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Live-Action Scooby-Doo Series Coming to Netflix

4/29/2024

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Netflix has just announced via Deadline that they've picked up the next Scooby-Doo show, which will be a live-action reimagining of the franchise. The series will be written by Scott Rosenberg and Josh Applebaum, who recently also wrote a live-action re-imagining of Cowboy Bebop. The show is slated to be executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman, André Nemec, and Jeff Pinkner, as well as writers Rosenberg and Applebaum mentioned above. The show will be produced by Berlanti Productions, who is most famous for having produced The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and recently made the Netflix top 10 last week with Dead Boy Detectives. It's worth noting that the aforementioned listed series are all adult series with TV-14 or above ratings, so while the article doesn't officially confirm it, it is a likely possibility that this is an adult Scooby-Doo show. No other details about the show are currently known, other than the series is tentatively titled Scooby-Doo! The Live Action Series.
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james
4/29/2024 04:41:29 pm

oh well it's gotta be better than velma

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James Dixon
4/30/2024 09:48:06 am

I didn't make that comment BTW

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WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 11:49:58 am

@James Dixon Oh yeah, don't worry, I knew it wasn't you. There's another James that comments here occasionally.

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Josh
5/2/2024 10:07:36 pm

Velma wasn’t too bad, too be honest I enjoyed it.

Logan Dockery link
4/29/2024 04:43:02 pm

This live action Scooby Doo TV series better be a million times better than the Velma Harley Quinn knockoff TV series

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Becker
5/1/2024 01:58:32 am

Harley Quinn can actually be funny, entertaining and have some heart, which Velma is completely deprived of.

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WildwindVampire link
4/29/2024 04:45:52 pm

This is a response to both of the above comments, but yeah, I'm hopeful it's better than Velma too. It certainly wouldn't take much imo. I'm not getting my hopes up too much though.

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Alexandra Rutt
4/29/2024 04:46:20 pm

Someone's not getting a third season lol

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WildwindVampire link
4/29/2024 04:49:08 pm

Even though I haven't watched it, I did have the ending spoiled and I was wondering if they were going to make a third season just to troll the audience further after that ending. Seems like the Halloween special this fall will be it though.

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Alexandra Rutt
4/29/2024 04:51:33 pm

I'd be curious to see your thoughts

WildwindVampire link
4/29/2024 07:57:03 pm

I may watch it at some point and will make a review post if I do!

James Dixon
4/30/2024 09:49:26 am

They made a Halloween comment, which ties into this Halloween special they plan on doing.

And when I say "they" I actually do mean "they" as in a singular person, lol. Seemed funny to me. Amber made the comment.

James Dixon
4/30/2024 11:05:21 am

Not so ha ha. But it did get a little confusing when Amber kept on being referred to as "they/them." I was like, "Who?" And then I remembered. I life in a black and white "He/She" world.

WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 11:49:02 am

Yeah I heard about Amber's comment, I haven't seen it, but apparently it's the last line of the show and it sets up what the Halloween special is going to be about.

Becker
5/1/2024 01:59:15 am

I hope that Halloween special is the last we'll hear and get from this show

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JustMeJordanW link
5/1/2024 03:58:32 pm

Yes, hopefully.

WildwindVampire link
5/1/2024 04:15:11 pm

Completely agreed, I hope so too.

Shadowscooby
4/29/2024 05:35:58 pm

Oh this is interesting, I was not expecting this at all. I wonder what actors they are going to pick to play the characters and I wonder if it will be a mixture of fake monsters and real monsters.

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WildwindVampire link
4/29/2024 08:02:00 pm

I wasn't expecting it either! And yeah, I'll be curious to see who they choose to portray the gang as well.

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Shadowscooby
4/29/2024 05:36:51 pm

Also, now I have two Scooby Doo productions to look forward too: Gremlins Getaway and this live action Scooby Doo series.

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Alexandra Rutt
4/29/2024 06:44:30 pm

Is there any evidence that Gremlins Getaway made it past the script stage?

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ScoobyVerse
4/29/2024 06:15:29 pm

I’m tired of the “Scooby-Doo but if it was edgy” trope. It’s too played out in parodies as it is. I hate official media jumping on that. I like the cutesy and goofy stuff a lot more.

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WildwindVampire link
4/29/2024 08:02:59 pm

I'm not really sure if they'll choose to make it super edgy again here, but I hope not, at least not in the way Velma is. I would love a mature Scooby show in the vein of Zombie Island or SDMI.

