Verdragon writes...

Knowing the exact location of Vandal's hideout, did he position it on an international border (or rather, did he perhaps position the international border on the mountain) in order to create a jurisdictional conflict in the admittedly highly unlikely event it were to be discovered?

Marvelman writes...

1) Was the changing Captain Marvel's name to Shazam a voluntary move on your part or was it mandated by WB?

2) If it was a mandate, would it preclude some character on-screen acknowledging that the Shazam Family used to be the Marvel Family? I ask because of Mary's response to Khalid in "Odnu!" I didn't know if this was just your or the writer being a smarty-pants or whether there was some other concern.

Anonymous writes...

Mr. Weisman,

When was the Javelin (the Justice League's spacecraft) first created and who built/designed it?

FallenLegend writes...

Hey there greg.

I just read that you said that you wanted the same actress to be able to play Mary Bromfield and the chaoslord child

My question is, does this has any plot/ story significance, like How Superman and Superboy are played by the same voice actor? Or was that due to budget or union reasons?

I can see why with superboy being a clone and all you would want the same voice actor. But I don't see any link berween Mary and child, besides the latter liking the power hungry side of her.

Anonymous writes...

1 how would you describe jace and ultra humanite’s relationship?
2 how does Helga view her former mentor?

Suzie writes...

Exactly how many Kryptonian prisoners are there in the Phantom Zone? Is it just Dru-Zod, Ursa and their handful of followers or are there more of them spread out into the Phantom Zone?

Prince Ritji writes...

Do you or your children even played Street Fighters or Sonic the Hedgehog?

Chief Owonubi writes...

What is the title of the next episode of Young Justice Phantoms?

Connor Greencorn writes...

Hey Greg, I’m Connor, loving season 4 right now and I’m just wondering after hearing Thirteen reject an offer to join the Outsiders, did anyone else receive an invitation to join and haven’t yet or was it just her?

Anonymous writes...

Mr. Weisman,

For each criminal in the Phantom Zone whose name was identified on-screen and in each of the episode credits in Season 4, exactly when and why were they sent into the Phantom Zone, and exactly how long were each criminal's sentences? I'm not specifically asking for any lengthy explanations for why each identified criminal was sent into the Phantom Zone; a short summary (maybe a few sentences) for each criminal should work.

Anonymous writes...

Mr. Weisman,

Since Damian Wayne became Robin at the age of 10 in the comics, does that mean in the Earth-16 universe that Tim Drake will keep the mantle of Robin until then? Or will Tim Drake become Red Robin, and the mantle of Robin will likely go to the Earth-16 version of Duke Thomas (who is currently known as the Signal in the comics; although he WAS Robin in "The New 52: Futures End)?

Anonymous writes...

Mr. Weisman,

In the comics, Aquaman and Mera have a daughter named Andrina "Andy" Curry. As such, what are the chances that we will one day see the Earth-16 version of this character?

Sydni Nelson writes...

I am a child the 90s so Gargoyles was one of my top favorites. I revisit it often and wish for its continuation. Is there anything us fans/viewers can do on our end to help continue Gargoyles?

Anonymous writes...

Mr. Weisman,

As of the time of this posting, can you please confirm if the full names of each person listed below is correct in the Earth-16 universe?

I would like to let you know that I investigated each person’s full name by looking in the DC Database Wiki; both the pre-Flashpoint (New Earth) and post-Flashpoint versions of each character; so you may see one version of a character’s full name, or a combination of both. If I have question marks on a character’s full name, it means I am personally unsure as to what the character’s full name is.

