which is why I'm excited about coming back as Mixey in the new special "Revenge of Mixey". 8. Do you have a favorite Scooby-Doo villain and why? The Cat Creatures from "Zombie Island", they were menacing and were a real threat. 9. How did you start working with Jordan and get involved with the film? I've been friends with Jordan since high school and I remember him approaching me to work on his senior year live action short film "Smokey Bear BANNED", a horror parody if you will and I played three different characters that wound up being killed. When it came to this project, "The Backstage Rage", he originally was going to get Scott Iines for the voice of Scooby, then things went nowhere and I remember him asking me to do an impression of scooby, I did it, and he got so impressed with my voice, he immediately was like "you got the job!" And I've also provided other voices for other characters and I've been his frequent collaborator on his future films ever since. 10. What do you think has made the franchise so popular that it’s still going strong after 50 years? The ageless adventures of mystery solving and the amount of cool monsters. 11. What was your favorite part of voicing Scooby? What was the most difficult part of providing such an iconic voice? Just pulling off his iconic laugh and I actually looked at dog noises and previous incarnations of the voice for research, getting the tone right, while also making it my own thing. The difficult part was trying to keep it where it sounds like Scooby-Doo, to a perfect tee. There were times where I had to redo a line or three over and over and over again. Because either I messed up or someone else did lol. As for worries, I felt confident in voicing such an icon like Scooby and I hope I did my predecessors justice. It's an honor to be a part of this and I'm so happy to hear that fans love my take on the character. 12. Do you have any advice for anyone who is looking to go into the world of voice acting? Keep practicing and never give up. Thank you for this opportunity to interview me, you can see me, or hear me in future films from Jordan like the Regular Show fan film, "Muscle Man's Christmas Drive", and of course our upcoming sequel "Scooby-Doo! Waters of Atlantis" and the 2 OVA specials. Thanks so much to Jacob for answering my questions, and I hope you enjoyed getting to know him a little better. |
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