>
> They just had a "commercial" in the Simpsons where Taylor and Nova

> horse along the beach and instead of the Statue of Liberty it's a

> Buzz Beer in the sand.
>
> Bruce
> **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out

> 5 Travel Deals!
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We use to have a Marketplace group for such transactions but had to close it down. For certain reason all such transactions have to be conducted offline.

But we would love to hear about your collection. If possible please post some pics too.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Todd Mcwilliams" <tbmac1@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there anywhere on the POTA Board (Files, etc) that has a place to list related items to trade or sell, such as model kits, etc? I have a couple of POTA built models to sell and wondered if anyone else has kits they want to trade or sell.
>
> Thanks - Todd
>

Hi Mel

Welcome aboard. I love to hear the thoughts of new fans who are discovering the POTA films for the first time. Please tell of your impressions of the films you've viewed so far when you get a chance.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, ChicagoMel <sgt_buck_frobisher@...> wrote:
>
> This is just a post to intro myself and say hi. I'm Melinda or Mel, from the Chicago area, 27yrs old. I've known about the franchise for like forever, but the interest just came on suddenly recently. I had been meaning to check the novel out from our little town library and finally did it and then had to get the movies on DVD from the bigger library I work at. I think it was bound to happen because I like dystopian and post-apocalyptic stories aynway as well as having an interest in 'furry' or animal characters. I'm very picky about what interests me and it's hard for me to find stories that draw me in.
>
> Thus far I'm only through the third film but Conquest is the one I've been waiting for the most, so I'm looking forward to it. (yes I think they should make a sixth film because there's still a gap between Battle and the original.
>
> Hey, can anyone just not get certain scenes out of their head? The Stewart-mummy scene, the 'you cut up his brain' scene, and that final narration from Beneath just won't go away lol. But then Beneath is creepy-ish anyway with the mutants.
>
> I know I'm going to be one of those ones dissecting the whole time-travel paradox thing and wanting to discuss it; it's intriguiging but hard to wrap one's mind around lol.
>
> The remake was on FX tonmight if anyone noticed. It seems they want back to the spirit of the ending of Boulle's novel for its ending. I haven't watched all of it yet but I taped it to watch later. (while I was watching Escape lol)
>
> Anyway, just wanted to say hi *waves*
>
> Mel
>

--- On Tue, 11/4/08, stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...> wrote:

> From: stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...>
> Subject: Re: [pota] Re: POTA on Simpsons
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 9:28 AM
> Yep this was a brand-new Simpson's Treehouse of Horror.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: knightangel314 <sgt_buck_frobisher@...>
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 10:11 pm
> Subject: [pota] Re: POTA on Simpsons
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- That's a different ep from the musical thing right?
> I can't get
> that out of my head now since watching the documentary lol
>
> Mel
>
> In pota@yahoogroups.com, stenosaurus@... wrote:
> >
> > They just had a "commercial" in the Simpsons
> where Taylor and Nova
> ride the
> > horse along the beach and instead of the Statue of
> Liberty it's a
> giant can of
> > Buzz Beer in the sand.
> >
> > Bruce
> > **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel.
> Check out
> Today's Hot
> > 5 Travel Deals!
> >
> (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?
> redir=http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001)
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

Welcome to the group Todd!

Please feel free to visit all the groups resources:

• The Group Website  - Original POTA One Sheets & Lobby Cards, Trailers & Rare Videos, Trading Cards and much, much more.
• POTA Locations  - The places where the POTA films were shot.
• Cornelius' Journal  - The Memoirs of Dr. Cornelius.
• Lessons from the Lawgiver – Words of wisdom from the Greatest Ape of All.
• The Art Gallery  - Works of POTA Art by our members.
• The Database Section  - POTA info ranging from Characters to Comics.
• The Photos Section  - POTA pics contributed by members.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "mcwilliamstodd" <tbmac1@...> wrote:
>
> Hi All, New Kid here (well older really)! LOL's!! Name is Todd. I've
> always had interest in the POTA movies since seeing the very first one
> in the theaters. My main interest is painting and weathering the ADDAR
> and Polar Lights model kits. Main interests are building model cars and
> trucks, Sci-Fi and figures. Pretty far-reaching interests. POTA is one
> of the many!
>
> Thanks - Todd
>

--- On Mon, 11/3/08, knightangel314 <sgt_buck_frobisher@...> wrote:

> From: knightangel314 <sgt_buck_frobisher@...>
> Subject: [pota] Re: POTA on Simpsons
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 5:11 PM
> --- That's a different ep from the musical thing right?
> I can't get
> that out of my head now since watching the documentary lol
>
> Mel
>
> In pota@yahoogroups.com, stenosaurus@... wrote:
> >
> > They just had a "commercial" in the Simpsons
> where Taylor and Nova
> ride the
> > horse along the beach and instead of the Statue of
> Liberty it's a
> giant can of
> > Buzz Beer in the sand.
> >
> > Bruce
> > **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel.
> Check out
> Today's Hot
> > 5 Travel Deals!
> >
> (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?
> redir=http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001)
> >
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

This episode of The Simpsons is available on HULU: http://www.hulu.com/watch/42066/the-simpsons-treehouse-of-horror-19?c=Animation-and-Cartoons#s-p1-so-i0.