Justice League:
Superman â€" Kal-El/Clark Joseph Kent
Batman â€" Bruce Thomas Wayne
Wonder Woman â€" Diana of Themyscira/Diana Prince
Flash â€" Bartholomew Henry “Barry” Allen
Green Lantern â€" Harold “Hal” Jordan
Aquaman â€" Orin/Arthur Curry
Martian Manhunter â€" J’onn J’onzz/John Jones
Green Arrow â€" Oliver Jonas “Ollie” Queen
Hawkman â€" Katar Hol
Hawkwoman â€" Shayera Thal (pre-marriage)/Shayera Hol (post-marriage)
Zatara â€" Giovanni “John” Zatara
Captain Atom â€" Nathaniel Christopher “Nate” Adam
Black Canary â€" Dinah Laurel Lance
Green Lantern â€" John Marshall Stewart
Captain Marvel/Shazam â€" William Joseph “Billy” Baston
Red Tornado â€" John Smith (in human android body only)
Doctor Fate â€" Nabu (as the Helmet of Fate)/Whoever is the host of the Helmet of Fate
Atom â€" Raymond “Ray” Palmer
Plastic Man â€" Patrick “Eel” O’Brian
Icon â€" Augustus Freeman IV
Red Arrow â€" Roy William Harper
Blue Beetle â€" Theodore Stephen “Ted” Kord
Black Lightning â€" Jefferson Michael “Jeff” Pierce
Green Lantern â€" Guy Darrin Gardner
Zatanna â€" Zatanna Zatara
Rocket â€" Raquel Ervin
Aquaman â€" Kaldur'ahm
Batwoman â€" Katherine Rebecca “Kate” Kane
Blue Devil â€" Daniel Patrick “Dan” Cassidy
Elongated Man â€" Randolph William “Ralph” Dibny
Fire â€" Beatriz Bonilla “B.B.” da Costa*
Hardware â€" Curtis “Curt” Metcalf
Ice â€" Tora Olafsdottir**
Katana â€" Tatsu Yamashiro (western order)/Yamashiro Tatsu (eastern order)
Magog â€" David Reid
Steel â€" John Henry Irons
Cyborg â€" Victor “Vic” Stone
Flash â€" Jason Peter “Jay” Garrick
Green Lantern â€" Kyle Rayner***
Metamorpho â€" Rex Mason

*I got the character’s full name from the character’s disambiguation page on the DC Database Wiki; although her alternate nickname is also identified as “Bea.”

**In the DC Database Wiki, the character’s last name is spelled out as Olafsdotter. I used Olafsdottir because I believe “-dottir” is the CORRECT wording; considering the character’s nationality. Also, you have to consider how Marvel does it with their Asgardian characters; for example, Angela’s full name is Aldrif Odinsdottir in the comics.

***This is an assumption because you have to consider to the order of human male Green Lantern members in the comics.

The Team:
Robin/Nightwing â€" Richard John “Dick” Grayson
Aqualad â€" Kaldur'ahm
Kid Flash â€" Wallace Rudolph “Wally” West
Superboy â€" Kon-El/Conner Kent
Miss Martian â€" M’gann M’orzz/Megan Morse
Speedy/Red Arrow â€" Roy William Harper
Artemis/Tigress â€" Artemis Lian Crock
Zatanna â€" Zatanna Zatara
Rocket â€" Raquel Ervin
Tempest - Garth
Aquagirl - Tula
Troia â€" Donna Troy
Robin â€" Jason Peter Todd
Lieutenant Marvel â€" Frederick “Freddy” Freeman
Sergeant Marvel â€" Mary Bromfield
Batgirl â€" Barbara Joan Gordon
Bumblebee â€" Karen Beecher (pre-marriage)/Karen Beecher-Duncan (post-marriage)
Lagoon Boy â€" La’gaan
Beast Boy â€" Garfield Mark “Gar” Logan
Robin â€" Timothy Jackson “Tim” Drake
Wonder Girl â€" Cassandra Elizabeth “Cassie” Sandsmark
Blue Beetle â€" Jaime Reyes
Impulse/Kid Flash â€" Bartholomew Henry “Bart” Allen
Guardian â€" Malcolm “Mal” Duncan
Arsenal â€" Roy William Harper
Static â€" Virgil Ovid Hawkins
Arrowette â€" Suzanne “Cissie” King-Jones
Spoiler â€" Stephanie Brown
Thirteen â€" Traci Thurston
Geo-Force â€" Brion Markov
Halo â€" “Violet Harper”
Forager â€" Forager
Terra â€" Tara Markov

