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Anonymous writes...
In "Avalon Part 2", I noticed that when it showed the young Princess
Katherine and Magus playing with the baby gargoyles (baby Angela and
Gabriel, it was daylight and not nighttime. Was that a mess-up? If it was,
it was a very big one!
Greg responds...
I've answered this before. It's not daylight. The moon is bright in Avalon
when it's full, and they were all framed by the moon and torchlight.
And, yes, of course, we messed up a bit, but since I've got the above
explanation, I'm gonna stick with it and pretend we didn't mess up at all.
At any rate, please don't think we didn't notice that the lighting in the
scene was too bright. We did but we couldn't fix it before it aired.
(GDW/1-26-98)
Here's a rambling:
There's been a little debate in the comment room, regarding the Archmage
time travel loop, time travel in general, and the subject of free will in
the Gargoyles universe. I posted my two cents, but thought I should include
it here too, in case anyone missed it:
Oh, I'm probably going to regret this, but...
Gary, Gary, Gary> Yep. There is a loop. And you're comparison to the
classic "Kill your own grandfather" chestnut doesn't parallel.
I could show you this pretty easy on a diagram, but it's a little more
complicated in type. But let me give it a shot.
The grandfather thing is a "non-working" paradox. The timestream short
circuits. [No cheating, now. No "Well, it turns out the man I always
thought of as my grandfather wasn't really my biological grandfather" and no
"He had sex with my grandmother just before I killed him." None of that.] I
go back in time to kill my grandfather. He dies. My father's never born.
I'm never born, therefore I don't exist to go back in time to kill my
grandfather. Since I don't exist, my grandfather never dies. So my father
is born, and, subsequently, so am I, allowing me to go back in time to kill
my grandfather. And so on, and so on, and so on... It iterates without
fusing. Again, short circuit.
Compare another chestnut that I made up a few years ago. I am a historian.
My specialty is Abraham Lincoln. I travel back in time and meet him just
before he's scheduled to give the Gettysburgh Address. To my horror, I
discover that he's got writer's block. The most famous speech a president
ever gave, and Abe can't think of what to write. I panic. And "write" the
speech for him. Of course I didn't compose it. I simply write down the
Gettysburgh Address from memory. Abe loves it. Gives the speech. Reporters
transcribe it. Historians put it in history books. I study it and go back
in time. Time flows unbroken. It is a "working" paradox. A paradox that
doesn't short circuit the time stream. Now it raises a HUGE question? Who
composed the Address? Not Abe, he got it from me. Not me, I got if from a
history book. Not the historians or the reporters, they got it from Abe.
The answer is it was born with the timestream, created by God or the Big Bang
or whatever. It is mysterious. But it works.
The best example of a working paradox story I've ever read is Robert
Heinlein's "All You Zombies". It's a brilliant, subversive little piece of
work.
The Archmage (and/or the M.I.A.) loop has much more in common with the
Gettysburgh chestnut than the Grandfather chestnut. It is a working
paradox. Simpler even than Gettysburgh. You are the Archmage. Once upon a
time, you were a kid. Then you grew up to be a man, and you wind up falling
into a chasm. You're rescued by a "STRANGER" who looks something like you,
but not quite. The "Stranger" mentors you and gives you power and actually
changes you so that you look more like the stranger than like your old self.
Then the "stranger" sends you back in time to that point where you rescue
your old self. Now to that old immature version of you, you seem like "the
stranger". You mentor the old you, you give him power. Then you send him
back to effect the rescue. It's a loop, because you don't go back again.
You continue forward until Goliath does you in. There's a beginning and an
end and a loop in the middle. It IS a paradox. But it's a working paradox.
There's no short circuit. Time flows. THERE IS A BIG QUESTION! Where did
the Archmage get the idea to save himself. Well, he knows to do it because
his old self was a "witness" to the rescue. His old self was the rescuee.
But where did the IDEA come from? Again, a quirk of the timestream.
Many people have asked me why I made this the time travel rule in Gargoyles.
