I'm a huge Scooby-Doo fan. Watched all of the cartoons (OG) and movies (animated and live action ones from the early 2000s). For reference, I'm 30 years old. This randomly popped up on my YouTube and decided to check it out.
There's definitely hard Riverdale vibes here. Which isn't really a compliment. The first season I thoroughly enjoyed and then the show went down hill after that, honestly surprised it hasn't been canceled yet. This also reminded me of that skit (I think it was on Jimmy Fallon) where they did a Riverdale version of the Peanuts characters. Take that, make it Scooby-Doo, and you get this.
However, I like where this show is headed. It got better. By the end of it I was wishing there was another episode to watch. I do agree with other people that some of the actors look a little too old to be playing high schoolers. And yes, most TV shows and movies cast people in their 20s to play high schoolers. I'm aware of that and aware of why they tend to do that. Just maybe they should've had this set in college instead?
Anyways, for a fan made project this is honestly amazing. There are some big budget shows/movies that don't look this good. I just think they need to not lean so hard into Riverdale territory. I like the idea of a more serious live action Scooby-Doo story, but it shouldn't feel like Riverdale 2.0. Also, there needs to be more Scooby-Doo! I do like they didn't try to make him talk, but he's a cute dog and there should be more scenes with him.
Interested to see what the rest of this series brings to the story and characters!