The POTA spoof is about 9 minutes in.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, stenosaurus@... wrote:
>
> They just had a "commercial" in the Simpsons where Taylor and Nova ride the
> horse along the beach and instead of the Statue of Liberty it's a giant can of
> Buzz Beer in the sand.
>
> Bruce
> **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot
> 5 Travel Deals!
> (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?redir=http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001)
>

--- On Tue, 11/4/08, stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...> wrote:

> From: stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...>
> Subject: Re: [pota] Re: POTA on Simpsons
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 9:28 AM
> Yep this was a brand-new Simpson's Treehouse of Horror.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: knightangel314 <sgt_buck_frobisher@...>
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 10:11 pm
> Subject: [pota] Re: POTA on Simpsons
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --- That's a different ep from the musical thing right?
> I can't get
> that out of my head now since watching the documentary lol
>
> Mel
>
> In pota@yahoogroups.com, stenosaurus@... wrote:
> >
> > They just had a "commercial" in the Simpsons
> where Taylor and Nova
> ride the
> > horse along the beach and instead of the Statue of
> Liberty it's a
> giant can of
> > Buzz Beer in the sand.
> >
> > Bruce
> > **************Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel.
> Check out
> Today's Hot
> > 5 Travel Deals!
> >
> (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?
> redir=http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001)
> >
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

--- On Tue, 11/4/08, stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...> wrote:

> From: stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...>
> Subject: Re: [pota] Re: POTA on Simpsons
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 9:28 AM
> Yep this was a brand-new Simpson's Treehouse of Horror.
>
> Bruce
>

--- On Tue, 11/4/08, stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...> wrote:

> From: stenosaurus@... <stenosaurus@...>
> Subject: Re: [pota] Re: POTA on Simpsons
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2008, 9:28 AM
> Yep this was a brand-new Simpson's Treehouse of Horror.
>
> Bruce
>






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I just bought the single Planet disc for 34.00 bucks at Best Buy. They only had two copys of Planet and two complete sets that they had not priced yet.

I noticed though on the back of the Planet disc that the "Science of the Apes" feature is "available only on BONUSVIEW enabled players"

I believe this is a picture within a picture deal...anyone know anything about this? Rory?

$34.00! Man, that's ridiculous!

As far as the "Bonusview" stuff, I have no idea. So far I've only used my Blu-ray player to look at a few discs. Haven't investigated many features.

-- Rory

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----- Original Message -----

From: James

To: pota@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:44 AM

Subject: [pota] Re: Terrible news!

We use to have a Marketplace group for such transactions but had to close it down. For certain reason all such transactions have to be conducted offline.

But we would love to hear about your collection. If possible please post some pics too.

--- In pota@yahoogroups. com, "Todd Mcwilliams" <tbmac1@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there anywhere on the POTA Board (Files, etc) that has a place to list related items to trade or sell, such as model kits, etc? I have a couple of POTA built models to sell and wondered if anyone else has kits they want to trade or sell.
>
> Thanks - Todd
>

----- Original Message -----

From: Haristas@...

To: pota@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:42 AM

Subject: [pota] PLANET Blu-ray review

Here's a fairly detailed review of the PLANET Blu-ray.  Mine didn't come today, but I wasn't really expecting it.

From this review it sounds as if the picture is superior to the 35th Anniversary edition, but the 5.1 sound mix seems to not be much improved.

http://www.ultimate disney.com/ dvdizzy/planetof theapes-bluray- 855.html"

-- Rory

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The interesting thing about the review is it looks like lots of the extras are in HD. Including stuff like Roddy's home movies and outtakes. That's promising. Sounds like Fox is delivering.

http://www.ultimate disney.com/ dvdizzy/planetof theapes-bluray- 855.html"

"This 40th Anniversary Edition contains not a single print flaw. Fox's BD release of another Franklin J. Schaffner film, Patton, was met with some controversy when excessive Digital Noise Reduction was applied to the image to keep it grain-free. Grain debates aside, it can't be denied that too much DNR can be harmful as it'll remove fine details from the image, resulting in a waxy picture that misses the point of high-definition.

Thankfully, this does not seem to be an issue here. Intricate details from the hair on the apes to beads of sweat on Charlton Heston are finely rendered. The finest of grain is visible, which is good news to film purists. Those who enjoy their classic films to be spotless need not worry, as the grain is miniscule enough not to be any sort of distraction. In fact, it's startling how clean the image really is.

There's nary a speckle, scratch, or hair to be found, and no digital artifacting to speak of. Most of the film takes place in bright exteriors, and these are all the better to see the bold and vivid colors. This is certainly reference-quality material."

