Scooby Dooby Censorship! Jinkies!

[andygirl]

Sexy star SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR is disappointed after producers cut a lesbian kissing scene from her new SCOOBY DOO film.

[She] reportedly puckers up with co-star LINDA CARDELLINI, cast as nerdy VELMA.

A WARNERS employee says, "They did film it. But the powers-that-be felt it would be too provocative.

http://www.gaywired.com/index.cfm?linkPage=/storydetail.cfm&Section=55&ID=9847 has the full story.

Damn it all, that’s the only reason I was going to watch this movie. Velma has been my dyke role model for years!

I would just LOVE to know the context of said kiss, because it seems that everything I’ve read is playing up Velma rather than Daphne’s sexuality. Anyone able to find that bit of info?

Let’s hear it for whitewashing and straightening up. Jinkies!

[Daowajan]

*Originally posted by andygirl *
**Velma has been my dyke role model for years! **

:eek:
:eek:
I’m just going to sit here and stare at you for awhile.

[andygirl]

Oh, please do. It’s the best offer I’ve had all day.

[Coldfire]

Zoinks, I say. What a waste indeed.

[Cap_n_Crude]

Too provocative? Too provocative for whom? They can’t possibly think that kids are going to go see this thing – it’s all for us old people who grew up with Scoob and the crew of the Mystery Machine. Possibly the best scene in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was the one in the van!

[voguevixen]

I can’t believe anyone at all is going to see this film. Of any age group. ::shudder::

[Tuckerfan]

*Originally posted by Cap’n Crude *
**Too provocative? Too provocative for whom? They can’t possibly think that kids are going to go see this thing – it’s all for us old people who grew up with Scoob and the crew of the Mystery Machine. Possibly the best scene in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was the one in the van! **

“You know, that little lesbian chick is kind of hot!”

[auntie_em]

*Originally posted by Cap’n Crude *
**Too provocative? Too provocative for whom? They can’t possibly think that kids are going to go see this thing – it’s all for us old people who grew up with Scoob and the crew of the Mystery Machine. **

True, but there will inevitably be some parent who thinks it’s specifically for the 6-year-old crowd (and, IMO, would it kill a 6-year old to see a lesbo kiss in the right context?), just the way parents thought The Simpsons, Beavis & Butthead, King of the Hill and SouthPark were for kids (I mean, they’re cartoons, right???) and then made a big stink about how their kid learned to say !@#$%&?! because of Cartman…

…and then there’ll be a lawsuit. :rolleyes:

[TroubleAgain]

*Originally posted by Cap’n Crude *
**Too provocative? Too provocative for whom? They can’t possibly think that kids are going to go see this thing – it’s all for us old people who grew up with Scoob and the crew of the Mystery Machine. Possibly the best scene in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was the one in the van! **

Um, Scooby is actually very popular with kids. Go figure.

[WSLer]

WORST. IDEA. FOR. A. MOVIE. EVER.

[Manduck]

*Originally posted by auntie em *
**… and then made a big stink about how their kid learned to say !@#$%&?! because of Cartman…
**

How do you say !@#$%&?!, BTW?

[Tranquilis]

My daughter loves Scooby-Doo. Even she thinks the movie will be dumb, and she’s four.

That said, I’ve always preferred Velma to Daphne. She always seemed so… vapid.

[Tranquilis]

Daphne being the vapid one, that is…

[Max_Torque]

From everything I’ve heard, the movie is very kiddie-fied. In other words, it’s aimed for the kids, who really do like Scooby (endlessly rerun on Cartoon Network), and adults probably won’t enjoy it. I’m surprised that they filmed such a kiss in the first place, much less that they attempted to include it in the movie.

[SpaceDog]

*Originally posted by andygirl *
I would just LOVE to know the context of said kiss, because it seems that everything I’ve read is playing up Velma rather than Daphne’s sexuality. Anyone able to find that bit of info?

From Coming Attractions’ page here

In Ted Casablanca’s column at the E! Online website, he reports that a scene showing the Scooby-Doo characters Velma and Daphne kissing passionately was filmed but will not be seen in the final cut of the movie. According to Casablanca’s source, “the powers-that-be felt it would be too provocative” and have already nixed it. The scene was set up so that the two characters were possessed by spirits who like to lock lips.

Bolding mine.

They’ll put it on the DVD tho’. And this movie is going to rock, I really like the trailer.

I’m a Scooby Fan, so sue me.

SD

[rjung]

*Originally posted by voguevixen *
I can’t believe anyone at all is going to see this film. Of any age group. ::shudder::

I can’t believe how much advertising this film’s getting.

(Then again, I couldn’t imagine a Brady Bunch movie, either)

[bup]

Scooby’s weird - I like the whole gestalt deal, but I haven’t liked a single episode or Scooby project ever.

I may go just to see that guy do Shaggy for the whole movie - he looks pretty good.

Bummer I won’t get to see SMG doing a same sex kiss.

[Finagle]

*Originally posted by rjung *
**
I can’t believe how much advertising this film’s getting.

(Then again, I couldn’t imagine a Brady Bunch movie, either) **

Sometimes when a movie is a real stinker, they advertise the hell out of it in hopes of reaping a decent first weekend before word of mouth gets out. There have been a lot of really awful movies that have been heavily promoted lately.

This doesn’t mean that this is one of those cases (but it’s the way to bet, based on what I’ve seen in the previews).