Thursday, January 26, 2023

'Velma' (2023) and the Stagnation of Pop Culture

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I'm finally back from a year-plus long hiatus. Today we're going to go over a show that has gotten a lot of press over the past week and that everyone seems to hate. This is Velma.

So what is Velma, you may ask? Imagine creating another tired old Scooby-Doo reboot but removing the titular character, making a side character the main character, race-swapping everyone except the straight white male (guess which one), aging it up for adults, removing everyone's unique characteristics and sucking out everything that made the franchise what it is, and adding underage nude scenes. Yes, really.

Happy New Year 2026!

( source ) Hello, dear readers! It is now 2026, and a new year has begun. I will try to post more to keep things on here fresh and interesti...