APE CHRONICLES - PLANET OF THE APES
READERS POLL (Results originally published in Ape Chronicles #20)
THE BEST AND WORST OF "PLANET OF THE APES"
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HERE OUR ARE 3RD ANNUAL READERS POLL RESULTS
Ape Chronicles #13-18 were part of our latest survey by our fan members.
Marvel's Magazines and Adventure's POTA title were the big winners in our poll with 4 awards each. Most spectacular however was the recognition given to Roddy McDowall this year. He won best actor for both the films and tv. He was also recognized with our biggest award. He was chosen as this years recipient for the POTA Honour Roll. The original film and Jeff Krueger both came out with two wins.
APE CHRONICLES :
A - MOST POPULAR SECTIONS OF FANZINE: #1 - Articles of Comment/Opinion #2 - Book Length Articles #3 - hAPEnings #4 - High Council News #5 Photos #6 Interviews #7 Lawgivers #8 Reviews #9 Theories On Time #10 Members of High Council
B - WRITER #1 - Jeff Krueger #2 - Terry Hoknes
C - ARTICLE #1 - 25th Anniversary Chronology #2 - Marvel Comics Guide
D - ARTIST #1 - Jeff Krueger #2 - Paul Corio
E - COVER #1 - Issue 17 #2 - Issue 18
F - ISSUE #1 - Issue 16 #2 - Issue 18
G - WORST COVER - Issue 14
H - WORST ISSUE - Issue 15
I - WHY APE CHRONICLES - curiosity/information...i can't get enough pota...at the time it was all there was for fans...its part of my life now and i still love it
J - IMPORTANCE OF APE CHRONICLES - Pota is a unique thing to like, so we meet unique people - communication, correspondence, self expression...it is the only good way for ape fandom to keep in touch
K - REASON MIGHT DROP CHRONICLES - a drastic price increase...if the club went juvenile...my death...too much emphasis on new film-more than original
L - CHANGES FOR THE NEW MOVIE: judge it on its own merits avoid pointless comparison, give us as much coverage as possible but dont ignore classic apes...have a regular section that lists stuff related to it and have people make lists of what theyve found...none, i dont think any more than 1 or 2 pages to the new film per issue, it may be pota, but not the classic pota i love...please dont get taken over by the new film.
M - PAY MORE FOR SUBSCRIPTION: yes... yes... yes... maybe slightly more
N - COLOR COVERS: 50% yes, 50% no
O - MORE PAGES: 100% yes
P - ARTICLES WANTED: fiction stories, POTA timeline from all members, letters page, competitions, correspondence
Q - MORE PHOTOS: 100% yes
R - BIOs WANTED: Chris Claremont, Arthur Jacobs, P Dehn, R Serling, M Wilson
S - IMPROVEMENTS: competitions, original stories, pota stories written by the fans, more fan involvement and comments- i want to know others are out there, we all need to give more input
T - MAX WILL PAY FOR MEMBERSHIP: $2 million
U - NEW MERCHANDISE: In almost every catagory the answer was 100% yes I need to push this concept in '96. Tell me what you would like to own, wear, hear etc.
