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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Haristas@...
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 10:28 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: OT: Katrina

Hurricanes suck!

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Be safe John...you guys are brave for staying...my
sister who lives in midtown happens to be in Mass. at
the moment.....This is very very scary and potentially
devastating.......Keep your head down and let us know
what happened in the morning....

Tim

--- John <DrZaiusDavis@...> wrote:

> Well guys, It looks like God is finally gonna flush
> this toilet we
> call New Orleans. I'm not even trying to act like
> I'm not scared
> sh*tless. I lived in Miami for Andrew and this
> sounds worse. My Wife,
> Son and Mother-in-law have left to go deep into Fla.
> since traffic
> fleeing to Texas is insane. Me, my Father-in-law and
> her two brothers
> are gonna try to hold the fort down here. They have
> a brick home not
> very far from mine so once I've got my house secure,
> I'm gonna head
> over there. We live far enough outside the city that
> we are not below
> sea level, the way New Orleans is. We shouldn't see
> real effects of
> the storm till Monday. I hope to talk with you all
> real soon, but I do
> expect to be without power for some time after it
> all blows over.
>
>
>
>

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Thanks Jeff. I really did enjoy it very much. It almost made me think that I was there. I hope that they will do it again so I can attend.

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "John" <DrZaiusDavis@a...> wrote:

> Well guys, It looks like God is finally gonna flush this toilet we
> call New Orleans. I'm not even trying to act like I'm not scared
> sh*tless. I lived in Miami for Andrew and this sounds worse. My

Wife,

> Son and Mother-in-law have left to go deep into Fla. since traffic
> fleeing to Texas is insane. Me, my Father-in-law and her two

brothers

> are gonna try to hold the fort down here. They have a brick home

not

> very far from mine so once I've got my house secure, I'm gonna head
> over there. We live far enough outside the city that we are not

below

> sea level, the way New Orleans is. We shouldn't see real effects of
> the storm till Monday. I hope to talk with you all real soon, but I

do

> expect to be without power for some time after it all blows over.

Hi John, Hope things work out.
Best wishes Graham.

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "Neil" <nfoster@h...> wrote:

> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "hill19652000" <shop@a...> wrote:
> > Hi Neil, I've been looking at the comics since you put them in

the

> > files,very nice really like the Within strips, are these

reproduced

> > from your pencils?
>
> -- Yes they are. The original idea behind the Within strip was for

it

> to be something to experiment with and I was supposed to keep the

art

> simple and 'cartoony' but somewhere along the way the

dreaded 'detail

> bug' got hold of me again.
>
> I must admit I do like the way the pencils look (plus I get them

done

> quicker without having to apply the ink of course) just as I

really

> loved those couple of Terror stories they reproduced from Mike

Ploog's

> pencils back in the Marvel / Curtis magazines.
>
> Neil

Hi Neil, I think the detail here works really well, it's not just
needless eye candy, Chapter 41 with the 2 mutants in profile is
really nice.

For some reason the work reminds me of Ron Embleton the artist
on Wolf the Briton in the sixties, who went on to do TV21 stuff
which I suppose influenced a lot of the old Look-In artists quite
appropriate, I could see "Within" fitting quite nicely in an old Uk
movie/tv comic.I know that feeling of wanting to keep things simple,
it's usuaully 20 odd hours in to something which starts off as
a "quick" sketch that I get it the most :)

Best Graham.

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "Whitty, Michael" <
Michael.Whitty@d...>
wrote:

> Or do they BLOW? :)
>
>
> Hurricanes suck!

I thought the hurricane had knocked out my email, but it was just
bouncing again. I've contacted yahoo for help deleting the duplicate
email addie. That song, Oh Babe What Woukd You Say, was going
through my head all night, and I couldn't figure out why. So I
looked it up.

Hurricane Carter sang that song.
Now it makes sense!
Subconsciously anyway . . .

