Īccording to Weisman, 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.
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. 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. Greg Weisman also describes himself as one of the creators of Gargoyles. 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 creating something iconic".
The series bears no creator credit, though there were several people who are responsible for the show's format. 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), and Brent Spiner ( Data on TNG) while Avery Brooks ( Benjamin Sisko on DS9), Colm Meaney ( Miles O'Brien on TNG and DS9), and LeVar Burton ( Geordi La Forge on TNG) made guest appearances. 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.
Main article: List of Gargoyles cast members
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. The writing staff was greatly expanded for season two.įollowing Disney's purchase of ABC in 1996, the third and final season aired during Saturday mornings on ABC as Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles. 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. This season's episodes were almost entirely written by Michael Reaves and Brynne Chandler Reaves. The first season consisted of 13 episodes, including a five-part opening story. The first two seasons aired in the Disney Afternoon programming block. The show's storyline continued from 2006 to 2009 in a comic book series of the same title, produced by Slave Labor Graphics.Ī total of 78 half-hour episodes were produced. A video game adaptation and a spin-off comic series were released in 1995. The series also received favorable comparisons to Batman: The Animated Series and Cybersix. 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. 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. The series features a species of nocturnal creatures known as gargoyles that turn to stone during the day. 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.