Paige Spiranac channels ‘Scooby-Doo’s’ Velma in new Halloween photo

Paige Spiranac channels ‘Scooby-Doo’s’ Velma in new Halloween photo

Paige Spiranac is getting into the spooky spirit. The longtime golf influencer, 30, gave fans an early look at one of her Halloween costumes, channeling Velma Dinkley from “Scooby-Doo” in a new photo. “I decided to do one Halloween costume a day in October on OP,” Spiranac posted Saturday on X (formerly Twitter), referencing her … Read more

‘Scooby-Doo’ spinoff ‘Velma’ is in hot water again over sickle cell joke

‘Scooby-Doo’ spinoff ‘Velma’ is in hot water again over sickle cell joke

“Velma,” the HBO spinoff of “Scooby-Doo,” that has been repeatedly called out for issues such as sexualizing minors and pushing a woke agenda, is now in hot water over a crass joke at the expense of those who suffer sickle cell anemia.  The HBO Max show has been picked up for a second season, despite ending up … Read more

HBO Max’s ‘Velma’ scorched by critics, audiences: ‘so insulting to the Scooby-Doo fan base’

HBO Max’s ‘Velma’ scorched by critics, audiences: ‘so insulting to the Scooby-Doo fan base’

HBO Max has just released a reimagined spinoff of the popular, long-running kids show “Scooby-Doo.” Despite the association with the Hanna-Barbera original, it’s being marketed as “adult” and features limbs being severed, one of the main characters going to a strip club with her dad, and two teenage boys making out at their high school.  … Read more

Mindy Kaling reimagined Velma, but she wasn’t allowed to use Scooby-Doo

Mindy Kaling reimagined Velma, but she wasn’t allowed to use Scooby-Doo

Scream “jinkies!” and put on the square glasses: From Warner Bros. Animation, Velma is an animated comedy series unraveling the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the iconic orange-turtlenecked brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang. In a departure from the family-friendly approachable Scooby-Doo franchise, Velma is an adult-oriented show (see poster with the blood-splattered glasses), … Read more

Velma confirmed as lesbian in new Scooby-Doo film after years of sexual ambiguity

Velma confirmed as lesbian in new Scooby-Doo film after years of sexual ambiguity

Velma is officially a lesbian in the new animated film Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, finally confirming a well-known fact among fans and Scooby-Doo creatives. Following Amazon Prime Video’s release of the newest iteration of the iconic childhood franchise on Tuesday (4 October), a clip of Velma’s first encounter with her crush, villain Coco Diablo, has … Read more