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Anonymous writes...
Some more questions for Mr. Weisman: 1. Did you have any stories planned for "Bad Guys"? If so what would they be like besides the redemption of the main characters? Who was The Director in this series? 2. At the end of "Legion" Xanatos had successfuly downloaded the Coldstone virus and seemed to have a plan for it. How come it was never mentioned again and what was Xanatos's plan? 3. What were your plans for Jason Canmore after "Hunters Moon"? Was he going to be a continuous character or just pop up every once in awhile? 4. What were your plans for Nokarr after "Sentil"?
Was he going to be in any more episodes in the main Gargoyles Cycle or just be in the "Future Tense" series? 5. In your master plan you listed Coldsteel and Coyote together. Did this mean they were going to team up or was it just how you were listing the characters? 6. What were your plans for the four tricksters? You mentioned them in your master plan but all of them were stuck on Avalon except for Puck who was forbidden to use his magic. Would they have been allowed to leave Avalon or would their episodes have been on Avalon? Thank you for taking the time to read my questions.
Greg responds...
1. I had many stories planned. I'm not going to tell them here and now.
"The Director" was Robyn's boss -- Mr. Duval's primary nemesis, and a man after Xanatos' own heart. We did a five minute Leica Reel to try and sell the show. In the reel, the Director was voiced by William Devane, who would have also done the voice if we had gone to series.
2. We "only" had 78 episodes (and I only had 66). Not every thread was able to be serviced without the opportunity to tell more stories. Xanatos likes to acquire worthwhile things. He acquired the Eye of Odin for his collection before he even knew it had magical powers. The virus was a powerful weapon to add to his arsenal. Eventually, he would have found a use for it. Maybe he already knows what that use will be.
3. We had eight regulars, or eleven if you count Owen, Xanatos and Demona.
That doesn't count recurring characters like Fox, Matt or Morgan. Plus a huge cast of now-familiar faces. Not all the regulars got into every episode. (Even Goliath skipped out on four of them.) So by definition, Jason would only have been able to stop by occasionally. But he would have stopped by. I think Elisa still has feelings for him. She would have helped with his rehab, help him adjust to life in a wheelchair. He would have attempted to redeem his younger brother. Etc.
4. There are a lot of ifs to that question. If I had had the chance to do more GARGOYLES, but not TIMEDANCER or FUTURE TENSE, then I might have eventually moved some of my 2158 material up to the twentieth century. But, no, in my mind, Nokkar didn't resurface until 2158.
5. I think I've answered this one.
6. The other three would have left Avalon, with Oberon's permission... and a very specific purpose.
Anonymous writes...
1. How does Xanatos his exoframe? I can understand the arms and legs, but what about the way he occaisonally whips his tail, and spreads his wings and opens his laser without pressing any (viewable) buttons? 2. There was one gargoyle (bald one with half a metal breastplate) who was in Demona's scattered Scotland clan, and then later appears in the Avalon clan! Any story behind this mystery 'generic' gargoyle? 3. Is the Magus the Archmage's son? 4. Is Demona really still 'carrying a torch' for Goliath?
5. Does Oberon really banish Puck/Owen from Avalon *forever*... or does Oberon cool down after a couple of centuries?
Greg responds...
1. I don't know all the details, but he does have options scroll on his internal visor. He can activate them using internal sensors. He trained a long time to use the suit proficiently. And it's tailored to him specifically.
2. Which answer do you want? Obviously, we reused some model sheets, but it's also possible that a gargoyle who once visited or lived in Wyvern was part of Demona's gathered clan. That gargoyle mated with a female gargoyle at Wyvern, resulting in an egg that grew up looking remarkably similar to his biological father. Uh, how's that?
3. No.
4. Yes and no.
5. It's not a matter of "cooling down". Having made his decision, Oberon would need to be convinced to reverse that decision. Forever is a long time, but let me put it this way: in 2158, Puck will still be living as Owen in the mortal realm.
Anonymous writes...
Hi! Could you say what happened to Finella and Tom's mother after they left with the Grimorum? Thanks!
Greg responds...
They ran into Brooklyn who helped them escape from Constantine before accidentally transporting them to the late 1970s.
Anonymous writes...
Hi Greg! I've been a fan of Gargoyles for two years and even though I may not be as educated about Gargoyles as the next guy, I still love it and want to keep it alive! I wanted to ask you this: 1) where does everyone get all this info on Gargs? That is, where does a Gargie get info about something like "TimeDancers"?? Am I completely clueless or something? Is there a web site where you can get this specific info?? 2) THE BIG ONE: did Disney really kill off Gargs? What I mean by this is are they just testing us, or have they already cancelled Gargyoles altogether???? I doubt they would do that. I can't understand why they would put Gargoyles on the line because something like the Goliath Chronciles failed.
