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Gargoyles (TV series)

Gargoyles (also known as Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles for season 3) is an animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, in collaboration with Jade Animation and Tama Productions for its first two seasons and Nelvana for its final, and originally aired from October 24, 1994, to February 15, 1997. The series features a species of nocturnal creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day.[5] After spending a thousand years in an enchanted petrified state, the gargoyles (who have been transported from medieval Scotland) are reawakened in modern-day New York City, and take on roles as the city's secret night-time protectors.[6]

Gargoyles
Also known asGargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles (season 3)
GenreAnimation
Urban fantasy
Mythological
Science fantasy
Superhero[1][2]
Written by
Directed by
  • (5 or more episodes)
  • Dennis Woodyard
  • Frank Paur
  • Kazuo Terada (season 1 head director)
  • Saburo Hashimoto
  • Bob Kline
  • Charles E. Bastien (season 3)
Voices of
ComposerCarl Johnson
Country of originUnited States
Canada (season 3)
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes78 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers
  • Frank Paur
  • Greg Weisman
  • Dennis Woodyard
  • Vince Commisso (season 3)
EditorSusan Edmunson
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesWalt Disney Television Animation[a]
Jade Animation (Seasons 1–2)
Tama Productions (Seasons 1–2)
Nelvana[b] (Season 3)
DistributorBuena Vista Television
Release
Original network
Picture formatNTSC
Audio format
Original releaseOctober 24, 1994 (1994-10-24)[4] –
February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)[4]

Gargoyles was noted for its relatively dark tone, complex story arcs, and melodrama; character arcs were heavily employed throughout the series, as were Shakespearean themes. The series also received favorable comparisons to Cybersix, Batman: The Animated Series, and X-Men. A video game adaptation and a spin-off comic series were released in 1995. The show's storyline continued from 2006 to 2009 in a comic book series of the same title, produced by Slave Labor Graphics, and was again revived by Dynamite Entertainment in 2022.

Premise

One thousand years ago, superstition and the sword ruled. It was a time of darkness. It was a world of fear. It was the age of gargoyles. Stone by day, warriors by night, We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect, frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years. Now, here in Manhattan, the spell is broken, and we live again! We are defenders of the night! We are Gargoyles!

— Goliath's Opening Narration

The series features a species of nocturnal creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day, focusing on a clan led by Goliath. In 994, the clan lives in a castle in Scotland. Most are betrayed and killed by humans while petrified and the remainder are magically cursed to sleep—i.e., be frozen in stone form until the castle "rises above the clouds." A thousand years later in 1994, billionaire David Xanatos purchases the gargoyles' castle and has it reconstructed atop his New York skyscraper, the Eyrie Building, thus awakening Goliath and the remainder of his clan. While trying to adjust to their new world, they are aided by a sympathetic police officer named Elisa Maza and quickly come into conflict with the plotting Xanatos. In addition to dealing with the gargoyles' attempts to adjust to modern New York City, the series also incorporated various supernatural threats to their safety and to the world at large.

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 13 October 24, 1994 (1994-10-24) February 3, 1995 (1995-02-03)
2 52 September 4, 1995 (1995-09-04) May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15)
3 13 September 7, 1996 (1996-09-07) February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15)

A total of 78 half-hour episodes were produced.

The first two seasons aired in the Disney Afternoon programming block. The first season consisted of 13 episodes, including a five-part opening story. This season's episodes were almost entirely written by Michael Reaves and Brynne Chandler Reaves. The second season featured 52 episodes, and a long mid-season story arc dubbed by fans as "The Gargoyles World Tour" in which four of the main characters travel the world, encountering other Gargoyles and confronting various mystical and science-fictional dangers. The writing staff was greatly expanded for season two.

Following Disney's purchase of ABC in 1996, the third and final season aired during Saturday mornings on ABC as Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles.[5] Behind the scenes, the animation producers and writers had almost completely changed from seasons one and two, while on-screen, the Gargoyles' relationship to the world changed considerably.

Voice cast

The voice cast featured several actors who are alumni of the Star Trek franchise, including Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes (respectively, Deanna Troi and William Riker on Star Trek: The Next Generation), who were featured regularly as principal cast members.[7] Other Star Trek actors had recurring roles on Gargoyles, including Michael Dorn (Worf on TNG and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Kate Mulgrew (Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager), Nichelle Nichols (Uhura on Star Trek: The Original Series),[7] and Brent Spiner (Data on TNG);[7] while Avery Brooks (Benjamin Sisko on DS9),[7] Colm Meaney (Miles O'Brien on TNG and DS9), and LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge on TNG) made guest appearances.[7]

Development

The series bears no creator credit, though there were several people who are responsible for the show's format. Michael Reaves, who wrote the first six episodes and was the primary writer/story editor of the show's first two seasons has described himself in respect to Gargoyles as "in on the ground floor [of] creating something iconic".[8] Greg Weisman also describes himself as one of the creators of Gargoyles.[9]

The series' first season was almost entirely written by the husband-and-wife team of Michael Reaves and Brynne Chandler Reaves, who wrote 12 of the 13 episodes; the remaining episode was written by Steve Perry. All three writers were just coming off having written extensively for Batman: The Animated Series (for which Reaves won an Emmy, and Chandler Reaves an Emmy nomination). Weisman officially joined the series as a co-producer with episode 6 (though he also oversaw earlier episodes in his capacity as a Disney executive), and did not have any writing credits on the show until the third season.[nb 1]

