Greg Bishansky writes...

And, something not "Gargoyles" not "Spidey" and not "Young Justice" related.

I recently saw your Buzz Lightyear episode, "Star Crossed" for the first time. And something about the ending struck me. I had to re-watch it a few times, because on the surface, it didn't sit right with me... and I don't mean that as a criticism.

Did Romac die? His ship blew up on Planet Z. Team Lightyear was already off the planet. All of Zurg's cannons were trained on him. And then we cut away to Buzz's ship, Mira's psychic connection with him telling her that he was "gone."

Brainpod 57 then 'jacks an escape pod on Team Lightyear's ship, leaving a pre-recorded message from Lomac (that was obviously made before they landed on Planet Z) saying that he would some day win Mira back. But we never saw Romac again.

I realize this is a freelance script you wrote a decade ago, and this was still a light-hearted kids' show. But, considering how much I know you love to write on multiple levels, kids would think he was still alive. But I saw an impossible romance ending in a tragic death there.

Or am I just way off base?

BigQuartet writes...

1In that Buzz Lightyear episode that your wrote whatever happened to the robot clone XR?
2Why exactly was that episode so similar to "Reckoning"?

Blaise writes...

Hi again!

This question actually deals with the credits listing of the series (yeah, I know it seems I have too much time on my hands, but that's beside the point).
Two things about GARGOYLES' credits stood out. The first you already talked about--the writers recieving credit at the beginning of episodes during the first season. The second however I also found to be quite interesting--GARGOYLES actually gave a true cast list. Usually in these Disney shows, when the credits say, "With the Voice Talents of..." they just lump the actors' names together without telling who they played. GARGOYLES was the first Disney animated series I know of (BUZZ LIGHTYEAR did it later) that actually listed both the actors and the characters they played. This enabled me to (when I started taping the episodes and could hit pause) more fully discover just how diverse and talented this cast was. I could recognize names and see if a person played multiple roles, and I was quite pleased.

So...
1) Is there any story behind this, like there was for giving the writers' credit up front?
2) Whatever the case, I'm glad I could know who played who.

Thanks!

Siren writes...

With the different series you have done, like Starship Troopers, Max Steel, and MIB, have you ever thought of bringing Gargoyles in?...sneaking it I mean. As you did with the JLA comic. It might have worked especially in MIB, alien race of gargoyles ;)

shogun raptor writes...

this is something of a five-part question...

1> outside of "star crossed" what were the other episodes of Buzz Lightyear that you wrote?

2>in the clone episode, was X-treme supposed to be a hidden jab at the max steel franchise or just a shot at the gratuitous use of the term in marketing anything these days?

3> do you know if there's going to be any new episodes?

4> is there something more to XR hitting on Mira or is it strictly comedy relief?
and finally

5> where's my robot?

Demonskrye writes...

Hi Greg,

Some brief outlines of your "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" episodes have been showing up in the Comment Room. I was just wondering:

1) Did you enjoy writing them?

2) What are your opinions of the two "Toy Story" movies?

3) Some people have been guessing that certain parts of the clone episode were references to Thilog in "Gargoyles". Intentional or not?

Thanks as always.