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We're Not LION: CBS Renews Zoo For A Second Season

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MissLucas

MissLucas

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It's been almost 10 minutes but I'm still trying to recover from this line: "We're excited for viewers to see where our talented writers and cast take them as the adventure continues to unfold... in the ultimate fight of man vs. beast."
Yes, your cast is very talented because they manage to deliver most of their lines with a straight face - but that's about as far as I'm willing to go.

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ottoDbusdriver

ottoDbusdriver

Wow.  Consider me stunned by this announcement.  But on the other hand, more to snark about.  

 

Considering how terrible the plot ideas were (lesbian killing bats, bears with exo-skeletons, etc.) and the bad acting (by both the actors and the animals) and the terrible use of guest actors only to quickly kill them off, and the bad CGI, there's really no where else to go but down for this show.

 

Onward with the continuing adventures of Scoop McClueless and Frenchy McBugeyes !!

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MissLucas

MissLucas

It pains me to think of the many shows I loved that were cancelled after one season. But there's no arguing with the numbers: "As this summer’s most watched scripted series (averaging 6.4 million viewers)..."

It did provide some glorious snark-feasts, so there's that. And if it stays true to form we'll get more of those.

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Free

Free

It's been almost 10 minutes but I'm still trying to recover from this line: "We're excited for viewers to see where our talented writers and cast take them as the adventure continues to unfold... in the ultimate fight of man vs. beast."

Yes, your cast is very talented because hey manage to deliver most of their lines with a straight face - but that's about as far as I'm willing to go.

 

I know it's a PR and all, but they really need to tone down the bs.  The cast is the only thing that's true there.

 

As for the renewal, I figured as UTD got cancelled, they weren't going to get rid of everything.

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raven

raven

This show was legitimately hilarious to me, plus Nonso Anozie, James Wolk and snarky Billy Burke.  So I'll be back to see what ridiculous things they come up with next summer. 

 

 

Onward with the continuing adventures of Scoop McClueless and Frenchy McBugeyes !!

Smart-ass Mitch, will he reunite with his true love?? What will Jamie screw up next, she probably accidentally kills the leopard.  Will Chekhov's Lab play a part?  More exploding coffee pots? Or a full on animalpocalypse??

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Latverian Diplomat

Latverian Diplomat

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I think each season should feature a different show title and a different biological kingdom in rebellion. Season 2 "Botan" could feature plants (and the zoo crew transitions to the chlorypals). Season three, "Myco" features fungi (vs the Fun Guys?). We'll hold off on the microscopic organisms for a while because, face it, humanity has no chance against those.

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thuganomics85

thuganomics85

Not surprised, because of the ratings, and I'm not even going to try and pretend I won't be coming back, but I'm really afraid this is just going to end up being another Under the Dome.  It started out at least entertaining, but I really felt that value dropped by a lot in the last half of the season, and just became boring instead.  Hilarious animal attacks became less and less, and it was more "conspiracies", Jaime whining, talking, boring science exposition, and "flirting between Jackson and Chloe.  Even Mitch's snark was taken down a notch.

 

At least I can rely on Nonso Anozie, Billy Burke, and even James Wolk at times, to be solid, but even that has its limits.  And if Jaime keeps being annoying and Nora Arnezeder keeps resorting to bug-eye acting when it comes to emoting, I hope they get new, better female regulars next season.

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ottoDbusdriver

ottoDbusdriver

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I can't turn away from Mitch snarking and Abe being the lone voice of reason. I just can't.

But they better give us killer zebras and lots of messy deaths.

 

If we don't get a killer zebra before, say, a killer giraffe or killer dairy cow (they did show a Holstein cow in that herd of animals in the very last scene of the season) then I'm out. </sarcasm>

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

I can't turn away from Mitch snarking and Abe being the lone voice of reason.

Me too.

And as awful as the character of Jamie is, at least it's just her being awful and not like on UTD when Angie was chained up in a bomb shelter by her psycho boyfriend and then continued to support him for the rest of her miserable life. I quit UTD before the end of the first season.