The first season was developed on a sliding schedule; each phase of developing the thirteen episodes, such as writing, storyboarding, and animating, was given a ten-month period, with significant overlap. After they had delivered the first thirteen episodes, the production team asked Buena Vista Television to pick up a second season with another thirteen; the show had not yet aired, but Buena Vista agreed for them to start work on six more episodes. Once the show started its weekly syndication run in 1994, it was quickly seen as successful both as a television program and for promoting toy sales, and Buena Vista pushed on the show's team to make the second season 52 episodes so that they could run it daily starting in the 1995 television season. Weisman stated they were not prepared for this given their production methods and the lack of timing to get those episodes ready for a fall 1995 premiere, despite telling Buena Vista this several times. When Disney refused to back down from the 52-episode order, the team decided to expand four-fold to handle the additional episodes. The writing staff grew to include Reaves, Chandler Reaves and Perry, as well as newcomers Lydia Marano, Cary Bates, Gary Sperling, Adam Gilad, Diane Duane and Peter Morwood, amongst others. For this season, story editing duties were handled on a rotating basis by Reaves, Chandler Reaves, Bates and Sperling. Storylines expanded beyond the Manhattan setting and more characters were added to help creating stories to fill the episode count. Weisman said that he had discussions with Michael Eisner of using Gargoyles as a starting point for an action-oriented universe within Disney, comparing this to how Warner Bros. owned DC Comics, and some second season episodes were used to set up potential hooks for these.[11]

The third season was reduced to thirteen episodes and moved to a Saturday morning slot. This was a result of two factors according to Weisman. The first was changes within Disney itself. Fallout from the death of Disney president Frank Wells led to the divide between Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg, and Katzenberg left to form DreamWorks. Weisman's bosses, Gary Krisel and Bruce Cranston, that had been supportive of Gargolyes, also left with Katzenberg for Dreamworks. Further, internal pressure on Eisner from Roy E. Disney forced him to treat Gargoyles as part of the studio's older works, thus dropping the larger action universe plans, leaving the show without any support. Secondly, as the second season aired, the highly-publicized trial of O. J. Simpson drew audiences away from Gargoyles often due to preemption from the trial's coverage. By the time the trial was over, Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers had become more powerful as a brand. At this point, the show staff did not think they were likely to get a third season, but as Disney had just bought Capital Cities, the owners of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network, they needed programming for its Saturday morning block, and had the Gargoyles team develop thirteen more episodes for it, now calling the series The Goliath Chronicles. Because this was on broadcast stations rather than syndication, the show had to meet different Broadcast Standards and Practices which Weisman stated drastically limited his creativity. While he wrote the first episode and spoke of his concerns to Disney, they had removed him from the team and assigned the rest of the show's run to Nelvana.[11]

Many Shakespearean characters and stories found their way into the show's storylines, particularly those from Macbeth and A Midsummer Night's Dream.[12] The series was also influenced by medieval Scottish history, as well as television shows ranging from Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears, to Hill Street Blues as well as Bonkers (in which Weisman himself co-produced).[13] The latter in particular inspired the ensemble format of the series and the 30-second "Previously, on Gargoyles..." recap found at the beginning of later episodes.[14][15] The former was an influence on the original comedy development of the show, which was subsequently made darker and more serious by first season writers Reaves, Chandler Reaves and Perry.[16]

New York artist Joe Tomasini brought a suit against Disney, claiming that his copyrighted screenplay and character designs had been copied during the development and production of Gargoyles.[17] The case was ultimately thrown out, after it was proven that Disney did not have access to Tomasini's creations.[18]

In May 2020, Weisman said in an interview, "Gargoyles is still my baby. I don't own it. I don't get a dime off of it being on Disney Plus. And yet I'm so thrilled that it is, I'm thrilled that it represents a chance — even if it's a slim chance — to bring it back. I've always wanted to do more. I've got a timeline for the show that's 315 pages long. I've got notebooks and comp books full of ideas for it. Spinoff notions and all sorts of things. Literally nothing would make me happier than to go back and do more Gargoyles."[19]

Broadcast history

The first two seasons of Gargoyles aired in the Republic of Ireland on RTE Two on weekday afternoons from January 6 to April 1997.[20]

In the United States, the series moved to Toon Disney (and later on Jetix's lineup) and its successor Disney XD where it aired until 2012. ABC Family also aired the show for a brief time in 2004 as part of its weekday morning Jetix block.[citation needed]

Home media

VHS and Laserdisc

The five-episode pilot "Awakening", edited into a single movie under the title Gargoyles the Movie: The Heroes Awaken, was released on VHS and Laserdisc on January 31, 1995, by Buena Vista Home Video.[21][22]

VHS Name Episode Titles Release Date Stock Number
The Hunted "The Thrill of the Hunt" & "Temptation" October 11, 1995[23] 5968
The Force of Goliath "Deadly Force" & "Enter Macbeth" October 11, 1995[24] 5969
Deeds of Deception "The Edge" & "Long Way to Morning" April 9, 1996[25] 6713
Brothers Betrayed "Her Brother's Keeper" & "Reawakening" April 9, 1996[26] 6714

DVD releases

On June 25, 2013, Volume Two of Season Two was released.[27][28]

Streaming

On October 14, 2019, it was confirmed that all 3 seasons of Gargoyles will be available for streaming on the Disney+ streaming service.[29]

