Angels of the Night

Ok, so I've been seeing a lot of compilations of television shows lately. Anywhere from Friends to Seinfeld to The Simpsons. And there's been a handful of cartoon series boxed up, mostly of either the adult or anime variety (hey, gimme me my Naruto and I'll be quite happy).

So imagine my surprise when, while I was shopping, I found...

dun dun DUN!

Gargoyles!

I remember last year when the rumors were floating out about the first season (first 13 episodes) being released. How I drove my AIM buddies bonkers with chattering about said rumor nonstop. But to actually have it tangible is ...wow. Just wow. Oh the nostalgia.

I just finished the first disc and about to move on to the second. What fascinates me is the impact that I never realized the show had on me. Disney style has definitely fed into my own style over the years (heck, The Lion King helped me finally accept I was an artist ^_^); even now, I notice that my character Rondo is built similar to the gargoyles (though, instead of humanoid, he's bird/bearish). My version of storytelling also finds its genesis in Gargoyles, for rarely does anything I write appear without reason. If you've watched the show, you know exactly what I mean--how every single second has background and missing one second means missing (in a domino effect) a bigger part of the whole story. Very soap opera-ish. Always loved and hated that effect. *grin*

The other nice part is that the story and characters are built in what was fantastic for pre-anime America (1994). The characters have personalities that cause them to be so familiar to the point that you know them better than some of your real friends. And to see them again after 1o years is like going to a reunion, with them being just as you left them. The heroes you loved to cheer on, the villians you delighted in hating, and the inbetweens with who you learned about life.

Here's to seeing #14-65 on disc soon.