preparation

quote of the moment

"in a matter of time, an astronaut will wing through the centuries and
find an answer/"

-- quote on the front of the "ultmate planet of the apes" DVD pull-case

24+HOTPOTA

here's the rundown on all the discs from the ultimate planet of the apes
boxset.

total runtime, about 46 hours.

(thread makes more sense if you read bottom-up.)

-----Original Message-----
From: special K
To: b1-66er
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 0:45:02 -0800

Disc 13 is the Burton reboot (which I've never seen, btw).
Disc 14 (the last) is Burton special features.

13
Planet of the Apes 1:59
+ director commentary 1:59
+ composer commentary 1:59
+ enhanced viewing mode 1:59

total disc 13 7:56

14
simian academy :24
face like a monkey :29
ape couture :06
screen tests :14
chimp symphony :10
on location :12
swinging from the trees :09
multi-angle :15
extended scenes :06
HBO special :27
Oakenfold video :03
trailers :06

total disc 14 3:21

grand total for Burton reboot 11:17

On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 12:15 AM, special K wrote:
> Discs 11 - 12 are the animated series. 13 eps @ about 0:24 each. No
> features.
>
> From Wikipedia:
>
> "The series has been criticized for poor production values. Constant
> reuse of backgrounds and lack of movement made the action on screen
> dull and slow. The voicework has also been criticized for sometimes
> being unemotional and equally monotonous."
>
> "Additionally, there are those who reject the animated series for not
> fitting seamlessly into the overall Planet of the Apes universe.
> Characters from the films and the live-action television series were
> brought together in Return to the Planet of the Apes, and the advanced
> nature of the ape civilization is not considered canonical by some
> Planet of the Apes fans."
>
> On Sat, Feb 20, 2010 at 12:08 AM, special K wrote:
>> Discs 7 - 10 are the TV series. 14 total eps @ about 0:50 each. No
>> features.
>>
>> From Wikipedia:
>>
>> "The series ran from September 13, 1974 to December 20, 1974. Although
>> fourteen episodes were produced, only 13 were originally aired; the
>> 14th previously unseen "lost" episode was included in the DVD box set
>> which is now available. Fox had promised to include promotional
>> materials and trailers for the episodes with the DVD set, but no such
>> footage was included."
>>
>> "The show was cancelled after half a season because of low ratings,
>> due to direct competition by NBC's Top 10 hits Sanford and Son and
>> Chico and the Man."
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:58 PM, b1-66er wrote:
>>> there'll be extras on the bad burton flick.
>>>
>>> ***
>>>
>>> On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:57, special K wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Exactly right. Discs 3-6 contain films 2-5 and virtually no special
>>>> features or commentaries.
>>>>
>>>> 3 Beneath 1:34
>>>> 4 Escape 1:37
>>>> 5 Conquest 1:26
>>>> 6 Battle 1:36
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 11:52 PM, b1-66er
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  good.
>>>>>
>>>>>  that'll be atypical, though.
>>>>>
>>>>>  ***
>>>>>
>>>>>  On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:28, special K wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Stats for discs 1 & 2 (Planet of the Apes):
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  all time in HH:MM
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  PotA film 1:52
>>>>>>  PotA + composer commentary 1:52
>>>>>>  PotA + actor commentary 1:52
>>>>>>  PotA + author text commentary 1:52
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Total film incl. commentaries 7:28
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Behind the PotA Documentary 2:06
>>>>>>  PotA makeup test w/E. G. Robinson 0:09
>>>>>>  R. McDowall home movies 0:20
>>>>>>  PotA dailies & outtakes 0:19
>>>>>>  PotA NATO presentation 0:10
>>>>>>  PotA featurette 0:04
>>>>>>  A Look Behind PotA 0:13
>>>>>>  Don Taylor directs 0:07
>>>>>>  J. Lee Thompson directs 0:01
>>>>>>  Trailers 0:16
>>>>>>  Film reviews (text)
>>>>>>  Posters 0:01
>>>>>>  Ape Merchandise 0:01
>>>>>>  Ape Collections 0:01
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Total features 3:48
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Grand Total 11:16
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:25 PM, b1-66er
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   i'm interested in 2 numbers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   just the running time of all films/features/extras.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   the running time of all commentaries.
>>>>>>>
***
special K wrote:
>>>>>>>>   I'm thinking of doing exactly that.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>    -S.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   ***
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>   On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:20, b1-66er wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>   if you have the inclination, and can figure it out just from the
>>>>>>>>>  liners,
>>>>>>>>>   see if you can
>>>>>>>>>   figure out the running time for 24+HOTPOTA.
>>>>>>>>

(more than) 24 hours of planet of the apes

darwin believed that animals left alone long enough would develop odd forms of specialization ... this explains flora and fauna like those found in australia and the galapagos (and goes a l-o-n-g way in explaining the french).

as you would expect after this much time, mutation is coming to 24HoTV. i've just purchased the ultimate planet of the apes box set and special K and i are planning on doing a non-stop marathon. all movies, all commentary, all TV shows, all cartoons. everything that's there. it's very possible the event may entail 48 continuous hours of viewing.

no specific details have been set yet, but the event will almost certainly happen sometime this year.

as always, we will welcome participants from near and afar.

get ready to get your ape on.