Outsiders:
Beast Boy â€" Garfield Mark “Gar” Logan
Blue Beetle â€" Jaime Reyes
Kid Flash â€" Bartholomew Henry “Bart” Allen
Static â€" Virgil Ovid Hawkins
El Dorado â€" Eduardo “Ed” Dorado, Jr.
Superboy â€" Kon-El/Conner Kent
Forager â€" Forager
Terra â€" Tara Markov
Robin â€" Timothy Jackson “Tim” Drake
Stargirl â€" Courtney Elizabeth Whitmore
Livewire â€" Leslie Willis

The Light:
Vandal Savage - ?????
Ra’s al Ghul â€" ?????
Lex Luthor â€" Alexander Joseph “Lex” Luthor
Queen Bee â€" ?????
Ocean-Master â€" Orm Marius
Brain â€" Ernst (full name unknown)
Klarion â€" Klarion
Black Manta â€" David Hyde
Deathstroke â€" Slade Joseph Wilson
Ultra-Humanite â€" Xavier Simon
Gretchen Goode â€" Granny Goodness
Zviad Baazovi â€" Zviad Baazovi

Paul writes...

Was the animated film Justice League vs. the Fatal Five a source of inspiration for Young Justice: Phantoms? I ask because I was present at the WonderCon 2019 panel (when "Influence" was screened to the crowd) and I remember that a JL vs. FF trailer was shown during the panel as well. Fast forward to 2021 and 2022, and we have a fourth season of YJ which features a "time sphere" like the one seen in Justice League vs. the Fatal Five. And the Emerald Empress's Eye of Ekron was seen briefly in season 4 episode 20, no less. Is all of this just a co-incidence, or did that film provide some inspiration for yourself and Brandon Vietti? By the way, I love the fact that Dynamic Music Partners worked on both projects!

Craig writes...

I'm rereading the Gargoyles SLG comics (after having done a rewatch of the TV series). While reading the comics, I try to "hear" the actors' voices in my head saying the lines. One thing I wondered (and it doesn't appear that this has been asked before): when Robyn meets with Castaway in Bad Guys #3, do you envision that Castaway was using his Scottish accent, the affected English accent, or some combination thereof? I have my own theory, but am curious as to your intent (especially since, during the scene, he claims to no longer be Jonny Canmore).

While I'm here, I'll just add that I've always particularly loved this issue, from the depth that you gave to Robyn and her relationships with her siblings, to Christopher Jones's amazing artwork (especially the stunning sequence with Demona and the tumbling skulls). It's really a largely action-free issue, and very character-driven in a terrific way. So, thanks for the great work.

Anonymous writes...

In The Gargoyles universe, what is the name of Maria Chavez's husband?

Flor writes...

Hi! I was rewatching Young Justice and I haven´t been able to get this question out of my head.

1) What are Nightwing's, Rocket's and Zatanna's day jobs?
We´ve seen what the rest of the Year 0 Team works with but the only other job that was shown was Nightwing's solo performance with Haly's Circus. Are those 3 full-time heroes who only work with the Team/League or do they have jobs as civilians?

PS: I just wanted to say that Season 4 has been amazing so far. Season 1 will forever hold a special place in my heart, but Season 4 is definetely my second favorite and I've been streaming it non-stop. The cast and the crew really outdid themselves and I'm excited for the season finale.

Thank you so much for your time!

TheFanmellow writes...

In Young Justice, did Bruce Wayne train with Zatarra during his journey to becoming Batman?

Anonymous writes...

Hello
1-Can a martian change their chemical composition by shape shifting?
2-If a martian turn into a stone wall, would he turn into stone itself or its his appearance that changes? And would he gain stone hardness?
3-What abilities mcomm gain by turning into malfaak animal? Other than tentacles and sharp teeth I mean.
4-Does martian Telekinesis works similar to avatar the last Airbender? Can they turn earth to lava and water to ice? Can they bend and control fire?
5-you said that Martians healing factor is a bit faster than human but shouldn't shape shifting make their healing factor tremendously stronger than human? We've seen miss martian growing additional arms so I her real arm was served she could easily grow another one and similarly they can heal from any injury almost instantly.

