# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/21 "2013-07-12T04:36:05Z")
“Sharknado” almost broke Twitter tonight. ---
**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, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/22 "2013-07-12T04:51:56Z")
#novalives ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/23 "2013-07-12T05:30:40Z")
I agree, the BEST WORST movie I’ve seen. And I love Syfy’s stupid movies like this. Fella and I laughed hysterically thru most of it. I think we will both scream ‘ROOFSHARK!’ at inopportune times. ROOFSHARK!!! ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/24 "2013-07-12T07:46:52Z")
So who watched. I just started it but I won’t get far before I have to crash and burn. edit: I get the feeling there will be some jiggle interest but that the ‘jiggle’ won’t necessarily be attached to the rest of the anatomy - ewww! :eek: :eek: ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/25 "2013-07-12T11:42:03Z")
My spousal unit and I watched the first 10-15 minutes or so. We both cracked up at the scenes on the boat - it’s a sailboat! No, it’s a trawler! No, it’s… we think at least 3 different boats were used. Then there’s the ocean - it’s like glass, no, it’s choppy, no, it’s stormy, no, wait, it’s like glass, etc. And the sky goes from clouds to clear blue to dark and menacing and back and forth - I was cracking up over the continuity issues in the short bit I saw. If I hadn’t been so tired, I’d have tried to watch it all - I’m sure it only got better/worse!!! 😃 Anyone know when it’ll be rerun? ---
**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 12, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/26 "2013-07-12T11:50:25Z")
It was remarkably well-produced and even for an entertainment of this nature. Madame Pepperwinkle and I laughed all the way through. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/27 "2013-07-12T12:42:40Z")
I loved how they had a whole menagerie of sharks working together, in a tornado, to kill people. ---
**Author:** ![OtisCampbellWasRight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d78d45/32.png) [@OtisCampbellWasRight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtisCampbellWasRight)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/28 "2013-07-12T13:10:33Z")
I believe I finally see the wisdom SyFi had in cancelling MST3K all those years ago: The movies they produce these days getting the MST3K treatment would be totally superflous. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/29 "2013-07-12T13:24:38Z")
I just searched for a rerun (since we missed it due to a dog emergency). None scheduled! WTF?!? What else does SyFy have to run? ---
**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 12, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/30 "2013-07-12T13:30:38Z")
Syfy’s website shows they’ll be showing it again on August 22nd at 7pm EST. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/31 "2013-07-12T15:04:01Z")
I only saw about the last 45 minutes or so. I liked how the big shark just swallowed people whole without biting them at all. I was also impressed with the **Evil Dead** -esque escape from inside the shark. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/32 "2013-07-12T15:31:43Z")
I don’t have cable at home, but I’m on a short roadtrip and was excited (?) that I could see Sharknado in my hotel room. Wrong! The hotel’s TV channel listing showed SyFy, but in reality the channel was some damn sports network. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/33 "2013-07-12T17:16:39Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Syfy’s website shows they’ll be showing it again on August 22nd at 7pm EST. Wow - they’re being really stingy! Thanks for the heads-up, it’s going in my calendar. ---
**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, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/34 "2013-07-12T17:24:06Z")
It delivered what it promised. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/35 "2013-07-12T17:35:25Z")
I scared myself with my ability to turn off my brain last night: At no time during the movie did I realize that “Fin”, in addition to being the name of the main character, is also a part of a shark. Obviously I need to see a neurologist. What if I do this while driving? ---
**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 12, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/36 "2013-07-12T17:38:36Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > I scared myself with my ability to turn off my brain last night: At no time during the movie did I realize that “Fin”, in addition to being the name of the main character, is also a part of a shark. > > Obviously I need to see a neurologist. What if I do this while driving? I think that, in order to enjoy this movie, certain normally active portions of the brain have to shut down in self-defense. Unless you start seeing sharks when it rains, you needn’t worry. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/37 "2013-07-12T17:55:50Z")
Watched 3 minutes from the middle. Laughed at its ridiculousness. Grew wear of its ridiculousness. Went to bed. ---
**Author:** ![edwards\_beard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7bcc69/32.png) [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/38 "2013-07-12T18:14:30Z")
Watched the whole thing. My favorite was When Nova fell out of the Helicopter while stabbing a shark in the head and getting swallowed whole by another shark, only to be rescued by the chainsaw wielding hero (who somehow didn’t hit her with the saw) Had to spoiler tag that so this gem doesn’t give anything away for those that haven’t seen it yet. 😃 ---
**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 12, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/39 "2013-07-12T18:27:05Z")
Without a doubt my favorite parts were the growly noises the sharks were making. Biting a leg: “Rrowrr! Grr! Grr! NOM NOM NOM.” Still not as great as the shark at the end of _Jaws: The Revenge_ roaring like a lion, but great nonetheless. ---
**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 12, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/40 "2013-07-12T19:11:56Z")
Sharknado’s director reveals his secrets: > **[‘Sharknado’ Director on Secrets, Sequels and Success of the Social Media...](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/sharknado-director-secrets-sequels-success-social-media-sensation-584636/)** > > “We wouldn’t have had our lead character swallowed whole by a shark and then chainsaw his way out of it if we weren’t in on the joke,” Anthony C. Ferrante tells THR. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068.md?page=3)