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Sharknado Becomes Social Media Hit

Thanks to Twitter, we are now all Mystery Science Theater 3000

Reason Staff | 7.12.2013 2:45 PM

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"Sharknado," Syfy's latest shlocky made-for-TV guilty pleasure, hit social media Thursday night like, well, a swirling cyclone of bloodthirsty fish.

The latest offering from the minds who brought us "Dinoshark," "Sharktopus" and "Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus,"  "Sharknado" also benefited from the presence of at least two past-their-prime actors, starlet-turned-party-girl Tara Reid and "Beverly Hills 90210's" resident bro, Ian Zeiring. And, well, it's the summer and there isn't much else on.

The combination of an absurd yet self-evident premise, a clumsy portmanteau title, visual effects that would leave Ed Wood embarrassed, and D-list stars proved to be the perfect storm for Twitter snarking, with seemingly everyone -- or at least seemingly everyone related somehow to the media industry -- weighing in on the campy spectacle.

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