Stop Censorship Before It Starts

Tomorrow(December 15th) the U.S. House of Representitives is scheduled to vote on the Stop Online Piracy Act(SOPA).

At all costs, this bill must be stopped, because if it passes through the House, it could pass into legislation, and if it does, it could be the first step to this country turning into communist China or the Soviet Union or Castro's Cuba.

In short, it would limit free speech and if the bill passes legislation could be on the books which would make streaming copyrighted videos online a felony, and could also effectively shut down Deviant Art, Fan Fiction.net and Youtube, and seriously hamper the operations of Facebook and Twitter.

If you enjoy freedom and free speech, call your congressman or congresswoman to vote NO on the Stop Online Piracy Act, and then we as citizens can post and do everything we should be able to do online without the fear of being arrested or prosecuted.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 26 Review/Season 1 Wrap-Up

Advisory: I fully apologize to anyone who reads this blog, who might be offended by some of the language I might use here. I do not wish to offend anyone, and I do not wish to use words that people might not use; for all those things that I may say, and that I probably will say, I truthfully, honestly and wholeheartedly apologize.

That being said, here is this week’s Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated blog:

Well, it’s Tuesday night yet again, and it’s time for yet another new episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. But tonight is not just any new episode; tonight is the pinnacle of everything that’s happened so far since Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated debuted last year.

Tonight is Episode 26 of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated’s first season on the air, titled “All Fear The Freak”. In addition, tonight is the Season 1 finale of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated or SDMI for short.

All the mysteries that have been solved by the current Mystery Inc., and all the secrets that have been revealed so far have all led up to this point. As I expected, and to the surprise of no one(or at least very few people), the season 1 finale of SDMI is and probably was one of not only the best season finales in TV history, but in addition of the best cliff hangars that this author has ever seen.

This blog will not only be about this particular episode of SDMI, but it will also have a lot to do with the first season as a whole, and a lot of the characters as well. As I have mentioned in the comments on this blog, and in certain other places, I have plenty to say about some of the people in Crystal Cove, but I will get to that later after I review “All Fear The Freak”.

To start with, we get yet another glimpse of the original Mystery Incorporated solving a mystery, but this time in the caves beneath Crystal Cove.

Apparently the original Mystery Inc. was investigating the mystery behind the cursed Spanish Conquistadors treasure, which is something that the current Mystery Inc. took on later in the episode.

After uncovering the treasure apparently, Mystery Inc. with a piece of the Planespheric Disc in tow decided to split while the getting was good, and left the caves behind. Which leads us to the current Mystery Inc. including Scooby Doo; however, Scooby and friends start name calling each other, Daphne, Fred and Shaggy wonder why they hadn’t heard from Velma about Angel Dynamite’s real name and past earlier, and then everything goes all to heck.

Scooby and company start getting involved in trying to solve the mystery of Crystal Cove, but soon they are met by Sheriff Stone, Mayor Jones, and all the other parents of Crystal Cove. Needless to say, the parents are not happy, and after Daphne tells her parents of her engagement to Fred, which surprised Velma, Shaggy and Scooby to no end, Daphne’s folks go off the deep end.

They tell Daphne that Mystery Incorporated is over, and that she is never to see “That Jones Boy” ever again. But of course that doesn’t stop her, and after some name calling among the gang’s parents, which included Shaggy’s mother calling Velma’s mother a hippie, and something else which I don’t remember, the gang decides to sneak out of their rooms at midnight and meet to uncover the mystery once and for all.

Once the gang is in the caves, they encounter Professor Pericles once again, who wants the mayor’s piece of the Planespheric Disc, which we saw in earlier episodes, and which Mr. E, Angel and Ed machine want to stop. After Ed Machine’s disappearance, or death, or whatever occurred with him, the action shifts back to the caves, where the gang encounters the Freak of Crystal Cove, who we saw in last week’s episode.

After some chasing, and after a lot of water comes into the caves, the action shits to the streets, and to the unmasking of the Freak. Now, for the big revealing: the Freak of Crystal Cove is in fact, in reality….. MAYOR JONES!!!! Sorry for the all caps, but that was a shocking moment.

And if that wasn’t shocking, you’ll love this: as it turns out, Mayor Jones is NOT Fred’s actual father. Fred’s real father is… you’ve got it: Brad Chiles, of the original Mystery Incorporated. And if that wasn’t enough, Fred’s mother’s identity is revealed, and his mother is… Judy Reeves of the original Mystery Incorporated.

Mayor Jones mentioned that he came to Crystal Cove years ago because he was accepted into the Darrow College History Department. In addition, Mayor Jones learned of the curse of Crystal Cove, and of the hidden treasure, and as it turns out, of course he wanted it for his own.

So, the esteemed Mayor decided to team up with Professor Pericles, who betrayed the original Mystery Inc., just so that he could maybe get some of the treasure. After the mayor explained that he pretty much kidnapped Fred after the mayor implicated the original Mystery Inc.’s parents in various crimes(all of which were of course as phony as three dollar bills), he then dropped another bombshell.

Mayor Jones wanted the treasure for his own, but in order to search for it he had to become mayor, which meant that Brad and Judy had to go. So, after blackmailing Brad and Judy, they left Crystal Cove, and left Fred in the care of the mayor.

After all the shocks, we have another surprise. Fred after learning his life is pretty much a sham, breaks of his engagement with Daphne, says Mystery Incorporated is dead, and decides to go search for his real parents, without the aforementioned redhead.

Once that happened, Daphne blamed Velma for all this happening. Because in her mind, Velma should have told her and the rest of the gang about Angel’s true identity and past in the first place, and if she had, in Daphne’s mind none of this would have ever happened.

Daphne is then taken home by her parents, who would assume are sending her to boarding school (according to a poster on a message board). Then Velma is taken home by her parents, who one would assume would put her in lockdown I guess (according to that same poster).

As for Shaggy and Scooby, Shaggy is told by his parents that Scooby is being sent to a farm, and that Mr. Rogers is going to a military school. And to close this whole thing out, Scooby and Pericles have a little chat, when Pericles reveals he now has the mayor’s piece of the disc.

Scooby is not happy about this and promises to reunite the gang to stop him, or his name isn’t Scooby Dooby Doo. And that my friends, is the end of Season 1.

Well, I think it’s safe to say that this episode is a 10 out of 10. One of the best Scooby episodes in a long time; major surprises, major shocks, and a great cliff hangar to boot, which will keep us guessing for quite a while.

Now that we’ve taken care of episode 26, it’s time to review Season 1, and I have plenty to say about some of the characters on SDMI, and the setting of the series itself.

Let’s start with the Mayor of Crystal Cove, Fred Jones Sr.: Mayor Jones, you sir are a blackmailer, a deceiver, a liar, a thief, a kidnapper and because this is the internet and may god forgive me for this but: a you know whathole.

For what he has done so far in this series, mainly not supporting his son and his friends, lying about pretty much everything he has said so far(IMO), being deceitful, going through his son’s room to search for a piece of the Planespheric Disc, kidnapping Fred when he was a baby and taking him away from his real parents, dressing up as the Freak of Crystal Cove to scare his son off the track of the mystery of the town, and above all caring more about money(in this case improving the town’s revenue by ignoring ghosts and other supernatural happenings), you sir have become to me in Scooby Doo, what Scrappy Doo and Flim Flam are to a lot of Scooby fans out there.

Mayor Jones, you have officially joined Scar(from Lion King), Ursula(from The Little Mermaid), Sideshow Bob(from The Simpsons), Ben Ravencroft(from Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost), Jafar(from the Aladdin Disney movies), Mozenrath(from the Disney Aladdin TV series), Mirage(from the Disney Aladdin TV series as well) and others in the annals of cartoon history. In short sir, you are and have become one of the most despicable villains and people in TV and cartoon history.

I think it’s not a stretch to say that Mayor Jones of Crystal Cove has earned a nice little spot along with some other rather despicable people down below. To paraphrase a character on the Phil Hendrie radio show: Mayor Jones, you can go down, pit four, cook. That’s basically how I feel about you right now.

As a matter of fact, the way you look even makes me want you to suffer more. What with your black greasy hair, your glasses, your suit and tie, you make me want to kick you in the face. Basically you are the cartoon world’s version (along with Joe Quimby on The Simpsons) of Rod Blagojevich (I know I’m probably not spelling that right), Richard Nixon, Anthony Weiner, etc.; in short, you are one of the most corrupt people I have ever seen, either on TV or in real life, either in cartoon form or live action form.

I actually consider you to be the cartoon version of J.R. Ewing as well. Of course, his big thing was owning and operating an oil company, while Mayor Jones is well…. Involved in politics and likes all that sort of stuff.

However, just like J.R. Ewing, Mayor Jones you more then likely have a lot of enemies, and have made a lot of enemies because of some of the crap that you have been pulling during the course of Season 1 of SDMI. I’m sure you remember what happened to J.R. right? If you said somebody shot him, you’re right; and after all the stuff that you’ve done to Fred and the rest of the current MI, you more then likely will have something like that happen to you someday as well.

Moving on, we have another new character for SDMI, Angel Dynamite: now, she hasn’t done or participated in anywhere near anything that Mayor Jones has done, but she’s got her own web of lies that she has participated in.

First of all, Angel Dynamite participated in one of the biggest lies anyone could ever participate in: lying about her name, and her past. Angel Dynamite’s real name is Cassidy Williams, and she was a member of the original Mystery Incorporated, with Professor Pericles, Ricky Owens, Brad Chiles and Judy Reeves.

However, because she is a bald faced liar, she decided to not only not tell Scooby and friends about her true identity and her past, but every time the gang would ask her or try to get info about certain things about the mystery behind the Curse of Crystal Cove, she would lie, lie, and lie some more.

That to me is as utterly deplorable as was everything that Mayor Jones did. Lying about your name is one thing, and using an alias is another; but lying about being a teenage sleuth, and then not helping the current Mystery Inc. in their hour of need, and the times when they need it most is something that I don’t think I can forgive you for, and that I don’t think the gang should either.

The next character in focus in Sheriff Bronson Stone, very well voiced by Patrick Warburton(other wise known as Joe on Family Guy, and a bunch of other cartoon and voice over roles; notably the Ranger in a Radio PSA for the Forest Service and as Meriwether Lewis in a fantastic series of commercials for Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air. Seriously if you haven’t heard this series of commercials, they are fantastic.).

Now, Sheriff Stone is merely a pawn in this whole thing(in my mind at least). He tries to do his job, and as a result ends up running afoul of the current Mystery Inc. every so often; sometimes he doesn’t like it when the gang is around, and sometimes he needs the gang’s help(as seen in Dead Justice).

That being said, I think he’s not at all at fault for anything in this series. He was only trying to do his job, and as seen in the episode Dead Justice, his inability to do that cost him it, for a while at least, although he did get it back.

