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Anonymous writes...
Hiya! Here's my q's!!
1. Excactly how 'big' is broadway!?
2. when did this whole gargoyle thing start??
3. when did demona come along?
4. why wasn't patrick stewert ever on the show!? (i'm just kidding)
5. you know that guy who plays lex? is he on any other shows or
movies?
6. is there a live action garg-movie coming out!?
7. how come owen and that dude (?) look alike?
8. would you consider brooklyn a smart allic?(duh)
9. does lex play sega!?
10. does he have nintindo 64!?
11. here's a question i'm just puttin' in for the heck of it. why is
lex so dang cool? (my sister 'likes' him:) okay, that's all for now, greg-person!
Greg responds...
1. How big does he look?
2. 1991.
3. Early on.
4. I've answered this before. Check the archives.
5. Yep. Check out Under Siege II, for example.
6. Maybe.
7. What dude?
8. Sometimes.
9. I dunno.
10. I dunno.
11. Hatched that way, I guess. (GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
OH NO!!! I'm back!! BWA HA HA HA!!! EVERY BODY BEWARE!!! Okay, now, I
can shut-up. Here's some more!! (well, duh)heehee
1. I heard that a gargoyle looks only half his age right? Right. Well,
in one episode, Xanatos mentioned Hudson was 1100 years old. I know 1000
of those years were spend in stone so he was 100 when the spell was cast.
Well, he didn't look any younger than 100! Can you explain this for me
pwease? {smile}
2. You know the spell the magus cast? How excactly do you spell that
out?
3. Do gargoyles have the same tolerances as us to heat and cold?
4. Do you know who's gonna play in the live action movie or what?
5. Can gargoyles learn things quicker than humans? Cause' Lex learned
a lot! Fast!!
6. If a gargoyle spends a lifetime without anyone trying to kill
him\her, or anything like so, could he\she live forever? The thought occoured
cause' on "The Gathering" he (Oberon) told mortals to sleep, and the gargoyles
weren't asleep. IT'S CONFUSING, I KNOW!!
7. They're were episodes, you made up that didn't air, right? Well, if
so, what were they about?
8. Here's a dumbell question! How long is Demona's hair??
9. You know the eye-glowing thing? Well, is the red-glow strictly
female or can a male's eyes glow red?
10. About how many gargoyles did you make up?
11. Did you ever make up silly episodes, knowing from the begining
they would never air, but for the heck of it, made it up anyway? Speaking
of silly.... (What a question!)
Well, I guess I'll.... think up more later and surf the net while I
can. {Smile} Seeya later, Greg the Almighty!!
Greg responds...
1. In 1995, at the time of "The Price", Hudson was 1117 years
old. Subtract 1000 for the long nap, and you've got 117. Divide that
in half, since he ages at half speed and you have a guy who's about 59
years old, which seems about right to me.
2. Which one?
3. I'd guess it would depend on where they were brought up.
Our Manhattan gargs (being from Scottish stock) do all right in the
cold. They can handle heat, but dislike it more. I'd guess the
Guatemalan Gargoyles might feel differently.
4. No.
5. Some can. Some can't. Same with humans.
6. The Gargoyles didn't sleep because Oberon had sworn that his
magic would no longer have a direct effect on Goliath's clan. They are
not immortal.
7. It depends what you mean. We didn't write any episodes that
didn't air. I have a bunch of ideas for episodes that didn't air, but
I'm not going to list them all here.
8. Just below shoulder-length.
9. Red is for females. White is for males. Though forced-aged
clones don't conform to that rule.
10. You want me to count for you? Shinga, it feels a bit like
you're struggling to think of questions to ask. Anyway, we know quite a
few from the Scottish/Manhattan, Avalon, London, Ishimura and Guatemalan
clans. I don't know if you want me to count actual characters we've
explored, or literally every gargoyle that appeared on screen or every
gargoyle that's ever crossed my mind. So I'll leave the first two tasks
to you. And the third I'll keep a secret, even from myself.
11. We had a lot of silly notions. But silliness doesn't
preclude an idea's inclusion, witness "Vendettas" among others. (GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
1. just wonderin'. who came up with the gargoyles show in the first
place?
2. this one is nagging. (to me) would a garg like broadway need more
wind then lex to glide or what? (dumb question i know)
3. fox is half fae right? then does she have all the fae abilities or
just half or a little or... you caught on right?
4. are all the trio the same age or are they diff ages? and answer how
old they are. please.
