Velma

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO Max
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 12, 2023
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
0.7

Overwhelming dislike- based on 176 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 176
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 176
  3. Negative: 164 out of 176
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  1. Tubey
    Jan 13, 2023
    2
    If this was a short skit on a website in circa. 2001, it would have been ridiculed even then.

    For it to get a full on series release in 2023 is... mind-boggling. The first two episodes are beyond dreadful; absolutely NO way it recovers as the tone is set. It is unrelentingly 'woke', in every negative meaning of that word - it's the culmination of every travesty that's been released in    If this was a short skit on a website in circa. 2001, it would have been ridiculed even then.

    For it to get a full on series release in 2023 is... mind-boggling. The first two episodes are beyond dreadful; absolutely NO way it recovers as the tone is set. It is unrelentingly 'woke', in every negative meaning of that word - it's the culmination of every travesty that's been released in the last ten years, distilled into the purest form of awful. It's aggressively unfunny throughout and has a bizarre hatred of the source material that seeps through the screen as you watch it; I shuddered at one point watching it.

    It exists solely to animate Mindy Kaling as Velma and nobody had the balls to say no to her at the studio.    … Expand
  2. vgmkyle
    Jan 12, 2023
    0
    When are these dumb showrunners going to realize nobody and I mean NOBODY wants woke content. The show is garbage like every other trash bag that changes up a character to the extent of not knowing who they are anymore.
  3. Torsten89
    Jan 12, 2023
    0
    Absolute tripe. Making meta jokes doesn't mean you are clever, it means you are talentless hacks. Another self insert for the narcissistic creator.
  4. candymancometh
    Jan 13, 2023
    0
    This TV show embodies all of the worst aspects of contemporary American entertainment.
    • Reliance on stereotypes and quirkiness for humor instead of properly setup jokes
    • Way too much emphasis placed on the sexuality if its characters • Snarky, insincere characters who lack any earnestness and are thus unlikable • Embraces nihilism to an extent that the outcome of the story becomes    This TV show embodies all of the worst aspects of contemporary American entertainment.
    • Reliance on stereotypes and quirkiness for humor instead of properly setup jokes
    • Way too much emphasis placed on the sexuality if its characters
    • Snarky, insincere characters who lack any earnestness and are thus unlikable
    • Embraces nihilism to an extent that the outcome of the story becomes irrelevant
    • Overreliance on metahumor and breaking the fourth wall
    • Race-swapped characters for no reason and without any explanation    … Expand
  5. terrapong
    Jan 12, 2023
    0
    Imagine taking a kids show and turning it into a disgusting college frat house drama where everyone is a bully and vomiting for laughs.
  6. carlh2021
    Jan 13, 2023
    0
    Awful awful awful. I dont know what the target audience was in this but it seemed like they tried to jam every ideology they could into this show. Its just awful. Thats Velma ruined. No more please!
  7. Tom11th
    Jan 13, 2023
    0
    I have absolutely no idea to whom, to what group this rot of a TV show is directed to. Better go and watch the original Scooby Doo. It is way better, more entertaining.
  8. enut_butter
    Jan 12, 2023
    0
    There are just so many things to dislike about this show. Its greatest sin would probably be that it’s fundamentally unfunny, and while I understand comedy is subjective, I can’t imagine the kind of person who would find it funny. Maybe a child, but the subject matter in the show is too mature for an actual child, leaving this show a tedious, unfunny, needlessly-subversive mess made byThere are just so many things to dislike about this show. Its greatest sin would probably be that it’s fundamentally unfunny, and while I understand comedy is subjective, I can’t imagine the kind of person who would find it funny. Maybe a child, but the subject matter in the show is too mature for an actual child, leaving this show a tedious, unfunny, needlessly-subversive mess made by people with a serious dearth of talent.… Expand
  9. Odailto
    Jan 15, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Uma série extremamente ridícula, pegaram todos os personagens e destruíram de uma forma ridícula… Expand
  10. EvilRojo
    Jan 16, 2023
    0
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    Basura completa, nada que ver con el original Scooby doo, llena de estereotipos y racismo
  11. TalonF
    Jan 16, 2023
    0
    With the only similarity being the names of some characters, this series is in no way loyal to the franchise. The only reason the Scooby IP is attached to this show is so it can start with an already huge fan-base. This show practically PRIDES itself on pooping on Scooby Doo.
  12. Blacky13
    Jan 17, 2023
    0
    escória, impregnado de sangue twitter! façam a porra de um bagulho sem lacração
  13. Bamsij2
    Jan 22, 2023
    3
    If you go into this show with the mentality that it's a troll made by family guy wannabes, it's actually half funny to laugh off the pure incompetence of it. The jokes and the "comedic" nature of the show is just stupid and uninspired. So many meta and allegory type jokes, I really expected some literal cutaway gags.
