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Was watching season 3 on Netflix and wondering how it was gonna end and then to my surprise it ended in the middle of the episode. The least the could've done was give it another episode so that it could've ended properly. Disappointed and felt like I wasted my time.

We are experiencing a New Golden Age of Television. But, relax, "Zoo" is not part of that renaissance… you will not be vexed by conflicted characters, charged with remembering convoluted back-stories, or tortured by the moral ambiguity of the main plot. Consider "Zoo" an absolution, a get out of high-minded television free card. In other words, bring a bowl of popcorn or a package of Twizzlers: this is "B" television at its best: nature gone wild on a global stage (without much gore, thus far), attractive actors, plot holes big enough to swallow a rampaging giraffe, and just enough suspense to bring you back. Having come to "Zoo" without any expectations, I'm giving this high marks for being just entertaining. I imagine it will tell its tale and disappear from our memories like those Saturday afternoon serials of long ago – in that regard, it will be very successful.

Do not come to this show with high sci-fi expectations. Come to watch the writers have fun with the concepts. This is not intelligent sci-fi, or deep drama, it's silly, somewhat macabre, fun, with very occasional character moments. It gets dumber as it goes on, but manages to stay entertaining, to me at least.

Need Season 4 to finish off all the massive loose ends that season 3 left..gutted no season 4.really enjoyed this show and even when things got a bit freaky or crazy it always made sense as the seasons aired,but now im left with all these questions and no answers..

This series consisted of 3 seasons. general plot is what if animals took revenge from the humans for destroying the environment. if u want to take my advise u only have to watch first 2 seasons. first season was the best of the three. pure gem u will love it. things started to get bizarre at season 2 when the stories went absurd and we got 2-3 laughable to say the least episodes. still season 2 overall delievered the goods and if the show ended with season 2 then all would be fine. unfortunately we got that over the top season 3 which ruined everything. a lead main character supposed to be dead in season 2......we clearly saw that...and yet ...he wasn't in season 3. they also killed another important female lead character in season 2. stories went ridiculously unbelievable even by the standards this series set up in season 2. I only watched season 3 in fast forward just to see how it will end in it's last episode. if u wanna know what happened u can save yourselves the bore and go read the stories explanations in Wikipedia . anyhow u can watch season 3 at your own risk but first 2 seasons especially season 1 were the best.

overall ....grades.

Season 1 // A

Season 2 // B

Season 3 // D

I want more. If they could make it more ridiculous I would be happy.

I love this show! I am super ANGRY that you would end it the way you did and not finish a new season. Are you kidding me!? Seriously!? The absolute worst way to cancel a show.

I would like to know why are people so damn negative? No wonder just about every entertaining thing on TV dies a horrible death.

This series goes in the same genre as most other end of the world series such as all the Zombie series out there, Last Ship and so forth but it has a different approach. It has plenty of mysteries left, however the series is not put together cleverly, there aren't any amazing twisters but it does the job. They have done something different and new, and kind of interesting especially for animal lovers and people that root against all those poachers and animal experimentation, after all we are helping with the extension of many species and eventually our own. There are a few moments where the audience might think "why did they not do that?" where you might feel like they insult your intelligence but the script must go on and it works if you don't take it too serious.

I tend to watch one or two episodes in any new series coming out and if I don't like it I never watch it, Zoo did not put me off. The acting was OK from everyone except for Nora Arnezeder, she didn't seem very good, kind of blah.

People that want some artistic BS that warps your brain go read a "clever" book or watch them movies that feel like I lost half my life by watching, let the "stupid" people sit back, relax and enjoy some fun TV.

It's a decent series, I rather watch this than some silly reality show. It's different, don't take it seriously and just have some fun.

Love the ideology being it. Sci-fi cross thriller cross drama with a touch of comedic touch now and then. Couldn't wait for each episode. Finished 3 seasons in 5 days. Then again - it ours Rona and not much else to do!