Reception

IGN ranked Gargoyles 45th place on its 2009 list of top 100 animated series, stating: "A decent success at the time, Gargoyles has maintained a strong cult following since it ended more than a decade ago".[30] Hollywood.com featured it on their 2010 list of six cartoons that should be movies.[31] UGO.com included it on their 2011 top list of legendary medieval and fantasy TV shows.[32] Doug Walker, also known as the Nostalgia Critic, praised the show: "But in secret, I would be watching every one of them, because it was just that good. I don’t know if it really changed anything in terms of kids' shows like Batman or Animaniacs, but it was certainly a welcome detour from what Disney usually did. It really stood on its own and created some really wonderful and really unique stories. Gargoyles is a blast from the past that is sure to live on in the future."[33] Craig Tomashoff, of People Magazine, said “All the traditional, wholesome Disney elements are in place, from a Beauty and the Beast-like plot line to the gargoyles’ old-fashioned sense of nobility and morality. The result is a show that isn’t bad, with impressive animation.”[34] Elizabeth Rayne of SyFy praised the series, stating “Gargoyles isn’t just a Gothic fairy tale. There is hidden magic where you’d least expect it to lurk in that crumbling castle and, later, the clock tower they stand sentinel at night after night, watching over the city that never sleeps… the rock-solid message about friendship and loyalty embedded into every episode is something… [And] you can’t leave the warped humor of this series in the dark, either.”[35] The series hold a rare “100%” rating on the film critic site Rotten Tomatoes.[36] Less favorable assessments of the series came from animation producer Bruce Timm, who dismissed Gargoyles as "kind of namby-pamby... with all that Celtic fantasy crap" in a 1999 interview[37] and the animation blog Cartoon Brew, which cited the series as an example of the sort of "juvenile mediocrities" that are beloved by the nerd community.[38]

Film adaptation

A live action film adaptation had been discussed by Disney since the beginning of the show's run. Todd Garner was the executive producer on a proposed project; having admired the series. Rick Baker was hired to create concept art for the characters and even made a maquette. Greg Weisman and Michael Reaves wrote a draft that adapted the five-part "Awakening" pilot, but it was rejected. Disney regular Jim Kouf was hired to pen a new draft that established Goliath as a Gaelic warrior named Goliath MacGrath who makes a deal with a good sorcerer to battle an evil one named Morgan. However, he and his men are cursed to "give up [their] flesh and blood and [their] heart will be turned to stone", and are promptly turned into gargoyles and turn to stone upon defeating Morgan. In modern day, the focus shifts to Alex Anderson, described as "Goliath's long-lost relative", who returns to New York City following the death of his father. He teams up with Detective Brenna, who is a stand-in for Elisa Maza, and meets the Gargoyles who must battle a revived Morgan. While Disney favored the script, the project was abandoned as it would have been expensive to produce and because the series had ended its run.[39]

In July 2011, David Elliot and Paul Lovett of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra were hired to pen a film adaptation of Gargoyles.[40] In June 2018, Jordan Peele pitched his own film version to Disney,[41] but it was supposedly not picked up.[39]

Comics

Marvel

Eleven issues were produced under Marvel and released between February 1995 and December 1995. The series was canceled due to low sales and the overall plot is left unconcluded. Weisman was eventually hired to write for the comic, but Marvel cut the deal with Disney before his run could be produced. Weisman still had his unpublished script for the comic, and would eventually use it as issue #6 of the Gargoyles: Clan-Building SLG comic series.[42] Dynamite Entertainment will republish these comics in 2023.

Slave Labor Graphics

On June 21, 2006, Slave Labor Graphics, in association with CreatureComics, began producing a new Gargoyles comic written by Greg Weisman. Weisman wrote the comic book series as a direct sequel to the first and second seasons, ignoring the third season and telling his preferred story in its place.[43] The first two issues are an adaptation of Weisman´s script of the first episode of The Goliath Chronicles named The Journey serving as the only link to that show.

In August 2008, Greg Weisman announced that, due to Disney increasing its licensing fees, Slave Labor Graphics would not be renewing its license of Gargoyles after it ran out on August 31, 2008. The final two issues of Bad Guys and four of Gargoyles were released in the comic trades collecting both series in August 2009. Weisman also stated that SLG president Dan Vado had not given up on the Gargoyles franchise and hoped to pursue the idea of Gargoyles graphic novels in the future.[44] Dynamite Entertainment will republish these comics in 2023.

Joe Books

On December 24, 2015, Aaron Sparrow revealed that Gargoyles was to be adapted into a cinestory comics series published by Joe Books Inc. Originally, the first volume was intended to be released on March 30, 2016, adapting the five-part "Awakening" episodes from the first season,[45][46] and second volume would have adapted the next four episodes ("The Thrill of the Hunt", "Temptation", "Deadly Force", and "Enter MacBeth") following the pilot.[47] However, on September 29, 2017, Joe Books Inc. confirmed that the cinestory has been cancelled.[48]

Dynamite Entertainment

On July 22, 2022, it was announced a new ongoing Gargoyles comic titled Gargoyles Season 4 will be published by Dynamite Entertainment. The 18 issues produced under Slave Labor Graphics remain as the canonical third season instead of The Goliath Chronicles. Greg Weisman will write the comic.[49] On October 29, 2022, Dynamite Entertainment announced they received 100,000 pre-orders of the first issue, making it Dynamite's highest selling comic of the year.[50][51]

