--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, LordTZer0@... wrote:
>
>
> False and False.
>
> Fantastic Voyage came out late Summer
> of '66. Star Trek, Fall of '66. They call it
> Development Hell for a reason. It could
> stay there forever. It may even be shot,
> edited, and shelved and never released!
> POTA didn't begin shooting until '67. So
> to say that the successes of these had no
> effect is just plain wrong. And Star Trek
> was a hit. Not as huge as it became, but
> it had a loyal following. It may have been
> picked up for the fourth season if it hadn't
> been for a Suit's wife who wanted her
> Gunsmoke back on the air. Sci Fi costs.
> Westerns are cheap. So even though the
> network was hit with an unprecedented letter
> campaign to not cancel Star Trek the writing
> was already on the wall.
>
>
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "jamesa1102" <JamesA1102@...> wrote:
>
>
> I always thought of you more as Harry Mudd to his Kirk;-)
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@ wrote:
> >
> > Oh, I love to kid the Veetus. I'm Khan to his Kirk.
> >
>

>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, scott bosco <digitalcinema@...> wrote:
>
> The problem with stepping in sh*t is that you smell afterwards.
> Scott B.
>
> --- On Sun, 2/7/10, Jeff K. <veetus@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: Jeff K. <veetus@...>
> Subject: [pota] "Caesar" update
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010, 1:36 AM
>
>
> Â
>
>
>
>
> Â New York Magazine, which broke the news about the continuation of the "Caesar" project, reports that they are having trouble finding a director. They even talked to Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker"), who might become the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar next month. But so far no takers. They are reportedly going down the food chain. Doesn't sound good. Bring back Scott Frank!
> Â
> Â http://nymag. com/daily/ entertainment/ 2010/02/planet_ of_the_apes_ kathryn_big..htmlbr> >

All of Planet seems to be brighter than the DVD version. On the other hand, Beneath seems to be a shade darker.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
>
> Everything on the 35th Anniversary 2-disc DVD from 2004 is on the 2008 Blu-ray plus more. The image is improved with truer color, less scratches and flaws and flicker, though I think the final shot is too bright.

>
> -- Rory
>

Everything is migrated over except the Mego commercial that was on Disc 2 of the 35th Anniversary DVD.

I'm curious, which old POTA DVD set do you have? The Evolution collection or The Legacy collection?

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "charles w" <briscofan@...> wrote:
>
> Is there any reason to keep the old Planet of the Apes DVD set if I buy the Blu-Ray? Any exclusives on the old set that were not migrated over?
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
>
> Tried twice, couldn't get anything on that link.
>

I have both discs in one case for each film. Part of the reason for that was that the disc holders for the Blu-Ray collection really sucked. The other reason is that I have kept the DVD versions. I have a five disc DVD player which allows me to play all five films in succession without having to change discs.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
>
>
> I'd still keep the standard DVD though because you never know where or when you might want to play the movie and you might not have a Blu-ray player. Best thing is to put both discs in one case.
>
> -- Rory
>
>
>
>
>
>

The problem is today most A-list directors are their own producers and not just hired hands. Thus, if they want to direct a POTA film, they'll want to do their own vision of POTA and not direct a script/concept that was developed by someone else.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff K." <veetus@...> wrote:
>
> New York Magazine, which broke the news about the continuation of the "Caesar" project, reports that they are having trouble finding a director. They even talked to Kathryn Bigelow ("The Hurt Locker"), who might become the first woman to win the Best Director Oscar next month. But so far no takers. They are reportedly going down the food chain. Doesn't sound good. Bring back Scott Frank!
>
> http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/02/planet_of_the_apes_kathryn_big.htmlbr>>

There is an interesting parallel to the POTA TV series. On of the chief complaints about that series was that the profiling demographics showed that the show did very poorly among viewers over 50. The POTA audience was mainly children, teenagers and young adults. At that time, that type of demographic profile was not wanted by advertisers.

