areaseven Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 In 1994, Disney released Gargoyles, proving that they can make a serious action cartoon and go head-to-head with Batman: The Animated Series. Gargoyles is known not only for its darker tone, complex story arcs and Shakespearean themes, but also for the people behind the voices such as Keith David (Childs in The Thing, Armitage in They Live), Ed Asner (Carl in Up), Michael Dorn (Mr. Worf in Star Trek: The Next Generation), Marina Sirtis (Counselor Troi in Star Trek: TNG), Jonathan Frakes (Riker in Star Trek: TNG), John Rhys-Davies (Sallah in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), and Richard Grieco (Dennis Booker in 21 Jump Street and Booker), just to name a few. The series lasted for three seasons and 78 episodes before going off the air in 1997. But for those who miss the adventures of the Manhattan clan, there's good news: Disney has the entire series available on their YouTube channel (may not be available outside the U.S.). "We are defenders of the night. We are Gargoyles!" News Flash: Gargoyles Is Streaming on YouTube Direct YouTube Playlist Links: Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 Quote
anime52k8 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 OH MY GOD, I F**KING LOVED THIS SHOW WHEN I WAS A KID!!! I never saw past the first season though. Quote
jenius Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Man, this is kind of embarrassing. I loved Gargoyles but that means I was 15 when it started airing... seems like I should have been doing something more than watching Gargoyles after school. Quote
CrazyDude Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 Used to enjoy it but no age announcement here, had some of the resin kits. Quote
anime52k8 Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I was 7 when the show went off the air. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 One of my all-time faves. Recorded many eps on VHS when it was airing. Quote
Guest davidwhangchoi Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 (edited) i thought the show was fake... a woman that isn't scared of stone statues that turn to living beasts... real gargoyles scare women, fry eggs, live in a fridge, and chant "Zuul". Edited January 30, 2014 by davidwhangchoi Quote
VF-15 Banshee Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 You forgot to mention that Keith David is also Admiral Motherfrakking Anderson in Mass Effect. Quote
Knight26 Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Gargoyles was great until it went to saturday mornings, once it did that I rarely saw it and when I did I didn't like what I saw. Quote
mechaninac Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Seasons 1 and 2 are epic, with only a few mediocre episodes sprinkled in; season 3, on the other hand, while not completely awful, was a drastic drop in quality both in writing and animation. I noticed that they're missing episodes 34 and 39 from season 2... wonder if those will ever be uploaded. Quote
terry the lone wolf Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles doesn't exist in my universe..It belongs in anti-matter Earth 3 where everything is backward.. Quote
kanedaestes Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 I tend to go to comic conventions regularly and one of my favorite surprises is that I purchased a signed lithograph from the character designer of the show. He was just chilling at his both and if it were for the print being display I would never have known who he was or how he helped shaped my pre-teen life. Quote
Shadow Posted February 2, 2014 Posted February 2, 2014 Loved the show as a kid. It would be nice to see it brought back on the air but I say that about alot of cartoons from the late 80s and 90s. Quote
Greyryder Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 Loved the show as a kid. It would be nice to see it brought back on the air but I say that about alot of cartoons from the late 80s and 90s. Along with season two of Pirates of Darkwater. Quote
jenius Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 Loy ge todd! Not sure how to spell that. Loved that show too! Quote
modelglue Posted February 3, 2014 Posted February 3, 2014 A great show, Gargoyles. I consider that era to the be golden age in my cartoon watching memory... even if I was a teen who should have been trying harder at other things. Loved the cyber-goyles. Quote
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