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Matt
4/29/2024 06:26:16 pm

I’m actually intrigued, but my hopes aren’t too high because of how abominable Velma was. I’ve always said that this kind of thing could work for Scooby Doo if done WELL. It can allow for some darker mysteries and crimes and stuff. I understand there will be some relationship stuff in there, it was even in SDMI which is what I’m hoping this is a closer comparison to than Velma, but I’m hoping they keep it at a tolerable level, and really focus on getting a dark mystery and atmosphere

The question is, will they actually do what they should do with this idea? I’m 50/50 on whether I believe they will, but hey, I have been pessimistic for a bit recently on the future of the franchise that I want to have some optimism with this and them having lessons learned from Velma

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WildwindVampire link
4/29/2024 08:05:21 pm

I'm on the same page as you right now, I really hope they've learned from Velma that "adult" doesn't have to mean super in-your-face constant edginess to the point where it detracts from the plot. I would love something like that Mystery Incorporated fan series. I doubt this is what's happening and this is just a wild conspiracy theory, but it would be really cool if their silence for the past two years meant somehow they got involved with this Netflix show.

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Matt
4/29/2024 08:33:15 pm

I feel like the silence there does have something to do with this being a thing, but I’d be surprised if it was them getting involved with Netflix rather than them being forced to stop

It kinda reminds me of a situation in another show I watched, Total Drama. There was this Youtube fan series that was being made called Total Drama Reunion and it was very popular after one episode. Then they got a cease and desist so they couldn’t make it anymore, but eventually, it got announced that there was going to be a reboot

WildwindVampire link
4/29/2024 10:05:29 pm

You're probably right, my only reason for thinking there was a remote possibility of them getting involved was that they did post an update last year saying "We are currently having the conversations needed to take this to the next level, minimize the wait time between episodes and eliminate the need for crowd funding." I think it's a long shot though and them being forced to stop is more likely. Interesting such a similar thing happened with Total Drama.

Becker
5/1/2024 01:24:50 am

I don't think cease and desist requests towards these fan projects necessarily have to do with the companies having official productions already being in the works. There have been numerous fan series of Total Drama since Reunion was struck down, yet none of them have been obligated to stop despite coming out much closer or even during the airing of the 2 new official seasons. And I don't know if the issue was specifically the use of the OG characters in Reunion, given the reboot had a brand new cast.

It's highly unlikely the crew from the SDMI fan project got called up by WB or Netflix either. And even if they did, the bosses would not choose to continue the fan series, but create a new one.

Mr Neither
5/1/2024 04:25:15 am

This is just a theory, but Dade dropped an update on Indiegogo last month.

Hey gang!

Sorry for the gap between updates. The strike threw us all for a loop and as a project under SAG we wanted to make sure we were standing in line with all of our brothers and sisters in both the SAG and WGA strikes. After the strikes, things got crazy. Our director Dante is still in Canada as the strikes delayed most everything that was in production at the time including the things he's been working on. Once we have updates on his return we'll have updates as to when we can resume production. There's also much more happening behind the scenes that unfortunately we aren't able to speak on as of yet but we are hoping these things will finalize soon and we can share them with you all. Sorry for the lack of updates, we're working as hard as we can and it can be a mentally exhausting task to feel like we are coming back to you guys with no progress when really we've been working exhaustingly fighting towards every avenue for this project. Keep up the faith! We love you guys and hope you all understand.

That section on there's much more going on behind the scenes, well, you never know!

Becker
5/1/2024 09:07:23 am

@Mr Neither, that message doesn't exactly inspire hope

WildwindVampire link
5/1/2024 09:22:46 am

I was just reading that update too the other day. I agree with Becker that the message doesn't make me super hopeful, but it would be great if they were somehow connected to the project.

Mr Neither
5/2/2024 09:35:19 am

For me it was just this part that made me think it could be a possibility although slim:

There's also much more happening behind the scenes that unfortunately we aren't able to speak on as of yet but we are hoping these things will finalize soon.

Could just be a coincidence but considering the timing could be more to it.

WildwindVampire link
5/2/2024 09:54:07 am

I was wondering that too. They mentioned in their June update that they were having conversations to "eliminate the need for crowdfunding" like I mentioned above, so clearly they were in talks with some studio/production company. It could be something entirely different from this, or maybe even something that didn't work out, but I also think there's a slim possibility they could mean this.

Becker
4/30/2024 04:33:18 pm

I have a hunch this show will deal more with serial killer type villain(s), but still keeping the Scooby feel and formula by having them in a mask or costume with an unknown identity.

