Jun 2017 *
Now with New & Improved Bonuses! (see below in red)
This is where you'll keep track of your progress on Challenge of the Apes. Q&A and discussion can be found here:
https://trashepics.com/post/7/6/
General Info:
Please be sure you record the running time of what you watch and keep a running total of your points. Points are awarded based on running time of whatever you watch plus bonuses.
The Challenge of the Apes begins July 1st and ends at midnight on July 31st (based on whatever the time zone where you live).
What Counts?
Watch any film, short or TV show with apes or monkeys in it.
Read any book set in the Planet of the Apes or Kong universes (see bonuses below).
Bonuses awarded for the following:
Watch the original five Planet of the Ape films (POTA ('68), Beneath the POTA, Escape From the POTA, Conquest of the POTA, & Battle For the POTA) = 50 point bonus.
Watch the more recent extra crispy POTA films (Burton's POTA, Rise of the POTA, Dawn of the POTA & War For the POTA) = 50 bonus points.
Watch the 14 episodes of the POTA TV series from 1974 = 50 point bonus
Watch the 13 episodes of the animated Return to the POTA TV series = 50 point bonus
Watch any five Kong films from this official list and get a 50 point bonus.
EDIT: Since there are now twelve films on the list you can cherrypick and get this bonus twice:
KK (1933)
Son of Kong
KK vs. Godzilla
KK Escapes
King Kong (1976)
King Kong Lives
The Mighty Kong
King Kong (2005)
Kong: Skull Island
Queen Kong
Kong: King of Atlantis
Kong: Return To the Jungle
Read any novel or collection of short stories or comics set in either the POTA or Kong Universe and get a 50 point bonus! Each of the movie bonuses can only be claimed once but the reading bonus can be claimed for each book you read.
This is where you'll keep track of your progress on Challenge of the Apes. Q&A and discussion can be found here:
https://trashepics.com/post/7/6/
General Info:
Please be sure you record the running time of what you watch and keep a running total of your points. Points are awarded based on running time of whatever you watch plus bonuses.
The Challenge of the Apes begins July 1st and ends at midnight on July 31st (based on whatever the time zone where you live).
What Counts?
Watch any film, short or TV show with apes or monkeys in it.
Read any book set in the Planet of the Apes or Kong universes (see bonuses below).
Bonuses awarded for the following:
Watch the original five Planet of the Ape films (POTA ('68), Beneath the POTA, Escape From the POTA, Conquest of the POTA, & Battle For the POTA) = 50 point bonus.
Watch the more recent extra crispy POTA films (Burton's POTA, Rise of the POTA, Dawn of the POTA & War For the POTA) = 50 bonus points.
Watch the 14 episodes of the POTA TV series from 1974 = 50 point bonus
Watch the 13 episodes of the animated Return to the POTA TV series = 50 point bonus
Watch any five Kong films from this official list and get a 50 point bonus.
EDIT: Since there are now twelve films on the list you can cherrypick and get this bonus twice:
KK (1933)
Son of Kong
KK vs. Godzilla
KK Escapes
King Kong (1976)
King Kong Lives
The Mighty Kong
King Kong (2005)
Kong: Skull Island
Queen Kong
Kong: King of Atlantis
Kong: Return To the Jungle
Read any novel or collection of short stories or comics set in either the POTA or Kong Universe and get a 50 point bonus! Each of the movie bonuses can only be claimed once but the reading bonus can be claimed for each book you read.
Day 2:
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) - 95 pts.
Kong: Skull Island (2017) - 118 pts.
Day 3:
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) - 98 pts.
King Kong (1933) - 100 pts.
Day 5:
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) - 88 pts.
Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) - 96 pts.
Planet of the Apes 5-film Bonus - 50 pts.
Day 6: Planet of the Apes (2001) - 119 pts.
Day 8: Planet of the Apes (1974) Ep 1: Escape from Tomorrow - 47 pts.
Day 9:
Planet of the Apes Ep 2: The Gladiators - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Ep 3: The Trap - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Ep 4: The Good Seeds - 47 pts.
Day 10:
Planet of the Apes Ep 5: The Legacy - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Ep 6: Tomorrow's Tide - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Ep 7: The Surgeon - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Ep 8: The Deception - 47 pts.
Day 11: Planet of the Apes Ep 9: The Horse Race - 47 pts.
Day 12:
Planet of the Apes Ep 10: The Interrogation - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Ep 11: The Tyrant - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Ep 12: The Cure - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Ep 13: The Liberator - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Ep 14: Up Above the World So High - 47 pts.
Planet of the Apes Series Bonus - 50 pts.
Day 14:
Return to the Planet of the Apes (1975) Ep 1: Flames of Doom - 24 pts.
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 2: Escape from Ape City - 24 pts.
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 3: The Unearthly Prophecy - 24 pts.
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 4: Tunnel of Fear - 24 pts.
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 5: Lagoon of Peril - 24 pts.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) - 104 pts.
Day 15:
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) - 130 pts.
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 6: Terror on Ice Mountain - 24 pts
Day 16: Monkey Shines (1988) - 113 pts.
Day 18:
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 7: River of Flames - 24 pts
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 8: Screaming Wings - 24 pts
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 9: Trail to the Unknown - 24 pts
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 10: Attack from the Clouds - 24 pts
Day 19:
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 11: Mission of Mercy - 24 pts
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 12: Invasion of the Underdwellers - 24 pts
Return to the Planet of the Apes Ep 13: Battle of the Titans - 24 pts
Series Bonus - 50 pts
Day 23: Garth Marenghi's Darkplace Ep 4: The Apes of Wrath - 24 pts
Day 24:
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) - 140 pts
Planet of the Apes New Series Bonus - 50 pts.
Freddy's Nightmares (1989) Ep 2x09: Monkey Dreams - 45 pts
Day 31:
Son of Kong (1933) - 70 pts
King Kong (1976) - 134 pts
King Kong Lives (1986) - 105 pts
Kong 5-film bonus - 50 pts
Hillbillies in a Haunted House (1967) - 86 pts
Futurama Ep 7x15: Fry and Leela's Big Fling (ft. a planet of apes) - 21 pts
Total: 3018 pts
While he didn't make a spot on this thread, I'd like to note that @der did watch a lot of these movies with me, but we wont worry about his points. We've both had Ape fever this month.