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Anonymous writes...

Hey a quick question:

When did you do the last show of Gargoyles??
Is the show,,Angel of night,, the last show???
Please answer me quick!

Greg responds...

Well, I doubt this qualifies as quick. I did my last Gargoyles
"THE JOURNEY" in 1996. It originally aired in the fall of that year as
part of THE GOLIATH CHRONICLES. Angels of the Night was the last
episode of the Goliath Chronicles. It originally aired in 1997. But I
had nothing to do with it. The last episode of the original Gargoyles
series was "HUNTER'S MOON, Part Three" which aired in spring 1996.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hi, Greg. Yes, it's me again.
A little question on the reproductive nature of gargoyles...curiosity
got the better of me...is inbreeding possible with gargoyles? *Grumbles as
someone from the chatroom makes a remark aobut her being the expert on
that one considering she's a redneck.*
Oh...and is Fang a cougar? I see a lot of similarities...

Greg responds...

1. It's possible, but the odds are against it.

2. Something like that.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

1) Patrick StewartMacbeth and the Archmage from the first season,
and Oberon from the second season.

2) Since the full story about Katana's name would probably take 42
pages, I'm just going to ask if it was a name she had before she met Brooklyn
(i.e., from her clan or through human contact), or after (i.e., in the
context of their meeting, falling in love, adventuring together
through time).

3) Gargoyle eggs take ten years to hatch, unless I've forgotten my
canon. How would Brooklyn and Katana have cared for their eggs while voyaging
through time?

4) Related to the above question, how long was the average Brooklyn
stay in a given time period? i.e., Did he run the risk of appearing for a few
seconds before the Phoenix Gate snatches him again?

5) I don't think this is in the archives, so I have to ask: Why does
the Phoenix Gate continue to travel with Brooklyn, snatching him from time
to time and from place to place, and why does it cease after he's
returned to Castle Wyvern of the 20th century?

Greg responds...

1. Nope.

2. No comment.

3. With difficulty. Though I never said how long they were in
each place.

4. There aren't any rules as to length of stay. It's possible
that he might have danced in and out in a few seconds on occasion, but
it makes for lousy stories, so I wouldn't have done that often.

5. The Phoenix Gate is lossed in time. Brooklyn takes
advantage of it's comings and goings in the hopes that it will
eventually take him home. Once he gets home, he avoids it like the
plague.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

If you don't want to answer this, that's fine. I understand.
Celebrities are always getting these requests. But is there anyway I can get a Gargs
pic signed by you?

Greg responds...

Come to the Gathering in NYC this summer. I'm hoping to be
there if the details can be worked out.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hi Greg:

1. Who created the Phoenix Gate? ONe of Oberon's Children?

2. Would Patrick Stewart have played King Arthur? Macbeth? Oberon?

3. Would you ever have done a Romeo & Juliet type of episode?
Between what two charecters (ie who would be Romeo and who would be Juliet?)

4. Do you know who Tod mcFarlane is? If not he is the creator
if Spawn and Image comics. The reason I brought him up is that Marvel Comics, for
which he used to work, wanted to buy the rights to Spawn, but Tod wouldn't
let them because he knew they'd eventually mess it up. He was, at the
time. working on Venom and Marvel wanted to turn Venom into a good guy. So
between Marvel wanting to change Venom and rather than allow them to do the
same with Spawn Todd left Marvel and started Image, which is now far more
succesful than marvel (who is going bankrupt). I realize it is to
late now but you really should have tried something like this with Garoyles. I
also brought it up to say that if you want a comic company that might do a
great job with Gargoyles, that is if Disney gives them a chance, Image is a
good place to start. Todd would sympathise with your problem. would you
consider it?

Greg responds...

1. Not who.

2. No.

3. There was a definite Romeo and Juliet theme planned for New
Olympians.

4. I've met Tod, and I'm familiar with what you're describing,
but the situations are not parallel. You're comparing Gargoyles with
Spawn, but it would be more accurate to compare Gargoyles with Venom.
That is, Gargoyles are and always were owned by Disney. There was never
a moment when I could have gone off and done it on my own, because I
NEVER owned the property. Also, you should remember that for Tod (who
had some substantial money and reputation from his Marvel work) to go
off and publish his own comic was a very doable thing. He was a fan
favorite. And producing a comic book is a RELATIVELY inexpensive
proposition that requires a relatively small staff of people. By
comparison, no one had ever heard of me BEFORE Gargoyles, and still, few
know who I am now. In addition, producing an animated series is a
RELATIVELY costly proposition. Exponentially more expensive than
publishing a comic book. And the required staff is huge. And they'd
all need to be paid in advance to put food on their tables. The whole
thing is WAY beyond my resources, even today. Now I know, you think Tod
has done it with the SPAWN animated series. But that was AFTER Spawn
was already a huge success that made him a millionaire many times over.
I'm not saying he spent his own money on the show, but that money and
the prestige of the property gave him a lot of clout. Frankly, that's
clout I don't have.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hey Greg, thanks for answering my questions:

1)I know you were planning to do some spin-offs, but how many and what
were they going to be called??