I haven't seen Dead Boy Detectives, but — just like this show — it's made by WB Television and Netflix, and I've heard good things about it. Even without me not having watched it, I'd rather this series be closer in tone and vibe to that show than something like fucking Riverdale lol. Like I said in my comment, it's a flip of a coin if this will end up good right now. I feel like it's almost impossible to expect no relationship drama in a live-action Netflix mystery crime drama for teenagers and young adults though.

What does give me some more hope is that they've been pitching ideas for a live-action Scooby show for 3 years now (according to the reports and articles) and they've kept denying the greenlight until the pitch was good enough (as they should), which supposedly finally happened now.

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I love this channel
4/29/2024 06:34:35 pm

When is it coming out 😁

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WildwindVampire link
4/29/2024 08:06:09 pm

It's in the early stages of development so no release date has been announced yet.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
4/29/2024 07:30:21 pm

Thank you Netflix 💜

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Gatherer Hade
4/29/2024 09:20:04 pm

Well this seems to confirm that Warners isn't running totally dead on Scooby - even though this one will not be shown on Warner owned channels.
Maybe having someone outside Warners doing it will be good thing (this time).

Still hoping for some traditional animation, but there's been no word on that.

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WildwindVampire link
4/29/2024 10:06:54 pm

Yeah, it's good to know that they at least have something in the works. I'm just hopeful this isn't like Velma.

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Gatherer Hade
4/30/2024 01:30:58 am

Hopefully the tone can be more like Scoobynatural

WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 11:27:47 am

That would be amazing!

Dimitri
4/29/2024 09:44:52 pm

Warner Bros is mishandling Scooby Doo like they did with Harry Potter (fantastic beasts) and the DCEU. At this point, the franchise might end up in another period of silence like in the 90s.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
4/29/2024 10:06:05 pm

Let's not jump to conclusions

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Becker
5/1/2024 01:15:24 am

Carson with the sensible takes in this thread, what a sight

James Dixon
5/1/2024 01:45:19 pm

@Becker lol Yeah, let's not jump to any conclusions!

WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 11:31:09 am

I'm hesitant about it as well after Velma, but considering we don't know much about it, imo it's a bit early to get upset about it and believe it's going to launch the franchise into another dark age. I may be wrong though, it could be another terrible series. We'll just have to wait and see.

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Alexandra Rutt
5/1/2024 02:26:16 pm

tbf Fantastic Beasts being bad REALLY wasn't WB's fault

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WildwindVampire link
5/1/2024 04:16:12 pm

Very hot take but I honestly liked the first Fantastic Beasts lol. I agree the second and third movies weren't good though.

Grumpydrawer
4/30/2024 12:26:38 am

Given its Netflix my immediate thought was "Oh no." However given how Velma is I suppose even if its Netflix it'll be an up from that for the franchise.

Though I'll refrain from judgement till we know more, given all we know is its live action. Given no point getting mad when we effectively know nothing about it. Though I don't tend to like live action versions of animated series, so doesn't bare well for me lol.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
4/30/2024 04:51:40 am

How much CGI will be used for Scooby and Frank Welker be voicing him in the upcoming live action series?

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Becker
5/1/2024 01:28:24 am

Scooby looked better in the 2002 & 2004 movies than the 2009 & 2010 ones, so I'd rather they try to use less CGI. Have a real dog there on set and then use CGI to enhance the anthropomorphic features would be ideal. Frank Welker would probably return to voice him, given he did the last couple of times they did live-action films and he was also the only current voice actor brought for Scoob! too.

WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 11:32:27 am

Yeah, I had the same thought after Velma. If it were like the Mystery Incorporated fan series on YouTube, I think I'd enjoy it, but I don't want another adult show that focuses more on edgy commentary/raunchiness over establishing a dark tone and having a good mystery.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
4/30/2024 04:58:48 am

I reckon this new Scooby-Doo series will be the next Gotham

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James Dixon
4/30/2024 09:50:06 am

I made a page. https://hanna-barberawiki.com/wiki/Scooby-Doo!_The_Live-Action_Series

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WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 11:32:37 am

Looks great!

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Gibby Norton
4/30/2024 10:17:24 am

Hmm… on the one hand, I hear Dead Boy Detectives is good and this production company also made You on Netflix which I love!! But also… Powerpuff and Riverdale…. Sigh, I’m feeling very mixed right now. A live-action Scooby series sounds great, but simultaneously I feel like problems that people have with both Velma and even Mystery Incorporated could be exacerbated here.

