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Anonymous writes...
1) Why do Xanatos' Steel Clan blow up everytime they get destroyed? Is
it a backup of his, or just a design flaw? o.O
2) In TGC, Brooklyn's reaction to Broadway and Angela's relationship
was to run away... but what were your plans? How were you going to have him react?
3) Where was Elisa's new police station going to be located? Anywhere
special?
4) Since Matt became head of the Gargoyle Task Force, was he going to
still have time to be Elisa's partner?
6) (I'm gonna leave out 5, just so I feel like I fit in. o.O ) Would
you tell us what names you had planned for your new Pack characters? (All
the wild dog names appear to be used up. o.O)
7) Would they have torn down or rebuilt the clocktower?
8) When Xanatos turns the dial on his suit... is that steam that's
dispersed, or is the suit locked air-tight?
9) I did the math for Samson, Artus and Gwenyvere... how were you
going to keep intrest with younger viewers in the proprosed spinoff when half
the 2158 Manhattan Clan sounds like they'd need artificial respiration to
fight crime? o.O
10) This isn't a question, but you should try submitting a question to
Gore's "The Box." (His topic discussion forum.) I'm sure you could
think up something interesting that's relative to the show.
5) (I felt bad about excluding it.) Are there any other shows on tv
that you'd like to write for, and why?
11) Are you going to guest write for any more shows, like you did for
MIB? (Good ep., BTW. The part where K's skeleton pops up and says, "I'm all
right!" was hilarious. :P)
12) How did you get started with writing?
13) What certain qualities do you think make a good writer? (Not an
average one, someone who could write something great - well, like Gargoyles.
No sucking up there, it's just a fact; Gargoyles is co-leader for being
the highest quality North American cartoon there is - Spawn being the
other co-leader.)
Greg responds...
1. Maybe a bit of both.
2. TimeDancer.
3. Right where it always was. They were already rebuilding it
during the Journey.
4. Yeah. The task force wasn't going to be a full time job at
first.
5. What is the significance of o.0? If there's an icon in
that, I don't see it. :)
(Note from Gorebash: o.O O.O O.o are all faces. the o's are eyes and the .'s are noses. BUGEYES)
6. Nope.
7. Rebuilt it, but not necessarily to look exactly the same.
8. I thought it was steam.
9. You must be very young. At any rate, Samson's older
siblings would not have been regulars. He would have been the lead. An
elder statesman thrust into a crisis. Think of a slightly more
Goliath-like Hudson figure. But he wouldn't have been the only regular
character, and he would have been the oldest biologically, so I wasn't
too worried about AGISTS (like you :)) rejecting the show.
10. It's not really my forum. This is.
5. Oh, I think it would be fun to write for Buffy. It'd be
amazing to write for Homicide, although I don't know if I'm up to it. I
think I could do some interesting work on Highlander or either Star Trek
series. There are probably others.
11. That skeleton bit was actually written by story editor
Duane Capizzi. My version was slightly different. I've written a
Disney Hercules, a second MiB and am currently writing my third MiB.
12. In second grade, we had spelling words that we had to put
into a sentence. I ran all the sentences together to make a story. It
was fun. I got praised for it. So I kept at it. I started my first
unfinished novel in the sixth grade. Etc.
13. Read a lot. Write a lot. Read some more. Don't base your
work on other people's recent work. Don't base it on recent of
semi-recent pop culture. Look at the classics. Classics of literature,
of drama. Classic pop culture is o.k. too, but don't assume that
ANYTHING qualifies as an instant classic no matter how much you like it.
Write. Write. Read. Read. Proofread. Read aloud. Read your own
writing aloud. Never stop learning new things. Read. Write. Read
some more. (Get the idea?)
By the way, isn't it "la cabeza"? (GDW / 4-21-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi, Greg! This question was asked before but you sort of copped out
on it so here it is again but rephrased...
1. If you had a globe of the world (the types found in classrooms),
could you place Avalon on it?
2. If yes, where would it be more or less (i.e., in the Indian Ocean,
in the Pacific Ocean's Ring of Fire)? Thanks!
Greg responds...
1. Not in any traditional sense.
2. See above. (GDW / 4-21-98)
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)
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)
Anonymous writes...
1. In Hunters Moon, did Sevarius know that Dominique was Demona?
2. How did you conceive of the name Dominique Destine? I can only
guess
that it's a play on her conviction that she is fated to rule.
3. Who are Demona's future great loves? I'm assuming from your
previous
answers that you were refering to mates. Naturally she'd also care
for Angela and any of her descendants.