It's a very conservative approach. You can't change history. Period. Sure
we may not know the whole story. But what happened, happened. We can't
change it. That's the rule as I established it in "Vows," and as we stuck
with throughout the series. Why? Time travel is all theoretical. I could
have chosen any rule I wanted. I could have chosen no rules. Why did I
chose this rigid approach? Basically, cuz I thought it was MORE fun. I hate
feeling cheated at the end of stories. Time travel stories are easily
subject to this abuse. So many great Star Trek episodes full of time travel,
wind up wimping out in the end. Cheating. Using non-working paradoxes or
breaking any semblence of rules they've already established. I always felt
ripped off. I didn't want that for Gargoyles. Also it presents our
characters with a greater challenge. Griff vanished in WWII. Goliath goes
back in time to change it. AND HE CAN'T!!!!!! So he has to find another way
to solve the problem. It also explains why our guys just don't go back and
fix things so that the Wyvern Massacre never happened. Once you open a a can
of worms, you're stuck with a lot of worms (or worse, you pretend they aren't
there). That seemed lousy to me, so I made it clear that once an event is
absolutely known, you can't dodge it. Only work within it's frame. It's all
a matter of opinion, but that seemed like MORE fun to me.
And now...DAH DAH DAH. Predestination vs. Free will. This is an ancient
argument. God is omniscient. He knows what Eve is going to do. So she had
no free will, right? Well, most theologians would say she does. Eve is
created with free will by God. She doesn't have to take that apple. Cain
doesn't have to kill Abel. Sure, God knows that Eve is gonna take it, that
Cain is going to kill, but he doesn't impose that knowledge or his authority
on either Eve or Cain. (He's God. He can make those subtle distinctions in
his creations.) The fact that Mom tells you not to eat the cookies and
nevertheless knows you're going to, doesn't mean that you have no free will.
You could surprise Mom and skip 'em. Now you can't surprise God. He's God.
So he knows ahead of time what you're going to do. But it's still your
choice. Nothing touched your free will.
Now, I'll admit, that at times in Gargoyles, that distinction seems less
clear. I'm the main (though not the only) god of the Gargoyles Universe.
(At least I used to be.) But, obviously, I'm not GOD, and I don't have his
subtle powers of creation. But I tried. I suppose it's tough to figure how
the Archmage could choose not to save himself. But I think the key is that
he wouldn't want to choose anything other than what he did. So his free will
isn't touched. Griff chooses to fight in the Battle of Britain. He chooses
to risk his life. He doesn't know about Phoenix Gates or time travel. But
he knows the risks of war. He doesn't make it home for forty years. Maybe
that's a consequence he couldn't predict, but it's better than dieing. His
free will isn't missing from the equation just because the time stream (or
God or whatever you believe in) knows that he's not coming back even before
he departs. In GONE WITH THE WIND, Rhett Butler doesn't join the Confederate
Army until he knows the Confederacy is doomed. HE KNOWS. But that doesn't
effect his free will. We all make decisions. Maybe someone out there knows
the results. God. Or a psychic palm reader living in Petaluma. Or your
Uncle Ralph, who did the exact same thing when he was your age. But the fact
that someone else know, whether we know they know or not, does not effect our
free will.
Anyway, that's my two cents. (GDW/1-26-98)
Anonymous writes...
I've never really been a huge fan of fantasy myself, just wasn't that type
of guy. The only two people who have ever done fantasy that I really got
into are you Greg, and Neil Gaiman. I was wondering if there was a
possiblity of you two colabirating on a project of some sort.
Greg responds...
I doubt it. I've never met Neil, and God knows he doesn't need me to tell
his stories. Also we work in different media, and though we are both
interested in many of the same themes and topics, I think we have very
different approaches, very different tones, very different voices. I once
used his character of Death in an issue of CAPTAIN ATOM. I tried to be
respectful, but I heard through the DC Comics grapevine that he didn't care
for the appearance, though I never talked to him about it personally. But
Neil, if you're out there, I'd be willing to give it a shot.
(GDW/1-15-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi Greg! You said that there are subdivisions within Oberon's Children. What
kind of subdivisions? Could you give some examples, please? Thanks! :)
Greg responds...
What was the context of my previous statement?