I’m happy to see more Scooby content roll out, especially seeing as they are looking to be aging Scooby up some with this, Velma, and a potential Gremlins crossover. Hopefully the mature Scooby project I’ve always wanted to see gets made, but I’m starting to become more skeptical as time goes on.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
4/30/2024 10:41:47 am

We need more Scooby content

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WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 11:40:08 am

Yeah, I also feel pretty mixed about this. I haven't seen either of the series you mentioned, but I did watch Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which I enjoyed up until the last season, when I felt the quality went downhill a bit. I also worry about the issues with Velma being repeated. In terms of SDMI, I would enjoy the series having a tone like that again, as long as there wasn't a repeat of something like the Shaggy/Velma drama from season 1. I thought they handled Fred and Daphne's relationship pretty well in that show, but the Shaggy and Velma stuff got obnoxious fast imo.

I've admittedly wondered if WB is going to shift gears with marketing more Scooby projects towards adults now, since it seems like the most recent all-ages series haven't performed up to their expectations (as shown by them dumping the last episodes of Be Cool in an overnight slot on Boomerang, and quietly switching the last 11 episodes of Guess Who to HBO Max). Perhaps they're testing the waters to see if marketing more towards adults' nostalgia for the franchise can be as profitable as marketing for kids.

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Becker
5/1/2024 01:56:59 am

They were still going to release more kiddy content alongside the more mature content, like Holiday Haunt and Mystery Pups, but Zaslav cancelled them. So now there's no balance. Mystery Pups probably would've come out between these two more mature Scooby shows, which would've felt like less of a drastic change in audience targetting for the franchise recently. The only all-ages content we might get soon is the Gremlins crossover.

WildwindVampire link
5/1/2024 09:39:37 am

I could see them still continuing to release the yearly DTVs while this series is coming out, so there's more of a balance between the mature stuff and all-ages stuff. The only uncertainty is about Zaslav continuing to cancel stuff, which could definitely keep happening and may mean we get no DTVs.

Becker
5/1/2024 01:52:50 am

Tbf, the Powerpuff live-action show never got released cuz the execs were sensible enough to cancel it immediately when they saw how terrible it was. And the guy who was in charge of Riverdale isn't working on this Scooby show, which is a huge sigh of relief.

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Becker
4/30/2024 11:20:43 am

I'm gone for one day and something huge happens lol. I'm happy we're finally getting something to look forward to. I would've been satisfied with any announcement that wasn't a Velma season 3 lmao. I gotta say the name "Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series" is so on the nose that it actually works. I'd wager a guess we'll get it early 2026, since it's just been greenlit.

I feel like it was an inevitability to get a live-action Scooby show at some point. We've had 5 live-action movies, it's not uncharted territory, just in a different format now, felt about due for now. And I can pretty much guarantee it will be TV-14, not only because of the company that's producing it, but also simply the concept of a live-action Scooby show would not work for a PG audience the way an animated one does, it's targeted towards more mature audiences. I welcome this idea personally.

However, whether the show will be good or not is so up in the air. Berlanti Productions are the most mixed bag possible. They've produced almost every DC live-action show over the last 12 years, the quality ranging from amazing to horrendous. They have no quality control, they pretty much greelight anything and it purely depends on the creative team working on the show if it's good or not. All I can say is thank God this series is not developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, that guy is one of the worst showrunners ever; he did Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina for Berlanti Productions and ran those shows into the ground so much they're laughing stocks, especially Riverdale.

The showrunners they have chosen aren't the best, but they have done good stuff. There's potential for something good, but also could easily be mediocre. My prediction is it's just gonna end up fine. Btw, they weren't actually involved much in Cowboy Bebop, which were developed and showrun by other people, they were just executive producers on it.

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Matt
4/30/2024 11:38:32 am

Fred: “Shaggy, clearly you haven’t known the triumphs and defeats, the epic highs and lows of high school mystery solving”

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Becker
5/1/2024 01:29:52 am

*shivers* lmao

WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 11:46:31 am

I wonder whether or not they'll stick with that title. It seems like just a tentative title to me, but who knows.

I've wondered when we'd get a live-action series too. I didn't think it would be so soon, but it did seem like an increasingly likely possibility when that Mystery Incorporated fan series did so well on YouTube (I believe it got 1 million views within the first week). I also welcome the idea of a TV-14 series, although cautiously so after the ultra-raunch fest that was Velma lol.

I never checked out Riverdale, but as I ironically just mentioned in my above comment, I also thought Chilling Adventures of Sabrina went downhill as the series went on. It showed a lot of promise and I enjoyed the first couple seasons, but it quickly got pretty bad. I hope that isn't what happens here.

