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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.



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Smerd says:
#44, Reply to #4

Jul 2017
I can tell I'm slacking already.


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Smerd says:
#45, Reply to #4

Jul 2017
Your Scooby Doo reminds me, I need to dig out that episode, plus other Saturday morning shows with monkeys/apes: Ark II with Adam the talking chimp here I come.


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Smerd says:
#49, Reply to #46

Jul 2017
Oh yeah!

I wish BJ And The Bears was on DVD.


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Smerd says:
#51, Reply to #50

Jul 2017
I have Ark II on DVD.
I'll look on YT, be fun to see some of it again.

Would Chaka from Land Of The Lost count as ape?


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Smerd says:
#54, Reply to #53

Jul 2017
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Sweet! Been meaning to rewatch this show.


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Smerd says:
#56, Reply to #55

Jul 2017
It's a fun show. The 3rd season got silly (sillier), by then they were introducing characters from fantasy/mythology, it was all over the place.
The series had some known scifi writers writing some the scripts including Theodore Sturgeon, Ben Bova, and Larry Niven.


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Smerd says:
#68, Reply to #64

Jul 2017
Oh yeah! And DC Fontana, who also wrote for Star Trek. Interesting how this Saturday morning show had these guys writing for it.


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Smerd says:
#77, Reply to #69

Jul 2017
Plus they probably thought it was just a bunch of kids watching, who would pay attention to the credits?emoticon


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Smerd says:
#75, Reply to #74

Jul 2017
Cool! Thank you! That is really interesting, I wouldn't be surprised at all if they were inspired by these stories seeing as t hey were scifi writers themselves. I will defintiely look these stories up to read! emoticon
And thank you for the info on this!


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Smerd says:
#12

Jun 2017 *
Movies:

Planet Of The Apes (1968) 112min
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) 95min
The Barefoot Executive (1971) 96min
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) 98min
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972) 88min
Battle For the Planet of the Apes (1973) 93min +50
Tanya's Island (1980) 82min
Link (1986) 103min
Monkey Shines (1988) 113min
Birds Do it (1966) 88min **
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) 104min
Schlock! (1973) 80min
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) 130min
Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967) 88min
War For the Planet of the Apes (2017) 140min +50
Africa Screams (1949) 79min
Mighty Joe Young (1998) 114min
Going Ape! (1981) 87min
King Kong (1976) 134min
King Kong (2005) 187min

TV:

Jonathan Creek: House Of Monkeys 59min
Leave It To Beaver: Beaver's Monkey 26min
Gilligan's Island: Voodoo Something To Me 25min
Tales Of The Gold Monkey: Pilot 90min
Tales Of The Gold Monkey: Ape Boy 47min
Wonder Woman: Wonder Woman vs Gargantua 50min
Land of the Lost: Cha-Ka 23min
Land Of The Lost: The Babysitter 23min
The Ghost Busters: The Maltese Monkey 27min *
The Ghost Busters: Dr. Whatshisname 27min *
Planet of the Apes: Escape From Tomorrow 47min
Planet Of The Apes: The Gladiators 47min
Gilligan's Island: Bang! Bang! Bang! 25min
Planet Of The Apes: The Trap 47min
Planet Of The Apes: The Good Seeds 47min
Planet Of The Apes: The Legacy 47min
Return To The Planet Of The Apes: Flames Of Doom 24min
Return To The Planet Of The Apes: Escape From Ape City 24min
Return to the Planet of the Apes: The Unearthly Prophecy 24 min.
Return to the Planet of the Apes: Tunnel of Fear 24 min
Planet of the Apes: Tomorrow's Tide 47min
Planet of the Apes: The Surgeon 47min
Planet of the Apes: The Deception 47min
Planet of the Apes: The Horse Race 47min
Planet of the Apes: The Interrogation 47min
Planet of the Apes: The Tyrant 47min
Planet Of The Apes: The Cure 47min
Planet Of The Apes: The Liberator 47min
Planet Of The Apes: Up Above the World So High 47min +50
Return to the Planet of the Apes: Lagoon Of Peril 24min
Return to the Planet of the Apes: Terror on Ice Mountain 24min
Return to the Planet of the Apes: River of Flames 24points
Return to the Planet of the Apes: Screaming Wings 24points
Return to the Planet of the Ape: Trail to the Unknown 24points
Return to the Planet of the Apes: Attack from the Clouds 24points
Return to the Planet of the Apes: Mission of Mercy 24points
Return to the Planet of the Apes: Invasion of the Underdwellers 24points
Return to the Planet of the Apes: Battle of the Titans 24points +50