However, over time things changed. Viewers over 50 became the group least wanted by advertisers while younger viewers became the most highly sought after. So the POTA series may well have lasted beyond 13 episodes had it been on several years later.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, LordTZer0@... wrote:
>
>
> New techniques for profiling demographics of the viewing audience later showed that Star
> Trek had been highly profitable for advertisers. The revelation came too late to resume          > production of the series.
>
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff K." <veetus@...> wrote:
>
> With the economy the way it is, directors (and even movie stars) don't have the power they used to. And ultimately they're only as good as their box office. A franchise like POTA can recharge the box office batteries and give them the clout to make their projects. But Fox seems to be the most controlling studio and their franchises are not as popular as those of other studios.
> In a way, I think it would be easier to step in, because there's no where to go but up, like when they rebooted "Batman". They won't be compared to a great "last one", like Del Toro, who signed up to do "The Hobbit".
> I think Fox will have to make a decision. Either they back off and let the talent do it right, or they have another "Alien vs. Predator" or "Fantastic 4" on their hands that go nowhere.
>
>

The economy in Hollywood is very good. 2009 was the biggest box office year of all time, over $10 billion in ticket sales.

The Batman reboot worked well not because the last film in the series was great but because it sucked. The same is true of the Star Trek reboot.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff K." <veetus@...> wrote:
>
> With the economy the way it is, directors (and even movie stars) don't have the power they used to. And ultimately they're only as good as their box office. A franchise like POTA can recharge the box office batteries and give them the clout to make their projects. But Fox seems to be the most controlling studio and their franchises are not as popular as those of other studios.
> In a way, I think it would be easier to step in, because there's no where to go but up, like when they rebooted "Batman". They won't be compared to a great "last one", like Del Toro, who signed up to do "The Hobbit".
> I think Fox will have to make a decision. Either they back off and let the talent do it right, or they have another "Alien vs. Predator" or "Fantastic 4" on their hands that go nowhere.
>
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "jamesa1102" <JamesA1102@...> wrote:
>
>
> Everything is migrated over except the Mego commercial that was on Disc
> 2 of the 35th Anniversary DVD.
>
> I'm curious, which old POTA DVD set do you have? The Evolution
> collection or The Legacy collection?
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "charles w" <briscofan@> wrote:
> >
> > Is there any reason to keep the old Planet of the Apes DVD set if I
> buy the Blu-Ray? Any exclusives on the old set that were not migrated
> over?
> >
>

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Sorry I misunderstood.

But I still think that it is hard to get an A list director for a project where the A list director is just a hired hand. An A list director wants to do their own vision, not someone else's and certainly not the studio heads' vision.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff K." <veetus@...> wrote:
>
> That's what I said, the George Clooney Batman sucked so there was nowhere to go but up (hey, the director of "Up" can do "Caesar"!).
> Hollywood is doing well with the big FX pictures, but indies and the riskier films the "A" list wants to do are suffering. It's hard to get those greenlit (someone had to mortgage their house to get "Hurt Locker" made, while Hollywood pats itself on the back).
> The franchise flicks are a license to print money and can help one's bankability to do a "Hurt Locker".
>
>
>

No I'm saying that the Blu-Ray is brighter than the DVD. The DVD also has more muted colors than the Blu-Ray.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
> All of Planet seems to be brighter than the DVD version. On the other hand, Beneath seems to be a shade darker.
>
> I'm confused. Are you saying PLANET is brighter on the standard DVD version? I'd say the Blu-ray is brighter. In fact, I have to turn down both brightness and contrast when I watch the PLANET Blu-ray, but Blu-ray (1080p) is generally brighter with everything.
>

Yesterday to celebrate Planet's 42nd Anniversary.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
>
> OK, now when was the last time you had a GO APE marathon, and when is the next time you're planning on doing it?
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, pota@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> Reminder from: pota Yahoo! Group
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/cal
>
> Planet of the Apes premiered on this day in 1968.
> Monday February 8, 2010
> All Day
> (This event repeats every year.)
>

Cool! It was an Easter Egg on the 35th Anniversary DVD too.

Does anyone know how to access it on the Blu-Ray?

