Is "Velma" worth the watch?

 

  There are so many versions of Scooby Doo. Some good, some...unwatchable; but recently there has been one 'Scooby Doo' show that not only has no Scooby Doo in it but has gotten a lot of hate for it. The show is called "Velma."

    Velma Dinkley is considered the nerd of the group. The one who always has been known to solve the mystery while the others are just there to help or be known as pawns to her. This version of Velma is gory, full of death and well...pretty rotche. I mean...the characters are different by not only character design, but voice as well.

   I haven't seen one episode, and I don't attend to watch at all. I guess seeing too much change from one person's ideas can either make or break a show. Mindy Kaling was known for her characters in "The Office", "Inside Out", and she created a show called "Never have I ever" was also a Mindy Kaling project which I enjoy on NETFLIX. Does it mean she's losing her touch?

 There are different versions of Velma throughout the run of Scooby Doo. Some ok, others...not great. But what some haters don't realize the reason Scooby is not in this version is because it's more about the gang became one and it mostly focuses on Velma's life.

   With different voice actors portraying different Velma's, some are good, and others are just not the voices we needed. The original from the 1969 version was voiced by Nicole Jaffe. The recent one (before Mindy) is voiced by Kate Miccunci. Who do I like more? Well, being a fan, there are some that are more memorable than others.

   For me, I like Kate's voice. I grew up listening to her before and she is pretty talented.

    The other characters in this new series are hit and miss. I guess just because they are not like the original characters of Scooby Doo. That's because they are teenage versions of themselves. Daphne is a bitch, Fred is a rich snob (the plus side is the original voice actor of Fred, Frank Welker, is voicing Fred's father) and Shaggy, who is really called Norville in this show, is...different.

  In a recent Scooby Doo movie, they revealed Velma to be a lesbian. In my opinion, with her hooking up with Shaggy, she might be bi-sexual. Who knows. In the Velma version, I don't know who she's hooking up with. With the recent LGTBQ+ community, they decided to make Daphne's parents both mothers. Happily, they are voiced by actual gay actresses.

 More violence, drama, partial nudity, this show is not what fans were looking for. But I feel every version of Scooby Doo is different. Different universe, different stories, different voice actors, so... what's with all the hate in this one?

  In my opinion, I don't think this is a promising series. It's starting to lose its audience to gain a younger clientele. I'm aware that is different and gorier, but I feel like they're going backwards. I feel they did the same thing with the Scoob movie. That movie not only had different voice actors, but the story seemed wooden as well as...confusing. That might just be my opinion.

  So....is Velma worth the watch? Well, yes and no. Yes, because it takes something different and makes it its own. Sure, it might be gory and a little adult, but it shows it's trying out something new. I guess I'm not one of the fans that will watch, but I don't know why it's getting a lot of hate. Maybe it's just...Scooby Doo, with or without him, might need to show its end before it's too late.