In this sixth incarnation of the Scooby-Doo franchise, the creators once again altered the format. Now, it would no longer be a half-hour show consisting of three seven-minute shorts, but, instead, a half-hour show consisting of two eleven-minute shorts. This kind of decision-making is what truly sets some television executives above the rest. On the…
King Arthur (2004) – Review
The tagline to Antoine Fuqua’s King Arthur was “The True Story Behind the Legend,” and in the opening text, we are told, “Historians agree that the classical 15th-century tale of King Arthur and his Knights rose from a real hero who lived a thousand years earlier in a period called the Dark Ages. Recently discovered…
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1980-1982) – Review
In this fifth incarnation of Hanna-Barbera’s Scooby-Doo, the series format changed even more radically than just having the addition of Scrappy-Doo. This time out, the series would switch from the standard 30-minute mystery to three seven-minute shorts that would feature Scooby-Doo, his nephew Scrappy-Doo, and Shaggy with the rest of the Mystery Inc. missing in…
Prey (1977) – Review
What do vegetarian lesbians, murder, and invading aliens have in common? The obvious answer would be Norman J. Warren’s cult classic Prey, a dark and twisted film that takes the audience on a claustrophobic trip with a trio of characters that are two parts Lewis Carrol and one part Hitchcockian. There have been many alien…
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979) – Review
As the 80s approached, it became clear to the folks at Hanna-Barbera that the tried and true Scooby-Doo formula was getting a little stale, and if nothing was done, the show was facing cancellation. Things had to change. In an attempt to shake things up, they released a primetime special called Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood in…