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "pazuzu3" <mego73@...> wrote:
>
> No, that Mego commercial is on the blu ray of Apes as an Easter egg. Though I don't recall how I accessed it, I did once.
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "jamesa1102" <JamesA1102@...> wrote:
>
>
> No I'm saying that the Blu-Ray is brighter than the DVD. The DVD also
> has more muted colors than the Blu-Ray.
>
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@ wrote:
> >
> > All of Planet seems to be brighter than the DVD version. On the other
> hand, Beneath seems to be a shade darker.
> >
> > I'm confused. Are you saying PLANET is brighter on the standard DVD
> version? I'd say the Blu-ray is brighter. In fact, I have to turn down
> both brightness and contrast when I watch the PLANET Blu-ray, but
> Blu-ray (1080p) is generally brighter with everything.
> >
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "jamesa1102" <JamesA1102@...> wrote:
>
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, pota@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> >
> > Reminder from: pota Yahoo! Group
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/cal
> >
> > Planet of the Apes premiered on this day in 1968.
> > Monday February 8, 2010
> > All Day
> > (This event repeats every year.)
> >
>

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>
> Avatar is nothing more than, yet another original episode of the OUTER LIMITS with FERNGULLY THE LAST RAIN FORREST and THE BATTLE FOR TERRA
>
> He clever enough to side step the obvious by using technology/effects to throw people off the scent and being exposed to most. Thing is the technology used for AVATAR is a simple advancement to what was first used on THE MUMMY about 10 years ago. Without it being first used there he'd still not have his way.
>
> - Scott B.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "JohnM conquest-idor" <johnmermigas@...> wrote:
>
> Did you know that the Capital theater on B'way had one of the first high quality sound systems from the forties with about 10 speaker arrays, I forgot by who and the theater had a 5000 seat capacity. Man everything sucks now. John M.
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "jamesa1102" <JamesA1102@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, pota@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> > >
> > > Reminder from: pota Yahoo! Group
> > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pota/cal
> > >
> > > Planet of the Apes premiered on this day in 1968.
> > > Monday February 8, 2010
> > > All Day
> > > (This event repeats every year.)
> > >
> >
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff K." <veetus@...> wrote:
>
> With all the bad vibes lately about a certain studio going in a seemingly wrong direction with a certain sci-fi movie we kinda like, here's some good news from the world of classic film science-fiction. Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" is considered a cornerstone of the genre and has had a checkered history in it's distribution. Chop, chop here, chop, chop there, here a chop, there a chop; I don't think it's been shown in it's original version since 1927 in Germany. But recently tons of footage has been found, and I think there's enough to restore it to it's original length (210 minutes?).
> In any case, it is premiering and streaming online this Friday and Roger Ebert is mighty pleased. Here's the details:
>
> http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43920
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, PofTAfan@... wrote:
>
>
> I haven't even counted my 8x10b/w and color photos, the only thing that I know is that I have 4 photo albums of ape photos, not as vast as yours, but I'm getting there. I know exactly where you're coming from. I think I have spent close to seven thousand dollars.
>
> Kevin
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: JohnM conquest-idor <johnmermigas@...>
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Mon, Feb 8, 2010 3:53 pm
> Subject: [pota] Photos of Apes.
>
>
>
>
>
> I went thru the websites photos and such, a great collection I must say, and I realized I have most of the original 8X10 black and whites with slugs(titles) that are shown here and elsewhere. I went into my collection and I have 130 Planet, 110 Beneath, 43 Escape, 33 Conquest,and 30 Battle, Black and Whites. About 240 color Lobby cards. Man where did I get the energy and money 40 years ago to do all this, and that aint including about 50 original posters... John M.
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, rob reading <readingrob@...> wrote:
>
> The TV series has always been my main interest, starting with signed stuff, the make-up/behind the scenes stuff, which led to contact sheets and the transparencies. I have been lucky in the past with buying stuff, never paying the earth too often. The best part of it all is liberating it all and sharing with others what you are fortunate to have in your collections.
>
> Rob R
>
> To: pota@yahoogroups.com
> From: johnmermigas@...
> Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 22:40:37 +0000
> Subject: [pota] Re: Photos of Apes.
>
>
>
> Yeah ,I have mine in photo albums also. I forgot that I have about 40 contact sheets..remarkable.. Sounds like a nice collection you have. I know now I wasnt the only nut...Take care..John M.
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@... wrote:
>
>
>
> I saw Planet their and The Odd couple and my recolections of it were amazing and im glad the pictures ive found proved what I saw.
>
> THE ODD COUPLE played at Radio City Music Hall while 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY was at the Capital. 2001 was the last film to play there. ODD COUPLE opened in June 1968 and played for like three months at Radio City, one of longest runs in the theatre's history (King Kong only played there for two weeks in '33!)
>
> -- Rory
>
>
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "JohnM conquest-idor" <johnmermigas@...> wrote:
>
> My mind is going, it had something to do with the moving of The Forum to Radio city at the time so the Odd Couple was played over their.I mixed it up. Hey I was only 8 years old..John M
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@ wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > I saw Planet their and The Odd couple and my recolections of it were amazing and im glad the pictures ive found proved what I saw.
> >
> > THE ODD COUPLE played at Radio City Music Hall while 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY was at the Capital. 2001 was the last film to play there. ODD COUPLE opened in June 1968 and played for like three months at Radio City, one of longest runs in the theatre's history (King Kong only played there for two weeks in '33!)
> >
> > -- Rory
> >
> >
> >
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "JohnM conquest-idor" <johnmermigas@...> wrote:
>
> My mind is going, it had something to do with the moving of The Forum to Radio city at the time so the Odd Couple was played over their.I mixed it up. Hey I was only 8 years old..John M
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@ wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > I saw Planet their and The Odd couple and my recolections of it were amazing and im glad the pictures ive found proved what I saw.
> >
> > THE ODD COUPLE played at Radio City Music Hall while 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY was at the Capital. 2001 was the last film to play there. ODD COUPLE opened in June 1968 and played for like three months at Radio City, one of longest runs in the theatre's history (King Kong only played there for two weeks in '33!)
> >
> > -- Rory
> >
> >
> >
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "JohnM conquest-idor" <johnmermigas@...> wrote:
>
> Rory, where did you or are you living on Long Island. I lived in Bayshore from1960-1991 then moved to Holtsville..John M.
>