I really have no prediction yet about how the quality of this is going to be; the fact that this is coming only four days after Velma's second season came out makes me very cautious about this lol. Oh, and thanks for the info on that. The announcement article I read made it seem like they had more involvement in Cowboy Bebop, but I've never seen it, so I didn't think to question what the article said.

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Becker
5/1/2024 01:42:40 am

The extreme nature of Velma wouldn't translate well to live-action, so we can probably rest safe it won't be just like Velma.

I didn't think we'd get this so soon either, I thought we'd get another regular animated Scooby show for kids until then. Didn't expect two more mature series back to back.

I find it interesting how this news came out less than a week after Velma S2 came out lol. They waited until that abomination ended to bring a bit more hope to fans (which is crazy to think about, since live-action adaptations aren't typically associated with bringing hope, but a post-Velma world does that to you lmao).

Riverdale had a pretty decent first season, and then was awful for the whole rest of it. The fact it got so many seasons is a crime. And it still managed to get progressively worse somehow.

WildwindVampire link
5/1/2024 09:42:22 am

We're likely not getting another series exactly like Velma, but that series has made me cautious about WB not doing a mature show well. I don't want something like Riverdale either lol.

Honestly, I think they should have waited a bit longer to announce this considering what the ending of Velma was lol. I imagine most people who watched are still traumatized.

Thomas Beaumont
4/30/2024 12:18:00 pm

Hey blog snax , do you think we will get a new Scooby doo series while this one at Netflix, or will they just do this , I think it will be family.

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WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 01:29:15 pm

I think it will probably just be this at first, but depending on if this series goes for multiple seasons, I could see them making another series that would be appropriate for a younger audience at the same time.

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JustMeJordanW link
4/30/2024 06:31:46 pm

You mean one such as Mystery Pups?

WildwindVampire link
4/30/2024 06:39:13 pm

Not necessarily a preschool show (although I guess it could be), I just meant a normal Scooby show.

JustMeJordanW link
4/30/2024 06:54:21 pm

As in A Pup Named, Where Are You, What's New, Guess Who, and Be Cool normal?

Carson Maitland - Smith
4/30/2024 07:01:09 pm

@JustJordanW Where Are You normal

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JustMeJordanW link
4/30/2024 07:04:50 pm

Oh

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Carson Maitland - Smith
4/30/2024 07:13:32 pm

We should do a fan casting for the upcoming Netflix series

JustMeJordanW link
4/30/2024 07:21:04 pm

How can we do that

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Carson Maitland - Smith
4/30/2024 09:36:23 pm

We’ll each suggest actors of our choices to play Fred, Daphne, Velma and Shaggy

JustMeJordanW link
4/30/2024 10:16:42 pm

Ok

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Carson Maitland - Smith
4/30/2024 11:02:15 pm

Netflix will keep Frank Welker for Scooby’s voice 🤎

Carson Maitland - Smith
4/30/2024 09:58:10 pm

@WildwindVampire Will the Mystery Machine be an electric van?

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Becker
5/1/2024 01:51:02 am

Now we're getting a bit too nitpicky lol

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/1/2024 04:18:08 am

I'd like to see the Mystery Machine go electric

James Dixon
5/1/2024 03:54:27 am

If they want to be truly authentic then Scooby could talk. "The Flash" has talking gorillas and shark men, but their Scooby could also be a regular non-talking dog.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/1/2024 04:10:22 am

The gang have been solving mysteries for 6 decades

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WildwindVampire link
5/1/2024 09:43:53 am

That would be a cool idea. I think the Mystery Incorporated fan series shows that a non-talking dog can be done well, but The Flash route could definitely work too.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/1/2024 10:33:13 pm

Scooby works better as a talking dog

Carson Maitland - Smith
5/1/2024 04:29:40 am

@Becker We should make fan art to celebrate Netflix's Live Action Scooby-Doo series

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/1/2024 08:39:02 am

I hope the trailer isn't too misleading

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JustMeJordanW link
5/1/2024 04:01:49 pm

What do you mean by "misleading"?

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jinkies
5/1/2024 01:25:26 pm

scoobys gona be on a new channell like boomerang now https://tvline.com/news/metv-toons-channel-cartoons-looney-tunes-scooby-doo-1235227155/

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jinkies
5/1/2024 02:32:07 pm

weird but now i get en error on all the news articles about this even from big sites https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/metv-toons-network-launch-weigel-broadcasting-warner-bros-discovery-1235988290/

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WildwindVampire link
5/1/2024 04:12:52 pm

That's really strange! Not sure why they would have taken it down, other than maybe it accidentally got posted too early before all the arrangements were in place? This site appears to still have the announcement up. https://cordcuttersnews.com/metv-is-launching-a-24-7-classic-cartoon-network-in-partnership-with-warner-bros-discovery-called-metv-toons/ Since all the big sites took it down, I'll wait to make a post until there's more clarity on it. Thanks so much for sharing this though, I really appreciate it! :)

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WildwindVampire link
5/2/2024 10:17:06 am

According to this article, it says that the press release was just accidentally sent out too early. https://thedesk.net/news/metv-toons-weigel-cartoon-channel/ A number of other news publications have reported on it now, so I think it's okay to post. Thanks again!

