I whiled away my afternoon at the Warner ranch, ambling through the gbuilding and cluster of trailers that comprise Warner Bros. Animation. One board artists remarked:
"I was really lucky to land this job at Warners. The studio where I was working laid off a lot of their staff when they lost shows ...
The third floor of WB Animation is filled to capacity with artists working on the Batman and Looney Tunes series, while the fabled Scooby Doo gets made across the parking lot in the trailer pod. Scoob staffer said:
The look of the new Scooby series is definitely retro. We go back to the early seventies styling and backgrounds, and forget that all the dvd features were even made...
Casey Kasem came in last week to record Shaggy's Dad. [Kasem used to play Shaggy. Time moves on. -- SH] Casey looks good, but he moves a little slower than he used to. But he's out there doing it, you know? Still working.
Casey Kasem is 78 years old. The fact that he's recording cartoon characters I find to be ... dare I say it? ... inspiring.
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The late 60's/early 70's are the ONLY Scooby Doo for me. If it's going to be retro then that's a positive.
Once Scrappy Doo comes in it all went down hill. Hopefully the stories will be good too.
Well hopefully the new Scoob toons won't look as CRAPPY as the original series did. The animation was awful and the drawing barely adequate. If the new toons look like THEM, then that's taking retro too far.
The new Scooby's look is from Dan Krall (Samurai Jack, Coraline) and Derrick Wyatt (Transformers, Teen Titans), and it looks GREAT.
Wish WB/CN would give us a air date or trailer or something.
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