I think I speak for everyone when I say that television has ignored the dramatic potential of the rogue American zoologist for far too long.
Mercifully, just such a man anchors the new CBS series "Zoo," which debuts Tuesday.
That he is played by the preternaturally boyish and increasingly ubiquitous James Wolk only adds to my delight, which burbled high like a nonwater-rationed fountain from the moment I clapped eyes on the first "Zoo" trailer. The summer blockbuster staked its claim on television long ago, but we've all been so fixated on zombies, werewolves and aliens, we've almost forgotten the coolest and creepiest apocalypse scenario: Animals Run Amok.