.html.html In a message dated 8/26/2007 9:02:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, tshaf37@... writes:

I have the evolution pack in my room and was thinking of buying the set with the ape head. I really don't want to part with all that money if it's the same thing I all ready have in different sets so I keep thinking of just buying the legacy set for my game room area.

Don't pay for Head, my man.... look for it for free elsewhere...

But as far as the APES movies are concerned, you should upgrade your Evolution set with the Legacy set.... Why?  Because I said so, dummy!  The films are all remastered with better picture and stereo, although you may think BENEATH looks too bright in some parts.  Also, buy the cartoon series separately.  The ones in the Head set suck!

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You've been asking that question for 4 years now!!!!  

J



Okay, here's a new one.
Do they take PayPal?


I am sure they do not: Only check/money orders. (They donate proceeds to the 9/11 funds in NYC.)


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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Haristas@...
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 12:36 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Speaking of LURKERS!!!!

In a message dated 8/24/2007 5:00:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, sallywhitty@ bigpond.com writes:

And if you say Bill Creber – THEN GIVE ME A QUESTION HE HAS NOT ALREADY BEEN ASKED A THOUSAND FUCKING TIMES!!!!!

How about, "Was Lewis Creber (art director on such shows as "Perry Mason," and who died in 1966) your father?"  Or, "You mention how low the budget was on BENEATH, but don't you wish you had more money on PLANET too, and could have made Ape City larger?  Where else could you have used a larger budget on PLANET?"  And, "What are your remembrances of Emil Kosa, Jr. and his matte work at Fox?"

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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Melinda G Kettler
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:09 AM
To: friends_and_fugitives@yahoogroups.com; PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Cc: pota@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] POTA Wax Figures

I was going through some old pictures the other day, (from the real film
days!) and I found this picture that I took back in 1992 at the Wax Museum
here in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Sorry it isn't very clear. They made
their beards really long! I'm not sure if they meant this to be Cornelius
and Zira, but it doesn't really look like them very much. Anyway, for
what's it's worth... you may upload if you wish.

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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael & Sally Whitty
Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 9:11 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [PotaDG] The Lawgiver Says...

Thanks mate.

Where’s this picture come from and what’s all that crap behind the Lawgiver?!?! ?!

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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael & Sally Whitty
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 7:01 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Stars and Stripes on my Union Jack

I’m not quite sure but I think you will find it was just one issue they contributed proceeds from.

Not bashing or anything but I’m fairly sure you are wrong Mike.

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Neil Foster
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 2:28 PM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Speaking of QUESTIONS!!!!

-- How about asking him if he still has the napkin that he drew on when he plotted out the Statue of Liberty shots with Frank Schaffner and if so is there any way he can scan it and make it available online to share with the fans?

Also ask him if he knows what happened to the miniature of Ape City that they made.

You could ask him about the spacecraft but nearly everything there is to be asked about it has already been done on the Japanese 'Icarus set'

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Hello,

This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the PotaDG
group.

File : /WaxMuseum1992.jpg
Uploaded by : munkeyman63au <ntfoster@...>
Description :

You can access this file at the URL:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PotaDG/files/WaxMuseum1992.jpg

To learn more about file sharing for your group, please visit:
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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of RedAce^
Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 1:15 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [PotaDG] Re: HD-DVD heats up REDACE

Here is a url regarding players that play both formats:

 

http://www.pcworld. com/article/ id,130698- page,1/article..html"

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Go to this link to read the article:

http://film.blogdig.net/archives/articles/August2007/16/Sounds_from_the_Forbidden_Zone.html"

Melinda

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In a message dated 8/26/2007 11:43:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ntfoster@... writes:

Looks like assorted Japanese crap

The sign says "Thanks".

arigatou

 

 

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In a message dated 8/29/2007 8:53:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sallywhitty@... writes:

I'm about to delete members who we have not heard from for over a month.

If you get wiped and you want to rejoin, just let us know.

