Twitter was abuzz yesterday and today over the premiere of SyFy’s Sharknado, the latest disaster flick from the basic cable channel that features a cyclone of Selachii overcoming the humble small-town folk of Los Angeles. Despite mediocre ratings, the film was a social media phenomenon, garnering nearly 1,500 unique tweets a throughout the night.
In response, film critics have begun to question their career paths and, in some cases, the very meaning of life itself.