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matt writes...

was there any particular reason you made the gargs the colors they are, or was it just random?

Greg responds...

It wasn't random. It was a decision making process. One that I had less to do with than most other aspects of the show -- as I am color blind.

Response recorded on December 22, 2000

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Aris Katsaris writes...

Gargoyle names:
Something silly that occured to me is that in the second issue of The Sandman (I think) something's said about gargoyle names starting with the letter "G". A weird coincidence that the "Gargoyle-master" Goliath also ended up starting with the letter "G"...

Ofcourse it also turned out that the most common initial for the gargoyles would be B (Bronx, Broadway, Brooklyn, Boudicca) but this ofcourse doesn't signify anything... :-)

Greg responds...

There was an executive at Disney who really wanted Goliath (or at the very least the Goliath walkaround character at DisneyWorld) to have a stylized G on his belt buckle. Something akin to Superman's "S". I was horrified at the notion. Fortunately, Michael Eisner came in and vetoed it.

Response recorded on December 22, 2000

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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).

Greg responds...

And so it goes. I agree. It's hard to imagine any of the characters with different names now. But that, I suppose, is the fun of looking at the ones that didn't make the grade.

Response recorded on December 21, 2000

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demona writes...

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

Greg responds...

I'm not sure what you mean.

We got a first season order of 13 episodes. And no guarantee of a second season.

Later we got a second season order of an additional 52 episodes and again no guarantee of a third season.

Later still, we got an order of an additional 13 episodes for ABC.

But it became clear to me around December of 1995 that I wouldn't be producing that third season. At that point, I was pretty sure that I'd be done with Gargoyles in May of 1996. Which is more or less what happened.

Is that what you meant?

Response recorded on December 21, 2000

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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

Greg responds...

I don't think there are detailed blueprints, but I believe there are some good model sheets in the Disney Archives.

The castle, as I've said before, was LOOSELY based on Tintagel in Cornwall.

Response recorded on December 21, 2000

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Anonymous writes...

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

Greg responds...

no, not really...

Though I never viewed those six as finite either.

Response recorded on December 07, 2000

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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?

Greg responds...

It was very intentional. I had the Goliath name first. Xavier became Xanatos. But he needed a first name. David just seemed natural.

Response recorded on November 21, 2000

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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.

Greg responds...

I think so. Marina (who is at least part-Greek, I believe) probably said that Stefan isn't a Greek name, even though we were asking Morgan to read the part with a Greek accent, indicating he was from there.

I took the opportunity to use the Petros name that I had wanted to use from the beginning, instead of switching over to Stefanos or something.

It's all starting to come back to me... :)

Response recorded on November 17, 2000

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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

Greg responds...

1. I'm sure I did. I'm not sure I remember exactly what that reason was. It may have been at least part a function of story necessity. I need the eggs laid before the massacre, and I needed them to stay eggs long enough to hatch after Avalon.

2. I've answered this already too. Yes, somewhat. At the very least they can lift their own head and neck.

Response recorded on November 15, 2000

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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!

Greg responds...

No. I do know it was an effect created by our talented Sound Designer Paca Thomas.

Response recorded on November 14, 2000


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