# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/61 "2013-07-13T15:21:22Z")
Regarding the ratings: It did much better among younger people. Which, based on similar ratings, means that a _lot_ more people watched it than Nielsen is measuring. And even more people have/will watch it in other than real-time when it aired. The ratings world just hasn’t caught up with how people watch TV today. OTOH, compared to similar SyFy shows, it tanked. Later DVD/online sales will tell. ---
**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 13, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/62 "2013-07-13T16:18:00Z")
Has anyone else been singing, “Sharrrrrrk-nado… blah de blah de blah” to the tune of “Moon River”? No? Just me? Okay. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/63 "2013-07-13T17:21:17Z")
I so wish I could have seen this in a drive in movie theater with friends, instead on on TV at home. It was the perfect summer crap B movie! And when shotgun girl finally told her story of how she got her scars, I thought “Wow, she has the PERFECT back story for American Idol or The Voice or America’s Got Talent!” So many magic moments moments in this film…and of course, the capper was the chainsaw and not one, but two emerging! Visine Eye Drops should have been a sponsor - with millions rolling their eyeballs that often during the film, they will all need relief! ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/64 "2013-07-13T23:38:52Z")
We definitely need a chat room for the rerun. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/65 "2013-07-14T00:03:58Z")
Chat room for the rerun? ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/66 "2013-07-14T00:11:02Z")
Whose the bigger idiot? The Sharknado people or the guys who spent almost a quarter of a billion dollars to get Jack Sparrow and a Winklevoss to reinvent a cowboy film no one gave a shit about? ---
**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 14, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/67 "2013-07-14T01:43:22Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > If internet buzz had even the remotest relation to real world interest, Ron Paul would already have finished his two presidential terms and \*Firefly \*would have lasted seven seasons. Point taken. > [@ftg](#): > > Regarding the ratings: It did much better among younger people. Which, based on similar ratings, means that a _lot_ more people watched it than Nielsen is measuring. How do you figure? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/68 "2013-07-14T03:24:41Z")
Merged duplicate threads. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/69 "2013-07-14T05:50:18Z")
[For people who raised concerns that the twitter buzz might not translate into actual dinero:](http://www.techhive.com/article/2044240/sharknado-is-best-film-ever-made-according-to-twitter-fails-to-translate-into-ratings-gold.html) > [@](#): > > However, that doesn’t mean that _Sharknado_ is done making money. In fact, the self-described low-budged film which was plastered together in a [ludicrously short 18-day shoot](http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2013/07/sharknado-director-explains-why-sharknado-pure-fun/66956/), has probably already made its miniscule budget back in advertising revenue. SyFy has already [made plans to re-air the film in primetime](http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-morning-fix-20130712,0,7482613.story) and the film will most certainly be available in various on-demand formats. No pun intended: _Sharknado_ will have a [long tail](http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2338). Additionally, as the film’s creators have proven that they have little-to-no regard for internal story logic, there is no reason that there could not be a sequel in the works. > > So keep watching the seas for the inevitable Shark-nami. (all hot links checked) ---
**Author:** ![basset\_hound](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/basset_hound/32/1432_2.png) [@basset\_hound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/basset_hound)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/70 "2013-07-14T16:14:19Z")
Sharknado is currently available On Demand for those of us unfortunate enough to be stuck with Comcast, also known as xfinity. It’s free and even has its own listing outside of the syfy network. Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2013, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/71 "2013-07-14T16:37:41Z")
(Regarding Nielsen ratings and young audiences.) > [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > How do you figure? Younger demos just don’t show up well in Nielsen ratings. They are watching the show, just not being counted. (As well as watching shows via other sources.) So, the greater percentage of young viewers a show has, the even greater number of such viewers are not counted. _The Office_ (US) was famous in this regard. It’s initial ratings were horrible but the NBC execs noticed that a lot more young people were showing an interest in the show online than would be expected based on ratings. The DVD sales were also surprising. So they kept it on the air. Similarly, _Community_ would have been canceled based on it’s Nielsen ratings alone. But NBC knows that it actually has a bigger audience. So it’s on its way to 6 seasons and a movie. ---
**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 15, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/72 "2013-07-15T17:45:40Z")
> [@Sunspace](#): > > I just saw the trailer. I am not in the States and don’t have access to those channels, so hopefully (?) it’ll be available here sometime. > > As I posted elsewhere, “Sometimes something is so stupid, it’s glorious.” 🙂 > > [Link that contains the trailer.](http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/07/12/sharknado-film-tornade-requins_n_3587376.html?utm_hp_ref=tw) We’ve seen a listing for it to play on Space Channel on Tuesday, July 16th - we’ve got it pencilled in on our calendar! ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/73 "2013-07-15T23:35:12Z")
So, I just sent the word “sharknado” over OSX’s Message text app as part of a joke. The autocorrect capitalized the entire word automatically. That has to mean something, right? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/74 "2013-07-15T23:56:50Z")
Oh you’re busted now dude. Look out for the black helicopters. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/75 "2013-07-16T17:53:25Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Has anyone else been singing, “Sharrrrrrk-nado… blah de blah de blah” to the tune of “Moon River”? > > No? Just me? Okay. Well, \*now \*I am. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/76 "2013-07-16T17:59:44Z")
[Sharnado DVD available for pre-order on Amazon.](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DCLT8RA?_encoding=UTF8&camp=15041&creative=373501&linkCode=as3&tag=themanroomcom-20) Both Blu-ray and DVD available [Source and more info here.](http://www.horror-movies.ca/2013/07/sharknado-hits-dvd-blu-ray-this-september/) ---
**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 16, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/77 "2013-07-16T20:15:13Z")
> [@deltasigma](#): > > [Sharnado DVD available for pre-order on Amazon.](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DCLT8RA?_encoding=UTF8&camp=15041&creative=373501&linkCode=as3&tag=themanroomcom-20) Both Blu-ray and DVD available > > [Source and more info here.](http://www.horror-movies.ca/2013/07/sharknado-hits-dvd-blu-ray-this-september/) Because Blu-Ray would make the viewing experience so much better. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/78 "2013-07-16T20:25:49Z")
What I really want is the theatrical poster. You know that someone has to print off at least a few hundred of those. I just hope I catch wind of them before their gone. ---
**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 17, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/79 "2013-07-17T02:24:16Z")
I’m watching it now - it’s pretty freaking awesome. ---
**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068/80 "2013-07-18T14:25:10Z")
SyFy confirms [Sharknado sequel](http://upstart.bizjournals.com/companies/media/2013/07/17/syfy-movies-plans-sharknado-sequel.html) and want viewers to name it. The twitter information is at the link (since I don’t speak twitter and I’m not sure how to format it) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-miss-sharknado-july-11th-on-syfy/663068.md?page=5)