I would say yes. Let me know if you need any help.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "C.B. Nolen III" <claudenolen@...>
wrote:

>
> Would you all be interested in a Frappr map for POTA
> fans?
>
> http://www.frappr.com
>
> I haven't made one... I wanted to see you you all
> might find it interesting. Most of the other Yahoo
> Groups I'm in seem to enjoy the Frappr thing.
>
> Here's an example of one I made for a motorcycle club
> I'm in:
>
> http://www.frappr.com/classicjapanesemotorcycleclub
>
> CB
>
>

Greg, I agree with you that yellow isn't a good colour for gorillas!
You could never accuse the UK covers of being timid in their use of
colour.Wolverine on the Planet of the Apes? Urko would kick his ass!
John, Scrolls.

>

Okay.... I started it. Stop by and add your pin!

http://www.frappr.com/potafans

I had to go with "POTA fans" because "Planet of the
Apes" had already been taken. Oddly, it didn't look
like the person who set it up had "developed" it at
all.

I added a couple pictures, but feel free to throw in
more. If you want, you can flesh out your profile.

Have fun
CB Nolen

In a message dated 2/28/2006 4:04:45 A.M. Central Standard Time, mail@... writes:

We can forget the horrors of the Adventure series,
we've got a bona fide winner of an Apes comic to enjoy!

Personally, I enjoyed Neil's Within, more.

It's time to go pro Neil.

 

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> finally got my hands of the first issue, and yes it is very good.
> is second issue already out?

Yes.

To the POTA Group:

Thanks very much for the invitation. We welcome all members to visit
www.monstergrrls.com.

Sincerely,
John Rose (the Mad Doctor)

.html.htmlSo, just who here plans on getting the new APES DVDs on March 28th, whether it be the Ultimate Edition, or the Legacy set, or just the individual movies?

If you are getting the new DVDs what do you plan on doing with the old ones?  I've been thinking I should donate mine to my local branch of the public library.  The library lends out DVDs now and I've noticed they have none of the APES films, but I wonder if there's any reason I should keep them?  I don't like the packaging, hate the Statue of Liberty spoiler cover, and don't care for the menus, plus they have no extras.  Might as well kiss 'em good-bye.

Any thoughts?

-- Rory<.html<.html

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Scott" <rock_38829@...> wrote:

>
> According to my source it is March 28th.There is no reason to try

and

> make me look and feel stupid.If you don't believe me you can go here
> and see.
> http://planetoftheapes.fanation.com/?C1563_210374
>
> Scott
>

mmm see i'm a pom, for want of a better term. In the UK, its released
on the 3rd of April. We're a bit behind you guys ya see...

r

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:

>
> So, just who here plans on getting the new APES DVDs on March

28th, whether

> it be the Ultimate Edition, or the Legacy set, or just the

individual movies?

>
> If you are getting the new DVDs what do you plan on doing with the

old ones?

> I've been thinking I should donate mine to my local branch of the

public

> library. The library lends out DVDs now and I've noticed they

have none of the

> APES films, but I wonder if there's any reason I should keep

them? I don't like

> the packaging, hate the Statue of Liberty spoiler cover, and don't

care for

> the menus, plus they have no extras. Might as well kiss 'em good-

bye.

>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -- Rory
>

I think I'll probably leave them out at the front gate for anyone
interested. As they say, one man's trash is another man's
treasure! I have mine on pre-order from Play in the
UK...unfortunately we have to wait til the 3rd! Let me know what
you think of it!

r

I'm going to try and pick-up at least the cartoons and the extended
BFTPOTA...I don't know if I can afford the whole set, and I have no
room for the head-package...
If I get the whole set, I have a friend who is a heart-transplant
recipient, and she luvs sci-fi...I'm going to give her my old DVD
set...

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
> So, just who here plans on getting the new APES DVDs on March 28th,
whether
> it be the Ultimate Edition, or the Legacy set, or just the
individual movies?
>
> If you are getting the new DVDs what do you plan on doing with the
old ones?
> I've been thinking I should donate mine to my local branch of the
public
> library. The library lends out DVDs now and I've noticed they have
none of the
> APES films, but I wonder if there's any reason I should keep them?
I don't like
> the packaging, hate the Statue of Liberty spoiler cover, and don't
care for
> the menus, plus they have no extras. Might as well kiss 'em good-
bye.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -- Rory
>

If you want to donate them to me then that would be greatly apreciated. I
still have not got apes on DVD. I have the VHS box set from about 8 years
ago, which gets watched regularly...........

Robert Mansell

>-- Original Message --
>To: pota@yahoogroups.com
>From: "rickieminder" <rickieminder@...>
>Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:28:46 -0000
>Subject: [Planet of the Apes] Re: March 28th
>Reply-To: pota@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>>
>> So, just who here plans on getting the new APES DVDs on March
>28th, whether
>> it be the Ultimate Edition, or the Legacy set, or just the
>individual movies?
>>
>> If you are getting the new DVDs what do you plan on doing with the
>old ones?
>> I've been thinking I should donate mine to my local branch of the
>public
>> library. The library lends out DVDs now and I've noticed they
>have none of the
>> APES films, but I wonder if there's any reason I should keep
>them? I don't like
>> the packaging, hate the Statue of Liberty spoiler cover, and don't
>care for
>> the menus, plus they have no extras. Might as well kiss 'em good-
>bye.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> -- Rory
>>
>I think I'll probably leave them out at the front gate for anyone
>interested. As they say, one man's trash is another man's
>treasure! I have mine on pre-order from Play in the
>UK...unfortunately we have to wait til the 3rd! Let me know what
>you think of it!
>
>r
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Be sure to visit the Group's Internal Website http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/MainPage.htm
>for Original pota One Sheets & Lobby Cards, Trailers & Rare Videos, Trading
>Cards and much, much more...
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

Rory......being the mad obsessed collector.... I'm
getting the Legacy set AND the Ultimate edition...and
I will probably keep the old ones too!
Tim

--- Haristas@... wrote:

> So, just who here plans on getting the new APES DVDs
> on March 28th, whether
> it be the Ultimate Edition, or the Legacy set, or
> just the individual movies?
>
> If you are getting the new DVDs what do you plan on
> doing with the old ones?
> I've been thinking I should donate mine to my local
> branch of the public
> library. The library lends out DVDs now and I've
> noticed they have none of the
> APES films, but I wonder if there's any reason I
> should keep them? I don't like
> the packaging, hate the Statue of Liberty spoiler
> cover, and don't care for
> the menus, plus they have no extras. Might as well
> kiss 'em good-bye.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -- Rory
>

If you want to donate them to me then that would be greatly apreciated. I
still have not got apes on DVD. I have the VHS box set from about 8 years
ago, which gets watched regularly...........

Robert Mansell

>-- Original Message --
>To: pota@yahoogroups.com
>From: "rickieminder" <rickieminder@...>
>Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 15:28:46 -0000
>Subject: [Planet of the Apes] Re: March 28th
>Reply-To: pota@yahoogroups.com
>
>
>--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>>
>> So, just who here plans on getting the new APES DVDs on March
>28th, whether
>> it be the Ultimate Edition, or the Legacy set, or just the
>individual movies?
>>
>> If you are getting the new DVDs what do you plan on doing with the
>old ones? 
>> I've been thinking I should donate mine to my local branch of the
>public
>> library.  The library lends out DVDs now and I've noticed they
>have none of the
>> APES films, but I wonder if there's any reason I should keep
>them?  I don't like
>> the packaging, hate the Statue of Liberty spoiler cover, and don't
>care for
>> the menus, plus they have no extras.  Might as well kiss 'em good-
>bye.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
>> -- Rory
>>
>I think I'll probably leave them out at the front gate for anyone
>interested.  As they say, one man's trash is another man's
>treasure!  I have mine on pre-order from Play in the
>UK...unfortunately we have to wait til the 3rd!  Let me know what
>you think of it!
>
>r
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Be sure to visit the Group's Internal Website http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/MainPage.htm
>for Original pota One Sheets & Lobby Cards, Trailers & Rare Videos, Trading
>Cards and much, much more...
>Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>
>
>



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Rory, I ordered my Ultimate Ape Head weeks ago and can't wait to see
it.I'll keep all of my old versions because, like a true nerd, they are
my babies and I love them! John, Scrolls.

