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Anonymous writes...
I asked this and you say i was crazy,but in Lighthouse in SEA of TIME, Macbeth says this "The scrolls of Merlin sealed by MY OWN HAND, this second....." what is the history with macbeth and merlin...and is king arthur involved.....they are all immortal...in your show...ohhh in the mirror in the beginning...elisa looks at her beauty in titania's mirror...her reflection doesn't change when she looks behind her....what is the connection
Greg responds...
I said you were crazy? How rude of me. Did I really say that? Anyway, as I've said before, Macbeth was reading when he said those lines. Merlin was saying (in print) that he (Merlin) had sealed the scroll with his (Merlin's) own hand. Macbeth and Merlin have no history. Macbeth first met Arthur in "Avalon, Part III", though he doesn't remember it. He thinks "Pendragon" was their first meeting. Macbeth was centuries away from being born when Arthur and Merlin first created Camelot. Macbeth read about Arthur though.
As to the connection in "The Mirror"? Connection between what and what? I don't understand the question. But I don't think you're crazy.
Anonymous writes...
Mr. Weisman, I just happened to notice something about the episode Walkabout. The Matrix resembled the Borg from Star Trek. The Matrix said it wanted to make order out of chaos. In Star Trek the Borg have said the same thing. The Matrix was also going to take over the world, like the way the Borg assimilate worlds. And I also figured that since you had so many voices done by actors from Star Trek that maybe the Borg, in a way, were an inspiration for the Matrix.
Greg responds...
Not really, though both the Borg and Matrix come from the same tradition of techno-phobia.
Anonymous writes...
Hi Greg, Well I am not one of those gargoyles lovers that constantly say for Greg's sake instead of for God's sake, but I do watch the show ok now to my question. When the archmage fell in the cave the first time could he have been sustained in the temple, but then when the captain of the gaurds and the barbarien guy were trapped in the cave the archmage then switched places with them like, they tried to do to goliath in shadows of the past. Then some how the arch mage was able to tap the temple to time travel and save himself. Well thankyou for listening to my theory.
Greg responds...
Nope.
Anonymous writes...
Hi Greg. I have 4 questions, all about Brooklyn, for you (Hopefuly they won't become more as I write) 1.) What year would Booklyn have traviled to first when he touched the phonix gate in Time Dancer? 2.) What year did he travil to when he meet his mate(whom I hear her name was to be Katana, or am I wrong about that?)? 3.) What color gargoyle did you have in mind for his mate? 4.) What year was his mate born and what year were his hatchlings born? Thanks!
Greg responds...
1. 997.
2. I haven't calculated the exact year yet.
3. Color? You're ahead of me. (I'm somewhat colorblind, so that isn't the first thing I think of.)
4. I haven't calculated that yet. It's particularly complicated with the kids, since Brooklyn and Katana did quite a bit of dancing.
Anonymous writes...
I love the show, taped almost all the episodes, and just have a couple of questions: 1. Does Disney have any plans to sell any videos, animation cells, or other media of the show? 2. What would have happened if Guardian Tom had continued to ring the iron bell, and he "finished off" Oberon?
Would he become Lord of Avalon, or would there be a fae war? 3. Do Angela's eyes glow red like Demona's because of parental inheritance, or is it a trait of Scottish female gargoyles?
Greg responds...
1. Animation cells are on sale now. So are videos of the first season, though by this time they may be hard to find. There was a computer game and a board game and tons of other products as well, including a children's book and a coloring book.
2. I think it would have been ugly. But Tom definitely would not have been king.
3. Female gargoyle eyes glow red. Males glow white. Scotishness has nothing to do with it.
Anonymous writes...
Hi! I'd just like to know if Keith David, who breathed life into Goliath so well, is going to be involved in any way, shape or form in the upcoming Gargoyles movie.
Greg responds...
I hope so, but it's too soon to know.
Anonymous writes...
PLEASE don't tell me that Demona was going to become a good guy! *Shudder* Augh! It's worse than TGC's portrayment of Xanatos! I can understand that she might soften towards a few gargoyles, or one or two humans making relationships wi th Brooklyn or Macbeth remotely possible, though not likely, but if she came to like humans, or lose her generally scummy and betraying parts, you would lose most of Demona. Even as Goliath's mate, she wanted to live separate from the humans or dominate them. Thank you.
Greg responds...
Uh, Jazzie, I guess you must be talking about FUTURE TENSE, which was set in 2158. By that time, Demona would be an ally, but I don't think she'd be any less interesting. She'd have gone through a lot by that time. Learned a lot. She'd have a lot to repent for. Redemption, as you all might have gathered, is a topic that fascinates me. I'm sure I wouldn't have lost Demona in the process of exploring that.
Anonymous writes...
