#scooby doo and guess who style

[tubapun]

When I was a kid Mystery Incorporated was what knocked me off the scooby train for a long while, and it was only after I watched the first episode of Be Cool and laughed so hard I nearly passed out that I was able to give all the dtv movies I had missed cause my little kid brain thought they were in MI canon a try, and now I'm the kind of woman who makes spreadsheets about the franchise because I love it so much. I owe so much to it and it's such a good show for it

My controversial thought is that Be Cool Scooby-Doo is better in basically every aspect than Mystery Incorporated, and if it had a slightly better art style it would have blown that show out of the air as the "definitive 2010s Scooby show"

Be Cool is so fucking underrated, I remember watching it as it aired and thinking it was the funniest Scooby show, and it still is! It has a lot of Phineas and Ferb DNA in it, which makes sense since a lot of its writers worked on Be Cool

[scoobypineapple]

Omg guys a Scooby Doo and Guess Who season 3 is dropping? And this just leaked?

Jokes obvi! I just felt inspired to draw Chappell in the Scooby style fr fr!

Inspired by this post @threephantomrey showed me fr ^^

[beekeeperspicnic]

Are there any oddball Sherlock Holmes interpretations you have a fondness for? I'm the kind of person that likes the audacity (even if it fails miserably sometimes) and devotion to the canon of such an old work isn't so important to me, so I have a lot of personal examples.

OH BOY DO I

I've always thought if I had to do some kind of podcast or YouTube series, it would be me looking at weird or niche Sherlock Holmes adjacent media because it appeals to me so much.

I think I feel similarly to you, one of the things I love about Sherlock Holmes is how people can pick up the characters and settings and do audacious and wild things with them. I only tend to get grouchy at highly corporate big budget adaptations that try to squeeze the stories into tired formulas (ie Irene Adler needs to be a femme fetale, Holmes is an insufferable genius who is unempathetic and rude to everyone)

I've ended up focusing less on live action here, but I could makemore posts about that!

Let's start with Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes, which I think is summarised really well by this image: it's got this lovely, Warner Bros style fluidly animated Holmes and Watson who are doing their thing.... but also Tom and Jerry are around.

Moriarty is bananas in this but I won't spoil it.

One of my absolute favourite animated Holmeses (is that the plural?!) is from this one single episode of Scooby Doo and Guess Who. I mean look at this guy, isn't he just perfect?

Spoilers for the episode, but it transpires he isn't actually the real Sherlock Holmes so much as someone who has consciously decided to become the fictional character, and I really love how the Mystery gang gradually come to accept him. The little character arc he goes on is about him learning to accept help and companionship, d'aww.

Then there's Sherlock Holmes and the Great Escape . Holmes is a dog who dresses like Edward Elric. Pink Femme Cat Watson is so weirdly on the money. I can't emphasise how much this fruity pink cat embodies the character of Dr John H Watson better than many other adaptations.

And as a final mention I'm so stoked about @fogtown-sleuth-society

It's this amazing and creative fusion of puppetry and digital modelling, Sherblock and Blockson are just delightful. The whole project is just bursting with joyful creativity.

And you can watch it RIGHT NOW! For FREE!

[sleepingstarandorea]

Team Chaotix (+Oc) x Scooby Doo🔍🫆 DTIYS Challenge!

Reference:

Surprise!🎉 Guess who just made her first DTIYS Challenge, wooo! Originally this would be a regular post, buut~ I decided to spice things up so I decided to turn it into Draw this in your style 😁

I have been planing week for this, and if I'm honest I'm as excited as I am nervous. Idk how this would get attraction but if not is okay. I don't really mind, I had so much drawing my fav character, plus adding my Oc into my childhood. Btw her name's Cherry!! Cherry the Red Panda. I'll be posting about her very soon!

Also here some extra bonus, of silly noodles I made:

Now for the Rules and Prizes!

Rules:

You can change the pose or/and background.

Keep the clothes I design for them.

Keep it Scooby Doo theme.

No NSFW.

No AI or trace art.

No ship allow. Keep it friend) family dynamic.

Use #chaotixmysterygangdtiys to participate and must Tag me.

Deadline: August 4th

Have fun!!

Prizes:

🥇– First Place: Full Body Render

🥈– Second Place: Half Body Flat Colors

🥉–Half Body Line Art

Participants: Earned Badges of The Chaotix Mystery Gang, made by yours truly 😋✨

[ballroomeddie]

Get to know your mutuals

tagged by @livesbetweenpages. thanks for tagging me 🫶

1. You get $100 to go thrift shopping. What are you buying and why?

under normal circumstances i’d say, a cool mirror and a few lamps (some art if the budget allows for it). why? i have a few full length mirrors but i want something smaller (with an interesting frame or some other fun feature) to hang in my living room. as for lamps, i’m just a lamp guy; a lamp enjoyer, if thou wilt

that said, i’ll be moving soon so i’m actually trying to get rid of stuff. so, idk. i guess i’d hold on to that $100 for now

2. What's a song you could listen to dozens of times in a row and not get bored?

this is how i listen to music tbh. i usually have the same song on repeat for days/weeks til’ my brain latches onto smth new

an underrated gem that i return to time and time again is,--walk with me here--the theme song to the 2002-2006 cartoon What's New, Scooby-Doo?, performed by simple plan. i’m super serious abt this. it’s a pop punk anthem and i luv it

an evergreen banger that’s less underrated but that i, nevertheless, return to on the reg is, the fugees cover of killing me softly

currently, i have In My Bag by FLO (feat. GloRilla) on rotation

3. What's a decade you really like music from?

bob marley and the wailers is my fave band of all time and most of their best stuff is from the 70s. that said, i have eclectic taste so idk if i can narrow it down to one decade

4. What's your dream hair?

don’t think i have dream hair. i prefer to switch things up. i get bored if i have the same hair style for more than 6 months

5. What's a chore you actually like doing that surprises people?

hanging clothes, big fan of clothes hanging and closet organizing. i hang most of my clothes (instead of folding) and i have A System. i enjoy putting clothes in their rightful place so that i can revel in my System in it’s full, type and color coded, glory 

6. Do you fidget? How, or with what?

yes. i tend to fidget with my hair (when it’s not buzzed short). i’ll also fidget with a tube of lip balm or lip gloss if i have one at hand

7. Tell me about a current hyperfixation of yours.

i fall into random research holes sometimes. my current pet research topic is copaganda in film and television. been reading a lot abt it, and i might just fuck around and write a mini essay on copaganda in 911. idk maybe