I'd say, as an example, that the old Norse Gods represent a faction reporting
to Odin, who in turn reports to Oberon. It's a fairly feudal system. Maybe
that's where we humans got the idea for feudalism. (GDW/1-15-98)
Anonymous writes...
I was going through your question/answer archive recently and a certine
question/answer caught my eye and sparked my interest. Someone else asked
"Will Owen ever have a life outside of Xanatos" or somethink like that, and
you answered "Who says he doesn't have one already" or something along those
lines. Hmm. . . 1) DOES Owen have a life outside of Xanatos/running a
multimillion dollar company/butlering? 2)If so, does Xanatos know about
this life? Some of it? None of it? All of it? 3) Considering that before
the gathering, Puck was free to use his powers as he wished, did he
mascarade as other people/gargoyles/beings/during the time he worked for
Xanatos, or was he striclty Owen? 4)Is Puck the biological son of Oberon
and Titania? Yes. . . Owen is my favoritie character
Greg responds...
1. Maybe.
2. Maybe.
3. When he was on duty, he was strickly Owen, cause that was the deal he had
with Xanatos. That didn't proclude him from messing around a bit on his off
time.
4. No. (GDW/1-15-98)
Anonymous writes...
I have a quick comment: in the Avalon episodes, the Magus seems infatuated
with Princess Katherine. Is that my imagination or was the Magus just very
loyal to the Princess? I liked the way Katherine became strong while the
Magus seemed foreever unsure of his magical powers. Thanks you.
Greg responds...
It's not your imagination. In fact, the Magus pretty much, as I recall, came
right out and admitted to Elisa that he loved the Princess. She loved him
too, but not in the same way. (GDW/1-15-98)
Anonymous writes...
How long was/is the Gathering on Avalon to last? If your immortal it has to
last longer than the traditional week or so.
Greg responds...
It's still going and it's been over a year.
(GDW/1-15-98)
Anonymous writes...
Greg, I think you had mentioned earlier that some of the original manhattan
clan would still be alive by the time of Future Tense (2158). Who would
this have been, besides the timedancing Brooklyn?
Greg responds...
I don't think I confirmed that absolutely. I'm still not going to.
(GDW/1-15-98)
Anonymous writes...
How can Demona wear the same clothes that are over a thousand years old?
Wouldn't they have disintigrated in a thousand years? How come in "Hunter's
Moon Part 1" and in "Sanctuary",Demona was a human (not wearing her
headband), then she trasformed into her gargoyle form, and she was wearing
her headband?! That's either bad editing, or that Demona is more magical
then I thought!!
Greg responds...
You probably don't want to hear this, because among other things, I'm sure
you know it, and yet you asked the question anyway. There are limitations to
our resources in making an animated series. One of these limitations is not
to redesign a character's clothing for every episode. So Elisa always seems
to wear the same outfit and Demona dresses in the same rags for a millenium.
As for the headband, there was some confusion with our animators, partially
because Demona has horns behind that headband. But there was nothing wrong
with the editing.
Come to think of it, this may be exactly the answer you were looking for,
since I'm sensing you just wanted me to cop to the fact that our process was
flawed.(GDW/1-14-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hey Greg, 1. On a visit to the movies not long the other day I saw a
poster for a movie by Dreamworks animation, called The Sons of Egypt (I
think). Did you have anything to do with that movie? If so can you tell us
anything about it? If not What are you working on (I know you've been asked
this before, but I thought that there may be a chance that by the time you
read this question you might be able to talk about whatever it is your
working on)? 2. Are the mutates now considered a race or just a freak
experiment? 3. How many races are there? I know that Broadway said there
were three, but then "what does he know?" 4. On a scale of one to ten, ten
being absolutely sure and one being no chance, what is the possibility of
Gargoyles actually coming back? I also realize that in a way you've
answered this question before as well, but I want a better idea of the
chances. 5. (notice I didn't forget the five!) Using the same scale what
are the chances of the movie actually making it to the theaters? I realize
you may not have any idea about this one. 6. Humans evolved from monkeys,
gargoyles evolved from beasts, but what did beasts evolve from? Dinosaurs?