    Personally, I recomand this show because people should see how fun is to    If you go into this show with the mentality that it's a troll made by family guy wannabes, it's actually half funny to laugh off the pure incompetence of it. The jokes and the "comedic" nature of the show is just stupid and uninspired. So many meta and allegory type jokes, I really expected some literal cutaway gags.
    Personally, I recomand this show because people should see how fun is to see comedy show fail at every aspect. Make your own opinion and maybe learn how to NOT do comedy and "storytelling" if you can even call it that...    … Expand
  14. alizodiac
    Feb 2, 2023
    1
    Only giving it 1 because the art style isn't as awful as the rest of the show.
  15. mceiras
    Jan 24, 2023
    0
    This is pure **** woke. They disrespected the legacy of William Anna and Joseph Barbera with this trash.
  16. pirex426
    Feb 9, 2023
    0
    A hateful, uninspired, unfunny, and painful watching experience. This show would never have been made if it wasn't for the Scooby-Doo IP take that away and it has no leg to stand on. The only thing remotely good about the show is the animation wasted on this stinking pile.
  17. buraequete
    Feb 14, 2023
    0
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  18. Boi4127_
    Feb 15, 2023
    0
    Jinkies! This show is absolutely horrendous in every conceivable way. Just let it rot and be forgotten throughout history.
  19. LUCIFERIN
    Jan 23, 2023
    0
    The show is a cliche factory full of forced humour trying to be edgy. I urge you to try the show just so that you can see how not to make a show
  20. danielsanriv
    Jan 23, 2023
    0
    Para haber hecho esto, mejor no haber hecho nada. Humor muy tonto y episodios aburridos
  21. KoolMB
    Jan 13, 2023
    0
    If Scooby-Doo took a poo it would still be better than this show...
  22. Phadrus
    Jan 13, 2023
    1
    There were jokes, I just didn't laugh at any of them. They weren't funny. No Scooby-Doo? Get the ruck outta here!!!
  23. Liquidus
    Jan 12, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. How can you change characters that are already well established. They should have just made a new show with new characters. This is just unacceptable.… Expand
  24. Dirmagnos
    Jan 13, 2023
    0
    Biggest mystery is how someone actually highlighted this trainwreck. Saying that it was bad would be a gross understatement.
    I cant say a single positive thing about this show. Or even neutral. It fails pretty much every step of the way. Purely statistically speaking, even without trying, at least some aspects should have landed. Some jokes would be funny in context.
  25. katieelizabeth
    Jan 13, 2023
    0
    This isn't the Scooby Doo I grew up with. Why make such massive changes to it? Just call it something else then rather than attempting to destroy the memories of people's childhoods with such woke garbage. The humour is bad. There is feminist garbage in it. Besides the superficial likeness of the characters, they don't resemble anything of their past selves (drug dealing, and otherThis isn't the Scooby Doo I grew up with. Why make such massive changes to it? Just call it something else then rather than attempting to destroy the memories of people's childhoods with such woke garbage. The humour is bad. There is feminist garbage in it. Besides the superficial likeness of the characters, they don't resemble anything of their past selves (drug dealing, and other things). They completely tossed out the source material. I have no idea why they decided to desecrate Scooby Doo like this, or who this series was intended for. It wasn't to capture past fans, I can tell you that much.… Expand
  26. rvbfreak
    Jan 14, 2023
    0
    I'm fine with an attempt to spin the series in a new direction, but the people in charge of this show clearly have no comedic talent. Sitting through the first two episodes felt like being in prison.
  27. BossBlackRabbit
    Jan 13, 2023
    0
    One of the crappiest shows I've seen in my life. It's a lack of respect at this level.
  28. VictorSousa666
    Jan 12, 2023
    0
    Série feita pra agradar militonto de classe média sustentado pela mãe, pra pessoa gostar dessa porcaria tem que ter autoestima baixa, pai ausente e baixa escolaridade
  29. Gumaaa
    Jan 12, 2023
    0
    Ruim demais ta maluco, é basicamente uma série adulta genérica com piadas genéricas, com os personagens de Scooby Doo pra farmar o dinheiro que der
  30. DexEngineer
    Jan 14, 2023
    0
    Complete lack of creativity, even the name of the show is misleading. Creator's agenda is filling the narrative, no good story here.
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Metascore
54

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 4 out of 17
  1. IGN
    Reviewed by: Brittany Vincent
    Jun 1, 2023
    60
    Velma is an often funny take on the classic Scooby-Doo series with plenty of risqué humor. But it’s unfortunate that most of what makes Velma funny is completely unrelated to the character who gets a starring role.
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  2. The Atlantic
    Reviewed by: Shirley Li
    Mar 22, 2023
    27
    The real problem with Velma isn’t that its updates make Euphoria look like child’s play; it’s that its edginess comes at the expense of its own characters and punishes the audience for being invested.
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  3. Slate
    Reviewed by: Nadira Goffe
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    The show actually is misogynist, and totally devoid of nuance. ... Velma’s mistakes might be forgivable if it was at least funny. But it’s not. And so, we’re left with a show that makes no one laugh and makes everyone mad, and doesn’t even have a great theme song.
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