The holidaze are upon us and this Caesar ice sculpture in London (congrats, Prince Harry!) is apeon us.

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Last night I went to a screening of "War For the POTA" with a Q & A of the director Matt Reeves. It was a Jeff Goldsmith screening which means it was a low key groovy event. There was like 20 people there so I got to ask what I want. By the way, Jeff Goldsmith Q & A's are awesome so when this becomes available I will let you know.

To the point: I asked Matt about the box office and whether Fox wants to consider more Apes with the drop from "Dawn" to "War". He sez "War" made a profit and Fox is still enthusiastic. (for those who think Reeves is lying because he directed "War", I was there and believe him; he's a serious guy). He also said he doesn't know about any future movies but maybe they will wait for him. He definitely wants to do more Apes. He is a true believer. BUT with Batman on his dance card maybe for the next decade that might not be a good idea. His Batman might flop and he could go back to Apes soonish but I doubt it. Call Oliver Stone.

I also asked him my big question about the movie: Where do the apes end up? As far as Reeves is concerned it's an open question but he assumes they are in Nevada (most of the movie taking place in California).

Those were my questions and for asking them I received an awesome "War" poster personalized by Matt. He also added his sig to my Eric Greene book (between Heston and Oliver Stone). Reeves is as friendly and full of stamina as you'd want. His plate is full but he was graceful to everyone.

As far as the rest of the lengthy Q & A (which I will announce when it's up) he said they toyed with the idea of Maurice being the Lawgiver (literally like in "Battle" where you hear his voice in the beginning and at the end you know who it is). The thing about Goldsmith's Q & A is it's writer centric so there's lots of gems about the creative process.

Another thing that stood out: Fox was high on Reeves and while he was finishing "Dawn" they asked him to do "War". So when they started "War" he and his co-writer Mark Bombeck (who is also giving his opinion on Batman) asked Fox to let them watch some movies together as inspiration. Fox let them use the Zanuck Theater. Reeves' dad worked in the industry and Reeves got to see the original "Star Wars" at the Zanuck Theater in 1977 before it was released (of course now his lifetime pal and collaborator J. J. Abrams is literally working on the new "Star Wars" movies – talk about surreal!). Anyway, they could use the Zanuck theater but watch the movies on blu-ray. BUT Fox said they could watch ONE movie in it's original print. So they chose "The Empire Strikes Back". Reeves assumed "Dawn" would be their "Empire" (a dark middle chapter) but now he sees "War" that way.

Word is that Disney is still negotiating for Fox so POTA might have a new home before the year is out.

Comcast (which owns Universal Pictures) is also a suitor (I'd prefer them because they are not so family friendly).

Meanwhile Cornelius is holding Zira close…

National Geographic Channel is repeating a 2-part thing "Kingdom of the Apes" tonight (Wednesday) and then start a 3-part doc on Dian Fossey, the famed gorilla researcher. Sigourney Weaver, who played Fossey in the acclaimed "Gorillas in the Mist", narrates it. Add this to "Jane", the doc about Jane Goodall that looks like it has a shot at an Oscar nomination/win for Best Doc.

In times like these we need to go ape!

Doesn't look like a very good film.

Lest we forget, Notary also played King Kong this year (with Toby (Koba) Kebbell as a human).

Forget I said anything.

"The Square" just won the Palme d' Or at Cannes. Congrats, Terry Notary!

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle named Andy Serkis Best Actor for "War". Congrats!

Fox said they will try to get "War" some awards love but so far it hasn't made a dent. It's a particularly heavy year for acclaimed genre movies with "Wonder Woman", "Logan" , "Blade Runner 2" and "The Weight of Water". It's still early but so far none of the Nu Apes have had much success. People pay lip service to how good they are but don't put their awards where their mouth is.

I personally got the chance to wish Matt Reeves luck this awards season and hopefully "War" will get some before Fox gets swallowed up by Disney (which looks to be happening).

You know what? We deserve Trump! And we deserve Disney owning everything!

We deserve it!

AH HA HA HA HA HA!

We deserve it!

We deserve it!

We deserve it!

Word is that the Fox/Disney deal is done and will be announced Thursday.

Those who want to mourn Fox, wonder about the future of POTA, get ready.