Pterasaurs (I notice that that pterasaurs glide just like gargoyles)? What?
thanks.
Greg responds...
1. That's PRINCE OF EGYPT. And, no, I have nothing to do with it. I know
it's the story of Moses, but it's being done by the Feature Animation
Division in a completely different building, in a different part of Los
Angeles. I've got nothing new to report on my own work. Wish I did. I'm in
development hell.
2. I don't think they qualify as a race, but I think any reference with the
word "freak" in it might not be politically correct.
3. He knows what he was taught. It depends on how you count of course.
We've met beings of four separate races on the show. Humans, Gargoyles,
Oberon's Children and the New Olympians. The latter, as I've mentioned
before are an ancient hybrid of Oberon's children and mortal humans. We've
also met Nokkar, who's a member of an alien race, and he's mentioned the
Space Spawn, who are still another alien race. I'm not counting "animals"
like dogs, panthers, gargoyle beasts, loch ness monsters, etc. I'm also not
claiming that this answer is definitive.
4. The odds are against us. But it isn't impossible. I don't know how to
quantify beyond that. I guess I'd have to say three or four.
5. I have no idea. 6? 2?
6. Humans didn't evolve from monkeys. Both monkeys and humans evolved from
a common ancestor. Same with Gargoyle Beasts and Gargoyles. I don't know
enough about dinosaurs et al to answer this question. At least not yet.
(GDW/1-14-98)
Anonymous writes...
Greg:Do the gargoyles have their own "language" or tounge? I assume they
picked up English when the castle was built. What did they speak before
then?
Greg responds...
Sorry, you assumed wrong. Gargoyles had interaction with humans long before
humans were building castles. So they "picked up" the native human tongue
long, long ago. They have no living spoken language of their own.
(GDW/1-14-98)
Anonymous writes...
(Insert standard declaration of praise and
gratitude here.) After seeing the World Tour and observing how various
world religions were incorporated into the Gargoyles universe, I am led to
ponder the following questions. (1) Do gargoyles have any sort of a
religion? We know that the dictum "Gargoyles Protect" makes up a
consderable portion of their worldview, but do they have any such thing as
creation myths, legends, commandments? (2) I also noticed that the gods of
other cultures (Anubis, Anansi, Odin, and the Cloud Fathers) were revealed
as Children of Oberon, but no mention was made of any major Western faith.
What about characters like Jesus, Mohammed and Buddha? Were their
omissions oversight, or was it decided that the other gods were
sufficiently "exotic" that no one might be offended at their portrayal as
"merely fae"? (You don't meet a whole lot of Odin worshippers
nowadays.)
Greg responds...
1. Yes. I've answered this before, at least in part. Check the archives.
Gargoyle myths and legends would probably differ in different parts of the
world, just as human myths and legends do. But I'm sure there are thematic
consistencies.
2. Mohammed was a prophet, not a god. But basically, there was no point in
even proposing stories that we knew we could never get on the air. Your
evaluation may therefore be correct, though I admit to balking at it a bit,
because it sounds like we were condescending toward these other
cultural icons. I hope that's not the case. We tried to treat each
character with respect, but it may be that I have to cop to being more
presumptuous toward deities with less "political" power. (GDW/1-7-98)
Anonymous writes...
1.How does your brother feel about being John Castaway's namesake? 2. How
long would Demona and Macbeth have lived? 2a. Would they ever have come to
peacefull terms with eachother? 3. Who was Merlin's mother? 4. When did the
Archmage recruit Demona as his apprentice? 5. When and why was the Archmage
banished? 6. When and why did Demona get kicked out of the Archmage's
apprenticeship? 7. When did Xanatos start construction of the Eyrie? 8. How
long did it take to move the castle and reassemble it on the building? 9.
What year did Xanatos and Demona first meet? 10. What year did Demona and
Puck meet for the first time? Thank you for your time. Good luck with the
magazine. Good luck with the movie. Good luck with life. Be seein ya
around.
Greg responds...
1. I think he likes it, but you'd have to ask him.
2. At least into the 22nd century.
2a. Maybe, maybe not.