8. What's your favourite animated movie or TV series?

tough one. i don’t watch a lot of animated stuff. but bojack horseman, arcane and the owl house stand out from the little that i have seen

favorite cartoons as a kid were, avatar: the last airbender, x-men: evolution, totally spies and this french cartoon called code lyoko (iykyk)

9. If you were forced to lose one of your five senses, which one would you choose

i have terrible vision, i’m lowkey face blind and i probably have a mild to moderate case of aphantasia. since my eyes aren’t doing much for me as it is, i’d probably go ahead and get rid of my vision

10. What makes you feel put together? What makes you feel like you have your life in order? You know, that thing that makes you go, okay yeah no I got this.

semi-truthful answer: i’m big on community. fostering cool relationships and practicing philosophies that are conducive to a healthy community makes me feel like i have my life in order

real but boring (and political) answer: i’m not put together, i don’t have my life in order and i don’t feel like i’m put together, nor that i have my life in order. being mindful of the fact that being ‘’put together’’ and having ‘’one’s life in order’’ are capitalist (and white supremacist if we’re being real abt it) notions that are detrimental to the average person’s well-being; notions that IIIII don’t, personally, vibe with, makes me feel like i/we got this

Bonus question: For Star Wars fans, who is your favourite Jedi and why?

not a huge star wars fan but i have an answer. mace windu. cause he’s black (like me 😊) and bc he has a purple lightsaber. the purple lightsaber is the main draw tbh

tagging: @sadgayeddie @tanktopdiaz @everybuddiewantssome @809eddie @wenttotheairport @kindlingtotheflames @agnes-nielsens @thebloodysmut and every single mutual. i'm nosy

[person4924]

hi !! i’m sam !! and that’s all u need to know but there’s more under the cut !!

(also im trying to make this aesthetic and cute but idrk how so if u have any tips pls pls pls !!)

yes i’m sad (secretly a dinosaur)

basic info

i’m sapphic of some sort!!

she/they pronouns. for now. gender is hard guys (just like-)

i’m a minor. so please don’t be fucking weird.

i’m american (even worse, the midwest 😨) unfortunately but literally as soon as i fucking can im booting it and moving to. somewhere!

my birthday is in march and i’m an aires but that’s all im telling anyone ❤️

i’m like 90 percent diagnosed with autism, and i’m pretty sure i have ADHD and beautiful princess disorder. so u all should basically fall on your knees and kiss me now

i play soccer (defense usually but i like offense more) and lacrosse (i suck balls but it tis The Lesbian sport, so) currently but i also usually play volleyball but i missed the season sooo

im a huge psych and cinema and music and literature nerd so !!

i do have a queue set up that’s mostly reblogs so if you see me reblog one post and then leave for an hour it’s probably that !! want my blog to live on if i die unexpectedly ✊

i have a sideblog that is currently a confessions blog but it might change cus no one actually does it!! but if u would like to do a (general) confession then it is @just-a-little-lad4924

i have another sideblog that is for analysis’ !! i mostly do characters and songs but i’ll do pretty much anything (send me a request please please please please please) it’s @person-speaks

just general facts about me !

my personality type is INFP-T

i have 3 cats!! one at my dads, her name is graci (after gracie abrams ofc) and she’s about a year and a half, and 2 at my moms: regulus (guess who named him!! 😱) and libby and their siblings and are currently abt 3 months !! i could yap abt them forever i love them all sm

my favorite color is dark green (call me a faggot and istg), fav season is fall, fav holiday is christmas or halloween, fav animal is cats or sharks or moths or jellyfish

i’m writing a book!! so i might post about it and i think it’s super cool you could ask about it… /hj

i appreciate tone tags and try to use them as much as possible

im always bored so asks and everything are super duper cool !

fandoms: harry potter (fuck jkr !!), MCU, KOTLC, marauders, boy meets world, it, osemanverse, paper girls, teen wolf, owl house, shameless, stranger things, andi mack, tlou, riordanverse, brooklyn nine nine, new girl, grishaverse, community, dawsons creek, bojack horseman, criminal minds, dead boy detectives, the maze runner, descendants, arcane, squid games, the sun bearer trials, yellowjackets, the wilds, aftg, 911, the l word (the fandom is non existent tho), ginny and georgia, atypical, we were liars

also special mention to shows that arent fandoms but i am/was obsessed with: glee, scooby doo, ted lasso, everything sucks!, octonauts, will & grace, himym, parks and rec

can u tell i don’t have many friends.

fav movies (not counting fandoms): my girl, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, little rascals, empire records, bottoms, nimona, little women, 500 days of summer, benny & joon, beautiful boy, call me by your name, lady bird, stand by me, RWRB, addams family values, the breakfast club, spiderman ITSV/ATSV, the outsiders, luca, the perks of being a wallflower, dead poets society, big daddy, the edge of seventeen, heretic, 10 things i hate about you, not another teenage movie, juno, we live in time

+ fav musicals: hamilton, tick tick boom, come from away, descendants, the greatest showman, jatp, next to normal & more i just can’t think of

once again. i have very little friends. and very many issues.

fav artists: gracie abrams, taylor swift, noah kahan, mitski, boygenuis, julien baker, phoebe bridgers, lucy dacus, hozier, the head and the heart, conan gray, RKS, queen, harry styles, the fray, olivia rodrigo, coldplay, billie eilish, maya hawke, bo burnham, chappell roan, the smiths, the revivalists, addriane lenker, lorde, fiona apple, alex g, ani defranco, radiohead, montell fish, lizzy mcalpine, maggie rogers, girl in red, gigi perez, ethel cain,

just general interests: poetry, art, writing, sitcoms, stand up comedy, greek mythology, the sky (like the stars, moon, sun, etc. astronomy metaphors are my everything), moths, jelly fish, ocean animals in general, pretty much just animals in general, 90's movies, cinematography, annotating, musicals, actors, spider man, psychology, analysis (of anything really), true crime/criminology, cannibalism, pop culture

comedians i like (i currently only have 2 but im planning on collecting more so!! also recs please??): bo burnham, hannah gadsby

video games i play/have played: minecraft, fortnite (im not a fortnite kid tho guys i swear), roblox, broken age, the big con, forager, goat simulator (fav 🙏🙏), tlou 1 + 2, spider-man, hogwarts legacy (thrifted dw), coffee talk

fav books (also not including fandoms): the perks of being a wallflower, the outsiders, i fell in love with hope, ill give you the sun, and more but i dont remember the names atm !