"As this summer’s most watched scripted series (averaging 6.4 million viewers)..."

It also looks like it was the only scripted show on in its time slot on over-the-air TV.
Trini

Trini

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No. Noooooooo!!

 

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Crap. I really don't think I can go through another entire season of this. The snark was fun, but things can only go downhill from here. It was getting too dumb to be enjoyable.

 

I'm guessing that Season 1's cliffhanger gets resolved completely offscreen, with truckloads of Handwavium.

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blackwing

blackwing

I'm not at all surprised this got renewed.  They had been hyping it as "summer's most watched new series" all summer.  So what's in store for season 2?  I am assuming that we won't see any resolution of the massive Charge of the Animals at the end.  Remember, this is the same show that resolved an episode ending plane crash with a 6 month time jump and everyone just going about their lives, with zero explanation of how they all got there.

 

So Irritating Flinty Voiced Reporter is in Greenland, or Canada, or somewhere cold, with the Antidote Leopard.  And they have to figure out how to distribute it?  Yawn.  This show really needs to go all out and have an evolved anthropomorphic leader of the animals.  Like a Gorilla Grodd figure.  Who leads them into battle.  I just want more and varied Death by Animal.  Otherwise I'm out.  

 

What I have absolutely ZERO interest in, which will get me to drop the show instantly:  1) When will Jackson and Chloe finally get together, and 2) The Eternal Hope of Reunification Between Irritating Flinty Voiced Reporter and Acerbic Scientist, their love is so strong and they have been through SO MUCH.

 

Gag.

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MissLucas

MissLucas

I'm still surprised this was the summer's most watched scripted drama. I mean summer is dire but not -that- dire, I'd expected at least 'The Last Ship' to get better ratings, that show had its hilarious moments too (hello, HMS Benny Hill) but it also had plenty of Navy-porn. Obviously killer bats and drunken bears beat subs and evil cults.

Guest

Guest

Finally, I found the one that has been airing on TV with new footage.

First off the random cover song clip of Hungry Like the Wolf.

Oz is so happy that the mutation has spread.  Like weirdly, I didn't know you were such a bad actor because I can't think of a good reason you'd be happy about that because it looks kind of gross and not cool at all

Elephant chase.

Boulder from Indiana Jones?  I got nothing.

ottoDbusdriver

ottoDbusdriver

8 hours ago, ParadoxLost said:

Finally, I found the one that has been airing on TV with new footage.

First off the random cover song clip of Hungry Like the Wolf.

Oz is so happy that the mutation has spread.  Like weirdly, I didn't know you were such a bad actor because I can't think of a good reason you'd be happy about that because it looks kind of gross and not cool at all

Elephant chase.

Boulder from Indiana Jones?  I got nothing.

In that clip, Oz actually says that the mutation has transferred to humans.  But isn't that a good thing -- wouldn't that make the animals stop attacking humans.  All the animals with the same mutation appeared to have stopped attacking each other -- based on the last scene from Season 1.

And the narrator states that "5 scientists will discover that everything we have seen has just been the beginning" -- except that Jamie is a blogger, not a scientist.  And Chloe is basically a spy of some sorts.  3 out of 5 doesn't exactly equal 5 out of 5, so sorry Mr. Narrator, you are an idiot.

Somebody must die because there is that new dark-haired woman featured in the clip.  Please let it be Jamie -- since she's pretty much useless.

And it looks like insects are also joining in on the mutation too -- if that's the case then they are basically screwed.  How would they administer any cure to millions of insects ?  Are they going to have enough mother cell to create a cure for the animals affected chemicals produced by the evil corporation (Reiden) ?  But since now there are animals naturally mutating would any cure help them ? I doubt it.

I am looking forward to more snarkiness by Mitch.

And I still want more killer zebras -- there were no killer zebras in that clip.  Will the bears in Paris with exo-skeletons be coming back ?

Will we get other exotic adaptations/mutations by other animals ? Pomeranian with the jaw strength of an alligator ?  Sharks with frickin' lasers on their heads ?  We still haven't seen any mutated sea-life yet -- a few ornery tuna or surly sturgeons would be nice.