*big inhale* Hi, it's me again. I have several more questions, these are mostly about the voice actors: 1) Did you know any of the voice actors, personally? 2) I heard that Laura San Giacomo went uncredited because her agent told her that being on a cartoon show would inhibit her chances at better roles. I want to know from you if it's the complete truth. If it is, say "aardvark". 3) Did the voice actors come in contact with each other? (i.e. was the episode recorded sequentially or did the actors come one by one, read their lines, and leave?) 4) What is done when a voice actor suffers from a disease that affects his/her voice? (i.e. laryngitis) 5) On a related note, why was Rachel Ticotin replaced? (If it was only in TGC say "aardvark". If not, then if it was related to the answer to #4, say "tomato backwards".) 6) Have the voice actors ever influenced the story paths of their respective characters, personality, etc.? (I already know about the Arch Mage).' Now for some more streamlined questions... 7) What influenced your naming of the Weird Sisters? I did research and Phoebe, Luna, and Selene were actually moon goddesses. Can't remember the real names of the Weird Sisters off the top of my head. Any answers? 8) his sounds like a stupid question but it's really been bugging me. Does Owen have a different personality than Puck? 9) Titania and Bottom... is there anything about that in your plan for Gargoyles? 10) My final question... Do you watch your own show?
*big exhale* I feel that's all I will have to say... for now. But don't be surprised if you hear from me again. Ciao!
Greg responds...
1. Do you mean before we started or after? I knew Jeff Bennett and Jim Cummings from previous shows I'd worked on. I met Marina Sirtis, Michael Dorn, Bill Fagerbakke, Marabina Jaimes and many others at their auditions.
The rest I met for the first time at their first recording session. The two guys I've kept in (minimal) touch with since the show ended are Ed Asner and Keith David.
2. I don't know if it was her agent or her manager. I don't know what he told Laura. Heck, I don't even know if he was a he or a she. All I know is that her representation told Jamie Thomason that Laura would not be taking the credit. That may mean that if she was credited doing voice work on an animated series (which doesn't pay all that much, relatively) she might have trouble commanding a high fee for commercial voice over work. Or it might mean, that she'd be perceived as desperate for work, any work. I don't know. It doesn't matter. Laura's representation recommended against taking the credit. Right or wrong, we ultimately respected that decision.
3. For the most part we did group recordings, but there were always exceptions, because we had cast a very busy group of people.
4. We struggled through a few colds, but we never had any huge vocal setbacks. At worst, we'd reschedule an actor to record when he or she felt better.
5. I'm not sure what all these codewords are for. Was Rachel replaced in Goliath Chronicles? I saw those episodes and I don't remember that. I do remember that Elisa Pensler Gabrielli (who played Obsidiana) played Chavez in "Revelations", because it was only a few lines and Rachel's schedule just wouldn't allow her to record that week (or the week after or any time that allow us to make our schedule). I think Elisa did o.k., all things considered. We talked about ADR-ing Rachel later, but it didn't seem worth the expense.
6. Yeah, I'm sure they did. As you mentioned, the Archmage is a perfect example of this. Keith's reading of Morgan always made me want to explore a relationship between Morgan and Elisa. Clancy's reading of both Hakon and Wolf suggested the bond between those two characters. I'm confident there are other examples. We also tried (both intentionally, and I'm sure, subconsciously) to write to the strengths of our actors.
7. The triple goddess is a standard in most mythologies, and it's generally related to the moon. The Weird Sisters come from a tradition that includes the Graces, the Fates, the Norns, etc. It seemed natural to go for moon goddess type names. As far as I know, Shakespeare never named them.
8. Sure.
9. Uh huh.
10. Yeah. Way too often.
Anonymous writes...
(1)\hat are the chances of your Gargoyles Encyclopedia getting published (i.e.
would Disney let you)? (2)You said that there would eventually be some sort of commitment ceremony for Goliath and Elisa (though not exactly what we would call a wedding). What would this ceremony have been like?
Greg responds...
1. It's not so much a Disney issue. I need to get some publisher interested.
2. Let me surprise you.
Anonymous writes...
Greetings Mr.Weisman First let me say how much I enjoy watching gargoyles.So few television shows out there have the depth and focus that Gargoyles does,that and the positive outlook of its theme is a refreshing break from standard programming. Now if I may ask my questions;I have not seen these asked,but if they have been my apolgies for repeating them,and I did not find them in the archive. Question #1) AS eluded in the episode "Vows" the relationship between Xanatos and his father was not good,my and that was fully illustrated and explained though the particulars might still remail somewhat vague,even after his partial reconciliation later on ,my curiousity was peeked in as to his family background.Does David Xanatos have any siblings of his own or is he an only child? If he does were u ever thinking on introducing them into the storyline at some point? Question#2; I have seen nothing mentioned as to his mother was his father a widower?
If so when did she die,was he an adult at her death,or was he still a child?And if so how did it effect his developement?Was his obsession with control partially to compensate for this event? thankyou in advance DarkChyld
Greg responds...
1. Only child.
2. Petros is a widower. But I'm not prepared to say anything about David's mother at this time. However, I think it goes without saying that her death had an effect on David, on Petros, and on their relationship.
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