links!

spotify!! - my character playlists are my pride and joy and reason for living, i could write essays about how each song could specifically fit the character and situation. anyways!!

discord

airbuds - idk if anyone uses this but if u do add me!!

ao3 - my babies <33 genuinely pretty proud of all my fics ngl

pinterest

tiktok - this is my alt that i blocked all my friends on and i have like my fandom shit but i don’t post that much and im barely on tt to begin with but yeah !!

letterboxd

i have a super duper cool discord server that u should totally join too… link

i have a tagging system

sam shut the fuck up - og posts

asks!!! - asks

crazy? i was crazy once - big lists and essay things, basically me being a fandom freak

sam sings :O - lyric/music posts

autistic AND artistic - any art/writing/things i made posts or js talking about things i made/are making

and i think thats it!! if anyone has any ideas of things to add then yeah !! or how to make it look prettier cusss uhhhh yeah.

oh yeah and this is an official @i-luv-multiple-ppl fan account so !!

and creds to @cafekitsune for the dividers!!

[one-idea]

You know what would be hilarious in the Shanks raises ASL AU?

The boys accidentally causing Chaos for Buggy, and him finally getting his hands on them and trying to find their parents and find out who raised these nuisances, and then oop! They're his secret nephewz!

Oh we will get to Buggy.

Part of me says they don’t meet Buggy until in cannon on orange island. Because Luffy gets one look at Buggy and just yells “Uncle Buggy!”

He grew up hearing stories for Shanks about his childhood on the Oro Jackson. Hearing about his adventures with Buggy, and how much Shanks misses him.

Now face to face with his uncle, Luffy is PUMPED. He could finally give something back to Shanks and reunite him with his brother. He’s talking a mile a minute about how much Shanks misses Buggy.

Meanwhile Buggy is standing there staring at this crazy kid, who he has locked in a cage with a canon pointed at him, who is talking crazy about Shanks. Shanks doesn’t miss him! Wait how does this kid know Shanks? Wait is that Shanks/Roger’s hat?

(Note: Nami is standing there so confused by what this crazy kid is talking about.)

The other part of me wants all of ASL to run into Buggy. While leaving Dawn island they Red force stops to restock and they just happen to dock on an island where Buggy is.

ASL go off to explore, probably being trailed by Benn or another member in of the crew.

Of course shenanigans happen and the boys lose/ditch their adult supervision. And find their way into clown territory.

Buggy goes to chase the dumb kids out of his turf. He gets sacked upside the head by Ace or Sabo (probably both) for his trouble.

Cue scooby doo style chase between Buggy and ASL.

He finally gets a hold of Luffy. His hand flying out and grabbing Luffy by the back of his shirt (scruffs him like a cat) Ace and Sabo are furious. But of course he does this right in front of the Red hair pirates.

Shanks is furious that his sons are being chased around by another pirate. Especially with Luffy being held in the air like a misbehaving kitten (it’s eerily similar to how Higuma held Luffy over the sea. It’s a fresh wound)

But then he sees who is holding Luffy. “Buggy is that you?”

“Shanks? What are you doing here!?!” And then Buggy take a closer look at the kid in his hand. More specifically the hat he’s wearing. “And why does this kid have your hat? What’s going on? Wait I don’t care about you!” Buggy is all over the place. Literally, so many body parts are floating around. ASL hit him a lot.

“Shanks you know this big nose?” Ace asked pointing at the man holding his little brother.

“What did you just say about my nose?!?” Buggy hates these gremlins.

“Oh ya” Shanks ignores Buggy’s yelling. “Kids meet your Uncle Buggy.”

“Uncle?” ASL cries out looking at the clown. One with disgust, one with intrigue, and one with excitement (guess who’s who)

“Uncle?” Buggy says at the same time. He’s so shocked he drops Luffy. The kid landing with an oof. (How many women has Shanks knocked up?)

Wait until he finds out who Ace is!

Here’s a link to the main idea

[skull-pun]

Doctor Who Season 2 Review

Here's my review that isn't really a review of the second series (season?) of the RTD2 era for anyone who cares! Let's start with...

The Characters - 9/10

Ncuti continues to be a delight (rip 😢) and Verada Sethus performance as Fifteen's new companion Belinda is a breath of fresh air.

Her just wanting to go back home instead of just being another earth girl for the Doc to run around with is a nice change.

However, as much as I like Belinda, I never really bought her relationship with the Doctor and I think a few extra episodes would have helped with that.

And the side characters? Fine I guess.

UNIT still doesn't really do it for me, I honestly just roll my eyes whenever they're involved. I prefer how RTD handled them in his first era where they'd appear here and there to help the Doctor or clean up after him, I'm not really a fan of the Marvel style thing they're going for.

The Monsters & Villains - 8/10

They're all great. Honestly, I have no real criticisms of the rogues gallery this series.

Did I like some over others? Sure, but that's always been the case for Doctor Who it's to be expected, not every monster is going to be a Lux y'know? We're gonna get some mediocre villains here and there.

If I had one criticism, it'd be the returning villains from classic who. I don't like how The Rani and Omega were handled, especially the latter.

Is Russell just surrounded by yes men? Who thought bringing back Omega as another live action Scooby Doo monster was a good idea? What was even the point???

The Writing - 3.5/10

Sorry, but it's just a bit shit.

Russell's heart is just not in it and it shows.

It just feels so lazy and unoriginal, like, as much as I enjoyed The Well did we really need a sequel to Midnight? Did we really need to see what it looked like? Nothing about the episode changes if you take out the connection with Midnight, but having that connection sort of leaves a bad taste in my mouth because I think what made Midnight so great is the mystery around it and all that has been ruined a little by a sequel episode that really didn't need to be a sequel.

The series just feels very rushed and not very well thought out and that's such a shame. I mean, the stuff with Poppy was just awful what was going on there.

Lux slaps though.

The Visuals - 9.5/10

Stunning, what else can I say?

I do miss the rubber costumes, practical effects, endearingly bad CGI, and overall camp look of the old series, but in the big 2025 when you're competing against shows that have movie level visuals well, yeah, it makes sense to put that Disney cash to good use.

The Score - 10/10

I mean, it's Murray Gold? Like the name suggests, everything he makes is gold.

The Regeneration - 7.5/10

Y'know what? It fucking got to me man.

The music, the visuals, Ncutis performance, yeah, it actually made me choke up a little and that's crazy because the 15th Doctor is far from my favourite incarnation, I don't even think he makes the top 10, but I was still so sad to see his time as the Doctor come to an end so quickly.

