“I thought it was a terrible idea to turn 'Apes' into a weekly series. Unlike the original 'Apes' motion pictures, some of the humans in the series have powers of speech and the intellectual capacity of apes. It’s the one show in my career that I’ve tried to forget.”[18], Even as CBS was preparing it's weekly TV series, Marvel Comics was publishing apes comic books, Topps was selling apes chewing gum, and dozens of other companies were flooding the market with everything from apes cookware to puzzles to beachballs. [27], Filming was at Fox studios and location scenes were kept to a minimum, and even at that the crew stuck close to the home studio. It was strangely funny, but at the same time very sad and peculiar. • In ending “Roseanne,” an ABC executive made her voice heard, and became an instant celebrity. Not all of the apes will be bad guys. [12], The spur for finally starting production of a TV show was in September 1973, when the CBS network bought the television broadcast rights to the first three Planet of the Apes films for $1 million and showed them in a row on prime time screens. But in 1974, MGM sold it off, and now they were destroying those city street sets. But the stories didn’t have the imagination or quality necessary to sustain viewers. When the ratings didn't come in, he started complaining that we were too sophisticated and that the villains should all be black-hats and the heroes should all be white-hats. Yeah, really.” “Making fun of the first lady … Jimmy, you’re a despicable disgrace.” “Fox News host Laura Ingraham is apologizing for a tweet she sent.” “… publicly taunting a Parkland shooting survivor.” “Making fun of him for not getting into some colleges.” “Now, I give Joy Behar a lot of credit. Twentieth Century Fox was cheerfully controlling this monstrous merchandise campaign via Selwyn Rausch, a New York merchandiser who reported, "by the end of this year we estimate $100-million gross sales in all kinds of 'Ape'-related merchandise. “I apologize to Valerie Jarrett and to all Americans,” she wrote. One of these families will be much like The Waltons. About a half-hour later, she offered an apology. Asked on Air Force One if Mr. Trump had any reaction to the show’s cancellation, the White House press secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, demurred. The Planet of the Apes franchise began in 1963 with the French novel La Planète des singes by Pierre Boulle. - anything to help give the show a bigger, more epic look, on the small budget they had. Follow. Rod Serling's interest in social issues and frustration in dealing with TV executives and advertisers saw him labeled the "angry young man" of Hollywood. You see more apes in this series than you do in "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" which resorted to using cheap masks for … Spears and Ruby were tasked by Fred Silverman of CBS with re-orienting the scripts to "75% action, 25% drama". From The TV IV < Planet of the Apes. We'll even stretch to 6'2" if we have to, because the actors portraying those things have to, in those characters, develop almost a slouch. Marc Singer screen-tested as Virdon, and Barry Jenner as Kovak. The date on the ship's chronometer is given as March 21, 3085 but we are told that it could have simply stopped at that point while the ship was still travelling. Track Planet of the Apes season 1 episodes. "[17] Shortly before the cancellation, Wanda Sykes, a consulting producer for the show, quit. Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2019. Planet of the Apes cast 1974 James Naughton.jpg 304 × 365; 23 KB It is based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same title by Pierre Boulle. I read with Booth Colman; but I found out that the studio had already chosen - decided on us - and were just discussing it with CBS. “It certainly wasn’t meant to offend,” Ms. Dungey said this month. There's a specific walk, and I run a piece of film for the actors we hire. They are more than 1000 years in the future from when they left Earth. Their art practice is energy-draining in that it takes three full hours to apply the features. Humans. "[26] There wasn't that much in the way of special effects (aside from some matte paintings used in the episodes set in the ruins of human cities) as a bulk of the budget went towards makeup. Ms. Barr also said she was “leaving Twitter” — but hours later, she was back, retweeting statements of support and links to conservative websites. Distributor It was auspiciously pre-sold without a pilot, and everyone was agreeable and enthusiastic when we began the series. The series begins with the crash of an Earth spaceship that encountered a time warp while approaching Alpha Centauri on August 19, 1980. The first episode debuted in a