4. This is more of a comment than anything. Still, I'd love to hear
your opinion. After all that Demona has been through and the grief(that's
certainly putting it mildly) that she has brought upon herself and
others, I'm surprised that Demona isn't overtly suicidal. Hate is a good
motivator, but is it really enough for her to want to carry on. After so many
failures its a wonder she still gets out of bed in the morning, much less
continuing to plot new schemes. Ending it all would seem like a deceptively
simple solution and Demona's track record suggests a rush to judgement
without considering the consequences. I guess it all boils down to how
hopeless her view of her existance is. Considering all that has happened to
her just in the past three years, I've got to think that it is a daily struggle
for her to justify her continuing on. Especially now that her 500 year
brainchild was foiled. Even without considering all of Demona's
other reasons for felling miserable, there is the inevitable problem coping
with a neverending existance while watching those you love gow old and die.
Gargoyles grow old and die. That is the natural way of things. Why
should she be any different? At the very least, Demona might derive some
satisfaction, however fleeting, from acting on those murderous
feelings she has towards MacBeth. Oh well, I'm probably just being overly
pesimistic, but it sees to me that Demona would be near the end of her rope by
now.
Greg responds...
1. I'd guess so.
2. I wanted a D name for starters. Some human equivalent to
Demona. Something that evoked the same emotions in the audience.
Something that sounded vaguely French, since the first time we used it
was in SANCTUARY, and she was posing as a French native. Something that
sounded like something Demona would pick for herself. Eventually we
wound up with Dominique Destine. It worked for me.
3. Right.
4. Maybe. But Demona possesses one "gift" that renders a
considered suicide next to impossible. A stellar sense of
self-deception. Nothing's ever her fault. Nothing's ever going to stop
her. No one matters to her THAT much. (It's not true, but she believes
it.) And to be honest, Angela's existence would also preclude suicide.
Angela, in Demona's opinion, needs her too much.
(GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Short and simple. What did Titania whisper to Fox in "The Gathering:
Part Two
Greg responds...
I'm not telling.
(GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
OK, it's weird thought-association time, and although this is,
strictly speaking, a yes-or-no question, any elaboration would be appreciated:
Was the BAD GUYS series concept in any way inspired by DC Comics' "Suicide
Squad"?
Greg responds...
I'd guess they both shared a common inspiration: THE DIRTY
DOZEN.
(GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi. Just wondering if you were thinking about introducing more Members
of the Third Race? Also, was who was Avalon created by? Did Avalon exist
from the start of time? Thanx.
Greg responds...
1. Eventually, yes.
2. Avalon is connected to the Earth. It's creation came about
in much the same way as the rest of the planet's creation -- if you
substitute magic for land.
(GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi Greg!
Im sorry for not numbering my q's last time, but this round should be
better =)
1. Did Katherine EVER love the Magus like he loved her? In Scotland
and in their beginning years on Avalon it looked like she did, but
appearently he never told her how he felt?
2. Im terribly sorry for asking you to basically write a novel for me
in .txt format =P that was quite inconsiderate of me.
3. This one has plagued me for a while...and since you have never
given even so much as a hint to it I hope you are in the mood to answer it...What
was The Magus' real name?
3. A Gargoyles RPG would rule...have you ever talked to anybody at
TSR, now owned by Wizards of the Coast, about making one? Or does Disney still
have ALL rights held with an iron fist?
4. Why did Magus have white hair? He was only in his early twenties i
believe?
5. Magus ruled. You Rule. Any connection?
Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions....and should you
ever decide to make up some cool history thing on The Magus and crew..i would
certianly buy a copy =)
Greg responds...
1. No. Not the way he loved her. I think as a child, she
might have had a crush on him. I think that she grew to respect and
admire him. And I think they shared a guilt that bonded them. But he
LOVED her. Worshipped her. Was in love with her. And I don't think
she ever felt that way. The fact that he refrained from speaking to his
feelings may have been the only thing that made that triangle tolerable.
Which is horrible, I'll admit. But true.
2. 'Sallright.
3. I don't know yet.
3. (Another 3). Disney has all rights of course, though I'm
sure they wouldn't be adverse to making money on their rights. If
TSR/Wizards or whoever were interested, I'm sure Disney would be too.
And no, I've never contacted them.
4. Late twenties. Twenty-eight when we first met him. Some
people go gray prematurely. It may also be related to the toll of
casting magic spells.