And then the 16th Doctor is revealed and it's *drum roll*

Oh, it's Billie Piper.

Yeah, I'm not a fan of this casting. Nothing against Billie Piper she's a great actress and was great as Rose and hell she may even be a great Doctor, but I'm just not a fan of the nostalgia bait that was clearly done as a desperate by RTD and the BBC to increase ratings for the show, similar to what they did with Tennant and I wasn't really into that when it happened either.

I'm not gonna stop watching the show because of this, hell, I didn't quit when Chibs was in charge so I'm not gonna just quit now.

At the end of the day if Ncuti wanted to leave then that's absolutely fine and I hope to be proven wrong about this casting in the future.

Episode Ranking

Lux

The Well

Wish World/The Reality War

Lucky Day

The Robot Revolution

The Interstellar Song Contest

The Story and the Engine

Lux was the Heaven Sent of this series

The Well was good, but I didn't like that it was a sequel to Midnight.

Wish World, The Reality War, and Lucky Day are just fine with certain elements that I really don't like *cough* Omega *cough*

The Robot Revolution, Interstellar Song Contest, and the Story and the Engine were all bad/boring episodes.

Pretty rough batch tbh.

NuWho Series Ranking

Series 4

Series 1

Series 10

Series 3

Series 8

Series 2

Series 9

Series 5

Series 6

Series 7

Series 15 (Season 2)

Series 14 (Season 1)

Series 13 (Flux)

Series 12

Series 11

I was this 👌 close to putting 14 over 15 but Lux just pushed it that little bit higher even though I think the previous serious was better overall.

I just love the silly cartoon idk sue me.

Overall the episodes were fun to watch but once you start thinking about them more they tend to fall apart,

but I will still take a bad series of who over a boring series and that's what you're going to get with RTD at the helm.

[drifting-knightjar]

Bringing back ask culture by asking what your icon is i've always wondered

Oh happy to oblige! It is a screenshot from this scene in Haunted House Hang-Up, one of the best og Scooby Doo episodes. I have posted about it before.

I highly recommend watching the full episode (all parts should be easily findable from that link) for some prime 60s cheese, but my favorite thing about it is the villain. uhhhh spoilers for Haunted House Hang-Up (1970) start below I guess.

This freak lives in a dilapidated old mansion alone, and gets tired of people bothering him about his ancestor's legendary treasure supposedly buried on the property, so he invents The Legend of the Headless Specter himself to??? deter people from trespassing I guess? He never actually says why in his denouement, and he admits that he doesn't believe the treasure is real, so it can't be that he was trying to scare away treasure hunters as competition.

Anyway he spends every night wandering around his empty house in costume and in character to scare anyone who comes by and chase them around, and lend credence to the legend he made up, along with several magician-style tricks to add to the hauntedness. Which is just very #goals to me. That is absolutely what I would be doing if I lived in an old and storied house.

This exact behavior of course causes the Mystery Machine to break down right outside his house due to the plot gods. Idk man if you live in the Scooby Doo universe and want to be left thoroughly alone, inventing a ghost story is probably the last thing you should do.

[thelyingjoke]

hi bow i know we haven't talked in a while but i have been thinking So Fucking Much about DICE lately so i had to ask. u got any DICE hcs?

heyyyyy first off i am SO so sorry it’s taken me so long to get to this. i’ve been going through a lot of complicated personal stuff the past several months and it’s kept me off of social media…but i am back now! hopefully. i may not be the most active but i will try my best!!

NOW FOR THE QUESTION !!! DICE is a little funny for me…i love them so much and yet my mind’s perception of them constantly shifts…i can never seem to think of anything concrete for them. i love most theories about them to where i can’t decide which ones to believe in myself. like the 11th member…i really like all of the explanations people make for them. from cameraperson to pet to kokichi’s twin. I can’t decide which i like best so they’re all true at the same time for me.

for things that i CAN decide on…hm. Well they are Definitely orphans to me. and i think that like…that horse head in kokichi’s room? they all have one of those. they like to wear them regularly i think. it’s an extra mask. it gets pulled off their faces scooby-doo style to reveal the clown mask underneath.

and i Really like the card nicknames headcanon. but i think they have more than just standard deck names. like there’s Heart, Spade, Club, Clover, Ace, Joker. then you’ve got shit like Wild +4. Basic Darkness Energy. A Deal With Dark Ruler. Sour Cream From Steven Universe. they’re an unpredictable bunch…you can never guess what nickname they’re gonna use next.

the last one actually has an explanation. in an rp from like. jan 2019 i think? it was with DICE members and one of them pointed out how this guy’s hair looks like sour cream from steven universe

and in hindsight their hair is actually not that similar at all they are both just pointy. but that has stuck with me. and it’s funny. so i’ve been calling that member Sour Cream ever since

and speaking of comparing media…i imagine the group to have a dynamic similar to Giovanni’s Boys (gender neutral) from one of my favorite shows, the hit webseries epithet erased. they’re a gang of teenage petty criminals who are initially low-ranking members of an Actual criminal organization pyramid scheme but they eventually leave after giovanni proposes making their own evil organization. they’ve got goofy nicknames like Dark Star and Crusher and Flamethrower and Car Crash (but you can only get one if you earn it). giovanni wants to be a supervillain so bad and he is the sweetest guy ever who loves his minions so very much. these snippets from the book really fit DICE i think!

i look at them replacing hot dogs with cattails, and i nod and think…yes…DICE would do that…stupid but fun…that’s all they want…

they have their differences. giovanni and his boys (gender neutral) are very stupid. but i think the fundamentals of them both being groups of teens who just want to have fun and commit harmless petty crimes and who care so much for each other is Wonderful. i often think of this song to be DICE’s theme song even if i don’t think they are actually like how the banzai blasters are in the song. they’re smarter. But it’s a banger. i find them both very very fun (i think about kokichi saying lines from ee often…i have a list)

And this is not really a headcanon but i like how in the group photo everyone else has pants that at least Reach their ankles but kokichi is a rebel and wears pants that are just slightly too small for him. why does he do that. Weirdo (affectionate)

[tellthemeerkatsitsfine]

Watched the new season of Not Going Out. Enjoyed it. Spoilers ahead.

I love that Lee Mack's single-handedly keeping the traditional sitcom alive. That's how I want it. I don't want anyone else doing it. Those "classic", traditional sitcom tropes have (mostly) died for very good reasons - there were a lot of problems with those things. I'm glad society has largely moved on.

