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How James Patterson's novel 'Zoo' became a series on CBS
Los Angeles Times ^ | May 29, 2015 | T.L. Stanley

Posted on 05/29/2015 11:52:53 AM PDT by EveningStar

No need to head to the multiplex for big action, special effects and hair-raising thrills, says bestselling author James Patterson, when the CBS adaptation of his novel, "Zoo," promises all that — and rampaging wildlife, to boot.

"It should give the summer movies a run for their money," said Patterson, a populist literary star perhaps best known for his Alex Cross franchise, less so for being understated. "There's horror, sci-fi, suspense. It's kind of James Patterson meets Stephen King meets Michael Crichton. It's a scary fable."

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TOPICS: Books/Literature; Science; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: cbs; jamespatterson; series; zoo
I've never read a book by James Patterson.

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1 posted on 05/29/2015 11:52:53 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Borges; DollyCali; Perdogg

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2 posted on 05/29/2015 11:53:23 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

Patterson’s the rare author who donates to the GOP:
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2012/10/05/11-authors-who-have-written-political-checks-this-election


James Patterson - The world’s top-selling writer, according to CNN, the thriller novelist is a major conservative donor. Patterson has given $19,000 to a half dozen Republican politicians, including Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, as well as $30,800 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.


3 posted on 05/29/2015 11:57:23 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: EveningStar

The series sounds stupid.


4 posted on 05/29/2015 12:15:51 PM PDT by DonaldC (A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
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To: EveningStar

My wife liked him. I tried two of the Alex Cross novels, finished the first but couldn’t get through the second. Not a fan.


5 posted on 05/29/2015 12:17:29 PM PDT by pgkdan
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To: EveningStar

I read this......
It’s has an unusual premise .....could be a scary, summer type thriller/ miniseries.

I will probably tune in initially.......
....it’s an unusual storyline......maybe worth watching.


6 posted on 05/29/2015 12:18:49 PM PDT by Guenevere (If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do........Psalms 11:3)
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To: DonaldC

The book, “ZOO” was not bad, but pretty far-fetched and strongly hinted at eco-environmental corruption...


7 posted on 05/29/2015 12:20:02 PM PDT by Boonie ("Nuke 'em all...Let Allah sort 'em out...)
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To: Zhang Fei

meaningless that he donates to the GOP, really


8 posted on 05/29/2015 12:24:58 PM PDT by GeronL (free short story: http://flscifi.blogspot.com/2015/05/free-short-story-proper-care-feeding-of.html)
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To: DonaldC
The series sounds stupid.

Yup. Rubbish.

9 posted on 05/29/2015 12:26:07 PM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts ("It is never untimely to yank the rope of freedom's bell." - - Frank Capra)
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To: EveningStar
Wasn't this already done in the 1970s in a movie called "Day of The Animals."
10 posted on 05/29/2015 12:30:08 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (No tagline today.)
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With a crazed Leslie Nielsen taking on an attacking bear.

Linda Day George was smokin’, as usual.


11 posted on 05/29/2015 12:43:08 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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That’s the one.


12 posted on 05/29/2015 12:50:11 PM PDT by 4yearlurker (No tagline today.)
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To: EveningStar

Zoo is the only Patterson book I’ve read.....interesting idea for a story, but I thought it was rather boring. Not at all a memorable read.

The only part that stood out for me was the guy going back to his African hunting lodge and finding everyone else gone, with only a bunch of bloody rags strewn around. He heard a sound, turned around, and the tall grass was filled with lions, looking right at him.

Other than that, bupkis.


13 posted on 05/29/2015 4:37:17 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon (("This is a Laztatorship. You don't like it, get a day's rations and get out of this office."))
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To: DonaldC

“Stupidest” book ever! Wildly improbable story line. I hated it, and I’m a Patterson fan. He must have been desperately in need of cash! It was just a really dumb book!


14 posted on 05/29/2015 7:38:08 PM PDT by rejoicing
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okay, call me a a wuss if ya want to, but I just see this as giving people who hate animals a reason to kill.

Before you call me an animal activist, nope. I hunt, fish, but hurt my dog, and I’ll unleash a version of hell nobody has seen since Nam.


15 posted on 05/29/2015 8:43:31 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: EveningStar
Does he write any of his books anymore? It seems like every one of his recent books has a co-author that was probably the real author.

My suspicion is that his recent books are as much his own as the paintings of Thomas Kincaid were his.

16 posted on 05/29/2015 9:21:13 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear
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