5. Uh, well, yeah. (GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Greetings, Greg!
1. How did Demona come to be the Archmage's apprentice in the first
place? Did she approach him with a desire to learn, did he go to her, or
what? And does Demona have a special magical ability that most other gargoyles
don't, or could anyone be taught to perform magic?
2. Would Elisa become a famous figure as the Manhattan clan is exposed
to the world, known in history as "the woman who introduced the world to
gargoyles" or some such thing? I have trouble seeing how her
attachment to the clan could escape public attention . . . or her attachment to
Goliath in particular. I know you had almost nothing to with _Chronicles_, but at
the end of "Angels in the Night" Elisa is standing with the clan, right
next to Goliath, in front of a cheering crowd, and I think people are taking
pictures and everything.
3a. With the movie in the stages it's in now, is it reasonable to say
that the chances are great that the entire project could be scrapped
between now and the time it would get into a more certain stage (ie script
written, director found and actors cast, etc.)?
3b.If the movie is made, will Disney pound it into the ground as much
as they do with their animated films, like _The Hunchback of Notre Dame_
and _Hercules_ (with all the Burger King toys and movie trailers running
25 hours a day), or will it be less forcibly advertized?
4. How old would Katana and the children be when they returned with
Brooklyn from Timedancing?
5. Lastly, some comments. First I wanted to say that I loved the MiB
episode you wrote, "The Big Sleep Syndrome." It was one of my favorites, and
not just because you wrote it. I liked the scene where they were icing the
monsters. Will you continue to write episodes for the series? (Huh, I
guess it turned into a question after all.)
6. My next comment is on the Archmage's Time Loop. I lurked for a bit
during the Comment Room discussion, and read with amusement your repeated
attempts to explain the paradox, but it never seemed complicated or confusing
to me. Same with the MIA loop. (I always wondered why Elisa was having
trouble following when she asked Goliath to explain the whole thing to her
again at the end.) I've never had much difficulty in rationalizing time
paradoxes, and I tremendously enjoyed the few you wove into Gargoyles. Too bad
that they, shall we say, threw so many viewers for a loop. *grins at her
bad pun* Well, thank you for all your time. Until next time, farewell.
Greg responds...
1. Different people have different apptitudes, but I don't
think her ability to perform magic is itself a magical ability. It's
about talent, study, etc. Like any discipline. As to who approached
whom, I'd guess Demona would have had to have approached him.
2. I had NOTHING (not almost nothing) to do with Angels in the
Night. As far as I'm concerned, Elisa's secret would have stayed a
secret for the forseeable future.
3a. It's certainly possible.
3b. I would hope for the POUNDING. It would increase
awareness, and my opportunity to do another pass at the show.
4. Oh, I have that written down somewhere. Ask me again, some
other time.
5. I've written an episode for season two: "The Big Bad Bug
Syndrome," and I'm currently working on another one for season two:
"The Star System Syndrome". That'll be it for this year. Oh, and I
wrote a Hercules for Disney entitled: "Hercules and the Grim Avenger".
Just out of curiosity, since MiB doesn't use their titles on air, how do
you know which episode went with which title? "The Big Sleep Syndrome"
was the Dream episode, by the way. The one with the Vermax.
6. I don't have much problem with it either, most of the time.
Occasionally, I get bogged down. Usually when I overthink. Elisa's
reaction, however, was an honest tip-of-the-hat to all those people out
there (and there were many within Disney at the time even) who don't
find all this quite as facile as we do. If enough bright people have
trouble with something, then that suggests to me that people are
hardwired differently and that the subject may be legitimately difficult
for some intelligent people to grasp. It's easy to diagram visually on
paper, but it's hard to express in words. SO Elisa's reaction is just
playing fair. (GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hello, Greg!
I'll make this as brief as possible;
you have got to be very busy with all
the questions asked here!
1) Does Thailog want the clones back?
2) Does he know where they are?
3) Is he interested in recovering Delila?
4) I heard a rumor that Thailog would have been
the "main" villan in the 3rd (or 4th?) season; was this
true?
5) What were your plans for him as a villan? (i.e. would
he remain "evil" all his life, or do an about-face alla Xanatos??)
6) Who came up with the idea of an evil clone??
7) If Elisa hadn't been with Goliath in "Double Jeopordy"
and stopped him from attacking Thailog, would Goliath have killed him?
8) Was Goliath's comment about Thailog being an
abomination (sp?) the deciding factor for Thailog not
to "care" about his Father?
9) Does Goliath still (after "The Reckoning") consider
Thailog his responsibiliy?
10) How does Goliath feel about Thailog? (i.e. Sad, hates his guts?)