I don't believe that all comedy TV shows should be comedy-drama either. I think there is lots of middle ground, where you can have interesting, creative, subversive, progressive comedy shows that are still focused on being funny first and foremost, with any drama or emotional stuff as a distant side issue. And you can have those alongside the smart, touching, thought-provoking comedy-dramas that have more of a balance, jokes sprinkled into emotional plots and messages. I like that that's mainly the TV comedy landscape these days, rather than the model from 25+ years ago, when it was all about formulaic classic sitcom tropes.

But I'm glad there's one person keeping that latter thing alive (I mean, I'm aware that lots of people are involved in making Not Going Out, but it seems to very much be Lee Mack's vision). Every 18 months or so, we can trot out a new season, a six-episode memorial to a rightfully bygone era. But this version is the one that's done well enough to be worth keeping around.

The show is so loose with continuity and overarching plots. Every character, every set piece, every plot element, is only there as a device to set up more jokes. And yet, the show's been running for so long that even without episodes dedicated to actually fleshing out any of those things, I've seen enough of the main characters to feel invested in them. And I think this whole paragraph is quite an accurate definition of the classic sitcom format.

Lee Mack is the perfect person to keep the traditional sitcom alive. He's staunchly traditional in his comedy style, but he's also actually funny (as opposed to... I mean, I guess I'll avoid naming specific names, but there are definitely some of those older comics who are supposed to be really really good, but if you actually listen to their stuff, you'll realize that they probably only got so successful because stand-up comedy was a smaller thing at the time and there was less competition). His entire career pays homage to the traditional jokesmith style, but he's also willing to keep moving forward, following what comedy has become, and writing new material. His ridiculously quick-moving mind is one of those un-teachable skills that's perfect for this style of comedy. And Lee Mack manages to be old school without being, you know, a dick. To the best of our knowledge, at least. We don't know what he's like in real life, but we do know he's not out there giving interviews about cancel culture to the Daily Mail (cough cough cough Jack Dee).

So I nominate Lee Mack to be the sole ambassador for the old school sitcom in the 2020s. Which is just as well, because the people who have the power of those things had appointed him as that anyway, regardless of my nomination.

There was some wild stuff in this latest Not Going Out season. I enjoy the way that Lee Mack has now established the bones of his sitcom - Lee, Lucy, and their relationship - well enough so he can play with all kinds of different scenarios within that. That campervan episode, what the fuck? Lee Mack writes fanfiction of his own sitcom, horror movie AU. I spent the whole time waiting for it to turn out that Lucy and Lee had comically misunderstood something, Scooby Doo-style, and it would turn out that what seemed like a dangerous threat was actually fine. Like that time in an earlier season, when they thought Hugh Dennis' friend was going to kill them but it was fine. But, nope. This time, Lynn from Alan Partridge was genuinely trying to kill them, and Lee Mack had decided to show us how his characters react in that scenario. And then, in the next episode, act like it never happened. Classic sitcom.

I suppose I should have known, because last season, there was that coffin episode, and I spent the first half of that episode waiting for it to turn out that Lee was actually fine, that due to a madcap series of hijinks, he'd never been buried, and was just locked in a closet or something. But nope, that turned out to be actual horror too. And yet, always true to sitcom style. It's impressive.

That final episode was a masterpiece of a classic farce. I did find it funny when Lee, in the middle of such an amusingly formulaic farce scenario, realizes he's accidentally swapped cell phones with his neighbour. It was such an odd juxtaposition, modern cellphones alongside Pink Panther-esque farce.

I'm down to have this show keep going for another couple of decades or so. Let's follow them (the characters and the actors) to the retirement home.

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As I'm sure many of know, it was announced this week that the Max original animated series, Velma, has been officially cancelled after two seasons and a Halloween special.

And the entire Internet collectively went.....

And rightfully so.

Velma was truly a one of kind show.

It was the thing that brought just about everyone....

From all walks of life....

From all cultural backgrounds....

Together. To all collectively say...

"This is legitimately one of the worst things to ever be created by a human being."

Just about everyone has gone over everything wrong with this show, as it's flaws are blatantly obvious to anyone over the age of 10.

The mystery and story is bare bones and a total joke, with hardly any effort put into it.

The humor is an unholy amalgamation of all the worst styles that have been plaguing tons of media for the last decade.

From ha-ha funny man quips, to pop culture references, to everyone's favorite.....META HUMOR!

In the words of my GOAT Cartoonshi.....

"The Marvel Cinematic Universe and Rick and Morty and their consequences have been quite disastrous for the human race."

The show prioritizes an agenda over the actual story.

And even then, it's done so half-assed and with little to no sincerity.

It's social commentary is borderline offensive and is often years to DECADES behind the curve.

Its characters are either bland, terrible, annoying, or in the case of Velma herself, The Anti-Christ.

And most importantly of all, it's a DISGUSTINGLY spiteful show.

Like, I've seen shows and movies made out of pure incompetence.

I've seen MANY made out of pure greed.

But I've never seen a show or a movie made purely out of spite.

Like, this series is just dripping with disdain towards the Scooby-Doo IP and the even medium of the animation as a whole.

And with all that considered, you can't help but wonder....

Why was this show made?

It's pretty clear that the people behind this show hate Scooby-Doo, so why are they even trying to make a series based on the IP then?

Well....

If The Witcher, Rings of Power, and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has taught me anything, people in Hollywood have these vendettas against popular IPs for some reason and wanna spite people for liking them.

So they create pretty half-assed and unfaithful adaptations of the work because they love seeing the fans of those IPs getting angry at them.

I know that sounds dumb, but this is Hollywood we're talking about.

But anyway, pretty much everyone on the face of the Earth was happy to know this piece of shit was finally dead.

Made even better with the fact that the series ended with Velma literally DYING and getting her soul sent to Hell.

If there's one thing you give the show, it at least had a happy ending.

But back on topic, people were celebrating about Velma being over.

Except for a few individuals.

Yes. There are a few individuals who have a problem with people celebrating the cancellation.

And guess where this is all happening.

You guessed it, it's Twitter.

Because of course it is.......

Where else can you find people having a problem with something actually good and positive?

As for why those individuals have an issue with people celebrating the cancellation of Velma, it's because of the fact that the artists and animators on that show are now out of a job and basically we're celebrating these people losing their jobs.

Okay, I have some things in response to this.

If there's one good thing about Velma, it was that it had really good art direction.

The character designs and art-style were really strong and dynamic, the animation was solid throughout the series, and the backgrounds were really pleasant to look at.