Anonymous writes...

1 Does the light have any other rules besides the rules ultra humanite mentioned to gretchen
2 Since gretchen was a member of the light how was she unaware of its traditions that ultra humanite mentioned

Marie writes...

In many retellings of how Jason Todd died, his mom Sheila Haywood often gets left out. Do you know why this is?
I feel like a lot of nuance in Jason's character and murder is lost when Sheila is removed from the narrative. Him dying while trying to save the mom that betrayed him added so much depth and sadness to his character that I feel is lost when she isn't a part of the story.
I'm not asking if she exists on Earth-16 or was there when Joker killed Jason because I know that would probably be a spoiler (though I am curious how YJ will handle Red Hood!) I just want to know if you know the reason Sheila is barely in any adaptions of Jason's murder? Is it just to make the story less complicated?
I just find it frustrating when writers and fans alike blame Jason for his own murder by saying he was too reckless and angry and didn't follow orders when he actually died a hero trying to save someone.

ChalantLover writes...

It’s me again !!
I meant S4E22, sorry

ChalantLover writes...

Hey Greg !
I just wanted to say thank you for those wholesome Chalant scenes in S2E22

Steve Hockensmith writes...

Which Young Justice credits style do you prefer?

Just music
An animation loop with music
A mini story in the credits with no music

Shaved balls Nick writes...

Hey, Greg. My friend A.H. with the screeners just gave me the titles and loglines of the final episodes:

"Ego et Superego"
"Zenith and Abyss"
"Over and Out"
"Death and Rebirth"

And I have some questions..... but the most important one: why aren't these titles unwords though?? What a missed opportunity.

Anyway, just dropping by to brag about my inside knowledge. lol

Invitation to Kneel Before Zod confirmed!!! Wish I had figured it out first. lol thinking is hard!! lol

A Nony Mouse writes...

What is Doctor Fate’s Doctorate even in?

YJ Baseball writes...

Greg, I have a very important question for you. Did the Metropolis Monarchs, indeed, run away with it in their game against the Gotham Knights? Or did the Knights slaughter the Monarchs?

Mr. A writes...

Dear Greg,

I just started watching “Gargoyles” and I’m already hooked.
Have you ever considered reviving the show?
I know I’d like to see it air again.

Paul writes...

1) Gretchen Goode's line in "Nightmare Monkeys" about "father and son" going through time and space has always been intriguing. Is Paul Sloane the biological father of Garfield Logan?

2) Regarding designations A-08 and A-09, are these characters that we have seen in the show, or are they characters that we have not seen yet (like A-06 Freddy Freeman)?

3) Wonder Woman seemed very unhappy with Batman in "Agendas" for making young Dick Grayson his sidekick as Robin. But then two years later, Troia (her little sister) joined the Team. Is there more to this apparent change of heart by Diana than what has been revealed so far? (I suppose this will get a NO SPOILERS...)

4) Lt. and Sgt. Marvel seem like odd additions to a covert team (certainly Sgt does anyway, since she's in a costume that isn't exactly subdued or subtle). Not asking for an in-universe explanation for why they joined the Team, but what was the rationale from yourself and Brandon Vietti? The obvious explanation would seem to be that as the Outsiders didn't exist at the time, the covert team was Lt. and Sgt.'s only option. But was this the reason that you both chose to go that route with those characters?

5) Would yourself and Brandon Vietti ever consider a backwards time skip or are you resolute about bringing the show forward in time for now? This is probably going to get another NO SPOILERS response, but what can I say, I'm curious as to what you might say to this.

Paul writes...

Hi Greg!

1) Can you please confirm whether Mary Bromfield is a member of the Sentinels of Magic as of "Odyssey of Death!"? She wasn't standing alongside Khalid and Traci. I know that the ending of "Kaerb Ym Traeh!" strongly implied that she was leaving, so just making sure.