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "rassmguy" <handleyr@...> wrote:
>
> I'm in Farmingdale!
>
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "JohnM conquest-idor" <johnmermigas@> wrote:
> >
> > Rory, where did you or are you living on Long Island. I lived in Bayshore from1960-1991 then moved to Holtsville..John M.
> >
>

> Excellent Mike - I didn't know about this short story.� Man, Cameron
> should be sued.

>> Thing is the technology used for AVATAR is a simple advancement
>> to what was first used on THE MUMMY about 10 years ago. Without
>> it being first used there he'd still not have his way.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, LordTZer0@... wrote:
> >
> I never saw it. I heard it was like the third
> Matrix movie. A few action scenes to suck
> you into a long preachy drawn out film, with
> a moral. I'll wait for it to be on TV when I'm
> bored and nothing else worth watching is on.
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/7/2010 9:35:00 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> veetus@... writes:
>
> "V For Vendetta" was OK, I guess.
>

OK I spent a couple of hours last nite searching for this Easter Egg on the Planet Blu-Ray disc and couldn't find it. I even went to some websites that review discs and will tell you where the Easter Eggs are and they say there are no Easter Eggs on the POTA Blu-Ray: http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/1804/planetapes1968.html".

Has anyone else found this Easter Egg on the Blu-Ray and remember the path?

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "jamesa1102" <JamesA1102@...> wrote:
>
>
> Cool! It was an Easter Egg on the 35th Anniversary DVD too.
>
> Does anyone know how to access it on the Blu-Ray?
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "pazuzu3" mego73@ wrote:
> >
> > No, that Mego commercial is on the blu ray of Apes as an Easter egg.
> Though I don't recall how I accessed it, I did once.
> >
>

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--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, William Burge <billburge48@...> wrote:

>
> dear group, to bad somebody doesnt have photos at the opening of planet of the apes 2-8-68 at the capitol new york city or any other theatre opening in the united states. that would be neat to see all the different maquees planet appeared. just wishful thinking. from william burge
>

P.S. It's a fake.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "jamesa1102" <JamesA1102@...> wrote:
>
>
> --- In pota@yahoogroups.com, William Burge <billburge48@> wrote:
> >
> > dear group, to bad somebody doesnt have photos at the opening of
> planet of the apes 2-8-68 at the capitol new york city or any other
> theatre opening in the united states. that would be neat to see all the
> different maquees planet appeared. just wishful thinking. from william
> burge
> >
>
>
>
> P.S. It's a fake.
>

OK Maybe this one is better.

P.S. Also a fake.

--- In pota@yahoogroups.com, "JohnM conquest-idor" <johnmermigas@...> wrote:
>
>
> Very Good Job! The marquee writting of pota was in orange I think, ask Rory Im probably wrong. John M.