It's pretty clear that the artists and animators on this show were very talented.

Wished their talents were used for a much better show....

Also, I can kinda see why this would look bad.

The animation industry has been in a very turbulent place lately.

And one of the many reasons for it has been the mistreatment, overworking, and underpayment of animators and artists.

So celebrating the cancellation of a show does seem like a dick move.

Even if the show is terrible, at least the artists and animators are getting work.

However, in typical Twitter fashion, I feel like they've blown this whole situation out of proportion.

And the reason I say this.....well, allow me to introduce you to Lauren Mattson.

She's an artist based in Burbank, California, who currently works at Warner Bros. Animation.

Just this Wednesday, YouTuber Saberspark had posted a video on the recent announcement of Velma's cancellation.

And among the comments, one of them was from her.

Essentially, she revealed that was part of the crew that worked on Velma for entirety of the series.

And she did confirm that Velma was in fact over and done with, as the execs at WB have their minds on other things right now.

But the thing that really caught my eye was that Lauren said that she's glad the show is gone.

She pointed out how in spite of the friendly production crew and the surprisingly good work schedule, working on this show was a total chore.

Though she didn't really go into detail on why besides having to sit through the animatic reviews.

And I honestly think she doesn't really need to.

Why?

IT'S FUCKING VELMA.

It's flaws are just that apparent.

Like, I already had the suspicion that nobody besides Mindy and her circlejerk of writers actually enjoyed working on this show.

But this essentially confirmed it for me.

And if you want to bring up the problem of the artists and animators being out of a job, well.....

According to Lauren, she and rest of the crew have already moved on to other projects.

So yeah.....this cancellation is not really as bad or disgusting as Twitter keeps trying to make it out to be.

Like, the artists and animators have already moved on other projects, so I don't see the problem here.

And even then, out of all the shows that got cancelled in recent years, why are people pulling the whole "artists and animators losing their jobs" card for VELMA of all things?!

I don't even recall seeing this for shows like Inside Jobs or The Owl House.

You know, shows that were actually good and liked by the majority of the Internet.

And even among the seas of bad shows, I've never anyone pull this card for shows like The Prince or Santa, Inc.

Which may I remind you, both of which were cancelled after just one season.

Hell, the latter of the two was essentially canned the moment it premiered.

But anyway, that's all I have for now.

I know this wasn't exactly the most structured, but remember, I was trying to make sense out of something from Twitter.

That already speaks for itself.

[spiraleel-blog]

Hellooo!! Guess who’s back? :D Finally got that motivation to draw back thanks to gravitating towards the mystery incorporated Scooby-Doo doo art style. This is one of my original characters Hendrick Lark in his dapper outfits 🖤✨

[solarmorrigan]

Hello! I was tagged for this by the marvelous @paperbackribs about... *checks watch* four months ago! I'm so late, I'm sorry, time is meaningless and slippery!

How many works do you have on AO3? 300 (!)

What’s your total AO3 word count? 976,101

What fandoms do you write for?

At the moment, I'm only writing for Stranger Things, but I've written things for about 40ish fandoms over the years.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

In Phony Matrimony [Fantastic Beasts]

Shared Space [Homestuck]

Simple Association [James Bond - Craig movies]

Made with Love (and Yarn) [Stranger Things]

These Days I'm Fine (These Days I Tend to Lie) [Stranger Things]

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to! I used to get fewer comments, and it was easier to respond to each of them. Having recently been in some much larger fandoms, though, I've kind of been getting overwhelmed and have fallen behind. I'm so grateful that people take the time to even just send a little heart--to tell me that they read this thing and enjoyed it--and I'd love to respond to everyone, but at this rate I'm not quite sure I'll manage to catch up D:

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably either For the Love of You (James Bond, established 00Q, in which Bond is forced to go after Q when he turns out to be a traitor) or either of the fics in the Forever and Ever, Amen series (also James Bond, 00Q, in which Q is a necromancer and won't let Bond die). I've written other dark things, but I tend towards hopeful endings even with those

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Most things I've written! I'm a big fan of happily ever after and I write a lot of short fluff pieces. But as far as fics where the happy ending is sort of earned, I'd say maybe He Dreams, Until Such Time (Hades game, gen, in which Hypnos is the Elysium boss fight after having been banished from the House, and Zagreus finds a way to get him back in) or We Have Surplus If We Need It (Pacific Rim, established Newmann, in which Newt tries to figure out who he is in a post-kaiju world and cooks a lot about it)

Do you get hate on fics?

Not particularly. I've gotten a few randos trying to tell me off for writing slash, and one or two people who were clearly just mad at a specific trope and happened to land on my fic, but I've been very fortunate to get largely positive feedback

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

I do! I'm not sure it's exactly my strongest suit (and, in fact, often worry that it's not very good at all), but I guess I keep at it?? I've written PWP and plotularly significant smut before; whatever serves my purposes at the time

Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

Not often, but I have! The first fic I ever tried writing on my own was a Buffy/Scooby-Doo crossover, and I've written a fair bit for Gravity Falls/Over the Garden Wall. Not sure how wild either of those are, though?

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not that I've been alerted to, but I've been posting fic for something like 20 years now, so it wouldn't surprise me if at least one of them has cropped up elsewhere under someone else's name

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Yyyyyes...? Pretty sure I remember that happening! I think it was over on ff dot net, so I don't remember which one it was. Good odds it was one of my Criminal Minds fics, though

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

A few times! I've done RP-style co-writing, round robins, half-and-half, and just plain collaborating. Most of them never reached the point of being able to publish, but they were still fun

What’s your all time favorite ship?

Gotta confess: I don't think I have one. My favorite is usually whatever I'm focusing on at the time; I don't dislike ones I've shipped previously, but they tend to settle fondly into the background once I've left a fandom

What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I had a whole Stranger Things fic planned out exploring the potential relationship between Steve and his mom, and I'd love to get at least the bare bones of that done, but there's something about it that just kind of refuses to come

What are your writing strengths?

Characterization and emotion. Emotion is something I feel like I don't identify particularly well in real life, but I think I'm pretty good at getting the intended response from people in my writing. (Also maybe dialogue, but that's just so fun to write)

What are your writing weaknesses?

I! Am! Impatient! I tend to rush through things sometimes and screw the pacing up or skip over important details because I worry writing it out in full will take too long and I'll lose interest. I can also get a little too rigid in trying to achieve a particular outcome, instead of letting the story flow

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I don't tend to do it, but that's because I'm only fluent in English and don't want to jar anyone with a bad auto-translate job. If someone is speaking another language, I usually try to find a way to signify that based on whether or not the POV character also knows that language

First fandom you wrote for?