3. I forget her name, but you can look it up, I believe, in Geoffrey of
Monmouth. Or read about her in Mary Stewart's THE CRYSTAL CAVE.
4. Prior to VOWS.
5. Prior to LONG WAY TO MORNING, for plotting against Prince Malcolm.
6. The Archmage thought Demona had betrayed him at the end of VOWS. He
wasn't completely wrong. That ended their professional relationship.
7. 1994.
8. A few months.
9. I'm not revealing that yet.
10. Ditto. (GDW/1-7-98)
Anonymous writes...
oh great and illustrious creator, how and why did goliath get his name?
were you the one how named the three that are coldstone, coldsteel and
coldfire?
Greg responds...
We had been struggling to name all the characters for some time (with the
exception of Demona). I came up with the New York names and the rationale
that they had no names in the past. But that didn't seem to work for
Goliath. So we went with something classic. It appealed to me that Goliath
was named by the humans for an evil giant. A perfect indication that humans
didn't understand him (or gargoyles in general) at all.
I don't remember who chose the Coldstone name. It might have been me. Or it
might have been Michael Reaves who suggested it (or almost anyone on the show
for that matter). I know I came up with the Coldsteel and Coldfire names.
In early drafts of POSSESSION, Coldfire was called Goldfire, which was
another name I came up with. Finally the Coldfire name occurred to me.
It was obviously a better name, and I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of
it first. So I switched it. That was a bullet I dodged. (GDW/1-7-98)
Anonymous writes...
Thank you in advance for answering my questions. 1. In an earlier "Ask
Greg", you said Brooklyn's first trip with the Phoenix Gate would be to the
year 997. I'm assuming that would be to Castle Wyvern. Why would Brooklyn
want to go to the time and place that would drudge up painful memories? 2.
While we're on the subject of the Phoenix Gate, how does Brooklyn get his
hands on it in the first place? Isn't it supposed to be lost in the time
continuum when Goliath tries to make sure no one can get in "Future
Tense"?
Greg responds...
1. You assumed wrong. But at any rate, Brooklyn is not in control of the
Gate, so he's got no choice where and when it sends him.
2. The Gate pops open in front of him. He reaches for it and falls through
the rabbit hole BEFORE he can get a grip on it. (GDW/1-6-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hello!! I have white a few questions, so please bear with me, (if at all
possible!!) (1) Does Oberon's law of noninterference in human affairs
physically prevent the fae from interfering, or do they only risk Oberon's
wrah as a punishment? (2)Is Avalon part of Earth, a different dimension or
planet, or none of the above? Please explain this concept to me. (3) Can
alines perform "human magic"? (4) Does Castasway consider Jason Canmore a
traitor? Would he be willing to harm Jason to kill the gargoyles? (5) Are
gargoyle clans extended families or are they communities of gargoyle who
choose to live together (or both)? (6) How does Coldsteel heal itself (7)
As the coldtrio are in mechanical bodies, are they physically immortal,
(i.e. can they die of old age)? If their bodies were destroyed, could they
be brought back "on-line?" (8) What are the biological ages of the clone
clan? (9) Why do dome of the clones have structural differences, such as
Hollywood's huge fangs and underbite? (10)In City of Stone, the Wyrd
Sisters said that MacBeth and Demona share "pain and anguish", does this
include emotional pain and heartache? (11)Why was Elisa's mother in
Nigeria? (12)Are Jade and Turquesa still on Avalon? If yes, Do they live
with the Avalon clan in the castle? (13)How did Mace Malone learn abouth
the Illuminatti? (14) Why was Jack Dane in the Witness Protection Program?
(15) In Turf, Brooklyn asked Goliath when the rest of the clan would get
their world tour. Was this an oblique hint at something? (16) Would Lex
eventually have a mate/ (Any background info is appreciated!!) (17) How did
Hakon escape Wyvern in the axe? Is he now permanently gone? Thanks for your
time. Sorry if I repeated any questions already asked!!
Greg responds...
1. Both.
2. It's part of Earth, but it's location isn't reached in a three
dimensional manner. It's magic. A nexus of native Earth magic.
