Pro Teaches n00bs: Lesson 79: Rod Serling's Planet of the Apes

On today's lesson of Pro Teaches n00bs, Bianca & I Discuss the original version of Planet of the Apes! A radically different version of the film we ended up getting. One that no way in hell could have been shot back in 1968 (Especially when the executives kept on cutting the budget as production went on)

On the road to making the landmark science-fiction classic, 20th Century Fox commissioned Rod Serling to adapt Pierre Boulle's source novel. Serling’s first draft, which was drastically revised before filming, was a radically different vision of the franchise than the one the world has come to know and love.

Now, for the first time in any medium, that vision is fully realized as a graphic novel with Planet of the Apes: Visionaries from acclaimed actor/comedian/writer Dana Gould (The Simpsons) and Chad Lewis (Avengers Origins).

This is the world you know from the acclaimed Planet of the Apes film series, but with key differences - Taylor is Thomas, and Ape City isn’t a crude, primitive grouping of huts; instead, it’s a bustling and urbane metropolis filled with cars and skyscrapers and a vibrant Ape culture. In a world where Apes wear modern clothes, drive modern cars and rule the late night talk show scene, the arrival of one man will forever change how Apes – and Humans – view themselves.

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