Daphne & Velma (TV series)
Daphne & Velma is an American adult animated mystery horror comedy television series that was based on the characters Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley from the Scooby-Doo franchise. Developed and created by Charlie Grandy for HBO Max, it stars co-executive producers Constance Wu and Mindy Kaling as the voice of the titular characters, with Ken Leung, Ming-Na Wen, Russell Peters, and Sarayu Blue in supporting roles. Grandy also serves as the showrunner of the series. It revolves around Daphne Blake Velma Dinkley of Mystery Inc. before their official formation, making it the first television series in the franchise to not feature the character Scooby-Doo.
The series premiered on January 12, 2023. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the voice acting and were impressed with the humor as well as its meta storytelling, characterization, and staying true to the ''Scooby-Doo'' mythos. The audience reception was overwhelmingly positive.
==Plot==
The series serves as an alternate universe origin story for Mystery Inc. It primarily focuses on Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley as they try to solve a mystery regarding the death of Edna Perdue, as well as the numerous attempted murders of local teenage girls.
==Voice cast==
Constance Wu
Mindy Kaling
Ken Leung
Ming-Na Wen
Russell Peters
Sarayu Blue
===Main characters===
* Constance Wu as Daphne Fong, a beautiful girl and Velma's best friend, whom she has known since their births at the Crystal Cove Hospital. She is raised by her parents Darren and Carroll, who work as miners in the Crystal Cove Mines. She is a student at Crystal Cove High School along with Velma and is a member of the cheerleading squad there. She is portrayed as East Asian-American.
* Mindy Kaling as Velma Dinkley, a snarky teenage would-be detective, and Daphne's best friend. She and Daphne have been the best of friends since their births at the Crystal Cove Hospital. She has a lifelong passion for solving mysteries that she inherited from her mother Diya. Her father Aman is a lawyer. She is a student at Crystal Cove High School along with Daphne. She is partially modeled after Kaling and is portrayed as an Indian–American.
===Supporting characters===
* Ken Leung as Darren Fong, Daphne's father, and co-manager of the Crystal Cove Team at the Crystal Cove Mines along with his wife Carroll.
* Ming-Na Wen as Carroll Fong, Daphne's mother, and co-manager of the Crystal Cove Team at the Crystal Cove Mines along with her husband Darren.
* Russell Peters as Aman Dinkley, Velma's lawyer father, who struggles to keep her in line and is happily married to his wife Diya.
* Sarayu Blue as Diya Dinkley, Velma's detective mother who writes mysteries, inspiring her daughter's passion, and is happily married to her husband Aman.
* Melissa Fumero as Sophie Rodriguez, Diya's model friend, and waitress who also owns Spooner's Malt Shop. She is a single mother raising her two sons Rico and Pedro.
* TBA as Rico Rodriguez, the eldest son of Sophie, and older brother of Pedro. He is a member of the Crystal Cove High School football team along with Chet and Jacques.
* TBA as Pedro Rodriguez, the youngest son of Sophie, and younger brother of Pedro. He is a member of the Crystal Cove High School marching band along with Seth and Dandruff Tuba.
* Jane Lynch as Donna Müller, Linda's best friend, who is a slightly incompetent detective at the Crystal Cove Police Station investigating Edna Perdue's death. She is also a single mother raising two sons Chet and Seth.
* TBA as Chet Müller, the eldest son of Donna, and older brother of Seth. He is a member of the Crystal Cove High School football team along with Rico and Jacques.
* TBA as Seth Müller, the youngest son of Donna, and younger brother of Chet. He is a member of the Crystal Cove High School marching band along with Pedro and Dandruff Tuba.
* Wanda Sykes as Linda Beau, Donna's best friend, who shares her profession. Like Sophie and Donna, she is also a single mother. She is raising her son Jacques Beau.
* Karl-Anthony Towns as Jacques Beau, the son of Linda, who is a handsome jock at Crystal Cove High School. He is a member of the Crystal Cove High School football team along with Rico and Chet. He is also in a relationship with Gigi, who is a member of the school's cheerleading squad.
* Sam Richardson as Norville Rogers, Fred's best friend, and a student at Crystal Cove High School. He is a school news reporter, who frequently brings up how much he hates drugs. His mixed parents Lamont and Blythe are the guidance counselor and principal of Crystal Cove High School respectively. He is portrayed as African-American and is exclusively referred to by his real first name instead of his familiar nickname, Shaggy. He also does not share the original Shaggy's cowardice, although his love of snacks remains.