2) What made yourself and Brandon Vietti want to do a darker take on Mary Bromfield here? What sort of material influenced you both? I know that there is the Black Mary stuff in the comics around the time of Countdown and Final Crisis, but of course the character has had many more appearances in the comics, so I'm just curious.

3) Was the general idea/arc for season 4 (Superboy being sent to the Phantom Zone) planned by yourself and Brandon Vietti from early in development? I ask because you've said that you originally had a five season plan and that nothing in your plan has changed, so that would suggest that the premise of Phantoms was always part of your plan.

4) You have said that you will only reveal designations when they become fairly obvious and/or defunct. At least, I think that that is what you have said, although I am paraphrasing. With that in mind, are you able to confirm that Wonder Girl now has designation D-02, and that Geo-Force had D-06 and that Cyborg had D-08 (before he joined the Justice League)? We know that Beast Boy is D-01, that Blue Beetle is D-03, KF is D-04, Static is D-05 and El Dorado is D-07, so it seems logical that Cassie would be D-02 (having been a founding member of the Outsiders and longest active superhero of that group's founding unit after Garfield Logan), while Brion would be D-06 (as the "newest superhero" of the group's founding unit) and Vic would be D-08 (since we know from Tod Donner's broadcast in "Overwhelmed" that he joined before Superboy, Forager and Terra).

Hafiz writes...

what type of computer is the Justice League computer? Is it a supercomputer, mainframe, server? what are the specs?

Brendan writes...

Was the creature that Chameleon Boy (and then Ma'alafa'ak) turns into when Lor-Zod infiltrates Bio-Ship in "Rescue and Search" a Martian creature? I ask because I found it very interesting that Chameleon Boy's version was smaller and greener while Ma'alafa'ak's was larger and grayer.

DC Fanboy writes...

Whatever happened to Dragon King after he “killed” Firebrand in 1945?

Anonymous writes...

Hi greg
I wanted to know more about martian shape shifting so I hope you could answer my questions.
1-does Martians gain abilities of animals or creatures they mimic? I know turning into superman wouldn't give them strength,heat vision, ... but they can gain abilities that are based on physical body. right? If yes does Turing into a dog give them dog's Enhanced sense of smell?
2-i also read somewhere that a martian only changes apereance and would never truly become a dog as beast boy does.They would only be a martian shaped like a dog. How true is that?
3- as you mentioned before Martians can't change mass so if they turn into an elephant (which normally weights above 4 tons) what would happen? Would they become a weak elephant or something?
4-you said that Martians have relatively high mass because of their large natrual Form, so why when Megan was impersonating as a little girl beast boy who was carrying her didn't suspect anything? Couldn't he understand that she is much heavier than she should be?
Sorry for my long questions and thank you for giving us such great show.

Anonymous writes...

1 in the young justice comics we see ultra humanite working with the brain. My question is before ultra humanite became a member of the light was he just an agent for the light as a whole or did he specifically work for the brain?
2 did ultra humanite mentor Helga before or after he became a member of the light?
3 was ultra humanite and Gretchen's quarrel the first time two members of the light had a conflict with each other?

Anonymous writes...

could a human become a anchor for a chaos lord?

Anonymous writes...

when was zor el’s daughter born?

Anonymous writes...

while it's admirable that you and brandon want to increase representation and tackle social issues you need to remember to tell a good story first - people want to be entertained not lectured - addressing social issues in superhero media works best when it's more removed from the real world politics i.e. X-Men being an allegory for the civil rights movement while still managing to be good fun with action, Kamala Khan being muslim and a child of immigrants is part of her character and part of why she feels like an outsider but we're not hearing about islam and being a first generation American every five seconds, her powers also being kinda freakish adds to the narrative, and btw she was created by a white non muslim woman and the comic is critically acclaimed so none of this woe is me i'm being criticized for being white bs please - you're being criticized because it's bad - some of these kids are so starved for representation that they'll heap praise on anything they can get in hopes that they can get more, that doesn't mean it's good...

