The Fridging of Velma Dinkley
Now that Mystery Incorporated has ended it's American TV run, I feel the need to post this essay. I know I've ranted about this subject excessively already. But this write up is my attempt to calmly explain why the way this show went down bothers me so much. I hope you all will take the time to read it and let me know what you think. Even if ( Read more... )
-The punching bag that everybody picks on and has no characterization beyond that
-The "ugly duckling" in a makeover story
-A scientist with 5 phDs in unrelated subjects who looks like a Victoria's Secret model who just turned old enough to legally drink last month and is wearing a slutty scientist Halloween costume and half or more of her lines are "my eyes are up here ugh men."
THIS! Before this show came along, Velma was one of the few "nerdy girl" characters who didn't fit into any of those boxes. I related to her when I was in my young, awkward phase and loved how unique and awesome she was. And it makes me sad to think that, for a lot of little girls today who feel those same insecurities, this version of Velma will be the first one they get to know. A girl whose defining character traits are her obsession with a boy who treats her like dirt and her belief that she's too fat for people clothes.
heck, that's probably why A Pup Named Scooby-Doo was my favorite incarnation, it knew the wackiness was a big part of the appeal, and it was just gloriously zany and self-aware and now I'm going on a nostalgia trip.
Pup is my favorite Scooby series, too! Believe it or not, it holds up REALLY well when you watch it as an adult!
Shameless self promotion time:
A while back, I did a review of my favorite Pup Named Scooby Doo episode to illustrate how to do a reboot right. And I used it as an example to illustrate why Pup succeeded where MI failed. Since Pup is your favorite, too, I thought you might like it. ^_^
Here's the link:
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