So far, animal work is good & any CGI magic is pretty good.
Not real fond of the short sequences style but … I need to read the book also I think…
I( have a problem with willfully stupid people in real life & movies even for the story line sake. ) Much better ways to have the conflict without just always falling back on super stupid people in positions they could not achieve if they were really that stupid… Gah …
I am always wanting more when the show is done for that day…
Zoo was one of the very, very few books that I just skipped sections of, because it got way too preachy about certain issues. The resolution in the book is also unsatisfactory.
I tried to watch the first episode, but in the first thirty minutes, I saw exactly how things were going to play out, and become hyped-up versions of the book.
I hope you enjoy it, but this is not a series I’ll be following or completing.
It’ll do 'til Sharknado 3. Haven’t read the book so :
All animals in world telepathic and fearless ‘cause pesticides? Yum. GMO foods can reduce need for pesticides so double yum. <aside> "Fluffy, why you lookin’ at me like that? FLUFFY!!!"
I’m not sure why I am - it makes no sense at all, the characters do whatever makes the least sense at any point in time (including the ever popular not sharing information in a 5 person team), magic animals, protagonists with what ever knowledge/ability is necessary to solve the current problem.
And, yeah, I’ll watch how ever many episodes are left, but I’m blaming that on my wife wanting to watch it.
Saw the first episode with my friend. Don’t think we finished it.
In our discussion afterwards, we decided that it would be made more believable if, at the end of the episode, the scene zoomed up into space, to show teenage aliens watching the carnage, with one suggesting, “I know, lets give the gorillas the nuclear launch codes next!”
I liken it to Under The Dome, an interesting premise that just got worse with each week. First few shows, okay. The animal attacks were fun. But then they tried to pass off bad science that would insult a second grader’s intelligence. Even worse, the acting is horrendous and the characters’ actions inexplicable. But just like a train wreck, we have to watch.
we’ve watched it since the beginning - its actually on our ‘must watch’ (mostly because this time of year, there’s damn near nothing else on).
I find it entertaining - the origianl premise was much better than where they are headed now (always the case) - and last nites episode sprained my eye muscles with all the rolling they had to do.
Its actually smarter than UtD was, but that doesn’t take much.
I liked Mitch initially, but somehow a misanthropic forensic veterinarian turns out to not only be world class geneticist, but also irresistible to women.
I think this show is part of a secret contest to have the most absurd subplots ever. They weren’t just content with inexplicable science - like how the hell would the Noah objective work? If you kill all the animals, and haven’t invented an artificial womb there’s no way to bring animals back from embryos - they screw with all sorts of other things too. The* island* of Pangea, for example…
My husband watches this religiously. We first discovered it on Netflix. I watched a few episodes with him then left him to his own devices, though – these type of shows aren’t really my cup of tea.
Oh yeah, that. I made similar snarky comments about why wouldn’t they have the means to make it on their plane.
I thought it’d of been more interesting if they’d put the van by the bay door they were aiming their device out of in neutral and tipped the plane a bit so they’d basically throw it at the jets. No one expects a van to be thrown at them at that altitude.
I thought that entire setup at the end was about as lame as it could be - totally remove any ‘sacrifice’ of the char + suddenly they can’t figure out who the blonde girl is they swore to protect as family???
other than that - I did kind of like the swerve, and it was a fitting end to this little show - it really shouldn’t be allowed to reproduce.
