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Anonymous writes...
Okay, for the past hour and a half (no kidding!) I have been just
reading and reading and reading...My head hurts now. I was trying to make sure
you already didn't answer this question recently and didn't find much
about it. Cause I know ya don't like repeating yourself, but here it goes.
1.) Do you have any new information on the live action Gargs movie?
I'm not asking for much, just anything new or significant.
2.) And what about that "magizine" you were taking a poll for? Are you
going to make it?
3.) And I read in that hour and a half about you writing a book that's
almost done, will it be published in the near future?
Thanks Greg and keep up the great work!
Greg responds...
1. Right now, my phone calls to Touchstone are not being
returned. So I have no new information.
2. The poll revealed a pretty low volume of interest. That's
not to say that the people who did respond weren't interested, but just
that there weren't that many people out there willing to buy the
magazine. Not enough to pay for it's production.
3. I have no publisher. So I guess the answer's no. (GDW / 4-23-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hello once more Mr. Weisman!
I have had some trite but ever so curious questions buzzing in my
scull for a while now! Ready? =D
1)Okay, let's just be blunt! Many have been beating around the bush
and circumventing this curious little question... Is Oberon Puck's
father????
2)Are all the Tricksters related (by blood)? They cirtainly have some
similar personality traits, particularly Puck and Coyote! =)
3)Why not put up a page giving some personal info on you to prevent
those ever so annoying repeat questions. You could list some of your fav
stuff on there! Fav Shakespeare play, fav garg character, ect... hmmm that was
more a suggestion. Oh well! =D
4)Wanna tell us who Brooklyn's mate is yet? PLEASE! (on hands and
knees here!)
5)What were you doing before _Gargoyles_?
6)Are you a Trekkie or X-philer? Ha Ha Ha! If you are both, which more
so? =)
Greg responds...
1. No. Oberon is Merlin's father.
Hey, did someone say in the comment room that I had said that
Merlin was fully human? I never said that.
Here's what we know to date:
Queen Mab is Oberon's mother.
Oberon is married to Titania.
But Oberon has a son, Merlin, by a human woman.
That makes Merlin a human-fae hybrid.
Titania has a daughter, Fox (or Janine), by the human Halcyon Renard.
That makes Fox a hybrid too, but she was raised as a human.
Fox is married to David Xanatos (the son of Petros Xanatos).
They have a son Alexander Fox Xanatos, who is one-quarter Fae.
Puck/Owen, as far as we know, isn't related to anyone that we've
met to date.
2. No.
3. That page exists. It's called the ASK GREG ARCHIVES. I
realize it's a lot of material to slog through right now, but Gore has
long term plans to figure out a way to grant a greater ease of access to
it. Give him time.
4. See, now I know you haven't read the Archives. I gave that
away ages ago. Her name is Katana. She's a gargoyle that he meets
while TimeDancing in Feudal Japan.
5. I was Director of Series Development at Walt Disney
Television Animation.
6. I watch DS9, Voyager and X-Files. That's the extent of my
fan participation in those shows. (GDW / 4-23-98)
Anonymous writes...
Dear Mr. Weisman,
I'll skip the standard "I love the series/It's the best thing ever/you
are God" introduction, because, although I certainly feel that way, I'm
sure you get hundreds of these things that have probably said it better than I
can. Anyway, on to the questions. I've got A LOT of them, so instead of
driving you up the wall by sending them at once, I'll be splitting them up
into smaller groups.
1) I've just spent about three days reading everything in the archive,
questions asked, and your latest responses, and a lot of the questions
seem to be on the topic of Demona's childbearing abilities. Stay with me
here, I think this is a new one. If gargoyles are only able to lay one egg
every 20 years (and you've already said that Demona could conceive in either
form), what are the specifics of this? I mean, could she lay an egg and then
get pregnant as a human in less than 20 years? Feel free not to answer
this if you think you've covered it enough before.
2) A question about the Pack: After "Upgrade," how did they get out of
prison? All of the ones arrested showed up in the world tour. Did
Xanatos bail them out of prison in return for their services (Jackal, Hyena, &
Wolf in Egypt and Dingo in Australia)?
3) About Mr. X's exoframes: I've noticed that his light exoframe ("Eye
of the Beholder"/"Double Jeopardy") bears a resemblance to the Steel
Clan-esque crimson one, especially in the hands and rocket pack area. Was this
just a result of similar art concepts, or is the big suit "assembled" onto
the light one (i.e. clip-on armor)?
Thanks in advance for answering these. There will definitely be more.
:-)
Greg responds...
