a5c7b9f00b In the Dark Ages, there was a race of heroic warrior monsters knownGargoyles. These creatures existedstone in the day, but become flesh and blood at night. One Scottish clan made an alliance with humans to help protect a castle by night if the humans would protect their stone forms by day. The uneasy alliance was shattered when human prejudice provoked a betrayal that allowed the castle to be sacked and most of the resident clan destroyed, leaving only six adult survivors and a rookery of unhatched eggs. A further misunderstanding during the clan&#39;s retaliation on the invaders and rescue of their hostages left the clan frozen in stone by a magic spell that would only be broken when the &quot;castle rises above the clouds.&quot; For a thousand years, the castle laid abandoned and the clan condemned by this curse. In 1994, a wealthy multibillionare named David Xanatos bought the castle and transported the whole structure to Manhattan where he placed it on top of the Eyrie building which he owned. It is high enough to be above the clouds, thus the conditions of the spell were met and the Gargoyles were revived. Now, this clan must adjust to this new age and gain friends, like Detective Elisa Masa who reveals that Xanatos revived them to exploit them for his unscrupulous ends. This is coupled by the fact that another Gargoyle comrade, Demona, is alive from their age, and is now an insane renegade bent on the extermination of humanity. Rebelling against them, the clan abandon the castle and pledge to protect New York like they protected the castle in the past. A clan of heroic night creatures pledge to protect modern New York Citythey did in Scotland one thousand years earlier. Having lived in the New York metropolitan area my entire life, Gargoyles was even more fun to watch since many of the landmarkings were places I&#39;ve hung out at) The animation in itself is mindblowing. The sights and sounds of the show are true to life of Manhattan, even if you&#39;ve never been there, it makes you feel like you&#39;re there.<br/><br/>The storylines were great. Mythology, elves, sorcery, and modern day New York, London, Japan, and Scotland (and even gay Paris!) come together to form a wonderful series that would have made Walt Disney proud. While many former Disney creations had very obvious morals (and quite a few &quot;And they lived happily ever afters …&quot;), Gargoyles is the first to show a distinctiveness I&#39;ve never seen, from Disney or otherwise. The emotions are real, the stories realistic (as faryou can see realistic about elves, anyway), and storylines reappear again and again. The animation and the gargoyles draw the kiddies, while the history, mythology, and more mature storylines will definitely keep the adults glued to the TV.<br/><br/>The show gives lessons on gun control, dealing with blindness, death, family, love, and life, without the artificial and often unrealistic way of going about it (examples including Cinderella, Barney, and lots of other shows and movies I can mention). It&#39;s not just for kids. Disney has done for Gargoyles what Warner Bros. did for the Batman Animated Series. I could watch this show with my grandmother (who doesn&#39;t like ANYTHING made after 1960) and she enjoyed it thoroughly and is now a die-hard fan. Watch it with your kids.<br/><br/>Sad to see the show having been canceled though. Maybe if enough people email Disney or write letters, it can be brought back. If you have the time, write an email to Disney and tell how much you love the show. Gargoyles live. Simply put Gargoyles is one of the most popular and best works to come from Disney.<br/><br/>The Series feature a powerful plot that kept on growing stronger and strongerthe series grew.<br/><br/>Gargoyles was without a doubt one of the best shows that came out of the 1990s.<br/><br/>The series center around A Chan of Gargoyles lead by Goliath (Voiced by Keith David) who along with Hudson (Voiced by Edward Asner), Bronx (Voiced by Frank Welker), Brooklyn (Voiced by Jeff Bennett) Lexington (Voiced by Thom Adcox-Hernandez) Broadway (Voiced by Bill Fagerbakke) protect New York Cityheroic creatures of the night. <br/><br/>The Gargoyles were placed under a spell to leave them in stone for a 1,000 years until David Xanatos (Voiced by Jonathan Frakes) the series main antagonist was successful in freeing them.<br/><br/>However this is the beginning of their troublesthey discover that the world has change so much in 1,000 years they slept. <br/><br/>But Goliath and the others join forces with Detective Elisa Maza (Voiced by Salli Richardson-Whitfield). As the Gargoyles protect the city at night Goliath soon learns that another Gargoyle has survived but notshe once was. Giving a name by the humans she now goes by Demona (Voiced by Marina Sirtis). Demona blames Humanity for the deaths of her clan now is on the rampage.<br/><br/>This series is perhaps the darkest show Disney produced in the day when you look back on it for it dark story line and characters.<br/><br/>But regardless the series just has too much that you would not love. It features a strong story line, the writing in the series was made for childrenwelladults which is not always easy but somehow the show made it work, also the cast gives us some of the greatest voice work in the history of animation. The Animation is top notch with great designs for the characters and the back grounds are superb.<br/><br/>Gargoyles is just one of the shows you can&#39;t miss out on
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