2)If Disney ever got it through their thick skulls that GARGOYLES is a
great show and decided to bring it back, they'd have to hire you and get you
to approve it or something like that, right??

3)Why didn't you work on any of the GOLIATH CHRONICLES episodes except
for THE JOURNEY??

4)What projects are you working on now??

5)If someone wanted to pick up one of you spin-off shows(like
TIMEDANCER, that's the only one I know you wanted to do), would you want them (who
ever they may be, Disney or not) to pick GARGOYLES as well??

Greg responds...

1) GARGOYLES, BAD GUYS, DARK AGES, FUTURE TENSE, THE NEW
OLYMPIANS, PENDRAGON, TIMEDANCER.

2) They wouldn't "have" to do anything, but I like to think
they'd come to me first.

3) I made a mistake. I felt I wasn't appreciated, and I felt I
wouldn't have been able to maintain the show's quality level. But I
still should have done it. I made a mistake.

4) It's too soon to talk about any of them.

In those days, 65 was considered a complete package of episodes.
Enough to run five days a week for one quarter of the year.

I can't tell you why Turtles lasted as long as it has, but
Gargoyles ended after 2 (or 3) seasons, because the ratings didn't seem
strong enough to Disney for them to justify it's ongoing existence,
given that they had 65 (or 78) episodes already in the can.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hi Greg. :)

(1) So how have you been doing?

(2) I have been wondering about Katana's name. Is there a real life
story as to how you and/or your staff came up with that name? If so, what
is it?

(3) Is there a story as to how she got that name in the actual garg
universe? If so, what is it?

(4) Now for a few more questions about the Phoenix Gate. Is there any
type of limit to when the gate can go to?

(5) If so, does that limit change depending on who is using the gate?

(6) What I mean is, is the gate limited (in things like traveling to
the future) on what one knows of the future? If one doesn't know what the
future holds, can they travel into the future using the Gate?

Greg responds...

1) Eh, O.K. How about you?

2) I came up with it. It seemed right.

3) Probably there is. But I haven't thought about that yet.

4) Nope.

5) N.A.

6) Yep.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hi, Greg. I've been wondering this ever since I first saw "City of
Stone", and, being the twisted person I am, I was wondering, what would happen
if Demona and/or Macbeth were decapitated by someone else? Kind of
morbid, I know, but it's one of those questions even fanfics can't answer.

Greg responds...

I don't know. But I'm not worried about it, cause dramatically,
it's not going to happen.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hello Mr. Weisman. I appologise if any of these questions have been
asked before. In that case I must have missed them.

1. I have been wondering. When the sun comes up, gargoyles turn to
stone. When the sun is gone, they wake up. But what would happen during a
solar eclipse?

2. I can understand the reasons why you don't want to see any original
ideas. You don't want someone to sue you because he thinks he's given
you an idea, even though you thought of the same thing before you even met
him. I'm wondering though, did this ever really happen to you so far?

Greg responds...

1) Generally. One would assume their biological clocks would
be unaffected by a solar eclipse... unless, the eclipse was some kind of
magical event that had some kind of magical influence on them.

2) It's happened to many people. I personally have never been
sued under this exact scenario. But at any rate, I don't want to join
the club. And I have had the situation occur where a person stopped
short of suing. Someone suggested ideas to me that I already had
planned to do. When I told them, they looked at me like I had just
ripped them off. I don't want to take any chances. (Someone is suing
Disney claiming that he created Gargoyles. The fact that he's claiming
to have created the show in 1993, when I can document that my team and I
started working on it in 1991 doesn't seem to faze him much.)

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hey Greg,
I have question to ask you that's more personal than those I've asked
in the past. As you may but probably don't remember, I mentioned that I
dabble in fanfiction. Lately, though, I've sort of lost the urge to write.
I've been puttering around on my current piece for more than half a year, and I
just can't seem to find my inspiration. My question is: does this ever
happen to you? And if so, how do you combat it?