Merchandise

Various merchandise released for the series included a series of 22 five-inch action figures (along with two vehicles and a castle playset) released by Kenner in 1995. A collectible card game, Gargoyles Stone Warriors Battle Card Game, was published by Parker Brothers in 1994.[52][53] Other licensed merchandise included numerous other toys and figures, collectible trading card and sticker series, and a wide range of clothing items, books, art supplies, kitchen and bathroom items and supplies, clocks and watches, etc.[54][55][56] A world based on the television series was initially considered for Kingdom Hearts, but the idea was scrapped.[57]

In 2018, various Funko Pop Vinyl figurines was released.[58] In August 2021, Ravensburger released the Disney Gargoyles: Awakening board game.[59][60] Starting in 2021, NECA began producing Gargoyles-based merchandise, such a plush toys and figures of the characters.[61][62][63] Quantum Mechanix also produced a line of Q-Fig statues of the Gargoyles characters, starting with Goliath and Demona in January 2021.[64]

Video game

  • The Handheld LCD game, titled Gargoyles – Night Flight, was released by Tiger Electronics in 1995 in China.[65] During Disney D23 in 2022, an announcement trailer for a remastered version was released. At this time, no information was shown other than that it is currently being made.[66]
  • In Disney's mobile game Disney Heroes: Battle Mode, Goliath and Demona appears as playable characters.[67]
  • In the mobile game Disney Sorcerer's Arena, Goliath, Demona, and Xanatos appears as playable characters.[68]
  • In Disney Emoji Blitz app game, the characters appears as playable characters and NPCs.[69]

Cultural impact

 
Cosplayer Ezmeralda Von Katz as Demona with voice actress Marina Sirtis, on the convention floor at Wizard World Des Moines 2017.

Fan community

In 1997, Weisman began answering fan questions about the series in an online forum at Ask Greg, revealing, among other things, productions details about the series, in-universe details about the characters, and his plans for the property if it had not been cancelled or if he was able to revive it in the future. Among other revelations, Weisman has detailed spinoffs for the series that reached various stages of development, including Bad Guys (for which a leica reel and comics were produced), Gargoyles 2198,[70] Timedancer, Pendragon, Dark Ages and The New Olympians.

Conventions

The Gathering of the Gargoyles
StatusDefunct
GenreScience fantasy
VenueVarious
Location(s)Various
CountryUSA and Canada
Inaugurated1997
Most recent2009
WebsiteThe Gathering of the Gargoyles

The Gathering of the Gargoyles[71] was an annual fan convention which began in 1997 and ended in 2009. The Gathering featured several regular guests close to the Gargoyles franchise including Greg Weisman and voice actors Keith David and Thom Adcox. The Gathering has featured several recurring special events such as a radio play where attendees audition and take speaking roles, a masquerade ball where attendees dress up as their favorite character, an art show where the many artists within the fandom can display or sell their artwork. Weisman has in the past shown the leica reel of Bad Guys at Gatherings. Footage and interviews from the 2004 Gathering appears as an extra feature on the Season 1 DVD of the show.[72]

CONvergence 2014[73] featured a Gargoyles related theme with many guests from the series including Greg Weisman, Thom Adcox, Marina Sirtis, C. Robert Cargill, Scott Lynch, Amy Berg, and Emma Bull. It is a four-day convention held in Bloomington, Minnesota over the Fourth of July weekend. It was done to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary.

References in other works

As a nod to members of the voice cast who worked on both series, the 2001 Pioneer LDC English dub of the anime 3×3 Eyes contains Gargoyles homage scenes. These include a homeless man humming the Gargoyles theme and a character who wonders "What could make claw marks in solid stone?"[74] Shared actors included Brigitte Bako, Bill Fagerbakke, Thom Adcox-Hernandez, Keith David and Ed Asner.

The series finale of the 2017 DuckTales animated series, "The Last Adventure!", features an extended Gargoyles homage. During a battle, the character Manny the Headless Man-Horse is briefly turned to stone before transforming into his "true form", which heavily resembles a gargoyle. The sequence is accompanied by an excerpt from the Gargoyles theme tune, and Manny quotes Goliath's "I live again!" during his transformation, with Keith David providing his voice.[75][76]

A drawing of Goliath made a cameo in the Amphibia episode "True Colors", which features David as the voice of King Andrias.[77] Creator Matt Braly, who has expressed his love for Gargoyles, said the cameo was added in hopes of starting speculations of a multiverse of Disney Television Animation series, as the series is set in multiple universes.[77] He also cited Gargoyles as an influence on Amphibia's ovearching story and voice work.[78]

Notes

  1. ^ In an interview, Weisman said "During season one, all the writers – including Brynne and Lydia Marano (and a few others) – were working under Michael’s supervision. And Michael was working under my supervision. We broke all the stories together, and I came up with most of the springboards myself and did the final, final pass on every script after Michael was done."[10] Note that despite Wiseman's recollection, Marano did not work on season one.
  1. ^ Animation outsourced to AKOM, Animal-Ya, Hanho Heung-Up, Koko Enterprises, Saerom Animation, Sunmin Image Pictures, Sunwoo Animation, Hong Ying Animation, Toon City, Walt Disney Animation Australia, Walt Disney Animation Japan and Wang Film Productions.
  2. ^ The animation for Season 3 was originally going to be given by then-fellow Disney subsidiary DIC Productions, L.P., but was eventually given to Nelvana.[3]

