^ Maybe it's because he doesn't get into so many hijinks? I'll try to look at it with a different eye next time I watch but that's the initial impression I get.
Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. New Season
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What a bizarre situation. Perhaps they should have just stuck with 'Scooby snacks' - surely he didn't have a problem with dog biscuits!
Umm, why would Shaggy subsist entirely on dog biscuits?
In the past ol' Shaggy has chowed down on Scooby Snacks on occasion and sometimes competed for them with Scooby. It's not much of a leap for them to become a Shaggy Staple.
Go on, tell me that's weirder than what he usually eats.
Plus-- not sure if it was on this show, but it was recent-- I've heard him alternate between using his consonants and substituting R in the same sentence, with the same word! Saying "Raggy" and "Shaggy" back to back certainly clashes with expectations.
Crap. As expected, this week went toes up in a big way and I didn't even think of Scooby. I'll have to see if it's up on On Demand.
Looking at it rationally, I know that, it's just that I hadn't seen the Masters of the Universe cartoon for probably a decade now, and I could have sworn that I'd read it was Welker. Clearly though, that was an aberration!
Re Shaggy, and dog biscuits, it was a joke......
Well, I got to see yesterday's episode, but I won't get to see it today. Interesting that "Hot Dog Water" was listed in the credits. Everything seemed a little strange, but that's probably because I haven't been able to see it from the start. The dream induction device that allowed people to inhabit somebody else's dreams seemed a little science fictiony for Scooby Doo.
And I always find it weird and sad when genre shows mock genre fans.
And I always find it weird and sad when genre shows mock genre fans.
All right, apparently my formerly reliable Comcast program guide no longer is and new episodes should continue airing at 2PM. I guess record whatever show is listed at 2pm if it's not listed to be on the safe side.
I didn't care for the gang's dismissal of Hot Dog Water. It looks like it's going to tie into the plot but man how unlikable does it make the gang? I missed Weds episode so maybe that added more to it as that was Daph's return.
I didn't care for the gang's dismissal of Hot Dog Water. It looks like it's going to tie into the plot but man how unlikable does it make the gang? I missed Weds episode so maybe that added more to it as that was Daph's return.
Agree.
Thanks. Normalcy should be returning to my life now, so I should have no problem recording it going forward.
Yeah, that's one of the things that threw me. Why must she go because Daphne came back? Is there some Mystery Incorporated Charter that limits the number of members? It's supposed to be just a group of friends. What's wrong with making a new friend?
I think the idea is just that the team has an established dynamic that works for them; remember that when Daphne left, they couldn't pull their act together and the bad guy got away. Maybe having one member too many would be as problematical as one too few. It's a conceit, sure, but one that works within the context of a show that's as much parodying as honoring the long-running history of the franchise. With the exception of a couple of series, the gang's always been these five, and that's the tradition the show is continuing.
I noticed that in the title sequence with Marcie in place of Daphne, the shot of Daphne admiring a photo of Fred is replaced by Marcie admiring a photo of Velma, which further confirms that she's implicitly lesbian -- and there was a subtext of that in their "breakup" scene, even though the dialogue cast it in terms of friendship.
The D&D parody episode was pretty weak. It's kind of outdated to portray nerdhood or playing RPGs as some shameful secret, in an era when computer nerds are celebrity multibillionaires reshaping society as we know it. And since Velma is an out and proud nerd, it's odd that she wouldn't recognize the game. Also, it's obvious what the flashbacks of Shaggy under the covers were a metaphor for, but since when could you play an RPG by yourself?
However, in the flashbacks, Troy Baker (the voice of the young Bronson Stone, according to the credits) did a fantastic job mimicking Patrick Warburton's delivery.
Brad and Judy just suddenly coming back out of nowhere is suspicious. I suspect it's part of Mr. E/Ricky's plan, though it's possible that Pericles has something to do with it as well. Interesting to see the whole original Mystery, Inc. back together -- and it gives the series title a double meaning (which I guess it's always had, since the overarching mystery of the series has always been about the old team and their past).
But it's neat that Brad, Fred's real father, is being played by Tim Matheson -- the original voice of Jonny Quest. It's a nice '60s-Hanna-Barbera in-joke. Judy, however, is Tia Carrere, who doesn't have any in-joke connection I'm aware of.
I noticed that in the title sequence with Marcie in place of Daphne, the shot of Daphne admiring a photo of Fred is replaced by Marcie admiring a photo of Velma, which further confirms that she's implicitly lesbian -- and there was a subtext of that in their "breakup" scene, even though the dialogue cast it in terms of friendship.
The D&D parody episode was pretty weak. It's kind of outdated to portray nerdhood or playing RPGs as some shameful secret, in an era when computer nerds are celebrity multibillionaires reshaping society as we know it. And since Velma is an out and proud nerd, it's odd that she wouldn't recognize the game. Also, it's obvious what the flashbacks of Shaggy under the covers were a metaphor for, but since when could you play an RPG by yourself?
However, in the flashbacks, Troy Baker (the voice of the young Bronson Stone, according to the credits) did a fantastic job mimicking Patrick Warburton's delivery.
Brad and Judy just suddenly coming back out of nowhere is suspicious. I suspect it's part of Mr. E/Ricky's plan, though it's possible that Pericles has something to do with it as well. Interesting to see the whole original Mystery, Inc. back together -- and it gives the series title a double meaning (which I guess it's always had, since the overarching mystery of the series has always been about the old team and their past).