THE FILMS:
A - BEST MOVIE #1 - PLANET of the APES (28 points) #2 - BENEATH (20) #3 - CONQUEST (20) #4 - ESCAPE (18) #5 - BATTLE (14)
B - WHY CHOSEN AS THE BEST: Planet-the little touches they were able to get away with before it becomes a commodity...it has no flaws as far as i'm concerned. Beneath-i think it captures the ape feel the best
C - MOVIE CHARACTER: 1 - Caesar (31 points) #2 - Taylor (31) #3 - Zaius (24) #4 - Zira (22) #5 - Brent (20) #6 - Aldo (19) #7 - Cornelius (15) #8 Dr. Hasslein (9) #9 - Breck (8) #10 - Mendez (8) #11 - Lucius (8) #12 - Lawgiver (7) #13 Albina (6)
D - MOVIE ACTOR:
#1 - Roddy McDowall (37 points) #2 - Charlton Heston (35) 3 - Maurice Evans (32) #4 - James Franciscus (27) #5 - Eric Braeden (18) #6 - Claude Akins (14) #7 - Ricardo Montalban (13) #8 - Lou Wagner (10)#9 - Don Murray (7) #10 - Paul Williams (7) #11 - Bradford Dillman (7)
E - MOVIE ACTRESS: #1 - Kim Hunter (18 points) #2 - Natalie Trundy (16)#3 - Linda Harrison (14) #4 - Asa Maynor (2) #5 - Heather Lowe (1)
F - WRITER: #1 - Paul Dehn #2 - Rod Serling #3 - Michael Wilson
G - DIRECTOR: #1 - Franklin J Schaffner #2 - J. Lee Thompson
H - SET DESIGN #1 - Walter M. Scott #2 - Robert deVestel
I - MUSIC 1 - Jerry Goldsmith #2 - Leonard Rosenman #3 - T. Scott
J - PRODUCER #1 - Arthur P. Jacobs #2- Mort Abrahams
K - ART DESIGN #1 - William Creber #2 - Phillip Jefferies
L - MAKEUP #1 - John Chambers #2 - Dan Striepeke
M -FILM/COMIC ADAPTATION #1 - Beneath #2 - Planet #3 - Battle
N - FILM/PAPERBACK ADAPTATION #1 - Conquest #2 - Escape
O - FILM WITH BEST STORYLINE #1 - Planet #2- Beneath
TV SHOWS:
A - CARTOON SERIES EPISODE #1 River Of Flames #2 Trail to the Unknown
B - CARTOON CHARACTER #1 - Bill Hudson #2 - Urko #3- Nova
C - TV SERIES EPISODE #1 -The Trap (17 points) #2 - The Legacy (16) #3 Good Seeds (13) #4 - The Deception(10) #5 - Escape From Tomorrow (10)
D - TV SERIES CHARACTER #1 - Pete Burke (21 points) #2 - Urko (19) #3 Galen (18) #4 - Alan Virdon (12) #5 Dr. Zaius (6) #6 Aboro (2) #7-Barlowe (1)
E - TV SERIES ACTOR #1 - Roddy McDowall (16 points) #2 - James Naughton (11) #3 - Mark Lenard (9) #4 - Ron Harper (8)
F - TV SERIES ACTRESS #1 - Jane Actman (5 points) #2 - Zina Bethune (3)
G - TV SERIES PAPERBACK ADAPTATION #1 - Deception #2 - Cure
MAGAZINE, FANZINE and BOOKS
A - MAG/FANZINE SERIES #1-Marvel POTA #2-Ape Chronicles #3-Ape Crazy
B - SINGLE ISSUE #1 - Marvel no. 1 #2 - Marvel no. 2
C - ESSAY ARTICLE #1 Krueger's Chronology #2-20 Years After(Chr no.18)
D - INTERVIEW ARTICLE #1 - Serling marvel no. 1 #2 - People Who Are POTA
E - ORIGINAL STORY #1 - Terror #2 - Future History #3 - Evolutions Night
F - ARTICLE WRITER #1 - Gary Geranie #2 - Jim Whitmore #3 Chris Claremont
G - MAG/FANZINE COMIC WRITER #1 - Doug Moench
H - BEST COVER #1 - Marvel no. 18 #2 - Marvel no. 3 #3 - Marvel no. 2
I - PAPERBACK BOOKS #1 - Escape #2 - Conquest #3 - Monkey Planet
J - PAPERBACK SERIES #1 - Man The Fugitive #2 - Escape To Tomorrow
K -NON POTA MAG/POTA ARTICLE #1 - Making A Monster by John Chambers
COMIC BOOKS
A - SERIES #1 - Planet of the Apes #2 - Forbidden Zone #3 - Blood Of The Apes 4 - Urchak's Folly #5 - Adventures On #6 - Sins Of The Father # 7 - Ape Nation
B - COMIC WRITER 1 - Charles Marshall #2 - Lowell Cunningham #3 - GaryChaloner #4 - Roland Mann #5 - Craig Taillefer #6 - Mike Valerio
C - COMIC ARTIST #1 - Kent Burles/Kaalberg #2 - MC Wyman/Pallot #3 - Leonard Kirk #4 - Gary Chaloner/Naylor #5 - Mitch Byrd
D - SINGLE ISSUE #1 - POTA no. 1 #2 - POTA no. 2 #3 - Urchaks Folly no. 2
E - COVER #1 - POTA no. 8 #2 - Ape Nation no. 1
F - GRAPHIC NOVEL #1 - POTA Annual no. 1 #2 - Monkey Planet
G - LETTER #1 - David P. Gee(pota no.9) #2 - Terry Hoknes(blood no.4)
H - COMIC COMPANY 1 - Adventure #2 - Marvel #3 - Gold Key
POTA MEMORABILIA
A - FAVORITE POTA ITEMS #1 - Marvel Magazines #2 - Posters #3 - Film Stills
B - WORST POTA ITEMS : adventure comics, book/records, hi-flier kites, rip offs
C - AUDIO RECORDING 1 - Planet soundtrack #2 - Escape book and record set
D - MEMORABILIA LIST 80% said yes they want to see it published. Please Help!