We don't know what it all means yet (will Disney continue Fox as a unit of it's company or just pick it's bones?) or even whether it will get through government regulations (reportedly Fox chose Disney because it had a better shot then going with Comcast). AT&T's deal for Time/Warner is still jumping through hoops.

I've heard the transition will be about a year so Fox could conceivably greenlight a groovy POTA movie that would be too far along for Disney to strop it.

In the end, Disney these days is not the innovator Fox is. Disney's biggest brands owe a debt to Fox. Fox was the first to put big money behind a Marvel comic book movie with "X-Men" (2000). Of course Fox greenlit the first "Star Wars" movie (based on their success with POTA). And one could say Fox rolling the dice on George Lucas led to Pixar (he nurtured Pixar in it's formative years). And Disney's successful live-action versions of their classic cartoons is based on Walt Disney's innovations, not theirs.

Will Disney make Fox a division that does it's own thing? Unlikely. Let's not forget that Fox Searchlight is their indie division that almost always has a Best Picture winner or nominee. Hard to imagine Disney maintaining that.

On the other hand, Disney paid a reported $74 billion for Fox (30% above the market value) so they aren't doing it just to eliminate competition. Reportedly the big reason is to have content for their streaming service (the future that has made huge successes of Netflix and Amazon Prime). We're in the era of people watching movies on their phones. Innovation is technology, not movies anymore.

20^th Century Fox has a storied history and I will mourn it. There would be no POTA movies if Fox hadn't greenlit them (and even that was a struggle). Plain and simple, we here owe it a lot.

RIP Fox.

D'oh!

Disney officially bought most of Fox for $66.1 billion, $52.4 billion in stock; Fox shareholders own a reported 25% of Disney.

Dr. Zaius' cut? Nothing.

Who knows about the future?

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Although there's another big sci-fi anniversary this year, gotta give props to what's considered the first science fiction story. "Frankenstein" wuz first published 200 years ago today (1/1/1818). Yep, Thomas Jefferson was still alive.

Of course it might be just another forgotten book if not for the Boris Karloff movies (would POTA be any different? Er, not that Karloff was in POTA, I didn't mean that). But it's amazing that the first sci-fi story is still one of the most famous.

So happy birthday, Frankie. You've certainly given me my share of enjoyment.

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Amen. In 2010 I was big on Kenneth Branagh when it was announced Patrick Doyle was going to do "Rise". A mad scientist movie and they had done the original mad scientist movie with "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein". So I did do a detour into mad scientist movies back then.

Damn, so much high hopes back then. And it lived up to it with "Rise", "Dawn" and "War".

But the future is unknown with the Disney buy.

Mr. Dillman died of pneumonia at 87. I got to meet him and his daughter at a signing for his book on acting. Nice guy. He will live on as Lewis in "Escape" and his many other roles.

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Make it happen, Academy!

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Once again POTA just got an FX nomination. That's OK, it's more than enough (*sniff!*). : (

"War" shares the category with "Blade Runner 2049", "Guardians of the Galaxy 2", "Kong: Skull Island" and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi". Will Kong and Apes cancel each other out?

Meanwhile, Fox did well with "The Shape of Water" (the most nominations) and "3 Billboards". Even the X-Men film "Logan" got a screenplay nom.

Apes actors Gary Oldman and Woody Harrelson got acting noms. Even "The Square", which has Terry Notary playing an ape actor, got a Best Foreign Language Film nod.

Andy Serkis announced the nominees this morning (with Tiffany Haddish) so an Apes surprise would have been cool. But this is why we can't have nice things.

Daily Dead, not Dread. Dead! Dread sounds better.

https://dailydead.com/20th-century-fox-announces-50-years-of-planet-of-the-apes-celebration-at-usc-including-screenings-of-all-9-movies/

USC (Arthur Jacobs' alma mater) and 20^th Century Fox are celebrating the 50^th anniversary of the original "Planet of the Apes" in February with screenings of all 9 POTA movies (bite your lip, POTA2001 is part of the family). There will also be displays of props and stuff, special guests and so forth.

https://dailydread.com/20th-century-fox-announces-50-years-of-planet-of-the-apes-celebration-at-usc-including-screenings-of-all-9-movies/

The Fox press release calls it "the still expanding series" so take that as you will. Fox's POTA website has more details. But no matter where you are, it's time to Go Ape in February!

www.planetoftheapes.com/anniversary

This might be the last year of 20^th Century Fox's existence. : (

Meanwhile it looks like they are going to use it celebrating their longest running franchise.