While the above pleases me, I'm a little worried the soundtrack may not be much improved. However, I thought the 5.1 HD sound mix for Fox's Blu-ray of THE OMEN was pretty good, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed PLANET's will be too.

Too many of these young reviewers put down too easily these vintage soundtracks, even if they're modern remixes. I don't know what kind of miracles they expect.

Anyway, I'm rather disappointed with this release simply because all the extras I wanted aren't there: no TV spots, radio spots, Dick Strout radio interviews, an extensive stills gallery, and especially no new commentary tracks. Also the covers suck.

I think Fox has shortchanged POTA fans yet again, though this release will probably please the general Blu-ray collector.

I'll be glad if the movie simply looks better than it ever has before, but I wish there had been more. Will I continue to write to Fox for the things I want in the hope that maybe they'll be in the 50th Anniversary edition? No, I no longer think we'll ever get them, I simply don't. I truly believe Fox doesn't have things like what I've mentioned above and other things long wished for such as deleted scenes. I think if they had them, we'd have seen them by now.

I expect to have my copy of the box set delivered tomorrow, so tomorrow night I expect to be posting my review. Meanwhile, where's that promised Digital Bits review?

-- Rory

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The first being the Blu-Ray release of the POTA films including the original Director's Cut of Conquest after 36 years. The other being that little election in the U.S.

It got me to thinking about parallels between Caesar and the winner of the election.

Both lost their parents at a young age and were raised by surrogates.

Both are great speechmakers.

Both built an impressive ground operation in which to launch a revolution.  

----- Original Message -----

From: James

To: pota@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 7:56 AM

Subject: [pota] Two historic events yesterday

The first being the Blu-Ray release of the POTA films including the original Director's Cut of Conquest after 36 years. The other being that little election in the U.S.

It got me to thinking about parallels between Caesar and the winner of the election.

Both lost their parents at a young age and were raised by surrogates.

Both are great speechmakers.

Both built an impressive ground operation in which to launch a revolution.  

 

On the back of the UK Apes poster mag there's a Roddy feature that
mentions Paul Dehn telling Time magazine that his chimps are 'all
terribly like Bertrand Russell'.Do we have that mag/interview anywhere?
John,Scrolls. PS, well done America last night.

That was a little article in Time back in 1972 called "Upwards and Apewords," about how the apes series was becoming a phenomenon. CONQUEST had just come out, but little did they know that the next film would be the last.

-- Rory

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Okay ,well. The Blu-rays are fantastic! The new HD features are great! The only setback was that I had to upgrade my blu-ray player due to having problems navigating through the menus. I simply downloaded the software at blu-raydisc. com and installed it in my blu-ray player.

What brand and model player do you have, Al? I've read there's been problems with Sony machines.

-- Rory

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It got me to thinking about parallels between Caesar and the winner of the election.

Both lost their parents at a young age and were raised by surrogates.

Both are great speechmakers.

Both built an impressive ground operation in which to launch a revolution.

And both would probably throw a net over James!

-- Rory

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Which BrandsMArt did you go to?? SAw Grass???

NYC DAVE...

I used to go to the BrandsMart up in Boca, just off I-95. I remember when I first got a DVD recorder it was hard to find blanks, and BrandsMart had the cheapest prices.

-- Rory

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--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Alex Ruiz <pota1968@...> wrote:
> 47 Ave. Miami.
> But I'm sure that if one Brandsmart has it, they all do.
> The prices were: Planet $24.88, Beneath $24.88, Escape $29.88,
Conquest $29.88, Battle $24.88
> Crazy how they priced it, Escape and Conquest being more expensive
than Planet but those were the final prices.
>
> And I of course wasn't complaining. :o)
>
> Al
>
> P.S. They were all taged as $29.99 on the covers but at the register
checkout they ringed up with the prices above.
>
>
>
>
>

>
> OK, I've got the box set. Â Just opened it. Â Don't like the way

>
>
>
> Anyway, it'll take me the rest of the day to look at these discs,

>
>
>
>
> This is what I have to say to those that aren't planning on buying

>
>
>
>
> All for now.
>
>
>
>
> -- Rory
>

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Alex Ruiz <pota1968@...> wrote:

Here's a couple of ANSA presentation snap shots I took with my digital camera.

 

www.potacollective.com/ansa.jpg

 

www.potacollective.com/ansa2.jpg

 

 

Al

 

Here's a couple of ANSA presentation snap shots I took with my digital camera.

www.potacollective. com/ansa. jpg

www.potacollective. com/ansa2. jpg

Al

I thought the ANSA thing was clever and silly at the same time, and I'd rather they'd put their efforts into something else.

-- Rory

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

> OK, now for the controversial thing I'm going to say and it's about
the "Preview Version" of CONQUEST, which I just finished watching....