Greg responds...

I've never lost the urge to write. At least not so far,
thankfully. But I've never been any good at accomplishing anything
without a real deadline. (Setting an imaginary one for myself has never
worked.) When I have an assignment, I do periodically get stuck. I
pace a lot. But I eventually work my way through it. Fanfiction isn't
something I've tried. And I'm only disciplined when I have an external
deadline. Otherwise I'm lazy as hell. I don't know if that helps, but
one thing you might try is to take a class in creative writing. Let the
instructor impose a deadline and see if that helps you.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hi greg,

I was watching a show about ancient Mayan civilizations in Spanish
class, and I noticed a few things: one thing I noticed was a Mayan statue
that looked like it had eye ridges, a bat with "wings like a dragon"
(that's what the video said), and finally a snake carving that could have easily
been a gargoyle like the one in Guatemala.

1) Is this the sort of thing that gave you the idea for the Green, or
did you not notice these types of things?

2) Will Alexander be alive in 2158?

3) Will Alex be (magically) as strong, or stronger than say Puck or
Merlin?

4) Was Demona ever in love with anyone else during the 1000 years
that Goliath was asleep? Any chance I can get you to tell me who?

Greg responds...

1). The former.

2). Yes.

3). As Puck? I doubt it. Puck is a 100% changeling, and Alex
is only 25%. But Alex has a good teacher and a lot of potential. As
Merlin? The question is how much time Alex dedicates to his magical
studies. He may have other interests as well.

4) Largely, the answer is NO. To both questions.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Greg,

Congrats on a great show!!! :) I was just wondering if the worse
happens and Gargoyles is not brought back on TV do you have any plans to
continue the story in another media?

Greg responds...

I'd love to, and I have periodically looked into that, with no
success to date.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hello Mr Weisman!

Thanks again for taking the time to answer all these questions that we
Gargoyle fanatics throw at ya...speaking of which, here are some of
mine :-)

1) You noted that Edmund from KING LEAR is your favorite
Shakespearean
character...why? BTW...LEAR is one of my faves also...the mirroring ,
contrast and complexity of the characters is incredibly clever.

2) Are there any Gargoyle characters that have smidgens of Edmund
written into them ? (Thailog comes to mind, in a vague sort of way).

3) Besides A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM and OTHELLO, are there any other
Shakespearean allusions in Gargoyles?

4) Was Maggie cloned from some sort of housecat?

5) What the heck was Fang cloned from?

6) Why does Demona have a belly button?

7) Which one is Rosencrantz and which one is Guildenstern? (I can
never tell)

8) Was Lear more sinned upon than sinner?

Thanks for your time! Continued luck in the future! Sorry for the
irrelevant Shakespeare queries :-)

Greg responds...

1) Part of the reason is that I've played the character on
stage. I've also written the equivalent of Shakespeare Fan Fiction
about Edmund. A near-monologue using Shakespeare's dialogue and some of
my own that extrapolated background and specific motivation for the
character. I know him better than many people. I feel an affinity for
him. Which is scary, because he is a thorough villain by intention and
by deed. But it's thrilling too.

2) Yeah, Todd pointed out the Thailog connection, and I
definitely see it. Many of my villains may have a touch of Edmund.
Xanatos, arguably.

3) Sure. MACBETH, of course. Plus a number of assorted
references to Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet and others.

4) No.

5) He wasn't cloned from anything. He was mutated.

6) Does she?

7) You and Claudius.

8) Probably. But life is complex and no one promised equity.
It's something we strive for, not a privelidge we're granted.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Uh, hi Greg. My name is Holly and I am a first-timer "Ask Greg", so
if I make any mistakes, please forgive me. I would also like to comment on
your extraordinary efforts you and all the crew at Disney put together to
bring us "Gargoyles". I fell in love with it at first sight (which was when
I was only twelve). Ok, so here's the question that's been bugging me for
so long: On "Heritage" eps how did Angela find out that Raven's clan were
only illiusions?

Greg responds...

As I recall, she saw the Thunderbird's wing pass right through
one of them.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

Hey I know you hear this alot but thanx for taking the time to answer
our questions.

1) You may have answered this before but if you did it was one of your
corn ball one word answers =) so ill try again. a) In Hunters Moon if
Demona shattered the bottle and released the virus would that have killed
Macbeth since it was Demona who made the virus and that would also kill
herself? b)How powerful was the preying gargoyle? c) Did d) Demona realize she
was taking a gamble with her life and e) if yes was she suicidal at the
time?