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James Dixon
5/1/2024 01:41:16 pm

Do you know what really sucks actually? Gigi. They made this whole thing about her getting a new look and new attitude, and her annoyance with Norville always being there for Velma when she didn't feel the same way (or if she did, she would just ignore the feelings of being a good person). And then in season 2, Gigi was just another popular girl again. All that for nothing.

Plus, they also replaced the actress, Yvonne Orji with Andia Winslow. I guess because Yvonne was unavailable. Although, interestingly, she did return as Gigi's baby sister, Sammy, in "Female Utopi."

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JustMeJordanW link
5/1/2024 04:02:32 pm

She has a baby sister named Sammy?

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James Dixon
5/1/2024 04:52:00 pm

@JustMeJordanW Yeah, in "Female Utopia," there is Sammy in one episode. Her mother, Susan, is also in a few episodes. There's also a toddler (I think, I'm not good with those early ages) in another episode that comes before "Female Utopia."

And then of course, there's also her father, Sergeant Don Gigisfather.

Yes, their surname is Gigisfather. A gag, but apparently is still real.

WildwindVampire link
5/1/2024 04:13:43 pm

That's a bummer to hear that they got rid of all her character development in the second season. It's also odd they replaced her, but you're probably right it's because Yvonne wasn't available.

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Scoobylover
5/1/2024 08:10:04 pm

According to Watch Mojo, Velma has been renewed for Season 3:
https://x.com/watchmojo/status/1785682021731238092?s=46

Although Watch Mojo is historically a renowned source of media info, Id wait to cheer (probably Id be the only one to cheer tho) cuz no one else has reported on this. I would be so happy tho cuz season 2 was incredibly good. I just finished it and it was batshii crazy, funny as hell and so entertaining

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WildwindVampire link
5/1/2024 08:27:03 pm

Oh wow, that's really surprising they'd renew it so quickly. I guess we'll have to wait and see if anybody else reports about it.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/1/2024 10:13:17 pm

That’s not right

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Becker
5/2/2024 08:23:01 am

I hope to God this is just WatchMojo clickbait, they do that often. They're not a reputable source, they just release content on top of content. No one who is an actual trusted informer is reporting on this, so likely fake.

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WildwindVampire link
5/2/2024 09:49:51 am

I don't follow WatchMojo but yeah, in that case it's probably just clickbait (or at least, I can hope lol).

WildwindVampire link
5/2/2024 06:01:23 pm

It appears this was fake. The tweet is deleted now.

Becker
5/2/2024 07:14:17 pm

Awesome!

Carson Maitland - Smith
5/2/2024 12:02:31 am

@Scoobylover Mindy Kaling should leave Velma alone

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/2/2024 04:08:30 am

Will the Mystery Machine be an electric van?

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Tamara
5/2/2024 04:16:13 am

I feel like some indie production company in the future will take it over and either pick it back up or start it over

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/2/2024 06:26:23 am

They'd probably make Scooby-Doo '1980s retrofuturistic'

💜 - Purple spandex for Daphne

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Drakosleuth
5/2/2024 11:03:45 am

This does sound interesting, and sounds like it could be a fun series if they do it right.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/2/2024 11:14:52 am

They'll do it right

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WildwindVampire link
5/2/2024 11:27:14 am

Yeah, I'm hopeful as well that they do it more in the style of Mystery Incorporated. I think an adult Scooby series could be really good if they don't take the raunchy route like Velma did.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/2/2024 11:54:55 am

Will there Hanna-Barbera sound effects in the live action series?

Becker
5/2/2024 03:34:29 pm

I'd rather they took more of the approach of the animated Mystery Incorporated than the live-action one personally.

WildwindVampire link
5/2/2024 04:14:12 pm

The animated one is what I meant, but I'd be happy with either.

Haileyrae
5/2/2024 12:32:55 pm

I am excited for this! I'm rying to stay positive that it isn't going to be a trainwreck like Velma lmao.

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WildwindVampire link
5/3/2024 01:27:56 pm

I think most of us are haha.

