{"id":2231489,"date":"2024-04-27T10:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/genuinely-awful-scooby-doo-spin-off-drops-second-season-did-it-get-any-better\/"},"modified":"2024-04-27T10:32:19","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T14:32:19","slug":"genuinely-awful-scooby-doo-spin-off-drops-second-season-did-it-get-any-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/genuinely-awful-scooby-doo-spin-off-drops-second-season-did-it-get-any-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Second Season of the Disappointing Scooby-Doo Spin-Off an Improvement?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgenuinely-awful-scooby-doo-spin-off-drops-second-season-did-it-get-any-better%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2231489&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The controversial &#8220;Velma&#8221; Scooby-Doo spin-off, known for \u2064its drastic character changes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disneys-live-action-the-little-mermaid-star-halle-bailey-responds-to-race-swap-criticisms\/\" title=\"Disney\u2019s Live-action The Little Mermaid Star Halle Bailey Responds To Race-Swap Criticisms\">negative reception<\/a>, released its second season. Despite some slight improvement in audience scores, critics and platforms like IGN still \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-delays-ev-mandate-vote-over-near-statewide-power-outage\/\" title=\"Maine postpones EV mandate vote due to widespread power outage\">express\u200b disappointment<\/a>,\u200d indicating that the show&#8217;s reimagining continues\u2063 to\u2063 fall short of expectations. Fans remain divided on the\u2064 series&#8217; direction and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">quality<\/a>. The\u2064 highly debated &#8220;Velma&#8221; Scooby-Doo spin-off, with its significant\u2063 character alterations and unfavorable reception, \u200bunveiled its second season. Although\u2064 there was a slight uptick in\u200d audience ratings, critics and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">outlets<\/a> like \u200dIGN express\u200b dissatisfaction,\u200d highlighting that the show&#8217;s\u2063 transformation \u2064still disappoints. Fans&#8217;\u200c opinions on the series&#8217; trajectory and quality \u200cremain mixed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/entertainment\/\">  Entertainment <\/a>  <\/p>\n<h2>Genuinely Awful Scooby-Doo Spin-Off Drops Second Season: Did It Get Any Better?<\/h2>\n<p> <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/%20\"><span>Bryan Chai<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 27, 2024 at 5:15am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The first season of Max\u2019s adult cartoon \u201cVelma\u201d was truly an affront to anyone with fond memories of the cherished Hanna-Barbera creation \u201cScooby-Doo.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVelma\u201d was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/core-scooby-doo-character-now-portrayed-lgbt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">radical, modernist<\/a> re-imagining of the classic cartoon that\u2019s been around since 1969.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of a charismatic and cowardly doggy leading an astoundingly competent group of sleuths solving mysteries around the world, \u201cVelma\u201d ditched Scooby, and transported the other core cast of characters to high school.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the traditionally white characters got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fantastic-four-reboot-race-swapped-famous-character-film-white-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">race-swap<\/a> in \u201cVelma\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Velma Dinkley: <\/strong>Despite that last name, Velma, the main character of this revamp, is now Indian. She\u2019s also now bisexual, despite historically having been portrayed as a straight woman.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Daphne Blake: <\/strong>She is now Asian, and is one of the love interests of Velma.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Norville Rogers: <\/strong>Perhaps best known to old-school Scooby-Doo fans as \u201cShaggy,\u201d this character is now black and is the other love interest of Velma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fred Rogers, usually portrayed in the older cartoons as the \u201cleader\u201d of the gang (collectively known as \u201cMystery Inc.\u201d) is the only character to remain white among the original crew.<\/p>\n<p>But while Velma, Daphne, and Shaggy have all maintained some semblance of competence (even the klutzier Velma is still the main character of the series), Fred is cast as the buffoon and clown of the group now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVelma,\u201d which came out in January 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fantastic-four-reboot-race-swapped-famous-character-film-white-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was awful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s really no other way to put it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Were you ever a fan of the original \u201cScooby-Doo\u201d?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And you know how it\u2019s really bad? Even more left-leaning outlets failed to offer much praise for the show, which is astounding given all the \u201crepresentation\u201d present in it.<\/p>\n<p>Even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/velma-season-1-review-episodes-1-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IGN<\/a> could only call the series just \u201cokay,\u201d and gave it a six out of 10 on its review scale.<\/p>\n<p>Other reviews were even harsher, as \u201cVelma\u201d sits at a rancid 39 percent from critics and an absolutely brutal 7 percent from users on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/velma\/s01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Given all that, most people were stunned when a second season of the show actually dropped Thursday on Max.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The following clip contains imagery, violence and drug references that some viewers may find disturbing and\/or offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Velma Season 2 | Official Trailer | Max\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tUo0TUCgj9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Most people were not stunned, however, to see that the raunchier, adult take on \u201cScooby-Doo\u201d did not fare much better in its second season.<\/p>\n<p>While critic scores have not populated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/velma\/s02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a> as of this writing, the audience score has.<\/p>\n<p>And in minimal fairness, the score has almost doubled as of now\u2026 but that\u2019s still a very bad 14 percent in user scores.<\/p>\n<p>A glance at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/velma-season-2-review-mindy-kaling-max\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IGN<\/a> shows that the media conglomerate firmly thinks the second season of \u201cVelma\u201d is worse than the first, calling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-football-coach-former-nfl-player-collapses-on-sideline-during-game-carted-off-field\/\" title=\"Michigan Football Coach, Former NFL Player Collapses On Sideline During Game, Carted Off Field\">sophomore season<\/a> of the show as \u201cbad\u201d and giving it a four out of 10.<\/p>\n<p>Social media response was rough, as well. Forbes writer Paul Tassi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PaulTassi\/status\/1783659312507724042\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took to X<\/a> to incredulously wonder aloud how Warner Bros. allowed a second season of the show to make it on-air, despite the company rapidly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/warner-bros-may-scrapping-another-film-woke-superhero-actor-faces-villainous-allegations-involving-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">canceling<\/a> any number of other projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVelma\u201d is fully available on Max, but if you have access to that streaming platform, you\u2019ll be better off watching the original \u201cScooby-Doo Where Are You!\u201d that\u2019s also available on the platform.<\/p>\n<div id=\"author-info-44778\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/bchai\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44778\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44778\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44778\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44778\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Bryan Chai has written news and sports for The Western Journal for more than five years and has produced more than 1,300 stories. He specializes in the NBA and NFL as well as politics. He graduated with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Arizona. He is an avid fan of sports, video games, politics and debate. <\/p>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Hawaii <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Class of 2010 University of Arizona. BEAR DOWN. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Phoenix, Arizona <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English, Korean <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Sports, Entertainment, Science\/Tech <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent update, the much-criticized Scooby-Doo spin-off &#8220;Velma&#8221; released its second season. 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