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Anonymous writes...
Had her plans suceeded, would Demona's "Hunter's Moon" virus have had any
effect on Delilah?
Greg responds...
No.
(GDW / 7-22-98)
Anonymous writes...
I have a question regarding the episode "Eye of the Beholder." When Fox
wore the Eye of Odin, it changed her into the werewolf(or is it
werefox?)creature. Was this simply meant to be a representation of the
huntress/predator side of her nature, or was it in some way a
manifestation of the kind of power she could have wielded had she been taught to use her
magic as she grew up? I ask this because most of the Children of Oberon we
saw in the series demonstrated an ability to change their shape, and of
the people we saw put on the Eye( Goliath, Fox, and the Archmage), only Fox
was turned into shapeshifter. Goliath and the Archmage only changed into a new
form when they first put the Eye on, and then that form was maintained
until the Eye was removed.
Greg responds...
1. Werefox, predatory, self-hating, conflicted. It was revelatory
of her inner-self, not her fae heritage.
(GDW / 7-22-98)
Anonymous writes...
1. In "Vows" and "Revelations", the Illuminati symbol is a pyramid with an
eye on top - that symbol also happens to appear on the back of the
one-dollar-bill. Is there (in the Gargoyles Universe) some ominous
connection here?
2. In "Her Brother's Keeper", Xanatos had an upstate retreat called
Xanadu. Was the name taken from Coleridge's "Kublai Khan", or from "Citizen Kane"?
3. Why wasn't Lexington as upset about Angela choosing Broadway as
Brooklyn was? Was it because he was already developing a close friendship with
Alex, or because Brooklyn's more inclined to wallowing in self-pity? (Actually,
I think that it's a combination of the two, but I'd like to know what your
take on this is).
4. Your general disappointment with "The Goliath Chronicles" is well-known
(and an attitude shared by most Gargoyles fans) - but, did the new
production team do anything in the 12 episodes following "The Journey"
that you did think worked rather well or approved of? You did mention in your
last response that you rather liked the "Thailog's death" scene they did
in "Genesis Undone".
Greg responds...
1. Yes.
2. Both.
3. Well, I don't think Alex and Angela are mutually exclusive. I
do think Brooklyn is more likely to wallow, but I think the main reason Lex
didn't feel as strongly was because he didn't feel as strongly. Brooklyn
convinces himself (as with Maggie) that it's true love. Lex had a crush
that was almost automatic because Angela was the ONLY available female he
had seen in some time. I think after a while, it became clear to Lex that
they were just friends. Brooklyn needed evidence that he was out of the
running, i.e. the kiss between Broadway and Angela.
4. I think the death scene was well-handled, but I don't actually
like it or the episode. Kill off Thailog? Not on my watch. Not in that
way. The only saving grace, which I believe I suggested was that the
"deaths" of the clones is at least potentially reversable. Otherwise... To
be honest the only things that I liked were things that were remnants of
suggestions I had made. I wasn't wild about execution on anything, save a
line of dialogue here or there. Frankly, I'm just too close to it to be
objective. I like Eric and Julia Lewald a lot, and I respect their talents
on everything else they've done. So my guess is that most of my problems
with TGC are my own, not theirs. Also, I only ever watched those twelve
episodes once each. It was very painful, and I haven't revisited them
since.
(GDW / 7-22-98)
Anonymous writes...
One more question. Since you mentioned in your last batch of responses
that King Arthur and Griff would visit the South Pole in the course of their
search for Merlin - what effect would the six-month day/six-month night at
the Poles have on a gargoyle's biological clock?
Greg responds...
Good question.
(GDW / 7-22-98)
Anonymous writes...
1) My thoughts on the Camelot Seven: Arthur, Merlin, the Lady of the Lake
are the gimmes... others I'd guess would be Perceval (due to other hints
you've dropped), Galahad, Morgana le Fay, and Nimue.
2) You've said that, in TimeDancer, Brooklyn 'never really gets ahold of
[the Phoenix Gate]'. So, then, how do his timedancing travels work, if he
doesn't physically carry the Gate? Or did I misunderstand what you said
and he *does* carry the Gate? 3) Another TimeDancer question: Is there an
average length for one of Brooklyn's stays in a given time and place, or
does it vary widely (i.e., a few seconds to months or years)? Thanks in
advance.
Greg responds...
1. Nope.
2. The Gate is lost in time, bopping around on its own. Opening
portals and vanishing. Brooklyn slides through these portals.
3. Vary widely. Though I wouldn't make too many stops of under a
minute. Not much storytelling fits into thirty seconds.
(GDW / 7-22-98)
Anonymous writes...
Very fast:
1) From ep 1, Captain of the Guard said inhabitants of Wyvern were, ". . .
not my people." Care to elaborate?
2) You've probably been deluged with Merlin stuff since that mini-series,
so more straw for the camel's back: Didja notice the uncanny resemblance of
Frik to Puck? Yowza.
3) Finally, my ideas for the Camelot Seven: Art, Merlin, the Lady of the
Lake, Guenivere, Morgan LeFay (pleeeeeeese), Lancelot, and Mordred, on the
basis that Oberon doesn't count. Thank you for your time
Greg responds...
1. I've addressed this already, but basically he thought they were
ungrateful snobs and ignorant peasants. He identified with the Gargoyles
much more than his fellow humans. Don't read too much into the statement.
2. Yeah, a resemblance. I wouldn't say uncanny. We're all
operating in the same set of traditions here.
3. Nope.
(GDW / 7-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi Greg! Which gargoyles story would you have most wanted to bring to
life but never got the chance to do? In other words, if someone came up to you
and gave you the chance to make one more episode (and let's assume here
that any background info needed to understand that episode would be provided,
so that it doesn't have to directly follow the eps of the last season), what
would that episode be? Since this is a broad question, let me ask it in
more specific chunks (unless you want to describe the whole ep, which I
wouldn't mind at all).