5. one more i need to get off. exactly how tall can a garg get? and
how small? i mean lex is about 5ft and goliath is 7ft. ya' know. so how
tall can they get? that's it i'll probably think of more. (AHH!) {smile}
Greg responds...
1. Me, mostly. But I had a lot of help. I've answered this in
more detail in the past. Check the Archives.
2. I suppose, but he also has a larger wingspan, so he'd get
more lift from the wind that was there.
3. She's half-fae, but her abilities were never nurtured and
thus became stunted. She has almost no magical ability, and less
control. Her toddler son is a more proficient practitioner than she is.
4. They're all the same age, give or take a day or so. As of
December, 1997, they are all chronologically 1039 years old. But given
their 1000 year sleep and the fact that they age at half the speed of a
human, they are all about 20 years old biologically.
5. Goliath is tall as Gargoyles go, but not a giant. Lex is
small, but not a midget. There's a fairly large range. (GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
A couple of final questions that I forgot to ask in my last postings
(I've got to write all of these things down BEFORE I start submitting
them:):
1. In "The Hound of Ulster", Rory Dugan turned out to be a
reincarnated Cuchulain. Just out of curiosity, how common a phenomenon do you see
reincarnation as being in the Gargoyles universe? Was Rory's case
unique, or are there others out there?
2. You stated once that you had plans to bring the Holy Grail into the
series. Had you worked out any plans to keep its presence from being
too controversial (given the fact that the Grail is traditionally
Christian, so that including it would be a lot trickier than including, say, Odin's
lost eye)? (I won't ask about the details of the plans themselves, just if
you had ever made such plans).
3. Was Diane Maza's story about the panther queen in "Mark of the
Panther" a genuine Nigerian legend, or something that the production team had
dreamed up?
4. If the series had continued, would the Loch Ness Monster ever have
resurfaced?
5. A few times in the series, characters mentioned vampires and
Dracula (such as Demona's thugs in "The Mirror" asking, "Who lives here,
Dracula's daughter?" or Princess Katharine mentioning that silver was a defense
against vampires, the same as iron against faerie-folk). Were these
foreshadowings of something that you had planned for the series, a la
Elisa's mention of Loch Ness in "The Edge"?
Greg responds...
1. I'm sure there are others, but I don't see it as that common
-- or at any rate that useful -- a phenomena. Nokkar proves it's a big
universe, so if a soul could be reincarnated as anything, anywhere, then
the practicallity of reincarnation as having any true meaning to the
majority of our cast is slight. Having said that, Rory proves that
certain figures of legend have souls that remain tied to a bloodline or
location or both.
2. I had some plans, but I wasn't sweating them too much. The
Grail's role as part of JESUS "mythology" has been largely overshadowed
by it's role as an integral part of Arthurian Legend. Which makes it
fair game I believe.
3. Mostly, I made it up. (Lydia wrote the words.) I did base
the tenor of the myth and the personality of Anansi on other stories and
research that we had done, but the tale itself is original.
4. Maybe.
5. Yep.
(GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Greg, Do you think that you'll ever be able to make more "Gargoyles"
cartoons? I know that you have many more ideas that you would like use. Would you
start another show that is similar if "Gargoyles" couldn't be brought back
for some reason? Thanks,
Greg responds...
Well, I hope so. Though I must admit it's a long shot. As to
"starting" another show, I've been trying to do that for over two years.
If I can, I will. (My livelihood depends on it.)
(GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hello! Hope all is going well with you. Here's a couple questions:
1) After the scene in Awakening pt 5 where Demona tells off Goliath about the
humans and he realizes she is not the angel he once knew and tells her so and
goes to see Elisa, any speculation on what the other gargoyles, whom heard
the entire thing, thought about it, or spoke to Demona about it? [Hoping
for a cut scene here *laughs* ]
2) In the Eye of the Beholder, as Xanatos and Elisa confront Fox in
her were form, her eyes shift back to normal and she sees Elisa as her former
self, and then attacks her. Is this because the Eye is trying to completely
subvert her so it makes her want to attack her former self, some sort
of subconcious killing of her last vestige of humanity? I realize I'm
probably reading WAY to much into this, but just wondering if you had an
opinion. Thanks!
Greg responds...
1. No cut scene, of course. But I'd guess the response would
be similar to kids listening to their parents fight. They've met Elisa
and know that she's all right. But Demona is one of them. It's awkward
and not a little upsetting.
2. That's exactly it. Though I'd credit the Eye less and her
own subconscious more. There's a bit of self-loathing going on here. A
further insight into her true character.
(GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hiya Greg!
I just have one question for you.