For a while it seemed like the Mayor and him were good friends, and that Sheriff Stone was like the Mayor’s right hand man. However, that I think has changed; after spying on the gang and Fred, searching through his room, and just going off the deep end with the events of tonight’s episode, I think Sheriff Stone should distance himself from Mayor Jones.

Frankly I think the sheriff is better off, as he reminds me a lot of Chief Wiggum in the Simpsons(you probably are noticing that I’m referencing the Simpsons a lot; I do that because I watch the show a lot and I’ve probably seen a good number of the episodes).

Chief Wiggum is someone who is pretty much the worst police officer in all of fiction(well, next to the ones in Police Academy and Frank Drebin from the Naked Gun movies, those guys make Wiggum and Sheriff Stone look like J. Edgar Hoover and Elliott Ness).

Basically the reason I say Chief Wiggum is like Sheriff Stone is because while both have their good moments, but both of them work for people who are absolutely horrible mayors, and both of them are somewhat confused and have no idea what’s really going on in their cities.

Granted Wiggum and Stone do a decent job with their sheriff duties, but working for such corrupt mayors gives them a quality that makes them seem dumb in a lot of people’s eyes. Of course it’s not either of their faults, Mayor Jones and Mayor Quimby are just horrible at what they do.

That being said, Sheriff Stone is an unsung hero in this show, and someone who I think the gang should make sure to keep as a friend in the future. Or at least that’s what I thought until tonight, yet again he arrests the gang for doing what they do best, solving mysteries.

I’m really not sure what to think of Sheriff Stone now. I’ll definitely have to think about that and get back to everyone on that.

Moving on, let’s go to a returning favorite: Vincent Van Ghoul. But this time, he’s a horror movie actor instead of being a mystic; he was voiced excellently by Maurice LaMarche (other wise known as Brain from the Kids WB series Pinky and the Brain), and made a few appearances in this series.

Granted, no one could replace someone like Vincent Price, who did the role originally in 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo, but Maurice was very close, and did a great job in the role. I would have liked to see how Maurice would have tackled the original Vincent Van Ghoul; hopefully that will happen someday, but for now I wouldn’t hold your breath considering what WB’s done with Scooby Doo in the past.

Next up, we have Alice May. A blonde haired high school student (I guess), we first saw her in The Secret of Alice May; she dressed up as a ghost in order to steal Fred away (sort of) from Daphne and the gang. But she’s got her secrets as well; at first she mentioned that she was Mr. Carswell (the Creeper from Jeepers It’s The Creeper)’s daughter, which of course she wasn’t.

In reality, she was a hired jack, or rather Jill of all trades. She came back in Pawn of Shadows, last week’s episode, after she was bailed out by Mr. E; apparently she was hired by Mr. E at first to leave behind a yearbook featuring pictures of the old Mystery Inc., which of course the current Mystery Inc. found.

But in Pawn of Shadows, she was more of a high tech assassin called the Obliteratrix. Because she wanted to destroy the current Mystery Inc. was she telling the truth the first time the gang met her and she was captured? If she was hired by Mr. E to take care of the gang as it were, then why would she leave the yearbook behind in the first place?

Obviously everything she did, and every move she made was planned by Mr. E. However, what role does she have to play in the overall story arc? We’ll probably know more about that in Season 2, and if not, then I guess that remains a mystery.

Next up, we have the parents of the gang. Since I’ve said a lot about Fred’s dad, let’s skip over him. Fred’s mom hasn’t made too many appearances, which begs the question what role does she play in all of this? Well, the role she plays is… Fred’s mother is Judy Reeves, a member of the original Mystery Inc., or at least that’s what it would seem.

While Fred’s real father is apparently Brad Chiles, another member of the original Mystery Incorporated. After the revelations of tonight’s episode, that Fred is going in search of his real parents, will Brad and Judy truly accept him as their son; the fact that they were blackmailed into leaving Crystal Cove by Mayor Jones makes this task a little more difficult, one would think.

I think after he finds his real parents, Fred will accept Brad and Judy, and things will get back to normal with Mystery Inc.; the only questions are how long will it take, when will it happen and will it be too late, both for the gang and for Crystal Cove? Only time will tell of course.

Moving on, let’s focus in on Daphne’s parents a bit. Daphne’s parents of course are seen as being somewhat wealthy(which has been pretty much accepted into the Scooby Doo canon by now); but this incarnation of Daph’s parents, unlike the ones in No Thanks Masked Manx or Pup Named Scooby Doo seem more… well, uppity and jerkish then previous ones.

In previous incarnations, Daphne’s parents are very proud of her in whatever she does, and wouldn’t mind her and Fred getting together. But this Daphne’s parents not only despise Fred and his father, but also seem to concentrate more on the red head’s sisters then her, which is very poor parenting if you ask me.

Next are Velma’s parents. Velma’s mom and dad seem to be the least horrible of all the parents on this incarnation of Scooby Doo, in fact they have helped Velma a lot in this series, by giving her advice and helping her and the gang out in their casers.

Plus Velma’s parents run the Haunted Museum of Crystal Cove (which is probably one of the coolest things in Scooby’s history), a haunted Crystal Cove tour, and a combination bookstore and coffee bar, the former of which dealing with all sorts of supernatural and paranormal phenomena.

But Velma’s parents have their faults, like anyone else in this show. Velma’s folks at first didn’t want their daughter sharing that every single ghost and monster in Crystal Cove (at least the ones the gang have caught) are fake. They may or may not have reversed that status, but for now one would imagine that Velma’s folks still believe in the supernatural (go figure huh?).

Next are Shaggy’s folks. We didn’t see much of them, other then the fact that Shaggy’s parents want him hanging out with other people(which one would assume means rich teenagers) and that Shaggy’s dad didn’t want him using the Rogers name at Darrow College(as seen in the episode The Shrieking Madness).

This is troubling, as the fact that Shaggy’s own father doesn’t want his son using the family last name at college is definitely not normal. Although maybe Shaggy’s folks aren’t normal; I wouldn’t mind knowing if they’re rich, and if their money came from… well, something that’s legal, as opposed to what I’m thinking, which is that they’re involved in a business with the mayor.

Now, we’ve covered Velma’s folks, Shaggy’s folks, Fred’s parents and Daphne’s parents, so let’s move on to other characters and topics. Next up is the appearance of the Hex Girls (after all, you think I would do a review of the season without covering them? I think not).

The Hex Girls did indeed come back, performing a concert in Crystal Cove (as seen during In Fear Of The Phantom). Two of the gals voices were the same as they were in the What’s New Scooby Doo episode they were featured in, as well as Scooby Doo and the Legend of the Vampire and Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost.

But of course Jane Wiedlin (I believe that’s who it was) didn’t voice her character, so she had a replacement. The Hex Girls had an interesting look to them in this episode, not to mention a super fan in the audience in Velma; that episode premiered when I was out of town, which meant that because we were staying elsewhere, my parents watched part of the episode as well.

Oddly enough, they thought the Hex Girls were possessed because of the way they dressed, but I didn’t get a chance to explain to them that they were like a Goth rock band, and Goths are like that. Oh well; however, in that particular episode Daphne did join the band as Crush, which was kind of intriguing (at least to me). Wonder if she’ll dress up as Crush again if the Hex Girls ever come back to Crystal Cove?

Moving on from the Hex Girls, I think it’s time to get to the five main characters of the show, starting out with Scooby Doo. Scooby in this show has proven his worth, time and again; however, he’s still a chicken, and of course he’s cool like that. But he’s also become a bit too controlling, and has thought that if Shaggy hangs around Velma too much, he thinks that Shaggy’s cheating on him.

I don’t know if I like that the current generation of Scooby writers are making him out to be a third wheel while Velma and Shaggy become a couple. It’s understandable, but if Shaggy and Velma are going to work as a couple, and if Shaggy is going to have a permanent girlfriend, Scooby Doo is going to have to stop being so needy and controlling, and Scooby is going to have to get himself a girlfriend, sooner or later.

One would hope sooner rather then later because he really needs to stop being so darn controlling and let Shaggy live his life. I know this may upset some people, but Shaggy is going to live a lot longer more then likely then Scooby, so when Scooby’s gone, Shaggy is going to need someone as a companion, as opposed to Scooby Doo. While Scooby is a great companion, Shaggy’s going to need a human companion if he ever wants to grow up(no offense to either Shag or Scooby of course).

Moving on, we go to Shaggy Rogers himself now. Shaggy is, well a bit of a slacker, a bit of a hippie, and always hungry and cowardly, always has been, and pretty much always will be. After he and Velma dated for a while, he pretty much dumped her for Scooby, which left a bad taste in her mouth, as well as Scooby’s(although he doesn’t want to admit it).

After rescuing Scooby from the Animal Asylum(in Night of the Fright Hound), Shaggy wants to be just friends with Velma. Miss Dinkley of course realized that being friends in this case meant being dumped; while she took it very hard, Shaggy is at fault here as well.

Shaggy didn’t let Velma down easy, he just dropped the bomb on her right away. This was not a good decision, and Shaggy should have known better; he should have either learned how to manage his time better, or just told Scooby during Episode 1: “Scooby, I know we’re best friends, but I love Velma, and I want her to be my girlfriend.” Or something like that.

If Scooby really understood Shaggy at all, he would be happy for him no matter what. Which is why(even though I hate to say it), Scooby Doo was way over the line when he though Shaggy was “Cheating” on him. And the fact that Scooby was encouraging Mi-Lee(in Dragon’s Secret) to date Shaggy is a complete and utter turnaround of what Scooby was doing with Velma.

Back to Shaggy though for a moment. I think Shaggy and Velma and Scooby are going to get this triangle thing resolved, and Scooby after understanding what’s going on, will get Shaggy and Velma back together again. However, this is going to take some time, as the bigger issue right now is having Shaggy out of Military School, Scooby out of the Farm, and Velma out of lockdown in her bedroom.

Speaking of her, let’s move on to Miss Dinkley. She was a bit too snotty in this series (I think that’s the right for it); she was also controlling, with wanting to control what Shaggy eats, how he speaks and what he wears. A real girlfriend, and someone who really likes Shaggy or any guy would want him to be himself (within reason), and someone who would accept him for who he is.

That’s what Shaggy and Velma should be doing, and I hope the writers take note of this for Season 2 of SDMI.

On to Daphne Blake now. Daphne is pretty much being herself in this series; although the whole Goth rocker thing was interesting, and pining over a clueless Fred has been done to death over the years. But for the most part, other then the romance stuff, and trying to avoid being set up on blind dates by her parents, Daphne’s been somewhat normal in this series.

I don’t know if this is going to change in Season 2, but I think Daphne should stay with what works best. Hopefully thinks will work out though, and she gets the heck out of that boarding school she’s been sent to; because I know that she wouldn’t like that, no way, no how. By the way, how come almost all rich, or so called spoiled children in fiction, whether it be TV, movies, radio or books or comics end up in boarding school?