* 1975 live-action series
** Featuring Judy the chimp


Books/Comics:

King Kong novelization - Delos Lovelace 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue One 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Two 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Three 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Four 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Five 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Six 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Seven 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Eight 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Nine 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Ten 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Eleven 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twelve 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Thirteen 50points
Planet Of The Apes - Pierre Boulle 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Fourteen 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Fifteen 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Sixteen 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Seventeen 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Eighteen 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Nineteen 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty One 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty Two 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty Three 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty Four 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty Five 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty Six 50points
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty Seven 50
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty Eight 50
Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Issue Twenty Nine 50

Points: 5253

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From Jonathan Creek: House Of Monkeys-

Maddy Magellan: [Seeing Jonathon who has fallen down the stairs and the gorilla, who was attacking him, lying dead after jumping off the balcony] What happened?
Jonathan Creek: He just went... I don't know.
Maddy Magellan: What?
Jonathan Creek: Apeshit!

For Wonder Woman vs Gargantua, fun episode, but one of the worst apes suits I've seen. Even the one from Gilligan's Island where they made their own ape suit from Lovey's fur coats looked more realistic.


Enjoyed very much the novelzation of the original King Kong film.

Read the first issue if Marvel's Planet Of The Apes Magazine. Fun so far. I like the articles, and especially enjoyed the interview with Rod Serling. For the first part of the original Planet of the Apes adaptation. Like how Taylor looks more like Steve Reeves as Hercules than look like Heston. Black curly hair, and built like The Hulk.


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Smerd says:
#14, Reply to #13

Jun 2017
The girl's pretty cute too.


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Smerd says:
#24, Reply to #19

Jun 2017 *
I think she means the ape costume?

Unless you were making a joke, UGH, too early for my brain to function.


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Smerd says:
#33, Reply to #32

Jun 2017
And I have to reupload my picture since they are Photbucket is now blocking pics from 3rd party sites.


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Smerd says:
#35, Reply to #34

Jun 2017
But back to Baker, he was I think the best when it came to creating Apes, even King Kong from '76. But also Gorillas In The Mist, Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan. Missing Link, if you haven't seen it, check it out, it should count for the Ape challenge, shot like a nature documentary, the last of the ape-humans tries to find his people. Underrated film. Peter Elliot plays the man-ape, and he played gorillas in Greystoke, Congo, Gorillas In The Mist, and played Buddy the gorilla in the movie Buddy.


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Smerd says:
#38, Reply to #37

Jun 2017
I like the 76 remake, need to watch it again, been awhile. Also got ahold of a copy of the novelization for the original Kong.

Oh, and speaking of Baker, if you haven't, though I'm sure you have, but Schlock! Landis and Baker's first teaming.


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Smerd says:
#40, Reply to #39

Jun 2017
Ok, what does that mean? I've seen that used before the salad days, but never understood what it meant.


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Smerd says:
#42, Reply to #41

Jun 2017
Ah, that makes sense. And desserts are usually soft and mushy, and we'll have no teeth.


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Smerd says:
#36, Reply to #34

Jun 2017
I'm trying Imgur.


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Smerd says:
#25, Reply to #20

Jun 2017
CJ lives up to that title: Any Which Way You Can...


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Smerd says:
#57, Reply to #22

Jul 2017
Well, it does have Jenny Neumann, probably the best thing about the movie.



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