1) Which characters would it center around?
2) Which spinoff would it be in (i.e. Dark Ages, TimeDancer, etc.)
3) What would the main plot points be? *note: if you have no specific answers
for any of the above Q's, could you at least provide us with a general idea of
the one story you'd most like to create? Thanks!
Greg responds...
Generally, this question is too hypothetical for me. My mind
doesn't work this way. If someone said you could do one more episode, but
only one, I'm not sure how I'd react. If literally, I couldn't even use it
for a backdoor pilot, i.e. no hope of future episodes coming out of it.
Then in essence, I'm being asked to do a season of one. (Kinda like what I
did with "The Journey".) The notion that the blanks could be filled in
between "The Journey" and this new episode doesn't play for me. It's too
detached from the reality of my creative process. So... If I only had one
episode to do. I'd try to give it the open-ended closure of a
"Reawakening," "Hunter's Moon, Part Three," or "The Journey." I'd probably
do the Halloween double date episode that I talked about. I guess. But
like I said, this exercise doesn't appeal to me much.
(GDW / 7-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
First off, I have to tell you that I really appreciated the recaps in the
beginning of each episode. I only saw gargoyles every saturday, and thus
the continuity got completely screwed, and episodes were shown in a random
order. Plus, I was rather disappointed with the flying steel monsters in
"Awakenings" and the way the trio was portrayed in "Thrill of the Hunt" so
the show didn't hook me immediately. (I did like Part 1 and 2 of
awakenings) However, watching "Eye of the Storm" one morning got me completely hooked,
and soon I was scrambling to recover what I had been missing. (I still
have yet to see "The Mirror", "The Price", "Turf", and "City of Stone Pt 1."
Since all most of my questions have been asked for mine will be rather
brief.
1. Thailog seems to hold a lot of anger towards Angela, is this because
of Goliath's seeming acceptance of her and Goliath's rejection of him?
2. Did Thailog create any clones of Bronx? I would think that he would be
most inclined to have servants that were not intelligent enough to outgrow
their programming (and thus turn on him).
3. Did Thailog Clone more than one copy of each gargoyle?
4. My guesses for those still alive from the Arthurian period? Arthur,
Merlin, Lady of the Lake (thanks for the gimmes) Lancelot, The Green
Knight, Morgana la Fay, and taking a shot in the dark... mmm... Galahad?
Greg responds...
1. Possibly. But I don't think he's that angry with her
specifically. He just knows that (a) threatening Angela is a good way to
anger Goliath and (b) it makes a great way to test Demona's loyalty.
2. No. Because Bronx never guarded Demona and Fang to get bitten
by the robot mosquitoes.
3. No.
4. Nope.
(GDW / 7-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
****Blaise crashes through the door.**** Sorry, I'll fix that. Well,
first I wanted to say that I agree with you; the Broadway/Angela relationship
was not rushed. Next, I have a question:
1) When you went through all the Shakespeare plays, you listed MERCHANT OF
VENICE as problematic. Care to expand on that? I ask this because I had
the pleasure of portraying Shylock (an excellent character, in my opinion)
in a production of that play, and I am interested to hear what others
think of it.
2) My second question deals with the Arthurian guessing game (all my ideas
have already been listed, but I'll do them anyway); Are the survivors
Arthur, Merlin, the Lady of the Lake, Percival (sp?), Nimue, Morgan la
Fey, and Bedivere? (NOTE: I would have put "Blaise" on that list, but he is
not as famous or wide-spread a character of Arthurian legends as the rest of
them are) Well, that's about it. Oh, BTW, you're explanation on Hudson's
accent was great. It really makes a lot of sense to me why you did it
that way. Have a nice day! ****Blaise fixes the door on his way out.****
Greg responds...
1. It's a tough play for me, at least. And also historically. For
a century it was performed with the subtitle "The Tragedy of Shylock"
attached. And believe me this wasn't because anti-semitism had fallen away
during those years. The problem is complex, and I'm not sure I can deal
with all of it here, but in a nutshell, the play is wildly anti-semitic...
and so is Shakespeare himself. Except it's highly likely that Shakespeare
never personally knew any Jews. He simply believed what he had been told
about them. And yet... And yet... As much as he wants to make Shylock a
monster, he can't. He imbues Shylock with so much humanity. So much that
even in his villainy, we can't help but root for him. Which would be fine,
except the plays ending doesn't really bare it out. We're also supposed to
root for Portia. Not simply to buy into her "The quality of mercy is not
strained" speech, but also to support her ultimate conclusions against
Shylock, including the forced conversion to Christianity. That's a hard
double road to walk down. Thus, I find the play (not the character of
Shylock) problematic.
2. Nope.
And thanks.
(GDW / 7-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi there, hope things are OK with you. 1) My vote for the seven
'Arthurians' would be Arthur, Merlin, Guenever, Nimue, Gawain, Morgan le Fay and
Mordred. I left out Launcelot as I think it would make for better stories without,
but I can't say why due to the rules. Fame ? Glory ? as it's 'Ask Greg'
not 'Tell Greg' I suppose I'd better try a question ummm..... 2) I thought
that the portrayal of Anubis was great and very thought provoking, did you have
any plans to use any of the ancient Egyptian myths or make use of the Gods
and Goddesses ?
Greg responds...
1. Nope.
2. Given enough episodes, we would have eventually returned to
Anubis and probably investigated other Egyptian pantheon members. But I had
no immediate plans.
(GDW / 7-21-98)
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