3. Is "alines" a typo for "aliens" like Nokkar? If so, the answer would be
that they could in theory with study and practice and the right equipment.
4. I think he considers Jason to be a victim, not a traitor. I don't think
he would intentionally hurt his brother, but as we've seen, there's a bit of
a gap between Jon's actions and his intentions.
5. Both.
6. The animation wasn't great in that scene, but the idea is that the robot
body has a small internal repair function. Mini-robots (less sophisticated
and much larger than the nanotechnology used for Matrix) enact repairs.
7. Well, is any appliance immortal? I'd say time takes it's toll on most
things, but obviously they don't age in the same way an organic creature
does. So they have a greater immortality potential. As to their restart
capabilities, that would depend on how they were destroyed, I guess.
8. In 1996, all the clones (including Delilah, Malibu, Burbank, Brentwood
and Hollywood, but excluding Thailog) were biologically aged into their early
twenties. Thailog was aged into his late twenties to match Goliath.
9. Speed-aging has side effects. Also Hollywood is biologically older than
Broadway.
10. Metaphorically, yes.
11. She had studied their culture, and the village had invited her to be
story teller at the festival of the Panther Queen. This was a great honor
that she had been preparing for for years.
12. No. In my mind, they eventually returned home.
13. That's a story for another day. Not a short answer question.
14. He testified against the Dracon family.
15. More of a smart-ass remark, but it was a vague foreshadowing of
Brooklyn's TimeDancer adventures.
16. Someone asked this already. See my earlier response.
17. The axe had absorbed a lot of magic. And yes, he's permanently gone. I
figure the character is now spent. (A lot of people felt he was already
spent went he appeared in Vendettas.) (GDW/1-6-98)
Anonymous writes...
I only have one question right now, and I'll try to phrase it
appropriately. Have Demona and Macbeth ever been, um, intimate, excluding
the time she was masquerading as Domenic Destine? Hope this doesn't break
rules or offend.
Greg responds...
I don't think they've ever had intercourse, if that's what you're asking,
including when she was his fiancèe. That was part of her mystique as
Dominique. (GDW/1-6-98)
Anonymous writes...
Oops. I'm so sorry! I asked a question that someone else had asked. I
didn't mean to. Please forgive me. *sobs in remorse* ...Halloween candy is
my friend. *bounces off nearest wall* Sorry. I'm calmer now. I think that
the magazine is a very cool idea, and I hope that you get to do it. Um, I
suppose I should ask a question. (Like I haven't asked enough.) All right,
you won't tell us how or when Puck and Demona met, but would you tell us
WHERE they met? Please? Thanks! (whether you tell me or not.)
Greg responds...
No. (GDW/1-6-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hey almighty ruler- er, Greg. Thanks for taking the time to answer my
questions- that is, if they're being answered:) Moving on... 1. Which
buildings on the show are real? I know the silver falcon is real... it's in
a mattress ad!!! 2. In "Awakenings" the Magus said that the gargs were
un-natural creatures. Did he mean that in prejudice, or did it mean that
they were actually un-natural? Well, that's all I
can think of right now. Thanks,
Nausika
Greg responds...
1. Give me a list of buildings your curious about, and I'll let you know
which ones, to my knowledge, are real. Eyrie Building is not of course.
Cloisters are. (There, that's a start.)
2. Prejudice. (GDW/1-6-98)
Anonymous writes...
I'm sorry again. You will be pleased to know that I've seriously cut back
on my candy consumption. I just have one more question (that I can
remember), and then I promise to go away... for awhile, at least. How did
Oberon, Titania, and Puck react to A Midsummer Night's dream? Thanks! Bye!
Greg responds...
I haven't given that much thought yet. So at the moment, It's hard to
divorce my answer from the issue of the comic book SANDMAN that dealt
with this exact subject and which I read some time ago. That felt pretty
close to right for me. Having said that, if I ever got around to telling
my version of that story, I'd probably take our characters in a very, very
different direction, because I wouldn't want to be copying Neil Gaiman.
