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Post by scoobylover on Dec 10, 2021 14:13:07 GMT -5
Here’s the article from Giant Freakin Robots who usually have quite a few confirmed exclusive scoops. And in particular, I remember someone in another thread saying that Warner Bros was developing a new CGI Scooby for a future live-action series but they decided to prioritize another project. Maybe this article ties into that inside scoop given in that thread and they are actually going forward with it. Btw it still says “reboot” only so it could be a movie or a series, either way, Im pumped: www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/exclusive-scooby-doo-reboot.html |
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Post by likegroovy on Dec 10, 2021 15:49:03 GMT -5
My real interest is how are they going to redesign The Mystery Machine. It's such an Iconic design but in my opinion, the live action films (2002,2004) are the only ones who pull off the complete redesign well. Also CGI Scooby can be done good or bad. Usually CGI in TV is not as good as in a movie (for obvious reasons). But I liked the 2002-2004 CGI Scooby, almost real but still cartoony.
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Post by barneynedward on Dec 10, 2021 20:02:22 GMT -5
My real interest is how are they going to redesign The Mystery Machine. It's such an Iconic design but in my opinion, the live action films (2002,2004) are the only ones who pull off the complete redesign well. Also CGI Scooby can be done good or bad. Usually CGI in TV is not as good as in a movie (for obvious reasons). But I liked the 2002-2004 CGI Scooby, almost real but still cartoony. I still think Scooby should be played by a real Great Dane except for scenes a dog can't do, then they could model the CGI Scooby after a real dog playing him. If all he needs to do is talk, use a real dog and dub Frank Welker's voice over the dog's barking. It would save them a great deal of money in the long run and it would look better. It worked for Mister Ed (Albeit with a horse and before CGI) and it can work with Scooby-Doo. I hope the tone is more comedic like Psych rather than needlessly dark like Riverdale. |
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Post by ShaphneLegacy27 on Dec 11, 2021 7:24:45 GMT -5
Hopefully it's just another movie. A live action series would have to be limited due to having a lot of animated elements missing.
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Post by likegroovy on Dec 11, 2021 9:15:51 GMT -5
My real interest is how are they going to redesign The Mystery Machine. It's such an Iconic design but in my opinion, the live action films (2002,2004) are the only ones who pull off the complete redesign well. Also CGI Scooby can be done good or bad. Usually CGI in TV is not as good as in a movie (for obvious reasons). But I liked the 2002-2004 CGI Scooby, almost real but still cartoony. I still think Scooby should be played by a real Great Dane except for scenes a dog can't do, then they could model the CGI Scooby after a real dog playing him. If all he needs to do is talk, use a real dog and dub Frank Welker's voice over the dog's barking. It would save them a great deal of money in the long run and it would look better. It worked for Mister Ed (Albeit with a horse and before CGI) and it can work with Scooby-Doo. I hope the tone is more comedic like Psych rather than needlessly dark like Riverdale. Yeah I can see them using a real Great Dane (like the upcoming Myst. Inc fan series). The dog with a CGI mouth never really worked for me but I can get your point about them saving money. |
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Post by russm on Dec 11, 2021 9:59:36 GMT -5
There is a fundamental problem with all live action remakes of cartoons...
You cannot change the laws of physics
Much of what happens in terms of the plot, comedy, physical actions etc. is heavily dependent on 'cartoon physics'. We can easily suspend belief when watching a cartoon, it's harder in live-action especially if they try to recreate what happened in the cartoons. This means that the writing and stories will have to be different, the masks will be better though. So Supernatural/X-Files/whatever style show would work but the writers will need to get into the right mindset for working in 'the real world'.
As for Scooby being a real dog, I though the whole point of Scooby was to be as un-Great Dane like as possible (aside from his size), and having a real dog risks the show looking more like one of those Disney 'talking animal' films unless they head down the Lassie route of having a real animal that doesn't speak but somehow can communicate entire paragraphs of text with a single bark. A CGI Scooby solves that and as technoloby (plus budget) should fix some of the issues that the Scooby Doo live action film had with Scooby.
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Post by Doo on Dec 11, 2021 16:04:56 GMT -5
This would be really cool if it's real, though I will say I'm a bit skeptical. It's odd to me that they make such a point to say "from a trusted and proven source" but then don't say what that source is, similarly to that other site that gave us the character descriptions for the Velma series. Going to the home page, they also emphasize that all their articles use "real, proven sources." I'm not saying it's fake, it just seems a little strange that they go so out of their way to assure readers that their sources are reliable, and then never say what the actual source is. I don't know a lot about insider/leak sites though, so maybe that's just how they are.
Anyway, if this is real, I'm excited for it and hope it's done well. I'm conflicted as to whether I'd prefer a real dog or a CGI, since as Russm mentioned it could come off cheesy like the live-action 'talking animal' films, but I wouldn't be a huge fan of a dog with CGI mouth either for the entire series.
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Post by Ark on Dec 11, 2021 19:29:29 GMT -5
There is a fundamental problem with all live action remakes of cartoons... You cannot change the laws of physics Much of what happens in terms of the plot, comedy, physical actions etc. is heavily dependent on 'cartoon physics'. We can easily suspend belief when watching a cartoon, it's harder in live-action especially if they try to recreate what happened in the cartoons. This means that the writing and stories will have to be different, the masks will be better though. I think this is why I love Mystery Begins. And yes, rember that both Sonic and Finding Nemo scaled back realistic features in their end products because realism doesn t work well for cartoon characters. |
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Post by ShaphneLegacy27 on Dec 12, 2021 0:26:58 GMT -5
Instead of a real dog I think I would prefer if they used a muppet to portray Scooby if the character were to be in live action instead of CGI. A muppet can at least go beyond the laws of physics.
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Post by cometcrystal on Dec 15, 2021 19:18:54 GMT -5
I'll just wait for any official announcements, but either way, I'm always down for new Scooby. I try and wait until I watch things to judge them.
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Post by shaggyfan86 on Dec 26, 2021 12:56:38 GMT -5
I was hoping that was fake, with this horrifying Velma series coming into play soon I'm concerned what they have next for our gang. I hope they at least get the characters right for this series if true. I'm not watching that Velma series for that very reason.
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Post by scoobylover on Dec 27, 2021 5:26:28 GMT -5
I was hoping that was fake, with this horrifying Velma series coming into play soon I'm concerned what they have next for our gang. I hope they at least get the characters right for this series if true. I'm not watching that Velma series for that very reason. Way to go positivity |
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Post by barneynedward on Dec 27, 2021 9:45:29 GMT -5
There is a fundamental problem with all live action remakes of cartoons... You cannot change the laws of physics Much of what happens in terms of the plot, comedy, physical actions etc. is heavily dependent on 'cartoon physics'. We can easily suspend belief when watching a cartoon, it's harder in live-action especially if they try to recreate what happened in the cartoons. This means that the writing and stories will have to be different, the masks will be better though. So Supernatural/X-Files/whatever style show would work but the writers will need to get into the right mindset for working in 'the real world'. As for Scooby being a real dog, I though the whole point of Scooby was to be as un-Great Dane like as possible (aside from his size), and having a real dog risks the show looking more like one of those Disney 'talking animal' films unless they head down the Lassie route of having a real animal that doesn't speak but somehow can communicate entire paragraphs of text with a single bark. A CGI Scooby solves that and as technoloby (plus budget) should fix some of the issues that the Scooby Doo live action film had with Scooby. I was thinking Scooby-Doo should be played by a combo of a real dog and CGI. |
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