Planet of the Apes

TV Series
1974
TV-PG
47m

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Sci-Fi Epic Space Sci-Fi Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller

Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes.Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes.Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes.

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- Anthony Wilson
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7.0/10

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Creator
- Anthony Wilson
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Trivia
Though uncredited, Rod Serling wrote the original treatment and two proposed scripts for this series, essentially creating the basic format followed by the program, two astronauts and one chimpanzee pursued by the Apes civilization. However, his storyline involving the magnetic disc ended up being dropped by the show's writers, putting an end to the series' only story arc.

Goofs
In many of the interior close-up shots, the actors' own teeth are visible behind the teeth of their ape masks.

Quotes
Urko: These humans are dangerous, don't you understand that? They think that they're as good as we are!

Alternate versions
In 1981, selected episodes were re-edited into five made for TV movies: Back to the Planet of the Apes (1981) Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1981) Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1981) Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of the Planet of the Apes (1981) Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1981). One episode, "The Liberator," was not aired during the original network run, but was aired in the UK and made its US debut in the 1990s.

Connections
Featured in Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)

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A good show that never got a chance.

I loved watching this show on Friday night as a teenager. It lacked the action of the feature films, but was nonetheless interesting fare. Ron Harper and James Naughton had good on-screen chemistry with always-great Roddy McDowell. This show could have had a good run with a better time slot and run later in the night so more violence could be featured. This was a great cast that should have been given more than 14 episodes to show their stuff.