(GDW/1-6-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi, Mr. Weisman, I really enjoyed the show. My question is a lot of
attention has been spent on the significant others of Broadway and
Brooklyn. What about Lex? Did you plan for him to have a mate, or would
he have turned as some celibate computer geek? Thanks!
Greg responds...
I do have plans for Lex's significant other, but they are tied into other
long-term plans, so it doesn't make much sense to reveal the details now.
(GDW/1-6-98)
Anonymous writes...
You once said that Demona was capable of conceiving a child. 1) Is this
so in both gargoyle and human forms? 2) If she concieved a child in
gargoyle form, would the child survive her sunrise/sunset
transformations? 3) Ditto for if she (Demona) concieved as a human. 4) I
define immortal as this: having a lifespan capable of lasting
infinately. Now, are Fox and/or Alexander Xanatos immortal? 5)
What does Katana look like? (Hope ye answer this one, grin!) Thank
you very much for giving your time to those of us who are obsessed with
your show. Especially me. (She bows low, acknowleging your superiority.
Greg is all-knowing...Greg is omnipotent...I am not worthy! Arigato.)
Again, thanks. Arlee
Greg responds...
1. I would think so, yes.
2. I'd guess that the magic that generates her transformation would also
allow the child to live.
3. Ditto.
4. We honestly don't know. (See the Archives for a more complete answer on
the immortality of Oberon's Children.)
5. She hasn't been designed. I have a vague (extremely vague) picture in my
mind, but I wouldn't want to pin anything down here. Sorry. (See I'm
neither omniscient nor omnipotent. I'm rarely even omnipresent.) (GDW/1-6-98)
Anonymous writes...
****Blaise takes on solid form in the "Ask Greg" room.**** Greetings, Mr.
Weisman. I do have a few questions for you, but they can wait for a little
bit. I am happy to hear about your idea for a magazine. If you choose to
do it, good luck to you! May it be accepted, good, and profitable. Now
then, as for my questions...well, the first one kind of takes some
explaining. 1) I may just be jumping to conclusions here but...when
Bronx, Angela, and Goliath first met Raven in his gargoyle form, they
seemed somewhat wary of him to me. However, when they meet the real
gargoyles, Leo and Una, Angela recognizes them as gargoyles right off the
bat. My question; is there any signifigance to these differing reactions?
2) This second question may be offensive, and I apologize if it is, but I
want to ask it. You have answered a lot (and I mean A LOT) of questions,
and it's obvious a lot of thought went into some of the answers. However,
are there ANY questions which you've just thought up of quick answers to
right when you're asked? By this I mean several odd show nits, or various
internal show devices...aw heck, even I have trouble understanding what I'm
asking! 3) Last, you are very friendly with us fans. Has there ever been
any time in which we have been too...I don't know. Too something? (like
too inquisitive in the case of so many questions) Well, I numbered my
questions and (if I pressed Enter the correct number of times) should have
them spaced apart (if they aren't, I apologize). Thank you very much for
all your time, Mr. Weisman. Farewell. ****Blaise becomes energy and flies
off.****
Greg responds...
1. I think you're reading in more than is there. Bronx is a good
instinctive judge of character, but Goliath and Angela aren't particularly.
I think Goliath largely did trust Raven right off. Angela was suspicious,
but that was because his story didn't make sense to her, although not
necessarily for the right reasons. As for Leo & Una, I think Goliath, Angela
and Elisa were all trying to solve the mystery of the War Memorial and were
too distracted to have too much of a guard up.
2. Some answers are spur of the moment. Some are not. Some answers are
part of my overall thinking but have never been articulated before. Are you
wondering about anything in particular?
3. Never too inquisitive. I don't always feel like giving an answer, but I
don't mind the questions. I don't think it's a secret that I've found a
couple of commenters a bit presumptuous. Assuming they know better than I
what went on behind the scenes in the making of our show or even what is or
was going on inside MY head. That's annoying, but not exactly tragic. I'm
also not too fond of rumor spreaders, who take advantage of fans by
spreading false info so that they can feel superior. But generally, the
fans have been incredibly courteous and enthusiastic. We haven't always
agreed on everything, but I don't expect the fans to goose-step in line
behind me. And it has been great to see how you all have responded with so
much passion for the series. (GDW/1-6-98)
Anonymous writes...
