Lawgiver: A Planet of the Apes Podcast (Tom Elliot)

Your host Tom Elliot introduces Lawgiver: A Planet of the Apes Podcast and tells you what to expect from the show in the future.

Tom Elliot dives into the complicated history of Twilight Zone Creator Rod Serling's involvement with the original Planet of the Apes movie.

Tom Elliot gives a brief history of the various Planet of the Apes comic book series that he'll be looking at on Lawgiver in the future. An ideal point for comic book newcomers to jump onboard.

Tom Elliot tries to decipher the sometimes confusing world of Planet of the Apes Novelizations and tie in novels to give you a taste of what's to come on Lawgiver.


For future reference, the novels mentioned are:



The Original Movie Series


Planet of the Apes - Pierre Boulle

Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes – Andrew Gaska

Death of the Planet of the Apes – Andrew Gaska

Beneath the Planet of the Apes - Michael Avallone

Escape from the Planet of the Apes - Jerry Pournelle

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes - John Jakes

Battle for the Planet of the Apes - David Gerrold.

Tales from the Forbidden Zone - Various



The Television and Animated Series


Man the Fugitive – George Alec Effinger

Escape to Tomorrow - George Alec Effinger

Journey into Terror - George Alec Effinger

Lord of the Apes - George Alec Effinger

Vision from Nowhere – William Arrow

Escape from Terror Lagoon – William Arrow

Man the Hunted Animal – William Arrow



The Tim Burton-verse


Planet of the Apes: The Junior Novelization – John Whitman

Planet of the Apes: Force – John Whitman

Planet of the Apes: Resistance – John Whitman

Planet of the Apes: The Adult Novelization – William T Quick

Planet of the Apes: The Fall – William T Quick

Planet of the Apes: Colony - William T Quick



The Modern Era


Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Firestorm – Greg Keyes

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes – Alex Irvine

War of the Planet of the Apes: Revelations – Greg Keyes

War of the Planet of the Apes – Greg Cox

Caesar’s Story - Maurice

Tom Elliot gives a short review of the Planet of The Apes Ultimate Guide, a souvenir issue from Classic Monsters Magazine available to order from their website https://www.classic-monsters.c....

Tom Elliot gives his thoughts on the newly released trailer for the next installment of the Planet of the Apes series: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

View the teaser HERE.

Tom Elliot takes a look at the first issue of the new Marvel comics series set in the timeline of the original Planet of the Apes movie: Beware the Planet of the Apes.

Tom Elliot reviews the new book from Zombie Media Publishing: Who Said Apes Have No Tales - A Selection of short anecdotes from my time on Planet of the Apes - by Erlynn Botelho Carbajal.

Tom Elliot takes a look at issue two of the new Marvel Comics series, Beware the Planet of the Apes.

The pieces are starting to fall into place for the finale of Beware the Planet of the Apes. Tom Elliot joins the battle.

Tom Elliot caps off his coverage of the Marvel Comics four part series: Beware the Planet of the Apes.

Tom Elliot presents a short info-cast about the Kickstarter for The Official Role-Playing Game of Planet of the Apes.

To check out the full rundown of the game, check out the Kickstarter.

And to joing the fans on Facebook who are eagerly awaiting the game, go here!

Tom Elliot is joined by music video and commercial director Miles Flanagan who is organising a very unique screening of the Planet of the Apes movies in Los Angeles on 30th August 2024.

For tickets visit: Discover the best SUPER 8 films at our movie theater (sohocinemaclub.com)

H.M. Wynant and writer Steven Peros join Tom Elliot to talk about H.M.s amazing acting career and the new book documenting his life: You Must Believe. A jounrey through not only H.M.'s life, but and 80 year career that included roles in The Twilight Zone and Conquest on the Planet of the Apes.

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Amazon US: You Must Believe
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