To be truthful, O.J. Simpson happening trial wasn’t the one issue that led to the demise of “Gargoyles.” Greg Weisman cited the introduction of “Mighty Morphin’ Energy Rangers” as one other component that made “Gargoyles” outdated information, particularly when it got here to toy gross sales, which have been usually extra necessary to a cartoon’s future within the ’90s than the present’s high quality. “Energy Rangers” additionally knocked “Gargoyles” from inserting first in its time slot, and with a extra convoluted storyline that continuously had trial updates barging in, “Gargoyles” wasn’t lengthy for this world.
It is a disgrace as a result of, earlier than Season 2, Disney wished to make “Gargoyles” and potential spin-offs the centerpiece of its programming. Weisman talked about to Polygon, “[Disney chairman Michael Eisner] stated, ‘Effectively, Warner Brothers has DC Comics, we have to have an motion universe like DC or Marvel.’ And he turned to me and stated, ‘May we use ‘Gargoyles’ because the launching pad for a Disney motion universe?’ And I stated sure.” That is why Season 2 introduces so many new characters and concepts to the universe, with extra sprawling storylines to flesh out the world. It was doubtless an excessive amount of of a trouble to comply with for informal viewers who as a substitute noticed Simpson’s trial when making an attempt to tune in.
“Gargoyles” has obtained redemption to an extent, because it’s nonetheless thought-about probably the greatest ’90s cartoons, which is why there have been a number of makes an attempt to revive the property. Disney did not need Jordan Peele to make a “Gargoyles” film, however now, a brand new live-action Disney+ sequence from James Wan and Gary Dauberman is within the works. Maybe after it is revived, the Gargoyles Cinematic Universe can lastly soar.