I'm 62 now. I remember watching the original series as a kid. I liked watching this review, along with the memories it brought back. It amuses me seeing today's generations keeping it going. It also tickles me seeing cosplay portrayals of Velma as a sexy chick!
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Neat Idea For A Documentary
jeremycrimsonfox19 January 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Mystery Inc. Arrives at the Warner Bros. Studio, as they are given their own reunion special (despite being together for the past 52 years, as Daphne points out). Going into Sound Stage 12, where the first Scooby-Doo series, Scooby-Doo, Where Are You, was filmed, and they reminisce about the good times, and meeting host Janel Parrish, but soon, they have another mystery to solve, as a snow ghost haunting the studio.
A special is mostly a documentary, this will bore younger Scooby fans as it delves more into the history of the franchise and has segments from actors like Seth Green, Frank Welker, and even other people like David Silverman, and even cameo appearances from other cartoon characters like Marvin, Wendy and Wonder Dog from the first Superfriends cartoon, Jabberjaw, one of the many Scooby clones created by Hannah-Barbera to capitalize on the success of the show's formula, The whole thing is done good, with the Scooby characters as cartoons in a live action setting.
However, there are some things I did not like that keep it from being perfect, like the gang bashing Scrappy-Doo when Janel brings her up (which has Scooby and the gang going way out of character, which is Warner Bros.'s way of continuing the Scrappy hate, which has gotten old and needs to stop, as the gang would never treat Scooby's over neglected nephew like dirt, or even a villain like James Gunn did, which serves as yet another low blow by the company to cater to the Scrappy haters who have gotten their way for far to the point of being toxic). Also, some of the classic clips are revoiced by the current VAs for the characters, which is wrong and disrespectful to the original VA for Velma, Nicole Jaffe. Also, making the snow ghost a live action actor cosplaying as one of the classic ghosts was meh, but then again, it creates some good moments (like Shaggy and Scooby dressed as two of the Banana Splits during the chase scene). Despite the tiring Scrappy bashing and other flaws, this is a good documentary for older Scooby fans who not only want to relive Scooby's history, but also have a mystery mixed in.
A special is mostly a documentary, this will bore younger Scooby fans as it delves more into the history of the franchise and has segments from actors like Seth Green, Frank Welker, and even other people like David Silverman, and even cameo appearances from other cartoon characters like Marvin, Wendy and Wonder Dog from the first Superfriends cartoon, Jabberjaw, one of the many Scooby clones created by Hannah-Barbera to capitalize on the success of the show's formula, The whole thing is done good, with the Scooby characters as cartoons in a live action setting.
However, there are some things I did not like that keep it from being perfect, like the gang bashing Scrappy-Doo when Janel brings her up (which has Scooby and the gang going way out of character, which is Warner Bros.'s way of continuing the Scrappy hate, which has gotten old and needs to stop, as the gang would never treat Scooby's over neglected nephew like dirt, or even a villain like James Gunn did, which serves as yet another low blow by the company to cater to the Scrappy haters who have gotten their way for far to the point of being toxic). Also, some of the classic clips are revoiced by the current VAs for the characters, which is wrong and disrespectful to the original VA for Velma, Nicole Jaffe. Also, making the snow ghost a live action actor cosplaying as one of the classic ghosts was meh, but then again, it creates some good moments (like Shaggy and Scooby dressed as two of the Banana Splits during the chase scene). Despite the tiring Scrappy bashing and other flaws, this is a good documentary for older Scooby fans who not only want to relive Scooby's history, but also have a mystery mixed in.
more for older fans
SnoopyStyle16 January 2022
The gang are cartoon characters and they are actors in the real world. Actress Janel Parrish hosts a recollection of the iconic franchise. I don't think that she's the best person for the job but this is a very hard job interacting with cartoon characters. It's good to add Mary Lynn Rajskub into the mix. She has much more comedic skills. I do like the history of Scooby-Doo. I love the designing of Scooby. I like some of the Scooby compatriots although there are a couple that I don't recognize. This is not necessarily aimed at the younger new fans. It's probably aimed at the older fans. There is more stuff for them.
Corny WB ad
kam-2936726 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I love Scooby Doo and have since I was a kid oh so many many years ago.
I was excited to see this "reunion" show so had to watch... ... and almost wish I hadn't.
There was some reminiscing and decent guest star memories, with the occasional historical trivia thrown in, but this was mostly a campy way to advertise the WB studio and its studio tours. There were hardly any segments with the actors who actually do the voices of the Scooby gang.
I had really hoped for more, and better, and am still holding out for a good behind the scenes show for Scooby-Doo.
I was excited to see this "reunion" show so had to watch... ... and almost wish I hadn't.
There was some reminiscing and decent guest star memories, with the occasional historical trivia thrown in, but this was mostly a campy way to advertise the WB studio and its studio tours. There were hardly any segments with the actors who actually do the voices of the Scooby gang.
I had really hoped for more, and better, and am still holding out for a good behind the scenes show for Scooby-Doo.
Memories and History
sarahbear-6091110 November 2021
In this special, you see a lot of guest appearances by some of the most iconic characters in animated history, not to mention interviews with historians, directors, and even cast members, including the voice actors of our favorite characters. The only critique I have is all of the random extras and cheap ghost costume included in this, I could've done without them.
Yawner and NOT a documentary.
TheOneThatYouWanted17 September 2022
Scooby Doo where are you? Not here.. not here. Not a documentary. More like a really long and boring YouTube video trying to be funny with tongue in cheek self awareness but over does it to the point of being lazy. This thing, whatever it is trying to be, is a waste of time. You can just tell most of it is stalling for time. I am getting they were just too cheap to do a real documentary so they hired an attractive host and had her talk to cartoons for an hour or so. Seriously, this thing pi$$ed me off so bad given the legacy of the Scooby Doo franchise. It would have been a nice thing to learn a thing or two.
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