tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post1526177785124953995..comments2023-11-17T11:08:31.857-06:00Comments on Michael May: Planet of the Apes (TV series; 1974)Michael Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-22173285871591091172012-08-19T21:38:07.263-05:002012-08-19T21:38:07.263-05:00Thanks, CT! I'd love to hear what you think of...Thanks, CT! I'd love to hear what you think of it. Here, if not on Nerd Lunch.Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-47426975732035899412012-08-19T07:53:42.058-05:002012-08-19T07:53:42.058-05:00Great article. I just recently made my way through...Great article. I just recently made my way through the five movies for the first time and have been trying to decide whether to move forward on the series or not. I got the first disc from Netflix, but contemplated not diving in and just sending it back. But you've convinced me to give it a shot.Carlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12231696811992944049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-24053840828191625812011-08-03T16:36:17.102-05:002011-08-03T16:36:17.102-05:00Great show...should have been a Saturdaygig though...Great show...should have been a Saturdaygig though...to compete with land of the lost and so on...probably would have lasted longer too.Mike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11814827714980192042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-39518794562010768882011-08-02T06:09:58.556-05:002011-08-02T06:09:58.556-05:00cool..enjoycool..enjoyMike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11814827714980192042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-44197590738471764202011-08-01T20:16:33.725-05:002011-08-01T20:16:33.725-05:00I agree. They probably could have gotten a few sea...I agree. They probably could have gotten a few seasons out of it that way.<br /><br />Ooh! I finally stopped by the post office today and your comic was waiting for me! Looking forward to reading it!Michael Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514945570212261283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-48990031255197243822011-08-01T17:23:31.913-05:002011-08-01T17:23:31.913-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mike D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11814827714980192042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-60161858993492680782011-07-26T19:00:02.103-05:002011-07-26T19:00:02.103-05:00This one I thought was just as long as it needed t...This one I thought was just as long as it needed to be. Without an overarching mission that was followed in some way in each episode, they started to repeat themselves awful quick. I like that I don't have to watch five bad seasons only one okay half season.Kalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00663751053844271849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7857882.post-26532200687169442082011-07-26T18:24:23.123-05:002011-07-26T18:24:23.123-05:00At the time Planet of the Apes premiered on CBS ba...At the time <i>Planet of the Apes</i> premiered on CBS back in 1974, the network had shown the films in pretty much the same way ABC ran the James Bond movies (promoting them as major events), so it's not too surprising the TV version of <i>PotA</i> got the go-ahead. But why did it tank?<br /><br />Allow me to offer a few suggestions:<br /><br />(1) CBS programming chief Fred Silverman was more taken with the novelty value of a weekly <i>Planet of the Apes</i> adventure than actually producing a good show. Ironically, he rejected Gene Rodenberry's <i>Genesis II</i> pilot, much as CBS passed on <i>Star Trek</i> for <i>Lost in Space</i> a decade prior.<br />(2) Given the budgeting of sci-fi shows back then, the production values are good. Unfortunately, the imaginations of the writers failed the series. And in science fiction, imagination is the Alpha and Omega.<br />(3) Here's the big one: <i>PotA</i> was scheduled opposite NBC's ratings juggernauts, <i>Sanford and Son</i> and (if memory serves) <i>Chico and the Man </i>. I think <i>The Brady Bunch</i> and <i>The Partridge Family</i> were on ABC then; anyhow, back in those pre-<i>Star Wars</i> days, science fiction on the tube was not a major draw.<br /><br />Discuss.Mitchell Craignoreply@blogger.com