1. I don't know the answer to that for sure. I don't ever know
'til I set a story in stone, so to speak. But frankly, it's a moot
hypothetical. Demona doesn't give herself lightly. And I think she's
smart enough, even as a human, to use birth control, if for some reason
she decides to have sex.
2. He must have busted them out of prison. Again.
3. Both. (GDW / 4-23-98)
Anonymous writes...
Dear Greg wiseman
first off thank you for Gargoyles the cartoon and I wish it was back
on the air! Cause it got me more wanting to learn more about Gargoyles their
heritage,customs, and pluse some side stuff. I was wondering if you
know of any books or refrences that you used when building the Gargoyle
universe and their backgrounds of these creatures. like any books you can refer me
too would be awfully apperciated and thanked!
Greg responds...
No. Sorry. I made it all up. (GDW / 4-23-98)
Anonymous writes...
I have only one question and that is: Why is Hudson the only Gargoyle
with a Scottish accent? All the rest were born and raised there, the people
around them had scottish accents, yet that failed to do so, why is that?
Greg responds...
I've answered this before. Part of this depends on what kind of
answer you want. A behind-the-scenes answer or a within-the-world-of
-the-show answer.
For the latter, Hudson is the guy who spent the most time around
humans in the tenth century. He thus picked up their accent. The
others had a more neutral accent. (If you listen carefully, even the
trio maintain a more classic neutral accent until "Awakening, Part
Three"). That neutral accent was easily influenced by twentieth century
contacts and culture.
If you're looking for that behind-the-scenes answer, then know
that Hudson's accent carries symbolic weight. A reminder of where our
gang came from while allowing the younger characters to represent where
they are now. With Goliath's classic, dignified speech patterns and
neutral accent representing the middle, transitional ground. It's all
done to create another layer of tension, another layer of depth to the
characters.
In any case, this was not an oversight. We made a conscious
decision (for right or wrong) to take it this way. (GDW / 4-23-98)
Anonymous writes...
1) Why do Xanatos' Steel Clan blow up everytime they get destroyed? Is
it a backup of his, or just a design flaw? o.O
2) In TGC, Brooklyn's reaction to Broadway and Angela's relationship
was to run away... but what were your plans? How were you going to have him react?
3) Where was Elisa's new police station going to be located? Anywhere
special?
4) Since Matt became head of the Gargoyle Task Force, was he going to
still have time to be Elisa's partner?
6) (I'm gonna leave out 5, just so I feel like I fit in. o.O ) Would
you tell us what names you had planned for your new Pack characters? (All
the wild dog names appear to be used up. o.O)
7) Would they have torn down or rebuilt the clocktower?
8) When Xanatos turns the dial on his suit... is that steam that's
dispersed, or is the suit locked air-tight?
9) I did the math for Samson, Artus and Gwenyvere... how were you
going to keep intrest with younger viewers in the proprosed spinoff when half
the 2158 Manhattan Clan sounds like they'd need artificial respiration to
fight crime? o.O
10) This isn't a question, but you should try submitting a question to
Gore's "The Box." (His topic discussion forum.) I'm sure you could
think up something interesting that's relative to the show.
5) (I felt bad about excluding it.) Are there any other shows on tv
that you'd like to write for, and why?
11) Are you going to guest write for any more shows, like you did for
MIB? (Good ep., BTW. The part where K's skeleton pops up and says, "I'm all
right!" was hilarious. :P)
12) How did you get started with writing?
13) What certain qualities do you think make a good writer? (Not an
average one, someone who could write something great - well, like Gargoyles.
No sucking up there, it's just a fact; Gargoyles is co-leader for being
the highest quality North American cartoon there is - Spawn being the
other co-leader.)
Greg responds...
1. Maybe a bit of both.
2. TimeDancer.
3. Right where it always was. They were already rebuilding it
during the Journey.
4. Yeah. The task force wasn't going to be a full time job at
first.
5. What is the significance of o.0? If there's an icon in
that, I don't see it. :)
(Note from Gorebash: o.O O.O O.o are all faces. the o's are eyes and the .'s are noses. BUGEYES)
6. Nope.
7. Rebuilt it, but not necessarily to look exactly the same.
8. I thought it was steam.
9. You must be very young. At any rate, Samson's older
siblings would not have been regulars. He would have been the lead. An
elder statesman thrust into a crisis. Think of a slightly more
Goliath-like Hudson figure. But he wouldn't have been the only regular
character, and he would have been the oldest biologically, so I wasn't
too worried about AGISTS (like you :)) rejecting the show.
10. It's not really my forum. This is.
5. Oh, I think it would be fun to write for Buffy. It'd be
amazing to write for Homicide, although I don't know if I'm up to it. I
think I could do some interesting work on Highlander or either Star Trek
series. There are probably others.
