Mystery Incorporated: Welcome To Coolsville

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In 2020 I shared with you the Indiegogo campaign for “Mystery Incorporated,” a new project that looked to bring the characters of “Scooby-Doo Where Are You?” to the “Riverdale” generation. The project surpassed its goal on Indiegogo when it concluded in April of 2020 with the goal of being released that June. Unfortunately, COVID-19 had other plans. But after a nearly two-year delay, the pilot for the series has finally arrived.



The one-hour pilot titled “Welcome to Coolsville” introduces us to Fred Jones as he sets out to investigate the creature who murdered his parents. Determined to avenge their deaths and uncover the truth, he crosses paths with resident skeptic Velma Dinkley, and the two must form a quick bond to fight back against the evil they have accidentally unleashed.



Directed by Dante Yore, “Mystery Incorporated” stars Dade Elza, Jessica Chancellor, Chris Villain, Dayeanne Hutton, and Thor VonSchultz. You can check out the pilot below, and if you like it, an Indiegogo for a second episode has recently launched. As of this writing, the series’ second episode had raised $4,408 of its $15,000 goal.

www.allhallowsgeek.com/pilot-for-indiegogo-backed-live-action-scooby-doo-series-mystery-incorporated-premieres/

[BlackoutCreature]

So my YouTube feed kept recommending this to me yesterday and finally I decided to give it a shot last night. Got about two minutes in before I just went into full "I just can't deal with this" mode.

Been trying to give it another chance this morning. I'm about ten minutes in. The Riverdale-esque storytelling is off-putting, simply because I can't tell if it's supposed to be played straight or a parody of it. Do appreciate some of the deep cuts and tributes to older Scooby canon like the gang being from Coolsville, Ohio instead of Crystal Cove, California, and Shaggy's Dad being a police officer. Also the Harvey Birdman appearance was pretty awesome. Still feels like some missed opportunities though, like Fred's bully/rival not being Red Herring.

[BorneAgain]

Apr 30, 2022 8:30:00 GMT -5 BlackoutCreature said:

So my YouTube feed kept recommending this to me yesterday and finally I decided to give it a shot last night. Got about two minutes in before I just went into full "I just can't deal with this" mode.

Been trying to give it another chance this morning. I'm about ten minutes in. The Riverdale-esque storytelling is off-putting, simply because I can't tell if it's supposed to be played straight or a parody of it. Do appreciate some of the deep cuts and tributes to older Scooby canon like the gang being from Coolsville, Ohio instead of Crystal Cove, California, and Shaggy's Dad being a police officer. Also the Harvey Birdman appearance was pretty awesome. Still feels like some missed opportunities though, like Fred's bully/rival not being Red Herring.

"All BlackoutCreature had to say was:"

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I just watched the whole thing, it's pretty good. The production values are top notch

Loved the chemistry with Fred and Velma, and Shaggy and Daphne had their own independent plotlines which leads eventually to it all coming together at the party. Also thought it was an interesting choice to still keep the gang somewhat at a distance despite all of them being present there. Daphne only 'notices' Fred towards the end for example, and they don't meet Norville and Scooby at all.

Their choice of Scoob was great too, loved it when Shaggy ordered him to attack and he didn't budge at all. What could of been an euphoric moment for the audience is entirely turned on it's head and Norville's still left looking a loser. Looks like they'll be more costly drama with his dad if he's found to be the scapegoat.

Daphne putting her reputation on the line to save her rival from the spiked drink was a great inkling into how she could potentially end up losing her preppy social status and come to mingle more with Fred and Velma, though it's still early days.

So all of Scooby's most familiar monsters will be represented by the 13 pillars, and Van Ghoul got a mention from the Hex Girls, and the post-credits revealed the Knight from the pilot is the next threat.

[the2ndevil]

I think I loved this.

For years, I've wanted to write a story that was essentially Supernatural meets The 13 Ghosts Of Scooby-Doo that I would never quite get to come together and that is exactly what this is.

A little surprised the cast hasn't really come together as a group yet. Must be going for a slow burn approach.

With the Hex Girls' mention of a High Priestess Van Goul, I wonder if Vincent is planned to show up.

Looks like episode has already met the funding goal, so that's good to see.

www.indiegogo.com/projects/mystery-incorporated-episode-2#/

[hassanchop]

When will they visit Dullsville?

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Update from their YT community page

What’s up gang! First off we just wanted to say thank you. We are blown away at the continued positive response and love from all of you for the pilot episode of “Mystery Incorporated” and we are overwhelmed with your exclaimed want and need for more episodes! We know we have had to remain relatively tight lipped about the future and that’s just something that comes along with this business. As much as we want to share everything we have going on, often times we just aren’t able to divulge everything. However, while we still can’t completely draw back the curtain we have been given the green light to release a few details. We’re not done, far from it! We are ready to continue filming, we’re just on a hold for a few reasons.

1. Episode two has been in various stages of production for some time. We were slated to film the episode last December but had to push production due to a cast member illness. Shortly after, our Director and DP, Dante, booked an amazing opportunity and has been in Canada working on a huge project. He is slated to be back this December and we plan on hitting the ground running as soon as he’s back.

2. In the meantime, we have been putting in the work to making this show bigger and better but also doing it on a grander scale. We are currently having the conversations needed to take this to the next level, minimize the wait time between episodes and eliminate the need for crowd funding. (That is all we can say about this at the current time.)

We apologize for the delays and promise we are not gone, we’re very much alive! We’ve just had to pause the socials for the time being until we straightened out what we could make public. This industry can be tricky sometimes, even major studios experience delays so we appreciate your understanding!

Being able to do it on a bigger scale with no crowd funding required? Sounds like they've maybe got the backing of an independent and might even be working through legal channels

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Some updates from their Indie-Go Go Page

They were impacted by the SAG and DGA strikes last year, and their director is still tied up with commitments over in Canada. They're waiting on his return before they can provide any other information on the window for production of episode 2