The 2 year anniversary of the Scooby Panel was on May 8, 2023. It is still so hard to imagine we’ve been doing Scooby Panel for 2 years! I was just a shy, timid Scooby fan looking for people to talk to about Scooby, not even sure that I could host a podcast/web series. I had the idea for years, but I was too afraid to start because I thought people would think I was dumb or my opinions wouldn’t be good enough. Then, one day, I did a live chat with someone and after that my husband convinced me to just do it!
If you’re like me, you like to talk about Scooby and non-Scooby fans just don’t want to carry on a conversation with you because it is of no interest to them. They might call Shaggy a stoner, but that’s the extent of the supposed knowledge they have about the show. Then you get eye rolls, the occasional “when are you going to grow up?” and then they walk away and you’re left feeling empty.
Scooby Panel has been amazing! I’ve made so many friends and have enjoyed every conversation we’ve had. The almost 100 hours of actual recording that has been released has been exactly what I hoped the Scooby Panel would be…friends talking about Scooby-Doo, respecting each others opinions and having fun! The fun doesn’t stop when we finish the panel recording, it usually goes on for another 2 to 3 hours of after conversation, because we all enjoy talking to each other so much.
I feel lucky to be a part of the Scooby community and to have such amazing people to share this journey with. I feel good that people enjoy being on the Scooby Panel and they want to come back on again and again. I am honored that the people we have interviewed have given us their time and shared their stories with us. They are so important as they have created movies and episodes of our favorite Great Dane and his pals! Everyone should know who they are and what they have contributed to the franchise.
I want to give a huge shout out to Wendy Brydge, who has been a part of the Scooby Panel since day 1. She has been on almost every episode. She’s extremely knowledgeable and passionate about Scooby-Doo and I couldn’t ask for a better co-host.
I also want to thank Joel for being a part of so many panels in season 2. He’s got a lot of knowledge about Scooby-Doo as well and he brings up a lot of great points. He also keeps the after conversations going until as late as possible, I think the latest being 3:17am.
Additionally, shout out to Cameron Bates, who was a huge part of season 1. Cam has a lot of Scooby knowledge as well and you could always count on him to give us some blooper moments.
I am excited to see what season 3 has in store for us and to continue our Scooby talks.
Thanks to everyone who has watched a panel and our Patreon subscribers. It’s awesome that you all enjoy the panels so much and we appreciate the time you spend watching them.
Now, we hope you enjoy our 2 year anniversary panel!
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