Two more episodes of Velma aired on HBO Max this week, and they do not seem to have changed any minds about what is genuinely one of the worst-reviewing shows I’ve ever seen.

A rare combination of anti-woke review bombers, left-leaning viewers who think the series is just plain bad, and Scooby Doo enthusiasts upset by the changes made to the IP have made Velma one of the lowest audience scoring series I’ve seen in HBO history, currently sitting at a 6% on Rotten Tomatoes. But zooming out, Velma is also currently reviewing as the third worst-rated TV series of every single show in history, according to IMDB.

Velma currently has a 1.3 out of 10 rating, which puts it at #3 for the worst reviewed shows ever in IMDB’s bottom 100, among shows with at least 5,000 reviews in. Ironically, The Last of Us, which premiered on HBO the same week, is currently tied with four other shows to be the highest reviewed series on IMDB at a 9.4/10.

Here’s what Velma is ranked alongside:

1. The Pogmentary (1.1/10) – A documentary about footballer Paul Pogba that seems to be low rated based on people hating Paul Pogba.

2. Iste Bu Benim Masalim (1.2/10) – Something about the rise of a Turkish teen star that a very specific group of people appears to have gotten together to hate.

3. Velma (1.3/10) – Our poor, tragic, adult Scooby Doo iteration.

4. A Little Late with Lilly Singh (1.4/10) – The YouTuber attracted a lot of hate-ratings for her now cancelled series.

5. Santa Inc. (1.6/10) – Another HBO Max original animated project here, one I have quite literally never heard of from 2021 which stars Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman doing voices. Somehow they seem to have badly screwed up the idea of an elf wanting to become Santa Claus.

6. Final Draft (2.3/10) – An Indian web series that people don’t like.

7. The View (2.5/10) – Yes, the famous talk show. I mean I don’t think the average IMDB user is the target audience for it, but okay.

8. Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (2.5/10) – Ah yes, I forgot about this moment in pop culture. I also learned this show was on for five years?

9. Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2.8/10) – Not shocked that IMDB users would rate the Kardashian reality series poorly.

10. Rasbhari (2.8/10) – An Indian series about a sexy English teacher? Unclear. It’s bad, I guess.

So I mean, Velma is bad, but is Velma this bad? The third worst TV show ever? No, come on. It’s extremely bad, don’t get me wrong, but I think we have to recognize things have descended into some “let’s rate it low for sport to see just how low we can get it here.” Not that the message coming across here, that people hate this show, should be ignored, and it certainly seems like something HBO Max should not continue with, unless they want to further damage their wounded brand given that they’re airing this show after cancelling way, way better animated series to cut costs. But who knows what will happen with Velma, as it’s not exactly Good Decision City over there these days.

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