I'm going to do what I did with my Evolution set edition of Planet
once the Anniversary edition came out, give them to my nephew.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
> So, just who here plans on getting the new APES DVDs on March
28th, whether
> it be the Ultimate Edition, or the Legacy set, or just the
individual movies?
>
> If you are getting the new DVDs what do you plan on doing with the
old ones?
> I've been thinking I should donate mine to my local branch of the
public
> library. The library lends out DVDs now and I've noticed they
have none of the
> APES films, but I wonder if there's any reason I should keep
them? I don't like
> the packaging, hate the Statue of Liberty spoiler cover, and don't
care for
> the menus, plus they have no extras. Might as well kiss 'em good-
bye.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -- Rory
>

I love the Mego Planet Of The Apes line and I even love the generic Mego
Astronaut that was made to avoid paying more to use Charlton Heston's
likeness for a Taylor figure.

But Charlton Heston was one of the first actors I recognized and liked at an
early age and I always wanted a POTA style Taylor as Mego would've done him
in the early 1970's.

So, when I found someone that had a Mego size Heston head, I did the rest.

I believe the Taylor that Mego would've chosen to do would be clean shaven
and in his Astronaut outfit. I believe they would've also used as many
existing molds and clothing patterns as possible. Mego had leftover molds
and patterns from thier GI Joe like effort Action Jackson and thier Barbie
like effort Dinahmite.

The guns with Ape figures were originally made for Action Jackson, as was
the Treehouse playset. Zira's boots were originally made for Dinahmite

The Generic Astronaut outfit is a recycled pattern from an Action Jackson
outfit. I believe they would do the same for Taylor only make it in white
fabric and put on sticker decoration. It wouldn't look exactly like Taylor's
ANSA outfit would capture it in an impressionistic way (just like Dr.
Zauis's outfit).

I took a leftover Astronaut suit I had and after using color remover, bleech
and finally white fabric paint, turned it white.

The boots are also Action Jackson and are like the boots on Generic
Astronaut except in white. The boots are original Action Jackson so they are
kinda yellow with age. Might eventually replace them with white repro boots.


I cobbled together graphics for stickers (ANSA logo/nametag, chest pocket
zipper and US flag) and made a belt out of an oirginal Action Jackson belt
buckle and white band elastic. The Apes/AJ riffle finishes him off.

I primed the resin head a couple times to insure smoothness and painted it
to look as much like a 1970's vinyl head as possible.

I can repro all the Ape boxes and had an Astronaut repro box on hand. I will
eventually make a box for Taylor but in the meantime for the photo I put him
in the Generic Astronaut box and digitally added "Taylor" to the box.

My box for Taylor will probabaly feature the full lenth photo on the right
(I have a couple other choices though) on the back of the box.

Here it is. Keep in mind my goal was not to make a totally accurate Sideshow
style Taylor figure in 8 inches. It was to make the figure as if Mego did it
in the early 1970's to catch a boys eye in the toy store or the pages of a
Sears or JC Pennys catalog.

http://reboxyourmego.com/taylorsamplecs.jpg

Here it is. Keep in mind my goal was not to make a totally accurate Sideshow
style Taylor figure in 8 inches. It was to make the figure as if Mego did it
in the early 1970's to catch a boys eye in the toy store or the pages of a
Sears or JC Pennys catalog.

http://reboxyourmego.com/taylorsamplecs.jpg

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In a message dated 3/3/2006 3:56:24 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mego73@... writes:

I love the Mego Planet Of The Apes line and I even love the generic Mego
Astronaut that was made to avoid paying more to use Charlton Heston's
likeness for a Taylor figure.

But Charlton Heston was one of the first actors I recognized and liked at an
early age and I always wanted a POTA style Taylor as Mego would've done him
in the early 1970's.

So, when I found someone that had a Mego size Heston head, I did the rest.

I believe the Taylor that Mego would've chosen to do would be clean shaven
and in his Astronaut outfit. I believe they would've also used as many
existing molds and clothing patterns as possible. Mego had leftover molds
and patterns from thier GI Joe like effort Action Jackson and thier Barbie
like effort Dinahmite.

The guns with Ape figures were originally made for Action Jackson, as was
the Treehouse playset. Zira's boots were originally made for Dinahmite

The Generic Astronaut outfit is a recycled pattern from an Action Jackson
outfit. I believe they would do the same for Taylor only make it in white
fabric and put on sticker decoration. It wouldn't look exactly like Taylor's
ANSA outfit would capture it in an impressionistic way (just like Dr.
Zauis's outfit).

I took a leftover Astronaut suit I had and after using color remover, bleech
and finally white fabric paint, turned it white.

The boots are also Action Jackson and are like the boots on Generic
Astronaut except in white. The boots are original Action Jackson so they are
kinda yellow with age. Might eventually replace them with white repro boots.


I cobbled together graphics for stickers (ANSA logo/nametag, chest pocket
zipper and US flag) and made a belt out of an oirginal Action Jackson belt
buckle and white band elastic. The Apes/AJ riffle finishes him off.

I primed the resin head a couple times to insure smoothness and painted it
to look as much like a 1970's vinyl head as possible.

I can repro all the Ape boxes and had an Astronaut repro box on hand. I will
eventually make a box for Taylor but in the meantime for the photo I put him
in the Generic Astronaut box and digitally added "Taylor" to the box.

My box for Taylor will probabaly feature the full lenth photo on the right
(I have a couple other choices though) on the back of the box.

Here it is. Keep in mind my goal was not to make a totally accurate Sideshow
style Taylor figure in 8 inches. It was to make the figure as if Mego did it
in the early 1970's to catch a boys eye in the toy store or the pages of a
Sears or JC Pennys catalog.

http://reboxyourmego.com/taylorsamplecs.jpg

Excellent! The face is incredible as is the costume.

Bruce

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Looks great! It makes me want to get back to making figures.

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Mike,

Looks great!...BTW, what do you charge to do something like this?...

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Mike R" <mego73@...> wrote:
>
> I love the Mego Planet Of The Apes line and I even love the generic
Mego
> Astronaut that was made to avoid paying more to use Charlton
Heston's
> likeness for a Taylor figure.
>
> But Charlton Heston was one of the first actors I recognized and
liked at an
> early age and I always wanted a POTA style Taylor as Mego would've
done him
> in the early 1970's.
>
> So, when I found someone that had a Mego size Heston head, I did
the rest.
>
> I believe the Taylor that Mego would've chosen to do would be clean
shaven
> and in his Astronaut outfit. I believe they would've also used as
many
> existing molds and clothing patterns as possible. Mego had leftover
molds
> and patterns from thier GI Joe like effort Action Jackson and thier
Barbie
> like effort Dinahmite.
>
> The guns with Ape figures were originally made for Action Jackson,
as was
> the Treehouse playset. Zira's boots were originally made for
Dinahmite
>
> The Generic Astronaut outfit is a recycled pattern from an Action
Jackson
> outfit. I believe they would do the same for Taylor only make it in
white
> fabric and put on sticker decoration. It wouldn't look exactly like
Taylor's
> ANSA outfit would capture it in an impressionistic way (just like
Dr.
> Zauis's outfit).
>
> I took a leftover Astronaut suit I had and after using color
remover, bleech
> and finally white fabric paint, turned it white.
>
> The boots are also Action Jackson and are like the boots on Generic
> Astronaut except in white. The boots are original Action Jackson so
they are
> kinda yellow with age. Might eventually replace them with white
repro boots.
>
>
> I cobbled together graphics for stickers (ANSA logo/nametag, chest
pocket
> zipper and US flag) and made a belt out of an oirginal Action
Jackson belt
> buckle and white band elastic. The Apes/AJ riffle finishes him off.
>
> I primed the resin head a couple times to insure smoothness and
painted it
> to look as much like a 1970's vinyl head as possible.
>
> I can repro all the Ape boxes and had an Astronaut repro box on
hand. I will
> eventually make a box for Taylor but in the meantime for the photo
I put him
> in the Generic Astronaut box and digitally added "Taylor" to the
box.
>
> My box for Taylor will probabaly feature the full lenth photo on
the right
> (I have a couple other choices though) on the back of the box.
>
> Here it is. Keep in mind my goal was not to make a totally accurate
Sideshow
> style Taylor figure in 8 inches. It was to make the figure as if
Mego did it
> in the early 1970's to catch a boys eye in the toy store or the
pages of a
> Sears or JC Pennys catalog.
>
> http://reboxyourmego.com/taylorsamplecs.jpg
>

Excellent work mike! The face is a great
likeness....the scowl is perfect! too bad you weren't
working at Mego then!