It’s just something that’s a bit weird to me, I mean wouldn’t a rich or spoiled kid be sent to somewhere where he or she would learn the value of a dollar or something as punishment? Maybe, although that’s just me I guess, and maybe it’s just my line and way of thinking.

Well, I’ve covered Daphne, Scooby, Velma and Shaggy, so let’s move to Fred. Fred in this show is a bit too obsessed with traps, in fact it’s a little weird, and I know other fans will agree with me there. Although, after some brief flirtation with Alice May(which seems to be a theme in modern Scooby Doo; Fred flirting with other girls, to the annoyance of Daphne), Fred realized that Daphne loved him, and he finally admitted that he loved her as well.

In addition, Fred’s relationship with his father was one of the definite highlights of the season. Partly because his father wanted Fred to become the future mayor of Crystal Cove, while Fred just wanted to be with Daphne, and solve mysteries and build traps. Not to mention, it was definitely as rocky as Rocky Road ice cream during the course of the season.

For a while, it seemed like Fred and his father would be best friends, but now after the season finale, I wouldn’t blame Fred if he never talked to his father ever again. Frankly speaking, if I were Fred Jones, I would disassociate myself with my father, and never speak to the ex-mayor ever again, he’s that much of a jerk wad.

Let’s see: we’ve covered the main characters, the parents, and a few other characters. Next up, I think we’ll cover that leader of larceny, that crooked cracker eater, the former pet of the original Mystery Incorporated: Professor Pericles. From what we’ve seen so far, Professor Pericles seems to be going for the same thing as the mysterious Mr. E, mainly the cursed treasure of Crystal Cove, or rather the Spanish conquistadors that visited the city hundreds of years ago.

During the course of the season, while Pericles has teamed up on occasion with Scooby Doo, the Great Dane and the purple parrot for the most part are sworn enemies. It’s clear that Pericles wants the gang alive so that he can get each piece of the Planespheric Disc for his own, something that Mr. E wants.

It seems to me, that Pericles will be the main villain in Season 2 of the show, so expect quite a few battle royales between the parrot and the canine. Who will prevail? Well, the only thing that’s for certain is that Season 2 of Mystery Incorporated promises to be one wild affair.

Now we’ve come to the last of the major players in this little drama in animated form: Mr. E. A mysterious man, who at first was hidden in shadows, only sending messages and clues to the current Mystery Inc. to help them solve the mystery of Crystal Cove; eventually we found out his identity, which was Ricky Owens, a member of the original Mystery Incorporated.

Ricky, or Mr. E along with Ed Machine, CEO of the Destroido Corporation and Cassidy Williams, or Angel Dynamite if you will, have tried all season long to stop Professor Pericles from gaining everything he wants.

In episode 25, Angel tried to warn the current Mystery Inc. that the same thing that would happen to the current group, as what happened with the original Mystery Inc., which so far seems to be coming true. Mr. E, or Ricky, changed quite a bit from his teenage years to somewhat of a well, it’s hard to really say what he looks like now, as Mr. E.

So, we’ve covered all the major players in this little drama, and how they’ve come to be, and their backgrounds. Now, the only thing left to do for Scooby Doo fans is wait: wait for Season 2 of SDMI, and the inevitable conclusion of this mystery that has left the Scooby fandom baffled, bewildered and has kept us guessing ever since April of last year when we got a sneak preview of the show, and since last July when the show officially debuted on Cartoon Network.

What’s going to happen in Season 2 of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated anyway?

Will Fred find his real parents?

Will Daphne stop blaming Velma for what’s happened?

Will Daphne and Velma be friends again?

Will Daphne and Fred get back together and will they go back to being engaged?

Will Velma and Shaggy be together again as a couple?

Will Shaggy, Velma and Scooby resolve their differences, in order to all be friends again?

And most of all: Will Scooby Doo get Daphne out of wherever she is, wherever Velma is, wherever Fred is and Shaggy out of Military School, and whatever farm he’s at?

In short: Can and Will Scooby get the gang back together to solve the mystery of Crystal Cove? I think he will, but for now all we can do is wait, wait until Cartoon Network airs Season 2 of SDMI, and forever peace and order to return to the world of Scooby Doo.

I’ll keep people updated, or try and keep people abreast of what’s going on with Scooby Doo. In addition, I might do some classic Scooby reviews here and there, although I don’t know if that will take place or not.

For now, it’s wait and watch, and wait and see. In addition, we have to hope and think in our minds that Mystery Inc WILL be reunited, which they of course will. The only questions are how, when, and what amount of time that it will take to do this? For now, all I can say is keep a stiff upper lip, keep smiling, and always remember in the words of Casey Kasem: Keep Your Feet On The Ground, And Keep Reaching For The Stars.

And until the next Scooby Doo blog from this Scooby Doo fan, I will bid you adieu.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 25 Review

Well, it is once again Tuesday night, and it is yet again time for another new episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated.

Tonight, we are at the penultimate episode of Season 1 of SDMI, that being of course episode 25, which is titled "Pawn Of Shadows". Granted, there's plenty of interesting stuff that's going to happen in this episode, and it is a pretty good setup for next week's episode 26 which is the season finale, and which is titled "All Fear the Freak".

Tonight, I am going to try something that I used to do, but I will try doing it again. I am going to do a live blog for tonight's episode; because I have the Eastern feed of Cartoon Network on DirecTV, I can watch the episode when it first airs.

Also, I have decided to do this because this is a very important episode, and it definitely warrants a live blog(if you've read the spoilers for this episode of course, you know what i'm talking about; if you haven't, that's cool too) at least in my mind.

Hopefully i'm not spoiling anything for anyone that has not seen the episode as of yet. Although, I guess since this is the Eastern feed that i'm watching, or going to watch, technically I won't be spoiling anything, at least I hope not.

4:25 PM: For all my readers of the blog, don't forget that next Tuesday around this time, there will be a special live chat at Velma Chat which is through Velma Dinkley.com, and the Velma Dinkley Yahoo Group. It will be for the season finale of SDMI, and of course I will be involved in the chat, so I would highly recommend coming in, and chatting about the episode.

4:29 PM: Here we go, time for the penultimate episode of SDMI for season 1.

4:29 PM: Cool, it's the original Mystery Incorporated!

4:30 PM: OK, this is the first time i've seen the original Mystery Inc. doing their thing on this series, and they are awesome! I'm thinking spin-off, what about all of you?

4:31 PM: Man, Ricky's exactly like Shaggy; who knew?

4:31 PM: Whoa! Is that the freak? Man, he does look creepy.

4:32 PM: Angel Dynamite err Cassidy Williams is back...

4:32 PM: So, we have the gang investigating the curse of Crystal Cove to start.

4:32 PM: Hmm... Daphne and Fred are planning their engagement, sort of.

4:33 PM: Wait a minute, Daphne's sister... trained chickens to spell out here name? Jeez...

4:33 PM: Backwards and in spanish... ah-ha!

4:34 PM: Another letter from Mr. E? About time...

4:34 PM: Begin where this mystery ended? Hmm...

4:34 PM: Professor Hatecraft's back, cool...

4:35 PM: The Dusk vampire novels? Well, it took them long enough, but we finally got a Twilight reference on this show!

4:35 PM: "We've been teenagers forever?" LOL

4:36 PM: Holy blank! The obliteratrix is freaking scary...

4:36 PM: So, Regina Wentworth is the name of the author of the Dusk series? Who's the author of Twilight? Maybe Regina Wentworth is a parody of the author's name of Twilight.

4:39 PM: She killed the Mystery Machine all right... WOW!

4:40 PM: A Ghost assissan? That's new...

4:40 PM: OK, this Dusk writer sounds exactly like the writer of Twilight; no wonder why I hate Twilight...

4:41 PM: The Mystery Machine will be avenged huh? OK...

4:42 PM: Hey, it's Mr. E, Angel and the CEO of Destroido? Of course he was there...

4:43 PM: That was the dumbest name for a novel ever. And I mean ever...

4:43 PM: Interesting...

4:43 PM: Trap Tracker? That's... great...

4:44 PM: Hatecraft, you are trying waaaaay too hard...

4:44 PM: Fred with fangs, and the skin of boiled pork? Jeez...

4:45 PM: Fred as a vampire would be interesting to be sure.

4:45 PM: Not again with the Obliteratrix...

4:45 PM: There is something suspicious about where and how she keeps getting those weapons...

4:46 PM: This episode has way more stuff blowing up then what usually happens in Scooby Doo...

4:46 PM: She escaped to blow stuff up another day...

4:50 PM: Cool, Sheriff Stone's back...

4:50 PM: Ooh, the professor got fired, man...

4:51 PM: Obviously the Parrot didn't do it, although that makes sense.

4:51 PM: The Old Spanish Church... so, does that prove this series is set in California? I'm betting that's where Crystal Cove is...

4:52 PM: Ah, another locket...

4:52 PM: To be fair, I would freak too if a rat was climbing on my face.

4:53 PM: A hidden entrance to the mines? is that the same as the caves?

4:53 PM: Dude, it's not Regina...

4:54 PM: Angel Dynamite to the rescue!

4:54 PM: Catfight! Sorry, it's just that, that's kind of cool...

4:54 PM: Alice May, yet again...

4:55 PM: Of course he did; and it all makes perfect sense.

4:55 PM: Quest? As in Johnny Quest? Awesome!

4:56 PM: Miss Meddling Sassy Pants? I like that...

4:56 PM: Wonder what the dean wants?

4:56 PM: Japan? Go figure; although somehow i'm not surprised.

4:57 PM: She sure did save their tails, but she's not who she says she is.

4:57 PM: DUH! Of course she's Cassidy!

4:57 PM: So, being in the caves caused them to leave Crystal Cove.

4:58 PM: No, the mystery is not over! Not yet.

4:58 PM: The Freak of Crystal Cove? So, he was the one threatening the original Mystery Inc.

4:59 PM: Cool, a promo for the season finale, with CN of course calling it a "Special Episode", of course it is, it's the SEASON FINALE!!! (Sorry for the all caps).

So, it's come down to this: Secrets will be revealed, mysteries will be solved, and things will not be what they seem at all. And of course, I will be here to blog about it, and we'll get to look forward to season 2(whenever that will be).

As for a rating, i'm going with a 9.8; this episode had Mr. E development, Angel revealing who she really was, a new threat revealed, and plenty of curious developments, which i'm sure will keep us guessing.

Check out the blog next week, because i'll have all the coverage. And trust me, this will be a cartoon version of Who Shot J.R., you will not believe your eyes; see you all then.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 24 Review

Well, it's time once again for another blog review of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated.