Besides the USC events the official POTA website is a madhouse, a MADHOUSE!

Sign up below if latest upapedates.

Thank you Fox for 50 years of POTA. Mickey Mouse, you're up next.

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The 50^th anniversary of the original POTA movie is being celebrated more than I expected (though certainly not here; is this on?). The latest is Boom Comics' adaptation of Rod Serling's POTA script (not to be confused with the script that hit movie theaters). We know Rod Serling, right? (Is this on?) I'll wait until I get a reaction. I guess not.

Anyway, if there is someone still alive out there, click the link. Does anybody read me?

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/rod-serlings-planet-apes-script-inspires-graphic-novel-1080728

I read you Jeff but I often ask the same of you on Facebook.

Have you heard of Facebook?

That's where everyone migrated.

I'm always sharing your exclusives there! So when you are ready, everyone will already feel they know you!

I guess they figure people can read the book but Serling's version is harder to find. Plus the Serling name has a big value.

On my planet, when I left it, only kids your age were on Facebook.

Facebook? I don't go in for fads.

Congrats to WETA and "War 4 the POTA" for winning two Annie awards (the awards for the animation field).

WETA won for Best Character Animation in a Live-Action Film and Best Live-Action Animated FX. That's two awards.

As for animated features "Coco" won a lot and is looking to be the one to beat at the Oscars in a month.

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"You who are reading me now are a different breed. I hope a better one. I leave the 20^th Century with no regrets".

Happy 50^th anniversary to the original "Planet of the Apes" movie. It wouldn't have been the same without you!

Here's some nice pics of the upcoming "War 4 the POTA" miniatures board game.

www.planetoftheapes-boardgame.com/blog/50-years-planet-apes

Fox is sponsoring the POTA 50^th celebration at USC but their archives don't have much tangible stuff left (except for POTA2001) so it was up to collectors to save the day.

www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-planet-of-the-apes-50-story.html"

Went to the big event at USC last night. Screening of the original POTA on it's 50 anniversary + one day.

Looked like it was the blu-ray. Too clean. The usual, a lot of laughter. Some people just can't take POTA seriously. But also a lot of applause.

Then the panel. It started with a video intro of Andy Serkis saying hi, sorry he couldn't make it but he's promoting "Black Panther". They are hopeful Serkis can be in one of the upcoming panels. Linda Harrison couldn't make it, she'll be at the POTA2001 panel in March instead. But makeup artist Dan Streipeke and production designer William Creber played for the 1968 home team.

Also there was the newbies: directors Rupert Wyatt and Matt Reeves, producer Dylan Clark, writer Rick Jaffa (co-writer Amanda Silver couldn't make it), and FX maestro Joe Letteri (a late addition).

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At first it seemed kind of weird to have the new folks outnumber those representing the original but in the end it was a great way to show the connective tissue of 50 years. Both the original and the new ones were in the same boat: risky experiments to bring the apes to life, whether makeup or CG. In both cases they wondered if they could get away with using stuntmen but realized they needed good actors to make it work. Though some complained that the new trilogy didn't use makeup, I've always maintained that CG allowed Apes to be a groundbreaker again.

So I'll just remember what I can. Most of it was stuff Ape fans know well. Moderator Alessandro Ago, who is really the backbone of bringing this all together over the next few months, was pretty democratic in going down the line so everyone could speak.

Streipeke said he and John Chambers knew each other since "The Pinky Lee Show". Even though the Edward G. Robinson makeup test sold the movie, he wasn't a fan of it. He confirmed how Hollywood was bereft of makeup artists while the movie was being made.

William Creber talked about the same stuff he did in the "Behind the POTA"; creating Ape City, shooting the Statue of Liberty scene. It was his idea to show only parts of the statue at first because Schaffner didn't want an abrupt reveal. As is well known, Creber sketched the sequence out on a napkin. In the past he said he still had the napkin but says now he's lost it. Another interesting thing is, as we know, Arthur Jacobs wanted Creber to get the makeup artists a live ape to study. What Creber revealed is the one he got was Debbie the chimp from "Lost In Space". Another thing Creber kept emphasizing is Jacobs wanted the audience to not know it was Earth at all costs. So, to him, that's the reason for Lake Powell, that's the reason for the weird buildings. So it looked like an alien planet.

