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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)
Anonymous writes...
Greg,
As you may or may not know, Gargoyles reruns are now showing on USA
cable network. However, USA has a really idiotic intro that they show
before and after each commercial break. In order to make time for it, they have
taken the liberty to cut out parts of the episodes that they consider to be
unimportant. I will admit the parts that are cut out are usually not
essential (I stress the word USUALLY), but it makes the episodes look
choppy. Can they do that? From a legal standpoint, I mean. Does USA have the
right to edit your work?
Greg responds...
I assume they do, or they wouldn't. Keep in mind, it's not
legally "my work". Gargoyles was written and produced as "Work for
Hire" and the official, legal author of the program is the Walt Disney
Company. So USA can do anything within the limits of their deal with
Disney. Having said that, you of course must know that editing reruns
for extra commercials (and etc.) isn't exactly new. Absolute TV
classics like THE HONEYMOONERS, I LOVE LUCY, THE SIMPSONS and HILL
STREET BLUES among others (many, many others) have all been edited in
this way. So at least I'm in good company.
I don't get USA, so I haven't seen their cuts, but I already
know they'd annoy me. Sometimes that's just a fact of life in this
business. Oh, well.
(GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hello Mr. Weisman! More questions. Yippee.
1. How did Princess Elena's father get a hold of the Phoenix Gate and
why did he want to give it away as a wedding present?
2. How did Excalibur and the stone dragon get to Brooklyn?
3. Why are Lexington's eyes so big?
4. So how did Wyvern Hill get its name?
5. Have you decided who the little man on the skiff is?
6. Is Cuchullain human of one of Oberon's Children?
7. What did Titania do to get all the Children banished?
8. Would you like to continue "Once upon a time there were three
brothers..."? Feel free!
9. Have you ever considered sainthood for yourself? Boy, do you
deserve it. :)
Greg responds...
1. How he got it is a story for another day. He gave it as an
heirloom, unaware of it's magical time-travel potential. It was part of
Elena's dowery.
2. Uh, they flew there...?
3. The better to see you with, my dear.
4. The short answer is fairly self-explanatory. The long
answer isn't appropriate for this format.
5. You mean the carving? Nope. Not yet.
6. Human.
7. She added the straw that broke the camel's back.
8. Ah, I'd love to, but I don't have time right now. But leave
me another reminder and I'll try to set some time aside.
9. Uh. No. But I appreciate the sentiment. (Misplaced though
it may be.) (GDW / 4-21-98)
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)
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