E - THE HYPE OF A NEW MOVIE: it is a costly enough hobby without dramatic rockets in price...im not sure that classic ape memorabilia will be that affected. I imagine that fans will have trouble keeping up with new stuff...its too bad prices will go up but theyre too high already, but there will be lots of new stuff and everybody starts out even...don't like it but a new appreciation for original films would be good
GENERAL POTA QUESTIONS:
A - PROMOTING POTA #1-APE CHRONICLES #2-Marvel #3-20th Century Fox
B - HONOUR ROLE RODDY MCDOWALL
C - MAIN INTEREST IN POTA: #1 - The 5 Films (35 points) #2 - TV Show ( 24) #3 - Comic Books (18) #4 - Magazines (18) #5 - New Film (15) #6-Memorabilia(15) #7 - Cartoon Show (9). The films were unanimously voted #1.
D - FAVE PRIMATE: #1 - Gorilla #2 - Chimpanzee #3 - Orangutan #4 - Mutant
E - OPINIONS ON NEW MOVIE DIRECTION: 'm crazy about it except what Schwarzenneger might do to it, I wish Stone was directing...at first i thought how could they, now i'm comfortable that the new movie is a separate entity and I look forward to it...i'm not looking forward to it if it goes according to press reports...im excited and pleased about a new film but I dont believe it will come close to topping the originals
F - WHY SCI-FI - i like to see things that i'll never see for real...it can explore sensitive issues that would be touchy in a contemporary contect...it's the only kind of story that can hold my attention
G - WHY POTA - it's part of my life now and i still love it...it corresponds to my philosophy about mans egotism and pettiness...i seem to have a fascination with post apocalyptic stories-it teaches morals and philosophy yet entertains like nothing else
H - IS POTA SCI-FI: Yes 100% because...it sticks with things in the scientific canon instead of making up creatures...space ships, time warps and mutants...it is a futuristic space adventure based on scientific theories
ANALYZING OUR MEMBERS
Ages 17-34, 80% are single. Occupations include student, lithographic planner, filmmaker, editor/director to musician. Our members are all artistic in various ways.
A - FILM: aliens, the fly, the time machine, yellow submarine
B - BOOK: invisible man, salems lot, lost continent, journey to center of the earth
C - COMIC BOOK: watchmen, vic and blood, batman, harbinger
D - WRITER: stephen king, edgar rice burroughs, hg wells,, jules verne
E - TV SHOW; x files, twilight zone, soap, any documentaries, topper
F - MUSIC GROUP: the blues brothers, the doors, paul weller, spirit
G - HOBBIES: kit building, soccer, hiking, film making, songwriting
H - WILLING TO SUBMIT - 100% said yes to submitting articles- let's see them!
The poll was tabulated by T. Hoknes based on ballots received Thanks to those who entered. We we will offer prizes next year so I want to hear from more of you. The more polls I receive the more accurate the list actually is. Show support!
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