In a prologue narrated by Vic Perrin (the narrator of the classic ’60s series THE OUTER LIMITS), we learn that the Gargoyles are the descendants of Lucifer and the arch-demons, and every 600 years or so they emerge from their hidden caves and try and subdue humanity (the prologue is made of stills of various church gargoyles and pictures of demons, but then a live-action shot taken from later in the movie is shown, which sort of spoils the eventual appearance of the titular creatures – what are you guys, movie trailer makers?). Gargoyles served other purposes, too, such as scaring those dumb medieval Yahoos into showing up regularly, reminding them of what awaited them if they didn’t stay on the side of the angels (personally, I think they’d have done better with stone boobs, but that’s just me).Īnyway, in more recent children’s fare, gargoyles were heroes and other forces of good, but back in 1973, the makers of GARGOYLES put them in a more antagonistic light. The gargoyles were often of inhuman proportions (to keep the water away from the building) but could also be human-shaped, like comical monks and such. In architecture, gargoyles were stone grotesque figures mounted onto the roofs of medieval buildings, with troughs and spouts carved into the backs and mouths, designed to deliver rainwater falling onto a roof away from the masonry walls and minimise erosion (the name originates from the Latin Gurgulio, or gargula (‘gullet’ or ‘throat’, and you’ll know it from the word ‘gargle’). Then there was this little gem from 1973 called… GARGOYLES… And they weren’t 24 hour channels either many’s a time I woke up to the sound of the National Anthem being played as the channel signed off for the night.

Well, back in my day, we only had three networks, and a handful of local stations whoring for our attention with Abbott and Costello and GILLIGAN’S ISLAND. You kids! You got it too good, with your Nintendo Wheeze and your hippety hop music! And your 300 cable channels of infomercials and FRIENDS reruns!

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