Michael

Maybe a year would be better. Alot of people are on vacation in the summer...

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Sally Whitty" <sallywhitty@...> wrote:
>

>
>
> I don't care if people just chime in to say that they are not chiming in -
> as long as they chime in.
>
>
> Michael
>
>
Erm... I'm chiming in to say I'm not chiming in at the minute...

(Though I've just looked to see when I last posted and it was August the 4th so I should have been spared any cull )

Best, Graham.

P.S Oh Michael did you get the E-mail I sent the other day not sure whether the address I sent it to is your latest one?

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In a message dated 8/30/2007 1:41:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, shop@... writes:

I don't care if people just chime in to say that they are not chiming in -
> as long as they chime in.
>
>
> Michael
>
>
Erm... I'm chiming in to say I'm not chiming in at the minute...

(Though I've just looked to see when I last posted and it was August the 4th so I should have been spared any cull )

Best, Graham.

P.S Oh Michael did you get the E-mail I sent the other day not sure whether the address I sent it to is your latest one?

All I know is if I get cut I'm not coming back..

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael & Sally Whitty
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 10:26 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Cross-Posting.....

….and Neil’s worse than anyone!

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I only cross post initial emails....it would be too
much trouble to cross post all responses....

--- Michael & Sally Whitty <sallywhitty@...>
wrote:

> Just want to work something out here..
>
>
>
> Tim, you say you cross-post because you don't want
> anyone to miss anything.
> I understand this and I even go so far as to say I
> support it (I know Neil
> disagrees with me but we respect each other enough
> to disagree and stay
> friends).
>
>
>
> But I must ask - Do you cross-post RESPONSES or just
> the opening to a
> thread?
>
>
>
> I hope you won't think I'm being a smart-ass here
> because I am really just
> asking a valid and important (to me) question.
>
>
>
> I'm all for unity (even if some poor individuals
> just want to be King of
> POTA!), but I would like something that's effective.
> If the responses are
> not also cross-posted, then people miss the
> responses. Sure - they get a
> chance to comment and that's great. But they don't
> get to see what some
> fans say and that's what I think is important - to
> get as many different
> views as we can.
>
>
>
> I'd love to hear what people have to say on this,
> but I get the feeling
> there's a few people sulking who won't respond.
> That's OK - I sulk
> sometimes too..and Neil's worse than anyone! :-)
> But it doesn't really
> ever fix anything does it?
>
>
>
> Michael
>
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New advert for Cadbury's in UK:

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=wbDtoF8ggKE

I've been reading the posts everyday for years and even back before there was even PotaDG, I just never felt I had much to offer so I just stay low and enjoy.  I suppose I will start speaking up.

Michael & Sally Whitty <sallywhitty@...> wrote:

Hi Bill

 

Point taken, but If there’s someone in this group who hasn’t posted for a year, then I don’t want that person in this group.  And if someone gets bumped and they want to rejoin they just have to say so.

 

There are other groups that will tolerate people joining and not contributing, and there’s one that even creates them falsely to boost their numbers.

 

I don’t care if people just chime in to say that they are not chiming in – as long as they chime in.

 

This is a discussion group and discussion requires input.  We could rename it the POTA Gallery (ie where people watch others discuss) but that’s not what I want to achieve.

 

I’m also concerned about the genuinity of members.  We are going to be a bit more pedantic about people identifying themselves in some way to become a member.

 

Thanks for the input Bill.

 

Michael

 

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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups. com [PotaDG@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of atragon1@aol. com
Sent: Thursday, 30 August 2007 11:04 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [PotaDG] Cull

 

In a message dated 8/29/2007 8:53:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, sallywhitty@ bigpond.com writes:

I’m about to delete members who we have not heard from for over a month.

If you get wiped and you want to rejoin, just let us know.

Michael

Maybe a year would be better. Alot of people are on vacation in the summer...

Bill

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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael & Sally Whitty
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 6:26 PM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] What the.....

