TheLittleSongbird What's New Scooby Doo isn't a bad show, I just prefer the Hanna Barbara cartoon. What I do like about this show is the music, the theme tune is very good, and the songs featured are not so bad either. The animation is very colourful and bright, but what it lacks is that Hanna Barbara touch I have come to know and love. What's New Scooby Doo? I believe is an improvement over Shaggy and Scooby Doo Get a Clue, which was a disgrace to the Scooby Doo name, and this has nothing to do with Casey Kasem being Shaggy(I have seen the movies where he's not Shaggy and most of them are surprisingly good).-it was poorly animated, thinly plotted and the voice cast was not at all good, in my opinion that is. The characters I had little problem with the characters, though I did wish Scooby had a bigger role to play, and no offence to Frank Welker but I do prefer Don Messick, who sadly died in 1997. The other characters are fine, Casey Kasem has still got it as Shaggy. Another problem I had, was that the villains were rather predictable, and the show, while funny at times, does lack the humour and charm that made the original show such a childhood delight. The plots are more of the same, and not always interesting, but it is an improvement over the Scooby and Scrappy show. All in all, not at all bad, but not great either. 6/10 Bethany Cox

AllisonLVenezio "What's New Scooby-Doo?" You brand-new TV show!!The lame attempts to recapture the magic of the famous "scooby-Doo" franchise fell flat during the 1980s (remember "13 ghosts of Scooby-Doo" and "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo"?, among several other stinkers). Plus, the addition of Scrappy-Doo in 1979 didn't help matters either. After the last original series ended in 1991, the franchise dropped Scrappy, bought back Fred and Velma, and made a string of decent direct-to-video animated features. But the success of the 2002 live-action feature prompted this cartoon, and a renewal to the famous franchise many of us Gen-Xers have grown to love.I was never really a fan of "Scooby-Doo" until last year. Sure, I watched the reruns of every weekend from about 1985 until 1991, but that was because my brother liked it, and we only had two TV's in our house (the other was in my parents room, and since they were sleeping, the other TV was the only one we could watch. I survived.) The problem was, in the mid-80s, "Scooby-Doo! Where are You?" was a rarity on the local syndication channels. We had to watch "Scooby and Scrappy-Doo," which was god-awful, and I wouldn't force anyone to watch it. I turned away the cartoons in 1991, after "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" aggravated me. Last year, I saw the live-action movie out of curiosity, and then this cartoon premired on Cartoon Network in March 2003, and I couldn't resist. I was hooked.It's actually a funny show, and capitalizes on what made the movie fun. It emphasizes bright color, and gives the show a modern-day approach. The beauty part is, they maintained much of the character personalities from the film, and added on to the original concepts: Fred isn't as much of a show-off credit-hogger as he was, Daphne is way more resourceful, and not nearly as "damsel-in-distress-esque", Velma speaks, is shown more, and has GREAT one-liners (I think this may have been because Linda Cardellini was so great in the movie, they most likely had to captialize on what she bought to the character), and Shaggy is great and sounds terrific, due in no small part to the return of the great Casey Kasem, who was sorely lacking in the cartoon movies. Frank Welker as Fred is what makes this cartoon. Welker and Kasem are the heart and soul of this series--it isn't a cartoon without either of them. Besides, Fred has a trademark voice--no one could copy it. Sadly, Don Messick (Scooby's original voice) is no longer with us, and Welker tries to capture that speech-impediment, and it does work. It's a shame that Messick's last original series run as Scooby was in the pitiful "A Pup Named Scooby-Doo" (I'm sorry, but I really don't like that cartoon. It's painfully obvious.)I highly recommend this as a good introduction series for the youngsters, but I would most likely say to watch "Scooby-Doo! Where Are You?", which still is (and always will be) the best. This series is also fun for those who love the original series. It captures the magic of the original, and still holds the charm that made it special--jokes, mystery, and of course, the famous lines. Plus, Fred is sans ascot.So, What's new, Scooby-Doo? You just got a good review from this 20-year old fan!

TheMan3051 ...not much!I know it's too soon to comment because only one episode has aired so far but I think I can predict where this show is going. Well, to begin with this show is WAY better then the ones that aired in the `80s but that's because the one from the `80s had Scrappy-Doo but that's the advantage of the show. It's Scrappy free! But the disadvantage is that William Hanna passed away and Joseph Barbera is to old to look over the show. That disadvantage could hurt the show a lot because this show is missing the Hanna-Barbera touch. Not to mention that it's missing the winning formula which made the original show Scobby-Doo, Where are You? such an incredibly great and funny show. And that formula is the great mysteries, characters, jokes, gags, and let's not forget the HIDDEN JOKES!!!!So in conclusion this is a pretty good show actually and hopefully the writers, producers, and directors will find a winning formula and the show will get better and more creative as it goes on.

TelevisionJunkie Scooby and the original gang are back for a new generation -- this time with computers, cellphones, onboard navigational systems and all the other technological advancements we've come to know.It's the original "Mystery 5" (no annoying Scrappy this time), with Kasem and Welker reprising their roles and Grey DeLisle and Mindy Cohn voicing Daphne and Velma. The stories (at least judging by the first episode), hark back to the original "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?," with the gang foiling the bad guys (who have the upper hand with new technology to build better monsters). The animation is better than it's ever been in a Scooby TV series. The new theme song by the fantastic Canadian band Simple Plan (who had a song in the live-action movie) fits the show like a glove, and they've even brought back the original score from the 1969 series... Plus there's chase scenes underscored with new tunes! All in all, the series has gotten a great makeover, and it's destined to become a classic!