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Anonymous writes...
Hi, Greg. I've been wondering this ever since I first saw "City of
Stone", and, being the twisted person I am, I was wondering, what would happen
if Demona and/or Macbeth were decapitated by someone else? Kind of
morbid, I know, but it's one of those questions even fanfics can't answer.
Greg responds...
I don't know. But I'm not worried about it, cause dramatically,
it's not going to happen.
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hello Mr. Weisman. I appologise if any of these questions have been
asked before. In that case I must have missed them.
1. I have been wondering. When the sun comes up, gargoyles turn to
stone. When the sun is gone, they wake up. But what would happen during a
solar eclipse?
2. I can understand the reasons why you don't want to see any original
ideas. You don't want someone to sue you because he thinks he's given
you an idea, even though you thought of the same thing before you even met
him. I'm wondering though, did this ever really happen to you so far?
Greg responds...
1) Generally. One would assume their biological clocks would
be unaffected by a solar eclipse... unless, the eclipse was some kind of
magical event that had some kind of magical influence on them.
2) It's happened to many people. I personally have never been
sued under this exact scenario. But at any rate, I don't want to join
the club. And I have had the situation occur where a person stopped
short of suing. Someone suggested ideas to me that I already had
planned to do. When I told them, they looked at me like I had just
ripped them off. I don't want to take any chances. (Someone is suing
Disney claiming that he created Gargoyles. The fact that he's claiming
to have created the show in 1993, when I can document that my team and I
started working on it in 1991 doesn't seem to faze him much.)
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hey Greg,
I have question to ask you that's more personal than those I've asked
in the past. As you may but probably don't remember, I mentioned that I
dabble in fanfiction. Lately, though, I've sort of lost the urge to write.
I've been puttering around on my current piece for more than half a year, and I
just can't seem to find my inspiration. My question is: does this ever
happen to you? And if so, how do you combat it?
Greg responds...
I've never lost the urge to write. At least not so far,
thankfully. But I've never been any good at accomplishing anything
without a real deadline. (Setting an imaginary one for myself has never
worked.) When I have an assignment, I do periodically get stuck. I
pace a lot. But I eventually work my way through it. Fanfiction isn't
something I've tried. And I'm only disciplined when I have an external
deadline. Otherwise I'm lazy as hell. I don't know if that helps, but
one thing you might try is to take a class in creative writing. Let the
instructor impose a deadline and see if that helps you.
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hi greg,
I was watching a show about ancient Mayan civilizations in Spanish
class, and I noticed a few things: one thing I noticed was a Mayan statue
that looked like it had eye ridges, a bat with "wings like a dragon"
(that's what the video said), and finally a snake carving that could have easily
been a gargoyle like the one in Guatemala.
1) Is this the sort of thing that gave you the idea for the Green, or
did you not notice these types of things?
2) Will Alexander be alive in 2158?
3) Will Alex be (magically) as strong, or stronger than say Puck or
Merlin?
4) Was Demona ever in love with anyone else during the 1000 years
that Goliath was asleep? Any chance I can get you to tell me who?
Greg responds...
1). The former.
2). Yes.
3). As Puck? I doubt it. Puck is a 100% changeling, and Alex
is only 25%. But Alex has a good teacher and a lot of potential. As
Merlin? The question is how much time Alex dedicates to his magical
studies. He may have other interests as well.
4) Largely, the answer is NO. To both questions.
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
Greg,
Congrats on a great show!!! :) I was just wondering if the worse
happens and Gargoyles is not brought back on TV do you have any plans to
continue the story in another media?
Greg responds...
I'd love to, and I have periodically looked into that, with no
success to date.
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hello Mr Weisman!
Thanks again for taking the time to answer all these questions that we
Gargoyle fanatics throw at ya...speaking of which, here are some of
mine :-)
1) You noted that Edmund from KING LEAR is your favorite
Shakespearean
character...why? BTW...LEAR is one of my faves also...the mirroring ,
contrast and complexity of the characters is incredibly clever.
2) Are there any Gargoyle characters that have smidgens of Edmund
written into them ? (Thailog comes to mind, in a vague sort of way).
3) Besides A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM and OTHELLO, are there any other
Shakespearean allusions in Gargoyles?
4) Was Maggie cloned from some sort of housecat?
5) What the heck was Fang cloned from?
6) Why does Demona have a belly button?
7) Which one is Rosencrantz and which one is Guildenstern? (I can
never tell)
8) Was Lear more sinned upon than sinner?
Thanks for your time! Continued luck in the future! Sorry for the
irrelevant Shakespeare queries :-)
Greg responds...
1) Part of the reason is that I've played the character on
stage. I've also written the equivalent of Shakespeare Fan Fiction
about Edmund. A near-monologue using Shakespeare's dialogue and some of
my own that extrapolated background and specific motivation for the
character. I know him better than many people. I feel an affinity for
him. Which is scary, because he is a thorough villain by intention and
by deed. But it's thrilling too.
