Talking Apes TV: A Planet of the Apes Podcast

Hello to all you Chimps, gorillas, orangutans, Underdwellers, and even you damn dirty Humanoids! In this episode of Talking Apes, Richard is joined by Max Cervantes and Kevin Toft of The Max EFX podcast . Talking Apes continues the series of episodes where they break down and give commentary on unproduced live-action Planet of the Apes TV scripts.   In the last episodes, Richard and Mark Oguschewi...

This episode of Talking Apes is dedicated to the bright center of the Apes fan community, Angela Rushmere, who has passed away. We, along with the many Ape fans, had numerous heartfelt comments that will be read on the show.  Then in this episode we will be breaking down the 2nd unproduced Rod Serling script for the live-action Planet of the Apes TV series, Titled Episode 2. If you thought we argu...

Hello to all you chimps, gorillas, orangutans, Underdwellers, Kigors, shark gods and even you damn dirty humanoids. We are back with another ApeTastic episode. This time we go back to our roots and explore the Apes TV series and breakdown and discuss the unproduced Rod Serling TV pilot script. We run through the entire script for your listening pleasure and give our thoughts, debates and arguments...

Happy Holidays Ape fans! Just in time for your holiday break, Talking Apes is back with part 2 of the breakdown and review of La-La Land Records', Planet of the Apes Original Film Series Soundtrack Collection. We go over each soundtrack which includes Planet of the Apes, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle for the Planet...

Talking Apes would like to dedicate this episode to a big Ape fan Vincent Blosse who passed away on 9/17/2019. Go Ape Vincent! On this episode of Talking Apes we are very excited to speak with creative consultant, Jeff Bond, who also wrote the liner notes for the new, 'Planet of the Apes Original Film Series 5 CD Soundtrack Collection,' from La-La Land Records. This set includes remastered scores...

This episode of Talking Apes is dedicated to Apes fan, cosplayer, and friend, Angela Gibbons. Hello to all you Chimps, gorillas, orangutans and even you damn dirty humanoids! We are back and this time Talking Apes attended the Los Angeles premiere of Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film. We have reactions from those who were there that night such as director, William Conlin; Lou Wagner (Luciu...

On this episode we're going to acknowledge and review the Tim Burton's 2001, Planet of the Apes reboot/reimagining/remake (you decide)! So welcome back to all you Chimps, gorillas, orangutans and even you damn dirty Humanoids! For this Urko-sized task of tackling this film, we brought in reinforcements: Max Cervantes (Ape cosplayer) and Dean Preston (Simian Scrolls fanzine). We also read many of y...

Talking Apes talks with Dana Gould! Happy Holidays to all you Chimps, gorillas, orangutans and even you damn dirty Humanoids! We want to Welcome you once again to Talking Apes! This is your Planet of the Apes podcast where we spotlight the classic Apes era. We talk with authors, actors, the fan community, and we have also broken down each episode of the live and action and animated Planet of the A...

Hello to all you Chimps, gorillas, orangutans and even you damn dirty Humanoids! Welcome back to Talking Apes!  On this episode we feature an interview with author J.W. Rinzler about his NEW book, The Making of the Planet of the Apes . This has been a huge year for classic Planet of the Apes. In February the Ape community kicked off the 50th Anniversary with screenings and lots of new merchandise...

We welcome you back to Talking Apes with a BANG and the Planet of the Apes 50th Anniversary! We hope everyone has had a great summer! We spent the past few months attending Apes panels and book signings so we could share with you apes here and now.   Planet of the Apes 50th Anniversary In this episode,  we discuss the Planet of the Apes 50th Anniversary events, screenings and panels held at USC fo...

Hello to all you chimps, gorillas, orangutans and even you damn dirty Humanoids! Talking Apes is back from their amazing time at the biggest celebration of horror, Monsterpalooza ! This creature-fest was held in Pasadena over the April 13-15 weekend and we got sooooooo much great stuff to share with you apes. We recorded discussions with: Cast and Crew of Making Apes including Lou Wagner (Lucius i...

  "Somewhere out there, there has got to be something greater than man!" There is, Taylor! And that something is Talking Apes! Whether he meant actual talking apes or just this podcast we want to welcome everyone back to your Planet of the Apes podcast! I know we said on our last episode we were going to cover the Planet of the Apes 50th Anniversary screenings just held at USC in Los Angeles, and...

