While not my intention this week events have kind of messed with what little scheduling I have, and next week will be even worse. Life just keeps getting in my way. So to attempt to get back on track I need to do another filler video.
All Hail Megatron will signify the end of my look at the IDW Transformers Universe (although I will be doing stories from other continuities) since the last few issues of the main AHM stories were reviewed when BW Media Spotlight began. I’ll be revisiting those issues but as I continue to go through my comic collection to cut it down I don’t want to spend time re-reviewing the entire series until I jumped off. Between “This Week’s Reviews” and “Today’s Comic” everything should be done as I complete the series through “Yesterday’s Comic”. You can hunt down those reviews at your leisure because there are quite a lot.
However, if you just want a quick overview of the IDW TFU, Transformers: The Basics has you covered. In tonight’s filler video Chris McFeely gives a brief synopsis of the IDW run and recommends some stories to start with.
In Defense Of The Goliath Chronicles
Until I decide on a banner for “In Defense Of” articles (if I make it a recurring series…and this isn’t the first one I’ve done) you get intro.
Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles was the third season of the popular Gargoyles cartoon. The series follows the adventures of a clan of gargoyles who through a very long story find themselves in Manhattan dealing with numerous science fiction and fantasy menaces. It took elements from Scottish and other myths (the Gargoyles come from Scotland, although only Ed Asner’s Hudson had a Scottish accent) and even Shakespeare’s more fantasy-based tales. The show aired for two seasons as part of the Disney Afternoon lineup. Unlike other shows in the programing block it was darker and often edgy, but only to serve the story, and it was intended for older audiences than the rest of the lineup. It was barely acknowledged by the rest of the block though if memory serves. Disney wasn’t even comfortable putting their name on it like they did for Ducktales, Tailspin, Darkwing Duck, or the rest of their shows.
Then Disney began their takeover of all media by purchasing Capital Cities, which included the ABC network. Thus they decided to move Gargoyles to their Saturday morning block, naming that season The Goliath Chronicles, mostly because they added Goliath opening each episode with some comment that setup the episode. For whatever reason Greg Weisman, the show’s creator left the show and I have no idea who took his place. Finding info on this show is harder than the other two seasons because fans don’t seem to care. Weisman only wrote the first episode and a few lines in another episode. He doesn’t consider it canon and neither does the large, passionate fanbase. And don’t get me wrong, I do understand why. However, I don’t quite agree because while it wasn’t as good at the first two seasons I grant you…I still like what they did.
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Posted by ShadowWing Tronix on March 28, 2018 in Animation Spotlight, Television Spotlight and tagged 1990s television, 90s cartoon, commentary, Gargoyles, Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles, Goliath (Gargoyles), Saturday morning cartoon.
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