Tim

--- Mike R <mego73@...> wrote:

> I love the Mego Planet Of The Apes line and I even
> love the generic Mego
> Astronaut that was made to avoid paying more to use
> Charlton Heston's
> likeness for a Taylor figure.
>
> But Charlton Heston was one of the first actors I
> recognized and liked at an
> early age and I always wanted a POTA style Taylor as
> Mego would've done him
> in the early 1970's.
>
> So, when I found someone that had a Mego size Heston
> head, I did the rest.
>
> I believe the Taylor that Mego would've chosen to do
> would be clean shaven
> and in his Astronaut outfit. I believe they would've
> also used as many
> existing molds and clothing patterns as possible.
> Mego had leftover molds
> and patterns from thier GI Joe like effort Action
> Jackson and thier Barbie
> like effort Dinahmite.
>
> The guns with Ape figures were originally made for
> Action Jackson, as was
> the Treehouse playset. Zira's boots were originally
> made for Dinahmite
>
> The Generic Astronaut outfit is a recycled pattern
> from an Action Jackson
> outfit. I believe they would do the same for Taylor
> only make it in white
> fabric and put on sticker decoration. It wouldn't
> look exactly like Taylor's
> ANSA outfit would capture it in an impressionistic
> way (just like Dr.
> Zauis's outfit).
>
> I took a leftover Astronaut suit I had and after
> using color remover, bleech
> and finally white fabric paint, turned it white.
>
> The boots are also Action Jackson and are like the
> boots on Generic
> Astronaut except in white. The boots are original
> Action Jackson so they are
> kinda yellow with age. Might eventually replace them
> with white repro boots.
>
>
> I cobbled together graphics for stickers (ANSA
> logo/nametag, chest pocket
> zipper and US flag) and made a belt out of an
> oirginal Action Jackson belt
> buckle and white band elastic. The Apes/AJ riffle
> finishes him off.
>
> I primed the resin head a couple times to insure
> smoothness and painted it
> to look as much like a 1970's vinyl head as
> possible.
>
> I can repro all the Ape boxes and had an Astronaut
> repro box on hand. I will
> eventually make a box for Taylor but in the meantime
> for the photo I put him
> in the Generic Astronaut box and digitally added
> "Taylor" to the box.
>
> My box for Taylor will probabaly feature the full
> lenth photo on the right
> (I have a couple other choices though) on the back
> of the box.
>
> Here it is. Keep in mind my goal was not to make a
> totally accurate Sideshow
> style Taylor figure in 8 inches. It was to make the
> figure as if Mego did it
> in the early 1970's to catch a boys eye in the toy
> store or the pages of a
> Sears or JC Pennys catalog.
>
> http://reboxyourmego.com/taylorsamplecs.jpg
>
>
>
>
>

Like tim & others I'll will buy both sets, keep the old ones for
display, as I also collect all things ape. I'm not a fan of the ape
head packaging, but I feel the need to support any ape endeavor that
fox offers.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
> So, just who here plans on getting the new APES DVDs on March 28th,
whether
> it be the Ultimate Edition, or the Legacy set, or just the
individual movies?
>
> If you are getting the new DVDs what do you plan on doing with the
old ones?
> I've been thinking I should donate mine to my local branch of the
public
> library. The library lends out DVDs now and I've noticed they have
none of the
> APES films, but I wonder if there's any reason I should keep them?
I don't like
> the packaging, hate the Statue of Liberty spoiler cover, and don't
care for
> the menus, plus they have no extras. Might as well kiss 'em good-
bye.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> -- Rory
>

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In a message dated 3/3/2006 11:16:23 P.M. Central Standard Time, drhasslein@... writes:

but I feel the need to support any ape endeavor that
fox offers.

 

Noooo...That's just what they want yo to do.

 

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THEN HOW ELSE (OTHER THAN ALLOWING TIME TO PASS)DO WE HELP REVIVE
A "DEAD(THANK YOU TIM BURTON)" FRANCHISE?

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, LordTZer0@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 3/3/2006 11:16:23 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> drhasslein@... writes:
>
> but I feel the need to support any ape endeavor that
> fox offers.
>
>
>
>
> Noooo...That's just what they want yo to do.
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Mike R" <mego73@...> wrote:

>Keep in mind my goal was not to make a totally accurate Sideshow
> style Taylor figure in 8 inches. It was to make the figure as if

Mego did it

> in the early 1970's to catch a boys eye in the toy store or the

pages of a

> Sears or JC Pennys catalog.

Excelent work, Mike. You achieved your aim 100% and this is another
example of how the craftmanship and creativity of the APES franchise
continues to inspire others to be creative. A celebration of the love
for a movie in its purest form!

We salute you.
Dave B

> In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@ wrote:
> >
> > So, just who here plans on getting the new APES DVDs on March

28th, whether it be the Ultimate Edition, or the Legacy set, or just
the individual movies?

>In pota@yahoogroups.com, "drhasslein" <drhasslein@...> wrote:

> I'm not a fan of the ape head packaging.

I've been waiting to see what the UK region 2 version is going to be
selling for and if it indeed does include the 'Return' discs and
extended 'Battle'. I've read conflicting reports and await some
definite proof.

In any case, neither of those are reason alone to part with my wallet
salad, because the fan produced discs I have are excellent. What they
may lack in pristine, digital-quality, is more than compensated for by
what they represent. A fan-produced, labour of love.

I actually quite like the ape head packaging. It's a little funky but
there IS a lot of Roddy in there. Again I'm waiting to see and to find
out what it's made of. If it's vac-formed, eggshell thin, plastic I
don't know if I'll bother with it but if it's something more
substantial then I probably will.

As for my old discs I generally part-exchange for new stuff at a local
store.

Dave B

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In a message dated 3/4/2006 2:28:44 A.M. Central Standard Time, drhasslein@... writes:

THEN HOW ELSE (OTHER THAN ALLOWING TIME TO PASS)DO WE HELP REVIVE
A "DEAD(THANK YOU TIM BURTON)" FRANCHISE?

 

Rewrite it!  These comics are a good start too.

Show them how it should be.  I noticed now that

Neil is doing his Bounty Hunter comic, he's much

more prolific.  But I'm working on the Young Dr. Zira.

now. He might get round to some of that.  But If

anyone has an Idea for the new comics, write it. 

We'll show those  bastards at Fox just how good it

can be!  If I read POTA2K1 as a comic, I'd wrap fish

with it or line bird cages, or litter boxes with it, or

something like that!  As a story, it's just plain weak.

 

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Well, I'm a bit late but I finally collected my second issue.

My only complaint, and this goes for all comics, is that I find the
format very frustrating. Just as you are getting into the story it
ends and you have to wait another 4-6 weeks for the next part. This is
even more evident with 'Revolution' because the headline story is only
half of the actual book.

In both issues so far I've actually preferred the back up story but
the real test is yet to come. That will be when we have all six issues
and can read 'Revolution' from start to finish.

Still, I'm totally hooked. It's far better than I expected or could
have hoped for. The main story is progressing nicely and the new
elements being introduced are logical and thought-provoking. It's
great to see this franchise being handled so well by the Pro's and
having an end product that we can enjoy and not just tolerate. Is
there any word from the producers if this liscense has any life beyond
this six issue series? I sure hope so.

So, let the speculation begin... What is 'Churchdoor'?

St Paul's cathederal? Alpha Omega?

Dave B

.html.htmlIn a message dated 3/4/06 3:28:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, drhasslein@... writes:

THEN HOW ELSE (OTHER THAN ALLOWING TIME TO PASS)DO WE HELP REVIVE
A "DEAD(THANK YOU TIM BURTON)" FRANCHISE?