This week's installment is titled "Dead Justice", and involves a long dead sheriff from Crystal Cove's Old West days(who knew Crystal Cove was like Dodge City or another town from an old TV western?); anyway, this sheriff, whose real name was Iron Will Williamson, was the top lawman back during the Cowboy days of said town.

Now however, this sheriff has come back from the dead and he wants to clean up Crystal Cove, just like he did back in the cowboy days(actually, that would make a good plot for pretty much any Western TV show, too bad none of them are around any more :(

After Dead Justice(the old sheriff's nickname) has come back from coincidentally enough: the dead, he wants to capture criminals throughout the city, and apparently wants the current sheriff's job as well.

Despite the fact that Sheriff Stone(which is his real first name apparently; and no I am not making that up) is in his mind doing a good job, Dead Justice doesn't care, and he wants Sheriff Stone's job, as well as to clean up the streets(typical Western lawman stuff huh?).

Showing once again that he is probably one of the most incompetant mayors in TV history(right up there with Adam West in Family Guy and Joe Quimby on the Simpsons), Mayor Jones decides to HIRE Dead Justice(sorry for the all caps) as the sheriff of Crystal Cove replacing the one time sheriff Stone.

Of course Scooby Doo and the gang are unsure of Dead Justice's true intentions, and in order to capture him, unmask him and reveal what he's really up to, Mystery Incorporated needs the help of Sheriff Stone.

The current, or rather former Sheriff Stone though doesn't want to see anybody, but after some coaxing from Crystal Cove's current mystery solving teens, Sheriff Stone decides to leave his house(his mother's house actually; who I think is voiced by Florence Henderson) and joins Scooby and company in attempting to solve the mystery of Dead Justice.

After some investigation, and some assistance by a blogger named Night Ranger, the gang is able to capture Dead Justice. As for the man behind the disguise, it's Sheriff Stone's deputy Bucky, who wanted to be the sheriff bad enough to disguise himself as a ghostly lawman in order to get the job away from Sheriff Stone.

However, the episode features a surprise at the end. The surprise being that Fred actually proposes to Daphne, who agrees(one would assume the two of them would get married after the gang graduates from high school, although more then likely college).

Although, judging by what is likely to happen the last two episodes of the show, that engagement may not be all set in stone. Of course, i'll avoid spoiling anything just yet, you'll just have to watch the last two weeks of SDMI to find out.

As for the actual episode, it was a good filler, and a great way to showcase one of the other non major characters in the show, plus of course the Fraphne. So I will give this episode an 8.3; not perfect, but a good episode nonetheless.

I'll say goodbye for now, but next week, and the week after that, my blogs are going to get much more interesting, as the SDMI episodes will get much more interesting. TTFN, ta ta for now everyone.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 23 Review

Well, it's time once again for yet another Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated episode review and blog. Sorry for the lateness of this blog, but I had laptop trouble(my monitor was screwed up, and I just got it back today, so this is a bit late; however, since I have the laptop back, I will attempt to write these sooner.

This week's installment was titled "A Haunting In Crystal Cove", and was a rather notable episode because it returns us to the Mr. E/Curse/Original Mystery Incorporated story line that has been going on all season.

The storyline definitely has picked up in recent weeks, as we have gotten major clues as to the Curse of Crystal Cove, what happened to the original Mystery Incorporated, and the true identities of Mr. E and Angel Dynamite, as well as what Professor Pericles is really up to.

Speaking of which, Professor Pericles is very intregal to this week's story, but we'll get to that later. First off, let's talk about the plot of this week's episode, which has to deal with a poltergeist in Fred's house, which apparently is intent on driving Fred's dad crazy, and more then likely out of his house for good.

Granted, Fred's dad doesn't like his son solving mysteries, but in this case, he needs Fred and the gang to stake out his house and capture said poltergiest, before he does any future damage to the elder Jones, and before he sends the mayor to a mental hospital or worse.

Quite a bit happened in this episode, but seeing as how I don't want to make this blog into a novel, i'll just give you all the cliff notes:

First off, yet again Velma mentions to Daphne about getting dumped in favor of Scooby Doo, to which I say: Velma please stop already, we get it, we know what happened to you.

Another mention of Traps Illustrated, only this time Fred is sleeping with an issue of it, why I have no idea.

Fred's mom was mentioned of all things, for the first time in this series.

Apparently we also get some depth into Fred's life, and family as well; from what it sounds like, he is afraid of losing Daphne the same way he lost his mother, who apparently left when he was a baby(which seems very suspicious to me; like why would she leave unless she had a reason to, or unless she was in danger... something to keep in mind for the last 3 episodes).

Interestingly enough Fred's dad was so desperate to figure things out(OK, not really), to hire a Voodoo priestess/goddess to get rid of the poltergiest. Of course, that didn't work, because the gang found out that maybe the poltergeist wasn't what he seemed to be.

After some various chases, Fred saying he would give up mystery solving if he couldn't crack the case, and Shaggy and Scooby getting chased by a killer pizza(which was probably one of the highlights of the episode), we get a Fred trap and a solution to the case.

And the solution is.... Professor Pericles was the Poltergeist! He gave himself away by dropping sunflower seeds all over the house, which the gang were able to pick up rather easily as a clue to the poltergeist's true idendity.

Pericles also hacked Fred's computer and messed with his traps, which was how he was able to scare Fred's dad out of his wits.

The reason he did this was because of a puzzle piece that Fred's dad had, but hid from view so that no one could find it. In reality though, the piece is really something called a Planespheric Disc, and Pericles mentions that it was stolen from said parrot by Fred's dad some years ago.

Fred's dad naturally denies it, but of course Pericles is right(while Fred's dad doesn't directly say it of course). But after trapping the gang, Pericles gets the disc piece back, and flies off to make his sinister plans for Mystery Incorporated, and anyone who associates with them.

What does Pericles want the disc for? And why did he say Fred's dad stole the piece from him?

Those are questions we will find out in the last 3 episodes of the season, which are coming up the next 3 Tuesdays. Oh yeah, I almost forgot: on July 26th, there will be a special chat at Velma Chat, which is located through Velma Dinkley.com and the Velma Dinkley Yahoo Group(look up Velma Chat online and you should be able to find it).

It will take place at 7:30 PM Eastern and it will be held to discuss the season 1 finale of SDMI. I will be there, and I hope you will be as well, as I would love to talk to you guys there.

I will give this episode a 9 out of 10; partly because it dealt with a lot of the major plotlines in this series so far, and was a harbinger of things to come.

Until next week when I have another blog for you, I hope all of you have fun reading this, and have a good week.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 22 Review

Well, it's time again for another blog and another review of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. Sorry for the lateness of this blog, but as with last week's blog, it's a bit late because my laptop screen is on the fritz, and until I get it fixed or the situation resolved, the blogs are going to be fairly late each week.

No update on SDMI in Canada this week, or at all because the season is finished in Canada, and so far there's no update on what's going to happen with season 2 as of yet. Now, on with this week's episode which is called "Attack of the Headless Horror".

Let's see: for starters, our villain was yet another one of the headless villains in Scooby Doo over the years(seems to be a long history of that on Scooby Doo; Headless Horseman, Headless Spectre, etc.).

As for where the villain came from, one of Fred's heroes, Dr. Rick Spartan, an Indiana Jones type of adventurer(sort of like Melbourne O' Reilly from WNSD) was exploring the Amazon jungles and he was met with a headless creature who was upset because Dr. Spartan kept exploring tombs and in the creature's mind was plundering them as well.

Eventually we come back to Crystal Cove, and the gang(well, just Fred) rushing to school to see the new biology teacher(Dr. Spartan). Apparently Fred is a huge fan of Dr. Rick Spartan(much like he was of Melbourne O' Reilly in the WNSD era), and eventually he and the gang get to have dinner with him at Dr. Spartan's house.

During the course of the episode we get some pretty funny moments, like Fred wanting to see some Shrunken Heads that the doctor has(but no one else wants to see them obviously), Dr. Spartan showing the gang all his trinkets and such, except for a clown mask which he bought in Reno, and Dr. Spartan continuing to call his guide and assistant Cachinga a native, even though he went to Oxford and his name was Charles something.

But as usually happens, the creature comes looking for Dr. Spartan and finds him at his house. After consulting Velma's mom, she tells the gang they need to speak an incantation in order to get rid of him; a couple funny moments in this segment included Velma's mom mentioning she could get a talking jackal(but the gang of course settled for Scooby) and Velma's mom interrupting she and Shaggy trying to get reacquainted with each other.

Later, after the incantation was read, and after the gang went to the botanical gardens which is where they needed it to be when it was incanted, they were confronted by the Headless Horror again. This time though, after a chase, the gang called in the sheriff and had Cachniga arrested for being the creature, problem is they were wrong.

After a chase through the hospital Dr. Rick Spartan was at(after suffering an injury during a previous creature attack), the gang captured and unmasked the creature. Of course, the horror is not Cachinga, but instead it is Marion Spartan, Rick's wife; she thought if she could scare him enough, he would leave the life of adventuring behind(which obviously didn't happen).

Back to Shaggy and Velma for a second before finishing up: Shaggy and Velma got a chance to talk to each other over drinks while waiting for Velma's mom, and again at the hospital. Clearly Velma and Shaggy still secretly have some feelings for each other, but not anything that Velma wanted to say aloud.

Because outside the hospital, Velma told Shaggy that she just wanted to be friends and she didn't have the same feelings that she had before. I of course have to call shenanigans on this one, especially Shaggy's reaction; Shaggy was dissapointed when Velma said they should just be friends, a total difference from Velma's reaction when he said the same thing.

Velma was majorly upset when Shaggy told her that he just wanted to be friends, partly because she felt he was choosing Scooby over her. Shaggy my man, as one guy to another: YOU SCREWED UP!!!(sorry for the all caps); you could have easily avoided this by explaining to Scooby about you and Velma very early in the series, and then maybe talked to Velma's mom about getting Scooby a girl dog for him, while Velma and Shaggy went out together and spent time together.

Maybe a double date with Scooby and his new girlfriend, and Shaggy and Velma might have eased some of the tension in the group. Heck bring back Scooby Dee if you wanted Scooby to have someone special, but maybe reintroduce her as a dog that belongs to one of Velma's mom's friends or something, instead of what she was in her original appearance, mainly Scooby's couisin.

In my opinion both Shaggy and Velma are majorly at fault here; Shaggy for first of all not knowing how to manage his time properly between Scooby and Velma, and second on his timing of telling Velma that he wasn't ready for a girlfriend yet. While Velma's at fault for being too controlling, too demanding, and not just letting Shaggy be who he is, that's what this relationship should relaly be about; both of them liking each other for themselves, not trying to change each other or anything like that.

I'm keeping that in mind in my sort of hiatus from fan fic writing(until I get the laptop screen fixed or a new laptop or whatever, I won't be doing that much writing). When things do get resolved, you can bet my version of the Shaggy/Velma relationship is going to get interesting; as for the Shelma couple in this show, it's more then likely did for now, but the two of them are still friends and that works.