Neil – what’s this?!?!?

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Looks like something off of "Survivor"...

--- Neil Foster <ntfoster@...> wrote:

> -- Not telling. I'm sure someone here knows. Anyone?
>
> Neil
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
> Of Michael & Sally Whitty
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 6:26 PM
> To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PotaDG] What the.....
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Neil - what's this?!?!?
>
>
>
>
>
> .
>
>

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I dunno - I thought the eyes looked a bit robotic in the close-up?

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Sally Whitty"
<sallywhitty@...> wrote:

>
> Thanks for sharing Neil.
>
>
>
> I think that's a real gorilla at the start - I am not sure if one

could

> otherwise get the nostrils so right?
>
>
>
> Any idea who did the FX?
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On

Behalf Of

> nlmoxham
> Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2007 3:38 AM
> To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PotaDG] Cadbury's Ad
>
>
>
> New advert for Cadbury's in UK:
>
> http://ie.youtube <http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=wbDtoF8ggKE >
> com/watch?v=wbDtoF8ggKE
>

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Sally Whitty" <sallywhitty@...> wrote:
>
> It makes me think about something.
>
>
>
> I have always felt quite restricted in my imagination whilst reading Monkey
> Planet because my mind has a POTA "pre-conceived" image of many of the
> characters.

Yeah, have to agree with this Michael, I've always "seen" the characters from Monkey Planet through the "lens" of POTA, even when I try not to.
>
>
>
> I'm not too sure if I'd like seeing Monkey Planet done with apes that look
> like apes.

Now, I think I'd like to see Monkey Planet done with apes that look like apes ofcourse it wouldn't be POTA but that's ok.
Best,Graham.

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--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Sally Whitty" <sallywhitty@...> wrote:
>
> I'd like to see it for the sake of curiosity, but it really covers me in a
> fear that it might cheapen things to the status of "talking monkeys".
 
>
> Michael
>
>
>

Hmm.. that's a point it would have to be done well,it's a short slippery slope to men in monkey suits !!!

Graham.

First off, I think it could really shake off any comparisons with
POTA if the apes in Monkey Planet had a completely different look.
For example, in the Hungarian comic, where the chimps are half the
size of the gorillas, it gives another dynamic to how those species
might relate to each other. And that's probably how Boulle pictured
it when he was writing.

Secondly, I wonder if it's more comforting for us to
see 'intelligent' apes closely resembling humans. In POTA (both
versions) the apes are the same size as humans and inevitably look
more like ape/human hybrids than apes. If they really looked like
apes it could be all the more creepy. Wasn't there something in
Gulliver's Travels about visiting a land of intelligent horses?


--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Sally Whitty"
<sallywhitty@...> wrote:

>
> It makes me think about something.
>
>
>
> I have always felt quite restricted in my imagination whilst

reading Monkey

> Planet because my mind has a POTA "pre-conceived" image of many of

the

> characters.
>
>
>
> I'm not too sure if I'd like seeing Monkey Planet done with apes

that look

> like apes.
>
>
>
> How does everyone else feel about this?
>
>
>
> While I am biased, I really prefer my apes to have human qualities.
>
>
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On

Behalf Of

> nlmoxham
> Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2007 8:51 AM
> To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Cadbury's Ad
>
>
>
> I dunno - I thought the eyes looked a bit robotic in the close-up?
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups. <mailto:PotaDG%40yahoogroups.com>

com, "Michael &

> Sally Whitty"
> <sallywhitty@> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for sharing Neil.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think that's a real gorilla at the start - I am not sure if one
> could
> > otherwise get the nostrils so right?
> >
> >
> >
> > Any idea who did the FX?
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: PotaDG@yahoogroups. <mailto:PotaDG%40yahoogroups.com> com
> [PotaDG@yahoogroups. <mailto:PotaDG%40yahoogroups.com> com]