11. That skeleton bit was actually written by story editor
Duane Capizzi. My version was slightly different. I've written a
Disney Hercules, a second MiB and am currently writing my third MiB.
12. In second grade, we had spelling words that we had to put
into a sentence. I ran all the sentences together to make a story. It
was fun. I got praised for it. So I kept at it. I started my first
unfinished novel in the sixth grade. Etc.
13. Read a lot. Write a lot. Read some more. Don't base your
work on other people's recent work. Don't base it on recent of
semi-recent pop culture. Look at the classics. Classics of literature,
of drama. Classic pop culture is o.k. too, but don't assume that
ANYTHING qualifies as an instant classic no matter how much you like it.
Write. Write. Read. Read. Proofread. Read aloud. Read your own
writing aloud. Never stop learning new things. Read. Write. Read
some more. (Get the idea?)
By the way, isn't it "la cabeza"? (GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi, Greg! This question was asked before but you sort of copped out
on it so here it is again but rephrased...
1. If you had a globe of the world (the types found in classrooms),
could you place Avalon on it?
2. If yes, where would it be more or less (i.e., in the Indian Ocean,
in the Pacific Ocean's Ring of Fire)? Thanks!
Greg responds...
1. Not in any traditional sense.
2. See above. (GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hello, Mr. Weisman. First of a big thanks for the fabulouse
show, a long story arc is a rare thing about most cartoons.
Now to the questions:
1.) In the Gathering it did strike me as odd, that Oberon
attacked the forceshield of Owens with brute force alone
for most of the episode, instead of blasting the unshielded
emitters, or diving through under it from the beginning
on. Since Titania seemed to have set this whole kidnapping
stuff up to get her Daughter to use magic, did Oberon
really attack in ernest, or did he see through this plot
and was just giving a performance?
2.) You mentioned earliere, that you planned to include almost
every myth around in the show. Was it just a coincidence
that Oberon after being hit by Petros with the iron harpoon
changed into something that could have easily passed as
count Draculas nephew?
3.) After the hit from the Harpoon, Oberon looked way old.
Is the more or less immortality of Oberons children
biological or just maintained by magic like shapeshifting ?
4.) About the gliding, You stated that the Gargoyls do store
up solar energy, as well as eating. How far are those
two processes interchangeable,
a) can a Gargoyl survive with solar energy onley, if he
uses very little of his strength, eg. doesnÝt fly, and
b) can he run with food alone, if he eats a real lot?
Greg responds...
1. I think Oberon's attack was in earnest. SO MUCH earnest
that he didn't think of the best method of attack until later.
2. The Dracula-nephew thing is your interpretation, but the
transformation wasn't a mistake. Nevertheless, we'd have hit Drac
eventually.
3. Hard to say. Check the Archives for a more complete answer.
4. I think both processes are essential. Breathing too. (GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
AWFUL MEMORY, AWFUL!!!
Well, here's a couple and I'M GONE!! Honestly.
1. Who takes care of the humor on the show? (heehee)
2. (this is a joke question) If Broadway got a job, what would it be?
(Besides sumo wrestling) {smile}
3. If Lex went on a chat room what name do you think he'd use? (Joke,
question, a joke...) {rolls eyes and smiles}
4. Are gargs born with hair?
5. Oh! Oh! Oh! I NEED an answer! Okay. On "The Mirror" when the humans
turned back to humans, did they remember their experiance?
6. I just noticed this, if Demona destroyed all the humans, she'd kill
herself cause' in the process she'd kill Macbeth. If the show comes
back, will she, like, figure that out?
Greg responds...
1. Takes care of it? What does that mean?
2. Teacher, maybe?
3. Lex.
4. Some are.
5. Yes, but not any of the transformations. They were always
completely unaware of those.
6. It depends on her method of destruction of course.
Hi for Shinga. (How's that?) (GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi, Mr. Greg!
1) I was wondering if that Horse with Wings in The Gathering PART1, was named Pegasus?
2) If the Weird Sisters have any connection with the Moon or Sun?
3) If you were planning to introduce Atlantis in one of the World Tour episodes?
4) Are all the Weird Sisters doomed to spend their lives eternally
single if Oberon's Children are allowed to seek other members of Oberon's
Children?
5) Have you got a favorite anime series you like to watch? Thank
You!!!!!
Greg responds...
1. Possibly. I'd have to see him again.
2. The moon, yes.
3. Not in the World Tour per se, but eventually, yes.
4. I'm not sure I understand the question.
5. Anime, specifically? No. I don't think I've seen much
current anime. I used to like Lupin. Does Speed Racer count? (GDW / 4-21-98)
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