1)Who was your favorite chachter on the show?
Just wanted to know, but if you wish to keep it
a secret thats ok.
Greg responds...
Sigh. Check the Archives for a full response.
(GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
****With a the sound of a thunderclap, Blaise appears.**** Greetings
again, Mr. Weisman. You probably don't remember my last set of questions, so I won't bug
you with any references to them. Frankly, I'm suprised at how many of our
questions you do remember. I mean, I just read over the "Questions
Submitted" section, and I was rather suprised at the amount of repeat
questions there. So I guess that would make my first question:
1) How can you stand it all?! I mean, you seem to have a great deal
of patience with all these repeats. As for the other question I have:
2) One recent feeling among the commenters is that the Broadway/Angela
relationship (though good) seemed rushed. What are your feelings on
this? Do you agree, disagree?
I thank you for your time Mr. Weisman. Have a nice day! ****Blaise
disappears in a flash of green light.****
Greg responds...
1. I'll admit, it get's a bit annoying at times. But I realize
that the Archive is currently rather large and not too wieldy. So I
have some sympathy for people who don't quite have the patience to read
the whole thing before posting. And I'd like them to maintain
excitement about the site. So I struggle for patience.
2. I disagree, of course. Not much has happened through THE
JOURNEY. They met in GATHERING ONE, were attracted to each other. Had
a real moment in POSSESSIONS, and kissed in THE JOURNEY. All of which
happenned over the course of months. Taking months to get from meeting
to first kiss doesn't seem rushed to me. I certainly moved a bit faster
when I met my wife.
(GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi Greg.
One question has been buzzing inside my head for the past few days so
I decided to finally ask you it.
I know that some people have asked you questions concerning any
possible religion that the Gargoyles may have. My question is slightly
different but runs along the same lines.
1.When a Gargoyle dies do the other's hold some kind of funeral
ceremony?
2.What are a Gargoyles beliefs concerning death, do they belive in an
afterlife as such?
Greg responds...
1. There is a Wind Ceremony. Not a funeral per se, but a
farewell to Stone and Flesh.
2. Sort of. They believe that death and life is all part of a
whole. One passes through stages, but nothing ever dies.
(GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
A few more questions.
1. How much of Demona's video in "City of Stone" would you have had to
watch and listen to in order to be affected by it? Would just a casual
glance be enough to petrify you, or would you have to look at an entire loop?
2. Can members of the Third Race be killed permanently? Both the
Banshee and Anansi were apparently permanently killed in the Avalon World
Tour, yet appeared at the Gathering alive again, which prompts me to wonder
this.
3. Bearing on the previous question, if the Weird Sisters were somehow
permanently destroyed (which, I will be the first to admit, is a very
big IF), would Demona and Macbeth still be magically bonded to each other?
4. One of the things that I've most enjoyed about "ASK GREG" is your
periodical mini-essays on gargoyle biology, culture, world-view, etc.
I rather like the fact that you actually extended the work of
"sub-creation" on them to such a level, fleshing them out into a unique "fantasy
species". If you were to ever get your "Gargoyles Encyclopedia" published (and I
truly hope that you do), would there be more information of this sort about
them in there (as long as it didn't give away your ideas for what happened
to Goliath and Co. after "The Journey")?
5. Thailog's alias in "Sanctuary" is Alexander Thailog - he thus bears
the same first name as Xanatos's son, and Thailog sees Xanatos as one of
his fathers in "Double Jeopardy". In other words, both Xanatos's literal
son and his figurative son have the same first name. Was this deliberate
on the production team's part, or just a weird coincidence? (If the latter,
I think that it's positively spooky).
6. Speaking of Alexander, was there any particular reason why the
production team chose this name for Xanatos's son, any significance similar to
making Xanatos's first name David (in reference to his struggle with
Goliath), say? (I have two ideas of my own as to why "Alexander" would be an
appropriate name for the kid, but because of the guidelines, I won't tell them
here).
Greg responds...
1. Seen the whole loop at least once through.
2. Yes. But not easily.
3. I guess it would depend on how they were destroyed.
4. Yeah, some. Though a lot of it I've already given out here.
And frankly, the purpose of this particular encyclopedia is as a
reference for the 66 episodes that aired. Not as a treatise on theories
that never played out on screen.
5. It was very deliberate. How could I not have noticed?
6. For both David (and Fox) and for Thailog, it was an
Alexander the Great reference. David wanted his son to be "Emperor of
all he surveyed." Thailog wanted that for himself.
(GDW / 4-20-98)
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