TMTYR Episode #2: Can I Get An Ape-men? (Planet of the Apes)
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In Episode #2, the damned, dirty Pavement Pounders delve into the classic 1968 film Planet of the Apes.
Also discussed are the Pierre Boulle novel on which it’s based, and the unfortunate re-adaptation/remake starring Marky Mark, with a brief conversation about Rise of the Planet of the Apes and the new franchise it’s started.
Along the way, they manage to segue from talking about remakes, reboots, and readaptations into a discussion of Batman. Because he’s Batman!!!
Pounder Rankings!!!
James:
Planet of the Apes novel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Colin:
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes novel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (even without having seen it!)
insurmountable and unnamed chasm of other fictional things
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Seth:
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes novel
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Bonus Ranking, or Seth Ranks the Whole Franchise!
Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes novel
Escape From the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
(note that this list differs from what Seth said on the podcast)
Interesting tidbit about how the actors in ape makeup during the filming of the 1968 film instinctively segregated themselves into group of similar apes.
Hilarious Serta commercial featuring everyone’s favorite male scientist chimpanzee:
TMTYR Episode #1: Farewell to the Outline (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
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It’s here, folks! Oh, not on iTunes, yet, on account of making sure everything’s working first. We’re all new to this. But feel free to download it here if you like. If you’re patient, you should be able to find us in iTunes in a couple of weeks.
In their inaugural episode, the Pavement Pounders discuss the Harry Bates short story Farewell to the Master, the classic 1951 film adaptation of the story titled The Day the Earth Stood Still and the remake from 2008 of the same name.
Okay, so we’ve got one fairly solid episode in the books, though not yet posted anywhere. It’ll get there eventually, we promise.
And now we’ve recorded another episode about Planet of the Apes. The book, the original film, the unfortunate reboot/remake, and the actually good Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Just gotta edit it and what-not. We’ll seriously get it posted soon. I’ll also get a quick post up about our next topic.
Oh, one other thing is that we’ve got an awesome brand-new show logo, provided by Seth’s high school pal Steven Rasher. Check it out:
Hi there, world! We, the Pavement Pounders, are heading toward our inaugural episode despite the voices of our better judgment. But if you’re out there, and you somehow came across this page, we invite you to play along at home.
For our first episode, we’ll be discussing Farewell to the Master, by Harry Bates, and its two major film adaptations, both titled The Day the Earth Stood Still, from 1951 and 2008.
Join us, won’t you? We’re hoping to get an episode posted in the near future.