But it's neat that Brad, Fred's real father, is being played by Tim Matheson -- the original voice of Jonny Quest. It's a nice '60s-Hanna-Barbera in-joke. Judy, however, is Tia Carrere, who doesn't have any in-joke connection I'm aware of.
Solo RPG or solo RPG modules are not unheard of, I believe there were solo adventures for even the old D&D boxed games.
The other day they had a parody of Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground. I think having some real guest stars like they did with Harlan Ellison and the New Scooby Doo movies would be fun.
The other day they had a parody of Andy Warhol and The Velvet Underground. I think having some real guest stars like they did with Harlan Ellison and the New Scooby Doo movies would be fun.
Was that Monday's episode? I missed it because a) I was a day late getting back from Shore Leave because of a self-inflicted car accident and a lack of garages that are open on Sundays and b) my damn DVR doesn't work half the time.
^ yeah Monday, the gang had to take on modern art literally
Today's episode pretty much resolved the Hot Dog Water subplot for now, but it seems like supernatural activity might be real in the Mystery Inc-verse, especially since it played a big part in the mystery of the disc and the final scene of the episode.
Is this the first time in Scooby-Doo history that the same person has been the monster two separate times?
I really don't want there to be anything genuinely supernatural in this series, because of this. That essay makes a very solid argument that S-D is meaningful because it's about young people asking questions and exposing the lies adults tell them, lies based in exploiting people's fears and thus bypassing their rational judgment. Ultimately it's not a show about ghosts and monsters, it's a show about deception versus truth. If there genuinely is something to be afraid of, then it's not a lie, and the theme is lost.
I really don't want there to be anything genuinely supernatural in this series, because of this. That essay makes a very solid argument that S-D is meaningful because it's about young people asking questions and exposing the lies adults tell them, lies based in exploiting people's fears and thus bypassing their rational judgment. Ultimately it's not a show about ghosts and monsters, it's a show about deception versus truth. If there genuinely is something to be afraid of, then it's not a lie, and the theme is lost.
I'd rather not see anything supernatural in Scooby Doo either. At least one of the movies had a supernatural plotline, but I don't think it's appropriate for this franchise.
That was a nice ending in today's episode when Hot Dog Water gave the artifact to Velma. Friendship takes precedence. Bit of a dig there. And I have to agree with her-- there was no reason for them to kick her out just because Daphne came back.
It seemed to me that the traps on that ship were a bit advanced for ancient conquistadors.
And I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see what was under the bucket-headed woman's bucket.
That was a nice ending in today's episode when Hot Dog Water gave the artifact to Velma. Friendship takes precedence. Bit of a dig there. And I have to agree with her-- there was no reason for them to kick her out just because Daphne came back.
It seemed to me that the traps on that ship were a bit advanced for ancient conquistadors.
And I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see what was under the bucket-headed woman's bucket.
I dunno, I think they could do the supernatural stuff as long as it's not the actual villain. I could see the cursed item being like the Sword of Kahless, an item that has been given power through people's ideas about it or something that would've been perceived as magic in the past, with the ghost being a real ghost to show how the idea of the treasure corrupts everyone. But it wouldn't work as the main focus of a plot, since that is so tied to the people that have been hunting for the treasure.
And I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see what was under the bucket-headed woman's bucket.
Yeah -- given the townsfolk's Munsters-esque aesthetic standards, she was probably stunningly beautiful.
Hmm, maybe, but it would be a difficult balance to pull off. I'd rather see it turn out that all of this seemingly supernatural stuff we're getting lately is actually the biggest, most elaborate hoax of all. Though I admit it doesn't seem likely.
It also worries me that the word the "ghost" said was apparently "Nibiru." That's actually a term from Babylonian astronomy referring to the point of the summer solstice, from an Akkadian term meaning a crossing or transition point, but it's also found in modern apocalyptic superstition as the name of an alleged giant planet that's supposedly on a collision course with Earth and lately is often lumped together with the idiocy about the Maya calendar supposedly predicting the end of the world in 2012 (though the original "prediction" was for 2003). I hope its use here doesn't have anything to do with that, but the timing is a cause for concern.
That's what I was expecting, although I suppose it would have been redundant with Ugly Jim, or whatever his name was, around.And I was a little disappointed that we didn't get to see what was under the bucket-headed woman's bucket.
Yeah -- given the townsfolk's Munsters-esque aesthetic standards, she was probably stunningly beautiful.
I saw today's episode. That's two days in a row; I'm getting into the swing of things again. It was a pretty good episode with a simple but entertaining mystery. I felt bad for Velma, getting dissed by Cotton Matherstein and it was mean of Shaggy to rub it in. And apparently there's been some developments with the DJ in the episodes that I missed.
I wonder how many Scooby Doo viewers got the Hart To Hart parody?
I wonder how many Scooby Doo viewers got the Hart To Hart parody?
I wondered that myself. That was something the creators must've thrown in strictly for their own amusement. Although, well, I suppose this particularly series has more adult fans than most Scooby shows (including yours truly, who was never much of a Scooby fan before).
This episode did a good job with the mystery, giving us an obvious suspect, then convincing us it wasn't him, then subverting our expectations with a clever twist, but giving us a clue that could've let us figure out the twist. The mysteries in Scooby-Doo aren't always that great, but this was a well-structured one.
But... Mayor Nettles and Sheriff Stone? When did they stop hating each other? I must've missed a lot in "Art of Darkness." Unfortunately, On Demand is still stuck in the first season.
Another cartoon that often does offbeat references is Phineas and Ferb. Great cartoon. They once did an homage to the 1930s "Gold Diggers" musicals.
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