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This article is about the series For the video game see Gargoyles video game Gargoyles also known as Gargoyles The Goliath Chronicles for season 3 is an animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation in collaboration with Jade Animation and Tama Productions for its first two seasons and Nelvana for its final and originally aired from October 24 1994 to February 15 1997 The series features a species of nocturnal creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day 5 After spending a thousand years in an enchanted petrified state the gargoyles who have been transported from medieval Scotland are reawakened in modern day New York City and take on roles as the city s secret night time protectors 6 GargoylesAlso known asGargoyles The Goliath Chronicles season 3 GenreAnimationUrban fantasyMythologicalScience fantasySuperhero 1 2 Written by 5 or more episodes Michael Reaves Lydia Marano Brynne Chandler Reaves Cary Bates Gary Sperling Eric LukeDirected by 5 or more episodes Dennis Woodyard Frank Paur Kazuo Terada season 1 head director Saburo Hashimoto Bob Kline Charles E Bastien season 3 Voices ofKeith David Salli Richardson Jeff Bennett Bill Fagerbakke Thom Adcox Hernandez Ed Asner Frank Welker Brigitte Bako Marina Sirtis Jonathan FrakesComposerCarl JohnsonCountry of originUnited StatesCanada season 3 Original languageEnglishNo of seasons3No of episodes78 list of episodes ProductionProducersFrank Paur Greg Weisman Dennis Woodyard Vince Commisso season 3 EditorSusan EdmunsonRunning time22 minutesProduction companiesWalt Disney Television Animation a Jade Animation Seasons 1 2 Tama Productions Seasons 1 2 Nelvana b Season 3 DistributorBuena Vista TelevisionReleaseOriginal networkSyndicated 1994 96 ABC 1996 97 Picture formatNTSCAudio formatDolby StereoOriginal releaseOctober 24 1994 1994 10 24 4 February 15 1997 1997 02 15 4 Gargoyles was noted for its relatively dark tone complex story arcs and melodrama character arcs were heavily employed throughout the series as were Shakespearean themes The series also received favorable comparisons to Cybersix Batman The Animated Series and X Men A video game adaptation and a spin off comic series were released in 1995 The show s storyline continued from 2006 to 2009 in a comic book series of the same title produced by Slave Labor Graphics and was again revived by Dynamite Entertainment in 2022 Contents 1 Premise 2 Episodes 3 Voice cast 4 Development 5 Broadcast history 6 Home media 6 1 VHS and Laserdisc 6 2 DVD releases 6 3 Streaming 7 Reception 8 Film adaptation 9 Comics 9 1 Marvel 9 2 Slave Labor Graphics 9 3 Joe Books 9 4 Dynamite Entertainment 10 Merchandise 10 1 Video game 11 Cultural impact 11 1 Fan community 11 1 1 Conventions 11 2 References in other works 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksPremise EditOne thousand years ago superstition and the sword ruled It was a time of darkness It was a world of fear It was the age of gargoyles Stone by day warriors by night We were betrayed by the humans we had sworn to protect frozen in stone by a magic spell for a thousand years Now here in Manhattan the spell is broken and we live again We are defenders of the night We are Gargoyles Goliath s Opening Narration The series features a species of nocturnal creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day focusing on a clan led by Goliath In 994 the clan lives in a castle in Scotland Most are betrayed and killed by humans while petrified and the remainder are magically cursed to sleep i e be frozen in stone form until the castle rises above the clouds A thousand years later in 1994 billionaire David Xanatos purchases the gargoyles castle and has it reconstructed atop his New York skyscraper the Eyrie Building thus awakening Goliath and the remainder of his clan While trying to adjust to their new world they are aided by a sympathetic police officer named Elisa Maza and quickly come into conflict with the plotting Xanatos In addition to dealing with the gargoyles attempts to adjust to modern New York City the series also incorporated various supernatural threats to their safety and to the world at large Episodes EditMain article List of Gargoyles episodes Season Episodes Originally airedFirst aired Last aired1 13 October 24 1994 1994 10 24 February 3 1995 1995 02 03 2 52 September 4 1995 1995 09 04 May 15 1996 1996 05 15 3 13 September 7 1996 1996 09 07 February 15 1997 1997 02 15 A total of 78 half hour episodes were produced The first two seasons aired in the Disney Afternoon programming block The first season consisted of 13 episodes including a five part opening story This season s episodes were almost entirely written by Michael Reaves and Brynne Chandler Reaves The second season featured 52 episodes and a long mid season story arc dubbed by fans as The Gargoyles World Tour in which four of the main characters travel the world encountering other Gargoyles and confronting various mystical and science fictional dangers The writing staff was greatly expanded for season two Following Disney s purchase of ABC in 1996 the third and final season aired during Saturday mornings on ABC as Gargoyles The Goliath Chronicles 5 Behind the scenes the animation producers and writers had almost completely changed from seasons one and two while on screen the Gargoyles relationship to the world changed considerably Voice cast EditMain article List of Gargoyles cast members See also List of Gargoyles characters The voice cast featured several actors who are alumni of the Star Trek franchise including Marina Sirtis and Jonathan Frakes respectively Deanna Troi and William Riker on Star Trek The Next Generation who were featured regularly as principal cast members 7 Other Star Trek actors had recurring roles on Gargoyles including Michael Dorn Worf on TNG and Star Trek Deep Space Nine Kate Mulgrew Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek Voyager Nichelle Nichols Uhura on Star Trek The Original Series 7 and Brent Spiner Data on TNG 7 while Avery Brooks Benjamin Sisko on DS9 7 Colm Meaney Miles O Brien on TNG and DS9 and LeVar Burton Geordi La Forge on TNG made guest appearances 7 Development EditThe series bears no creator credit though