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Anonymous writes...
I would like to say I loved the series "Gargoyles". I believe ABC's
cancellation of the show is the same kind of mistake that NBC did when
they cancelled "Star Trek". It was a unigue one of a kind show that offered
people a chance to look at things from a different perspective and that
that we should not fear what we don't understand. Now, if you don't mind, I'd
like to ask you a few questions.
1)Where did you get the inspiration for the character Angela? I've always
found her interesting due to her background and personality.
2)Have any Canmores ever openly defended gargoyles or expressed any
concern for them? If so, what would happen to them?
4)What sort of attempts have you made to get the show back on and what can
the rest of us do to help?
5)If the show went back into production, would any of the actors/actresses
be in it?
6)Since "Future Tense" was an "Escape From New York"/"Terminator" spoof,
would there have been an "ALIENS" spoof? 'Cause Marines kick ass!!!
Greg responds...
1. Angela was a natural, almost automatic addition to the tapestry. She
was so right, she had to be created. There wasn't a single "inspiration",
unless you count Goliath, Demona, the eggs, Katharine, the Magus, and Tom,
i.e. everything else we had woven up to that point.
2. I don't want to say definitively that no Canmores ever expressed some
concern, but historically, I don't think you had a big pro-gargoyle
faction within the Canmores.
3. No number 3.
4. I've answered this before. Check the archives.
5. I assume they'd all be willing to come back in. It was a fun work
experience, decent money and a relatively benign time committment.
6. I don't agree with you assesment of FUTURE TENSE, per se. That is,
you're not going very far back. There are probably loads of things that
influenced all three. I do know that I didn't specifically base Future
Tense on Escape, which I've never seen or on Terminator (who's parallel's
don't seem that obvious to me).
(GDW / 7-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Ah, might as well try these for the heck of it, if for nothing else:
-[(1)]- OK, -what- is Nought? {"Well, it looks kind of like a donut..."
"...it's that 'dude in the cape'" "....?" :P} and
-[(2)]- You're never actually going to tell us what Anastasia whispered,
are you? :) I don't suppose that it's too late for you to be holding yet
another unofficial contest or anything... ;D [hopeful grin]
Greg responds...
1. Yeah, that dude in the cape.
2. No. I won't. Well, maybe someday....
(GDW / 7-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Just one quickie: The clothing of the gargoyles, and anything else they're
carrying (swords, etc.) turn to stone at day. So, if one of them happened
to be carrying the Phoenix Gate at daybreak, would it turn to stone as
well, even though it is a magi
cal artifact? This one's been bugging me a while.
Greg responds...
Accessories only turn to stone if the gargoyle thinks of it as part of his
or her "uniform". I doubt that would happen with the gate, but I suppose
it's possible.
(GDW / 7-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hey, I've always liked King Arthur Legends. Thats one of the reasons I
like Gargoyles. Last week I watched that NBC miniseries "Merlin" (did you watch
it btw?) and thought about the Arthur legends in Gargoyles and got some
questions:
1. I think I've figured out who Duval is, is he Mordred?
2. How come Merlin got out of going to the gathering, or was he there but
not shown?
3. Is Merlin's mortal mother someone we know of?
4. Contest about king arthur characters alive on show: a)Arthur b)lady of
the lake c) merlin d) mordred e)oberon f)queen mab g)cant think of another
5. Is the lady of the lake a fey and if yes why wasnt she at the
gathering. if no what is she?
6. Do you have a story about how excalibur got moved to New York? Any
details you can give away too =)
7. There was the stone dragon in the episode "Pendragon" but will there be
any real dragons in the show in either the the past or present?
8. What makes Alex, Fox and Merlin any different from the New Olympians?
you said both were hybrid human/fey.
Thanks for answering these, I know we can be annoying. Oh yeah you can
continue your "Once upon a time there were three brothers..." story
anytime.
Greg responds...
Yeah, I saw Merlin. I thought it was spectacular to see, though I
found the cliffnote speed at which the story flew by a bit disappointing.
Remember the days when a mini-series like Roots or Rich Man, Poor Man were
like sixteen hours long?
1. I've all but given Duval's identity away already. So I'm not
going to answer this here.
2. Like Fox, Merlin isn't considered one of the Children of Oberon.
Which is ironic, since he's literally a child of Oberon's.
3. If you mean someone who's already appeared in the series, no.
But she maintains her role from Arthurian myth.
4. Nope.
5. She was at the Gathering. Look again.
6. Yes. But I'm not telling it here. Not a good format for
telling long stories.
7. Everything is true.
8. They aren't citizens of New Olympus. It's cultural.
(GDW / 7-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Oh, mighty Greg! Would you be so kind as to answer these questions?
1. Will baby Alex age faster than full blooded humans (physically)?
2. Do you remember any more in-jokes, besides "jalapena"?
3. When the clan was gathered around the destroyed Hudson statue in "The
Price", reminiscing about Hudson's life, was that the Wind Ceremony you
were talking about?
4. Do vampires belong to a special race of their own, or are they just
humans?
5. In "Her Brother's Keeper", Lex salvages the Pack's helicopter and
rebuilds it. How could he get it back in one piece, add special weapons,
and give it a cool gargoyle-themed armor in just one day?