11) Thailog had to have known that Demona would eventually
turn against him (after he'd betrayed her); but he can't kill her. In
"The
Reckoning" how did he plan on dealing with that?
12) As a villian, Thailog seems to have far less luck then Xanatos,
yet he was trained by him, and has the same "smarts". Why does Thailog's
every plan collapse on him??
13) I know that the "clone virus" was a creation of the
third season, and that if you were able to continue the
series you would have to work around Thailog's "death".
My question is, how would you bring him back?
13.1) Would you bring him back?
13.2) What did you think of Thailog's "death scene"?
Greg responds...
1. Probably.
2. I guess it depends whether or not you're counting the events
of the Goliath Chronicles.
3. Generally, yes.
4. Certainly one of the main villains, yes.
5. "All his life" might have been a long time. But I had a lot
of fun with his "evil" nature, wasn't in any hurry to change him. And
I don't see that he'd have any motivation to change.
6. Me. Although it's not exactly the most stunningly original
idea I've ever come up with.
7. Killed him? Probably not. Goliath has to get pretty damn
mad to kill. Madder than he was in that episode.
8. It sure didn't help.
9. Yes. Up to a point.
10. Frustrated. Sad. Angry. Etc.
11. Imprisonment, maybe. He might have been hopeful he'd
eventually get her to see reason.
12. Xanatos didn't fair much better. Thailog came out of
Double Jeopardy all right. Better than all right. He didn't get
Macbeth's wealth in Sanctuary, but he still had access to Demona's, and
he had Nightstone. Reckoning was a bit of a mess for him, but who knows
what he would have done on his return. (I don't have any comment on the
TGC events.)
13. I'd definitely bring him back. I haven't thought about
how. I thought the death scene was pretty good. It's hard to top that
Keith-Keith chemistry. That's why I created Thailog in the first place. (GDW / 4-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
1. In his recruitment speech in "The Journey", Castaway used the word
"alone" a lot. Did you intend this as a deliberate echo of Demona (I
feel pretty certain that you'd intended Jon Castaway to be a human
counterpart to her)?
2. In your opinion, do the bulk of the Quarrymen realize that
Castaway's real plan for the gargoyles is genocide, or have they been deluded
into thinking that it's some sort of "neighborhood watch" organization?
3. If you ever got to relaunch the series again, which one element of
"The Goliath Chronicles" do you suppose would give you the most amount of
trouble in returning to your planned continuity?
4. Had Puck planned on making "Evil Lex" the villain of his "Future
Tense" nightmare from the start, or had he originally planned Xanatos as the
villain, and then changed his mind halfway through?
5. I noticed that, both in the episodes following "Future Tense", and
in your announced plans for the series' future, there were a number of
"Future Tense" echoes (the birth of Alexander, the destruction of the clock
tower, Brooklyn's TimeDancing adventures lasting for 40 years, the formation
of the Ultra-Pack). Were these echoes deliberate?
5. If Demona had released the contents of the plague vial, what would
have happened to Oberon's Children, the New Olympians, and Nokkar? Would
they have perished alongside the humans?
Greg responds...
1. Yep. Yep, yep.
2. Some of each. Keep in mind, that I wouldn't have taken as
much for granted as the staff of TGC did. As far as humans knew,
Gargoyles weren't a race. They were monstrous beasts (or maybe even
demons). Extermination would be the appropriate word to many of the
naive and fearful people he recruited. But in general, I tried to
indicate in "The Journey" that the Quarrymen ran the gammut from the
Neighborhood Watch types through mercenaries, and everything in between.
3. I dunno. I'd have to watch them again -- which would be
kind of painful. Some things would be ignorable. I had an
Alexander-is-kidnapped story in mind. Totally different from what was
done on TGS. If no executive objected, I'd probably just do my story,
ignoring theirs. I guess one thing that would be a real pain is their
trial episode. It took so much for granted. I had plans for Margot.
Hmmmm. Ugh. I don't even like to think about this.
4. If Puck could have gotten Goliath to turn over the Gate to
"Brooklyn" in the first five minutes, he would have stopped it right
there, and the Lex thing would never have been revealed. But I'm sure
he was prepared to continue his escalation as far as necessary. He's a
tricky guy.
5. Yes.
5. (Another #5). I don't know about Oberon's children, who are
creatures of magic, not biology. Or Nokkar, whose biology may be so
vastly different. But I think the New Olympians would definitely have
been in trouble, except for the New Olympian citizens who happen to be
Gargoyles, who would have been protected by the Praying Gargoyle Statue.
(GDW / 4-20-98)
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