For me the main theme of the panel was how the more things change, the more they stay the same and how the process of the original and the new ones were so similar. That was also obvious when the moderator went from asking Creber about designing Ape City to asking Matt Reeves about designing the village for "Dawn". Both were about designing something that apes would build, as removed from human buildings as possible. Matt also talked about his love of POTA as a kid before he also became a big "Star Wars" fan. Apes was his "Star Wars". He mention he filmed an Apes/ Star Wars mashup on 8 mm with his friends called "Galactic Battles".

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A lot of attention was paid to "Rise" and what a game changer it was. Matt Reeves talked about how in awe he was of Rupert Wyatt. When Reeves started on "Dawn" he was lost about whether it would work but at least he had "Rise" as an example that it COULD work. Wyatt had nothing but to just jump off the cliff. They shot the Golden Gate Bridge action scene with just stunt men and realized, no, they needed actors to make it work. Joe Letteri was a big booster on that score: Get Andy Serkis (Letteri had worked with Serkis on "Lord of the Rings" and "King Kong", and later "The Hobbit").

Rick Jaffa talked about how "Rise" just came out of the blue. He and his wife Amanda were looking for a story for a script. They had newspaper clippings of genetic experiments and clippings of people who kept chimps as pets. Those two piles of clippings just hit him like a lightning bolt: This is POTA! The panel was also clear that Fox deserves praise for taking a chance on POTA, not just the original but also "Rise".

My favorite part of the panel was when they were asked about balancing bleak storylines with expensive popular entertainment. Both original and new talent talked about how important these stories are. Maybe Joe Letteri said it best; he wanted to do "Rise" because it was a movie he wanted to see.

Then surprise guest Dana Gould (in full Zaius makeup and costume) hit the stage. The comedian brought down the house. Jokes I can remember:

The original POTA shows don't trust an orange politician (Hi Trump!)

Nova actress Linda Harrison also happened to be the girlfriend of the head of the studio, Richard Zanuck. "What are the odds of that?"

Heston's original final line was: "They have a Statue of Liberty too!"

Gould is not only funny but he's a huge POTA fan and very knowledgeable about it. He added a lot to the conversation.

Then the audience got to ask some questions. One of them had flown in from Toronto just for the event. Most of the questions wound up going to Matt Reeves. I don't remember them right now but the last questioner was none other than Bobby ("Battle" Cornelius) Porter who praised all on the panel.

After it was over I zeroed in on producer Dylan Clark, the only one I'd never met before. He now has his own production company that has a deal with Universal. I assumed that meant his Ape days were over but he told me he would gladly be there if there are more Ape movies (and he thinks there should be). Right now he's producing Matt Reeves' Batman for Warner Bros. so he seems free to go wherever he wants. He's also doing a movie version of "Battlestar Galactica" for Universal. As I've said here before the newer BSG series is one of my favorites, up there with Apes itself (and indeed has many Ape references). So I asked him how that was going. He is so passionate about the script they have and after producing "Rise", "Dawn" and "War" I'm ready to give him the benefit of the doubt.

He is equally passionate about continuing the "Ape" movies. I asked him about the Fox/Disney deal and he's not sure what that will mean. When I suggested they could start a new Apes now and get it too far along for Disney to stop it, he said they probably wouldn't do that. So it looks like they will wait for the dust to settle before they contemplate the next Apes. It'll be in Disney's hands.

But there no doubt they are all still passionate about it, despite the box office hiccup. Even Matt Reeves, who acts like it's his to continue even though he might be doing Batman the next decade.

And of course there's also the exhibit (1/26 – 5/13/18) which is awesome. Rare photos and props from all the movies, merchandise. It's a madhouse!

2/20/18 – screening of "Beneath" (with Apemania) and "Escape"

2/28/18 – screening of "Conquest" (with Don Murray) and "Battle" (with Bobby Porter)

3/28/18 – screening of POTA2001 with Designer panel (+ Linda Harrison)

4/11/18 – screening of "Rise" with Business panel (offshoots like comics, merchandise)

4/15/18 – double feature of "Dawn" and "War" with panel about the new trilogy (don't count out Andy Serkis)

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It probably was. Presumably he was the only guy in the room who flew in from Toronto and his picture looks like the guy.

Can someone tell me what this image is supposed to be? It looks like Planet of the Mice with a Burton helmet on.