Anywayz...thankx for informing the fans of the stuff that going on in our Gargie universe. Long Live Gargoyles!!!
Greg responds...
1) It depends what you mean. TIMEDANCER was a spin-off that I suggested to Disney that they chose not to make. It was also a single episode that I suggested to Eric Lewald for GOLIATH CHRONICLES that he also chose not to make. I've posted some tidbits about what I had in mind here on "ASK GREG" and in Gore's chatroom. Plus there's an e-mail floating around about my "Master Plan" that I once sent to someone. Ask about it in the Comment Room, and I'm sure someone can give you a link. Basically, TimeDancer is about Brooklyn's adventures in the time stream with the Phoenix Gate.
I'm also aware that there is a fanfic TimeDancer being prepared. I have nothing to do with it, and as far as I'm concerned it's not cannon. But I wish everyone who's working on it well.
2) Again, it depends what you mean. As far as I know, neither Gargoyles or The Goliath Chronicles will be on the air in the U.S. come the fall. If I hear different, I'll let you all know.
Anonymous writes...
Hello Mr. Weisman, Just a few questions for ya: 1. How exactly did Xanatos get all that money? He said it started with the coin, but that was only 40 grand if I remember correctly. What does his company do? 2. Who is your favorite character? 3. Did "Gargoyles" turn out the way you wanted it to?
How about "The Goliath Chronicles?" 4. Why does Demona have that crown?
Greg responds...
1. 20 grand. He invested it well. He built up his company, which is a conglomerate into a lot of different things, including robotics, genetics, media, construction, defense, etc.
2. I really love them all. But the show would never have existed in the form you all know if not for Goliath. He's the prism, the anchor, the beacon.
3. I'm very proud of GARGOYLES. It's far from perfect, and there are still a lot of things I'd fix if I could, but overall it's the show I wanted to produce. GOLIATH CHRONICLES is a different story. I didn't really work on that beyond story editing "The Journey". I regret that now, but I made the best decision I could make with the information I had available at the time.
4. It's not a crown. It's decorative jewelry. She thinks she looks good in it. Do you care to tell her otherwise?
Anonymous writes...
Okay, here's more questions I have: 1. I've already heard somebody ask if Alex was going to be an only child, or if he'd have brothers and sisters.
So I'd like to ask, would Broadway and Angela's son, Samson, be an only child, or would HE have a biological brother or sister? 2. For that matter, were there any plans for Demona to have another child somewhere along the way in the series so that Angela had a biological system? 3. Related to question #2: This caused a bit of a controversy a while back, among some of us fans and I'd like to ask and see if you could give us the final word.
Is Demona, after 1000 years even CAPABLE of having children anymore?
(i.e., does the Weird Sisters "immortality spell" convey true youth to Demona, or only the appearance of youth?) 4. This is something that's been bothering me for a while. In "Reawakening", in the battle at Times Square, there seemed to be hundreds of people in the place looking on. Even though the news never got around to seeing them, I would have thought that the Manhattan clan's cover would have been permanently blown at the end of the first season. Yet, by the begining of the second season, everybody seems to have forgotten everything about the Time Square fight. How could this have happened? Did the Children of Oberon cast a "forgetfulness" spell on everybody in the city, or what?
Greg responds...
1. I'm sure I've answered this. Artus and Gwenyvere are Samson's older biological siblings.
2. "A biological system"? I'm not sure what that means. As to whether Demona would have another kid, the answer is maybe.
3. Yes, she's physically capable of conceiving.
4. No spells. But not everyone got a good look at the combatants. Most were kept at a considerable distance. It was snowing. Visibility was lousy. Cars were flying. When that fire hydrant went off, it further obscured things. Matt got an eyeful, and I'm sure you know he didn't forget it for a second. A few other people probably saw something. But they had no proof. And the clan flew off.
Anonymous writes...
As a viewer in his rookie season...I'm sadden to hear the show's been cancelled...Are you in any of the episodes?
Greg responds...
In them? I'm not sure what you mean. As a lark, I did perform one short bit of voice acting in "Awakening, Part Two". I was the commando who sarcastically said, "Nice mask."