However, the entire gang is going to have some major challenges as we get into the final 4 episodes of Season 1. Next week, Mayor Jones(or if you prefer, Crystal Cove's answer to Rod Blogovich) is going to be front and center for the mystery, which should be pretty interesting if the plot is any indication.

For this week's episode, I give it an 8; decent mystery, good Shaggy and Velma relationship stuff, but it's docked points for lack of suspects. Seriously, why does SDMI seem to have few suspects for each mystery? Anyway, I shall return next week, with another blog, and another review of SDMI, until then stay tuned.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 21 Review

Sorry this blog/review is so darn late; i've had issues with my laptop screen since last week, so that's one reason why this is somewhat late.

I was planning on writing the blog on my laptop, but the screen is partially whited out with a few black spots so i'm going to have to get it looked out(although to tell the truth, the laptop is still usable, the screen is just messed up).

I'm still writing fan fiction on the laptop as well, although it's a little difficult with part of the screen whited out, but we won't get any further ito that for now. There's no Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated update from Canada because... well, the first season has concluded running in Canada.

However, the new Scooby Doo DTV movie has been released on a certain video site through Warner Brothers account(i'm sure you all know the site, but I won't mention it by name for obvious reasons).

It is also set to be released on DVD in September I believe, although i'll have to check on the date to be sure.

Now, for the official review of this week's episode, which was titled "Menace of the Manticore". First off, I saw the episode on Tuesday, and this is Thursday, so I will attempt to include most of the major stuff from this week's episode, even though I might forget a few things.

For the opening teaser scene, we get a look at the two teens from the Man Crab episode, apparently named Brenda and Dylan(sound familiar?). Not much needs to be said about them, other then the fact they were all lovey dovey: "Oh Brenda", "Oh Dylan", which was then followed by yours truly: "Oh Brother".

Anyway, the villain of this episode is another supernatural foe that our intrepid group of sleuths has not yet encountered in the 40 some year history of the franchise: a Manticore. Apparently a manticore has the body of a lion, the tail of a scorpion, a terrifying man face(Fred's quote) and is pretty scary too.

We'll get back to the manticore in a second, but first let's talk a little about everybody's favorite African American DJ: one Angel Dynamite. Wearing a black catsuit, she gets her way through a maze of lazers and such before meeting... you guessed it: Mr. E's henchman(actually it's more like subordinate, or maybe assisitant), who of course is Ed Machine, the CEO of Destorido(from the Cicada episode).

Quick sidenote on that: How has the gang not been able to recognize Ed Machine YET? Seriously if I were a teenage sleuth(which would be awesome) I would have recognized him easily already, and here's why: first, we saw him in the Alice May episode, bailing her out of jail, second we saw him in the aformentioned Cicada episode, and third we saw him in last week's episode.

So after three appearances, wouldn't the gang be able to recongize him or at least connect the dots? I would, but of course that's just me. Now, back to our mystery: Angel Dynamite is speaking to the as yet unidentified Mr. E, who apparently wants to make sure the gang's puzzle piece(from the Darrow episode) is well hidden.

There's a reason both Mr. E and Angel Dynamite want the piece to be well hidden, because according to both of them, Professor Pericles, the mascot of the original Mystery Inc. wants the pieces as well, so that he might find the treasure, which is not want Angel and Mr. E want at all.

And speaking once again of Angel, during a closed door conversation between her and Velma, miss Dinkley tells miss Dynamite once again that she knows Angel is not who she says she is. Of course we once again find out that Angel Dynamite is really Cassidy Williams, a member of the original Mystery Incorporated(cue really suspensful music here).

Now, onto our main mystery of the night: for the first time in this series, Fred Jones Sr.(who I will have some choice words for in later blogs) wants his son and the gang to solve a mystery.

Apparently he bought an ancient temple online, an ancient haunted temple of course, and had it transported to Crystal Cove. This exchange included one of my favorite lines of the series thus far: Daphne asking the mayor "Who buys a haunted temple online?" before the mayor looks at her and Daphne looks back at him before she says "Other then you of course", or something like that.

The haunted temple includes the aforementioned Manticore, and was eventually made part of Creepy Spooky Terror Land(no, I am not making that up; that is the actual name of the amusement park. Leave it to Crystal Cove to come up with a completely ridiculous name for an amusement park of course).

In the midst of the mystery, we meet Velma's evil counterpart: Hot Dog Water yet again, and her father; voiced by the live action Velma Linda Cardenelli no less. Now, we did find out why she's named that, but we won't get into that here becuase people who read this might be eating, so we'll leave well enough alone there.

During the breadth of the mystery, we get a few interesting antecdotes, for example: Fred's dad searching Fred's room for something, only to be caught by Velma
Fred's dad reading over something in his office, only to be interrupted by Fred and Velma of course
And a few other things that might be important later on

Eventually the mystery gets solved, and the culprit is of course Hot Dog Water. Apparently she wanted to make a fortune selling a new kind of helium she developed to the germans, or something like that.

Now, onto the surprises of the night:
First, Angel mentions to Mr. E that she heard Fred say he had the puzzle piece, then she mentions Fred gave it to Shaggy and Scooby, who we would assume have it now.
And now for the ultra mega surprise: Angel planted a bug on Velma in order to listen into her conversations about the puzzle piece with the rest of the gang.

And finally, the mega super deluxe suprise of the night, Mr. E's idenity... revealed. Major spoiler alert if you have not seen the episode.... OK, ready? Here goes: Mr. E, is in reality..... Ricky Owens from the original Mystery Incorporated!!!!

Yes that's right, three of the original Mystery Incorporated members are now accounted for. Now with Ricky saying he knows Scooby is a far more trusting companion then Pericles was for him, we end the episode.

Major surprises in this installment, and shocks a plenty to be sure. Even though I knew who Mr. E was from reading online, I still was surprised to see his identity revealed. So now, that leaves the Fred and Daphne to be revealed, and let me tell you when they get revealed, it will tear apart the current Mystery Inc., possibly for good, but that's yet to come.

As for this week's installment: I give it a 9.8

We had Mr. E revealed, the truth about Angel, Fred's dad being mysterious, and a Linda Cardenelli voice cameo, what's not to like? We now have Five episodes left in this season, and the mysteries will get even more interesting I know that much.

Because of other comittments I may not be able to view future weeks SDMI's when they first air, but I will definitely blog about each episode, you can bet your Scooby Snacks on that. Until then, talk to you all next week.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 20 Review

Well, it is once again Tuesday night, and we had another new episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. Tonight's installment is called "The Siren's Song", and focuses a little bit(heck, a lot) on Velma, thereby giving her a lot of depth as far as her character goes.

I have to admit, I haven't thought about the blog much lately, mostly because I haven't been feeling all that great in the past couple of days, but I am going to try and do a regular blog, like I usually do every week at this time.

First, we have our SDMI canadian update: the update is the following: WOW!, HOLY CRAP! and WOW! again. I read the spoilers for episode 26 of SDMI and I have to say there are cliff hangars and suprises galore, but we'll get to that when it airs in the United States.

Now, onto tonight's episode: The Siren's Song. Kind of an interesting title actually, but it does have something to do with a siren, or a mermaid to be honest.

As we start tonight's episode, we see Velma at home, feeling like a third wheel, Fred and Daphne on a date, and Shaggy and Scooby doing whatever they do, mainly eating as much as possible.

With Fred and Daphne, we get to see a little more of the haunted museum, and two very familar faces. And who might they be? Flim Flam and Scrappy of course.

For Flim Flam, Daphne seems to recognize him, whilke Fred mentions he was at trapping camp the time that he was in Mystery Inc. Of course Daphne does manage to quip about 25 to Life being harsh, even fore a pre-teen con artist, so make of that what you will.

As for Scrappy... he gets a comment from Fred and Daphne. Fred's being I thought we weren't going to talk about him again. Daphne maybe likes him better, or maybe not, who really knows.

Meanwhile, Velma is at home, and is writing a blog(sounds familiar huh?) and gets a tip about a mystery. This one though involves a haunted oil patform, fish freaks and some interesting revelations.

For instance, after getting together with the gang, more pieces to this mystery are revealed. Like the fact that Skipper Shelton has 4 brothers(once again: sound familar huh?) and there's apparently a plan to drill for oil at the platform by Destroido(where have we heard that name before?).

The mystery goes along, with the usual stuff, until we find out things about the case that are very interesting. Like once we get the unmaskings taken care of, we find out that the fish freaks are the protestors and Ernesto from Shreking Madness.

We also get to see Velma meeting a friend, like a mermaid believe it or not. But the mermaid isn't a mermaid at all, her name is Amy and she is the wife of a scientist who was working on Destroido or more specifically their staff years ago.

But the suprises continue: apparently Angel Dynamite said a few things that were suspicious, like the fact that she knowns something about Destroido and the attempts to drill for oil at a place called Dead Man's Point.

However, Velma manages to see through Angel's lies and figures out she is Cassidy Williams, a member of the original Mystery Inc. However, she doesn't seem to deny it, and seems to not want to tell Velma the truth, despite the fact that Velma really seems to know what's going on.

Is she in fact lying or telling the truth? And does Angel really know more then she lets on? We'll find out next week in episode 21 of SDMI.

Meanwhile, I give this episode a 8.8; not a bad episode, and defintely supernatural in some cases. But not much Mr. E advancement, although we will get to see some of that next week.

I shall close the blog for now, but i'll be back next week with more. And trust me, the secrets, mysteries and villains get more interesting and more frightening with each passing week.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 19 Review

Well, it's Tuesday Night yet again, and time for another new episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. Tonight's episode is called "Night Fright" and features the one and only Vincent Van Ghoul.

Tonight(because I have a slight headache and decided to do the blog early) am I for the first time during the show's run, not waiting until the show airs on the west coast to write the blog review for this episode.

First, we have our weekly SDMI Canadian update; so far in Canada, episode 25 has aired, which leaves only one episode left of Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. this season. Unfortuntely because of Cartoon Network's long, long break between new episodes, the final episode will not air until July 26th, while in one week the final episode is set to air in Canada.

Hard to believe that the end of the season(at least for our friends up North) is coming this weekend. We'll get to all the secrets, plot points and such about that episode when it airs in the US, but for now let's get to tonight's installment in the USA.

Our story begins on a dark and stormy night, and as what has happened many times during this season, Scooby and Shaggy are watching a Vincent Van Ghoul movie. This time the duo are watching a film where Vincent has to take on a horde of zombies, and becomes one as well.

While our favorite cowardly and hungry duo are watching their hero in a movie, there's a knock at Shaggy's door. And who should be at the door then.... yes, the one and only Vincent Van Ghoul.