That Gargoyles magazine is an excellent idea, Greg. Good luck with it, and
if it does go through, I hope you make at least a modest profit on it.
Now for some Q's... 1) Is Officer Morgan's name really Morgan Morgan? I
mean, he gets called Officer Morgan at work, and people call him just
Morgan outside of work.. 2) Are you in the mood to reveal the identity of
the Director? (I have a pretty good guess as to who it is, but saying it
would be breaking the ground rules...) 3) What about Mr. Duval? Feel like
telling us who he is? 4) What would Tachi's, Nashville's and Katana's
approximate ages have been? 5) Would Fox still be alive in 2158? 6) If
#5 is yes, then how old (biologically) would she have been? 7) How far
would the Coyote program have evolved? Would he eventually become sentient,
and not tied down to 'what he was programmed with' ? 8) What MiB episode
did you write? 9) Do you think that if the Gargoyles magazine goes
through, relatively high sales from all us garg fans will prompt Disney to
actually consider making new Gargoyles episodes? (Or at least bringing back
the reruns to afternoons, or putting them on the Family Channel with the
rest of their shows.)
Greg responds...
1. Yes. I went to high school with a guy named Morgan Morgan. His full
name was Morgan Lord Morgan III. He had nothing in common with our Morgan,
but I always thought he had a bizarrely cool name.
2. Um, I'm not sure what you mean. I'm not going to reveal his given name,
but it wouldn't be of any particular significance to you. He's not an
existing character, if that's what you're thinking.
3. I've basically given this away already, but I think I'll maintain a bit
of mystery here.
4. When?
5. Not saying.
6. See above.
7. Sorta.
8. It's called "The Big Sleep Syndrome". I just watched a tape of it today
for the first time. It hasn't aired as of today's date, but probably will
have by the time you read this post.
9. Disney on the Family Channel? I think you're confused. Magazine sales
would have to be enormous for it to effect programming decisions. I got
less than 300 responses to the poll. That barely qualifies as a drop in the
bucket. (GDW/1-5-98)
Anonymous writes...
The magazine sounds like an excellent idea! :D I hope you do eventually get
to publish it. 1)Would we, as fans, be permitted to submit articles or
artwork for inclusion in it? (no fanfic, of course. We would leave the
storytelling up to you) You have stated that Oberon was Merlin's father.
2a)Was Oberon aware of that fact? b)Was Merlin? c)What was the
relationship between them?(ie. did they get along?) 3)Is Merlin on Avalon?
(This may have been asked before, but it *is* a yes-or-no question, so I
hope you won't mind) 4)a)Who was Morgan LeFay? Some accounts of the legend
of King Arthur refer to her as the Queen of Avalon. b)What was her
relationship to Oberon and Avalon? c)Was(is?) she part fey? 5)Just a
small matter I wanted to clarify: Is Puck incapable or merely forbidden to
use magic when not teaching or protecting Alex? 6)You mentionned in
response to an earlier question that Xanatos had been fully developped
*before* Jonathan Frakes was cast in that role. How is that
possible??!?!?!?! They are virtually IDENTICAL!!! 7)Inquisitive am I not?
That's all for now, but I'm sure I'll come up with more. Thank you in
advance for your reply.
Greg responds...
1. Letters to the editor certainly. I'd have to check the legalities on the
rest. Of course, it's all looking mighty moot now, but maybe someday.
2a. Yes.
2b. Evenutally.
2c. Complex.
3. Not at the moment.
4. I'm not going to reveal that right now. Sorry.
5. Both.
6. Kismet? I'm not saying that we didn't write to Jonathan's strengths, and
certainly Jonathan brought a great deal to the role. And he was clearly
perfect for it. But the character was designed and developed before Jonathan
came aboard. Before he even occurred to us. The only character from the
original group of regulars that was developed with a specific actor in mind
was Hudson. (And, yes, that actor was Edward Asner.)
7. No more than most. (GDW/1-5-98)
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