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Tonight wuz the Visual Effects Society's annual shindig and "War 4 the POTA" took home the big prize: Best FX for a Live-Action Feature. In the last 15 years the winner went on to win the FX Oscar 10 times (though one of the exceptions was "Dawn of the POTA"). Generally I keep hearing that "War" is expected to finally give Apes a much deserved Oscar but at this point I'll believe it when I see it.

"War" was the big winner for live-action feature this year, receiving 4 awards (Best FX Simulation, Best Compositing, Best Character Animation – Caesar, and the top prize). Also receiving 4 was the big animated feature "Coco" (expected to get the Animated Feature Oscar too). War's main competish for the Oscar, "Blade Runner 2" won 2 awards, and "Dunkirk" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" each won 1.

WETA's Joe Letteri received the George Melies Award for his career, a crowning achievement for an FX guy and well deserved. The Apes films are just the tip of the iceberg for him (but no, he didn't work on "Titanic").

www.vfxvoice.com/master-creature-creator-joe-letteri-2018-ves-george-melies-award-winner/

Over their 50 years, the apes have been blessed to be brough to life by some of the best creature creators ever. From John Chambers to Rick Baker to WETA/Joe Letteri they've spanned many FX eras and hopefully will for many years to come, maybe in a new technique that isn't even a gleam in some genius' eye yet.

Here's the full "Legacy of the POTA" panel at USC (Striepeke, Creber, Jaffa, Reeves, Clark, Wyatt and Letteri and Dana Gould as Dr. Zaius, Dr. Zaius, oooh Dr. Zaius). Also Andy Serkis' video welcome.

www.planetoftheapes.com/anniversary/article-legacy-panel-usc

Also check out what else the official website has cooking, including Gould's makeup process.

www.planetoftheapes.com/anniversary

Pssst! Can we talk about Matt Reeves for a moment? Sunday we find out if his latest Apes movie wins an Oscar. Meanwhile, is it possible he will be the next Apes director too? Despite his dance card being full of "Batman" movies (he reportedly wants to do a trilogy, which would keep him busy the next decade) he continues to put himself out there like the ball is in his court.

At his Jeff Goldsmith Q & A in December he said, "I hope they (the Apes folks) will wait for me". And at the USC event, when the question about the future of the Ape movies was brought up, Reeves practically yelled, "We'll see!" as if it's a given it's his to continue.

I think he seems born for these movies. Not everybody likes where he's taken the story but he does have the patience to film them and see the FX through to be the best they can be. They really are tough movies to direct. That's why I'm rooting for "War" on Sunday, not just as an Ape fan but because it's time that work got honored. And it seems like the tea leaves are pointing in that direction.

So I'd love to see Reeves continue but if he's going to do Batman he might have to take a break for the next trilogy and then come back for a third trilogy. On the other hand, his Batman might implode and he could be back to Apes soon. There's also the question of what Disney will want to do (Can a movie series exist half Fox and half Disney?). But Andy Serkis isn't getting any younger and neither are we.

When "War" came out last July, Reeves said, "Future conflicts in this kind of epic journey (may) take us toward the '68 movie without necessarily ever getting there (and) could be about conflicts between apes, not just conflicts between humans and apes. And so, to me there are many more exciting stories to be told and I would love to tell those stories". But does he really want to tell Apes and Batman stories the rest of his career?

Is Matt Reeves still da man? That'd be OK by me but the question lingers.

www.slashfilm.com/war-for-the-planet-of-the-apes-sequel/

"How many Oscar nominations will it take before they know

That too many Ape movies have passed?

The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind

The answer is blowing in the wind".

- - - Ape Dylan

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That's it. We gave them one last chance and they blew it. All to hell!

This month, Fox is offering a prop from "Rise": an ALZ-112 capsule from the movie. Enter to win (thru 4/22).

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I saw Spielberg's "The Post" about the Pentagon Papers and how they finally stopped the Vietnam War (and inadvertently brought down Nixon, since Dick wanting to "get" Ellsberg led to Watergate). The opening of the movie is about insider Daniel Ellsberg seeing the war firsthand and deciding to steal the secret Pentagon Papers, copy them and get the information out that the country had been misled.

