Conquest of the Planet of the Apes remake
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010My friend David Widdicombe sent me this link. Pant-hoot! Visit The Robert J. Sawyer Web Siteand WakeWatchWonder.com
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Virgil
Tuesday, January 5th, 2010Those who’ve read my novel Wake know that an orangutan named Virgil figures in the plot. My Virgil is named for the character played by Paul Williams in Battle for the Planet of the Apes, and, according to the nifty Yahoo! Groups Planet of the Apes group (of which I’m a member), he’ll be named [...]
Star Trek: The Original Series Blu-ray review
Thursday, October 1st, 2009Splurged on a nice new Blu-ray DVD player yesterday (Sony BDP-S560, recommended by my video-guru friend H. Don Wilkat); also, got the lovely boxed set of the Planet of the Apes films on Blu-ray; quick check shows the first film looks stunning. Next purchase: the remastered original Star Trek episodes on Blu-ray. The Canadian website [...]
Planet of the Apes 40th Anniversary Blu-ray set
Thursday, September 17th, 2009In Canada, both Amazon.ca and Futureshop.com have the 40th anniversary Planet of the Apes Blu-ray box set on sale for the terrific price of Cdn$59.99. Just ordered me a set. (Now have to buy a Blu-ray player so I can watch it!) Visit The Robert J. Sawyer Web Siteand WakeWatchWonder.com
New Apes novels coming!
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009Rich Handley, who created the magnificent Timeline of the Planet of the Apes, is editing two new officially licensed Planet of the Apes novels — w00t! Can’t wait! Visit The Robert J. Sawyer Web Siteand WakeWatchWonder.com
Hail, Caesar!
Sunday, January 25th, 2009Hey, didja know that Gordon Jump — Arthur “Big Guy” Carlson himself from WKRP in Cincinnati — was in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes? He plays the auctioneer who sells Roddy McDowall’s Caesar to Governor Breck, saying: Lot eight: one male chimpanzee in early prime and perfect physical condition. Under observation, appeared so [...]
Timeline of the Planet of the Apes
Saturday, December 20th, 2008After my misadventure with Lulu’s shipping costs to Canada, I managed to get ahold of a copy of Timeline of the Planet of the Apes via an auction by author Rich Handley on eBay — and I’m glad I did! Rich Handley’s Timeline of the Planet of the Apes is a magnificent labor of love. [...]
Planet of the Apes 40th Anniversary
Friday, February 8th, 2008Forty years ago today, Thursday, February 8, 1968, the original Planet of the Apes arrived in theaters. It is, in my opinion, one of the very best science-fiction films ever made, and was hugely influential on me and my career. Its stature wasn’t always obvious to everyone, though, and, indeed The New York Times was [...]