On

> Behalf Of
> > nlmoxham
> > Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2007 3:38 AM
> > To: PotaDG@yahoogroups. <mailto:PotaDG%40yahoogroups.com> com
> > Subject: [PotaDG] Cadbury's Ad
> >
> >
> >
> > New advert for Cadbury's in UK:
> >
> > http://ie.youtube <http://ie.youtube
> <http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=wbDtoF8ggKE> com/watch?v=wbDtoF8ggKE>
> > com/watch?v=wbDtoF8ggKE
> >
>

How about a well-made animated series, or even manga, as someone
suggested a while back? Monkey Planet might translate well into
something like that.

Now I'm wondering if it ever occured to the artists on Marvel or
Terror to draw their Apes like apes.

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Graham Hill" <shop@...> wrote:
>
>
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Sally Whitty"
> <sallywhitty@> wrote:
> >
> > I'd like to see it for the sake of curiosity, but it really
covers me
> in a
> > fear that it might cheapen things to the status of "talking
monkeys".
>
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >
> >
>
> Hmm.. that's a point it would have to be done well,it's a short
slippery
> slope to men in monkey suits !!!
>
> Graham.
>

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael & Sally Whitty
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 7:27 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [PotaDG] Fan Presence at Conventions

I But I do get the feeling that we few were always kinda lonely in our fandom.  I know I was 30 before I discovered another POTA fan, and I seem to recall everyone in the group saying they had the same experience.  So I wonder if there were ever more than a few hard-core fans?

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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tim "apefan"
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 7:57 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [PotaDG] What the.....

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> -- Not telling. I'm sure someone here knows. Anyone?

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael & Sally Whitty
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:18 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [PotaDG] Re: Cadbury's Ad

It makes me think about something.

I have always felt quite restricted in my imagination whilst reading Monkey Planet because my mind has a POTA “pre-conceived” image of many of the characters.

I’m not too sure if I’d like seeing Monkey Planet done with apes that look like apes.

How does everyone else feel about this?

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of nlmoxham
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:42 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Cadbury's Ad

First off, I think it could really shake off any comparisons with
POTA if the apes in Monkey Planet had a completely different look.

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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of nlmoxham
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 9:52 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: Cadbury's Ad

How about a well-made animated series, or even manga, as someone
suggested a while back? Monkey Planet might translate well into
something like that.

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-----Original Message-----
From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael & Sally Whitty
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 7:07 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [PotaDG] Collection Going.....

The first to answer can have…..my entire Planet of the Apes collection!

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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Michael & Sally Whitty
Sent: Sunday, September 02, 2007 11:26 AM
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [PotaDG] Re: Cadbury's Ad

Yeah that would be weird with the chimps being the actual size!

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I do not think that the franchise is dead. To me, the problem is that a
new Apes movie or television show haven't been made is that Fox will
only pay
attention to active fan clubs at these conventions. I still think that
there many apes fans that are out there but there is not a official fan
club with a
official magazine for them to join. For the apes franchise to get back
to be a fan favorite is for apes to have a major overhaul, like they
did with these
old movie serials like Flash Gordon, Buck Rodgers, and like they did
with Battlestar Galactica, Batman and what they're doing with the Hulk.
Ape fans in my opinion must show at some of these major conventions
like Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and other cities where these
conventions
are located.

An official fan club is vital for the future survival of the Planet of
the Apes franchise.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael & Sally Whitty <sallywhitty@...>
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 5:26 pm
Subject: RE: [PotaDG] Fan Presence at Conventions

































I think it's because the franchise
is dead.



Back in the day, when we discovered POTA
we would soon discover there is more! More movies, merchandise, a
cartoon, TV Series….



Now if someone discovers POTA there's
just a whole bunch of old stuff.



People want to have others around them who
are also interested.



But I do get the feeling that we few were
always kinda lonely in our fandom. I know I was 30 before I discovered
another POTA fan, and I seem to recall everyone in the group saying
they had
the same experience. So I wonder if there were ever more than a few
hard-core fans?