It was either HP (forgive me, this was over 20 years ago) or Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Scooby-Doo (crossover fic I wrote when I was, like, nine?)

Favorite fic you’ve written?

Ever?? In my life?? My dude, I could pick a favorite per fandom maybe, but just straight up favorite?? I cannot. Of things written more recently, I'm very fond of Under My Skin (Steddie, exploring the possibility of Steve with physical scars). Of things written slightly less recently, I still have a complicated soft spot for We Have Surplus If We Need It

Gently tagging (if you've already done this, I'm sorry, just ignore me): @spiritofcamelot @ato-the-bean @puppy-steve @emchant3d @lexirosewrites

[tubapun]

Scooby-Doo Eras, to me

Classic: Where Are You through A Pup Named, with all Scrappy-Doo shows and movies as a sub-era but equally loved and included. This is just the era that filled out the majority of the Scooby-Doo DNA (especially pup and tsds) and so gets put together.

Mook: the 4 films made by Mook Animation, Zombie Island->Cyber Chase. Mainly put together because of the studio, but also because they have a fairly consistent style, tone, and idea of the characters, which pulls largely from the classic, but adds a little cherry on top.

New: basically all of the 2000's, but more specifically What's New, Get A Clue, and every DTV where Casey Kasem has returned. Get a Clue is the only bit I'm iffy on but it doesn't really fit anywhere else to my memory. James Gunn films are kinda in this era but also between this and Mook cause they pull heavily from Zombie Island and Classic, but also mesh strongly with the idea of "Scooby but in the 2000s" that New upholds. The general idea of the era is just that. The classic characters but in a modern cartoon that knows its a formula, but is fine with that.

Revamp: Mystery Incorporated, Be Cool, Guess Who, and every DTV from Abracadabra-Doo up til the latest, which is Krypto Too. The two live action prequel films also fit in here, as well as the live Daphne and Velma. This is sort of characterized by experimentation with the tone, characters, and formula in general. As well as Matthew Lillard taking over the role of Shaggy.

Now here's one that could have happened but didn't. Guess Who and Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo both share an art style, which is intended to be reminiscent of the Classic Era (though without allowing any organs in the ladies for some reason). But because WB also started canceling shit, we only got the one DTV, so it can't really qualify as an era to me. Sorry, it's not your many flaws this time, it's just capitalistic greed.

Scoob!, much as I enjoyed it, doesn't really fit in an era, maybe it and Guess Who can go in an era called "things that didn't go as planned", oh well.

[scooby-review]

The New Scooby Doo Movies Season 1 Episodes 5 - 8

5. Guess Who’s Knott Coming to Dinner

This episode follows the gang arriving at Moody Manor, hoping to ask for directions, but are instead mistaken for Moody’s Nieces and Nephews, throwing them into the mystery of where their supposed uncle has gone. 

The guest star for this episode is Homer Pipsqueak! Who is undoubtedly the best element of this episode. Don Knotts (the actual guest star) plays a series of characters in this, dressed in different disguises, however, he isn’t Don Knotts, he’s the aforementioned Homer Pipsqueak, a Sherlock parody, dressing in disguises in an attempt to solve the mystery. 

Don Knotts two appearances in The New Scooby Doo Movies landed him as an almost mascot for the series, and guest stars in the show in general, going on to appear in the game Scooby Doo! Night of 100 Frights, all the way in 2002. The actor/comedian is likely best known for his work in shows like Three’s Company and his appearance in It’s a Mad, Mad World, a three and a half hour movie that also starred Jonathan Winters. 

Throughout the episode, Homer appears in different costumes, and it’s one of the best aspects of the entire episode, and I do enjoy the fake out of him being Homer rather than Don Knotts! Alongside this, I also love the more gothic aesthetic this episode returns to, even if this series feels like a large leap away from the horror aesthetics of the original series, I do appreciate the episodes that return to these moments. 

This episode’s villain, Captain Moody’s Ghost, is probably the most interesting design we’ve seen so far. The ghost has a snowy white face, floating in his muddy tan cloak, it reminds me a lot of Ghostface actually, although the origins of the two aren’t related. The villain also appeared in the video game alongside Don which is super fun! I’ll have to check it out soon. 

Although this one is more enjoyable, it still ends up being kind of a drag, almost all of these episodes are tedious in some way, and while this one manages to be okay, holding some fun moments, but ultimately not enough to salvage the episode for me! I left most episodes without any or many notes, so these reviews will likely be on the shorter side - as is, this one is okay. 

6. A Good Medium is Rare

A Good Medium follows the gang meeting a lost dog, who they subsequently return to his owner, guest star Phyllis Diller. While at her mansion, they learn that someone is attempting to steal her jewels, staying to aid in solving the mystery. 

I actually enjoyed this one a lot! This goes the complete opposite direction to many other episodes, where this one throws so much at you, it’s almost suffocating how swiftly ideas and concepts will rise and fall, it’s truly great! 

Phyllis Diller is such a great character in this, she pairs so well with all her characters, and despite being a character who is mostly reliant on the same joke - having had a lot of husbands - it works in the context of the episode. She’s zany enough to keep my attention in a way the heavily watered down comedy acts don’t tend to be! Phyllis was a stand up comedian and actor, along a myriad of other things, defined by a striking style and appearance, she had many voice acting roles including the queen from A Bug's Life, and went on to win six awards for her work. 

I haven’t seen any of her work outside of this episode, but I found her comedy and style to work perfectly in this world. Her appearance certainly makes her such an interesting character alone, but she felt entirely herself here, or at least, entirely her character. 

The same love cannot be shared for the villains, the phantoms and gargoyle. The phantoms have fine designs, which I mean in the most basic way possible. They wear brown jackets and hats and have striking blue faces, they don’t quite clash as much as the Scarecrow’s design, but I still can’t say this looks great! Meanwhile the gargoyle is a completely fine rendition of the creature, which were placed on houses to act as gutters. They always have such interesting designs regardless, this design does nothing special with it, instead giving a kind of awkward style to the creature. 

I do enjoy the gothic mansion and discussions of ghosts and seances, it pushes the story back into the show's horror roots which I will always appreciate. It’s something I’ve found them moving away from within this series, which I think also acts as an ode to my boredom throughout! 