Here I Am!
Rock You Like Ze Hurrican!
~~~The Scorpians~~~~

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , Haristas@a... wrote:

> Humans Are on Display at London Zoo

They finally showed a report of this on our news down here and I must
say, though I can understand the message they are trying convey they
really do look like a prize bunch of prats!

Neil

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Neil
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:38 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Humans Are on Display at London Zoo

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, Haristas@a... wrote:
> Humans Are on Display at London Zoo

They finally showed a report of this on our news down here and I must
say, though I can understand the message they are trying convey they
really do look like a prize bunch of prats!

Neil

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Neil
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 8:43 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Humans Are on Display at London Zoo

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael" <Michael.Whitty@d...>
wrote:
> Was Ricky Ponting there?  :)

-- No the jerk was too busy whining about the zoo using humans as
SUBSTITUES for animals!

Neil

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "Whitty, Michael" <Michael.Whitty@d...>
wrote:

> Was Ricky Ponting there? :)

-- No the jerk was too busy whining about the zoo using humans as
SUBSTITUTES for animals!

Neil

Someone reminded me today of the band that sang
"Walking On Sunshine"............Katrina and the
Waves............!!

--- LordTZer0 <LordTZer0@...> wrote:

> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael" <
> Michael.Whitty@d...>
> wrote:
> > Or do they BLOW? :)
> >
> >
> > Hurricanes suck!
>
>
> I thought the hurricane had knocked out my email,
> but it was just
> bouncing again. I've contacted yahoo for help
> deleting the duplicate
> email addie. That song, Oh Babe What Woukd You Say,
> was going
> through my head all night, and I couldn't figure out
> why. So I
> looked it up.
>
> Hurricane Carter sang that song.
> Now it makes sense!
> Subconsciously anyway . . .
>
> Here I Am!
> Rock You Like Ze Hurrican!
> ~~~The Scorpians~~~~
>
>
>
>

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Tim "apefan"
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:21 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [PotaDG] Re: OT: Katrina

Someone reminded me today of the band that sang
"Walking On Sunshine"............Katrina and the
Waves............!!

--- LordTZer0 <LordTZer0@...> wrote:

> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael" <
> Michael.Whitty@d...>
> wrote:
> > Or do they BLOW?  :)
> >
> >
> > Hurricanes suck!
>
>
> I thought the hurricane had knocked out my email,
> but it was just
> bouncing again.  I've contacted yahoo for help
> deleting the duplicate
> email addie.  That song, Oh Babe What Woukd You Say,
> was going
> through my head all night, and I couldn't figure out
> why.  So I
> looked it up.
> 
> Hurricane Carter sang that song. 
> Now it makes sense!
> Subconsciously anyway . . .
>
> Here I Am!
> Rock You Like Ze Hurrican!
>    ~~~The Scorpians~~~~
>
>
>
>


Do You

Even though I've been glued to the News all day about
Katrina....a bright spot in the day was in the
mail....the beautiful 2 edition set of "Beware the
Beast"....Let me just say well done Michael and
Neil....well done! If you are sending this out to
publishers I wouldnt be suprised if you two weren't
snatched up by a major comic company!

Tim

--- Neil <nfoster@...> wrote:

> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael"
> <Michael.Whitty@d...>
> wrote:
> > Was Ricky Ponting there? :)
>
> -- No the jerk was too busy whining about the zoo
> using humans as
> SUBSTITUTES for animals!
>
> Neil
>
>
>

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Tim "apefan"
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:24 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Beware the Beast

Even though I've been glued to the News all day about
Katrina....a bright spot in the day was in the
mail....the beautiful 2 edition set of "Beware the
Beast"....Let me just say well done Michael and
Neil....well done! If you are sending this out to
publishers I wouldnt be suprised if you two weren't
snatched up by a major comic company!

Tim

--- Neil <nfoster@...> wrote:

> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael"
> <Michael.Whitty@d...>
> wrote:
> > Was Ricky Ponting there? :)
>
> -- No the jerk was too busy whining about the zoo
> using humans as
> SUBSTITUTES for animals!
>
> Neil
>

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Reminder from the Calendar of PotaDG Don Pedro Colley's Birthday Tuesday August 30, 2005 All Day This event repeats every year. Notes: Happy Birthday Don!

Copyright ©  2005  Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "Whitty, Michael" <Michael.Whitty@d...>
wrote:

> Personally I like the way it is, but it WAS originally written to be

a 3 page per installment web comic.

-- I think the extra pages really do help flesh it out though.

> So eventually it WILL be re-vamped slightly and I am guessing this

will be the only "original" version.

-- Hmmm, so, a real collector's item for the future then. Anyone who
wants their copies personally autographed by the artist (and thus
making them even more collectable) can send them to me along with
return postage and a very substantial cash donation and I will be
happy to sign the comics for them! ;-)

Neil

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Even though I've been glued to the News all day about
Katrina....a bright spot in the day was in the
mail....the beautiful 2 edition set of "Beware the
Beast"....Let me just say well done Michael and
Neil....well done! If you are sending this out to
publishers I wouldnt be suprised if you two weren't
snatched up by a major comic company!

Tim

 

  I agree. I keep reading it, well done. Elaine

Do You Yahoo!?

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Neil
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 5:26 PM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Beware the Beast

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael" <Michael.Whitty@d...>
wrote:
> Personally I like the way it is, but it WAS originally written to be
a 3 page per installment web comic.

-- I think the extra pages really do help flesh it out though.

> So eventually it WILL be re-vamped slightly and I am guessing this
will be the only "original" version.

-- Hmmm, so, a real collector's item for the future then. Anyone who
wants their copies personally autographed by the artist (and thus
making them even more collectable) can send them to me along with
return postage and a very substantial cash donation and I will be
happy to sign the comics for them! ;-)

Neil

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Neil T Foster
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:13 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Making a Monster

Does anyone have this book or know anything about it?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7541853042&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

 

Neil

