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Simple Timeline
This simplified version of the Apes timeline was provided by Scotttt W. I
have added to it in a few spots. Scotttt W breaks the continuity down as two
separate timelines -- history that occurred before Cornelius and Zira came back
in time, and then the history that was rewritten as a result of their journey.
This timeline only covers the films and the TV Series (though the events from
the TV Series are not covered).
TIMELINE 1
2500
Humans still in charge (This info from 1st episode of TV
series).
3085
Apes in charge (time for ape TV series), so in that
time humanity fell.
3955
PLANET and BENEATH
(let's just say Brent's chronometer in BENEATH
was broken).
3955
After helping Brent, Cornelius and Zira get a message from Milo, who is at
Dead Lake (where Taylor's ship landed). He has got the ship ready. Remember, it
was Milo, not Cornelius and Zira who fixed the ship. The way I see it, the only
way he could get the ship ready is if these things happened:
- After water started coming in during first ape movie, right after the
astronauts left, the automatic shutoff valve came on and stopped the water.
Let's just say the astronauts forgot about it.
- It got caught on a under water embankment, in other words it did not sink
to the bottom.
- Milo got inside, and pressed a switch that got it to the surface.
- Cornelius and Zira arrive, and take off in time to see the Earth destroyed
in nuclear holocaust (the events of BENEATH,
as described by Cornelius and Zira in ESCAPE).
TIMELINE 2
1971
ESCAPE. Cornelius and Zira arrive in Earth's
present, thus changing the events in Apes TV series,
and PLANET and BENEATH.
In that time line, the apes evolved, but they did not have the help of a
super-intelligent talking ape (Caesar). Due to the fears in mankind due to
Timeline 1, Cornelius and Zira are murdered, but their baby (Milo, later Caesar)
is saved.
1983
Earth is struck by a disease which wipes-out all dogs and cats. Humans and
simians are immune. Simians are taken in as pets to replace dogs and cats. In
times, apes are enslaved to serve humans.
1991
CONQUEST. Milo changes his name to Caesar and
leads the revolution against enslavement of apes by humans.
1992
Nuclear war destroys cities, and survivors (ape and human) are left to
rebuild.
2001
BATTLE. Things are different, apes and humans
arrive at a uneasy truce, and possible friendship. The movie ends with the
thought: THE FUTURE IS NOT SET, IT IS WHAT WE MAKE OF IT.
Scotttt W adds:
"This is a good way to end the series, by saying the events in Timeline 1
might or might not happen. It is how you treat people (and apes!) that counts.
And I think that's a great message. I know that stuff in Beneath is a stretch, but at least it is an
explanation."
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