Shaggy and Scooby Doo are very suprised to see their horror hero, who has dropped by their humble abode to inform them of something very important. In this case, it was that they won the "Have Dinner with Vincent Van Ghoul essay contest" or something like that.

Apparently the duo were one of... two entries in the contest; well, them and an eskimo. Who knew Eskimos liked Vincent Van Ghoul horror movies anyway? Anyway, to make a long story short, the duo gets to eat dinner at Van Ghoul Manor, or whatever's the name of it.

Not only does Vincent Van Ghoul star in horror movies, but he also has a hearse. Later, the trio arrive at Van Ghoul Manor and Van Ghoul arms the mansion's security system; naturally this seems odd, but he has a good explanation for it.

At dinner, the trio enjoy a nice fondue(yes, I did say fondue) and are having a nice time, until they are rudely interrupted. Three of Van Ghoul's movie monsters have come to life to attack him and scare him; although for some reason, two of them resemble Dr. Phibes and The Fly(the first was a Vincent Price movie role, and I think the second was as well, but i'm not sure about that).

Anyway, after Vincent explains to them that these monsters are actors, and are part of a reality TV show, a real life monster named Night Fright attacks the trio. This monster wants Van Ghoul's head, and is not very pleasant to look at obviously(although he also resembles one of the Legend of the Vampire villains, but that's coincidental, I think).

After some typical chase scenes, Van Ghoul, Shaggy and Scooby come to realize that they are trapped, and they need help. So, coming to the rescue are Fred, Daphne and Velma, who after being phoned by the producers of the TV show, hurry over to Van Ghoul Manor to help their colleagues.

Velma as she gets the phone call is busy looking at some artifacts from the Darrow Family Archives, while Fred and Daphne wait 2 hours for a table at the Bloody Stake restaurant, while just as they get a table, they have to go rescue Shaggy and Scooby(bad timing huh?).

After Fred and the girls meet Van Ghoul, and Daphne continues to talk about her empty stomach, they agree to help Vincent capture Night Fright. As the rest of the episode progresses, we get a few tinkle jokes, Van Ghoul acting as scared as Shaggy and Scooby, and Vincent talking about some movie roles he turned down.

Finally, it comes down to trap setting time, and as usual the trap works. But the villain behind the mask is the TV show's production assistant of all people; the PA also was a writer on a movie Van Ghoul never made called "Scream, Scream, Time to Die", which happens to be what Night Fright keeps saying throughout the episode.

The PA then talks with Van Ghoul, and Vincent ends up letting him make a movie about Night Fright, which will be released whenever he gets out of prison(or maybe not). Another member of the TV Show's staff then suggests that he might be able to make a TV Show about Scooby and the gang's exploits, but then decides it wouldn't work. Because after all, who would watch a TV show about four teenagers and a dog solving mysteries anyway?

The episode ends with Daphne devouring everything in sight, as she's still hungry after all. Also, after dressing up as The Mutant Bee, Vincent offers everyone dessert; he then begins laughing evilly(sort of), and soon the rest of the gang join in, which was a pretty funny moment in itself.

So, there you have it: another week, another blog and another review. I liked the episode, as we had Vincent Van Ghoul center stage, and Shaggy and Scooby on their own for a while. I give this week's episode an 8.5; not any romance or Mr. E development(but we'll get to that eventually).

One parting thought from this week's episode: what would happen if Vincent Van Ghoul from this series met the original Vincent Van Ghoul? I think it would be very cool, and I might consider writing about it, so stay tuned. Other then that, i'll return next week with another blog and another review, so see you all then.

Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated Episode 18 Review

Well, it's Tuesday Night yet again, and time for another new episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. Tonight's episode is called "The Dragon's Secret" and *whispering* I've already seen it once tonight because I now have DirecTV :)

Yep, I already know what happened in tonight's episode of SDMI, but I preferred to wait until the show airs on the west coast as usual to do my blog and review of the show. It sounds like I might be leaving the house to run some errands, so tonight's blog may be delayed, but I will certainly try and do the blog as I originally planned to, and that's at the time it airs on the west coast.

So far in Canada, episode 24 has aired, which leaves two episodes left of Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. this season. Unfortuntely because of Cartoon Network's long, long break between new episodes, the final episode will not air until July 26th, while in two weeks the final episode is set to air in Canada.

Let's see where to begin(as I was not able to see the west coast airing, this will be a little different then usual blogs).

First, we had a junk shop owner that looked a little like Donny Osmond(seriously he did).

We had the gang welcoming a new exchange student named Mi-Lee(we'll hear more about her later).

Apparently Mi-Lee has a bit of a, shall we say crush on Shaggy; which Velma is none too pleased about of course.

Of course considering how Velma had treated Shaggy when they were together, who could blame Shaggy for turning his attention to Mi-Lee. I can certainly understand why he would do something like that.

Speaking of Velma and Shaggy, we had a bit of a dinner party hosted by the Blakes at their home to start this episode. And of course, they are non too pleased with one Fred Jones, who had previously booby trapped Daphne's(and the rest of the gang's homes as well).

And what's a dinner party in a TV show without a guest that wasn't on the guest list? Pretty boring of course; in this case, we have a mysterious figure known as the White Wizard, who apparently wants something called the Dragon's Heart(which we'll get to later).

Throughout the course of the episode the Dragon's Heart is going to be a very important part of the show, not to mention there is a second wizard involved with trying to get the Dragon's Heart, a red one in this case.

Apparently this dragon's heart, whatever it is, is the reason why the two wizards decided to have an epic, unbelivable battle in the streets of Crystal Cove.

Besides the two wizards, there is a diplomat named Mr. Wang, who has come to Crystal Cove from China to talk to the city's mayor; and guess who that is?

As we've seen before, Crystal Cove has a Chinatown, and a coffee house and tea house. And yes, because its 2011, the coffee house is also an Internet Cafe, not that there's any problem with that.

Speaking of which, since when do coffeehouses serve Bacon Lattes and Szechuan Pork Ice Cream Sandwiches? That's about as bad as Werewolf Snacks, Fried Moonbeams and Vampire Snacks(bonus points if you can recognize those refrences).

After the Blakes dinner party, apparently after the whole traps thing, Daphne had a bit of a moment where she channeled her parents. But Daphne managed to forget that, for a while.

Now to the unmasking of the villain: the White Wizard was.... Mr. Wang, the Diplomat. He of course wanted 4 rings which when attatched to a statue called the Jade Dragon which is a ruby.

But the red wizard, who was Mr. Chen, the owner of the coffee house managed along with the gang to stop him before he could finish his plans.

But there was a huge suprise for the gang, and for Shaggy to come. That surprise being that the person who actually was after the Dragon's Heart was.... Mi-Lee!

Yep, the exchange student who had a crush on Shaggy. Apparently all that stuff about her liking Shaggy was not relaly truthful and she just used him and the gang to find the ruby for her(gee, why does that sound familar?).

But after an exciting final scene, or couple of ones involving Shaggy confronting Mi-Lee who revealed all of what she was trying to do, the gang was able to capture her, and recover the Ruby.

Too bad though, I think Mi-Lee was a nice person, and definitely produced some jealousy in Velma. Especially Shaggy and Mi-Lee sharing ice cream, while Velma tells Scooby: "I Feel you Dog".

Overall, it was a pretty good episode, and while Velma still has some issues with Shaggy, its apparent that she doesn't want him to get hurt. And it also appears that Velma and Scooby Doo are getting to be friends again; as for my rating, I would say 7.5 out of 10.

Good Fred/Daphne development, a new albeit temporary love interest for Shaggy, and some jealousy from Velma. Plus another appearance from Hot Dog Water(Linda Cardinelli) and another appearance from Daphne's parent; no movement on the Mr. E. storyline like last week though.

But there's still plenty of time left in the season, and plenty of clues left in the mystery of Crystal Cove. Be back next week when i'll have another live blog, and another new episode of SDMI; a quick preview of next week though: looks like Vincent Van Ghoul will make another appearance :) See you next time

Update

This is just a short blog post, although I figured I would do a seperate post instead of including this on a review because it is important to the blog in general.

We now have DirecTV in our house, which means I can watch each new SDMI episode twice; once in the Eastern time zone, and once in the Pacific Time Zone.

Now, I have spoken with a few readers of the blog, and they think I should just watch the episode the first time, and then blog about it the second time it airs.

Granted its going to be a little weird watching the same episode twice in one night, but I am still going to do blogs and will still be reviewing each episode for the remainder of the season.

And hopefully season 2 as well and any future seasons and series(and maybe movies as well). That's it for now, but i'll be back later with the official live blog/review of tonight's Scooby episode.

Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. episode 17 review

Well, it's once again Tuesday night, and it is time for another episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated.

Tonight's installment is titled "Escape from Mystery Manor" and promises to be one of the best episodes thus far in the season. From what i've read, this episode is going to have much of what made the original series(Scooby Doo Where Are You) so awesome.

This episode will deal with the dissapearance of the original Mystery Incorporated, whose last case was investigating the unsolved dissapearance(how about that, double dissapearances) of the Darrow family. Apparently, the Darrow family's mansion is now underground, and apparently we are going to get a Scooby Doo/Saw movie series crossover type of story.

This is exactly the type of episode I know I have been looking forward to for a long time; it is exactly what Scooby Doo is supposed to be, and was supposed to be back in the 60s. However, because the show was intended for kids, after the show was pitched to CBS, they turned it down because they thought it would be too frightening.

Thankfully Hanna and Barbera were able to repurpose the show and repitch it to CBS; naturally the show became a hit because of this, and it is still airing to this day. After Scooby Doo on Zombie Island, Scooby Doo fans were hoping the real ghosts and monsters thing, and the dark direction the franchise was going would continue.

But alas, things changed in 2002 or so, and now we have Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. And now, we have an episode that is exactly what Scooby is supposed to be like: scary, and some horror, along with just the right pinch of humor to make the show perfect.

7:29 PM: Show Time!

7:29 PM: Halloween huh, sounds interesting

7:30 PM: Considering the screen looks like that, I can see that its decades ago.

7:30 PM: Geez, talk about a Family Feud; somebody get Richard Dawson or Richard Karn on the phone.

7:30 PM: Uh oh

7:31 PM: WOW!!! Just like the Fall of the House of Usher huh?

7:31 PM: Angel Dynamite again; cool

7:31 PM: Angel Dynamite definitely has something to do with the mystery...

7:32 PM: No E? Huh?

7:32 PM: That Ricky was definitely Shaggy, before Shaggy of course

7:33 PM: Back to the college...

7:33 PM: Velma... Yeah, I got nothing...

7:33 PM: I don't think Santa's been down it for a while? Yeah...

7:33 PM: Time to drop out of college; love that line...

7:34 PM: Uh oh... spooky voice on the radio...

7:34 PM: So far so good... So, the paper said Mystery Inc. disappeared in the caves, but that diary said they were investigating the mansion... So which is it?