This is a serious dilemma.  I want to buy the Ultimate Edition and support whatever Fox wants to sell me, if only to encourage them to put out more, but there's just too much about this thing I don't want.  You're primarily paying for that Caesar head, which from what I see in the photos has problems.  I'm just don't think it's something I'll want to look at much, if at all!  Why pay all that money for something that will just go back in the box, then into the closet forever?  I already have displayed in my little apartment the Sideshow Lawgiver, several of the Sideshow 12" figures, several of the Medicoms, two models of the Icarus, three posters from PLANET and one poster from BENEATH! Enough is enough already!

So, I encourage all those that can buy the Ultimate Edition to indeed buy it.  I hope it sells very well.  I will certainly be buying the cartoon series when it's made available separately, but I can't really see the sense in buying the TV series again just to get a few TV spots, and I'll be damned if I'll pay Fox two cents for that 2001 abomination again!  To hell with that!

So, there you go.  What can you do?

-- Rory<.html <.html

.html.htmlIn a message dated 3/4/06 4:40:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, smugster2000@... writes:

I actually quite like the ape head packaging. It's a little funky but
there IS a lot of Roddy in there. Again I'm waiting to see and to find
out what it's made of. If it's vac-formed, eggshell thin, plastic I
don't know if I'll bother with it but if it's something more
substantial then I probably will.

Well then, let's hope it turns out to be something you'll buy.

-- Rory<.html <.html

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--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:

> I already have displayed in my little apartment two
> models of the Icarus.

Which two? I'm guessing the Monsters In Motion and Skyhook versions.

Dave

.html.htmlIn a message dated 3/4/06 1:45:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, smugster2000@... writes:

Which two? I'm guessing the Monsters In Motion and Skyhook versions.

Dave

Yes, those are the two!  Pretty cool too.  Do you have them?

-- Rory<.html <.html

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In a message dated 3/4/2006 7:07:25 A.M. Central Standard Time, Haristas@... writes:

I'm just don't think it's something I'll want to look at much, if at all!  Why pay all that money for something that will just go back in the box, then into the closet forever? 

 

Exactly.  Let's face it . . . It looks like crap!

I seriously doubt that five or ten years from

now you'll get anything for it on eBay.  I

dunno, maybe a completist who missed

it the first time around, but that's a long

shot.  I'm much rather have that Japanese

Icarus.  A much better looking boxed set.

 

 

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I know opinion is fairly mixed about the look of the Ape head, but it
looks pretty cool in the current Previews.I can remember when the Cylon
head thing came out for Battlestar and I thought it looked so superb,
even though I'm not a fan.It left me wishing WE could have something
similar.It would have been nice to have a choice--say a Mendez XXVI
whose face you could peel off, depending on your mood!John, Scrolls.

The July issue of Starlog, #347, is listed in Previews as having a
feature on Ron Harper, referring to Apes, so it may be worth looking
out for in the US--not sure it's distributed in the UK, anybody know?
Apes seems to be rumbling again, what with the TV Series soundtrack,
new comic, Ultimate Collection etc.I hope the franchise is coming back
to life--I don't want to go cold turkey again like I did in the
eighties! John, Scrolls.

I have two of the Skyhook version, a cracking little kit that
practically builds and paints itself. The Monsters in Motion version
has always been too expensive to import and the only ones I've ever
seen, here in the UK, were shoddy. overpriced, re-casts. A company
called Wilco recently produced a third version that looks pretty
decent but, hey... how many do you need?

Dave



Someone else made another version fairly recently

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
> In a message dated 3/4/06 1:45:29 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> smugster2000@... writes:
>
>
> > Which two? I'm guessing the Monsters In Motion and Skyhook versions.
> >
> > Dave
> >
>
> Yes, those are the two! Pretty cool too. Do you have them?
>
> -- Rory
>

.html.htmlIn a message dated 3/4/06 2:31:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, LordTZer0@... writes:

Let's face it . . . It looks like crap!
I seriously doubt that five or ten years from
now you'll get anything for it on eBay.  I
dunno, maybe a completist who missed
it the first time around, but that's a long
shot.  I'm much rather have that Japanese
Icarus.  A much better looking boxed set.

If Sideshow hadn't already beat Fox to it, a Lawgiver statue would have been the thing.  The discs could have gone into his back or something.

-- Rory<.html <.html

.html.htmlIn a message dated 3/4/06 3:42:51 PM Eastern Standard Time, mail@... writes:

It would have been nice to have a choice--say a Mendez XXVI
whose face you could peel off, depending on your mood!John, Scrolls.

It's Planet of the Apes, John, not Planet of the Mutants!

AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

-- Rory<.html <.html

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Dave B" <smugster2000@...> wrote:

>
> I have two of the Skyhook version, a cracking little kit that
> practically builds and paints itself.

Uh-oh, I'm replying to myself. That's the first sign of madness.

Rory, I've just uploaded to the files an image called 'dave's kits'.
It's actually half a dozen pics I've just taken, very hastily pasted
together, but it does the job. I have quite a few more ape inspired
kits spread around the house. eg, the 'escape-o-nauts'

Dave

>From: "drhasslein" <drhasslein@...>
>Subject: Re: March 28th
>THEN HOW ELSE (OTHER THAN ALLOWING TIME TO PASS)DO WE HELP REVIVE
>A "DEAD(THANK YOU TIM BURTON)" FRANCHISE?

Good question!

First, we turn off the caps lock. :)

Second, instead of buying everything that comes out, whether or not
we like it, we buy the stuff we do like, thereby encouraging the
powers that be to put out more like it. Buying everything, even the
things we think are crap, is a big mistake, as it gives them the
wrong impression about what we want. I personally have no intention
of buying the ape head, for example, because I already have
everything in it, and the head itself is a pretty useless item,
especially at such a high price -- and not all that well-sculpted in
the photo, I might add. Why give Fox the false impression that I
want more items like that? I don't -- I just want more Apes lore to
read, not more mediocre merchandising. Therefore...

Third, we recognize that the franchise is definitely not dead to
begin with. There's a fantastic comic in progress right now which,
according to my comics dealer, is selling quite well. Ty has told me
that they want to do more comics after Revolution ends, which is
fantastic news -- if it becomes either a weekly series or an ongoing
string of miniseries, and if it continues to sell well, then you can
bet there will be more apes stories down the line, in some medium or
another. That will make me happy, so I will continue to buy them,
sending Fox a message that they're doing it right.

Fourth, we maintain a proper historical perspective about POTA2K and
Tim Burton. I know a lot of people didn't like that film, but it
certainly did NOT kill the franchise -- by every measure, it revived
it. Thanks to that movie, we were given a comic series from Dark
Horse and four tie-in novels, all of which were far better than the
movie. A new series of action figures came out, as well as Kubricks
and other merchandise for the toy collectors. The TV series was
released on DVD, and now the animated series is coming out as well,
along with the extended version of Battle. And, though it's not
really to my liking, many might see the ape head as a cool thing to
add to their collection. And again, let's not forget the new comic
-- Revolution is the best thing to happen to POTA in years. Before
Burton's film came out, the POTA franchise truly was dead in the
water. After the Adventure Comics line ended in '92, the Apes
universe stayed dormant for nearly a decade. Whatever you might
think of the Burton film -- and there are valid points on both sides
of the fence as to its quality -- it DID re-awaken Fox's interest in
that universe. True, it didn't spawn a sequel, but that doesn't mean
it killed the franchise. Far from it -- chances are good that
without that film, we wouldn't have had the new comic, or seen both
TV series released on DVD, or gotten any of the other collectibles
that have been offered in the five years since the film's
release. Food for thought.

And finally, we stay vocal about our wishes. Let the folks at Fox
know what you like and don't like. Let them know the comic is great,
and that we want to see it continue. Write letters. Send
e-mails. Remind them of the success Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5,
Buffy and other titles have had as novel franchises, encouraging them
to commission some POTA novels. Write to Mr. Comics and ask them to
hire amazing talents like Dave Ballard and Neil Foster -- not as
replacements for the existing team, who are great and should keep
doing what they do, but for additional Apes stories. Urge them to
publish "Beware the Beast" professionally. It might not work given
the story's prior existence as an online fan comic, but there's no
better time than the present.