disappointing 43rd place, and subsequent episodes dropped even further. We've got some shows where they will be quite sympathetic to humans. Based on There'll be no automobiles, no telephones, but unfortunately guns. Here, the story begins to mimic that of Beneath the Planet of the Apes, but the names recall earlier ideas of Serling's: George Taylor is, of course from the first movie; John Thomas was the original name of Taylor's character in Serling's early draft script; Paul LaFever was also in that script - the character later changed to John Landon (the other astronauts on that mission were Dodge and the deceased Blake/Stewart). In announcing the show’s cancellation, ABC’s entertainment president, Channing Dungey, said in a statement that “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with our values.”. I think it was generally accepted in APES fandom that the earlier talking human gradually devolved into Nova and her crew--at … We took turns. "[34] Story consultants Ruby and Spears had a slightly different recollection, saying that CBS chief William S. Paley had given the order to pull the plug, and that the final scene of the final episode was filmed in the full knowledge that it was also to be the final scene of the series. Of course, by then, the show was in too much trouble, CBS TV was withdrawing support, it was already very expensive to produce, and a final decision was made cancel it, instead of trying to do the re-vamp. The move was decided by top Disney and ABC executives, including Ms. Dungey who was appointed to her role in February 2016, becoming the first black entertainment president of a major broadcast television network. Raphael Pour-Hashemi has reviewed the Region 1 release of Planet Of The Apes - TV Series . "[22], CBS started production on July 1, produced by Stan Hough and executive produced by Herbert Hirschman. It could therefore be many thousands of years into the future. ABC abruptly canceled “Roseanne” hours after Ms. Barr, the show’s star and co-creator, posted a racist tweet about Valerie Jarrett, an African-American woman who was a senior adviser to Barack Obama throughout his presidency and considered one of his most influential aides. The broadcast registered a 33.6 Nielsen rating and a 57 per cent share of the audience to capture the number one spot in the ratings race for that week, and the highest ratings in history for a sci-fi series up to that time. Although action packed, the screenwriters always assumed that the audience had a high degree of intelligence. The network felt there were certain things in the test that they hadn't captured and wanted to retest him with other people and try him with Jim Naughton to see how that combination was. • “She would tweet stuff, then apologize and get off Twitter, and then it would get better. • Ms. Barr crossed a line, and ABC drew one, our TV critic writes. The spaceship is manned by three astronauts from the 20th Century, one of whom has died in the crash. It could therefore be many thousands of years into the future. Ms. Barr cited “The Planet of the Apes” in discussing Valerie Jarrett, a black woman and former adviser to President Barack Obama. Season 1 guide for Planet of the Apes TV series - see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Either that or perhaps an entire series on TV! This was on a Thursday; he flew back on Friday; was getting married on Saturday [June 1st] and going to Ireland for his honeymoon. James Naughton got approval early on. They decided to go ahead with Perry Mason, which unfortunately didn't make it. Marvin Paige explained the process of casting the stars of the new show: "There are more gorillas on the series really, than chimps, the gorillas being the military, the police, the heavies. The show premiered on Friday, September 13, 1974 on CBS, and everyone was confident it would be a hit. 8 Battle For The Planet Of The Apes The earliest known TV script was for the unfilmed episode "A Fallen God", written by Anthony Lawrence, dated March 2, 1973. I caught reruns of this series about 15 years ago, realized just how good this series is, and became a fan. An occasional human is elevated to the rank of an overseer, but they are subject to the ape civilization and exist at its whim. I thought that was kind of funny. It's unclear exactly what Wilson's role was, although it's possible he wrote this original TV Concept. “Roseanne,” and its enormous audience and broad appeal, was the centerpiece of ABC’s presentation. I said, ‘Paul, the last two hours of my life have been an absolute, unmitigated living hell. It was recently revealed by the outlet that Disney will continue with the series following their purchase of the studio, 20th Century Fox. I loved making the Apes films but thank God I