7:36 PM: That voice on the radio reminds me of The Shadow, or The Whistler or some spooky mystery man who stays in the shadows, not wanting to be found; now that's cool.

7:37 PM: Mr. Big Chin Man? HA!

7:38 PM: I think this guy's confused... or nuts... or just crazy... or all three...

7:38 PM: Traps? yeah, this guy's really confused...

7:39 PM: WOW!!! Spikes!!!

7:39 PM: Fred's actually pretty good at this...

7:40 PM: If they ever brought back Concentration, Fred would be a great contestant... He figured out that puzzle pretty quick...

7:40 PM: Fred's got a rival in trap making.... very interesting...

7:41 PM: Man, that place has more knives then a cutlery set...

7:41 PM: Big suprise... another trap....

7:41 PM: This reminds me of an old Josie and the Pussycats episode... the whole trapping each member of the gang in seperate traps...

7:42 PM: He's still really confused....

7:42 PM: A swimming pool? Hmm....

7:42 PM: Not underwater you can't Freddie...

7:43 PM: Time to show your true colors Fred, can you do it?

7:43 PM: Jeez Fred...

7:44 PM: Does he really know what he's doing, or is he just...

7:44 PM: Um Fred... Aren't you forgetting someone?

7:45 PM: Daphne better grow a tail... and soon...

7:45 PM: CPR? Daphne...

7:46 PM: Now let's check in on Velma, Shaggy and Scooby...

7:46 PM: And I think we know who the know it all is here...

7:46 PM: Don't answer that...

7:47 PM: Smooth move Velma...

7:47 PM: It's up to Scooby? OK...

7:47 PM: Velma actually gave Scooby a compliment... nice...

7:48 PM: That was easy... or not...

7:48 PM: He has a point there...

7:48 PM: Not bad Velma...

7:49 PM: Good luck with that...

7:49 PM: He's certainly no Orson Welles, that's for sure

7:49 PM: Danny Darrow huh? And he looks like a hermit... Not good...

7:52 PM: I can't tell if that's really Howling Mad Murdock or not...

7:53 PM: Let's see... he's still crazy... definitely

7:54 PM: Hey, it's a puzzle piece....

7:54 PM: If that's Dwight Schultz, he's perfect for this role...

7:54 PM: Fred... that's.... Um....

7:55 PM: Spray him with a hose?

7:55 PM: I think Fred's watched Braveheart way too many times

7:55 PM: Now that was funny

7:56 PM: So much for that...

7:56 PM: Fred and Danny Darrow talking traps; this could be a good radio show

7:56 PM: Being down in an underground mansion for 75 years can do that to you

7:57 PM: Wait... how did all his other family members grow old while he turned into a hermit?

7:58 PM: Cool, a mention of the original Mystery Inc.

7:58 PM: Fault Line? Oh boy, this can't be good...

7:58 PM: The gang better get out and soon...

7:58 PM: So Danny Darrow's just going to stay there... man, that sucks

7:59 PM: NO WAY!!! Fred's dad was spying on them? Is he involved somehow too?

7:59 PM: so there are more puzzle pieces out there possibly? The mystery thickens...

Well, let's see: we had some Mr. E plot development, mentions of the original Mystery Inc. and Fred's dad was spying on the gang; overall, a lot of questions to the Curse of Crystal Cove, but not too many answers, so it looks like we're going to have to unravel a lot more of this mystery before it gets close to being solved.

I'm stuck between giving this episode a 9 and a 10, so we'll just call it even and give this episode a 9.7; development for all the major plot lines, and a great mystery in a creepy haunted house setting to boot.

Back next week with another blog and another new episode... and next week promises to have some jealousy from Velma... Stay tuned...

Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. episode 16 Review

Well, it's Tuesday night yet again, and its time for another Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated episode; this week's installment is titled "Where Walks Aphrodite" and judging by the reviews from Canada, things might get very spooky, or lovely depending on your point of view.

Last week's installment was an interesting episode, and the Mr. E storyline was advanced ever so slightly, but there's still a long way to go, and plenty of episodes left to air this season(I'm talking to you Harold Camping...).

7:29 PM: Show Time!

7:30 PM: Soccer; gotta love that.

7:30 PM: Wait, did he say Fred played Soccer? Cool, I did not know that

7:30 PM: Did I see Pebbles and one of the Chans?

7:31 PM: Dang! That's the villain, or rather villainess this week? She does look like Zomba actually.

7:31 PM: Traps Illustrated again? LOL, LOL, LOL

7:32 PM: Scooby Snacks are back, I like, I like.

7:32 PM: The head of the Chess Club is holding hands with the Class President? Sounds like something from Kim Possible :)

7:33 PM: Uh oh, Shaggy's been hit with the love potion, or whatever that was.

7:33 PM: Hot Dog Water Girl? Um, OK...

7:33 PM: Oh no, not Velma too!

7:34 PM: Hmm... you know, this actually might not be too bad...

7:34 PM: And now Fred and Daphne are cuckoo for each other... This is not good, wait yes it is...

7:34 PM: Ugly Lady? LOL

7:35 PM: So that love spell doesn't work on animals... Interesting...

7:35 PM: Oh hey, it's Velma's mom again...

7:35 PM: Oh Crap, whoops, excuse my french

7:38 PM: Sorry if parts of this blog seem rushed; I got back from a walk around the block about a minute before the episode's start, so I just barely got back in time to see the start.

7:39 PM: OMG! Professor Pericles! Oh wait, he hasn't met Scooby Doo yet before tonight's episode; should be interesting to see how him and Scooby work together.

7:40 PM: Funny, Hot Dog Water Girl didn't look much like an Evil Velma... I guess I didn't pay attention to her looks

7:40 PM: Clover Toed Comrade?

7:41 PM: He doesn't want to help you Scooby Doo! He is a crook! An animal one, but a crook nonetheless!

7:41 PM: Oh brother; wait, Velma's into the weird food? Oh wait, its just part of the spell....

7:42 PM: I think i'm going to be sick; this love stuff is waaaay over doing it!

7:42 PM: Innocent canine comrade? Hmm...

7:43 PM: Wait a minute... how does Professor Pericles know about the andidote to the spell? He's in on this somehow, I just know it!

7:43 PM: She's baaack....

7:44 PM: Crown? Wait a minute, what crown?

7:44 PM: Go Scooby Doo GO!

7:44 PM: You know, if it wasn't for the fact that Pericles was evil, I would say that Scooby and him make a great team

7:45 PM: The Mayor and the Sheriff? OMG!!!!

7:45 PM: That was a pretty funny yowl

7:46 PM: Is that Angel Dynamite driving the Mystery Machine? How did she get the keys?

7:46 PM: No Sense of smell? Hmm...

7:46 PM: WAIT A MINUTE.... why did Angel Dynamite say what she said when she saw Professor Pericles? I think they know each other somehow...

7:49 PM: You know, Adventure Time is actually slightly funny...

7:50 PM: I'm telling you, Pericles and Angel Dynamite have met each other before now, you can make bank on that...

7:51 PM: Man Shaggy, that's pretty good... and it was a Vincent Van Ghoul movie?

7:51 PM: A prom dress... hmmm....

7:52 PM: Cool, that's one smart parrot, if he can read I mean...

7:52 PM: Amanda Smythe huh? She doesn't look like someone who might have been prom queen...

7:53 PM: Trap time!

7:53 PM: Well, that was an awkward conversation... I don't know what to make of it myself...

7:54 PM: Way to go Fred!

7:54 PM: So, Angel Dynamite knows about the anditote too?

7:54 PM: "Does my look have anything to do with a skirt and lipstick?" LOL!

7:55 PM: I like the gang's prom type outfits, very stylish...

7:55 PM: Wait, Velma's not wearing a sweater? That's a first...

7:55 PM: T-Shirts, Hats and Pins huh... yes, yet another money making opportunity for his honor the mayor...

7:56 PM: Well, everybody's back to normal now, that's good

7:56 PM: "Do you know how it feels like to be humiliated?" Don't answer that Velma...

7:57 PM: Cool, so it's just like Carrie...

7:57 PM: I have to admit, that's a plan that makes a lot of sense...

7:57 PM: Hey, the sidekicks did it again!

7:58 PM: Hey, it's Mr. E's associate again...

7:58 PM: So Professor Pericles gave Aphrodite the formula? AHA!!!

7:59 PM: So, a cursed treasure is part of the curse possibly...

8:01 PM: so, from what I understand, Pericles wants the treasure, and Mr. E doesn't want him to get it, and wants to stop him...

8:02 PM: In addition, if he finds the treasure(Pericles I mean) it might mean the end of Crystal Cove... Now I really want to find out what happens...

Well, tonight's show was a lot better then last week's, plus there was some major Fraphne and Shelma development(despite it being them under a spell) and there was some Curse of Crystal Cove development as well... Plus we got to see what exactly part of the curse might be as well...

Overall, I give the episode an 8 out of 10, and it should be interesting to see what happens with the curse in later shows, and what happens with the two couples of Mystery Inc., not to mention there's still Professor Pericles and Angel Dynamite, and Pericles and Mr. E's associate.

Should be an interesting rest of the season; oh, and don't forget to be here next week, same time, same website for another blog and another review. And yes, I am saying that there WILL be another blog(Despite what certain people think, because... well, I won't go into it here).

Be back next Tuesday with more...

Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. Episode 15 review

Well, it's Tuesday night, and it is time for another new episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated... and another new live blog for that matter.

I want to bring something up that's going on, and may affect this blog. There is a possiblity that we(my family and I) might be getting DirecTV soon, which means I will be able to watch new Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated episodes three hours early because DirecTV has two feeds of Cartoon Network(east and west of course).

I say this might affect the blog because it will mean that I might be able to blog about each episode earlier then it airs on the west coast(where I live); so therefore, I have to ask a question of my readers:

Would you like me to do a live blog during the Eastern feed of each new episode, or the Pacific feed of each new episode? Just curious to see what everybody wants to see out of me, and what I should do; I will probably make decision when we get DirecTV so for now, I will wait and see what you guys think about what I should do.

Now, onto the real reason(at least I hope the real reason) why everyone comes to this blog: my review of tonight's installment of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated. Tonight we return to the season long Mr. E storyline, with an episode called "The Wild Brood".

Last week's installment of SDMI was a fun sidetrip from the season's storyline, that of course was called "Mystery Solvers Club State Finals". Actually, considering the episode's plot, it was more like an All Star Game for mystery solvers(yes, it's a sports term, but it's a good term nonetheless). Of course all star games are cool and are looked forward to every year and so was last week's Scooby Doo episode; as far as last week's episode, it was as good as an All Star Game and probably will be remembered for quite a while(too bad it hadn't been done before this series, but I digress).