there were several people who are responsible for the show s format Michael Reaves who wrote the first six episodes and was the primary writer story editor of the show s first two seasons has described himself in respect to Gargoyles as in on the ground floor of creating something iconic 8 Greg Weisman also describes himself as one of the creators of Gargoyles 9 The series first season was almost entirely written by the husband and wife team of Michael Reaves and Brynne Chandler Reaves who wrote 12 of the 13 episodes the remaining episode was written by Steve Perry All three writers were just coming off having written extensively for Batman The Animated Series for which Reaves won an Emmy and Chandler Reaves an Emmy nomination Weisman officially joined the series as a co producer with episode 6 though he also oversaw earlier episodes in his capacity as a Disney executive and did not have any writing credits on the show until the third season nb 1 The first season was developed on a sliding schedule each phase of developing the thirteen episodes such as writing storyboarding and animating was given a ten month period with significant overlap After they had delivered the first thirteen episodes the production team asked Buena Vista Television to pick up a second season with another thirteen the show had not yet aired but Buena Vista agreed for them to start work on six more episodes Once the show started its weekly syndication run in 1994 it was quickly seen as successful both as a television program and for promoting toy sales and Buena Vista pushed on the show s team to make the second season 52 episodes so that they could run it daily starting in the 1995 television season Weisman stated they were not prepared for this given their production methods and the lack of timing to get those episodes ready for a fall 1995 premiere despite telling Buena Vista this several times When Disney refused to back down from the 52 episode order the team decided to expand four fold to handle the additional episodes The writing staff grew to include Reaves Chandler Reaves and Perry as well as newcomers Lydia Marano Cary Bates Gary Sperling Adam Gilad Diane Duane and Peter Morwood amongst others For this season story editing duties were handled on a rotating basis by Reaves Chandler Reaves Bates and Sperling Storylines expanded beyond the Manhattan setting and more characters were added to help creating stories to fill the episode count Weisman said that he had discussions with Michael Eisner of using Gargoyles as a starting point for an action oriented universe within Disney comparing this to how Warner Bros owned DC Comics and some second season episodes were used to set up potential hooks for these 11 The third season was reduced to thirteen episodes and moved to a Saturday morning slot This was a result of two factors according to Weisman The first was changes within Disney itself Fallout from the death of Disney president Frank Wells led to the divide between Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg and Katzenberg left to form DreamWorks Weisman s bosses Gary Krisel and Bruce Cranston that had been supportive of Gargolyes also left with Katzenberg for Dreamworks Further internal pressure on Eisner from Roy E Disney forced him to treat Gargoyles as part of the studio s older works thus dropping the larger action universe plans leaving the show without any support Secondly as the second season aired the highly publicized trial of O J Simpson drew audiences away from Gargoyles often due to preemption from the trial s coverage By the time the trial was over Mighty Morphin Power Rangers had become more powerful as a brand At this point the show staff did not think they were likely to get a third season but as Disney had just bought Capital Cities the owners of the American Broadcasting Company ABC network they needed programming for its Saturday morning block and had the Gargoyles team develop thirteen more episodes for it now calling the series The Goliath Chronicles Because this was on broadcast stations rather than syndication the show had to meet different Broadcast Standards and Practices which Weisman stated drastically limited his creativity While he wrote the first episode and spoke of his concerns to Disney they had removed him from the team and assigned the rest of the show s run to Nelvana 11 Many Shakespearean characters and stories found their way into the show s storylines particularly those from Macbeth and A Midsummer Night s Dream 12 The series was also influenced by medieval Scottish history as well as television shows ranging from Disney s Adventures of the Gummi Bears to Hill Street Blues as well as Bonkers in which Weisman himself co produced 13 The latter in particular inspired the ensemble format of the series and the 30 second Previously on Gargoyles recap found at the beginning of later episodes 14 15 The former was an influence on the original comedy development of the show which was subsequently made darker and more serious by first season writers Reaves Chandler Reaves and Perry 16 New York artist Joe Tomasini brought a suit against Disney claiming that his copyrighted screenplay and character designs had been copied during the development and production of Gargoyles 17 The case was ultimately thrown out after it was proven that Disney did not have access to Tomasini s creations 18 In May 2020 Weisman said in an interview Gargoyles is still my baby I don t own it I don t get a dime off of it being on Disney Plus And yet I m so thrilled that it is I m thrilled that it represents a chance even if it s a slim chance to bring it back I ve always wanted to do more I ve got a timeline for the show that s 315 pages long I ve got notebooks and comp books full of ideas for it Spinoff notions and all sorts of things Literally nothing would make me happier than to go back and do more Gargoyles 19 Broadcast history EditThe first two seasons of Gargoyles aired in the Republic of Ireland on RTE Two on weekday afternoons from January 6 to April 1997 20 In the United States the series moved to Toon Disney and later on Jetix s lineup and its successor Disney XD where it aired until 2012 ABC Family also aired the show for a brief time in 2004 as part of