was killed in the third so I wouldn't have to go through that make-up process again! But there were other sources of controversy. I didn't watch this series in its original run in 1974. He thought the scripts were too sophisticated. The show brought in an estimated $45 million of advertising revenue for ABC this year, and the network likely would have collected more than $60 million next season, according to Kantar Media. "[2] "Two episodes before the end, we were waiting for word from CBS to pick us up. Instead, within just a few minutes of getting to work, the group of a little more than a dozen people found out the show had been canceled as the news circulated online. December 20, 1974 There, now you’re all caught up.”, The joke prompted an outcry but ABC defended the show. The next day there were readings for Zaius, as I found out later on, and the day after that they called couples down to the studio. 3 rated show, behind two NBC programs: “Sunday Night Football” and “This is Us.” More than 18 million people on average have watched “Roseanne” this season, according to Nielsen’s delayed viewing data. Again, this may have had some significance had the series developed. Return to the Planet of the Apes is a short-lived animated series, by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises in association with 20th Century Fox Television, based upon Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle. "[15] "Nobody told me what the role was or might be. Then Virdon and Burke find out about his sentence and rescue Galen. It's academic appeal, combined with it's superior scriptwriting, easily resulted in a classic work of art. And I apologized. See Also: Planet of the Apes TV Series Episode List & Production Codes, See Also: Planet of the Apes TV Series Timeline, A Planet of the Apes television series was discussed by producer Arthur P. Jacobs as early as 1971, according to the 1998 documentary Behind the Planet of the Apes - an article in Famous Monsters of Filmland Magazine from July 1971 promoting Escape from the Planet of the Apes asked "Does it come as a surprise to you that a fourth Planet of the Apes picture is planned? And a computer?" When asked why ABC ultimately decided to cancel the show, a Disney source said, "It's a question of right and wrong. Two months ago, Roseanne Barr was a star again. The series isn't an abomination, but it's not very engaging or distinguishable, which is saying a lot for 1970s TV, when there was not a lot of interesting or good competition. But on Tuesday, that all came crashing down. And it was as simple as that. ... Two astronauts survive a crash-landing on a planet where intelligent apes rule over humans. We had a couple of people who literally ripped off their ape heads and went home; they couldn’t handle it. I was sure we would be around for at least a couple of years.” James Naughton agreed: "We kinda became 'The Fugitive', you know? At midday, actors wearing makeup appliances cannot eat solid foods, but must partake of liquids by means of straws. [9] By the time Battle for the Planet of the Apes was filmed in early 1973, Jacobs and the studio agreed that the film franchise had run its course, but that the Planet of the Apes concept might find a home on the small screen as a weekly series. Ape counselor Zaius (an analog of the Dr. Zaius character from the original movie), notes that another such incident occurred ten years earlier. Season Premiere: September 13, 1974 Season Finale: December 20, 1974 Episode Count: 14 Season One of Planet of the Apes premiered on September 13, 1974. The chimps run between 5'7" and 5'8", that area or a little smaller. We're going to find them...or finish an epitaph for them.") The apes make the humans sleep in the barn.”[24] Stan Hough added "The thrust of what we're doing is taking a look at this upside-down world. The 2 human stars bear an uncanny resemblance to the 2 stars of the popular 70s TV cop show (which came out in 1975). Had the stories been better written and the characters developed, we could have had a three-year run. We shot that on the back lot of MGM, when they were tearing it down! “We missed all the shows about black and Asian families,” Dan Conner said. The continuity of this story is somewhat confusing, it's almost a sequel to Serling's first movie script, which had been altered heavily for the movie, rather than tying-in with any of the actual filmed movies. Production Company Quite why they wanted to re-introduce Ursus and Zaius, who's deaths had already been shown in Beneath the Planet of the Apes, is unclear, given that at this point the project was still controlled by Arthur P. Jacobs, who was careful to maintain a certain amount of continuity through the movie series (though not without many slip-ups).