Todd Jensen writes...

I was just looking over the two recently reprinted memos on all the variant names for the gargoyles. The part that really astonishes me the most about it is how many names were being suggested for the cast aside from the ones that they eventually wound up with. It seems so obvious to me now (although, of course, this is from the perspective of hindsight) that "Goliath" is the appropriate name for the "Gargoyle-Master" that I honestly can't imagine him being called anything else at all. (Ditto with the rest of the cast).

(Of course, I've come across this phenomenon in other "behind-the-scenes" cases; Tolkien, for example, originally considered naming the protagonist of "The Lord of the Rings" Bingo, but fortunately later on realized how inappropriately silly it would be and changed the character's name to Frodo).

demona writes...

how long in advance did u know that gargoyles was ending?

castle0909 writes...

I was looking through the archives, and I didn't know that so many people still had so many questions about Gargoyles. Keep the show alive.
My(weird)question is this: Was the castle based on a real one? and are there any blue prints or floor plans of it?
There is a great view of it in Vows(I think) as Goliath glides over it. I thought it was a cool shot. I traced it and blew it up to 6'x10'. What can I say? I'm obsessed.
Thank you

Anonymous writes...

Did you ever think of making other Gargoyle spinoffs besides the six we already know about?

Emmlei writes...

man, it's amazing what kinds of coincidences just pop in your head. while reading previous posts about the naming of the cast, i *finally* made the connection between *David* Xanatos vs. *Goliath* and the twisting of their roles versus their Biblical "namesakes" (yeah, i'm slow, but i often don't think about stuff like this. heck, i might have done it before and forgot. oh well). was it intetional or did it just occur?

Aris Katsaris writes...

You said: <<At the recording session, Marina Sirtis pointed out that the name didn't work for some reason that I can no longer recall. (Aris, any thoughts?)>>

<shrug> Stefan doesn't sound at all Greek. To me atleast it sounds Scandinavian or French or something. "Stephanos" or "Stefanos" would be Greek but changing these to Stefan (or Steven) would be similar to having Petros anglicizing his name into "Peter".

I don't know if that's what Marina Sirtis had in mind, though.

zakhur writes...

Hi greg, thanks for answeering my last question.
my question are
1- Did you have a specific reason for giving the gargoyle eggs a ten year period for them to hatch? and if so could you please explain what were your reasons
2- Is a new born gargoyle more independent than a new born human?
thank you for your time, and such a wonderful show

Tim writes...

Eye of the Beholder: Always loved this episode, from Fox's transformation scenes, to Xanatos's spilled milk and Plan D, E and F, to Owen's smile and the revelations of the Eye of Odin. One question: What WAS that sound of Fox's roaring at the end of the episode when she's transforming back to herself? If you turn your volume up it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up and it is VERY disturbing. Great sound! Just wondering if you knew what that sound was.

Can't wait until you cover City of Stone!

Elisa writes...

okay then Greg, where did the name Xanatos come from?
and the suggestion for Goliath...
i mean... "Atlas..." *blink* where did THAT come from?

Todd Jensen writes...

You mentioned that when you and your fellow production team members were originally working on "Gargoyles", there was some concern that it might be perceived as a "Batman" rip-off. Was there ever any similar concern that it might be perceived as an "X-Men" rip-off? I ask this because when "Gargoyles" first came out, I did find myself thinking occasionally of "X-Men" while watching it - I was only familiar with it through having seen some episodes of the FOX animated series, but I did see the thematic similarity of the main characters being members of a group that was different than humans, and who were consequently feared and persecuted by humans, and in that some members of this group wanted to make peace with the humans while others wanted to repay them in kind (indeed, the dialogue between Goliath and Demona on the subject in "Awakening Part One" reminded me of a slightly similar scene between Xavier and Magneto in one of the early FOX episodes - both Goliath and Xavier taking the attitude that humans only treat them this way because they're afraid, and both Demona and Magneto extremely bitter and wanting retaliation).

Of course, I didn't think that "Gargoyles" was a copycat of "X-Men" (except maybe during the "Goliath Chronicles" period), and saw the similarity that I mentioned above as more just a case of the use of the same theme, but I thought that I'd ask you if there was any concern at the time about that.