You know, I'd find most of these criticisms more valid if some here didn't seem to take the show's mere existence so personally.
You know, I'd find most of these criticisms more valid if some here didn't seem to take the show's mere existence so personally.
Keep in mind that you have about as much chance of changing my mind as I do of changing yours.
A good number of critics that I follow on youtube, some like the more odd shows than others, yet for once, all agreed they did not like this show.
I've seen some clips, and its like they're trying to make Velma (the character) into Daria. But failing, hard.
Agree. Also, this won't be the last iteration of the Scooby-Doo gang. Even if you hate this show, there'll be another thing before long with them, that'll likely be a more traditional take. As with most fandom these days, the most vitriolic seem to be ranting about something more than "I don't like this show."
Took me awhile to appreciate Daria for what it was. I honestly doubt that years from now Velma will hold up as well. Then again there will likely still be some people who enjoy it for being "different" than what the Scooby-Doo IP has done before. Ultimate Spider-Man was kind of like that for me, I hated that show at first, now I have more appreciation for it.
I've been pretty chill with all the iterations of the Scooby gang over the decades, including Scrappy and A Pup Named Scooby-Doo.
I'm no fan of race-bending virtue-signaling, but there was still a chance for Velma to provide some saving charm, like appealing to the franchise's strengths that transcend race. But the show is following the utterly stupid practice of alienating / insulting fans and condescending its source material as it proceeds with its insipid modern-day identity politicking.
Indeed, the show is very meanspirited and the characters are highly unlikeable.
Diverse characters can work well but only when they are allowed to be fully realized characters rather than walking stereotypes who are equal parts misery and lecturers. One of my favorite current animated shows the fantasy yarn The Legend of Vox Machina is chalked full of diverse characters (one of my favorite characters is the nonbinary secondary character shop owner Shaun Gilmore) but they feel like they belong in the world and are far from lecturing meanspirited stereotypes.
"So you've come to the end now alive but dead inside."
The show is hit or miss for me. But hits enough for me to keep watching.
There came a time when the Old Gods died! The Brave died with the Cunning! The Noble perished locked in battle with unleashed Evil! It was the last day for them! An ancient era was passing in fiery holocaust!