Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of Beneath the Planet of the Apes, the second film in the series. I gain more respect for that film on each viewing. There were production choices, dictated by budget I suppose, that bothered me when I first saw it as a kid: the use of so […]
My review of issue 1 of the Star Trek / Planet of the Apes crossover comic “The Primate Directive” is now online at TrekMovie.com. Robert J. Sawyer online:Website • Facebook • Twitter • Email
I’ve written before about whether authors should feel nervous about specifying the race or skin colour of characters. My position is simple: you either do it for all characters or none; neither position is racist. What’s racist is only specifying it when deviates from some assumed norm — for instance, when books tell you if […]
My friend David Widdicombe sent me this link. Pant-hoot! Visit The Robert J. Sawyer Web Siteand WakeWatchWonder.com
Those 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 […]
Splurged 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 […]
In 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
Rich 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
Hey, 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 […]
After 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. […]
Forty 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 […]