And most importantly, remain positive when telling them what you
want, instead of just bashing what's come before. If they don't
think you've gone bananas, they're more likely to think you have appeal.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, LordTZer0@... wrote:

> Rewrite it! These comics are a good start too.
> Show them how it should be. I noticed now that
> Neil is doing his Bounty Hunter comic, he's much
> more prolific.

LT, Sounds like a plan, but how do you suggest we present a story
idea?...I, for one, as a fair artist have neither the time nor talent
to draw the comic series that I have already scripted...Any ideas?...

> But I'm working on the Young Dr. Zira.
> now. He might get round to some of that.

Is it in story form?...Or script form?...I think this is a great
idea, but we need to go further, somehow...

> But If anyone has an Idea for the new comics, write it.
> We'll show those bastards at Fox just how good it
> can be!

I whole-heartedly agree...I'm being redundant, but, what do you
suggest we do with our stories to show them...

> If I read POTA2K1 as a comic, I'd wrap fish
> with it or line bird cages, or litter boxes with it, or
> something like that! As a story, it's just plain weak.

Personally, I wouldn't even lift a finger to line a litter-box with
it…"without orders signed in triplicate, sent in, sent back, queried,
lost, found, subjected to public enquiry, lost again, and finally
buried in soft peat for three months and recycled as firelighters…"

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Dave B" <smugster2000@...> wrote:

>
> So, let the speculation begin... What is 'Churchdoor'?
>
> St Paul's cathederal? Alpha Omega?
>
> Dave B
>

Oh, yes, definitely, IMHO...It's something to do with St. Patrick's
Cathedral and the Alpha - Omega bomb...Maybe we'll finally have
a "canon" explanation for the move from a silo to the church...

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:

>
> In a message dated 3/4/06 3:28:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> drhasslein@... writes:
>
>
> > THEN HOW ELSE (OTHER THAN ALLOWING TIME TO PASS)DO WE HELP REVIVE
> > A "DEAD(THANK YOU TIM BURTON)" FRANCHISE?
> >
>
> This is a serious dilemma. I want to buy the Ultimate Edition and

support

> whatever Fox wants to sell me, if only to encourage them to put out

more, but

> there's just too much about this thing I don't want. You're

primarily paying

> for that Caesar head, which from what I see in the photos has

problems. I'm

> just don't think it's something I'll want to look at much, if at

all! Why pay

> all that money for something that will just go back in the box,

then into the

> closet forever? I already have displayed in my little apartment

the Sideshow

> Lawgiver, several of the Sideshow 12" figures, several of the

Medicoms, two

> models of the Icarus, three posters from PLANET and one poster from

BENEATH!

> Enough is enough already!
>
> So, I encourage all those that can buy the Ultimate Edition to

indeed buy it.

> I hope it sells very well. I will certainly be buying the cartoon

series

> when it's made available separately, but I can't really see the

sense in buying

> the TV series again just to get a few TV spots, and I'll be damned

if I'll pay

> Fox two cents for that 2001 abomination again! To hell with that!
>
> So, there you go. What can you do?
>
> -- Rory

Time to get a bigger apartment?...=)

G

>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "shanter2002" <mail@...> wrote:

>
> I know opinion is fairly mixed about the look of the Ape head, but it
> looks pretty cool in the current Previews.I can remember when the

Cylon

> head thing came out for Battlestar and I thought it looked so superb,
> even though I'm not a fan.It left me wishing WE could have something
> similar.It would have been nice to have a choice--say a Mendez XXVI
> whose face you could peel off, depending on your mood!John, Scrolls.
>

Rory's posts got me thinking they should have made an Icarus box!...

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:

>
> In a message dated 3/4/06 3:42:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> mail@... writes:
>
>
> > It would have been nice to have a choice--say a Mendez XXVI
> > whose face you could peel off, depending on your mood!John,

Scrolls.

> >
>
> It's Planet of the Apes, John, not Planet of the Mutants!
>
> AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
>
> -- Rory
>

Come on now, Rory..."All Things Bright and Beautiful", remember?...=)
I still think an Icarus box would have been kuel...

G

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In a message dated 3/4/2006 3:13:33 P.M. Central Standard Time, Haristas@... writes:

If Sideshow hadn't already beat Fox to it, a Lawgiver statue would have been the thing.  The discs could have gone into his back or something.

-- Rory

 

Now that's something I would definitely consider at the same price.

Why the hell didn't they think of that!  They wouldn't have had to

put that cheap crepe hair on it.  They never ask us what we

want.  I used to think they had spies on the groups, but

that'd be giving them way too much credit.  Fox do

something for the fans?  No, spoiler covers and

bad ape heads is all we rate with them. I can

hear 'em now... "Those ingrates!  We gave

them that Tim Burton and an ape head!

Why aren't they giving us all of their

money? ... The little Bastards!"

Their marketing must be full of

retards or something.   "No,

we like that really bad idea

instead, it's much better

than those fan's ideas.

They gotta love this,

because it sucks!"

 

 

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Reminder from the Calendar of pota James Sikking's�Birthday Sunday March 5, 2006 All Day This event repeats every year.

Copyright ©  2006  Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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In a message dated 3/4/2006 9:22:02 P.M. Central Standard Time,
HotScheetz@... writes:

Is it in story form?...Or script form?...I think this is a great
idea, but we need to go further, somehow...

> But If anyone has an Idea for the new comics, write it.
> We'll show those bastards at Fox just how good it
> can be!

I whole-heartedly agree...I'm being redundant, but, what do you
suggest we do with our stories to show them...






It's in script form, though a bit more melodramatic since it's
for a comic. But since you're a fair artist I suggest you
do some storyboards. It's the same for film. Anyone
can draw a storyboard. It can even be stick figures.
As long as it gets the idea a cross. I'm not a very
good artist when it comes to photo-realism, but
here's a storyboard for Young Doctor Zira. It's
quick and crappy, but it conveys the idea.

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/YDZ.jpg

.html.htmlIn a message dated 3/4/06 11:40:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, LordTZer0@... writes:

I used to think they had spies on the groups

This makes me laugh.  I sense this mentality all the time, most especially from the moderators, who seem to me to be on some kind of remote control social power trip, and think these Yahoo groups are actually important and make a difference.  Please, take up something really constructive, like knitting socks for the homeless or something, and get real!

There's so much crap on the web, who can really take it all in?  I very much doubt that anything being posted in Yahoo or other Internet groups makes much if any impression on anyone in the studio's home video companies.  It's all just another VERY SMALL part of the tremendous wall of noise that comes at us everyday from all the media.

Look, if they were really interested in giving us what we want, they'd give us anything and everything they wanted to sell us -- for like a nickel!  At that price why would we complain?

-- Rory<.html <.html

.html.htmlJames Sikking's birthday, James?!!!!

JAMES SIKKING'S BIRTHDAY???????????!!!!!!!!!!

This guy was in ESCAPE for all of about three seconds!!!!

Hey!  Let's find out who it was that swept the stage after filming was over for the day and wish them a damn happy birthday!

How about, "Happy Birthday, Gaffer #3"?

Holy Shit!

-- Rory<.html<.html

Rory, my personal view is that a fan of a franchise should try to
support that franchise.I love Apes.I will do my best to buy Apes
merchandise because it brightens my life to see the franchise still
vibrant.It makes me feel good, as a fan, to support it.It's my choice,
I choose to buy these things.I have no choice with taxes, so I am
entitled to bitch about the government.I have a choice with Apes--if I
don't like it, I don't buy it, I can walk away. One of the very real
joys of Apes, for me, has been the Internet and the Groups.I was a late
starter but the web has enhanced my fun and joy with Apes beyond my
imagination.I love it! The only downer is the negativity that some
people feel they have to constantly share, putting down products
and,rather than supporting Apes, coming across as not actually enjoying
much about Apes at the moment.Apes is a fun thing, a great escape from
the crap that life throws at us.Let's enjoy it a bit? John, Scrolls.

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>From: "drhasslein" <drhasslein@...>
>Subject: Re: March 28th
>THEN HOW ELSE (OTHER THAN ALLOWING TIME TO PASS)DO WE HELP REVIVE
>A "DEAD(THANK YOU TIM BURTON)" FRANCHISE?


