Well that's disconcerting news and rather wankish of the writers if you ask me. I'd expect to see this kind of behavior on the internet, particularly from folk embroiled in toxic shipwars, but it reminds me of material I read about the writers for the English Dub of Digimon Adventure (One writer declared he wasn't a fan of one character and thus every oppertunity to have the characters knock him more than they did in the Japanese Dub; then there was the situation with two particular relationships which I shall not utter here). Using Scooby as a reason for "why Shagma wouldn't work" is like using Bologna as a reason why Peanut Butter and Jelly aren't meant to be as a sandwich condiment.
Oy vey, Digimon 02. That ending drove me nuts when I saw it as a kid. -_-
Anyway, I think you hit the nail on the head. The Mystery Incorporated writers made the same mistake that most amateur fanfic authors make: They rewrote the characters to fit the story they wanted to tell instead of writing a story that fit the characters. When it became clear that the traditional versions of Shaggy and Velma weren't compatible with this story, the writers warped them until they behaved the way plot said they should. That kind of thing is excusable when a 15-year-old on Fanfiction.net does it; but it's absurd when a paid professional does it.
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Well that's disconcerting news and rather wankish of the writers if you ask me. I'd expect to see this kind of behavior on the internet, particularly from folk embroiled in toxic shipwars, but it reminds me of material I read about the writers for the English Dub of Digimon Adventure (One writer declared he wasn't a fan of one character and thus every oppertunity to have the characters knock him more than they did in the Japanese Dub; then there was the situation with two particular relationships which I shall not utter here). Using Scooby as a reason for "why Shagma wouldn't work" is like using Bologna as a reason why Peanut Butter and Jelly aren't meant to be as a sandwich condiment.
Oy vey, Digimon 02. That ending drove me nuts when I saw it as a kid. -_-
Anyway, I think you hit the nail on the head. The Mystery Incorporated writers made the same mistake that most amateur fanfic authors make: They rewrote the characters to fit the story they wanted to tell instead of writing a story that fit the characters.
When it became clear that the traditional versions of Shaggy and Velma weren't compatible with this story, the writers warped them until they behaved the way plot said they should. That kind of thing is excusable when a 15-year-old on Fanfiction.net does it; but it's absurd when a paid professional does it.