its weekday morning Jetix block citation needed Home media EditVHS and Laserdisc Edit The five episode pilot Awakening edited into a single movie under the title Gargoyles the Movie The Heroes Awaken was released on VHS and Laserdisc on January 31 1995 by Buena Vista Home Video 21 22 VHS Name Episode Titles Release Date Stock NumberThe Hunted The Thrill of the Hunt amp Temptation October 11 1995 23 5968The Force of Goliath Deadly Force amp Enter Macbeth October 11 1995 24 5969Deeds of Deception The Edge amp Long Way to Morning April 9 1996 25 6713Brothers Betrayed Her Brother s Keeper amp Reawakening April 9 1996 26 6714DVD releases Edit On June 25 2013 Volume Two of Season Two was released 27 28 Streaming Edit On October 14 2019 it was confirmed that all 3 seasons of Gargoyles will be available for streaming on the Disney streaming service 29 Reception EditIGN ranked Gargoyles 45th place on its 2009 list of top 100 animated series stating A decent success at the time Gargoyles has maintained a strong cult following since it ended more than a decade ago 30 Hollywood com featured it on their 2010 list of six cartoons that should be movies 31 UGO com included it on their 2011 top list of legendary medieval and fantasy TV shows 32 Doug Walker also known as the Nostalgia Critic praised the show But in secret I would be watching every one of them because it was just that good I don t know if it really changed anything in terms of kids shows like Batman or Animaniacs but it was certainly a welcome detour from what Disney usually did It really stood on its own and created some really wonderful and really unique stories Gargoyles is a blast from the past that is sure to live on in the future 33 Craig Tomashoff of People Magazine said All the traditional wholesome Disney elements are in place from a Beauty and the Beast like plot line to the gargoyles old fashioned sense of nobility and morality The result is a show that isn t bad with impressive animation 34 Elizabeth Rayne of SyFy praised the series stating Gargoyles isn t just a Gothic fairy tale There is hidden magic where you d least expect it to lurk in that crumbling castle and later the clock tower they stand sentinel at night after night watching over the city that never sleeps the rock solid message about friendship and loyalty embedded into every episode is something And you can t leave the warped humor of this series in the dark either 35 The series hold a rare 100 rating on the film critic site Rotten Tomatoes 36 Less favorable assessments of the series came from animation producer Bruce Timm who dismissed Gargoyles as kind of namby pamby with all that Celtic fantasy crap in a 1999 interview 37 and the animation blog Cartoon Brew which cited the series as an example of the sort of juvenile mediocrities that are beloved by the nerd community 38 Film adaptation EditA live action film adaptation had been discussed by Disney since the beginning of the show s run Todd Garner was the executive producer on a proposed project having admired the series Rick Baker was hired to create concept art for the characters and even made a maquette Greg Weisman and Michael Reaves wrote a draft that adapted the five part Awakening pilot but it was rejected Disney regular Jim Kouf was hired to pen a new draft that established Goliath as a Gaelic warrior named Goliath MacGrath who makes a deal with a good sorcerer to battle an evil one named Morgan However he and his men are cursed to give up their flesh and blood and their heart will be turned to stone and are promptly turned into gargoyles and turn to stone upon defeating Morgan In modern day the focus shifts to Alex Anderson described as Goliath s long lost relative who returns to New York City following the death of his father He teams up with Detective Brenna who is a stand in for Elisa Maza and meets the Gargoyles who must battle a revived Morgan While Disney favored the script the project was abandoned as it would have been expensive to produce and because the series had ended its run 39 In July 2011 David Elliot and Paul Lovett of G I Joe The Rise of Cobra were hired to pen a film adaptation of Gargoyles 40 In June 2018 Jordan Peele pitched his own film version to Disney 41 but it was supposedly not picked up 39 Comics EditMarvel Edit Eleven issues were produced under Marvel and released between February 1995 and December 1995 The series was canceled due to low sales and the overall plot is left unconcluded Weisman was eventually hired to write for the comic but Marvel cut the deal with Disney before his run could be produced Weisman still had his unpublished script for the comic and would eventually use it as issue 6 of the Gargoyles Clan Building SLG comic series 42 Dynamite Entertainment will republish these comics in 2023 Slave Labor Graphics Edit Main article Gargoyles comics On June 21 2006 Slave Labor Graphics in association with CreatureComics began producing a new Gargoyles comic written by Greg Weisman Weisman wrote the comic book series as a direct sequel to the first and second seasons ignoring the third season and telling his preferred story in its place 43 The first two issues are an adaptation of Weisman s script of the first episode of The Goliath Chronicles named The Journey serving as the only link to that show In August 2008 Greg Weisman announced that due to Disney increasing its licensing fees Slave Labor Graphics would not be renewing its license of Gargoyles after it ran out on August 31 2008 The final two issues of Bad Guys and four of Gargoyles were released in the comic trades collecting both series in August 2009 Weisman also stated that SLG president Dan Vado had not given up on the Gargoyles franchise and hoped to pursue the idea of Gargoyles graphic novels in the future 44 Dynamite Entertainment will republish these comics in 2023 Joe Books Edit On December 24 2015 Aaron Sparrow revealed that Gargoyles was to be adapted into a cinestory comics series published by Joe Books Inc Originally the first volume was intended to be released on March 30 2016 adapting the five part Awakening episodes from the first season 45 46 and second volume would have adapted the next four episodes The Thrill of the Hunt Temptation Deadly Force and Enter MacBeth