History Trivia / Gargoyles

** Positive Example: this trope is the only reason Macbeth was introduced into the show, as the higher-ups wanted a human villain who could go toe-to-toe with the gargoyles without any sort of robotic suit or something.

** Similarly, the man who would become David Xanatos was always part of the show, but was originally concieved as a bungling, comical figure and a descendant of the character who would become the Magus (who was an EvilSorcerer at this stage of development- the evil tenth century wizard role would end up going to the Archmage, and the modern descendant of an ancient foe role to Wolf). When the show's focus switched from action/comedy to action/drama, though, he quickly became a more familiar Machiavellian mastermind. His name was Xavier for much of his initial conception, but was changed to Xanatos to avoid comparion with [[ComicBook/{{XMen}} another Xavier]].

** Similarly, the man who would become David Xanatos was always part of the show, but was originally concieved as a bungling, comical figure and a descendant of the character who would become the Magus (who was an EvilSorcerer at this stage of development- the evil tenth century wizard role would end up going to the Archmage, and the modern descendant of an ancient foe role to Wolf). When the show's focus switched from action/comedy to action/drama, though, he quickly became a more familiar Machiavellian mastermind. His name was Xavier for much of his initial conception, but was changed to Xanatos to avoid comparion with [[Franchise/{{XMen}} another Xavier]].

* HeyItsThatVoice: The amount of people who only hear KeithDavid as Goliath (when they don't hear him as Dr. Facilier from ''The Princess and the Frog'') is impressive. Even more impressive is the sheer number of Franchise/StarTrek actors who turn up on the show - [[JonathanFrakes Riker]]=Xanatos, Troi=Demona, [[MichaelDorn Worf]]=Coldstone, Data=Puck, Uhura=Diane Maza, and Janeway=Titania. [[LongList And that's not taking into account]] such examples as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings John Rhys-Davies]] as Theatre/{{Macbeth}} or TimCurry as Doctor Sevarius. Basically, if you start thinking "Hey, is that...?" then chances are yes, yes it is.

** PatrickStewart was considered for Goliath, Macbeth and King Arthur.

** It was sometimes joked in fandom at the time that the casting director had set up a booth outside the [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Next Generation]] wrap party.

* EditedForSyndication: Toon Disney initially banned the episode "Deadly Force" because of the episode revolved around Elisa's near-fatal shooting by Broadway (who was playing around with her gun). In 2002, Toon Disney finally showed the episode, but the part where Elisa gets shot uses a fake zoom-in on Elisa's face to cover up the blood around Elisa's torso. A later scene in this episode has Broadyway sobbing, but the sound effect lasts noticeably longer than the clip used.
** On Toon Disney and the VHS video release of "Awakenings, Part Two," Xanatos's line "Pay a man enough, and he'll walk barefoot in Hell," was cut. The DVD version has the line uncensored.

*** Creator/JeffBennett (Brooklyn, Owen, Magus, and many others) and KathSoucie (Princess Katharine, Maggie The Cat, The Weird Sisters, and many others) deserve special mentions here due to the fact that they did roughly around 100+ characters each.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The amount of people who only hear KeithDavid as Goliath is impressive. Even more impressive is the sheer number of Franchise/StarTrek actors who turn up on the show - [[JonathanFrakes Riker]]=Xanatos, Troi=Demona, [[MichaelDorn Worf]]=Coldstone, Data=Puck, Uhura=Diane Maza, and Janeway=Titania. [[LongList And that's not taking into account]] such examples as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings John Rhys-Davies]] as Theatre/{{Macbeth}} or TimCurry as Doctor Sevarius. Basically, if you start thinking "Hey, is that...?" then chances are yes, yes it is.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: While Season One and the first half of Season Two were released on DVD, the rest of the series remains in limbo thanks to poor sales. Disney went a step further, censoring episodes for violence, usage of guns, and in one case, a [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar comment]] from Fang that was too racy. Some of the uncut episodes haven't been seen since 1997, although there is a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRmVeZYXNr8 vid]] that has most of the major edits.

* [[ScrewedByTheNetwork Screwed By the Mouse]]: Apparently Disney's release date for the second half of Season 2 on DVD has been pushed back to "when Hell freezes over". And there's the ExecutiveMeddling that affected season 3 and the comic book...
** Hell, Disney never had any idea what to do with this series. They scheduled it ''once a week'' ([[FridayNightDeathSlot on Fridays]]) as opposed to every day like the other programs on the Disney Afternoon block. They came up with [[MisaimedMarketing downright surreal ideas for the toy line]]; there's no Pack action figures, but you can have Bronx dressed like a winged metal lion for some reason. And they released the multi-part premier episode packaged with a ''board game'' for some reason -- with [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1217303808/tt0109871 this]] for [[ContemptibleCover the cover art]].
*** Would you like to actually see the rest of Season Two? Too bad. It was last seen at 4:30 in the morning on Toon Disney.
*** The reason why the series was scheduled once a week in Season 1 was because there were only ''thirteen episodes''. They would've burned through the whole season in two-and-a-half weeks (assuming every episode was ready to air before the premiere, which they weren't). However, production was jerked around for Season 2 episodes - with the order for 52 not being firmly settled until some weeks into starting, hamstringing them a bit. This is why there are so many gaps in premiere airdates. (There would've been gaps anyway due to the volume of work, but Weisman has noted they lost extra time they could've used regardless.)

