Scooby-Doo: The Beginning

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Scooby-Doo: The Beginning

Post by Josh » November 28th, 2008, 11:09 pm

The official site for Scooby-Doo: The Beginning is now open, featuring the teaser trailer for the Cartoon Network movie.

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Post by Randall » November 28th, 2008, 11:23 pm

Oh, wow. I had no idea this was coming.

Be very afraid.

OK, I have to admit I'm curious. Looks like it'll be live action. Hopefully they cast Fred and Daphne better this time around.

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Post by Daniel » November 29th, 2008, 5:43 pm

You said it! ;)

Ugh, the video kept freezing on me so I have no idea what the announcer was saying. It looks adequate.

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Post by EricJ » November 29th, 2008, 9:56 pm

Rented last-month's direct-video "SD & the Goblin King", and hate for an old geezer like me to have to say it, but...
Shaggy is starting to sound like Casey Kasem in his 60's. (Which should otherwise be a compliment, seeing as IMDb puts Kasem at 75.) Zoinks. :shock:

Scott Menville's been doing the weekly-episode voice since the "Get A Clue!" series, but they need to make the official switch pretty soon.

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Post by Randall » November 30th, 2008, 12:22 am

IMDB says this one's directed by Brian Levant (the Flintsones films). They've cast another brunette as Fred, another blonde as Daphne, and an Asian girl as Velma.

Really, what is the point of this?

Still, I remain oddly curious as to how this will turn out.

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Post by Macaluso » November 30th, 2008, 3:36 am

This totally goes agains "a pup named scooby doo" >:O

god i hate scooby doo

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Post by Daniel » November 30th, 2008, 3:21 pm

Randall wrote:and an Asian girl as Velma.
Wha!? Now that is just dumb.

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Post by Darkblade » December 4th, 2008, 11:41 am

I didnt like the live-action scooby-doo movie{I dont like live-action movies based on childhood cartoons people}
...But if this is gonna be based on a pup named scooby doo I hope they make scooby do wacky aooga faces. If there is no aooga faces in this Im gonna be mad like that time the tom and jerry movie was a disapointment.

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Post by Josh » December 7th, 2008, 2:28 am

If Scooby-Doo: The Beginning draws any inspiration from A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, I hope it's the running gag where Fred suddenly and incorrectly announces Red Herring as the culprit.

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Post by Once Upon A Dream » February 18th, 2009, 8:39 am

Daniel wrote:
Randall wrote:and an Asian girl as Velma.
Wha!? Now that is just dumb.
Yeah,why?.
[img]http://i43.tinypic.com/bfqbtk.jpg[/img]

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Post by Zach » February 21st, 2009, 2:39 pm

Josh wrote:If Scooby-Doo: The Beginning draws any inspiration from A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, I hope it's the running gag where Fred suddenly and incorrectly announces Red Herring as the culprit.
I so agree with that. They need to make Fred blame it on Red Herring.

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Post by Darkblade » February 26th, 2009, 11:00 am

Or get Scooby to do crazy wild takes! You cannot forget about that

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Post by Josh » April 24th, 2009, 12:20 pm

Variety has the first image of the Mystery Inc. gang from Scooby Doo: In the Beginning, now known as Scooby Doo! The Mystery Begins.

I'm puzzled as to why Fred's hair is brown. As for Scooby, it's nice to see him looking like his old self again. Still, it doesn't look as if he is blending in with his live-action surroundings.

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Post by Ben » April 24th, 2009, 12:38 pm

I don't think Scoob looks too right, actually...but it could be that they're all supposed to look "younger". Maybe this is the reason for Fred's black hair and that it turns white/blond during the movie? I think Velma/Thelma's casting is pretty good though...a good likeness for the actress in the other two movies, or is it the same girl?

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Post by Josh » April 24th, 2009, 1:10 pm

Good points about Scooby and Fred. (And why did I type that Fred's hair was brown when I meant black, lol. :) )

As for Velma, she is played by Hayley Kiyoko, in this feature. She was played by Linda Cardellini, in the first two movies.

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