Not to say that it misses the mark a tad: I mean, come on, why can't they introduce some female gorillas and orangutans, an oversight that all the previous (i.e. "classic") POTA films suffered from, with the sole exception of the female gorilla present at the funeral of the male gorilla (which Taylor disturbs)...?

Hmm... is that orangutan in the bookstore a female? In John Jakes' novelization, he refers to the character with male pronouns. Not that that proves the on-screen version was male, I'll grant you. 

As for the female gorilla at the funeral... isn't there a behind-the-scenes bunch of photos that includes not only "her" but the short actor who portrayed the boy gorilla ["Look! It's a MAN!"]...? I'll have to watch the scene again, but can't "she" be seen on the other side of the wall, where the boy gorilla had been sitting (or situated) next to her before he gets up to follow Taylor and point him out? Hmm... damn, now I gotta watch PLANET again! Now look what ya made me do???

Happy Columbus Day! Chris Columbus ("Harry Potter") wuz one of many directors to take a crack at a modern POTA movie, which will probably be mentioned in the new book "POTA: the Evolution of the Legend", which is published Tuesday. It's the first nonfiction book about POTA authorized by Fox and is said to include much groovy stuff from Fox's archives. I guess it could be considered the first coffee table book of the whole franchise (there wuz the Rise/Dawn "Art of"). Not much to say until we see it 4 ourselves. But it's written by Joe Fordham (who has a long history with the FX industry journal "Cinefex" and wrote their current "Dawn" article) and Bond, Jeff Bond, known for his writing about film music (he wrote the liner notes for the acclaimed rereleases of the POTA and "Beneath" scores). Lookin' good.
 
http://herocomplex.latimes.com/books/planet-of-the-apes-evolution-of-the-legend-exclusive-first-look/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2781617/Never-seen-photos-glimpse-scenes-Planets-Apes-franchise.html"

Me Three

From: Neil Moxham neilmoxham@... [PotaDG] <PotaDG@yahoogroups.com>;
To: PotaDG@yahoogroups.com <PotaDG@yahoogroups.com>;
Subject: [PotaDG] Re: POTA: the Evolution of the Legend: 10/14/14
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"Man, I wish Bill Creber (et al.) would put together a similar book on the original POTA film (and its sequels). Hell, I'd shell out twice as much for THAT!"


Yep, me too.

I rewatched "Behind the POTA". At this point all I can do is be grateful. Everybody is dead except for Natalie Trundy, Linda Harrison, William Creber and Eric Greene. What a gift to have all those people talk about POTA. We are entering a time when POTA is a big deal and Fox will want some new stuff for their DVDs. I'm sure there's plenty of stuff that didn't make the cut (there was a long Roddy interview on the special edition "Behind" DVD that none of which ended up in "Behind"). I reckon that stuff would be a wealth of bonus material for future DVDs. I would also love if "Behind" was redone in HD. Something to consider as we head toward the 50th anniversary.

I've been trying to get one of those Cornelius "scalers" all week after hearing that in the US Target and Toys-R-us were sellers that were stocking them.

Speaking of "POTA: The Evolution of the Legend"... the copy I forgot that I had ordered a month or so ago arrived less than a week ago. I paid around $28 for it (plus S&H), which was a heckuva lot cheaper than its $39.95 cover price.

There's a lot to like about the book, so I won't gripe about its shortcomings, except to point out one particular disappointment I had with it: the book glosses over the TV series, not even giving us an episode guide to tell us -- what we POTA fans already know, but what newbies to the franchise might not know -- about the stories that were told. They covered some of the peripheral matters involved in the making of the brief TV show, but... jeez louise, they missed the boat.


At 256 pages, they cover much if not all of the APES phenomenon. I would've gladly paid twice the cover price for a book twice as thick that covered it all, and more fully... but I guess I should be happy with what they did include, for the most part. Like I said before, there's a lot to like about the book. I give it a 7 out of 10.

NECA has put up a photo gallery of their Ursus, Zira and Original Movie Zauis. They are due out this month, I believe.
 
http://necaonline.com/50296/blog/behind-the-scenes/closer-look-classic-planet-of-the-apes-series-2-action-figures/

And while we're at it, here's their Lawgiver statue, due in February.
 
http://twitter.com/NECA_TOYS/status/530360564850384896/photo/1

Moses wuz called the "lawgiver", so will Caesar become the Lawgiver?

Thanks Dario. I'm still working on notes for Conspiracy, so you're very quick in comparison!

Not really a review. ;)

Dario

On Nov 12, 2014, at 6:57 AM, "mlccougar@... [PotaDG]" < PotaDG@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I still haven't seen "DAWN" (at this point I'm just gonna wait for the DVD), but I'll be reading the comparison review... And you're right, he was quick in writing the review: I still haven't finished "Firestorm" let alone cracking open the "DAWN" novel, lol...



In a message dated 11/12/2014 5:36:39 AM Central Standard Time, PotaDG@yahoogroups.com writes:

Thanks Dario. I'm still working on notes for Conspiracy, so you're very quick in comparison!

Even though he died Oct. 5th, the Hollywood Reporter just heard about his death too. And put his POTA role in the headline.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-watson-dead-cornelius-planet-748385

Happy Birthday POTADG! How old are you now, if it's not too rude to ask?

And Ursus and Zira and the exclusive gorilla two-pack. Classic Series 2 is here. And a fresh batch of Dawn's Caesar. I dropped by and it looked like an upside-down civilization.
   Maybe Toyz-R-Us is feeling the guilts for having an exclusive so they're stocking up on Apes. Ursus looks magnifico. The sculpts on Zaius and Zira are good but I have a prob with their colors. Too much orange on Zaius' face, too much white on Zira. They do such good work, I just wish some of the colors were more on point.
  Speaking of which, I finally picked up ol' Raccoon Eyes. I needed a Caesar; Koba is running amok and Maurice doesn't stop him.
 
http://www.mwctoys.com/REVIEW_060614a.htm
http://necaonline.com/49154/products/toys/action-figures/planet-of-the-apes-7-scale-action-figures-classic-series-2-assortment/

Here's a pic of the Mego POTA float I haven't seen before.
 
https://twitter.com/MrAlanSpencer/status/538062993322283008/photo/1

Anybody else have the chance to pick up and read the first issue of the new Dawn comic?


Based on the title I thought that this was just going to be an adaptation of the movie, but it isn't really. Thoughts?


Not to crazy about the art style, but I've seen worse. Might just be a matter of taste.

Anybody else have the chance to pick up and read the first issue of the new Dawn comic?


Based on the title I thought that this was just going to be an adaptation of the movie, but it isn't really. Thoughts?


Not to crazy about the art style, but I've seen worse. Might just be a matter of taste.