Posted on 07/29/2014 4:57:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Sharknado 2: The Second One," set in New York, premieres July 30 on Syfy. The cable movie, which will also be in theaters for one night on August 21, is part of a whole "Sharknado Week" that kicked off Saturday, beating Discovery’s Shark Week to the bloody punch.
... The actual ratings — 1.4 million for the premiere — weren’t great.
... The TV movie "Sharknado," which was about exactly what it sounds like — a storm in which sharks funnel out of tornadoes to rain down on horrified victims — drew 318,232 tweets during its premiere last July.
Nielsen Social proclaimed the Syfy channel film the "most social TV movie of 2013," a piece of entertainment that seemed crafted for the online peanut gallery.
Well, rev up your chainsaws, because we have a sequel.
"Sharknado 2: The Second One," set in New York, premieres July 30 on Syfy. The cable movie, which will also be in theaters for one night on August 21, is part of a whole "Sharknado Week" that kicked off Saturday, beating Discovery’s Shark Week to the bloody punch.
A year on, it’s actually feasible that the original shark-infested romp, for all its horrible-on-purpose effects and referential one-liners ("We’re gonna need a bigger chopper!"), could actually join "Jaws" in the pantheon of must-see aquatic horror movies. The actual ratings — 1.4 million for the premiere — weren’t great.
Not long after the premiere, "Sharknado" hit theaters nationwide for a single night, a rarity for a TV movie. There were "Sharknado" figurines and Halloween costumes.
Acknowledging its schlocky success, a troupe of comedians from the "Mystery Science Theater 3000" crew — RiffTrax — brought the movie back to the big screen for some advanced wisecracking.
(Excerpt) Read more at nj.com ...
Always have the chicken on an airplane...
(unless there’s lasagna!)
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