# Don't miss Sharknado July 11th on Syfy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 9, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068 "2013-07-09T19:00:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/1 "2013-07-09T19:00:26Z")
[With props to Prof. Pepperwinkle](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16445248&postcount=26) this will be airing Thursday the 11th at 9PM eastern. > [@](#): > > “Sharkicane” is probably a more accurate title, but that isn’t as fun to say as **Sharknado** , and why quibble over the title of a movie about hundreds if not thousands of sharks destroying the Los Angeles region by attacking people in places you typically wouldn’t find a shark? Though it takes a while, eventually viewers are treated to the sight of a massive twister in Los Angeles full of all kinds of sharks. It is a sight to see. > > ``` > **Sharknado** , another gem from SyFy and The Asylum, delivers epic ridiculousness consistently enough to remain entertaining for the majority of its running time. > > ``` [link](http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/reviews/174515-review-sharknado) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/2 "2013-07-09T19:09:19Z")
I’ve set my DVR. Madame Pepperwinkle (who lives for Shark Week) can’t wait. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/3 "2013-07-09T19:20:05Z")
I can’t wait for _Piranhaquake!_, _Shih Tzunami!_ and _Son Of A Bitch! It’s Actually Raining Cats And Dogs!_ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/4 "2013-07-09T19:22:04Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I can’t wait for _Piranhaquake!_, _Shih Tzunami!_ and _Son Of A Bitch! **It’s Actually Raining Cats And Dogs!** _ Be careful you don’t step in a poodle. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/5 "2013-07-09T19:24:11Z")
I think this has the potential to be the greatest movie ever made. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/6 "2013-07-09T19:28:12Z")
At first I read the title as Snarknado and figured it was about some sort of confection like a Snickerdoodle. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/7 "2013-07-09T19:42:05Z")
I kinda love these. My favorite so far was _Snakehead Terror_, in which the movie came up with imaginitive ways to put the cast in danger of walking catfish. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/8 "2013-07-09T20:14:29Z")
I love these movies so much. I am so excited I learned about this before it happened–now that I don’t watch many Syfy original shows anymore, sometimes I’m unaware of the brilliance until after it’s aired. Thank you, **deltasigma**. You made my week. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/9 "2013-07-09T20:23:51Z")
Prof. Pepperwinkle was the first to spot this but if you want the straight dope on what is worth watching any given week, google ‘[engadget must see hdtv](https://www.google.com/search?q=engadget+must+see&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a)’ and look for the current week. They seem to have the inside track on everything decent. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/10 "2013-07-09T21:44:54Z")
It’s already on my DVR, just in case. Fella and I laugh like the stupid fools we are on these movies. We were on vacation recently, and in the pool (we were alone) I jumped on him, yelling “Sharktopus!!!” ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/11 "2013-07-09T22:12:48Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > I’ve set my DVR. Madame Pepperwinkle (who lives for Shark Week) can’t wait. What does she thing of the Snuffy the Seal commercial?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/12 "2013-07-11T17:19:01Z")
Just a heads up. Follow interviews, chatter, with director and star. > **[Highlights From The ‘Sharknado’ Conference Call With Tara Reid & Director...](https://uproxx.com/tv/highlights-from-the-conference-call-with-tara-reid-and-the-director-of-sharknado/)** > > "You just had to use your imagination and pretend there were sharks everywhere.” ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/13 "2013-07-11T17:44:50Z")
“This movie is simply not believable! I’m supposed to believe that Tara Reid found employment?” - John Oliver ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/14 "2013-07-11T18:14:46Z")
I almost regret letting cable go, now. I’ll have to wait until it shows up on one of the streaming providers… and darn, my wife is out tonight and wouldn’t be able to complain through the whole horror. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/15 "2013-07-11T19:34:39Z")
OMG. The title alone will require at least a few minutes of watching. I warn you in advance that if you reside on the North American continent, you will be able to hear the Divemaster’s repeated eye-rolling. Suffice it to say he does NOT share my enthusiasm for really bad sci fi flicks. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/16 "2013-07-11T20:35:26Z")
[Sharknado Blockbuster Stokes Passion, Controversy](http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2013/07/11/Sharknado-Blockbuster-Stokes-Passion-Controversy) Banner year for shark movies, apparently. Good topic for Baker’s Dozen. ETA: Headline in cite is incorrect: it omits the “!”. Without the “!” it’s not the same movie. ---
**Author:** ![Apocalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/17 "2013-07-12T03:13:16Z")
Ok we just finished watching it. It was simultaneously the best and worst movie we’ve ever seen. 😃 Favorite dialogue: “I think the storm’s letting up” “How can you tell?” “There aren’t as many sharks flying around” Oh, and this passed by rather quickly while we were practically rolling around on the floor laughing, but did they use a HEDGE TRIMMER at one point? I know that one guy had a chainsaw at the end but I swear I also saw them using a hedge trimmer. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/18 "2013-07-12T03:22:52Z")
Watching it on DVR. I can’t believe they got George! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/19 "2013-07-12T03:38:53Z")
Watched it in a bar with subtitles and the sound off. Listened to 80’s goth music while it was playing–Mission UK, Fields of Nephilim, Depeche Mode, etc. Liked shotgun bar girl, glad she survived an hour in a shark’s belly. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/20 "2013-07-12T03:40:12Z")
Wow. Just… wow. Even by SyFy Channel standards, this was just awful. Roger Corman is rolling in his grave and he ain’t even dead yet. And I’m _a fan_ of these kinds of movies. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068.md?page=2)