>
> Thank the Lawgiver for the reception it got in Arizona. Â The re-
edit they did was, in my opinion, an improvement.
>

>
> When all of you finally see this what you'll notice is that the
first two thirds of this version is exactly like the one we've known
since 1972. Â There is no difference between the two versions during
most of the running time. Â There's no prologue before the credits.
 Both versions start the same.  There's also no added music.  It
isn't until the attack on Ape Management that you notice the new
footage and hear the score that was abandoned. Â I won't spoil any
more of it other than to say that the original score was odd and
really doesn't set the right tone. Â Whoever re-edited the score made
the final third of the film much more dramatic, and surprisingly
there's still the Goldsmith "The Search" cue at the end, in fact more
of it than was in the final version! Â Very strange.
>
>
>
>
> They was a moment in this version that truly upset me. Â I didn't
like seeing it and they repeated it several times. Â I'm going to
tell you what it is... It's a chimp getting shot in the face.
>
>
>
>
> After seeing this, and it's like moments, I can really see why the
preview audience was upset. Â The violent shots are excessive and
also awkward. Â I didn't like them and I don't feel we've missed
anything all these years. Â I also thought the final fell flat, and
even though the re-edited of the theatrical version end is kind of a
copout, it works much better as drama. Â I still remember how the
first time I saw CONQUEST I got a thrill when Caesar said, "Tonight
we've seen the birth of the planet of the apes," and Goldsmith's
music suddenly blasts in. Â You don't get that same moment here.
 Instead, the movie actually ends with a thud.
>
>
>
>
> So, that's all I have to say for now.
>
>
>
>
> -- RoryÂ
>

The 5.1 DTS audios on the Blu-rays are great!

I reset my blu-ray player audio settings to DTS and Stereo and I'm getting great separation of sound on my suround sound system.

The Blu-ray audios are a HUGE improvement from the DVDs!

Quick example: In the beginning of Beneath you can hear Cornelius' speech of the Lawgiver coming from your front center speakers while hearing the ocean waves all around you. Very cool stuff.

Al

But how does PLANET compares to the sequels? I'm hearing fine stereo surround on the sequels, but PLANET's is practically mono, on my equipment anyway.

-- Rory

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----- Original Message -----

From: Jeff

To: jessica rotich

Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 10:55 PM

Subject: facecast

Did I see pics of your facecasting session or was I imagining it?

 

Jeff B

>
> Here's what I received regarding a transcript of the ANSA
> footage...there re some VERY interesting revelations in this!

--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Rich Handley <handleyr@...> wrote:

> From: Rich Handley <handleyr@...>
> Subject: [pota] The ANSA footage
> To: handleyr@...
> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 7:44 PM
> Here's what I received regarding a transcript of the
> ANSA
> footage...there re some VERY interesting revelations in
> this!
>
> * * *
>
> Here goes...
>
> [ This video primarily is of someone talking, intersperse
> with short
> shots of video and still shots, and some animations. I
> refer to the
> person talking as "talking guy". I don't
> quite recognize him. The
> video style is made to look grainy and washed out, and
> rough-cut as
> if it had been spliced to have damaged parts removed. Think
> something
> like the DHARMA videos on Lost. It isn't very obtrusive
> though, I
> think it is just an effect to make it seem like the
> "film" is old]
>
> A Public Service Announcement From ANSA
>
> [Running time 6:06]
>
> [Opening text]
> Auditors at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
> recently
> discovered a reel of sixteen-millimeter film with the label
> "Project
> Liberty" on the container.
>
> The Library of Congress has since confirmed this
> artifact's
> importance to the history of the United States space
> program.
>
> The film is presented here to the general public for the
> first time,
> unaltered and without editorial comment.
>
> [An animated ANSA logo appears on a sky blue background
> with some
> music, and the text "ANSA PRESENTS: PROJECT
> LIBERTY" appears at the bottom]
>
> [The film begins... starting with a shot of a building with
> waving
> palm trees in front, then the view tilts upward, past a
> U.S. flag to
> the top of the building...fade in to a shot of talking guy
> sitting at
> an office desk, wearing a blue blazer and thin black tie.
> He has sandy hair -
> short but not a crew cut, and black horn-rimmed classes.
> The desk is
> pretty bare, with a blotter, wide desk lamp, black
> standard phone, pen-pencil holder, ash tray and rolodex.
> His hands
> are folded resting on a black flexible-plastic three ring
> binder with some pages in it. There is a U.S. flag and a
> table with a
> plant on it in the background, and the ANSA logo on the
> wall above]
>
> ANSA - what do the letters stand for? Are they just another
> anagram
> in the alphabet soup of national bureaucracies? What do
> they mean? To be precise, the letters are government
> shorthand for
> the American National Space Administration. But what do
> they
> really mean?
>
> [Start short cuts to various shots of scientists and
> scientific stuff]
>
> ANSA stands for the greatest conglomerate of scientific
> vision and
> knowledge in the history of mankind. Nothing less than
> that.
>
> [Back to the talking guy]
>
> And if I sound like I'm bursting with pride, it's
> because I am.
>
> [He gets up and walks around the desk]
>
> We at ANSA have come a long way in ten years, both
> figuratively and
> literally. From science fiction dream and the fertile
> imagination of Chairman Doctor Otto Hasslein, [shot of Dr.
> Hasslein,
> then more various shots with occasional shots of the
> talking guy while he continues] the
> program quickly progressed to the first manned spacecraft
> to orbit
> the Earth. With the combined brilliance of the finest minds
> in aerospace science, Dr. Hasslein then turned his
> attention to
> exploring other worlds, landing men on the moon, and then
> the
> red planet - Mars. But ANSA's vision could not be
> limited by our own
> solar system. Human exploration of Earth's neighboring
> planets served as only a prelude to ANSA's further
> ambitions. Photon
> propulsion, and near light speed travel have now allowed
> Dr. Hasslein and his team to target distant galaxies and
> nebulae for
> their next destinations.
>
> The result? Project Liberty, in which a manned spaceflight
> will be
> sent to the distant constellation Centaurus - 4 light
> years away. The purpose of the mission is a selfless one -
> to
> increase the knowledge of man for yet to be born
> generations.
>
> [Back to the talking guy, who now points out and later
> shows a model
> of the ship which appears to be sitting on a wool coat.]
>
> This is the Liberty 1 - a winged chariot that will propel
> man into
> the greatest adventure ever conceived. Built to withstand
> the pressures of near-light speed travel, the Liberty
> represents the
> technological crown jewel of the ANSA fleet.
>
> [shot of an orange-colored "blueprint" of the
> ship, followed by some
> shots of the ship on a flatbed truck - perhaps shots of
> the unfinished prop?]
>
> After a 5-year series of exhaustive tests and prototypes,
> the ANSA
> team are confident that it is ready to carve out its place
> in
> annals history.
>
> [back to talking guy briefly]
>
> Like a shooting star, the Liberty will slice through space
> at
> velocities approaching the speed of light.
>
> [White on blue animation showing "Astronaut Time"
> and "Earth Time"
> clocks starting at 01/14/1972 and ending at 06/14/1973 AT,
> 06/14/3972 ET]
>
> Dr. Hasslein discovered that under this circumstance, time
> dilates.
> The astronauts aboard the ship will age only 18 months,
> while 2000 years will have elapsed on Earth.
>
> [Back to talking guy, sitting on edge of desk]
>
> ANSA's Life Science group have created the means for
> chemically
> inducing human hibernation aboard the spacecraft. The
> astronauts will sleep inside hermetically sealed pods in
> suspended
> animation during in what for them will be a four year
> flight. [a couple of still shots from inside the ship from
> the movie]
>
> Of course this means that these brave space pioneers can
> never return
> to the world they knew. They will be leaving everything and
> everybody behind, never to see them again. After their
> successful
> voyage, the world they return to will undoubtedly be very
> different.
>
> [Head shot of Charlton Heston, slow zoom out to show him in
> a flight suit]
>
> Colonel George Taylor leads the team into space. West Point
> graduate,
> class of '41, ace fighter pilot in both World War II
> and
> the Korean War, Colonel Taylor became the first candidate
> of ANSA's
> elite astronaut corps. When asked why he would leave behind
> the world he knew to explore the vastness of deep space, he
> answered
> simply, "For the promise of a better world."
>
> [other astronaut cast shots and a group shot]
>
> Lieutenant John Landon serves as navigator on board the
> Liberty 1.
> Distinguishing himself as navigator on ANSA's Juno Mars
> mission, Lieutenant Landon automatically became the prime
> choice for
> the Liberty Project. After searching their souls and
> weighing the sacrifice, John and his wife proudly chose to
> add the
> Lieutenant's talents to the mission. His infant son
> Mike
> will grow to manhood knowing that his father bravely
> conquered
> nothing less than time and space.
>
> Lieutenant Thomas Dodge serves as head science officer. At
> the
> relatively young age of 35, Lieutenant Dodge exhibits the
> vision
> of a man with twice his years. He admits yearning to find
> intelligent
> life at the crew's ultimate destination. A dream he has
> often discussed as professor of organic chemistry at
> Annapolis.
>
> Lieutenant Maryann Stewart, 33, is both a career astronaut
> and a
> respected biological researcher. A veteran of ANSA's
> Apollo
> and Juno space programs, she brings experience, curiosity,
> and
> old-fashioned guts to the team.
>
> [During this next sequence, there are two drop outs where
> it appears
> that the film slips a bit, with an overlay of film stock
> on the footage of the talking guy, with no audio]
>
> Two first alternates round out the crew - [drop out,
> followed what
> sounds like "French"], 34, and Colonel Skipper
> Donovan, 38.
> [drop out]
>
> Of course, as we bid farewell to our colleagues, the
> parting will be
> bittersweet. We wish them Godspeed, and we envy the
> unimaginable wonders they will encounter. We also realize
> that, for
> us, it is a final goodbye. They are embarking on a journey
> that we cannot share. We can only imagine the wonders they
> will bring
> back to relatives as distant as the stars themselves.
>
> [Talking guy removes his glasses, still sitting on his
> desk]
>
> Late one night, Doctor Hasslein sat alone at his desk, the
> last to
> leave the ANSA building, and his mind drifted from
> equations
> and graphs to the human adventure about to begin. The
> sadness of
> sacrifice and the thrill of discovery filled his
> imagination
> as he grappled with his feelings. Something of an amateur
> poet, he
> picked up a pen and wrote some words on the back of an
> envelope, and those words have become a motto and a prayer
> for the
> Liberty Project, and its intrepid explorers.
>
> To the distant reaches, climb
> Far beyond space
> Far beyond time
>
> [Back to the ANSA logo screen, with the words "This
> has been an ANSA
> presentation" appearing at the bottom.]
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