Anonymous writes...

Can you stop acting like the bad animation we're getting is the industry standard these days? Because we can clearly see that things like Invincible, Arcane, and Ex Machina look just fine, Young Justice is clearly not using its budget wisely, the still images look cheap and take people out of the story, there are frequent cases of characters not talking when they should be because you obviously couldn't afford to pay the voice actor - if you're forced to do this, maybe that's a sign you've got too many characters, as has been pointed out to you countless times? We could get back to the animation quality of the first two seasons if you reduce the cast, stop adding new characters, have a more focused storyline.

Anonymous writes...

You've made it clear that you care about plot and story more than characters and that you don't give a damn about characters getting balanced screen time (your words, not mine, I distinctly remember you saying "balance be damned" on here when people complained during season 2) but are you aware that the majority of people who consume media feel the opposite? We care about characters, characters drive the plot, we get angry when the plot forces characters to make decisions that don't make sense. Star Wars doesn't have the most original plot in the world but it's endured because we love the characters. This show is treating the characters as so disposable plus you keep ignoring everyone who says they want to see more of the season 2 cast because you claim the plot doesn't involve them. You tell people to be patient or say no spoilers when they ask for more info but you have yet to follow through on a lot of characters. It's annoying.

Anonymous writes...

i want to thank you for teaching me an important life lesson. i spent so many years pining for young justice to come back and lamenting its cancelation when i should've just appreciated it for what it was. i had such high expectations for what you guys would've come up with but the revival has been so disappointing that it's soured the entire show for me. i can't even enjoy the older episodes knowing the direction the universe ends up going. i used to hold the diversity in such high-esteem but the crap you guys pulled with halo made me lose all respect i had for you. i should've just let it be and enjoyed the fanfiction that was a thousand times better. lesson learned.

Lucas Schimmel writes...

Hello Mr. Weismann, I'm a big Superman fan and love your work on this show. Time is short, so I'll keep it brief.

1. Did Pa and Ma Kent adopt Conner? Was it a formal, legal adoption?
2. Was it public to Smallville? How did they react to Clark finding his little brother, who is 16 or 17 years younger than him?
3. Does Conner have a dual identity, like Clark does, or when he publicly announced himself at the UN summit it was also as Conner?

K writes...

I really liked your post about Brandon Vietti and Olympia. And she absolutely made the episode for me. Her own voice-over explaining that Vandal Savage prefers not to kill anyone who might still be of use to him rivals Secret emerging from her grave and Soranik Natu's explanation of the Kaizer-Thrall for "most blood-curdling moment in YJ," in my humble opinion.

So I wanted to ask, what are some other cool moments or aspects or reads that other collaborators have brought to the (aired/published) series that made you think, "Wow, this part of YJ would never have been this good without them?" Artists, voice actors, sound people? I get that there's probably not a lot of room for improvisations, though. It's just fun reading about people complimenting the people they work with!

Anonymous writes...

Dear Mr Weisman 1. Is Vandal Savage (the earth 16 version of course) ever content with anything in his life? or does his hunger for more kingdoms to rule (as seen in the 3 long yarns that He and the Phantom Stranger and Nabu all told) Never end? 2. How did Soranik Natu react when she heard the news about Tomar Re and does she get along well with P.F.? ( my nickname for female Forager to avoid confusion) 3. I have skipped Aqualad's arc for personal reasons but have herd of Mera's new role as high Queen of Atlantis however with her other duties to both the Conservatory of Sorcery and helping to care both her and Aquaman's son Artur does she feel overburdened at times ? 4. Did Nika Fluttermen have much trouble with the bug noises for her role as P.F. (aka Purple Forager) ?

Mry writes...

Hi there
How did miss martian grew 4 arms in order to help her in combat? As you already mentioned they cannot alter their mass so her muscle mass couldn't have change so how did she grew 4 more arms?
Is it safe to assume her arms were getting weaker as her muscles had to be separated between all of the arms?

Anonymous writes...