Dunno.



Michael








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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf
Of PofTAfan@...

Sent: Thursday, 9 August 2007 2:11
PM

To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [PotaDG] Fan Presence at
Conventions











In my
opinion the problem why "Planet of the Apes" is not

attracting newer, younger fans is that when you go to any conventions

anywhere in the world

you see many fan clubs there. Fan clubs like "Star Trek", "Star
Wars",

"Farscape", any "Stargate" club and even smaller and vocal
clubs

attends these functions, I

even saw a "Battle
of the Planet" group there. Also these groups have

made and even posted many fan films on the internet for everyone to

see. They also have

fan magazine which fan can subscribe to and non can do the same.



When I went to comic-con last month, I wore my Planet of the

Apes t-shirts on Friday and Saturday, I had some people comment on my

shirt including the

two vendors on Saturday, they told me that they were apes fans.

I think if there was a "Planet of the Apes" presence at these

conventions (i.e table or a booth) like some of the other fan clubs

"Star Trek", "Star Wars"

when I saw the 501st Legion had a table there looking for new

recruits. In my opinion, maybe "Planet of the Apes" fans should show

up these conventions

(New York, Los Angeles,
Chicago, and San Diego) and maybe setting up a

table and putting the light on "Planet of the Apes" so we can get
newer

fans to enjoy

apes.



This is my opinion, I would like to hear your comments on this

idea.



Thank You



Kevin

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Sally Whitty" <sallywhitty@...> wrote:
>
> So Graham - what POTA stuff have you been up to of late old chap?

> Michael
>
> 

For various personal reasons, not a lot really...  I'm in the middle
of an Urko painting at the moment which I started last week(need to varnish this today so I can
start the next stage)
I had been doing a fair bit of black and white sketch book stuff,
trying to come up with a quick sketchy/rough look, not keen on the
results.
So as I say not a lot... you know what it's like far too much cricket
this summer...I mean England / India one day match starts in a few
hours  

Oh I did start a test painting on Neil's pencils that'll have to get back to ...when I figure out what to do on it next !!!

Best,Graham.

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "nlmoxham" <neilmoxham@...> wrote:
>
> How about a well-made animated series, or even manga, as someone
> suggested a while back? Monkey Planet might translate well into
> something like that.
> 

I think the thing with an animated series is that it'ld boil down to the script (Doesn't it always !!!) 

No matter how "good looking " a series would/could  be if the scripts were not up too scratch...

Marvels'  been releasing these direct to DVD animated "Films" Ultimate Avengers, Iron man, Doc Strange which look ok (Not great but, they're keeping the cost down)

The couple I watched (Well one, I fast forward through the second !!)

just didn't seem to have much more going for them than a 70's saturday morning cartoon when it came to the script.

A lot of time seemed to have been taken on the "style" of the shows but the "content" was lacking.

I wonder if an animated Ape show would repeat the same mistake...I lot of animation (American, anyway) seems to fall in to this trap.

all sizzle and no steak...

Best, Graham.

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-- But nobody has come up with what it is yet!

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Sally Whitty"
<sallywhitty@...> wrote:

>
> To late - Natasha answered first, followed closely by Tim.

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In a message dated 9/1/2007 6:29:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, shop@... writes:

Now, I think I'd like to see Monkey Planet done with apes that look like apes ofcourse it wouldn't be POTA but that's ok.

 

I dunno.  The more apey they are

the less touching The Kiss is and

the more creepy it becomes, eh?

 

 

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In a message dated 9/1/2007 6:44:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, neilmoxham@... writes:

If they really looked like
apes it could be all the more creepy.

 

Yeah, see.

And not in a good way.

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Well you know what they say, what ever gets you through the night...

Graham.