I really enjoyed the ending magic show. It's a great escalation of the episode and pushes it in a new and unique direction that still works and feels on form for the episode, at no point did I sit and wonder why we were here, and it genuinely got laughs out of me! I love this part, and I think the humour mixed with the characters fear of the situation make it all the better; Shaggy finds himself terrified of the tricks, and as such, he messes them up, infuriating the villain, like it’s perfect! 

I really enjoy this episode, even if a lot of my reasoning comes down to finding the guest and general storyline funny and entertaining. Not perfect by any means, but certainly a great episode! 

7. Sandy Duncan’s Jekyll and Hyde

I actually like this episode too!

We follow the gang on the set of guest star Sandy Duncan's new movie, the set of which is being torn down soon, however, someone keeps disrupting the set, causing delays. 

Sandy Duncan is an actor and comedian, best known for her roles in the Fox and the Hound, The Cat From Outer Space and the 80s MLP movie. Despite this episode's setting, she’s never acted in a horror movie before! I like Sandy Duncan as a character here, she feels like a more fleshed out Candy Mint (Never Ape an Apeman), being a real person and all, although I think it’s important to note that unless stated otherwise, all these actors play caricatures of themselves, therefore when I talk about them, I’m talking about this fictionalised version of them. 

This setting takes the Where are you episode (Never Ape an Apeman) and pushes it further, allowing us to live on this set. It’s one of the only times I enjoy the large cast of villains! Usually, the large amount feels like it’s compensating, all of them are bland and it’s difficult to keep track of, giving the episode an unfinished and confusing feeling. In contrast, I found it to aid this episode’s feeling of being a set, we see costumes used all over the place, from the titular Hyde (from the movie Sandy is starring in) to Ghosts, Lions, Dragons and Pirates. 

The main villain is Hyde, his design far closer to the 1920s silent movie than the 1931 movie, while the previous Hyde (Where are You, Nowhere to Hyde) feels closer to the more animalistic design of that movie, the green in the poster likely a direct inspiration. Thus design instead is far more human, but the differently shaped eyes is likely an ode to the design of the character in the silent movie. 

Skimming through the other characters I don't care much for, or who lack many interesting ideas, we have a Native American (similar in design to episode one of this season), the pirates, the mummy (similar to in Where are You, Scooby Doo and a Mummy Too), the ghost and Sheik. 

This leaves the lion, bear and dragon. The lion and bear are simple, they are the animals, there’s nothing too exciting beyond them being these animals. At the very least, they are character types we haven’t seen yet in the series, but even in comparison to the following episode, they are wholly uninspired. However, I do enjoy the dragon, painted in violet and mauve, the creature is operated by the villain and breathes real fire, the decision to just have a dragon here is so out there that I can’t help but love it! 

Within the episode itself, there’s some fun ideas! We see the stunt double looking the same as Daphne, therefore forcing her into the role later on, which I like as a way of assimilating the gang directly into danger and the throws of the mystery. And the setting is perfect for the gags and constant chases the episode bestows on us. 

I can see myself adoring this episode if only it were shorter, but theres at least ten minutes here that drags! However, usually, I find myself bored for at least twenty minutes so truly I was happy with this one! 

And the villain is an old silent actor, it’s such a fun motive and I love how this is integrated, we’ve come a long way from every villain being greedy! Kind of. 

Also! There’s a sequel episode in Guess Who!, which is a long way away, but something super exciting to me. 

8. The Secret of Shark Island

For context, there are five episodes in the entirety of the New Scooby Doo Movies that I placed as “good” or above on my rating scale. Three of those were in this set of four! 

The episode sees the gang meeting Cher and Sonny during their honeymoon at an island resort. However soon they learn of a shark man lurking nearby. 

As guest stars, I like Cher and Sonny! They’re characters on their honeymoon, constantly telling people who they are but asking for no attention, which they never receive anyway; it presents them as egotistical and self-centred, a great concept for one of these guest stars. They also feel pretty separate from the gang for a good chunk of this, so while I enjoyed the time we did spend with them, they never overstayed their welcome. While at times they could be kind of tedious, the episode is constantly moving, it ends up being one of the best paced in the season! Funnily enough, all my favourite episodes in this iteration of Scooby-Doo are the ones that have this faster pacing, always moving somewhere! 

Cher is best known for her music, sometimes referred to as the Goddess of Pop! With that being said, she has a lot of acting credits, starring in Moonstruck and The Witches of Eastwick. She was married to Sonny at the time, but the two got a divorce in 1975. The two formed a band for a while, but outside of music, Sonny is maybe best known for his work in politics as a member of the republican party. 

I really enjoy the monster here too, a little group of shark men. Somewhat anthropomorphised by their legs and arms, these characters feel so involved in the episode, it gives it so much more intrigue and makes me enjoy it so much more! They’re sharks, that’s mostly it, probably inspired by great whites, although their shade of grey is certainly darker. 

I was pretty shocked by the fact this came out before Jaws. During the cold war, the US military were paranoid about sharks interfering with their water based operations, with this fear seeping into the general population in the 1960s, although it still was nothing major. In fact, before this, there wasn’t too much of a widespread fear of sharks. However, after the release of Jaws, the fear and hatred of sharks blew up, they became a common target with, on average, 100 million sharks killed a year. In contrast, there’s, on average, roughly 60 shark based fatalities a year. I think the fear mongering is important to put into perspective, because sharks aren’t really a threat to people, but their presentation in the media often influences many to be afraid of them, which only leads to their rising deaths. 

Taking place before the release of Jaws gives these shark men a different perspective, which I appreciate. The anthropomorphisation for a start makes them unique and stand apart from the real animal, and generally makes for a more interesting design. I love these guys! They’re so cute and angry looking, they look so fun swimming and running around the island, they truly aid in making this episode great. Again, their more frequent appearances allows for the audience to feel their presence, this episode as a whole ends up feeling closer to a Where are You episode which is only a positive thing in my eyes! 

The island resort setting is also a nice change of pace. As much as I miss the gothic and brooding backgrounds we used to receive, I’d take the varied locations any day over drear and repeated places. I think that’s something important to give this series credit for! It nails its variety of locations. 

Glad to end on a positive note! 

Episodes Ranked:

A Good Medium is Rare

The Secret of Shark Island

Sandy Duncan's Jekyll and Hyde

Guess Who's Knott Coming to Dinner

Villains Ranked:

Shark Men

Ghost of Captain Moody

Gargoyle

Phantom

Dragon

Bear

Mr Hyde

Mummy

Pirate

Ghost

Sheik

Wolfman

Native American

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