Good question!

First, we turn off the caps lock.  :)

Second, instead of buying everything that comes out, whether or not
we like it, we buy the stuff we do like, thereby encouraging the
powers that be to put out more like it.  Buying everything, even the
things we think are crap, is a big mistake, as it gives them the
wrong impression about what we want.  I personally have no intention
of buying the ape head, for example, because I already have
everything in it, and the head itself is a pretty useless item,
especially at such a high price -- and not all that well-sculpted in
the photo, I might add.  Why give Fox the false impression that I
want more items like that?  I don't -- I just want more Apes lore to
read, not more mediocre merchandising.  Therefore...

Third, we recognize that the franchise is definitely not dead to
begin with.  There's a fantastic comic in progress right now which,
according to my comics dealer, is selling quite well.  Ty has told me
that they want to do more comics after Revolution ends, which is
fantastic news -- if it becomes either a weekly series or an ongoing
string of miniseries, and if it continues to sell well, then you can
bet there will be more apes stories down the line, in some medium or
another.  That will make me happy, so I will continue to buy them,
sending Fox a message that they're doing it right.

Fourth, we maintain a proper historical perspective about POTA2K and
Tim Burton.  I know a lot of people didn't like that film, but it
certainly did NOT kill the franchise -- by every measure, it revived
it.  Thanks to that movie, we were given a comic series from Dark
Horse and four tie-in novels, all of which were far better than the
movie.  A new series of action figures came out, as well as Kubricks
and other merchandise for the toy collectors.  The TV series was
released on DVD, and now the animated series is coming out as well,
along with the extended version of Battle.  And, though it's not
really to my liking, many might see the ape head as a cool thing to
add to their collection.  And again, let's not forget the new comic
-- Revolution is the best thing to happen to POTA in years.  Before
Burton's film came out, the POTA franchise truly was dead in the
water.  After the Adventure Comics line ended in '92, the Apes
universe stayed dormant for nearly a decade.  Whatever you might
think of the Burton film -- and there are valid points on both sides
of the fence as to its quality -- it DID re-awaken Fox's interest in
that universe.  True, it didn't spawn a sequel, but that doesn't mean
it killed the franchise.  Far from it -- chances are good that
without that film, we wouldn't have had the new comic, or seen both
TV series released on DVD, or gotten any of the other collectibles
that have been offered in the five years since the film's
release.  Food for thought.

And finally, we stay vocal about our wishes.  Let the folks at Fox
know what you like and don't like.  Let them know the comic is great,
and that we want to see it continue.  Write letters.  Send
e-mails.  Remind them of the success Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon 5,
Buffy and other titles have had as novel franchises, encouraging them
to commission some POTA novels.  Write to Mr. Comics and ask them to
hire amazing talents like Dave Ballard and Neil Foster -- not as
replacements for the existing team, who are great and should keep
doing what they do, but for additional Apes stories.  Urge them to
publish "Beware the Beast" professionally.  It might not work given
the story's prior existence as an online fan comic, but there's no
better time than the present.

And most importantly, remain positive when telling them what you
want, instead of just bashing what's come before.  If they don't
think you've gone bananas, they're more likely to think you have appeal.

 

  Great post,Rich. I especially agree with having more pota novels. My dream is to walk into the sci-fic section of Borders or Barnes and Noble and see a whole row of pota novels written by fans. Elaine

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.html.htmlIn a message dated 3/5/06 10:01:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, mail@... writes:

The only downer is the negativity that some
people feel they have to constantly share, putting down products
and,rather than supporting Apes, coming across as not actually enjoying
much about Apes at the moment.Apes is a fun thing, a great escape from
the crap that life throws at us.Let's enjoy it a bit? John, Scrolls.

Yeah, the negativity can get pretty bad, but I also find it bad when there's an attitude of "it's all good" and someone is like a Pollyanna.  That gets tiring real fast too.

For me "All Apes are not equal."  The first movie is my favorite film, I love it, I think it's great, but I'm intelligent and honest enough to know it has its flaws and what they are.  I can discuss and dissect its flaws without ever forgetting what I love about.  Same thing with all the rest of APES.  Some things I like, but mostly I'm not into the sequels and beyond anywhere near who much I'm into the original movie, and when you get down to the 2001 remake -- I'm not there at all!

Oh, by the way, there were two things I watched about Tim Burton this morning on TV -- because he's been nominated for an Oscar -- and neither profile mentioned POTA2001, not even when they brought up Helena "What's-her-face" and the films they've done together.  So even the people that made that turd remake don't want to be reminded of it!

I wish every APES fan would forget the Burton film too!

-- Rory<.html <.html

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.html.htmlHere's something (attached article) I found in my desk the other day.  I clipped it out of a TV Guide a few years ago.  Check it out because I'll be you never knew Maurice Evans was once a sex symbol!

-- Rory<.html<.html

The birthdays of all people named James should always be celebrated.

James;-)

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
> James Sikking's birthday, James?!!!!
>
>
> -- Rory
>

I really feel I must step up here and defend the honor of the
moderators. And I think I can safely speak for Glen, Mark and David
in that we've never pretended to that we or this group is anything
more important than what can be seen at face value. We are here
simply to celebrate our love of POTA and have fun.
We did support the Battle petition but that was an effort of several
groups & POTA sites and it did elicit a response from FOX management
which was a victory in itself.
However, I don't think that any of the moderators in this group (and
I can only speak for this group) has ever claimed that what goes on
in this group is anything more than a bunch of POTA fans discussing
their favorite subject.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
> This makes me laugh. I sense this mentality all the time, most
especially
> from the moderators, who seem to me to be on some kind of remote
control social
> power trip, and think these Yahoo groups are actually important
and make a
> difference. Please, take up something really constructive, like
knitting socks
> for the homeless or something, and get real!

Thanks Rory.

http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/MauriceEvansSexSymbol.jpg

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
> Here's something (attached article) I found in my desk the other
day. I
> clipped it out of a TV Guide a few years ago. Check it out because
I'll be you
> never knew Maurice Evans was once a sex symbol!
>
> -- Rory
>

Hi people i need some help
can someone answer me these questions

1 when Taylor arrives the year is 3976 right, but when Brent arrives
it's 3955? why the difference

2 In the book of Battle of the planet of the apes it mentions the
doomsday bomb, Kolp tells the woman to look after it when he goes to
attack the city, in the film he makes some remark to her just as
they are going to attack the city- maybe this is what was cut from
the film too, but why.

3 The city in Conquest is it supposed to be New York?

4 Why didn't Taylor realise he was on earth when he picked up
the 'Human' speaking doll in the cave?

Lastly
In Escape they mention Taylor's ship being destroyed in the
atmosphere? but why didn't they mention it anymore...

Well, I do the ape boxes for $17.

I could do the figure for someone else as well. But I'm not sure of the
final price since it would require me getting a good Astronaut suit, Mego
body and Mego metal belt buckle (or a repro which may be available) and
white AJ boots. The head is a resin head cast available from a dealer that's
no problem.

It would be the price of materials plus the labor(most of all the take the
color out of and paint the Astronaut suit) and finishing the head (sanding,
putty filling if nessesary, priming and painting).

If anyone's really interested in me making one for them, email me and we'll
work out something.

Best,
Mike

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "hotscheetz" <HotScheetz@...> wrote:
>
>Mike,
>
>Looks great!...BTW, what do you charge to do something like this?...
>
>G
>

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>>So, let the speculation begin... What is

'Churchdoor'?
 
St Paul's cathedral? Alpha Omega? << <.html

While perusing through a Borders Books & Music last night, I came across
the latest issues of Starlog (April 2006) that features an interview with
Eric Braden. He talks about ESCAPE a little bit, but there's a lot more
on COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT. By the way, when the hell did Starlog go
up to 8 buck a pop?

I also received the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly in the mail
yesterday (#867, March 10, 2006 with The Sopranos on the cover) and one
of the articles featured inside is 'The 25 worst sequels of all time'.
Aside from such genre films as Star Trek V, Batman & Robin, and The
Phantom Menace, anyone care to guess which soon-to-be-
released-in-an-expanded-DVD-edition, 1973 "final chapter" made the list?
Yet, neither Superman III or IV was mentioned. Go figure...