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MissLucas

MissLucas

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I was about to offer a killer zebra for anyone who can find a link that works for folks on the other side of the big pond - luckily I don't have to live up to that promise now *phew*

So glad Oz is still alive - he's so pretty and manages to smile even when chased by (admittedly rather chilled out looking) elephants!

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Guest

Guest

The difference with this show is the forums.  Snark over how the show could have been good is depressing more often than not.  Snark over how the show is batshit crazy and maybe the bat shit will mutate into poison pellets of death raining from the sky is fun.

As long as the forum has traffic and posters rooting for killer zebras for season 2 then I'll watch so I can join in.

PS.  I've seen the first three episode titles.  They appear to have fired the season 1 jokester that thematically named the first season episodes after animals. Sad.

blackwing

blackwing

I was at the airport last weekend and I saw the bookstores are now shilling some James Patterson novella called "Zoo 2".  They bill it as "short enough you can read in one sitting" but really it's just "someone wrote a short story and slapped James Patterson's name on it".  I am sure they released it just in time for the second season.  I suffered through the first "Zoo" book which had next to nothing to do with the series I saw on TV.  I'm sure this "Zoo 2" poo poo doo doo is more of the same.

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shapeshifter

shapeshifter

On June 12, 2016 at 7:36 AM, ottoDbusdriver said:

...Will we get other exotic adaptations/mutations by other animals ? Pomeranian with the jaw strength of an alligator ?  Sharks with frickin' lasers on their heads ?  We still haven't seen any mutated sea-life yet -- a few ornery tuna or surly sturgeons would be nice.

Now that you mention it, I'm imagining Charlie the Tuna from my youth--you know, with the beret and glasses.

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ottoDbusdriver

ottoDbusdriver

39 minutes ago, raven said:

OK this gave me a much needed laugh. Most of the best scenes from last season (sadly, no Antarctic Lesbians) !  We're back tomorrow and I really, really hope they didn't change a damn thing about Zoo, except to add more animal attacks.

Considering that it was a "Season Two" promo, it sure had a awful LOT of Season 1 clips jammed into it.  

And what was with the rats at were on a loop in the lower right hand corner at the start of the clip ?  Did they blow the CGI budget on lions ? 

 

We have shots of the tunnels of Paris, followed by Mitch's Ex's house, lion attack in Africa, leopard attack in the US south, the bear in the kitchen in Paris, the rats in the building (too bad they didn't show the elevator o' rats), dog on a leash in Africa, more building full of rats, Jackson being attacked by monkeys in an alley, woman with a baby carriage attacked by birds --  all from Season 1.

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Save Yourself

Save Yourself

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On 14 June 2016 at 8:57 AM, ParadoxLost said:

The difference with this show is the forums.  Snark over how the show could have been good is depressing more often than not.  Snark over how the show is batshit crazy and maybe the bat shit will mutate into poison pellets of death raining from the sky is fun.

As long as the forum has traffic and posters rooting for killer zebras for season 2 then I'll watch so I can join in.

PS.  I've seen the first three episode titles.  They appear to have fired the season 1 jokester that thematically named the first season episodes after animals. Sad.

That's exactly right, I'm so glad everyone on the forum seems to be watching for the same reason as me - the fun and the snark. There's honestly no point expecting logic, reason, decent CGI, acting, plot, dialogue that normal human people would say. And that's the beauty of it because at the moment on TV, this one wins hands down as best entertaining worst show. I'm certainly not watching this as I do OITNB or GOT expecting things to make sense and characters to stay true to their nature - I criticise the shit out of those shows when they don't not live up to the high quality they have previously established. Whereas if Zoo has Jamie start making sensible decisions or the government chooses to actually hold Reiden responsibility for causing this catastrophe then I'll very disappointed. I don't want logic wrecking this show, it needs to play to its wheelhouse. And I definitely need lots of hand wave moments which drive me mad in quality shows but hand waves were positively made for Zoo. I'm not 'hate watching', never see the point in that, I'm 'hilarious watching'.

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