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            I had that book and it is a pretty interesting book. It has all of the make-up artist Stan Winston, John Chambers, and all the sci-fi and horror movies from Frankenstein, Dracula, Planet of the Apes, King Kong(1976). If I had the money I would bid on that book fast before it is gone.

 

Kevin

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In a message dated 8/30/2005 7:19:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, PofTAfan@... writes:

If I had the money I would bid on that book fast before it is gone.

 

It's available on both Amazon and Alebris.

 

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Thanks.  I may have to order that book again. Maybe if i'm lucky they might have the book "Ape"

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Hey all, I was watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes on Sci Fi a
few days ago and something stuck out to me that I never thought of
before. When Caesar and McDonald were talking in Caesars tree house
McDonald told Caesar about the tapes of his parents. From the reaction
of Caesar, and the way McDonald told Caesar, I got the impression that
this is the first time McDonald even mentioned the tapes to Caesar. If
McDonald really was a true friend to Caesar, why didn't he tell him
about the tapes before? If you had information about taped footage of
a friends dead parents, wouldn't you tell him about them sooner than
McDonald told Caesar?
Any comments
John

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of luke_the_drifter52
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:00 PM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Caesar and McDonald in Battle

Hey all, I was watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes on Sci Fi a
few days ago and something stuck out to me that I never thought of
before. When Caesar and McDonald were talking in Caesars tree house 
McDonald told Caesar about the tapes of his parents. From the reaction
of Caesar, and the way McDonald told Caesar, I got the impression that
this is the first time McDonald even mentioned the tapes to Caesar. If
McDonald really was a true friend to Caesar, why didn't he tell him
about the tapes before? If you had information about taped footage of
a friends dead parents, wouldn't you tell him about them sooner than
McDonald told Caesar?
Any comments
John

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You know, Caesar had an additude in Battle. Well, he did in Conquest
but it was different. In Conquest he went out to kick some serious
butt. In Battle he had the attitude that the Humans were okay, but
had to be kept in their place. I think he thought Ape City was equal
but really it was just keeping the Humans in their place. And, in
his mind I believe, since the Apes were at the "helm" and not the
dangerous war hungry killing humans, now the earth was safe. I
wonder if Mcdonald just had enough of his attitude and finally
thougut to himself, "Let me show you the real killers and the ones
who really destroy the earth". He may of not told him previously
because of his friendship and knowing what Caesar didn't know; that
an Ape War caused earths final destruction. Caesar didn't know this
previously and I wonder how this woulf have impacted his leader ship
had he known. That is why I don't understand why Fox cut the Bomb
scene in Battle. It really ties in with the footage of Cornelius and
Zira and what they knew about the future of the earth
John



In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael" <Michael.Whitty@d...>
wrote:

> Good question John.
>
> I think McDonald might have had some other important things on his

mind -

> maybe it just didn't occur.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On

Behalf Of

> luke_the_drifter52
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:00 PM
> To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PotaDG] Caesar and McDonald in Battle
>
>
> Hey all, I was watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes on Sci

Fi a

> few days ago and something stuck out to me that I never thought of
> before. When Caesar and McDonald were talking in Caesars tree

house

> McDonald told Caesar about the tapes of his parents. From the

reaction

> of Caesar, and the way McDonald told Caesar, I got the impression

that

> this is the first time McDonald even mentioned the tapes to

Caesar. If

> McDonald really was a true friend to Caesar, why didn't he tell

him

> about the tapes before? If you had information about taped footage

of

> a friends dead parents, wouldn't you tell him about them sooner

than

> McDonald told Caesar?
> Any comments
> John
>
>

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of luke_the_drifter52
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:54 PM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Caesar and McDonald in Battle

You know, Caesar had an additude in Battle. Well, he did in Conquest
but it was different. In Conquest he went out to kick some serious
butt. In Battle he had the attitude that the Humans were okay, but
had to be kept in their place. I think he thought Ape City was equal
but really it was just keeping the Humans in their place. And, in
his mind I believe, since the Apes were at the "helm" and not the
dangerous war hungry killing humans, now the earth was safe. I
wonder if Mcdonald just had enough of his attitude and finally
thougut to himself, "Let me show you the real killers and the ones
who really destroy the earth". He may of not told him previously
because of his friendship and knowing what Caesar didn't know; that
an Ape War caused earths final destruction. Caesar didn't know this
previously and I wonder how this woulf have impacted his leader ship
had he known. That is why I don't understand why Fox cut the Bomb
scene in Battle. It really ties in with the footage of Cornelius and
Zira and what they knew about the future of the earth
John



In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael" <Michael.Whitty@d...>
wrote:
> Good question John.
> 
> I think McDonald might have had some other important things on his
mind -
> maybe it just didn't occur.
> 
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On
Behalf Of
> luke_the_drifter52
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:00 PM
> To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PotaDG] Caesar and McDonald in Battle
>
>
> Hey all, I was watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes on Sci
Fi a
> few days ago and something stuck out to me that I never thought of
> before. When Caesar and McDonald were talking in Caesars tree
house 
> McDonald told Caesar about the tapes of his parents. From the
reaction
> of Caesar, and the way McDonald told Caesar, I got the impression
that
> this is the first time McDonald even mentioned the tapes to
Caesar.

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I know in "Behind the Planet of the Apes" they said they were making
a kids movie since Conquest was so violent but I don't see them
having the bomb in Battle as violent. I always assumed they took the
shot out because of that. But I really don't know. I did write Fox a
letter a few weeks ago and asked if they were going to release
special editions of the rest of the Apes films. I stated if they did
it would be nice to restore Conquest and Battle to thier directors
cuts and replace the "lost" footage. I never did get a response
which doesn't surprise me any
John


In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael"
<Michael.Whitty@d...> wrote:

> I really don't know why they cut the scenes, but I can tell you it

wasn't to

> squeeze in an extra showing like some people say with authority!
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On

Behalf Of

> luke_the_drifter52
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:54 PM
> To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Caesar and McDonald in Battle
>
>
> You know, Caesar had an additude in Battle. Well, he did in

Conquest

> but it was different. In Conquest he went out to kick some serious
> butt. In Battle he had the attitude that the Humans were okay, but
> had to be kept in their place. I think he thought Ape City was

equal

> but really it was just keeping the Humans in their place. And, in
> his mind I believe, since the Apes were at the "helm" and not the
> dangerous war hungry killing humans, now the earth was safe. I
> wonder if Mcdonald just had enough of his attitude and finally
> thougut to himself, "Let me show you the real killers and the ones
> who really destroy the earth". He may of not told him previously
> because of his friendship and knowing what Caesar didn't know;

that

> an Ape War caused earths final destruction. Caesar didn't know

this

> previously and I wonder how this woulf have impacted his leader

ship

> had he known. That is why I don't understand why Fox cut the Bomb
> scene in Battle. It really ties in with the footage of Cornelius

and

> Zira and what they knew about the future of the earth
> John
>
>
>
> In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael" <Michael.Whitty@d...>
> wrote:
> > Good question John.
> >
> > I think McDonald might have had some other important things on

his

> mind -
> > maybe it just didn't occur.
> >
> > Michael
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com ]On
> Behalf Of
> > luke_the_drifter52
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 3:00 PM
> > To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [PotaDG] Caesar and McDonald in Battle
> >
> >
> > Hey all, I was watching Battle for the Planet of the Apes on Sci
> Fi a
> > few days ago and something stuck out to me that I never thought

of

> > before. When Caesar and McDonald were talking in Caesars tree
> house
> > McDonald told Caesar about the tapes of his parents. From the
> reaction
> > of Caesar, and the way McDonald told Caesar, I got the

impression

> that
> > this is the first time McDonald even mentioned the tapes to
> Caesar.
>
>

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of luke_the_drifter52
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:05 PM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Caesar and McDonald in Battle

I know in "Behind the Planet of the Apes" they said they were making
a kids movie since Conquest was so violent but I don't see them
having the bomb in Battle as violent. I always assumed they took the
shot out because of that.

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of luke_the_drifter52
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:05 PM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Caesar and McDonald in Battle

I did write Fox a letter a few weeks ago and asked if they were going to release
special editions of the rest of the Apes films. I stated if they did
it would be nice to restore Conquest and Battle to thier directors
cuts and replace the "lost" footage. I never did get a response
which doesn't surprise me any
John

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There is a scene in the trailers on the DVD's for Conquest where a
gorilla is firing the flame thrower on the guy we see using it in
the beginnging of the film. I thought that was really cool. Too bad
they cut it.

In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Whitty, Michael" <Michael.Whitty@d...>
wrote:

> They won't answer! I hope they do find and release the original

version of

> Conquest though!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]On

Behalf Of

> luke_the_drifter52
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:05 PM
> To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Caesar and McDonald in Battle
>
>
> I did write Fox a letter a few weeks ago and asked if they were

going to

> release
> special editions of the rest of the Apes films. I stated if they

did

> it would be nice to restore Conquest and Battle to thier directors
> cuts and replace the "lost" footage. I never did get a response
> which doesn't surprise me any
> John
>
>
>

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "luke_the_drifter52"
<JLKINSER1970@h...> wrote

> In Battle he had the attitude that the Humans were okay, but
> had to be kept in their place. I think he thought Ape City was

equal

> but really it was just keeping the Humans in their place. And, in
> his mind I believe, since the Apes were at the "helm" and not the
> dangerous war hungry killing humans, now the earth was safe. I
> wonder if Mcdonald just had enough of his attitude and finally
> thougut to himself, "Let me show you the real killers and the ones
> who really destroy the earth".
> John

> >
>

Yeah I agree with this John, I think that the way it was
written was really just to move the plot along ,get the characters
to the old city but the way Austin Stoker played it was much more
internal,almost like Mcdonald is cutting down abit of Caesar's
smuggness "You think your so clever, well!! " (It's interesting to
note not long after the humans join the council.)The way Stoker
played the character brings quite a lot to the film which might not
have been in the script.

> Graham.









> >
> >

I've got a copy of it, but have not gotten around to reading it. I
have read other books like it in the past and find them all
fascinating. Sometimes some of the more awesome effects are easily
created, but at other times what appears to be simple ends up
requiring tons of work, for just a few seconds of screen time, and
that's only if it doesn't end up on the cutting room floor entirely.
The best makeup books have lots of pictures to correlate with
descriptive passages in the text.

Zaius on the cover makes this one a 'must have' for me.

Yet another online source for used books is www.abe.com. Its a site
that many used book stores use to list and sell their material. But
look around first to get an idea of what a 'reasonable' price is
before you buy. Some dealers will try to sell for $40~$50 dollars
what other sellers are selling for just a few dollars. At $4, this
is a great deal, but as always you're going to have to factor in
shipping.

Dario

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Neil T Foster" <nfoster@h...> wrote:
> Does anyone have this book or know anything about it?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem
> <http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?
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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , Greg Plonowski <urko3085@s...> wrote:

> Last week we learned the final fate of Nova. Who will meet their

maker in this final installment? Download the latest issue now and
find out. It's 15 pages crammed with comics this week. No pin-ups,
articles or letter column to get in the way as we barrel ahead to the
cataclysmic conclusion of Beneath the Planet of the Apes.

-- Cool, thanks again Gracious Greg Plonowski.
I have been hanging out to see how this story ends. ;-)

Neil

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "Michael Whitty" <whitty@c...> wrote:

> After seeing the news just then I am very concerned about John. If

you get this message please let us know you are OK - our thoughts are
with you my friend.

> Hope all our other members from New Orleans are OK too.

-- Yeah that is some seriously bad shit. Our thoughts certainly are
with John and his family and everyone else affected by this disaster.

Neil

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "Michael Whitty" <whitty@c...> wrote:

> I can't believe 80% of the town is under water.
>
> Homeless people wandering around looking for loved ones.it's awful.
>

BBC just said there's 78,000 people in shelters !!
Graham.

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> Yes, I can hardly imagine what might have happened to John.
>

Yeah, I not really a praying kind of guy but my thoughts are
with him, as I'm sure is everyones.
Graham.

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 4:49:52 P.M. Central Daylight Time, shop@... writes:

Homeless people wandering around looking for loved ones.it's awful.

 

What's really awful is people risking life and limb to

loot a television set when there isn't even any electricity.

But I wouldn't be thinking straight in that kind of heat either.

 

 

 

 

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 4:49:52 P.M. Central Daylight Time, shop@... writes:

Homeless people wandering around looking for loved ones.it's awful.

 

What's really awful is people risking life and limb to

loot a television set when there isn't even any electricity.

But I wouldn't be thinking straight in that kind of heat either.

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 5:59:04 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Michael.Whitty@... writes:

What's really awful is people risking life and limb to

loot a television set when there isn't even any electricity.

But I wouldn't be thinking straight in that kind of heat either.

 

It's not the Heat

It's the Stupidity

 

An Oldie but a Goody

 

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The genetic code of our closest living relative, the chimpanzee, has been sequenced and analysed by an international team of researchers.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4197844.stm


Neil


Now someone will be able to begin work on a genetically enhanced chimpanzee.

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 6:49:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Haristas@... writes:

Now someone will be able to begin work on a genetically enhanced chimpanzee.

 

Now there's a thought.

Any ideas for the plans?

 

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 6:49:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Haristas@... writes:

Now someone will be able to begin work on a genetically enhanced chimpanzee.

 

Now there's a thought.

Any ideas for the plans?

 

  Maybe they can be genetically enhanced to speak(other than sign language). Elaine

 

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 7:08:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, taebokitti@... writes:

Maybe they can be genetically enhanced to speak(other than sign language). Elaine

 

And if they do,

will that make them people?

 

 

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 7:08:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, taebokitti@... writes:

Maybe they can be genetically enhanced to speak(other than sign language). Elaine

 

And if they do,

will that make them people?

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 7:08:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, taebokitti@... writes:

Maybe they can be genetically enhanced to speak(other than sign language). Elaine

 

And if they do,

will that make them people?

  An interesting point. What makes them people? Speech? High intelligence? Chimps have their own culture according to those who study them so maybe they are already considered people. Elaine

 

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 5:27:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, LordTZer0@... writes:

In a message dated 8/31/2005 7:08:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time, taebokitti@... writes:

Maybe they can be genetically enhanced to speak(other than sign language). Elaine

 

And if they do,

will that make them people?

  An interesting point. What makes them people? Speech? High intelligence? Chimps have their own culture according to those who study them so maybe they are already considered people.

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Subject: Re: [PotaDG] POTA and Genetics

In a message dated 8/31/2005 5:57:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, Michael.Whitty@... writes:

Well, I am actually writing a POTA story (well, for a comic anyway!) that involves genetic manipulation.  I am a bit stuck because I want to come up with a sensible reason WHY humans would genetically manipulate apes and actually do this on a fairly large scale.

 

Originally I wanted to give the story a flavour of the current real life world worries regarding terrorism.  I thought a government might breed apes to deal with escalating terrorism, and make them smarter in the process.  Not QUITE sure if that really works - what do people think?

 

Michael

Maybe they need to be genetically enhanced for organ transplants? Another reason maybe for an expanding space program, sending intelligent primates to dangerous planets instead of humans. Elaine

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 6:17:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, taebokitti@... writes:

In a message dated 8/31/2005 6:03:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, Michael.Whitty@... writes:

That's really good Elaine.  Mind if I use those ideas?

 Not at all,go ahead and use them. But you have to send me the comic when it is finished. Elaine

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Michael

If you use Organ Tranplants in your comics, are you going do it like the
movies, "Parts, the Clonus Horror" or "The Island".

I also thought the reason the apes were going to be genetically manipulated
could be so first the apes can replaced dogs and cats and then as slaves as
said by Cornelius in Escape and in Conquest and "Cannon Fodders" (soldiers)
for war.

Donna

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>That's really good Elaine. Mind if I use those ideas?
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>In a message dated 8/31/2005 5:57:00 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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>Well, I am actually writing a POTA story (well, for a comic anyway!) that
>involves genetic manipulation. I am a bit stuck because I want to come up
>with a sensible reason WHY humans would genetically manipulate apes and
>actually do this on a fairly large scale.
>
>Originally I wanted to give the story a flavour of the current real life
>world worries regarding terrorism. I thought a government might breed apes
>to deal with escalating terrorism, and make them smarter in the process.
>Not QUITE sure if that really works - what do people think?
>
>Michael
>
>Maybe they need to be genetically enhanced for organ transplants? Another
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In a message dated 8/31/2005 7:57:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, taebokitti@... writes:

  An interesting point. What makes them people? Speech? High intelligence? Chimps have their own culture according to those who study them so maybe they are already considered people. Elaine

If they were you couldn't own one.

Though I know people who can talk

up a storm and still say nothing.

My ex-wife's a good example.

 

 

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 8:31:09 P.M. Central Daylight Time, dspires501@... writes:

I also thought the reason the apes were going to be genetically manipulated
could be so first the apes can replaced dogs and cats and then as slaves as
said by Cornelius in Escape and in Conquest and "Cannon Fodders" (soldiers)
for war.

 

I think that's how Thade took over Earth.

But if someone wants to rehash that, it's

in the archives.

 

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They would probably use them for whatever they

would use androids for -- namely all the jobs people

can't or won't do.  In Japan that means taking care

of old people.  But not just that.  They have a hard

time asking for help.  There are whole lot of social

protocols and embarrassment involve with that. 

So robots can me handy for a bit of interactive help,

without all the formalities.  And genetically altered

apes would be cheaper in the long run than robots.

But I'm sure they will find other uses for Repliee Q2

the latest version of Actroid -- Like the new Fembot.

 

Click on the link and start the video link

next to The android is Repliee Q2.

 

http://www.androidscience.com/links.html"

 

 

 

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          Maybe when man did genetic manipulation on the apes they did it because they thought that would be a God and create a new species so they can be used as slaves to do the work that man wouldn't do.  But I wouldn't have the government involved in this but a slightly deranged scientist in a remote area somewhere in the United States.

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In a message dated 8/31/2005 7:57:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, taebokitti@... writes:

  An interesting point. What makes them people? Speech? High intelligence? Chimps have their own culture according to those who study them so maybe they are already considered people. Elaine

If they were you couldn't own one.

Though I know people who can talk

up a storm and still say nothing.

My ex-wife's a good example.

  You are also describing most politicians. Elaine

 

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.html.html In a message dated 8/31/05 8:57:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Michael.Whitty@... writes:

Well, I am actually writing a POTA story (well, for a comic anyway!) that involves genetic manipulation.  I am a bit stuck because I want to come up with a sensible reason WHY humans would genetically manipulate apes and actually do this on a fairly large scale.

Originally I wanted to give the story a flavour of the current real life world worries regarding terrorism.  I thought a government might breed apes to deal with escalating terrorism, and make them smarter in the process.  Not QUITE sure if that really works - what do people think?

Michael

That's ridiculous.

I've told you before, the only reason it would be done is to help keep apes from becoming extinct, to help them "breed more prodigiously."  An unintentional result would be something like an increase in brain power.

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , taebokitti@a... wrote:

> Another reason maybe for an expanding space program

-- Isn't this what they did in POTA 2001?

Neil

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "DONNA SPIRES" <dspires501@m...> wrote:

> and "Cannon Fodders" (soldiers) for war.

-- Now this sounds like something our governments would do.
They are always trying to find ways to minimise casualties on the
battlefield so it would make sense to genetically manipulate and breed
great apes to be used as front line soldiers. They wouldn't have to
make them so smart that they question what they are doing but just let
them be intelligent enough to wage war. And how ironic it would be
that when a natural leader did come along to help them rise up against
humans they already have all the skills to wage a war against
their 'teachers'!

Neil

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , PofTAfan@a... wrote:

> Maybe when man did genetic manipulation on the apes they did it

because they thought that would be a God and create a new species so
they can be used as slaves to do the work that man wouldn't do. But
I wouldn't have the government involved in this but a slightly
deranged scientist in a remote area somewhere in the United States.

-- I don't know about that, it does seem to be the sort thing the
government would be involved in. And I'm sure they have plenty of
deranged scientists already working for them.

But your way sounds good though, sort of like a island of Dr. Moreau
type of thing.

Neil

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , Haristas@a... wrote:

> That's ridiculous.
>
> I've told you before, the only reason it would be done is to help

keep apes from becoming extinct, to help them "breed more
prodigiously." An unintentional result would be something like an
increase in brain power.

-- I don't see what's ridiculous about it at all. It is actually quite
plausible in a sci-fi setting it certainly makes a lot more sense than
the idea of just taking wild apes into captivity as pets and then have
them become slaves and suddenly becoming more intelligent as they did
in the original series of movies.
Also I'm sure there are and would be cheaper ways to stop apes
becoming extinct, wouldn't it be a lot cheaper to just artificially
inseminate them?

Neil

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-- Good idea someone should find that thread and we can then go back
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In a message dated 9/1/2005 5:08:05 P.M. Central Daylight Time, whitty@... writes:

wait maybe not, that would be just silly wouldn't it?. ;-)

 

I guess if the new people want to look for it that's up to them.

 

 

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-- Rory


August 30, 2005

Demand driven by mouse-clicks

Hunger for DVD versions of TV shows and films can be charted in pre-orders through Amazon and Netflix.


By Elaine Dutka, Times Staff Writer

Studio executives like to think they're in the business of giving people what they want. The challenge is figuring out just what that is — a never-ending quest in Hollywood.

Research, carried out before a movie's release, focuses on speculative criteria such as people's awareness of given titles and which they most want to see. For home video however, two Internet behemoths, the retailer Amazon.com and the DVD rental pioneer Netflix, provide insight not only into public appetites but how a movie will actually perform when it hits the video stores.
 
By placing real orders for material they want to buy or rent, consumers are voting with their pocketbooks, industry analysts say. And with the big titles, their choices reflect on the effectiveness of a studio's marketing campaign.

Release of DVD sets of the TV series "Charmed" and "MacGyver" were accelerated because of consumer demand, said Michael Arkin, senior vice president of marketing for Paramount Home Entertainment. And when the 1954 "The High and the Mighty" rose to the top of Amazon's pre-sale list in July, he knew something was afoot.