Chris L

First,may I remind Rich that the release of the Tim Burton movie
(which I pretty much despised) fortunately did make possible the
publication of the book PLANET OF THE APES REVISITED,which sat in
limbo for
years without publishers interest,and which I co-authored.Because of
the Buton/Apes hubub,the greedy publsihers figured they could jump
on the back of the movie publicity.Fortunately,though,it made it
possible for us to finally get the thing published,so that is the
extent of my regard for the remakes' existence.

Regarding the continued "should I or shouldn't I" squabble over
purchasing the costly new "ultimate" Ape-head set...it is a
difficult
choice for many I think because,frankly,the only elements to
recommend it
are two; anamorphic transfers and animated series.Personally,I know
of no one salivating for the animated series,although there are
several out there I'm sure.

This release is simply
FOX tempting the
loyal APES completist to re-purchase alot of material they already
own.(Why were the last transfers in the 2000 box set not
anomorphic)? On the flip side,we as fans would like to support APES
releases
as incentive and encouragment for future released product.So it is a
double edged sword.On one hand,we want to support the APES item,on
the other hand,we DON'T want to cast our "vote" for a shoddy product
that we really aren't crazy about (like the Hasbro figures of
several years ago).

I think the concept of a mega-ape set is good,but why none of the
extras that would truly make it a must-own purchase instead of a
pretty
dubious rehash? Extended still gallery,unedited full-length
interviews that were done with cast members for the AMC BEHIND
documentary.More of Roddy's home movies (There ARE more!),etc. would
have tipped the scales for folks like myself whi STILL aren't
certain if it's a good idea.

Perhaps because Fox is holding off on that material and 5 or 10
years from now there will yet
ANOTHER "ultimate" set---mark my words.

Joe Russo

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, LordTZer0@... wrote:

> In a message dated 3/4/2006 9:22:02 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> HotScheetz@... writes:
>
> Is it in story form?...Or script form?...I think this is a great
> idea, but we need to go further, somehow...
>
> > But If anyone has an Idea for the new comics, write it.
> > We'll show those bastards at Fox just how good it
> > can be!
>
> I whole-heartedly agree...I'm being redundant, but, what do you
> suggest we do with our stories to show them...
>
> It's in script form, though a bit more melodramatic since it's
> for a comic. But since you're a fair artist I suggest you
> do some storyboards. It's the same for film. Anyone
> can draw a storyboard. It can even be stick figures.
> As long as it gets the idea a cross. I'm not a very
> good artist when it comes to photo-realism, but
> here's a storyboard for Young Doctor Zira. It's
> quick and crappy, but it conveys the idea.
>
> http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/files/YDZ.jpg
>

That sounds like a good idea...Then what?...Do you have any
plans/connections for your Zira story?...

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "shanter2002" <mail@...> wrote:

>

The only downer is the negativity that some

> people feel they have to constantly share, putting down products
> and,rather than supporting Apes, coming across as not actually

enjoying

> much about Apes at the moment.Apes is a fun thing, a great escape

from

> the crap that life throws at us.Let's enjoy it a bit? John, Scrolls.
>

I heartily agree, John...Let's have more fun, less bum...=)

G

I couldn't have said it better myself, James, and I wholeheartedly
agree...I have never thought of our site, or anyone else's I have
been a member of for that matter, as anything more than a fan-group
trying to have a good time with friends and associates, rather than
alone...

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "James" <JamesA1102@...> wrote:
>
> I really feel I must step up here and defend the honor of the
> moderators. And I think I can safely speak for Glen, Mark and David
> in that we've never pretended to that we or this group is anything
> more important than what can be seen at face value. We are here
> simply to celebrate our love of POTA and have fun.
> We did support the Battle petition but that was an effort of
several
> groups & POTA sites and it did elicit a response from FOX
management
> which was a victory in itself.
> However, I don't think that any of the moderators in this group
(and
> I can only speak for this group) has ever claimed that what goes on
> in this group is anything more than a bunch of POTA fans discussing
> their favorite subject.
>
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@ wrote:
> >
> > This makes me laugh. I sense this mentality all the time, most
> especially
> > from the moderators, who seem to me to be on some kind of remote
> control social
> > power trip, and think these Yahoo groups are actually important
> and make a
> > difference. Please, take up something really constructive, like
> knitting socks
> > for the homeless or something, and get real!
>

Very appropriate...Thanks, James...

G

Well done Chris,you spotted my deliberate error. You win a bag of
chips wrapped in newspaper.

Dave

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Chris Lawless <lawford42@...> wrote:
>
> "Dave B" <smugster2000@...> wrote:
>
> >>So, let the speculation begin... What is 'Churchdoor'?
>
> St Paul's cathedral? Alpha Omega? <<
>
>
> **cough cough** St. Patrick's Cathedral ahem ahem, clearing of throat...
>
>
> Chris L. :-)
>

King Kong was a triple winner, nabbing the awards for
Best Visual Effects, Sound Mixing and Sound Editing.

Tim

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In a message dated 3/5/2006 5:02:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, HotScheetz@... writes:

That sounds like a good idea...Then what?...Do you have any
plans/connections for your Zira story?...

 

I'm trying to get Neil to draw it, but he's been doing his gorilla bounty hunter

It's much more action packed than my speculations on the origins of Zira

and Cornelius.  But I sent the storyboard along to him anyway.  No one

draws Apes like he does.  Way better than the comic from the 70's.

If you've read Within The POTA, or Beware The Beast you know it's true.

 

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Scream Blacula Scream?

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Chris Lawless <lawford42@...> wrote:

anyone care to guess which
soon-to-be-released-in-an-expanded-DVD-edition, 1973 "final chapter"
made the list?

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <rkid67@...> wrote:

>
> Scream Blacula Scream?--WOW! Mark, when you lower the bar, you don't

mess about.Hmmmm... there's some astonishing shite to pick from, and
I'm trying to walk a fine line so as not to accidentally pick Alan's
favourite ever movie, but, if pushed, Exorcist II is a master class in
crap.I haven't seen the Wild Geese 2 yet, so judgement is
provisional.The first two thirds of Return of the Jedi are as bad as it
gets too( or rather, as bad as it got until the prequels--I'm assuming
prequels don't count!).John.

Trying to stay more topical -- what about that gem, "King Kong
Lives"?...=)

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "shanter2002" <mail@...> wrote:
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <rkid67@> wrote:
> >
> > Scream Blacula Scream?--WOW! Mark, when you lower the bar, you
don't
> mess about.Hmmmm... there's some astonishing shite to pick from,
and
> I'm trying to walk a fine line so as not to accidentally pick
Alan's
> favourite ever movie, but, if pushed, Exorcist II is a master class
in
> crap.I haven't seen the Wild Geese 2 yet, so judgement is
> provisional.The first two thirds of Return of the Jedi are as bad
as it
> gets too( or rather, as bad as it got until the prequels--I'm
assuming
> prequels don't count!).John.
>

Trying to stay more topical -- what about that gem, "King Kong
Lives"?...=)

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "shanter2002" <mail@...> wrote:
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <rkid67@> wrote:
> >
> > Scream Blacula Scream?--WOW! Mark, when you lower the bar, you
don't
> mess about.Hmmmm... there's some astonishing shite to pick from,
and
> I'm trying to walk a fine line so as not to accidentally pick
Alan's
> favourite ever movie, but, if pushed, Exorcist II is a master class
in
> crap.I haven't seen the Wild Geese 2 yet, so judgement is
> provisional.The first two thirds of Return of the Jedi are as bad
as it
> gets too( or rather, as bad as it got until the prequels--I'm
assuming
> prequels don't count!).John.
>

Learn more about pitbulls at the official Free Pitbulls, Inc. website:

http://home.earthlink.net/~thepittbull/

 

 

go vegetarian!

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"shanter2002" <mail@...>

> Subject: Re: magazines
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <rkid67@...>

wrote:

> >
> > Scream Blacula Scream?--WOW! Mark, when you

lower the bar, you don't

> mess about.Hmmmm... there's some astonishing

shite to pick from, and

> I'm trying to walk a fine line so as not to

accidentally pick Alan's

> favourite ever movie, but, if pushed, Exorcist

II is a master class in

> crap.