If you're asking if I worked on any of them, then the answer is yes. I created the series (with considerable help) and produced the first 65 episodes with Frank Paur (with even more help). I supervised the writing and story editing of these episodes and provided all of the springboards (again with help).
I wrote and story edited the 66th episode, "The Journey", though I did not produce it. I voice directed everyone's favorite episode "Vendettas".
I was, however, not involved in producing the last twelve episodes of GOLIATH CHRONICLES.
I identify with all of the characters, at least to some extent.
Some of Vinnie's farewell lines in "The Journey" were very intentionally written as my goodbye to the characters and fans.
I'm the oldest of three kids. Robyn is the middle sister. Jon is the younger brother. My wife's name is Beth. My daughter Erin did the voice of Alexander Xanatos in "The Journey". Many of my family's birthdates were used as significant dates in Thailog's life in "Double Jeopardy".
All in all, I guess you could say I was "in" a few episodes.
Anonymous writes...
Throughout the series, the trio has developed dramatically from the innocent threesome we saw in "Awakenings". When I saw "Awakenings," there was the red guy, who seemed to pick up quick on the present lingo, a fat guy who couldn't stop eating, and a short guy who just kinda hung around without any specific purpose. Since then, Brooklyn has been a leader chasing a phantom of love, Broadway became a mystery novel character ever sworn to help others before himself, and Lex became the ever-so-curious technowizard. My question is, when you first conceived the show, did you have these characteristics in mind, or did the three evolve as the show progressed? I mean, I've never seen any show whose storyline continues from ep. to ep. that gave so much attention to the maturing of characters like the trio. I just wanted to know if that was planned, or did they evolve as we all got to know the trio?
Greg responds...
Both. We knew who Brooklyn, Lexington and Broadway were when we started. We knew there potential. We knew Lex was technology-minded. (There was a scene in Michael's original Awakening script where Lex admired a Viking catapult.
Unfortunately, it was cut for time.) We knew Brooklyn would develop into a leader. We knew he was a swashbuckler at heart, on the prowl for love and adventure. We knew Broadway was a sensitive soul, who valued others and could see their essence. I also knew that Broadway was illiterate. I knew that all three had and have a lot to learn about themselves and the world.
Still, knowing all that, a lot of their development was left to serendipity.
The voice actors helped steer their characters without trying. The artists did the same.
When Angela was first introduced, I didn't know who she'd wind up with. But while Gary Sperling and I were working on TURF, we decided that we needed to know. It became immediately obvious to us that although all three young warriors would pursue her (almost automatically), only Broadway would see her for who she really was. Not just a pretty gargoyle. Not just Goliath's daughter. But an individual with strengths and fears of her own. Notice that in TURF, Broadway is the only one of the three who never calls her "Angie". Though he was generally as lost in the competition as the other three, he was still sensitive enough to her body language to have ALREADY recognized that she didn't care for the name.
But I digress. Basically, we strived to evolve all the characters. Not just the Trio. Of course, the guy who changed the most was Xanatos. But even a mope like Vinnie got a chance to evolve. This was all very conscious. I took my lessons from the first five seasons of CHEERS. From HILL STREET BLUES, ST. ELSEWHERE and MAGNUM P.I. Shows like these really explore the potential of series television. What a waste not to take advantage of the format. I hate status quo television. Human beings change with time and experience, why shouldn't characters in series televsion, even if they are Gargoyles? It's very gratifying that you noticed and appreciated our efforts. Thanks.
Anonymous writes...
I do get tired of reading recommendations on the back of `fantasy' genre books that the story is `comparable to Tolkien at its best'. The stories rarely have the sense of history, epic quality or the strong development and twists of character development that, in my opinion, typify the best of Tolkiens work. Very occasionally I come across stories that show storytelling for the art that it should be, most recently probably the Rama series by Arthur C Clarke and Gentry Lee, or Stephen Donaldsons work. It is rare to find well told stories on the television, although I believe that `Star Trek: The Next Generation' has often succeeded in this. I consider that the few episodes of Gargoyles that have been shown in the U.K. also have this quality and because of that I believe that they are important and are stories that need to be told. This quality of storytelling is rare and should not be consigned to obscurity because a company does not believe that it constitutes a marketable product at the time. I appreciate that for contractual and copyright reasons you cannot publish the stories that have yet to be told in Gargoyles, but if you can find the time and energy, please write them down before other projects take your time and creative energy and maybe in a few years time the circumstances will be such that you are able to publish them, even if further animated series are not possible. Thanks for taking the time to listen Paul Oliver
Greg responds...