"This 50-year-old movie took off, not only on Netflix and Amazon but across the board," said Arkin. "Those lists are opinion polls of a sort, earpieces into buyers' tastes. It's a way of taking the pulse of the public, checking it on a daily basis."

The companies, along with websites such as DVDTalk and TVShowsonDVD, haven't replaced less sophisticated forms of communication between the public and the studios such as phone calls, letters and e-mails. Nor have they dislodged traditional market research. But they help publicize a movie and are effective marketing tools. Netflix informs studios which of its 50,000 titles its 3.2 million subscribers put in their "queues," to be mailed when the product comes out. And Amazon's Top 100 List, updated hourly, reflects sales rankings of future releases as well as current fare. "Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith" and "Batman Begins" are Nos. 2 and 4 on this week's chart, though they won't be out until Nov. 1 and Nov. 18, respectively.

One of the company's goals is to help build the DVD business, said Laura Porco, Amazon's general manager for merchandising, North American media. More than 50 million people purchased an item from Amazon in the last 12 months, the company says. And there's an ongoing dialogue with Hollywood entities "big, medium and small."

"Before we came along, no other retailer made sales ranks transparent to consumers and vendors," she said. "No one knew what a new VHS would do once it got to retailer locations. Studios had to wait until Day 1, 2 or 3, when retailers' reports came back. Our rankings tell them how their product stacks up against the competition. And our 'wish lists' — consumer requests for movies or TV shows not on DVD — help the industry prioritize what to bring out."

Mike Dunn, president worldwide, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, checks Amazon.com at least once a day. Just as Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan refers to "wholesale inventories," Dunn says, he looks to the Top 100 list to gauge the economics of a title — particularly off-center films often squeezed off the shelves of many video stores.

"I saw 'Napoleon Dynamite,' 'What the Bleep Do We Know?' and 'Roswell,' a rather obscure TV series, pre-booking really well," he said. "We got our ducks in a row so we wouldn't be caught short. Amazon is a great bellwether, tipping us off on the upside of some of the less obvious titles. The rankings show which of the small movies have a lot of juice, so surprises aren't surprises.

"Wish lists, however, are less relevant today than they were in the past," he adds.

"Two years ago, we'd look at them and get to those titles earlier rather than later. But now many of our hidden jewels have already been unleashed. Most of today's requests are more reflective of personal preference than mass demand — cult films such as 'Myra Breckenridge,' which we ultimately released."

With the exception of an occasional "March of the Penguins," studios buy, produce and distribute mostly mainstream product, said Ted Sarandos, chief content officer for Netflix, which charges subscribers $17.99 a month for an unlimited number of titles. "Yet interest in so-called specialty films is broader than they think. The Oscar-winning documentary 'Born Into Brothels' has been rented by one out of every 10 of our subscribers, though it was small, box-office wise. And 'Super Size Me,' another documentary, outperformed 50 theatrical films in the same period."

That goes to prove that the Netflix demographic isn't typical of the American populace, some industry observers contend. What appeals to its discerning subscriber base, they maintain, isn't what sells at Wal-Mart (whose online rental business was taken over by Netflix).

That's not entirely true, Sarandos says. While its clientele is slightly higher in income and education, it is more mainstream than it has been. The first million were net-savvy early adapters and film aficionados, eclectic in their movie choices, he says. But new members are more likely to have been renting at Blockbuster the day before.

Netflix' subscribers, however, are older than the theatrical audience. "Million Dollar Baby" and "The Aviator" were much bigger on DVD than in theaters, rented by adults who don't go to the theater anymore, Sarandos explains. And the Clint Eastwood drama "Mystic River" is the company's all-time top-renting film. Netflix adds a title to its database when a movie plays in a film festival or opens in a major city. A month or so before its release, subscribers can add it to their queue, asking for recommendations of others they might like based on their preferences and reactions to past rentals. Someone who favored Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill: Vol. 2," for instance, might be referred to Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Hustle," one of the top-renting titles, or a previous film by director Chow. Subscribers living within five miles of the theater, moreover, were given tickets to "Hustle" before the theatrical release.

That's a bonus for the consumer, Sarandos says — and a means of creating "word of mouth on steroids" because the audience is predisposed to like the film. Through Netflix's "friends program," people can pass along their opinions to fellow subscribers. It's preferences rather than ratings that are tracked, he says.

"Determining which pictures to show each person is like having a video store remerchandised so every customer sees his favorite merchandise displayed at eye level," Sarandos said. "While we have unlimited shelf space, people have limited attention spans."

Amazon.com, for its part, creates a "detail page" for a movie when its DVD release is announced (or sometimes before, if fan demand warrants). Consumers clicking onto the "Star Wars" page, for example, can get information about the story line, cast, price and release date — as well as titles purchased by people who bought that DVD (in this case, 19% "Lord of the Rings" and 8% "Indiana Jones." Customers are also given an opportunity to rate a given title, from one star to five. Often, they can view trailers or scenes from the DVD provided — an addendum to information provided by the Internet Movie Database, a prime online entertainment industry resource acquired by Amazon in April 1998.

"Our website is very democratic," Porco said. "Very consumer-driven."

Now that the home video market is driven by sales, not rentals, some executives downplay the importance of Netflix. Paramount's Arkin isn't one of them. Research shows that rentals are a valid barometer of consumer interest in movies, he says. If someone rents a title and likes it, he or she might buy it down the road, Arkin said. And the bestselling DVDs generally tend to mirror the top-renting ones, Sarandos points out. Last week, "Guess Who?" and "Alexander" were the top two titles in both categories.

Netflix is already mainstreaming the behavior of watching specialty films, Sarandos says. And its influence, he says, should only increase with time.

"With 3 million subscribers, we're interesting to the studios," he said. "With 5 million, we'd be meaningful, with more bottom-line impact. With 10 million, we could reshape distribution. If we put a spotlight on less mainstream films, maybe studios would be emboldened to release product that's more 'challenging,' shall we say. Our numbers could affect not only marketing plans but the kind of movies that get made."


 

