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Return to the Planet of the Apes / Animated Series : 3 of 5
1.08.2007 11:31 PM \| Link	I can barely remember seeing an episode or two of this show during Saturday morning cartoons, but since I'm officially an Apes fan, I got this two DVD set for Christmas. This show definitely falls into the "so bad it's good" category, but I really enjoyed watching all 13 episodes (which is how far the show got before cancellation). The interesting thing about the series is that for the most part, the stories are really good! The plot features a new group of astronauts and a much more advanced Ape City, and has some nice twists such as the Underdwellers (the Forbidden Zone folks from Beneath the Planet of the Apes) worshipping Judy (the girl astronaut) and calling her "Oo-sa" since they found a statue of her labeled "USA". There's also several episodes involving a restored World War II fighter plane as the apes and humans fight for control. However, it's amazing how low budget the animation is - the drawings aren't horrendous, but 90% of the scenes are frozen poses with moving mouths, or incredibly long pans across static backgrounds! There's plenty of bad puns of course, like "William Apespeare", and often the apes themselves refer to the place they live as "the Planet of the Apes", which is hilarious! Oh, and since this is Saturday morning, they had to throw in a giant dragon creature, plus a King Kong for it to battle with! Regardless of the silliness, I really had a blast watching this show, and I wish there were more episodes for me to see! Labels: apes, dvds


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