*** JeffBennett (Brooklyn, Owen, Magus, and many others) and KathSoucie (Princess Katharine, Maggie The Cat, The Weird Sisters, and many others) deserve special mentions here due to the fact that they did roughly around 100+ characters each.

** Unfortunately Sisko (Nokkar) and Geordi (Anansi) were hidden under heavy modulation. The latter was also a very recognizable extra in the same episode, though.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The amount of people who only hear KeithDavid as Goliath is impressive. Even more impressive is the sheer number of StarTrek actors who turn up on the show - [[JonathanFrakes Riker]]=Xanatos, Troi=Demona, [[MichaelDorn Worf]]=Coldstone, Data=Puck, Uhura=Diane Maza, and Janeway=Titania. [[LongList And that's not taking into account]] such examples as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings John Rhys-Davies]] as Theatre/{{Macbeth}} or TimCurry as Doctor Sevarius. Basically, if you start thinking "Hey, is that...?" then chances are yes, yes it is.

** For a [[{{Understatement}} more]] extensive listing, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Gargoyles_cast_members here's a list]] courtesy of TheOtherWiki.

** Originally, there was going to be another Gargoyle at the series' start. Taking the name Ralph, he was going to be more reluctant to fight and instead spend his time watching television (a quality that Hudson ultimately inherited).

* HeyItsThatVoice: The amount of people who only hear KeithDavid as Goliath is impressive. Even more impressive is the sheer number of StarTrek actors who turn up on the show - [[JonathanFrakes Riker]]=Xanatos, Troi=Demona, [[MichaelDorn Worf]]=Coldstone, Data=Puck, Uhura=Diane Maza, and Janeway=Titania. [[LongList And that's not taking into account]] such examples as [[TheLordOfTheRings John Rhys-Davies]] as Theatre/{{Macbeth}} or TimCurry as Doctor Sevarius. Basically, if you start thinking "Hey, is that...?" then chances are yes, yes it is.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The amount of people who only hear KeithDavid as Goliath is impressive. Even more impressive is the sheer number of StarTrek actors who turn up on the show - [[JonathanFrakes Riker]]=Xanatos, Troi=Demona, [[MichaelDorn Worf]]=Coldstone, Data=Puck, Uhura=Diane Maza, and Janeway=Titania. [[LongList And that's not taking into account]] such examples as [[TheLordOfTheRings John Rhys-Davies]] as {{Macbeth}} or TimCurry as Doctor Sevarius. Basically, if you start thinking "Hey, is that...?" then chances are yes, yes it is.

** [[BackToTheFuture Biff!]] You cleaned up your act and became a good cop! ...And dyed your hair red!

* LineToGod: GregWeisman has this in the form of the "Ask Greg" section of fansite [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/index.php Station 8]]. Notable for at least two reasons: one, that Weisman will answer any and all questions submitted to the site given enough time (so long as they don't include original ideas or advertising), and two, that the site has been in more-or-less constant operation since ''1997''.\\

* LineToGod: GregWeisman has what may well be the [[SugarWiki/MostTriumphantExample Most Triumphant Example]] of this in ''any'' medium, in the form of the "Ask Greg" section of fansite [[http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/index.php Station 8]]. Notable for at least two reasons: one, that Weisman will answer any and all questions submitted to the site given enough time (so long as they don't include original ideas or advertising), and two, that the site has been in more-or-less constant operation since ''1997''.
** Overall, this has led to a searchable archive of well over '''14,000''' answered questions since Station 8 first opened. This may account, at least in part, for the truly ''massive'' smattering of WordOfGod entries on this show's pages.

*** Speaking of things that MikeMignola worked on, according to the introduction to one of the ''HellboyAnimated'' tie-in comics the project that eventually became ''Gargoyles'' actually began life as a ''{{Hellboy}}'' cartoon.

* HeyItsThatVoice: The amount of people who only hear KeithDavid as Goliath is impressive. Even more impressive is the sheer number of StarTrek actors who turn up on the show - Riker=Xanatos, Troi=Demona, Worf=Coldstone, Data=Puck, Uhura=Diane Maza, and Janeway=Titania. [[LongList And that's not taking into account]] such examples as [[TheLordOfTheRings John Rhys-Davies]] as {{Macbeth}} or [[TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Tim Curry]] as Doctor Sevarius. Basically, if you start thinking "Hey, is that...?" then chances are yes, yes it is.

*** Jeff Bennett (Brooklyn, Owen, Magus, and many others) and Kath Soucie (Princess Katharine, Maggie The Cat, The Weird Sisters, and many others) deserve special mentions here due to the fact that they did roughly around 100+ characters each.