Planet of the Apes - The Complete TV Series
Those immersed in thePlanet of the Apesuniverse will  go bananas for this DVD-only boxed set containing all 14 episodes of this  obscure 1974 TV series based on the 1968 sci-fi classic. Ron Harper and  James Naughton star as two astronauts who crash-land on the  simian-ruled planet. Roddy McDowall (Cornelius in theApesfilms) is Emmy-worthy as "renegade ape" Galen, who befriends them and  helps them elude capture by the relentless General Urko. At its best,  this series presented thoughtful stories in which the fugitives bridged  the human-ape gap ("The Deception"). Of special interest is the episode  "The Liberators," which was never broadcast during the series' fleeting  run. Notable guest stars include Marc "Beastmaster" Singer ("The  Gladiators"), Roscoe Lee Browne ("Tomorrow's Tide"), Sondra Locke ("The  Cure"), and a pre-Bad News BearsJackie Earle Haley ("The  Legacy").--Donald Liebenson