Sharknado

July 13, 2023

Sharknado Tenth Anniversary Marathon Spins Onto SyFy July 18

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The modern B-movie fixation with sharks started long before someone thought of putting them in a tornado, but it was that moment that kicked the whole trend into high gear. Ten years ago the first, instantly meme-able Sharknado movie premiered on DVD and SyFy. Now, on the tenth birthday of the world’s most peculiar weather pattern, SyFy presents the Sharknado marathon, featuring every movie in the series that was ever made. Altogether six of these were pushed out, but the number of adjacent, shark-tornado-inspired disaster films with cheap effects must number in the millions by now. There are people who owe their careers, such as they are, to Tara Reid and her crew of warriors who bravely faced shark-engorged twisters time and time again. SyFy’s Sharknado marathon begins at noon and runs until 6 AM the following day. 12 p.m. ET/PT, SHARKNADO: THE 4TH AWAKENS 2 p.m. ET/PT, SHARKNADO 3: OH HELL NO! 4 p.m. ET/PT, SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE 6 p.m. ET/PT, SHARKNADO 8 p.m. ET/PT, SHARKNADO 2:

March 13, 2014

Syfy Says It’s Moving Away From Stupid Crap

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However much affection you might have for Sharknado, or Sharktopus, or even Piranhaconda if that’s your thing (no judging), you have to admit that most of what’s on Syfy (pronounced “siffy”) is stupid crap. A channel that once held the promise of expanding our geeky minds is now just another channel that makes us dumber with ghost huntin’, reality shows, and movies starring Tara Reid. Well, no more, say Syfy (prononounced “arugula”) execs. They have seen all that money that channels like AMC and HBO are making with shows that don’t treat their viewers like lobotomy patients. And they want some. According to Syfy (pronounced “Mercedes Ruehl”) president Dave Howe via The Hollywood Reporter, the channel is trying to rectify its perception problems with a return to its roots. “We want to be the best science-fiction channel that we possibly can, and in some respects, that means going back to the more traditional sci-fi/fantasy that fans often say they feel we’ve exited,” Howe tells THR. “We’re going to occupy that space in