2) Ahh your who would Pactrick Stewart play contest. I say he would
have played Macbeth (very obvious), Hudson, and the one from the second
season, the original hunter from city of stone. Are any of these right?

3) a)I know Puck is banished from avalon but im sure Alex isnt, when
and how will he visit there for the first time? b)how old will he be? c)is
there any story you have planed for that trip? d)If Alex was threatened on
Avalon would puck be allowed back to protect him? (loop hole, hehehe)

4) When Brooklyn come back after TimeDancer will he look like he did
in the episode "FutureTense"?

5) Is Duval anyone we know yet in the show?
whew, lots of questions. Thanx again =)

Greg responds...

1a) Actually, I've answered this in detail. Check the
archives. In short, a lot would depend on Demona's specific intent.
Her living might keep him alive.

b) "Praying" not "Preying". And it was as powerful as it
needed to be.

c,d,e) That's subject to interpretation. I think it's all in
there. It's a matter of degree.

(GDW / 4-28-98)

Response recorded on April 28, 1998

Anonymous writes...

gargoyles was an excellent show. I think the reason it got cannes was
because the story got too complicated. It seemed "overwhelming" for
someone who never saw the show before. Those previously seen on gargoyles
scenes didn't help matters either. Sure it saved two minutes of animation,
but it alienated alot of viewers. I liked the Avalon Subquest since it
helped new viewers get hooked. I hope you get back on sindication so I can see
Time dancer. It sounds cool.

Greg responds...

Well, I kinda feel like you contradicted yourself. On the one
hand, you think the "previously" recaps alienated viewers. But those
recaps were designed to help out new or occasional viewers, and I think
the only viewers that might have been alienated by them were regular
viewers who didn't need them and found them annoying.

Obviously, the main reason the show was cancelled was because
the ratings were disappointing to Disney. Not bad. Just not great
enough to justify making more when they already had a complete package.
It's certainly possible that one of the reason for the non-stellar
ratings is that the show was too complex. But I don't make apologies
for that. I tried to make it accessible, but I did the show I wanted to
do. Our regular viewers (the people who most objected to the recaps)
didn't mind the complexity. But new and occasional viewers (who might
have appreciated the recaps) might very well have been put off by that
complexity. Or are you arguing that the recaps put off new and
occasional viewers? Perhaps, by making them feel like they needed to
know stuff that maybe they didn't? Hmmmm.

It's also interesting that you praise the World Tour. I liked
it. A lot. But the consensus has generally been that people didn't
like it, or that at any rate, it went on too long. And that new and
occasional viewers would be put off by it, because they wouldn't
understand what was going on.
(GDW / 4-24-98)

Response recorded on April 24, 1998

Anonymous writes...

I've noticed some things about Future Tense,

1) Claw doesn't say anything through out the episode, andy reason for
this??

2) Demona tells Goliath to give the Pheonix Gate Angela so she can
hide in the past, but I thought Demona didn't find out about Angela until they
returned to Manhattan, can you explain??

3) Was it planned that Goliath, Elisia, Angela and Bronx never
returned home until they had rid themselves of the Eye of Odin and the Pheonix
Gate??

4) Is it possible that the Eye of Odin and the Pheonix Gate combined
were guiding the travelers and was it Avalon??

Greg responds...

1. Claw never says anything. Ever.

2. Well, for starters, the whole thing was an illusion of
Puck's, but actually, Demona learned about Angela in Paris.

3. I planned to have them lose them along the way, if that's
what you mean.

4. No. Not in my mind. But if it pleases you to think so,
knock yourself out.
(GDW / 4-24-98)

Response recorded on April 24, 1998

Anonymous writes...

1)is puck in any way related to oberon or titania,if so how?

2)since we found out fox is titania's daughter,i've been wondering
does that mean fox and puck are related?

3)when tom and princess catherine were married did they have any human
kids that weren't shown on the cartoon?

4)when the magus died on that stone bed king arther was on (till he
woke up to help the gargs) is there any whay that the magic could have kept
him alive but asleep till he could be awoken and healed maybe?because i
liked him and would like him back.

5)how come owen didn't fix his hand?

Greg responds...

1. No.

2. No.

3. I don't think they were ever officially married. And no, no
human kids.

4. I liked him too. But people die in war.

5. Cause it would be cheating. Not for him, but for Xanatos.
Xanatos loses the use of a two-handed assistant, he doesn't get that
fully functional assistant back. Puck won't use magic to help David.
(GDW / 4-24-98)

Response recorded on April 24, 1998

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