When Ellsberg is brought to the advertising agency where he will do the deed, there is a poster for the original POTA movie (among other movie posters) on the wall. That brought to mind Oliver Stone's "Snowden" where a colleague wearing an Apes T-shirt shows Snowden around the NSA station where he will do the deed.

There is prob no reason to think either was intentional to send a message but I thought it was a cool coincidence. For me one of the main themes of the original POTA and it's sequels is citizens going against the powers that be when they are wrong. Cornelius and Zira help Taylor and are helped in "Escape", Caesar and MacDonald in "Conquest", etc.

So it was meaningful to me to see POTA in those two particular movies. They weren't just a cool Ape references. Not saying the filmmakers intended a message but it works for me. Two movies coming out a year apart, set decades apart (Ellsberg and Snowden are a mutual admiration society), I'll take it as a trend. And recommend them as a double feature for the more politically-minded fans.

Sorry to say that former member of this group and POTA68 fan extraordinaire Rory Monteith has died.

His comments and love of Apes made him a big voice here and in the "other group".

He will be missed. RIP my friend.

Life is short.

Thanks for telling us Jeff.

Very sad news.

Terry and Rich Handley have broken the news on Facebook, lots of fans who were once in Yahoo! Land are really sad to hear it, and in the 50^th Anniversary year of POTA that Rory often spoke about very much looking forward to.

Any more details? I know he had a brother and parents – not sure if we could send something to them?

Michael

Hi Michael,

I don't know much about his family except it seemed he was close with his dad.

He became good friends with John O'Callaghan, POTA expert and author of the book "Simians and Serialism".

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Exactly 1 year ago this month they went to Utah and visited the filming locations at Lake Powell where 50 years earlier (May '67) the original movie shot. It was a dream come true for Rory so at least he got to do that, and this year ring in POTA's 50^th .

I've been having Rory flashbacks all day. He rubbed some people the wrong way but he was a good guy and I'll miss him. Can't believe he killed himself. What a waste.

From Roman Flux:

I have a POTA question I wouldn't even know where to begin researching.

I understand that Arthur P. Jacobs purchased the film rights to the classic Pierre Boulle novel before the book was even translated into English and published in the U.S. if I'm not mistaken.

So that explains the films. But there were novelizations, comic books and television shows pretty immediately after the success of the first film. Does Pierre Boulle and his family still get residuals from the franchise as it continues to be reinvented in all these mediums or does Fox own everything? If it does, did it attain it all with the Jacobs deal or was it later that Fox just bought it out?

Thanks for the info Jeff.

He rubbed me the wrong way more than once but I still considered him a friend and ape pal.

He used to copy shows on DVD and send them to me back when Aus TV was REALLY behind.

I'm still in shock. He used to get angry at me and disappear for up to a year at times then come back all better saying he'd been struggling with depression. Maybe I shouldn't be so shocked….

What a waste.

Michael

If anything, I guess Rory would want us to watch the original movie in his honor.

Rory wasn't big on sentiment. Those who knew him well might want to acknowledge him in whatever way feels ape-ropriate.

I agree Jeff.

I watched Planet yesterday and I'll plug it on the FB Groups.

I think we also need to celebrate Monkey Planet. I believe he said he liked the book even more than the movie.

Fox and USC continue to rock with a monthly sweepstakes that includes an actual POTA prop every month. This month it's from POTA2001 but there's also other goodies.

See below about how 2 participate!

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Jeff,

We need you on Facebook

How can we achieve this?????

Michael

Facebook is PAST history!

Yahoo is making a comeback. It's name goes back to the classic "Gulliver's Travels" that inspired POTA.

Don't be a smartie! >: (

Last night I had my Rory tribute. I watched the original movie, not the whole thing but my favorite scenes.

Then I have a Jerry Goldsmith CD, I guess it's called "Jerry Goldsmith" where he conducts the London Symphony. It's his best stuff but there's no POTA (Rory wouldn't approve!). I listened to that. You can't go wrong with the original movie and Jerry Goldsmith for Rory.

Then I watched the end of "War 4" (Rory's last Apes movie), with Caesar's death. And then the great "War" extras about POTA history. Basically Fox's 50^th anniversary tributes.

I ended with Jim Morrison's wonderful finale in "American Prayer (another guy who went too soon): "These mutants, blood meal for the plant that's plowed. They are waiting to take us under the severed garden… I will not go. Prefer a feast of friends to the giant kingdom".

RIP Rory.