6. I was reading an article about the possibility that Nessie survived.
In order to keep their species going for 65 million years, there had to be at
least 400+ animals in that lake to prevent genetic anomalies that result
from inbredding and a limited genetic pool. So are there hundreds of
pleiosaurs in Loch Ness in the Gargoyles universe?
7. Could you continue "Once Upon a Time There Were Three Brothers..." in
this post?
8. Is there some kind of mutation in Lex that causes his eyes to be
larger than normal?
9. Do gargoyles bathe regularly?
10. Star Trek fans are called Trekkies. If you could take your pick,
what would you call Gargoyles fans? That's all for now. Thank you, Exalted
One!
Greg responds...
1. No.
2. Yes.
3. No.
4. It's not a race, but they're no longer human.
5. He had connections at Kenner.
6. Perhaps.
7. No. I'm not sure why. Not in the mood. It's been a bad week.
Maybe later. Thanks for asking though.
8. No.
9. Uh, sure.
10. My abject slaves. No, wait. Just kidding. That's a joke. A
JOKE. Geez.
(GDW / 7-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hiya, got another two for you.
1) How much damage can Demona and Macbeth sustain before they're
permanently killed despite the immortality spell, or is there no limit?
Would they still regenerate after being dropped in a hamburger grinder or
hit by a nuke?
2) What is Alex's level of ultimate magical potential under his own
(unaugmented by Talismans or the like) power, as measured against another
character of known magical prowess? Like, is it comparable to the
Archmage, or the über-Archmage ("Avalon"), or what?
Greg responds...
1. I've answered this before. Check the archives.
2. Asking me to quantify things like this isn't too productive.
I'd say Alex's potential is very high, if he chooses to work at it.
(GDW / 7-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
1. Due to Elisa's words in "Double Jeopardy" about Thailog being
Goliath's son, what is the Delilah/Elisa relationship like, since Delilah is not a
true clone, but a blending of Elisa and Demona?
2. Do Elisa's parents know about Delilah?
3. And if Elisa's parents know about Delilah, what are their reactions to
her?
Greg responds...
1. On that level, Delilah is Elisa's daughter. Demona's too.
How's that for a strange set of parents? But as a practical matter, I don't
think Elisa has much of a relationship of any kind with Delilah. At least
we never had the opportunity to explore one.
2. Knowing Elisa, I doubt it.
3. Good question, but we're not there yet.
(GDW / 7-20-98)
Anonymous writes...
Dear Mister Greg,
1) Where did the idea of the Phoenix Gate come from? I remember reading a
legend about it or something like it in school but I cannot find it on the
web. If it is an original idea I might have been mistaken. (You can omit
this if you post it but I wouldn't mind if Gore could relay the answer to
this small question to NickZane@aol.com) Thanks Greg and Gore for your
time.
Greg responds...
1. Desperation. It was my idea. It is, as far as I know,
completely original. I've answered this in more detail before, so check the
archives, but briefly, we had a maguffin for Vows. I decided to make it
more than a maguffin by turning Vows into a time travel story and making the
Gate the means.
(GDW / 7-17-98)
Anonymous writes...
Hello Mr. Weisman During your last update you decided to start a little
contest. Here are my guesses as to who from the Arthurian Legends is still
alive.
Arthur(obviously Merlin(ditto) Lady of the Lake(ditto again) Percival
Morgana la Fay Nimue Bedivere those are my guesses.
Greg responds...
Nice guessing, Greg. But, WRONG. Heh, heh. Ain't I a stinker?
(GDW / 7-17-98)
Anonymous writes...
Dear Greg, I have a few questions.
1. The Magus was Archmage's apprentice, why did he stop teaching Magus?
2. Why did Archmage even have an apprentice? Why would he "need" one?
3. Who were Magus' biological parents?
4. Does The Magus have anything to do with Merlin?
5. Did you plan on having Magus die from the beginning? Would you "ever"
bring him back?
6. What was the name of "the lady in the lake," did she have a 'human"
type name? (like sarah or kristine)
7. Who do you think my favorite character is? (Hint: look at my questions)
Greg responds...
1. The Archmage was banished for treason against Prince Malcolm.
Sort of interrupted the semester.
2. Who doesn't need a flunky? God knows I wish I had one.
3. That's a story for another day. (BUT THEY WERE HUMAN.)
4. Not particularly.
5. No. At one point, I considered sending him off with Arthur on
his quest to find Excalibur. But then I realized that the next part of the
quest would have been to find Merlin. And then what? Arthur either fails
to be reunited with Merlin (anti-climax in the extreme) or the Magus dies in
the quest (which seems lousy, setting Merlin's life at a higher value than
the Magus') or I wind up dragging around two magicians from that point on
(yawn). It didn't fit. It wasn't right. When we got to the actual nuts
and bolts of the Avalon triptych, the true answer seemed clear. War has its
costs. I could give the Magus "a good death". A worthwhile death to save
the beings (human and gargoyle) he had dedicated his life to protect. I
think we did a good job with that. So, no, I would never cheapen that great
sacrifice by bringing him back. (Which doesn't mean we might not see him
again in flashback.)
6. Maude.
7. Uh, the Magus?
By the way, I was kidding about Maude.
(GDW / 7-17-98)
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