I know a lot of people have seen the new episodes already, but I managed to hold off on watching them until Cartoon Network airs them in the US(which is now obviously); unfortuntely Cartoon Network took their everloving sweet time to show the new episodes, but at least they are now airing.

It also looks like Canada is getting new Scooby episodes before the US; in my opinion, it is silly beyond all belief that Canada gets new Scooby episodes before the US, but unfortuntely that's what happened. Hopefully we won't have too many delays with the remainder of the first season, and the rest of the episodes will air uninterrupted until the season's conclusion.

Of course that also leads to the fact that Season 2 of SDMI will have to be talked about soon as well, considering a plot, ideas, episodes and etc. will probably be revealed soon before Season 1 ends or soon afterwards; hopefully(at least for me) Season 2 will be a modern 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo with Fred and Velma, as well as Daphne, Shaggy and Scooby obviously.

7:29 PM: I know it's early but what the heck: Show Time!

7:29 PM: So tonight's episode has bikers, interesting...

7:30 PM: Wait a minute, do I see a biker Bar?

7:30 PM: The Stink of Desperation? HA! That's funny

7:31 PM: Odnarb? Isn't that Brando backwards?... Wait a minute, it is!

7:31 PM: A mouthful of Spanker? Um... No comment

7:31 PM: FIGHT!!!! Biker FIGHT!!!!

7:32 PM: Cappucinos? What Biker drinks Cappucino? Jeez....

7:32 PM: This might be interesting, and I do mean interesting...

7:33 PM: For some reason, bikers are always pretty cool... although do they have to be green in this?

7:33 PM: Hey, it's the Tiki Bar again! Contiuity baby, contiuity

7:33 PM: Fred and Daphne are on a date! Cool

7:34 PM: Mr. Jones, the way things are going, you ain't gettin grandkids anytime soon...

7:34 PM: The rest of the gang is on the date with them? Come on....

7:34 PM: Velma.... Just.... Stop....

7:35 PM: Leather wearing Creepy? I love that line...

7:35 PM: Squares? What is this the 1950's?

7:35 PM: Daphne's going to fall in love with the Biker dude... And Fred will not be happy...

7:36 PM: Poetic? Um...

7:36 PM: See, told you... Fred's not happy...

7:36 PM: Daphne and Velma are going with the Bikers? Burn!

7:36 PM: He has a guitar too? Jeez...

7:37 PM: Man... Velma's got a dark side... kind of...

7:37 PM: Velma's good with autmotive stuff? Since when...

7:37 PM: I love that line

7:38 PM: Me thinks thereth a rogue Orc...

7:40 PM: OK, why are there tractor ads during a kids show?

7:41 PM: Clearly Velma's still got some antimosity towards Shaggy... Come on Velma, just cool it and go back to being friends already.

7:42 PM: Back to the show...

7:43 PM: Um... why is Daphne wearing underwea... never mind...

7:43 PM: And how did the sheriff get into her bedroom?

7:43 PM: Fred's reaction was priceless...

7:43 PM: Did the sheriff just walk into a closet?

7:44 PM: Shaggy's down...

7:44 PM: The sheriff getting lost in the closet... Funny!

7:45 PM: So Crystal Cove has a China Town... Cool...

7:45 PM: Hey... he sounds familar...

7:45 PM: Tusky?

7:46 PM: Mr. E's back... Hmm....

7:46 PM: Of course it's a swordfish... Once again Velma you are a genius...

7:47 PM: Uh oh... Velma's gone...

7:47 PM: Ditto Scooby Doo, uh oh

7:48 PM: Getting towards the conclusion of this episode...

7:50 PM: Kung Fu Panda 2 trailer... Cool...

7:51 PM: Man, this crook is mean....

7:51 PM: "And I have a chick mustache"? Ha Ha!

7:51 PM: Ironic... Yeah...

7:52 PM: Velma chose to save Scooby by helping the crook... Way to go Velma... She does care after all!

7:52 PM: I guess Velma's friendship with Scooby Doo is back on track as it were...

7:53 PM: The bikers are video game geeks!!! Now that is funny!!!

7:54 PM: So the sheriff doesn't like Geeks... Yeah...

7:54 PM: There goes the train... but can they catch it?

7:55 PM: Yes they can...

7:55 PM: So the crook was after a solid gold video game console? Come on....

7:56 PM: Wow... Fred's going to try and catch the crool himself... Nice!

7:56 PM: Looks like Crystal Cove is going to need a new bridge...

7:56 PM: Now this is getting good... lots of action and mystery... Love this!

7:57 PM: There goes one boxcar

7:57 PM: It's someone they didn't meet in the episode before now... Um yeah...

7:57 PM: The copy boy... huh...

7:58 PM: Well that was a dumb plan....

7:58 PM: Sheriff, you are a dummy...

7:58 PM: Good job Daph... knowing who really cares about you... that's cool...

7:59 PM: Jeez... She Digs You, we got it the first five times Fred...

7:59 PM: Oh yeah, I almost forgot: Brain Melting Bunker Busters... that was funny

Well, the episode was good, but it was kind of anti climatic; I mean after finding out the Orcs were really video game geeks, what was the point? I mean other then finding out who was the fake biker...

This episode wasn't one of the better ones of the series, but it was passable; I give it a 6.5 out of 10. Be back next week with another new episode and blog.

Scooby Doo Mystery Inc. Episode 14 Review

Well, this is a switch isn't it; it's Tuesday night, and finally after a long, looong wait, it's time for a new episode of Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated.

Tonight, we have an episode that can only be described as EPIC!(Sorry); tonight's installment of SDMI(or Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated if you prefer) is one for the history books and one that is going to be remembered for years to come(unless you believe Harold Camping or the Mayans, but we won't get into that, not tonight).

Tonight's episode is called "Mystery Solvers Club State Finals", and features not only Scooby and the gang, but also Speed Buggy and his friends, Jabberjaw and his friends, Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels, and Funky Phantom and his crew. I don't want to give anything away, but this crossover episode promises to be one for the ages, and must be seen to be believed.

This will be another live blog, and just as a reminder, some of the live blogs will be regular blogs this summer; as I have other plans for Tuesday nights, so unless the weather's bad, or something changes, I will be doing live blogs every Tuesday through at least late June.

Basically this is going to go all over the place, and it will be random comments as usual; which is how I write these things :)

7:12 PM: We might have a no hitter tonight in baseball and it might occur in Chicago.

7:16 PM: Two outs

7:17 PM: Well look at that: the Pac 12 has a new TV deal starting next year

7:18 PM: No-Hitter Minnesota Twins!

7:20 PM: Now, let's get ready for Scooby Doo

7:25 PM: Ah yes, the Looney Tunes show is on after Scooby; just like the good old days of Saturday Morning Cartoons; Scooby Doo, then the Looney Tunes, back to back.

7:28 PM: Ooh, a Thor trailer commercial; that movie looks pretty good.

7:29 PM: T-Minus one minute and counting

7:30 PM: Aw yeah, here we go!

7:30 PM: Poor Scooby Doo, I would hate to be in his shoes right now

7:30 PM: The Mystery Solvers State Finals; man, I wish that was a real competition

7:30 PM: HA!!! Fred's reaction was Priceless!

7:31 PM: Chicken Soup? Yuck! I would not like that soup

7:31 PM: Sidekick? Jeez Velma; open mouth, insert foot

7:31 PM: Ooh, Dream Sequence time! and it's in the old HB style of animation, I love this!

7:32 PM: This looks awesome!

7:32 PM: Let's see: the Teen Angels and Captain Caveman, Jabberjaw, Speed Buggy and the Funky Phantom, I love this!!!!

7:33 PM: Aw yeah, love this!

7:34 PM: Not the priority of anyone in town? Well duh!

7:34 PM: HA! Angel Dynamite looks very cool, especially in that HB style!

7:34 PM: Uh oh, everybody vanished!

7:35 PM: That Lord Infernicus looks creepy as heck!

7:35 PM: Love that!

7:35 PM: Good to know Warner Brothers can still do the old school Hanna Barbera style

7:36 PM: that principal is as big a chicken as Shaggy and Scooby! Hmm... that gives me an idea...

7:36 PM: "You're a Dog Dawg"; that is awesome beyond all belief

7:37 PM: Scooby Doo found a clue! Wait, that sounds familar...

7:37 PM: Heavens to Delaware... we have a commercial break

7:41 PM: We have returned

7:41 PM: I love this principal; I like her character; they have got to bring her back for sure

7:41 PM: Free Cable? Um, that's illegal and very wrong

7:42 PM: Guinea Pigs? Uh huh, yeah sure

7:42 PM: Hmm...

7:43 PM: Captain Caveman sounds awesome! I think that's the voice of Darkwing Duck too

7:43 PM: Um, how is going to the library going to get them changed back?

7:44 PM: There's that Infernicus guy again

7:44 PM: Scooby Doo is really taking charge here; I smell spin off...

7:45 PM: Scooby Doo is an awesome leader; Fred, watch out, you might have competition

7:46 PM: Uh oh, he's baaack

7:46 PM: Ouch, that's going to hurt

7:48 PM: I love these Looney Tunes Show promos

7:50 PM: Uh oh, Speed Buggy's in trouble

7:50 PM: How do you do CPR... on a car!

7:51 PM: He's OK; cool!

7:51 PM: There go the glasses

7:51 PM: Did she really say what I think she said? Oookay...

7:52 PM: Good timing

7:52 PM: Sheriff Stone... cool!

7:52 PM: He looks cool in the old Hanna Barbera style too

7:53 PM: The docks huh?

7:53 PM: The ghost is now driving a boat... Sounds interesting...

7:53 PM: Mackarel?

7:54 PM: Oh yeah, there goes the ship

7:54 PM: And now he's in a truck

7:54 PM: There they are!

7:54 PM: Scooby, you're a genius; tell us something we don't know

7:55 PM: That ought to wrap things up, and douse his fire to boot

7:55 PM: "A pretty well constructed Box", love that

7:56 PM: The Funky Phantom, I pretty much guessed that

7:56 PM: HA! That's funny

7:56 PM: Hey, it's one of the Chans

7:56 PM: A hit huh? Shows you what you know

7:57 PM: Africa needs teenage mystery solvers? Since when

7:57 PM: HA! Boo's funny

7:57 PM: Go Scooby! Even if this was a dream...

7:58 PM: Come on Fred, knock it off!

7:58 PM: So Shaggy is a Hanna Barbera fan, cool!

7:58 PM: Way to go, they moved the date! Cool

7:59 PM: The chairman looks like the Funky Phantom, I love that

Well, other then the fact that we didn't see the Actual Mystery Solvers State Finals, I liked the episode. I rate it a 10 out of 10; 10 being the best of course. Next week we'll get back to the Crystal Cove mystery and things look very interesting for the rest of this season; very promising as well.

Stay tuned to this blog as usual, and I will see you all next week with a brand new Scooby Doo live blog.