Planet of the Apes: The Complete TV Series (1974)

After their spacecraft travels through a time warp two astronauts (Ron Harper James Naughton) from 1981 crash-land back on Earth in the year 3085 - a time when intelligent apes rule and humans have been reduced to servants or pets. Captured by the apes and sentenced to death they are saved by a curious chimpanzee name Galen (Roddy McDowall). But now all three are on the run trying to keep one step ahead of the gorilla army led by General Urko (Mark Lenard) who is determined to kill the renegades.System Requirements:Running Time: 187 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 024543379263 Manufacturer No: 2237926 Product Description

Oh, Sweet Memories

I was 10 years old in 1974 and remember fondly watching this series and was sad when it was canceled prematurely.
Watching them again on DVD is really fun and although the stories and plots are simplistic, to a child they are pure fantasy and fun.

There seems to be some harmless racist undertones (especially in the episode "The Deception") , I just ignore them and enjoy the shows for what they are.
Also excellent picture and sound !! October 1, 2008

Planet of the Apes TV series

In a time where " reality " TV seems to be all we get from the networks, remember when they actually made show we watched? This above average series was on only one season, and has series original actor Roddy McDowell in the cast. It's little short lived gems like this I would have assumed would never get a DVD release let along a definative one that looks and sounds so good. If you love "Planet of the Apes" then you must have these lovingly restored from TV episodes.Show the bigs that we will repond if they open up the vaults and treat us ( the public ) with these television obscurities. June 19, 2008

A FUN TV SERIES

This show could have been more in depth to coincide with the first film and may have recieved the adult audience the sponsors were looking for. They instead took what they thought was the logical approach by loosely continuing the premise of the final film "Battle For The...". The show could have went on a little longer had they simply chosen to switch to a different time slot. It was up against Sanford And Son and Chico And The Man. Two very popular shows for middle aged America. Science fiction/ fantasy tv did not get the respect it deserved on network television. That's why shows like UFO and Space:1999 were packaged and sold to local stations. Even Star Trek didn't gain it's immense popularity till it started airing on local TV stations. CBS snuck in the fantasy approach again with The Incredible Hulk. They did it with subtleness. Had they tried to recreate the comic book premise the show would not have lasted one season, if it would have been picked up at all. I was fourteen when this show came out. Believe me this show thrilled me so much that right before the show began and the commercials in between I was standing in front of the toilet bowl. I leave this little review with one question. Can anyone tell me what is the difference between this set and the one released in 2001? Since the covers look exactly the same will I notice the difference when I see it in the store? April 28, 2008

This is a must for Apes fans!

This is all i had hoped for and more!!!The picture quality is great!If you love the apes -you must get this! February 13, 2008

Classic television

I remember watching this show on Friday nights on CBS. I loved it then and I love it now. I was so disappointed when it was canceled. Mark, Leonard and Roddy Mcdowell are fantastic in their roles as Urko and Galen. Some episodes are better than others, but every episode has an interesting story line. My only complaint is there is no real connection between the episodes. After the opening episode, you could really watch this in any order. Other than that I wish they would recreate this series, maybe pickup with finding our original astronauts as old men, standing over Galen's grave... February 10, 2008

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