* Gary Cole as Lamont Rogers, Norville's white father who works as a therapist and is Crystal Cove High's school counselor. He bears a resemblance to Shaggy's original design.
* Nicole Byer as Blythe Rogers, Norville's African-American mother and the Principal of Crystal Cove High.
* TBA as Edna Perdue, Norville's grandmother from Blythe's side of the family and Lamont's mother-in-law. She was a doctor who was involved in a project known as S.C.O.O.B.I. (Special Covert Operation Brain Initiative). The reason. behind her death remains mysterious.
* Glenn Howerton as Fred Jones, a popular but dimwitted 16-year-old boy, who is Norville's best friend as well as the heir to the Jones Gentlemen Accessories fashion line. He is in a strained relationship with his father William in terms of approval. The one that he has with his mother Victoria however is much more tranquil. He is a student at Crystal Cove High School along with Norville. He is the only original Mystery, Inc. member depicted as primarily white, as in other ''Scooby-Doo'' media.
* Frank Welker as William Jones, Fred's father who has a strained relationship with him due to his incompetence. He often bickers with his wife Victoria about Fred should be raised causing their marriage to be bittersweet. Welker has voiced Fred since the character's inception in 1969.
* Cherry Jones as Victoria Jones, Fred's mother who is loving and supportive of Fred. She constantly tries to convince her husband William not to be so hard on their son and lower his expectations for him.
* "Weird Al" Yankovic as Dandruff Tuba, a student at Crystal Cove High School. A running gag involves him frequently avoiding getting injured by Daphne and Velma's antics. He is a member of the school's marching band along with Pedro and Seth.
* Fortune Feimster as Olive, a popular girl, and member of the cheerleading squad at Crystal Cove High School.
* Yvonne Orji as Gigi, a cool girl, and member of the cheerleading squad at Crystal Cove High School. She is also in a relationship with Jacques Beau who is a member of the school's football team. Her father Roscoe is a sergeant major of the Crystal Cove Army Base.
* Gary Anthony Williams as Roscoe, Gigi's father and sergeant major of the Crystal Cove Army Base. He often disapproves of her relationship with Jacques Beau as he considers him a "dreadlocked fool with no direction in his life".
* Shay Mitchell as Brenda, an attractive, popular girl, and member of the cheerleading squad at Crystal Cove High School.
* Natalia Del Riego as Becca, another attractive girl, and member of the cheerleading squad at Crystal Cove High School.
* Tiana Camacho as Kimmy, another attractive girl, and member of the cheerleading squad at Crystal Cove High School.
* Debby Ryan as Krista, another attractive girl, and member of the cheerleading squad at Crystal Cove High School.
* Kulap Vilaysack as Lola, another attractive girl, and member of the cheerleading squad at Crystal Cove High School.
* Jim Rash as Dave, the self-proclaimed "cool" mayor of Coolsville.
* Stephen Root as Sheriff Cogburn, the incompetent sheriff of Coolsville.
What do y'all think of this idea?
This is a better version of the HBO Max VELMA series.
Various changes were made to it. The ones that were made are
1. Both Daphne and Velma's names being in the title.
2. Daphne and Velma remaining best friends.
3. Daphne's parents Darren and Carroll raising her, not being criminals, and working in the Crystal Coves Mines legally.
4. Velma's parents Aman and Diya being together instead of him dating Sophie.
5. Sophie being the mother of two sons instead of Amanda.
6. Donna being the mother of two sons instead of Daphne.
7. Linda being the mother of Jacques Beau instead of Daphne.
8. Gigi being in a relationship with Jacques Beau instead of Norville.
9. Norville and Fred being best friends with occasional interactions with Daphne and Velma.
10. Victoria living and being loving and supportive of Fred instead of her being a villain and deceased.
The title for it is the same as these two Scooby-Doo projects.
https://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Daphne_%26_Velma_(film)?so=search
https://scoobydoo.fandom.com/wiki/Daphne_and_Velma_(Scholastic_series)?so=search
I think that it should've had Daphne's name in it alongside Velma's because they have been the best of friends since the series began back in 1969.
I also think that Darren and Carroll shouldn't have been criminals because she spent half of this series trying to figure out who her biological parents were.
I also think that Gigi should've been in a relationship with Jacques Beau instead of Norville due to their high social status at Crystal Cove High.
I also think that Victoria shouldn't have been a villain and murdered and instead be living while being a caring and nurturing mother towards Fred.
All of this would've made the series so much better in my honest opinion.
But what do y'all think?
Feel free to give your thoughts, feelings, or opinions in the comment section below which is pertaining to this post.
