"Velma" News & Discussion Thread (Spoilers)

[harry580]

@Silverstar, well, as long its give us rio 3, I think it worth better to do hatewatching ice age buck wild

 

[Pooky]

Please stick to Velma

 

[harry580]

Please stick to Velma

ok, but my comment is about hatewatching

 

[Silverstar]

@Silverstar, well, as long its give us rio 3, I think it worth better to do hatewatching ice age buck wild

You wouldn't get Rio 3 that way though, at least not a good one. Hate watching the crappy version of something would just tell the suits that you'd be okay with more crap. Popular doesn't always mean good.

Bringing this back to Velma, the reason it got a second season is because a lot of people watched it, even though a huge chunk of them weren't watching because they liked it. If you want a good adaptation of something, then don't give the mediocre or crappy version oxygen. That was my point.

But @Pooky is right: let's not derail the thread any further. Try to keep things on-topic.

 

[Goldstar!]

I don't think that Warner Bros. believes that people were/are watching Velma because they like it. Most likely, the studio already had a commitment to airing a fixed number of episodes. I doubt very much that there were so many people hate watching Velma that it got the show another season.

 

[Pooky]

"The internet" hates lots of things the public doesn't mind, or even likes. The mainstream reviews were mixed, but not incendiary like the YouTubers etc. It's entirely possible a large percentage of those who watched Velma thought it was at least acceptable. We really can't know.

 

[Mejo]

"The internet" hates lots of things the public doesn't mind, or even likes. The mainstream reviews were mixed, but not incendiary like the YouTubers etc. It's entirely possible a large percentage of those who watched Velma thought it was at least acceptable. We really can't know.

You also gotta remember that most of the stuff that people claim got popular because of “Hate Watching” are mostly being viewed by average joes. Usually, people are going to watch Velma regardless of how hated it is online because they just want to kick back and watch something that entertains them for 30 minutes (the show being connected to a big franchise also helps drive their initiative). Trying to say that the internet hating on something is the ONLY reason why a bad show gets popular is crazy.

And what about the times that the internet hated on something, caused it to go viral for a while and generating lots of discussion online, only for said media to flop? Take Morbius, a film that was ridiculed constantly online that ended up flopping at the box office, but was then re-released to capitalize on said hatred, only for it to flop again. There’s also Santa Inc., a show that was panned constantly online and then cancelled after one season. Now, are there instances where the internet hating on something caused it to get popular? Absolutely, but those are few and far between compared to the other, more logical ways for why it got popular.

 

[Corwin Haught]

I don't think that Warner Bros. believes that people were/are watching Velma because they like it. Most likely, the studio already had a commitment to airing a fixed number of episodes. I doubt very much that there were so many people hate watching Velma that it got the show another season.

This is the second half of the first production order, so this season was pre-ordained from day one. Maybe enough people hatewatched it to get the series to seasons 3 and 4, we don't know yet.

 

[Mejo]

Season 2 of Velma premiered today on MAX.

Just giving y’all heads up.

 

[Pooky]

Take this with a pinch of salt but I've heard that

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Scrappy is the villain, or at least a villain

, which seems kind of hacky, not least as

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the 2002 film did the same thing

 

[Eurbane]

I think we need a 3rd season.

 

[5YearsOnEastCoast]

Take this with a pinch of salt but I've heard that

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Scrappy is the villain, or at least a villain

, which seems kind of hacky, not least as

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the 2002 film did the same thing

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From what I heard, he does seem to be a main villain of S2. Also he kills Velma... only for Velma to come back as a ghost and kill Scrappy-Doo.

 

[Vuxovich]

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From what I heard, he does seem to be a main villain of S2. Also he kills Velma... only for Velma to come back as a ghost and kill Scrappy-Doo.

Scrappy-Doo is finally back! I am so glad!

 

[Mejo]

Scrappy-Doo is finally back! I am so glad!

He now takes solace with the newfound knowledge that he is no longer Scooby Doo's most hated character.

 

[Silverstar]

The higher-ups at WB told the producers quite implicitly that they couldn't use Scooby because he's beloved by kids. The fact that they had no problem with Scrappy being given the Velma treatment shows you how much reverence they hold for the character.

 

[Goldstar!]

^Yeah, once again, Warner Brothers is portraying Scrappy Doo in a negative manner in response to how disliked he was by fans. Funny how decades later, no one at WB seems interested in even trying to make Scrappy better.

 

[Frontier]

I still remember that scene in the 13th Ghost movie where Flim-Flam mentioned him but Velma acted like she had no idea who he was.

 

[Darklordavaitor]

Guys, please be wary of spoilers. These episodes only just dropped.

 

[Classic Speedy]

So I finished the second "season". Somehow I'm even more indifferent than the first "season". When the show debuted it was intriguing to see a version of these characters and universe that was exclusively geared towards an adult audience. But now that that novelty has worn off, it has even less going for it.

There was a season-length mystery to solve, which in theory should've kept me interested, but for the most part I didn't care what was happening. To wit: This batch of episodes ends on a BIG cliffhanger (I won't give away what it is) but I really don't care to see how it's resolved.

I've been trying to figure out why I didn't care. And I think all those jokes about cultural and societal issues really hurt being able to immerse myself in the plot. Not saying this show needed to be 100% serious but a lot of the dialogue felt like it was trying too hard to be clever and little felt organic to how people would actually talk.

Interestingly the only plot thread that was somewhat engaging this season was Daphne trying to find herself and what groups she fits in with. Especially since that put a strain on her relationship with Velma.