How Hbo Max's Velma could be better and not being controversial

Submitted by trover2345325 t3_10cm8pv in television

Seeing that HBO Max's adult animated series Velma receives mixed reviews from both critics and viewers and became controversial despite having huge premiere views. I thought I could give my take on making the show better and not be considered controversial.

The premise of Velma is okay as it is known for its dark adult humor with mysteries and it should keep the show's title of Velma , but on one condition that it should no longer be connected to the Scooby doo franchise, have the characters be renamed, and their wardrobe changed so that they will no longer be the counterpart of the scooby doo characters except that Velma will keep her first name but her last name should be changed that she will no longer be called Velma Dinkley but Velma "some other last name".

Have scooby doo references to be added but will have no connections to the franchise like having the scooby doo, where are you be the main character's favorite show and that Velma Dinkley , her namesake, will be her favorite character and have the show be its own thing instead of being a scooby doo show.

That way, the show will not receive too many controversies by scooby doo fans and will not have mixed reviews. I think the changes should happen in season 2 (if it's renewed or unlikely because of all the negativity ) or at least soon, since the show has become controversial.

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BostonDrivingIsWorse t1_j4gfqye wrote

Was this written by an AI?

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SNRatio t1_j4grptw wrote

The style seems more like what you received several years ago when you paid an SEO outfit to churn out blog entries for your company's website and they farmed it out to people who had access to spellcheck and methamphetamines but few other qualifications.

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Mesaros t1_j4geoky wrote

Mixed reviews? It’s been universally panned.

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[deleted] t1_j4gf2vb wrote

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navajo_moose t1_j4gg8yy wrote

The wiki article is semi-protected and filled with outdated information. The show has been universally panned, with 7% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and 1.1/10 user score on Metacritic.

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trover2345325 OP t1_j4gmyso wrote

Thats true I think that warner bros discovery should have make the show a tax write off and just cancel it immediately

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TheTendalorian t1_j4gj6nx wrote

The show lost all credibility when it body shamed Fred for having a small dick.

That's not ok.

You can give Velma whatever last name you want and it will still be absolutely wrong to insult people for traits that they have no control over. For some reason, the same crowd that claims to be inclusive and empowering has no issue treating Fred like a fratboy would treat a fat girl with no boobs.

As an aside, what is this?

> the changes should happen in season 2 (if it's renewed or unlikely because of all the negativity ) or at least soon, since the show has become controversial.

How is the show going to make any changes "soon" if it's already been written, animated, voiced, and released? HBO is in the process of selling off a ton of other shows, why would they sink money into retooling Velma which is a massive flop after only two episodes are out.

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Volcano_Tequila t1_j4iixfh wrote

I don't mind snarky. I don't mind edgy. I don't mind reboots. I don't mind controversial.

I do mind unfunny.

Velma is unfunny.

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InflamedLiver t1_j4gdait wrote

I'd love this show more if it was funny and had any sort of a point. Comedy is subjective, but it seems like it's just making meta-references and that's about it.

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LovelyRita999 t1_j4ge890 wrote

Wait so people don’t think stuff like “I think it has something to do with drugs. Which I hate! …[pregnant pause]” is funny?

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AngelicDevilz t1_j4hkf0v wrote

That might have been funny if shaggy said it.

But norville doesn't sound like shaggy, doesn't talk like shaggy, doesn't act like shaggy, doesn't look like shaggy.

He is a new character who happens to have the same name.

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Excellent-Honeydew-9 t1_j5u4h0w wrote

Agreed, they should have used the originals in every design not just Fred, who btw wasn't even properly done as Fred was always a fit guy, he wanted to live up to his dad's "name" not his "image"

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Tom-ocil t1_j4gn1ge wrote

"mixed reviews"

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smurf-vett t1_j4h5a58 wrote

Just bad vs Complete Dogshit is technically mixed reviews

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nlpnt t1_j4h2wmq wrote

I'm going with the theory that it was a Mindy Kaeling passion project that she had to dress up in the skin of an established franchise in order to get greenlit.

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jpg06051992 t1_j4ghmbz wrote

I think alot of people are just sick of classics being reimagined and remade into something lesser.

Studios and Hollywood just seem so woefully out of touch, I mean just look at Disney, they managed to ruin both Star Wars (which at one point I thought was impossible), Alladin and Willow all in one fell swoop instead of just going to the drawing boards and making something new and good.

This is where I think Netflix has been excelling lately, particularly with animated shows. The Dragon Prince, Castlevania, Blood of Zeus all feel very original and compelling.

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justarand0mstan t1_j4i60tc wrote

Is "mixed reviews" the new name people use for complete and utter dog sh*t?

Asking for a friend.

Mixed reviews... So cute.

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Themetalenock t1_j4l1sht wrote

basically look at what harley quinn did and roll with that. No one has problem with bad characters, but no one likes dicks. The show established where it stood in the first 5 minutes and has never strayed from it. Which is why harley's show is loved by various people,even though it utterly insults some long time characters like batman and the joker.

But the insults come from a place of love and well placed jokes. I was genuinely looking forward to velma because I thought it was going to be exactly like harley quinn. Instead, all i got was 4 eyed asshole and her abusive friendships

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lunatikdeity t1_j4n5hgq wrote

They can make it better by removing it entirely

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contaygious t1_j4gn2zu wrote

If it was real and not animated

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Automatic_Randomizer t1_j4p88oy wrote

If the studio wanted a Velma show, they should have given it to the Mike Tyson Mysteries people. That show is funny and stupid. Everyone would forgive a twist on the Scooby formula if the show was funny, rather than being meta and mean-spirited.

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Excellent-Honeydew-9 t1_j5u50gj wrote

MTM was the shit, they'd do great on Velma, oh wait, but not enough female writer's, wouldn't work in todays climate

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mnombo t1_j4gh43t wrote

Sorta like the boys for the Scooby doo franchise

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SardonicSorcerer t1_j4hkwcr wrote

Scooby Doo could be a great adult show if they all went Darrow University. They could explore mysteries like unethical experiments going awry, extremism (mostly from the right), etc. Explore the awkwardness of self discovery.

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