> It's the first thing that comes on
> after the copyright stuff, so you're forced to view this every time
> you put the disc in.

On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 9:49 PM, <Haristas@...> wrote:

The 5.1 DTS audios on the Blu-rays are great!

I reset my blu-ray player audio settings to DTS and Stereo and I'm getting great separation of sound on my suround sound system.

 

The Blu-ray audios are a HUGE improvement from the DVDs!

Quick example: In the beginning of Beneath you can hear Cornelius' speech of the Lawgiver coming from your front center speakers while hearing the ocean waves all around you. Very cool stuff.

 

Al

But how does PLANET compares to the sequels?  I'm hearing fine stereo surround on the sequels, but PLANET's is practically mono, on my equipment anyway.

-- Rory

---

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> As I predicted, deep discounts 25% off sale just started and the blu
> set is $68.89 free shipping , no tax unless you live in Illinois. Enter
> code word "save." I'd act quickly before dealers buy them up, or Deep
> discount raises the base price from $92 to $104 again.

--- On Thu, 11/6/08, Haristas@... <Haristas@...> wrote:

> From: Haristas@... <Haristas@...>
> Subject: [pota] More Blu-ray impressions...
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:52 AM
> I'm not going to be able to give these things any more
> time for a few days, so these are my last comments for a
> while...
>
>
>
> I forgot to mention before the really lame
> "Lawgiver" introductions to each disc. These
> aren't very long but even that's too long because
> this is a CGI Lawgiver. He's not accurate in detail in
> either his clothing or voice. It's the first thing
> that comes on after the copyright stuff, so you're
> forced to view this every time you put the disc in. I
> think it's mostly annoying and as I imagine what
> it'll be like in the coming years to have to see this
> every time I want to watch an APES film, I'm going to
> have to put the disc in and let it play out before I even
> turn the TV on. I guess somebody at Fox thought it was a
> neat idea, but, oh boy...
>
>
>
>
> Then there's the menu screens for these things...
> Another cheap CGI affair. The one for PLANET makes the
> menus for the 35th Anniversary DVD look like masterpieces,
> even those for the first DVD. They represent a real
> devolution, though the ones for the sequels are better than
> PLANET's, which once again contains a spoiler.
>
>
>
>
> One thing I did like watching were the new featurettes on
> the making of the films. They're actually segments of
> a five-part documentary that's now a nice alternative to
> the "Behind" documentary, which has really gotten
> long in the tooth. Each segment features photos I've
> never seen before and has comments from people I was
> surprised to see, such as Michael Wilson's daughter and
> Kim Hunter's son. Of course you'll also see a lot
> of Eric Greene, but now also Joe Russo, who's comments
> are only featured during the segments on the sequels.
> Watching these featurettes is a little bittersweet because
> you're reminded of just how much time has passed since
> these films were made and how many people are no longer with
> us.
>
>
>
>
> Of the other extras I'll have more to say later. I
> spent most of the day yesterday checking out these discs and
> now I'm kind of POTA'd out.
>
>
>
>
> -- Rory

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Hunter Goatley <goathunter@...> wrote:
>
> > As I predicted, deep discounts 25% off sale just started and the blu
> > set is $68.89 free shipping , no tax unless you live in Illinois.
Enter
> > code word "save." I'd act quickly before dealers buy them up, or Deep
> > discount raises the base price from $92 to $104 again.
>
> Thanks for this! I just ordered it. It said it was currently
> out-of-stock, but I did get it ordered for that price.
>
> Someday, I may even have a Blu-ray player.... ;-)
>
> Hunter
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Tim \"apefan\"" <apefan23@...> wrote:
>
> I got the set today and went ahead and just bought a damn player....I
found that Panasonic one you recommended Rory...at Best Buy for
200....it was there last one as they are updating it....but it works
fine! What killed me is the 70 dollar Hi DEF cable!!!!
>

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--- On Fri, 11/7/08, drhasslein <drhasslein@...> wrote:

> From: drhasslein <drhasslein@...>
> Subject: [pota] Re: More Blu-ray impressions...
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 1:54 AM
> Did Fox send you the promisd set, or did you buy it? I'd
> take the cable
> back, I've read about the cable scam, do a search you
> can find them for
> $10 on the internet.
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Tim
> \"apefan\"" <apefan23@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > I got the set today and went ahead and just bought a
> damn player....I
> found that Panasonic one you recommended Rory...at Best Buy
> for
> 200....it was there last one as they are updating it....but
> it works
> fine! What killed me is the 70 dollar Hi DEF cable!!!!
> >

--- On Thu, 11/6/08, Tim "apefan" <apefan23@...> wrote:

> From: Tim "apefan" <apefan23@...>
> Subject: Re: [pota] More Blu-ray impressions...
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 7:58 PM
> I got the set today and went ahead and just bought a damn
> player....I found that Panasonic one you recommended
> Rory...at Best Buy for 200....it was there last one as they
> are updating it....but it works fine! What killed me is the
> 70 dollar Hi DEF cable!!!!
>
> I enjoyed the set! I agree with Rory about the lame
> Lawgiver and the menus are unexciting....
>
> The featurettes are very well done and not only does Joe
> show up but Don Pedro, Linda, Bobby Porter, Bill Blake, the
> dude that played the orderly in Escape, DOn Murray, Austin
> Stoker and others......but oddly not one sight or mention of
> Natalie.....why was that??
>
> I just watched all the extra stuff not the films so I have
> no comment on those....
>
> The COOLEST thing is that in the "Impact of the
> APes" feature about the merchandising they used MANY of
> my photos of my collection! ANd I got a "thank
> you" at the end of the feature!! All my pics have the
> white background and they pop up throughout. AND in the
> gallery features on the Escape disc, the advertising gallery
> features pics of MY POSTERS that were obviously taken from
> these two Yahoo groups! Odd that they didn't use the
> ones for the other films.....
>
> So I'm pretty happy with it over all....and the book is
> beautiful although I haven;t read it yet.
>
> Tim
>
>
> --- On Thu, 11/6/08, Haristas@...
> <Haristas@...> wrote:
>
> > From: Haristas@... <Haristas@...>
> > Subject: [pota] More Blu-ray impressions...
> > To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:52 AM
> > I'm not going to be able to give these things any
> more
> > time for a few days, so these are my last comments for
> a
> > while...
> >
> >
> >
> > I forgot to mention before the really lame
> > "Lawgiver" introductions to each disc.
> These
> > aren't very long but even that's too long
> because
> > this is a CGI Lawgiver. He's not accurate in
> detail in
> > either his clothing or voice. It's the first
> thing
> > that comes on after the copyright stuff, so you're
> > forced to view this every time you put the disc in.
> I
> > think it's mostly annoying and as I imagine what
> > it'll be like in the coming years to have to see
> this
> > every time I want to watch an APES film, I'm going
> to
> > have to put the disc in and let it play out before I
> even
> > turn the TV on. I guess somebody at Fox thought it
> was a
> > neat idea, but, oh boy...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Then there's the menu screens for these things...
> > Another cheap CGI affair. The one for PLANET makes
> the
> > menus for the 35th Anniversary DVD look like
> masterpieces,
> > even those for the first DVD. They represent a real
> > devolution, though the ones for the sequels are better
> than
> > PLANET's, which once again contains a spoiler.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > One thing I did like watching were the new featurettes
> on
> > the making of the films. They're actually
> segments of
> > a five-part documentary that's now a nice
> alternative to
> > the "Behind" documentary, which has really
> gotten
> > long in the tooth. Each segment features photos
> I've
> > never seen before and has comments from people I was
> > surprised to see, such as Michael Wilson's
> daughter and
> > Kim Hunter's son. Of course you'll also see
> a lot
> > of Eric Greene, but now also Joe Russo, who's
> comments
> > are only featured during the segments on the sequels.
> > Watching these featurettes is a little bittersweet
> because
> > you're reminded of just how much time has passed
> since
> > these films were made and how many people are no
> longer with
> > us.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Of the other extras I'll have more to say later.
> I
> > spent most of the day yesterday checking out these
> discs and
> > now I'm kind of POTA'd out.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -- Rory
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, David Giwner <bikergator25@...> wrote:
>
> I wish I would of hear dabout this earlier. I could have went to it..
> NYC DAVE...
>
> --- On Thu, 11/6/08, Hunter Goatley <goathunter@...> wrote:
>
> From: Hunter Goatley <goathunter@...>
> Subject: [pota] Apemania in NY
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Cc: potadg@yahoogroups.com, GOATHUNTER@...
> Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 9:06 AM
>
>
>
>
>
>
> http://blog. wired.com/ underwire/ 2008/11/damn- dirty-apes..htmlbr> >
> Hunter
>

--- On Fri, 11/7/08, Alex Ruiz <pota1968@...> wrote:

> From: Alex Ruiz <pota1968@...>
> Subject: [pota] Apemania Blu-ray Promotion
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 8:04 AM
> For anyone who didn't catch it. Here's the G4 show
> featuring Apemania promoting the blu-rays this past Monday.
>
> Part 1
> www.potacollective.com/tv/g41.wmv
>
> Part 2
> www.potacollective.com/tv/g42.wmv
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Al

--- On Fri, 11/7/08, Clark Wayne <kalel_x20@...> wrote:

> From: Clark Wayne <kalel_x20@...>
> Subject: Re: [pota] More Blu-ray impressions...
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, November 7, 2008, 10:22 AM
> Does your blu-ray also play standard DVD's?
>
>
> --- On Thu, 11/6/08, Tim "apefan"
> <apefan23@...> wrote:
>
> > From: Tim "apefan"
> <apefan23@...>
> > Subject: Re: [pota] More Blu-ray impressions...
> > To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 7:58 PM
> > I got the set today and went ahead and just bought a
> damn
> > player....I found that Panasonic one you recommended
> > Rory...at Best Buy for 200....it was there last one as
> they
> > are updating it....but it works fine! What killed me
> is the
> > 70 dollar Hi DEF cable!!!!
> >
> > I enjoyed the set! I agree with Rory about the lame
> > Lawgiver and the menus are unexciting....
> >
> > The featurettes are very well done and not only does
> Joe
> > show up but Don Pedro, Linda, Bobby Porter, Bill
> Blake, the
> > dude that played the orderly in Escape, DOn Murray,
> Austin
> > Stoker and others......but oddly not one sight or
> mention of
> > Natalie.....why was that??
> >
> > I just watched all the extra stuff not the films so I
> have
> > no comment on those....
> >
> > The COOLEST thing is that in the "Impact of the
> > APes" feature about the merchandising they used
> MANY of
> > my photos of my collection! ANd I got a "thank
> > you" at the end of the feature!! All my pics have
> the
> > white background and they pop up throughout. AND in
> the
> > gallery features on the Escape disc, the advertising
> gallery
> > features pics of MY POSTERS that were obviously taken
> from
> > these two Yahoo groups! Odd that they didn't use
> the
> > ones for the other films.....
> >
> > So I'm pretty happy with it over all....and the
> book is
> > beautiful although I haven;t read it yet.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> > --- On Thu, 11/6/08, Haristas@...
> > <Haristas@...> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Haristas@... <Haristas@...>
> > > Subject: [pota] More Blu-ray impressions...
> > > To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> > > Date: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 10:52 AM
> > > I'm not going to be able to give these things
> any
> > more
> > > time for a few days, so these are my last
> comments for
> > a
> > > while...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I forgot to mention before the really lame
> > > "Lawgiver" introductions to each disc.
> > These
> > > aren't very long but even that's too long
> > because
> > > this is a CGI Lawgiver. He's not accurate
> in
> > detail in
> > > either his clothing or voice. It's the
> first
> > thing
> > > that comes on after the copyright stuff, so
> you're
> > > forced to view this every time you put the disc
> in.
> > I
> > > think it's mostly annoying and as I imagine
> what
> > > it'll be like in the coming years to have to
> see
> > this
> > > every time I want to watch an APES film, I'm
> going
> > to
> > > have to put the disc in and let it play out
> before I
> > even
> > > turn the TV on. I guess somebody at Fox thought
> it
> > was a
> > > neat idea, but, oh boy...
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Then there's the menu screens for these
> things...
> > > Another cheap CGI affair. The one for PLANET
> makes
> > the
> > > menus for the 35th Anniversary DVD look like
> > masterpieces,
> > > even those for the first DVD. They represent a
> real
> > > devolution, though the ones for the sequels are
> better
> > than
> > > PLANET's, which once again contains a
> spoiler.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > One thing I did like watching were the new
> featurettes
> > on
> > > the making of the films. They're actually
> > segments of
> > > a five-part documentary that's now a nice
> > alternative to
> > > the "Behind" documentary, which has
> really
> > gotten
> > > long in the tooth. Each segment features photos
> > I've
> > > never seen before and has comments from people I
> was
> > > surprised to see, such as Michael Wilson's
> > daughter and
> > > Kim Hunter's son. Of course you'll also
> see
> > a lot
> > > of Eric Greene, but now also Joe Russo, who's
> > comments
> > > are only featured during the segments on the
> sequels.
> > > Watching these featurettes is a little
> bittersweet
> > because
> > > you're reminded of just how much time has
> passed
> > since
> > > these films were made and how many people are no
> > longer with
> > > us.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Of the other extras I'll have more to say
> later.
> > I
> > > spent most of the day yesterday checking out
> these
> > discs and
> > > now I'm kind of POTA'd out.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- Rory
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, ~~Joanne~~ <josievan@...> wrote:
>
> I, too, would have gone to see them if I knew they were in town.
>
>