following the pilot 47 However on September 29 2017 Joe Books Inc confirmed that the cinestory has been cancelled 48 Dynamite Entertainment Edit On July 22 2022 it was announced a new ongoing Gargoyles comic titled Gargoyles Season 4 will be published by Dynamite Entertainment The 18 issues produced under Slave Labor Graphics remain as the canonical third season instead of The Goliath Chronicles Greg Weisman will write the comic 49 On October 29 2022 Dynamite Entertainment announced they received 100 000 pre orders of the first issue making it Dynamite s highest selling comic of the year 50 51 Merchandise EditVarious merchandise released for the series included a series of 22 five inch action figures along with two vehicles and a castle playset released by Kenner in 1995 A collectible card game Gargoyles Stone Warriors Battle Card Game was published by Parker Brothers in 1994 52 53 Other licensed merchandise included numerous other toys and figures collectible trading card and sticker series and a wide range of clothing items books art supplies kitchen and bathroom items and supplies clocks and watches etc 54 55 56 A world based on the television series was initially considered for Kingdom Hearts but the idea was scrapped 57 In 2018 various Funko Pop Vinyl figurines was released 58 In August 2021 Ravensburger released the Disney Gargoyles Awakening board game 59 60 Starting in 2021 NECA began producing Gargoyles based merchandise such a plush toys and figures of the characters 61 62 63 Quantum Mechanix also produced a line of Q Fig statues of the Gargoyles characters starting with Goliath and Demona in January 2021 64 Video game Edit Main article Gargoyles video game The Handheld LCD game titled Gargoyles Night Flight was released by Tiger Electronics in 1995 in China 65 During Disney D23 in 2022 an announcement trailer for a remastered version was released At this time no information was shown other than that it is currently being made 66 In Disney s mobile game Disney Heroes Battle Mode Goliath and Demona appears as playable characters 67 In the mobile game Disney Sorcerer s Arena Goliath Demona and Xanatos appears as playable characters 68 In Disney Emoji Blitz app game the characters appears as playable characters and NPCs 69 Cultural impact Edit Cosplayer Ezmeralda Von Katz as Demona with voice actress Marina Sirtis on the convention floor at Wizard World Des Moines 2017 Fan community Edit In 1997 Weisman began answering fan questions about the series in an online forum at Ask Greg revealing among other things productions details about the series in universe details about the characters and his plans for the property if it had not been cancelled or if he was able to revive it in the future Among other revelations Weisman has detailed spinoffs for the series that reached various stages of development including Bad Guys for which a leica reel and comics were produced Gargoyles 2198 70 Timedancer Pendragon Dark Ages and The New Olympians Conventions Edit The Gathering of the GargoylesStatusDefunctGenreScience fantasyVenueVariousLocation s VariousCountryUSA and CanadaInaugurated1997Most recent2009WebsiteThe Gathering of the GargoylesThe Gathering of the Gargoyles 71 was an annual fan convention which began in 1997 and ended in 2009 The Gathering featured several regular guests close to the Gargoyles franchise including Greg Weisman and voice actors Keith David and Thom Adcox The Gathering has featured several recurring special events such as a radio play where attendees audition and take speaking roles a masquerade ball where attendees dress up as their favorite character an art show where the many artists within the fandom can display or sell their artwork Weisman has in the past shown the leica reel of Bad Guys at Gatherings Footage and interviews from the 2004 Gathering appears as an extra feature on the Season 1 DVD of the show 72 CONvergence 2014 73 featured a Gargoyles related theme with many guests from the series including Greg Weisman Thom Adcox Marina Sirtis C Robert Cargill Scott Lynch Amy Berg and Emma Bull It is a four day convention held in Bloomington Minnesota over the Fourth of July weekend It was done to celebrate the series 20th anniversary References in other works Edit As a nod to members of the voice cast who worked on both series the 2001 Pioneer LDC English dub of the anime 3 3 Eyes contains Gargoyles homage scenes These include a homeless man humming the Gargoyles theme and a character who wonders What could make claw marks in solid stone 74 Shared actors included Brigitte Bako Bill Fagerbakke Thom Adcox Hernandez Keith David and Ed Asner The series finale of the 2017 DuckTales animated series The Last Adventure features an extended Gargoyles homage During a battle the character Manny the Headless Man Horse is briefly turned to stone before transforming into his true form which heavily resembles a gargoyle The sequence is accompanied by an excerpt from the Gargoyles theme tune and Manny quotes Goliath s I live again during his transformation with Keith David providing his voice 75 76 A drawing of Goliath made a cameo in the Amphibia episode True Colors which features David as the voice of King Andrias 77 Creator Matt Braly who has expressed his love for Gargoyles said the cameo was added in hopes of starting speculations of a multiverse of Disney Television Animation series as the series is set in multiple universes 77 He also cited Gargoyles as an influence on Amphibia s ovearching story and voice work 78 Notes Edit In an interview Weisman said During season one all the writers including Brynne and Lydia Marano and a few others were working under Michael s supervision And Michael was working under my supervision We broke all the stories together and I came up with most of the springboards myself and did the final final pass on every script after Michael was done 10 Note that despite Wiseman s recollection Marano did not work on season one Animation outsourced to AKOM Animal Ya Hanho Heung Up Koko Enterprises Saerom Animation Sunmin Image Pictures Sunwoo Animation Hong Ying Animation Toon City Walt Disney Animation Australia Walt Disney Animation Japan and Wang Film Productions The 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