I appreciate the praise and your intentions, Paul. But, there are two roadblocks to doing what you suggest.
(1) I already don't have the time. I'm a professional writer/producer. I may not be working on Gargoyles right now. But I do have a job (two jobs actually). Plus a wife and two kids that I love to spend as much time with as possible. Plus family, friends and other interests. I can't afford to spend the necessary time to produce materials when I don't have any realistic expectation of payment. At least not now.
(2) I'm a horrible self-starter. I work very efficiently with a deadline.
Without one, I'm horribly lazy. I've been working on the Encyclopedia for years. I could easily have had it finished by now, but I still have seven more episodes worth of material to enter because there's no rush or need.
Don't despair, however. I have a lot of notes. And a fairly good memory for this kind of thing. If the opportunity ever does present itself, I'll still be primed to tell these stories.
Again, if there's a millionaire and/or publisher out there who feels like paying me to finish any of these projects on a deadline, just let me know.
Anonymous writes...
Mr. Weisman, I have several questions for you: 1) Were any other of the characters in the series (i.e. Halcyon Renard, Preston Vogel, etc.) members of the Illuminati Society? 2) Exactly how long were Goliath, Elisa, Angela, and Bronx on their World Tour? 3) In what year (Earth time) did Oberon banish his children from Avalon? Titania said they were gone for 1001 years at the time of "Ill Met By Moonlight," but this meant they probably left in 995 AD, just a little while before Princess Katherine, Tom, the Magus, and the eggs arrived. Am I right? 4) How would the Bad Guys (from your planned spin-off) have been brought together? 5) Did King Arthur Pendragon do anything between "Avalon, Part 3" and "Pendragon," or did Avalon's magic warp him several months ahead in time from when he left Avalon? 6) Is Owen immortal? He's trapped in a mortal body, but he's Puck, the child of Oberon at the core. So is he mortal or immortal? 7) On that subject, are Fox orAlexander immortal, will their half-Child of Oberon heritage just make them very long-lived, or will they have a normal human lifespan? 8) Did Griff happen to stop by London to tell Leo and Una where he was during Pendragon? I would think they'd be sick with worry otherwise since by their perception, Griff would've just come back only to leave again. 9)When did MacBeth learn his skills in sorcery (as shown in "Pendragon")? 10) What were the circumstances of Puck and Demona's first meeting? 11) Since Demona knew that Owen was Puck, why didn't she go after him for revenge for turning her into a werehuman? 12) What's Vinnie's last name? 13) Were there any plans to have Nokkar's alien enemies appear? 14) On the subject of Nokkar, is he an immortal or very long-lived? 15) Did you have any role in the storyline of the Marvel comic book? 16) Were there any further plans for Cu Chullain or the werepanthers? 17) I know someone else asked this, but I'm curious too; what were the plans for the original "comedy" Gargoyles show? OK, I think I'd better stop. Thanks a lot for answering us curious fans' questions!
Greg responds...
1) Not Renard or Vogel.
2) Less than a year.
3) You're right. (See, you don't need me.)
4) Largely against their will.
5) It wasn't months. But he might have had one or two stops.
6) Is Puck immortal? Define your terms. Owen is certainly mortal. But everytime he transforms into Puck and then transforms back, Owen is recreated anew. Puck obviously remembers to include Owen's stone hand for perverse reasons of his own, but I wonder if he remembers to include all the aging that Owen had done since his last transformation back and forth?
Perhaps that slips Puck's mind, and perhaps he always recreates Owen at the same age Owen was when Puck originally fashioned the identity. Only time will tell.
7) Alex, at least, will be quite long-lived -- but whether that will be due to science or sorcery I'm not saying.
8) Griff phoned them long distance.
9) Over the centuries, he studied.
10) Again, I'm not inclined to tell entire stories in this format. Sorry.
11) A "werehuman"? Doesn't that translate "man-human"? Well, never mind.
I know what you mean. Demona learned in "The Mirror" that Puck is more trouble than he's worth. And she shortly learned that there were certain advantages to Puck's gift/curse.
12) In my mind, it was Gregarino. (That's a joke. Sort of.) 13) Yes.
14) Long-lived.
15) I was consulted. I had plans to take over the writing of the book in its second year, and I did write one issue (a missing World Tour story set in the Himalayas and featuring Coldstone), but the book was cancelled before even that one story could get published. My luck.
16) Yes. Especially for Rory and Molly.
17) O.K., I know I've answered this. Please check the archives for this page.
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