Worst sequel ever would have to be BATMAN & ROBIN,
closely followed by SUPERMAN III. It will probably
surprise nobody however to learn that I do own
SCREAM, BLACULA, SCREAM on DVD. Superior to the
original in many ways.

Alan

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Reminder from the Calendar of pota Booth Colman's Birthday� � Wednesday March 8, 2006 All Day This event repeats every year.

Copyright ©  2006  Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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I hope Rory finds Booth's birthday worthy of celebration since both
the Yahoo home page pic and sound are in Booth's honor.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, pota@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> Reminder from the Calendar of pota
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/cal
>
> Booth Colman's Birthday
> Wednesday March 8, 2006
> All Day
> (This event repeats every year.)
>
> Set up birthday reminders!
> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/cal_us/rem/?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/cal?v=9&evt_type=13
>
> Copyright 2006 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.
> http://www.yahoo.com
>
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> http://privacy.yahoo.com/
>
> Terms of Service:
>
>

So action packed Greg that we in the UK actually had more panels in our
version of Conquest than you did in the States. It seems the UK comic
had first pick and use of the art, which sometimes was trimmed for the
US mag.Rob Kirby did an article on this in vol 3 of the collected Comic
Book Artist.It wasn't all good news, though---there was a whole page of
Battle we never saw over here, and which came as a pleasant surprise
when I stumbled across it in the US mag years later. Happy days!
John,Scrolls.

>

On the subject of bad sequels, possibly the worst ever was George
Senior's sequel, George W, in that awful Bush family serial 'Honey I
shrunk the Brain'.John, Scrolls.

You can't shrink what you don't have...

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "shanter2002" <mail@...> wrote:
>
> On the subject of bad sequels, possibly the worst ever was George
> Senior's sequel, George W, in that awful Bush family serial 'Honey I
> shrunk the Brain'.John, Scrolls.
>

> So action packed Greg that we in the UK actually had more panels in our
> version of Conquest than you did in the States. It seems the UK comic
> had first pick and use of the art, which sometimes was trimmed for the
> US mag.Rob Kirby did an article on this in vol 3 of the collected Comic
> Book Artist.It wasn't all good news, though---there was a whole page of
> Battle we never saw over here, and which came as a pleasant surprise
> when I stumbled across it in the US mag years later. Happy days!
> John,Scrolls.

So clearly after the UK run is finished, Greg will have to go through
all of the U.S. and U.K. magazines and piece together "The Complete
Marvel PotA Comics Art" panel by panel....

8-)

Hunter

From: "hotscheetz" <HotScheetz@...>
Trying to stay more topical -- what about that gem, "King Kong
Lives"?...=)


Oh, yeah! Great freakin' film...not.

Of course, nothing beats "King Kong Escapes," the sequel to "Kimg Kong Vs.
Godzilla," both of which are now out on
DVD.



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Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:18:49 -0600 (CST)
From: Hunter Goatley <goathunter@...>
Subject: Re: Re: Marvel UK issue 73

> So action packed Greg that we in the UK actually had more panels in our
> version of Conquest than you did in the States. It seems the UK comic
> had first pick and use of the art, which sometimes was trimmed for the
> US mag.Rob Kirby did an article on this in vol 3 of the collected Comic
> Book Artist.It wasn't all good news, though---there was a whole page of
> Battle we never saw over here, and which came as a pleasant surprise
> when I stumbled across it in the US mag years later. Happy days!
> John,Scrolls.

So clearly after the UK run is finished, Greg will have to go through
all of the U.S. and U.K. magazines and piece together "The Complete
Marvel PotA Comics Art" panel by panel....



I think Greg just feinted.



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In a message dated 3/8/2006 5:44:28 A.M. Central Standard Time, JamesA1102@... writes:

I hope Rory finds Booth's birthday worthy of celebration since both
the Yahoo home page pic and sound are in Booth's honor.

 

And it's the same day as Eddie G's makeup test in '66.

 

 

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Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the
pota group:

Top half: If you could live in the Planet of the Apes universe, which installment would you want to live in? Bottom half: What would you want to be?

o Planet of the Apes '68
o Beneath the Planet of the Apes
o Escape from the Planet of the Apes
o Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
o Battle for the Planet of the Apes
o Planet of the Apes TV
o Return to the Planet of the Apes
o Planet of the Apes '01
o I would be an orangutan
o I would be a chimpanzee
o I would be a gorilla
o I would be a human
o I would be a mutant


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/surveys?id=2162651

Note: Please do not reply to this message. Poll votes are
not collected via email. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups
web site listed above.

Thanks!

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In a message dated 3/8/2006 5:56:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, pota@yahoogroups.com writes:

Top half: If you could live in the Planet of the Apes universe, which installment would you want to live in?  Bottom half: What would you want to be?

  o Planet of the Apes '68
  o Beneath the Planet of the Apes
  o Escape from the Planet of the Apes
  o Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
  o Battle for the Planet of the Apes
  o Planet of the Apes TV
  o Return to the Planet of the Apes
  o Planet of the Apes '01
  o I would be an orangutan
  o I would be a chimpanzee
  o I would be a gorilla
  o I would be a human
  o I would be a mutant


To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/surveys?id=2162651

Hey I voted to be a gorilla in the first Apes film. I'll bet (gorilla) chicks really dug them with their cool uniforms. weapons and those great boots!

Bruce

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I voted to be a gorilla in BTPOTA -- gorillas were more macho then...=)

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, stenosaurus@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 3/8/2006 5:56:44 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> pota@yahoogroups.com writes:
> Hey I voted to be a gorilla in the first Apes film. I'll bet
(gorilla)
> chicks really dug them with their cool uniforms. weapons and those
great boots!
> Bruce
>

Kass voted to be Fauna in 'The Deception'.

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In a message dated 3/8/2006 7:02:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, HotScheetz@... writes:

I voted to be a gorilla in BTPOTA -- gorillas were more macho then...=)

G

That's true-they stomped the protesters in that one. Mucho macho!

Bruce

 

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In a message dated 3/8/2006 6:02:23 P.M. Central Standard Time, HotScheetz@... writes:

I voted to be a gorilla in BTPOTA -- gorillas were more macho then...=)

 

Que es mas macho? 

Lloyd Bridges o Ricardo Montalban?

 

 

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Ricardo...Como no...

G

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, LordTZer0@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 3/8/2006 6:02:23 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> HotScheetz@... writes:
>
> I voted to be a gorilla in BTPOTA -- gorillas were more macho
then...=)
>
>
>
> Que es mas macho?
> Lloyd Bridges o Ricardo Montalban?
>

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In a message dated 3/8/2006 8:18:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, HotScheetz@... writes:

Ricardo...Como no...

 

Did you see SNL?

The answer was Lloyd Bridges . . . Lloyd Bridges.

 

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--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, LordTZer0@... wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 3/8/2006 8:18:43 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> HotScheetz@... writes:
>
> Ricardo...Como no...
>
> Did you see SNL?

No...

> The answer was Lloyd Bridges . . . Lloyd Bridges.

Oh...Oh...

G

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In a message dated 3/8/2006 9:50:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, HotScheetz@... writes:

> Did you see SNL?

No...

 

That was in a skit about a Mexican game show called

"Que Es Mas Macho?"

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--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, LordTZer0@... wrote:

>
>
> In a message dated 3/8/2006 9:50:12 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> HotScheetz@... writes:
>
> > Did you see SNL?
>
> No...
>
>
>
> That was in a skit about a Mexican game show called
> "Que Es Mas Macho?"
>

Oh...Classic SNL?...

G

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In a message dated 3/8/2006 11:17:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, HotScheetz@... writes:

Oh...Classic SNL?...

 

It wasn't when I saw it.

 

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In a message dated 3/8/2006 7:02:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, HotScheetz@... writes:

I voted to be a gorilla in BTPOTA -- gorillas were more macho then...=)

G

That's true-they stomped the protesters in that one. Mucho macho!

Bruce

 I voted to be a gorilla in the original movie. Elaine

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