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Mystery5
5/2/2024 07:10:29 pm

THIS is the news we needed. That gap of “No Scooby/Little Scooby” feels worth it all the sudden. That’s wild…lol

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WildwindVampire link
5/3/2024 01:27:37 pm

Totally agreed, glad the future for Scooby is less uncertain now!

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Thomas Beaumont
5/3/2024 11:46:59 am

Hey blog snax, hope ur okay? I think the series could fantastic! I would
like another scooby dop series at around that time, they could that, and ,might realise new toys as well.

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WildwindVampire link
5/3/2024 01:27:11 pm

Hi Thomas, I'm doing good, hope you are as well! I'm looking forward to finding out more about the series too! Releasing merch alongside it would be cool! I know they were planning on doing merch to tie into Mystery Pups.

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JustMeJordanW link
5/4/2024 05:55:59 am

@WildwindVampire What kind of merch?

WildwindVampire link
5/4/2024 12:25:42 pm

The site that the merch was found on got deleted when the show was cancelled, but I believe it was toys/action figures of the characters if I remember correct.

JustMeJordanW link
5/4/2024 12:44:19 pm

Ok.

WildwindVampire link
5/3/2024 01:37:39 pm

Mystery5 brought this IMDb page to my attention, which may be the "special project" that Matthew Lillard was talking about. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt32197405/ I know Mystery Cases was a game released back in 2018, but if IMDb is correct here, it looks like there could possibly be a TV series with a game tie-in.

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Thomas Beaumont
5/3/2024 03:22:47 pm

Blog snax could this probably be right, if so awesome!! Is IMDB usually wrong?

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WildwindVampire link
5/3/2024 03:28:04 pm

It is kind of a case by case basis (no pun intended lol) as to whether they're wrong or not. Anyone with a Google account can edit IMDb, so I'm a little hesitant to trust it, but there have also been times where IMDb has been right about things. In 2012, there were two SDMI titles revealed on IMDb a year before they aired ("Stand and Deliver" and "Gates of Gloom"), so I'm not sure if the Mystery Cases listing is correct or not.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/4/2024 06:36:00 am

No Season 3 for Velma

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JustMeJordanW link
5/4/2024 06:46:03 am

no,.....unless you count the upcoming Halloween special planned for this year.

https://scoobysnax1.weebly.com/blog/a-special-episode-of-velma-is-coming

https://scoobysnax1.weebly.com/blog/a-velma-halloween-special-is-coming-in-2024

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/4/2024 08:01:49 am

Is Netflix launching a trailer for the live action Scooby-Doo sereis?

JustMeJordanW link
5/4/2024 08:08:16 am

they might

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/4/2024 10:45:30 am

Staying tuned for it

Carson Maitland - Smith
5/6/2024 03:13:50 am

Scooby will look better in CGi for the Netflix series 🤎

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SDF
5/9/2024 12:35:00 pm

If the guy from the Riverdale/Sabrina series is behind this, then don't expect much. It will probably be a wacky plot that doesn't make much sense, and it won't focus on mysteries, etc., but on stupid teenager stuff. I hope I'm wrong, of course, but I watched both shows and they had the same problems.

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WildwindVampire link
5/9/2024 04:37:55 pm

It's the same production company, but the writers and showrunner for Sabrina and Riverdale aren't involved with this thankfully. That said, I still wouldn't be surprised if it gets overly bogged down in teenage drama, since that seems to happen more often than not in shows about teens, but I'm hopeful that's not the case.

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SDF
5/9/2024 05:28:56 pm

That's a relief. I understand you can't avoid teen drama entirely, but please don't focus on that. Also, they should go with a serial killer or with supernatural threats, because the whole guy in a mask thing won't work in live action. Let's hope for the best.

WildwindVampire link
5/9/2024 09:52:32 pm

Completely agreed. I don't know if a serial killer would be the best idea, since people might be a bit traumatized from that idea being used in Velma lol, but I suppose it would work if they did it from the right angle. I don't quite agree about the person in the mask thing not working in live-action. I see where you're coming from that there's the potential of it seeming goofy, but I think it really depends on how well it's written. I feel like it worked decently well in the four live-action movies that we got.

Carson Maitland - Smith
5/9/2024 08:06:34 pm

@SDF The mask thing will work in the live action series!

