10 Upcoming Movie Remakes You Should Be More Annoyed About Than Ghostbusters
1. S.C.O.O.B.
Scooby-Doo doesn't really hold up. I'm sorry, it just doesn't; the classic series - which as a kid feels engrossing, fun and mysterious - is flat even by children's TV standards. And yet there is still something about the very simple formula that makes it enduringly intriguing ripe for reinvention. The problem is, because the formula is so simple, new takes so often tend to be bogged down by a desperation to be culturally relevant.
Case in point: S.C.O.O.B., the upcoming reboot of the franchise that ditches the oh-so-seventies "y-Doo" and tosses in some acronyming to make something super 2010s. It's as cringey as What's New Scooby-Doo, except this one will be in cinemas and thus embarrass on a much bigger scale. The basic idea is the Mystery Machine gang are part of a bigger spook-hunting team and, while the original Scooby stuff (for me it was The Scooby-Doo Show) can only be enjoyed with a big dose of nostalgia, this all feels off.
It's not helped that this is intended to be the start of a Hanna-Barabera Cinematic Universe. Can't wait for that Scooby-Doo/Yogi Bear/Huckleberry Hound team-up to take down Dick Dastardly.