2) Yeah, Todd pointed out the Thailog connection, and I
definitely see it. Many of my villains may have a touch of Edmund.
Xanatos, arguably.
3) Sure. MACBETH, of course. Plus a number of assorted
references to Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet and others.
4) No.
5) He wasn't cloned from anything. He was mutated.
6) Does she?
7) You and Claudius.
8) Probably. But life is complex and no one promised equity.
It's something we strive for, not a privelidge we're granted.
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
Uh, hi Greg. My name is Holly and I am a first-timer "Ask Greg", so
if I make any mistakes, please forgive me. I would also like to comment on
your extraordinary efforts you and all the crew at Disney put together to
bring us "Gargoyles". I fell in love with it at first sight (which was when
I was only twelve). Ok, so here's the question that's been bugging me for
so long: On "Heritage" eps how did Angela find out that Raven's clan were
only illiusions?
Greg responds...
As I recall, she saw the Thunderbird's wing pass right through
one of them.
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hey I know you hear this alot but thanx for taking the time to answer
our questions.
1) You may have answered this before but if you did it was one of your
corn ball one word answers =) so ill try again. a) In Hunters Moon if
Demona shattered the bottle and released the virus would that have killed
Macbeth since it was Demona who made the virus and that would also kill
herself? b)How powerful was the preying gargoyle? c) Did d) Demona realize she
was taking a gamble with her life and e) if yes was she suicidal at the
time?
2) Ahh your who would Pactrick Stewart play contest. I say he would
have played Macbeth (very obvious), Hudson, and the one from the second
season, the original hunter from city of stone. Are any of these right?
3) a)I know Puck is banished from avalon but im sure Alex isnt, when
and how will he visit there for the first time? b)how old will he be? c)is
there any story you have planed for that trip? d)If Alex was threatened on
Avalon would puck be allowed back to protect him? (loop hole, hehehe)
4) When Brooklyn come back after TimeDancer will he look like he did
in the episode "FutureTense"?
5) Is Duval anyone we know yet in the show?
whew, lots of questions. Thanx again =)
Greg responds...
1a) Actually, I've answered this in detail. Check the
archives. In short, a lot would depend on Demona's specific intent.
Her living might keep him alive.
b) "Praying" not "Preying". And it was as powerful as it
needed to be.
c,d,e) That's subject to interpretation. I think it's all in
there. It's a matter of degree.
(GDW / 4-28-98)
Anonymous writes...
gargoyles was an excellent show. I think the reason it got cannes was
because the story got too complicated. It seemed "overwhelming" for
someone who never saw the show before. Those previously seen on gargoyles
scenes didn't help matters either. Sure it saved two minutes of animation,
but it alienated alot of viewers. I liked the Avalon Subquest since it
helped new viewers get hooked. I hope you get back on sindication so I can see
Time dancer. It sounds cool.
Greg responds...
Well, I kinda feel like you contradicted yourself. On the one
hand, you think the "previously" recaps alienated viewers. But those
recaps were designed to help out new or occasional viewers, and I think
the only viewers that might have been alienated by them were regular
viewers who didn't need them and found them annoying.
Obviously, the main reason the show was cancelled was because
the ratings were disappointing to Disney. Not bad. Just not great
enough to justify making more when they already had a complete package.
It's certainly possible that one of the reason for the non-stellar
ratings is that the show was too complex. But I don't make apologies
for that. I tried to make it accessible, but I did the show I wanted to
do. Our regular viewers (the people who most objected to the recaps)
didn't mind the complexity. But new and occasional viewers (who might
have appreciated the recaps) might very well have been put off by that
complexity. Or are you arguing that the recaps put off new and
occasional viewers? Perhaps, by making them feel like they needed to
know stuff that maybe they didn't? Hmmmm.
It's also interesting that you praise the World Tour. I liked
it. A lot. But the consensus has generally been that people didn't
like it, or that at any rate, it went on too long. And that new and
occasional viewers would be put off by it, because they wouldn't
understand what was going on.
(GDW / 4-24-98)
Anonymous writes...
I've noticed some things about Future Tense,
1) Claw doesn't say anything through out the episode, andy reason for
this??
2) Demona tells Goliath to give the Pheonix Gate Angela so she can
hide in the past, but I thought Demona didn't find out about Angela until they
returned to Manhattan, can you explain??
3) Was it planned that Goliath, Elisia, Angela and Bronx never
returned home until they had rid themselves of the Eye of Odin and the Pheonix
Gate??
4) Is it possible that the Eye of Odin and the Pheonix Gate combined
were guiding the travelers and was it Avalon??
Greg responds...
1. Claw never says anything. Ever.
2. Well, for starters, the whole thing was an illusion of
Puck's, but actually, Demona learned about Angela in Paris.
3. I planned to have them lose them along the way, if that's
what you mean.
4. No. Not in my mind. But if it pleases you to think so,
knock yourself out.
(GDW / 4-24-98)
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