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Michael & Sally Whitty" <sallywhitty@...> wrote:
>
> OOhhh..yeah...I didn't think of THAT!
>
> Michael
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> TZer0@...
> Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2007 8:26 PM
> To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [PotaDG] Re: Cadbury's Ad
>
>
>
> In a message dated 9/1/2007 6:29:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> shop@... writes:
>
> Now, I think I'd like to see Monkey Planet done with apes that look like
> apes ofcourse it wouldn't be POTA but that's ok.
>
>
>
> I dunno. The more apey they are
>
> the less touching The Kiss is and
>
> the more creepy it becomes, eh?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _____
>
> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com
> <http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982> .
>

Yeah in a good way, we're supposed to be freaked out by these crazy
talking apes. It's supposed to be unsettling! Was there a kiss in
Monkey Planet?

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, TZer0@... wrote:
>
>
> In a message dated 9/1/2007 6:44:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> neilmoxham@... writes:
>
> If they really looked like
> apes it could be all the more creepy.
>
>
>
> Yeah, see.
> And not in a good way.
>
>
>
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Yes. There is an official Star Trek fan club, infact there are
several of them worldwide. Star Wars also have several major fan clubs
worldwide also.
The 501 Legion (aka Vader's Fist) was in the Tournament of Roses Parade
and is seen at many conventions, the same could be said for other clubs.
The fact is that there are fans who do fan videos, comic web pages that
fans look at, they also write short stories about their favorite movie
or
telvision series.

Maybe if there was a "Official Planet of the Apes" fan club and if
fans who love the movie show up at these major (or smaller) conventions
and show the
same dedication like the fan clubs of Star Trek, Star Wars, Farscape,
Battlestar Galactica and many other fan clubs, apes can be up there
with the rest of these
fan clubs.

Kevin


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael & Sally Whitty <sallywhitty@...>
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 3:27 am
Subject: [PotaDG] Official Fan Club































OK – is there an OFFICIAL Star Trek Fan
Club?



How about for Star Wars?



Michael








------------------------------------------------------------




From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com [PotaDG@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf
Of PofTAfan@...

Sent: Sunday, 2 September 2007
3:35 PM

To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [PotaDG] Fan Presence
at Conventions











I do not
think that the franchise is dead. To me, the problem is that a

new Apes movie or television show haven't been made is that Fox will

only pay

attention to active fan clubs at these conventions. I still think that

there many apes fans that are out there but there is not a official fan

club with a

official magazine for them to join. For the apes franchise to get back

to be a fan favorite is for apes to have a major overhaul, like they

did with these

old movie serials like Flash Gordon, Buck Rodgers, and like they did

with Battlestar Galactica, Batman and what they're doing with the Hulk.

Ape fans in my opinion must show at some of these major conventions

like Los Angeles, New York,
Chicago, and
other cities where these

conventions

are located.



An official fan club is vital for the future survival of the Planet of

the Apes franchise.



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

From: Michael & Sally Whitty <sallywhitty@...>

To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 5:26 pm

Subject: RE: [PotaDG] Fan Presence at Conventions



I think it's because the franchise

is dead.







Back in the day, when we discovered POTA

we would soon discover there is more! More movies, merchandise, a

cartoon, TV Series….







Now if someone discovers POTA there's

just a whole bunch of old stuff.







People want to have others around them who

are also interested.







But I do get the feeling that we few were

always kinda lonely in our fandom. I know I was 30 before I discovered

another POTA fan, and I seem to recall everyone in the group saying

they had

the same experience. So I wonder if there were ever more than a few

hard-core fans?







Dunno.







Michael







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From: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com
[PotaDG@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf

Of PofTAfan@...



Sent: Thursday, 9 August 2007 2:11

PM



To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com



Subject: [PotaDG] Fan Presence at

Conventions







In my

opinion the problem why "Planet of the Apes" is not



attracting newer, younger fans is that when you go to any conventions



anywhere in the world



you see many fan clubs there. Fan clubs like "Star Trek", "Star

Wars",



"Farscape", any "Stargate" club and even smaller and vocal

clubs



attends these functions, I



even saw a "Battle

of the Planet" group there. Also these groups have



made and even posted many fan films on the internet for everyone to



see. They also have



fan magazine which fan can subscribe to and non can do the same.



