If Gargoyles were to make a triumphant return to the small screen, its creator would prefer to remake season 3, rather than reboot the entire series. There has been plenty of chatter about rebooting the beloved mid-1990s animated series, with fans getting a chance to fall in love with the show all over again now that it's available on Disney+. The creator of the show, Greg Weisman, appears open to the possibility of bringing it back almost 25 years after it went off the air, though only under certain conditions.
Gargoyles first premiered in the fall of 1994, part of a Disney Afternoon programming block that included the Aladdin series. The tonally dark series proved popular enough that the episode order for the second season exploded, from 13 episodes in season 1 to 52 episodes in season 2. Things took a turn in season 3, however, when a change in leadership at the studio led to a dramatic overhaul of the creative team behind the series. It moved to the Saturday morning block on ABC for the season, its last, with the show concluding in February 1997.
Weisman appears to be interested in giving that third and final season another shot. In an interview he gave to Polygon, he admitted that he wouldn't prefer to reboot the entire series. Instead, he would want to make new episodes and add on to the filmography he's already created. He referred to that as a potential "season 3," as he's disassociated himself from the actual third season of the series, which he was barely involved in.
See his full comments below:
But my guess is that we’d wind up just doing more of the show. And frankly, my guess is that they’d want to reboot it, just as they’ve done with Duck Tales, to great success and great effect. And that’s not my first choice. I’m not saying I’d refuse, but I’m really proud of the work we did, and I don’t think it needs a reboot. I just think we’d like to make more. And in a world with a streaming service, where you’ve got 65 episodes, I’d just view it as Gargoyles season 3. But those are never decisions I get to make.
Weisman also spoke more to his feelings about the third season of the show, defending the people who worked on it without having much background knowledge about it previously. He admitted that it was "painful" for him to watch the last 12 episodes of the show, which he's only seen one time. Disney+ has all three seasons available on the streaming platform, but Weisman is clearly interested in rewriting the final chapter in Gargoyles' history.
He may not be the only one. Beau DeMayo of Moon Knight wants to pen a revival of the show. Jordan Peele has also pitched a live-action Gargoyles movie to Disney. Frankly, there's still an appetite for such a film, which doesn't currently appear any closer to happening. Nevertheless, Greg Weisman seems closer than ever to bringing Gargoyles back to life, a welcome development for old and new fans of the series.
Source: Polygon