Wow, we've been posting information that goes back and forth on this, and now it appears the set
won't be available as a separate release, at least not on the same day the
Ultimate DVD Collection is released. The information comes courtesy of our friend, Ron Epstein, co-owner of the
Home Theater Forum, which is the official discussion area for TVShowsOnDVD.com. Here's what Ron dug up:
I just received further information directly from the folks at Fox Home Entertainment concerning the upcoming Planet Of The Apes release. The studio seems very concerned that our members get the most up-to-date information....
The studio says they are no longer able to release the animated series separately as singles. They are still including the animated series in the Ultimate Collection (head) but were just not physically able to get it re-mastered in time to release it as a single.
They are, however, working to do so.
The animated TV set is essentially a bonus that the studio added to the Ultimate Collection for fans to complete the Planet of the Apes experience.
Not bad news, just a slightly longer wait for the animated series to be available on its own.
You can read the original HTF thread right
here. So it sounds as though the set will be released sometime, just not at the same time as the
Ultimate Collection. Fox also removed the listing on their press/retailer site the other day.