When I went to comic-con last month, I wore my Planet of the



Apes t-shirts on Friday and Saturday, I had some people comment on my



shirt including the



two vendors on Saturday, they told me that they were apes fans.



I think if there was a "Planet of the Apes" presence at these



conventions (i.e table or a booth) like some of the other fan clubs



"Star Trek", "Star Wars"



when I saw the 501st Legion had a table there looking for new



recruits. In my opinion, maybe "Planet of the Apes" fans should show



up these conventions



(New York, Los Angeles,

Chicago, and San Diego) and maybe setting up a



table and putting the light on "Planet of the Apes" so we can get

newer



fans to enjoy



apes.



This is my opinion, I would like to hear your comments on this



idea.



Thank You



Kevin

The closest thing to an official fan club for Star Trek is www.startrek.com.
This is the official site. You can join the on line community, there's a
magazine that is put out, and the site is updated constantly with the latest
news. It's a great website.

Melinda

>3b. Official Fan Club
> Posted by: "Michael & Sally Whitty" sallywhitty@...
>mike_oz2002
> Date: Sun Sep 2, 2007 12:27 am ((PDT))
>
>OK - is there an OFFICIAL Star Trek Fan Club?
>How about for Star Wars?
>Michael

It should be computer animated.....look at Kong! A
whole population of realistic apes would be
cool....and with CGI it could be ultra realistic!

--- Graham Hill <shop@...> wrote:

>
>
> --- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "nlmoxham"
> <neilmoxham@...> wrote:
> >
> > How about a well-made animated series, or even
> manga, as someone
> > suggested a while back? Monkey Planet might
> translate well into
> > something like that.
> >
>
> I think the thing with an animated series is that
> it'ld boil down to the
> script (Doesn't it always !!!)
>
> No matter how "good looking " a series would/could
> be if the scripts
> were not up too scratch...
>
> Marvels' been releasing these direct to DVD
> animated "Films" Ultimate
> Avengers, Iron man, Doc Strange which look ok (Not
> great but, they're
> keeping the cost down)
>
> The couple I watched (Well one, I fast forward
> through the second !!)
>
> just didn't seem to have much more going for them
> than a 70's saturday
> morning cartoon when it came to the script.
>
> A lot of time seemed to have been taken on the
> "style" of the shows but
> the "content" was lacking.
>
> I wonder if an animated Ape show would repeat the
> same mistake...I lot
> of animation (American, anyway) seems to fall in to
> this trap.
>
> all sizzle and no steak...
>
> Best, Graham.
>
>
>

The StarTrek  fan club, as far as I know, is run by Titan Magazines, they also run the official Starwars fan club for which they publish Starwars insider.

Quite handy to run a fan club with 1000s of "built in" subscibers to the magazines you publish.

They also seem to sell a lot of stuff, producing catalogues etc for the club.

(The centre pages of the star Wars insider used to have lots of mail order goods available, although I don't think there's that section now.)

Titan publishing has had a long association with the Forbidden Planet London chain of shops.

Best, Graham,

--- In PotaDG@yahoogroups.com, "Melinda G Kettler" <mgkettler@...> wrote:
>
> The closest thing to an official fan club for Star Trek is www.startrek.com.
> This is the official site. You can join the on line community, there's a
> magazine that is put out, and the site is updated constantly with the latest
> news. It's a great website.
>
> Melinda
>
> >3b. Official Fan Club
> > Posted by: "Michael & Sally Whitty" sallywhitty@...
> >mike_oz2002
> > Date: Sun Sep 2, 2007 12:27 am ((PDT))
> >
> >OK - is there an OFFICIAL Star Trek Fan Club?
> >How about for Star Wars?
> >Michael
>