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Anonymous writes...
Why Hudson has only one eye?
Greg responds...
He has two eyes. One was blinded in battle against the
Archmage.
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
Why they cancelled Gargoyles?Why The Goliath Chronicles were draw by
Nelvana or something like that?
Greg responds...
See above. Goliath Chronicles was subcontracted to Nelvana for
economic reasons which I don't pretend to understand.
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
Thanks.Great show!A lot better than the Ninja Turtles.Gargoyles lasted
only four years and the Ninja Turtles lasted 10!Why?I also noticed that the
ninja turtles in it's second season also had 65!Like gargoyles.Why?Please
answer me.For the love of a fan.
Greg responds...
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Anonymous writes...
What exactly does M.I.A. stand for?
Thanks!
Greg responds...
Missing In Action. (GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hope that you don't mind these extra questions and comments:
1. My personal guesses (re your invitation) for whom you had planned
Patrick Stewart to voice: Goliath, Macbeth, King Arthur.
2. You mentioned that Edmund in "King Lear" is your favorite
Shakespeare character. Shortly after reading that, I got to thinking, and noticed
a slight similarity between him and Thailog (villainous
not-fully-acknowledged son who turns on his father). Was Edmund a partial model for Thailog?
3. Thans for answering my Macbeth question (and telling me what John
Rhys-Davies's response to the story was). By the way, who are Monique
and Tuppence?
4. You said that Elisa introduced her family to Talon and the Mutates
in "The Cage" in the Labyrinth, but I thought when I saw that episode
that the final scene (the meeting, with Goliath secretly watching) was taking
place in her apartment instead (that's how it looked to me). Which was it?
5. Somebody else brought up the Xanatos-and-Owen deal, and I thought
that I'd say here that I considered it good judgement on Xanatos's part to
choose Owen's service over a wish from Puck. After all, Owen is very
reliable and efficient, while I've pretty much got the feeling from Demona's case
in "The Mirror" that asking Puck to grant your wish can get you into a lot of
trouble :)
5. You said that "Ransom" and "Runaways" were based on episodes that
you'd planned for the 3rd season, but altered in direction. Was "Seeing
Isn't Believing" (the Goliath Chronicles episode with Taurus and Proteus in
it) similarly based on your proposed "New Olympians" spin-off?
6. One of the things that I've most liked about Goliath was his
fondness for reading (which is all the more impressive, given how the average
inhabitant of 10th century Scotland would have felt about literacy - Hakon's
attitude was the dominant one for the period). When did he learn how to read -
the 10th century or the 20th? And did somebody teach him, or did he learn
on his own?
7. Related to No. 6 - do you have any idea what book Goliath was
reading in "Avalon Part One" the one that he stayed home at the clock tower to
finish)?
8. Did the various gargoyle-haters such as the Hunters believe
gargoyles to be demons (as in, supernatural evil creatures), or did they view them
more as ferocious wild animals like wolves or mountain lions?
9. What sort of "big cat" is Fang modelled on? I can identify the
other Mutates' originals (Talon - panther, Maggie - lioness, Claw - tiger),
but I'm not so sure about his.
Greg responds...
1. Right. And you're the first one to guess the correct
answer. (Only the second person to guess at all, I'm afraid, so don't
let it go to your head -- cause the contest was something of a bust.)
But Todd, consider yourself officially recognized as an insightful
Gargoyle fan.
2. You know, I hadn't thought of that. But you may be right.
I've played Edmund on stage, and I've studied and internalized the
character A LOT. The more I think about it, the more Edmundish, Thailog
grows. Man, Todd, you ARE insightful. Good work, mister.
3. Monique Beatty was a Script Coordinator on Gargoyles and
also my personal assistant. She did a lot of the research for me and the story
editors on the show. (Monique is currently the Associate Producer of
the DreamWorks' series Toonsylvania. She's gone on to have a very
successful career without me, but I can proudly say I gave her her first
job in animation.)
Tuppence Macintyre is a good friend. She's a Los Angeles Deputy
District Attorney. She also did a lot of research for us (gratis) on
the show. (For any of you who ever read my old CAPTAIN ATOM comic
books, the character of Tuppence MacRae, Plastique's defense attorney,
was based on Tuppence Macintyre.)
4. The background was screwed up. It was supposed to be the
Labyrinth, slightly cleaned up after the battle. It was cleaned up WAY
TOO MUCH, but the cage was still there, so it couldn't have been Elisa's
apartment. (And yeah, that always bugged me.)
5. To the extent that the first two you mentioned were
"inspired" by ideas that I had suggested in my notes to the new team but
wound up having absolutely NOTHING to do with what I suggested, you
could argue that MANY TGC episodes were inspired by my notes to the new
team, including the Proteus episode, the trial, the Illuminati, a Bronx
episode, a magical fantasy episode, etc. In a way, that made them even
more frustrating for me.
6. Tenth. And yes, someone taught him: Demona.
7. God, I don't remember. I used to know. Damn.
8. I think the Hunters through the centuries were remarkably
inconsistent about what exactly they believed the Gargoyles to be. Jon
Canmore/John Castaway in macrocosm.
9. I think a Cougar, Mountain Lion type.
(GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
1. You once stated that Hudson is Broadways biological father.
a)Are either of them aware of this fact?
b)Why wasn't it discussed in the show?