Is the premise of Zoo over-the-top? Yes! Of course. It's supposed to be. Around the world, animals are attacking humans. Judging the story within the premise, it holds together. In fact, there are some amazing production values here and some genuine opportunities for thrills and chills. The animal action is nothing short of amazing. Diane from London suggests (James Patterson hired unimaginative and untalented hacks to write Zoo. pays are unimaginative and untalented. "Ridiculous plot, bad writing, absurd action, and silly all around," she says. "Not one character in this trash behaves as if they were remotely familiar with Africa, animals, or common sense." I disagree. Again, within the context of the story, most of the action is plausible and the characters likable and believable. Frankly, her analysis says more about her than about the show. Such venom and hatred directed at Patterson suggests to me a sad, bitter person with a personal ax to grind. Just as with any program, be it the X-Files or NCIS or Games of Thrones must be judged within the context of its own framework. Zoo is not an Alex Cross thriller. That doesn't make it trash; it simply makes it a different kind of story.

I love IMDb reviews because you are dealing with average Joe's like me who love movies and television. I never read movie critics reviews any more because they are to judgmental and often trying to make a name for themselves. Unfortunately, some of the IMDb people are the same so I have a hard and fast rule, if at least 20% of IMDb reviewers give the movie or show a good rating then that is good enough for me! I try not to get annoyed by some people who write on this site but that's what you pay for in a democracy. There have been a number of reviews for Zoo which state that it is awful because it is unbelievable. Do those fools realise this is science fiction ... that means a made up story, not real, fabricated, sometimes silly but it is entertaining. One reviewer said it best, if you don't like science fiction then please, please, stop wasting our time by reviewing these titles! Enjoy Zoo, it's a good pilot.

Ok, acting is very bad, screenplay sometimes looks ridicolous, direction is basic and (cinematically) I can't find any good in this drama. Good charcaters are just good guys, bad characters are the cliché of the cinema's bad guys and everything that happens in this series does not go beyond the margins of cinematographic normality (and if it does, it does it the bad way). But someway, I don't know how, I liked Zoo. Yeah, to be honest I loved everything of zoo, and I loved even more the genuine and involuntary ridiculousness that a lot of dialogues and scenes are full of. So, for me is yes.

Some actors are great, some are just decent.

Right, there are some flaws within the story. The script at some parts is cheesy and unnatural. And there could have been more depth to the characters for sure. And the score is mediorcre at best. Last but not least, it's a shame, that the show didn't get the proper finale it would have deserved.

Even though the message is most important:

Unless humans don't recognise their cruelty towards animals and life in general, it's not even worth to think about giving this series less than 8 stars.

The premise itself simply deserves a 10.

I'm just sad, I found this one so late and that it was cancelled.

I really enjoyed this series but there was one thing i was very disappointed in, the way season 3 ended. I watched all 3 seasons in 6 days and I was sucked in but to end the way it did, with no closure on anything and for it to be cancelled really angered me. I would suggest to watch this, if there was some sort of ending but since there is no ending, no closure, there's no point even starting it.

Zoo has a simple concept of animals rebelling against humans. Enough is enough for them as they randomly converge on some tree or attack random passerby. It has merit since with both viewpoints from savanna and urban locales simultaneously detect anomalies. Unfortunately, there's not much interest sparked by the human characters while the animals certainly can't carry the show by themselves.

Its most problematic issue is the awkward writing. None of the personalities are fascinating, in fact nearly everyone is either showing exaggerated emotions or lack of urgency. For the city perspective, we have the story of a journalist who writes blog of preserving animal rights. She's meant to be a strong female lead, but sadly she just seems preachy and unapproachable.

The savanna cast is very elementary, they even react very stiff in face of danger, bantering about theory while the animals literally just attacked them. I reckon it could be better if presentation could resemble Jurassic Park or Planet of the Apes, but such caliber is not within the Zoo's grasp.

Ultimately, the show sounds rather tediously pretentious and nonsensical. It could build tension, but it would be a long trek for audience to follow since there's no character, walking with paws or feet, is worthy on investing time on.