Talking Apes is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original Planet of the Apes film by releasing this special episode on the same release date of February 8! Actor Bobby Porter steps into the Apes studio/living room to talk with us about his career including his big scene as Cornelius in Battle for the Planet of the Apes where he comes face-to-face with gorilla general, Aldo. He also goes beh...

Happy Holidays Ape Fans! Welcome back to our new Talking Apes TV spin-off! For those of you who are just finding us let me catch you up: Talking Apes TV just recapped and broke down each episode of the live action and animated POTA TV series. But now since there are no more TV shows to argue over, we are branching off to talk with authors, actors and those in the Ape fan community. In this episode...

Hey Hey Ape fans! Talking Apes TV is back with our new 'SPECIALS' episodes! Even though we covered both Planet Of The Apes TV series we thought we would now branch out and get to know the people involved in the films, TV shows and from the fan communities. We have lots of guests already lined up and can't wait  share our discussions. So for our first Talking Apes TV Special we have someone from th...

Hey Hey Ape fans! Welcome to the Return to the Planet of the Apes series wrap-up debriefing show. Join Richard and Mark as they give their favorite and least favorite episodes, guilty pleasures and most controversial moments between Mark and Richard as they argue over ice mountains, pigs, vampires and puddle sizes! This episode also covers recent speculations over the Gary Dubin/Felix Silla debate...

Hey Hey Ape fans! This is it! The final episode in the Return to the Planet of the Apes animated series. Join Richard and Mark as they break down this episode, Battle of the Titans (original airdate 11/29/75)! Synopsis General Urko has been relieved of his military duties because of his recent negligence involving his leadership and the failed attempts at capturing Blue Eyes and his friends. With...

Talking Apes TV is back to cover the second to last episode in the Return to the Planet to the Apes animated series. This episode aired November 12, 1975. Show Synopsis Ape City is being burglarized! Valuable items are stolen from the Museum, Ape Archives, and from ape homes. Into the night, familiar hooded figures sneak into the cemetery where all the stolen items are hidden. In a plot twist, we...

Hey Hey Ape Fans! We are back with an all-new show where we look at the episode from  Return to the Planet Of The Apes ,  Mission of Mercy . This was the 11th episode in the series and originally aired November 15, 1975. Show Synopsis As a result of the dog fight with the flying dragon creature in the episode  Screaming Wings , most of the plane's fuel is gone. Bill, Jeff and Judy must replenish t...

Happy Holidays Ape Fans! Have we got a show for you! We are taking our customary break from reviewing an episode of the animated series, Return To The Planet Of The Apes , to talk with some special guests. On January 24, 2017, Titan Books will release the anthology book, Planet of the Apes: Tales From The Forbidden Zone based on the characters and situations from the classic era.  On this episode...

Happy Halloween Ape Fans! In this episode of Talking Apes TV we celebrate this UrkoTastic holiday with stories of how Richard's Galen costume made him cry, we try to figure out how Yummy Mummy and Fruit Brute fit into the Monster cereals, and why Vincent Price is giving out Easter seals to trick-or-treaters. We also say goodbye to our dear friend, Gary Dubin who passed away in early October. We ha...

Hey Hey Ape Fans! Welcome back to Talking Apes TV! We kick off this episode by looking at some awesome costume cross-overs from Star Wars Celebration Europe. These have got to be the best we've ever seen - Planet of the Star Wars! Fans dressed as vintage Apes wearing Stormtrooper, X-Wing and TIE Fighter pilot uniforms. All lead by Darth Zaius. Speaking of crossovers, Boom Comics who mashed-up Star...

Hey Hey Ape Fans! Welcome back to Talking Apes TV! We kick off this episode by reviewing the past works of Return to the Planet of the Apes Animation Director, Cullen Houghtaling. Did you even know there were animated series based on Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure? Police Academy? Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz? We're so lucky to have the Internet these days. Screaming Wings Synopsis: As Bi...

Hey Hey Apes! We teased at the end of our last episode that we were going to review the episode, 'Screaming Winds' from the Return to the POTA series but we're going to take our customary mid-series break to talk with some friends old and new. We are very excited to have become fast friends with another simian podcast. Not apes, chimpanzees or orangutans, but Monkees! On our last episode we learne...

Hey Hey Ape fans! This week on Talking Apes TV, Richard makes a connection between Planet of the Apes and another one of his passions, The Monkees (how ironic!). Then we dive deep into River of Flames (aired 10/18/1975). This is the 7th episode and now the half way point in this series of only 13 episodes, 1 less than the live action series. "River Of Flames" Synopsis Krador, the Underdweller, enl...