Title: Gargoyles

Originally Aired On: Disney

Starring: Keith David, Salli Richardson, Jeff Bennett, Bill Fagerbakke, Thom Adcox-Hernandez, Brigitte Bako, Ed Asner, Frank Welker, Marina Sirtis, Jonathan Frakes

Plot: The series features a clan of warrior creatures known as Gargoyles that turn to stone during the day. Led by their leader Goliath in the year 994 A.D., they protect Castle Wyvern and its resident humans on the coast of Scotland until betrayal causes a massacre of the clan and a magic spell forces the six survivors into stone sleep, until the castle rises over the clouds. In 1994, a billionaire named David Xanatos purchases the castle and moves it to the top of his New York City skyscraper, breaking the spell. Awakening in modern day Manhattan, the gargoyles must adapt to this new world as they vow to protect the citizens of New York.

Review: This show was one of the greatest things to ever come out of Disney. I found this show enjoyable on so many levels; it is hard to describe its awesomeness. First, the development of this show was wonderfully deep. Thankfully this seemed much more mature than your typical Disney show. The characters are really well developed and not only are the characters well developed to begin with, this development continued throughout the story. The fact that it was so complex made it felt like a real genuine thing and makes you think of this as a real world.

Another aspect which I enjoyed was the mythology of Gargoyles, as it incorporated many myths from different cultures and even the incorporation of Shakespearean characters and stories. There is just something I really enjoyed about this and made the stories of the show all that much more intricate and “real”. Sadly this show only lasted three seasons, thankfully the second being unnaturally long. The third season was a little different but it kept in the general spirit of the show and I was happy to see that much more of these characters.

There is also something that I cannot overlook in the sense of the voice actors in this series. Courtesy of wiki, a list of characters with connection to Star Trek:

• Marina Sirtis (Counsellor Deanna Troi on ST: TNG) as the morally ambiguous Demona
• Jonathan Frakes (Commander William Riker on ST: TNG) as David Xanatos, who also bears a resemblance to the actor
• Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway on ST: VOY) as Titania
• Michael Dorn (Lieutenant Worf on ST: TNG and ST: DS9 and Colonel Worf in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country) as Coldstone and Taurus
• Brent Spiner (Commander Data, Lore, Noonien Soong, on ST: TNG, B4 on Star Trek: Nemesis, and Arik Soong on Star Trek: Enterprise) as Puck
• Nichelle Nichols (Commander Uhura on ST: TOS) as Diane Maza
• David Warner (St. John Talbot in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, Klingon Chancellor Gorkon in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, and Gul Madred in the ST: TNG episode “Chain of Command” Parts 1 and 2) as the Archmage
• Paul Winfield (Captain Clark Terrell in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Tamarian Captain Dathon in ST: TNG episode Darmok) as Jeffrey Robbins
• Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko on ST: DS9) as Nokkar
• Colm Meaney (Miles O’Brien on ST: TNG and ST: DS9) as Mr. Dugan
• LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge on ST: TNG) as Anansi
• John Rhys-Davies (Leonardo da Vinci on ST: VOY) as Macbeth

Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard on ST: TNG) was also considered for the role of Macbeth.

You all know how much of a nerd I am for this kind of stuff. In conclusion of this little review I just have to say that this was a great show that deserves a chance from anyone who might enjoy its mythology or extremely well developed story.

* * * * * * * * * * (10 out of ten)

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