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/9/2024 09:45:27 pm

The Live Action Scooby-Doo series will NOT have serial killers or supernatural threats

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/9/2024 11:10:16 pm

@WildwindVampire Netflix's going with Scooby and the gang unmasking the villains

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/11/2024 12:08:55 am

We should trust Warner Bros on this live action series they're working on with Netflix

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Matt LK
5/11/2024 01:43:26 pm

I just wanted to comment here.. I'm not really that interested in live action Scooby Doo.. I mean, its nice to have and we've had a ton of Scooby Doo animation but I feel strongly that some things shouldn't be live action.. its all the rage to do it, highest chance of a hit making money but also it takes alot to make something quality in live action. I also feel like Scooby is best when its episodic and unless its really good, I don't really care for serial storytelling. I don't know, the people involved don't inspire confidence.. will say, I doubt it will be much like Velma.. just a more modern teen show that has CW vibes. Which is fine at best and could be really bad as well. Just my thoughts.

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WildwindVampire link
5/11/2024 02:22:54 pm

Even though I'd say I'm a bit more open to live action, I agree that making something live-action is much more difficult to pull off than animation. While I did enjoy them, the live-action movies we've gotten so far would be a mixed bag in terms of them being turned into series. I think the first two live-action films worked as movies, but I wouldn't want a whole series in that style. Mystery Begins would work imo as long as they leaned more towards the first movie rather than the romantic drama of the second. I liked Daphne & Velma, but I know a lot of people didn't enjoy the film so I can't see a full series ever being made based off of it. I'm remaining optimistic though and hoping the series we get is a good one.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/11/2024 06:08:37 pm

As long as there's Hanna-Barbera sound effects and CGI for Scooby, This will be the 'Best Live Action Series Ever'.

Matt LK
5/11/2024 10:49:44 pm

I have no doubt that a live action Scooby can be pulled off, doing mystery/crime shows aren’t really the difficult part, its having it be engaging and working with talking dog in the mix, who is the main character. I’m a Doctor Who fan and I feel like that type of joyous tone with a little bit of drama, horror mystery would be suited for Scooby here.. but need the locations, story to pop with it.

I just fear corners will be caput and it will lean on teen angst instead of seeing the gang explore this big world of monsters real or otherwise while showing team work

JustMeJordanW link
5/12/2024 04:51:33 am

@WildwindVampire Hey, speaking of a Daphne & Velma series,......what do you think of this?https://scooby-doofanon.fandom.com/wiki/Daphne_%26_Velma_(TV_series)

WildwindVampire link
5/12/2024 11:15:38 am

@Matt LK I'm a Doctor Who fan as well! I totally agree that Scooby works best with a good balance of comedy and horror, and the atmosphere and writing of the mystery are really important as well. Even if I don't think it will be exactly like Velma, I am still a bit worried as to how this will turn out after how bad that show was. I feel focusing on the dynamic of the gang and developing them in a more mature way as characters is definitely the right way to go about it, rather than emphasizing drama or trying to be raunchy to prove that it's an "adult" series like Velma did.

@JustMeJordanW That appears to be just Velma.

JustMeJordanW link
5/12/2024 11:23:24 am

@WildwindVampire With Daphne's name included next to it.

Carson Maitland - Smith
5/12/2024 06:07:19 pm

@Matt LK The Netflix series should have comedy like the Pink Panther films

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WhichWitchIsWitch
5/15/2024 09:52:47 pm

Please let this be an epic live action of Mystery Incorporated, that would be so great and I would have no issues with it. They could also pull off making that more adult seeing how characters die in it and there's more romance.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/15/2024 10:08:49 pm

The Netflix will be epic, But it’s not gonna have death in it.

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WhichWitchIsWhich
5/15/2024 10:30:39 pm

Netflix has come out with some pretty decent series the last couple of years, so I think that’s definitely promising. I don’t see any reason to doubt its potential yet. Fingers crossed!

WildwindVampire link
5/16/2024 09:08:31 am

A live-action adaption of Mystery Incorporated would be awesome as long as they didn't go overboard with the romantic subplots like in SDMI.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/16/2024 08:04:55 pm

It's not gonna be a Mystery Incorporated adaptation

WildwindVampire link
5/16/2024 09:30:59 pm

I also doubt it will be an exact adaption of Mystery Incorporated, but I would enjoy if it had a similar tone.

Carson Maitland - Smith
5/16/2024 12:47:04 am

@WhichWitchIsWhich One Piece and Avatar the Last Airbender stayed the same in their live action remakes, So will Scooby-Doo

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Carson Maitland - Smith
5/21/2024 09:22:13 pm

The people want this series

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Carson Maitland - Smith
6/5/2024 07:08:34 pm

Any updates yet?

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JustMeJordanW link
6/5/2024 07:17:55 pm

None.

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Carson Maitland - Smith
6/6/2024 12:05:55 am

No worries




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