"Guess who's back?
Back again!
Scooby's Back!
Tell a Friend!"
(With apologies to Eminem)
Scooby-Doo returns to action next week in an all-new series airing on Boomerang. That's the good news. The bad? Scooby-Doo & Guess Who? is ticketed for the network's streaming service. and likely won't air on over-the-air television.
That sucks.
Scooby-Doo & Guess Who? revisits the format of the 1972-4 New Scooby-Doo Movies, but in a more compact format. 13 episodes have been ordered, with the season to run from June 27-September 19. Guest stars already announced include singer Sia, comedians Ricky Gervais & Wanda Sykes, and NBA star Chris Paul. There'll also be a healthy dose of the Justice League, with Wonder Woman and Batman scheduled to appear. The Amazing Amazon appears in the following trailer:
Just so you know, Kevin Conroy will reprise as Batman. The animation looks to be a return to the traditional format, after the last series, Be Cool, Scooby-Doo, bombed out due to audience complaints about the character designs. Hopefully, the writers will have gotten the message and straightened out the character flaws that have infected Fred & Daphne in recent years.
If Chumptoon Network and Boomerang could stop spamming certain shows and open some space on the schedule, then maybe this show has a chance to succeed.
5 comments:
It seems as though WB really wants people to subscribe to the Boomerang streaming service. I think that Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs may also be a streaming exclusive (here in the US, anyway). I read that it's supposed to air on Canada's Teletoon in the fall. I spotted the kids The Funky Phantom in that trailer. Didn't see Mudsy, though.
Nice to finally get a promo and a date! Sure too them long enough!
Perhaps after the show streams, they'll do reruns on Boomerang. Since some streaming services are going bust, it's a likely possibility.
I wonder if Micky Dolenz will reprise his role as Skip from The Funky Phantom? I've heard him speak and sing recently and he still sounds the same as ever.
Considering the Time Warner-AT&T merger is threatening DC Universe, I'd not be surprised if they also decided to fold in Boomerang and Chumptoon Network's streaming arenas. Improving the latter network should be job one, BTW.
@Magicdog: While we'd all like to hear Micky as Skip one more time, I'd think the producers will be looking for someone younger this time. Given how Mudsy was mishandled on Mystery, Inc. a while back, I don't think we'll see him unless the "out of work actor" has been ret-conned out.
It was a dream sequence so I don't think it counts as canon. Plus SDMI is a different universe altogether.
Thank God for fever dreams, then.
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