2. Did you plan for any more episodes with the golem, or was his
appearance a one episode thing?
3. Would you have told us any of Jackal and Hyena's past?
4. Would Claw ever have spoken?
5. I asked you before, but you said to ask again later so I am. What
was Demona's reaction to Shakespeares play Macbeth?
6. a)Since Coldstone is just animated stone, and Coldfire and
Coldsteel are robots, would they have a longer lifespan that the rest of the clan?
b)Would they still be around in 2158?
7. How long of his 40 year trek would Brooklyn spend in 2158, and how
long in medieval Ishimura?
8. Does Hudson still have his piece of statue from "The Price"?
Greg responds...
1a. I'd think that the thought MIGHT have crossed Hudson's
mind. But I doubt it stuck. He would view all three of the trio as his
sons. I also doubt that Broadway's ever given it any thought. He
already views Hudson as a father figure.
1b. Because, there's no reason for the gargoyles to discuss it.
In tenth century Scotland, Gargoyles weren't raised to make an issue of
biological parentage.
2. I had some thoughts.
3. Maybe, someday.
4. No.
5. She may have been pleased to see Macbeth villafied and
beheaded. I doubt she'd have been happy seeing Malcolm (Canmore) win
out in the end. Then again, she might not have had the patience to sit
through the whole thing.
6a. Yes.
6b. Not definitively.
7. I haven't run the numbers, but he would have spent a
substantial amount of time in both eras, particularly the 2158 era.
8. Good question. I'm sure he had it at least until the Clock
Tower blew up. Elisa went back to collect as many of the Gargoyles'
possessions as she could find. But I don't know if she found that, or
if it had been shattered to pieces.
(GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
1. Are Coldstone, Coldfire, Coldsteel, Jackal, and Hyena anatomically correct?
2. How would having Puck as a teacher effect Alex's outlook and use of magic?
3. What kind of an influence do you think Petros and Renard would have on Alex?
Greg responds...
1. In what respect?
2. How do you think?
3. Generally, positive. However, Renard is dying and Petros
lives in Maine, so I wouldn't assume that their influence is going to be
too heavy in the short term.
(GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi. Just one question fo now. Do you know if they will ever release
all the episodes to video. like maybe a box set?
Greg responds...
I doubt it. Not enough people bought the videos they did put
out for them to think it profitable.
(GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi again Greg. I was just reading the Ask Greg Latest Response and
guess what.. in response to someone's question of what would have happened
to the Phoenix Gate after TimeDancer, you said it would restarted its journey
from scratch as in a neverending loop. I don't know if I remembered this
correctly but wasn't the Gate created on Avalon? If it was created how
could it go in a loop from the very beginning? Time can't be changed...
Greg responds...
The Gate is "of Avalon." Its journey begins, ends and restarts
there. Time cannot be changed. (Ye, of little faith.)
(GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
Dear Greg, First let me say, Great show, wish there were more, Yadda
yadda yadda, and so on and so forth, etc, etc. You've heard it all before,
so I'm not gonna bother Gushing, I'm just gonna get down to business here
What happened to the pages of The Grimorum that Brooklyn tore out
after the Archmage Absorbed the Grimorum?
For that matter, what Happened to the pages? (aside from Elisa
circumventing the spell)
Greg responds...
I'm not sure I know what you're referring to. Brooklyn only
tore out one page in "Temptation". It had the one mind-control spell
on it. I think they probably destroyed that page, so that no one else
could get control of Goliath. Demona tore out a few pages, but by the
end of the second season, she had used them all. I'm sure she still has
them though.
(GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
1) Exactly how wimpy is angela?
2) Did the charectors look any different in the comedy version of the show?
3) Where do you live? (just wondering)
4) Who plays lex? i'd like to complement him.
5) My sis has a huge 'crush' on Brooklyn (Shinga) she was wondering why he's so good-looking.
6) Do they have a garg-computer game?
7) Do you have a dog named Bronx? Or a cat named Cagney? (speaking of Cagney, where'd that name come from?)
Good-bye bye bye.... Bye bye bye All Mighty Gargoyle Creator!! BYE!!!
Greg responds...
1. Exactly how wimpy are you?
2. Yes. Although, I think you could see the progression.
3. Somewhere in the Greater Los Angeles area.
4. Thom Adcox Hernandez.
5. It must be the horns.
6. I think so.
7. I think Michael Reaves named Cagney after actor Jimmy
Cagney. And no, I don't have my own Bronx or Cagney. (GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
You said that the yeti would be seen in Gargoyles for sure. Is it an
animal elated to the gargoyles or a gargoyle.
Greg responds...
That story is actually written. It was written for Marvel's
Gargoyle comic book before it was cancelled. I'm not sure if I want to
give away the punchline right now. Sorry. (GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hey Greg!
One question this time:
I recently purchased copies of the Gargoyles videos volumes three &
four I believe. I was wondering if any footage was cut out of the episodes
from these or any other Gargoyles tapes (besides Awakenings) or are these
legit episodes?
Greg responds...
I haven't watched them, but I doubt any cuts were made, because
that edit would have incurred an additional expense. Cheaper, and thus
more profitable, to leave them as is.(GDW / 4-23-98)
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