I don't have a question I just wanted to say thank you for giving us paraplegic Barbara Gordon in your show even though she's not one of the main characters, Oracle's addtion and her value to the team means a lot. I love her bond with Cassandra as a sister and also her relationship with Dick how it evolved over time even after her accident it's refreshing and nice to see :)

Anonymous writes...

Before Arion did the lords of order choose any other agent to fufill their will on earth?

Anonymous writes...

Why did the chaos lords choose child to replace klarion?

Alex (aka Aldrius) writes...

So I've fairly recently watched all of Hill Street Blues. Loved it. And it did really get me thinking a lot about the show, police justice and how Gargoyles was influenced by it.

Firstly, while searching for interviews and info on the series on YouTube, I found an old commercial for HSB which described Frank as "the Man in Charge". It made me laugh because it was so blatantly antithetical to who Frank is.

Frank is not in charge of anything. He's got a boss who is constantly on his case pushes him to keep up appearances all the while torpedoing him at basically every opportunity if it makes his job easier. Two lieutenants, one who wants to revolutionize the police force and change the way the whole city is run (i.e. "the bleeding heart liberal") -- the other a neo-fascist who wants to buy tanks and start wars on the street. (Incidentally I LOVE Howard Hunter, he is *hilarious* and super sympathetic despite this.) He has a girlfriend who is a public defender, so not only are her attitudes and sympathies just deeply anti-cop in pretty much every possible way, it's literally her *job* to oppose him to the best of her ability.

So in my mind, Frank is less the man in charge, and more so the great appeaser or compromiser. He has to balance all these forces in his life, while maintaining his authority and making sure it all doesn't implode in on itself. And he does it very well, largely because he is so extremely compassionate and *not* the "Man in Charge".

Which is largely, especially in the first season, how I think of Goliath. I rewatched the first season not *too* long ago, and one thing that struck me is how much I enjoyed one of Goliath and Elisa's first meetings where they discuss human justice. Something to the effect of Goliath questioning who decides what's just and Elisa tells him "[The people]" and Goliath says "the humans decide" and the conversation is never REALLY followed up on. Goliath's decision to become a modern-day superhero of sorts ends up being more based on just his search for a purpose, and just doing what *feels* right. But I suppose in my head I can pretend that Elisa and Goliath continued to have conversations about modern judicial practices off screen and Goliath liked what he was hearing (or I imagine he WOULD like it).

What interests me, though, is that this is *largely* what HSB is about. Both explicitly and implicitly. There are stories that discuss these issues and sometimes the characters just blatantly talk about them. And what's cool about HSB to me is how *highly* critical it is of the police, primarily as an institution. And how critical it is of the justice system.

This isn't *really* present in Gargoyles as much. The cops in the show are generally extremely fair people, and though there are the occasional token mention of the system being "flawed" this isn't really demonstrated. Which is totally fine, but it is sort of interesting to me.

Incidentally I think that element was somewhat lost after Steven Bochco left the show, and Dennis Franz became a lead. The show was still a great show, but man did it get silly.

Anyway, I don't know if I really came to a cohesive point there but I did wanna share my thoughts on the show and wanted to thank you again for (indirectly) recommending it.

Just a few questions:

1) I know Goliath is based on Frank Furillo but I got the vibe that there was a bit of Howard Hunter in Matt Bluestone? Particularly in the episode Legion, I think the RECAP robot might almost be straight out of that episode where Hunter brought a bomb disposal robot into the precinct.
I think Hudson might have a bit of Robert Prosky's physicality, Morgan a bit of Neal Washington's Zen mentality, Elisa has a bit of Lucy's street smart attitude but that's really about it.
2) Young Justice has those briefing scenes once in a while in it's first season, where Batman will sort of outline what the episode is going to be about. It reminds me a lot of the briefings in HSB. Honestly? I think it's SUPER smart. It's just a great way to outline the A, B and sometimes C plots of an episode without having to have awkward "Here we are at Brad Goodman's self-help seminar" dialogue. Was that perhaps an influence there?