Should the Gargoyles Return To The Night?

In today's movies we see a return of pop culture from the past, be it a TMNT reboot, a new G.I. Joe movie and even a new Jurassic Park movie. Even Transformers was successful enough to get a fourth movie. So why have we not seen a Gargoyles movie yet? Is it even still relevant?

The Gargoyles originally aired back on October 24th 1994 and ran for three years. The Gargoyles began back in medieval Scotland where a band of nocturnal creatures known as Gargoyles lived alongside the humans until they were betrayed and those remaining were magically turned to stone. Centuries later the spell would be undone and the remaining 6 gargoyles found themselves in New York, befriended by a NYPD detective by the name of Elisa Maza.


Gargoyles has since gained a cult following of fans and although the cartoon series ended in 1997 the series did not die. In fact the franchise was picked up years later to be adapted into comic books, even by the likes of Marvel Comics. The comic line ended in 2008 by Slave Labor Comics when Disney's licensing fees became too high to renew.

So why have we not seen a Disney's Gargoyles movie yet? Personally I believe that the following is there and that even years later, children and new fans will pick up on it. Disney has generally focused it's movies around princesses; however Disney did announce in 2010 that they will move away from creating princess themed movies to aim for a wider appeal. Since then we have seen Disney make such purchases as Marvel Comics and most recently Lucasfilm.

What I see is that Disney has repositioned themselves to market to young and adolescent boys. Furthermore, Gargoyles does include a strong female protagonist in the form of Elisa Maza to offer a positive female role model for young girls as well.

So while the franchise hasn't seen any new material in the last 5 years, could it still be relevant? In today's pop culture we see movies take a bit of a darker tone, featuring vampire and werewolves (Twilight and Dark Shadows) and even have zombies on tv (The Walking Dead). We are embracing the supernatural and Gargoyles would fit very well into today's standards.

Now that we know that Gargoyles could be accepted today, how would it be done? Live action would just be a dream come true, to watch these massive beasts come to life from stone and fly above New York, but I think that the younger generation would be lost or frightened. The next step would simply be an animated feature to capture the same excitement but also the wonder from the younger crowd. With Disney already owning Pixar it might as well be a green light. Pixar has done wonders with Toy Story, or more fitting for the editorial, Monster's Inc.

Let's take a side step back over into the live action genre. Again, Disney is poised to be able to handle this kind of a movie. I would take that the Gargoyles would have to be done via CGI and motion capture with obvious voice overs. . I would also cast Naya Rivera from Glee. She definitely has the look and notoriety for the role.

So what do you think? Do the Gargoyles have what it takes to make it to the big screen? Or should the forever remain in stone?


-Nurd!

NURDGASMIC!

Welcome to my new blog NURDGASMIC!

I know what your thinking right out of the gate. Why "Nurdgasmic" and not "Nerdasmic"? Two simple reasons my friends. One, Nerdgasmic was taken and two, nurd is recognized in the dictionary as an alternate spelling of nerd. So now you know, and knowing is half the battle. ;)

Here your brain will be assaulted my many things such as comics, video games, anime, action figures, and much more. Information and opinions will be coming at you on a regular schedule so expect the week to go like this:

Mondays - AniMondays. AniMonday is Anime day here on the blog. Maybe I will discuss a new series, maybe a particular episode, upcoming releases, who knows. We will just have to see how AniMondays lay out.

Tuesdays - (no fancy name here). On Tuesdays we generally see new games released, DLC, and DVDs. That's quite a wide range of things so check it out. Maybe we will look at a DVD or game you've been on the fence about.

Wednesdays - Comic Day. Wednesdays are new release comic days at our local comic shops so be it Marvel, DC, Image, Top Cow, new comics, back issues, trades, here is where you can find it.

Thursdays - Hey, we all need a day off. This is more of a free style day so anything can pop up here, or sometimes nothing at all. Hell, maybe cosplay.

Fridays - Action Figure Fridays! Yes, Action Figure Fridays. Everyone loves toys (its okay to admit it here) and on Fridays we go out, purchase a new action figure and review it for you. We also discuss the turmoils in figure collecting, action figure news, and try to have a good time. Its been a long week so lets have a little fun.

Saturdays - Movie Day. Saturdays we will discuss one or two of the weeks newly released movies, ...unless they suck. Hey, this isn't your blog. You don't want to sit through sucky movies and neither do I.

Sundays - Go to church. Sleep off your Saturday night hangover. Either way, I won't be here either.

Of course this is all relative and we will see some things pop up on the not normal days so again, check back. You never know what you may find here.

Its gonna be a fun ride so I hope you enjoy and have a nurdgasm.

-"Nurd" Pat!