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , Haristas@a... wrote:

> I want everyone to read the article below then tell me if it gives

you any ideas on how we can get Fox to do the kind of APES series
Special Edition boxed set we want.

-- The problem I see is that there are not enough of us to influence
anything Apes wise. I'm sorry for sounding so pessimistic but there
are just not enough Apes fans around. I'm even predicting here and now
that the upcoming new comic will not generate enough sales to be
viable and we won't get more than the proposed first 6 issue mini-
series, though I really do hope I'm proved wrong. Sorry but that's
just the way I see it.

Neil

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , LordTZer0@A... wrote:

> I guess if the new people want to look for it that's up to them.

-- Very true and a good idea T, I wasn't having a dig at you sorry if
my reply gave that impression.

Neil

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-- The problem I see is that there are not enough of us to influence
anything Apes wise. I'm sorry for sounding so pessimistic but there
are just not enough Apes fans around.

 

I think there are a lot of Apes fans, but they are, for lack of a better

word, closeted.  They came out for the opening weekend of that

Tim Burton flop, and now they're back in deeper than ever.  And

they only thing that's going to bring them out in force is an Apes

they can be proud to say they're fans of.  Not some Kid stuff,

teeny bopper, popcorn cruncher matinee designed to sell toys.

 

 

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In a message dated 9/1/2005 6:17:00 P.M. Central Daylight Time, nfoster@... writes:

-- Very true and a good idea T, I wasn't having a dig at you sorry if
my reply gave that impression.

Naa . . . I don't want to rehash that topic any more than you.

The was the reason I framed it like that.  If new people want

to see what old members think on certain topics I suggest

an archive search.  I don't want to rewrite stuff even more

than you don't want to reread it.  It gets redundant.

 

 

 

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.html.html In a message dated 9/2/05 8:44:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, abmac@... writes:

I live 50 miles northwest of New Orleans. I lost electricity at 6 a.m. Monday morning and just regained it about 5 p.m. today (Friday). I've had internet access for less than twenty minutes.


The heat and humidity were almost unbearable, but worst of all was the boredom. Anyway, I'm alive.


Anthony

I went through the same thing last year with Hurricane Francis, though luckily I only lost power for a couple days.  Living in the South in summer is not pleasant if you don't have air conditioning, and not having electricity in general sucks.  Life before the modern electrical age must have sucked big time.

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "Anthony B. McElveen" <abmac@i...>
wrote:

> I live 50 miles northwest of New Orleans. I lost electricity at 6
> a.m. Monday morning and just regained it about 5 p.m. today

(Friday).

> I've had internet access for less than twenty minutes.
>
> The heat and humidity were almost unbearable, but worst of all was
> the boredom. Anyway, I'm alive.

-- That's great to hear Anthony glad that you are okay. Let's all hope
and pray that John and his family are all right.

Neil

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "Michael Whitty" <whitty@c...> wrote:

> Glad you are with us Anthony.
> Neil, can we celebrate with new strips?

-- Okay but who is first and are we taliking about Within? If we are,
can anyone remember what chapter we are up to?

Neil

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com , "Neil T Foster" <nfoster@h...> wrote:

> Hey I think Caesar and his mates have been sprung! Look at the top

left

> hand corner of the photo:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1973-Conquest-of-the-Planet-of-the-Apes-

Publicity

> -Photo_W0QQitemZ7542536906QQcategoryZ18827QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
>
> Neil

Nah, That's just one of those genetically altered apes you're all
talking about :)
Graham.

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Thank you Neil and thank you Mike Its great to be here

What a great surprize to come home to after a week on the road

Ive spent all morning exploring the files and reading the comics
They are outstanding I cant wait for the next chapters

Im really eager to see what happens in WITHIN because Im more of a
film fan But I love the TV show too

I dont know what else to say now except thanks again

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Neil T Foster" <nfoster@h...> wrote:
>
>
>
> To all our recently joined new members - welcome!
>
> Feel free to jump in and contribute if a subject takes your fancy,
or
> please start one up yourself!
>
>
> MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE HOMEPAGE AND READ THE NEW Planet of the
Apes TV
> Show COMIC
> BOOK - Going Home!
>
> Go to the Home Page, scroll down to around the middle of the page
and
> click on the link to take you to the pages finished so far.
>
> Another new ongoing comic strip called Within the Planet of the
Apes can
> be found in the files section of the group or you can just click
on the
> handy link on the Home Page to view the latest chapters!
>
> And new for your viewing pleasure - Uncle Manny's Musings! A light
> hearted look at the world from one of our wisest (Ha!) apes. Check
out
> the Home Page for a link to his latest piece of wisdom! ;-)
>
>
> Don't forget we also have 3 other groups 'attached' to the main
one.
>
> First up there is the DG Archives group:
>
<http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/PotaDiscussionGrouparchives/>
> http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/PotaDiscussionGrouparchives/
> This group was created to store old posts from the group which
have been
> deleted from the main site. We have to do this periodically to
free up
> space as Yahoo does not allot much space to the groups anymore.
> As this group is so active we tend to fill up very quickly and
instead
> of losing old posts forever we like to keep a copy of them all.
They can
> be found in the Files section listed by month and year.
>
>
> There is also the DG Fan Fiction group where members can place, in
the
> group's Files section, their Fan Fiction stories, poems etc. to be
> enjoyed by all:
> http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/PotaDiscussionGroupfanfiction/
>
>
> Finally there's the DG Photos group:
> <http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/PotaDiscussionGroupphotos/>
> http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/PotaDiscussionGroupphotos/
> Where photos and files are occasionally moved to save space on the
main
> DG group
>
>
> All the sites can be easily accessed via the links on each one's
> Homepage.
>
> Don't forget to check out the DG 's vast Photos section and all
that
> great stuff in the Files section!
>
>
> And whilst you're here why not participate in a Poll or check out
all
> those
>
> wonderful links and generally have a fun filled family experience!
>
>
> Your Pals The Owners
>
> _____

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