Review The Sharknado Franchise (2013)

[Doctor Omega]

Sharknado is the name of a series of disaster horror comedy sci-fi films released by Syfy starting in 2013. It has since been expanded into video games and comics. A spin-off film, Sharknado: Heart of Sharkness, was released in 2015.

The series stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid as Fin and April Shepard, a husband and wife who continue to encounter "sharknadoes" wherever they go.

Sharknado (2013)

A freak cyclone hits Los Angeles causing man-eating sharks to be scooped up in water spouts and flood the city with shark-infested seawater. Bar-owner and surfer Fin (Ian Ziering) sets out with his friends to rescue his estranged wife, April (Tara Reid), and their teenage daughter, Claudia, before the "sharknado" reaches them

 

[Hux]

Haven't seen any of these types of films but I enjoy watching YouTube reviews of them. They seem like dumb fun (and highly profitability by all accounts).

 

[Doctor Omega]

While Fin and April are in New York City to promote April's book, How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters, about the Los Angeles sharknado, the city is hit by a severe storm causing new "sharknadoes" to emerge.

 

[Doctor Omega]

Four down and a fifth one on the way apparently!

 

[Doctor Omega]

Following the events of the previous film, Fin and April have remarried and are expecting another child. For his heroics in the "sharknado" battles in Los Angeles and New York, Fin is in Washington, D.C. to receive an award from the president. However, when he is there he encounters a new "sharknado" which begins to make its way down the "Feast Coast" to Florida.

 

[Doctor Omega]

Sharknado 4 was confirmed to follow upon Sharknado 3's premiere. Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Ryan Newman, and David Hasselhoff reprise their roles from previous films. New cast members include: Tommy Davidson as Aston Reynolds, playboy tech billionaire and Astro-X; Cody Linley replacing Chuck Hittinger as Matt Shepard; Imani Hakim as Gabrielle, a soldier and Matt's girlfriend; Gary Busey as Wilford Wexler, April's rich father; Cheryl Tiegs as Raye Shepard, Fin's mother; Masiela Lusha as Gemini, Fin's cousin.;

and number 5 is on it's way....

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/sharknado-5-earth-0-2017.1272/

 

[Doctor Omega]

Sharknado 5... Earth 0 was confirmed in October 2016 for a summer 2017 release. Ian Ziering and Tara Reid have been confirmed to reprise their roles as Fin Shepard and April Wexler. Cassie Scerbo has also been reported to be returning for the fifth installment.

 

[Doctor Omega]

The mockumentary tells the story of David Moore, the filmmaker who first dreamed of “sharks in a tornado” and brought on disaster by using real sharks. It was written and directed by Jeremy Wagener, and released in October 6, 2015 on video on demand

 

[Janine The Barefoot]

Sharknado 5... Earth 0 was confirmed in October 2016 for a summer 2017 release. Ian Ziering and Tara Reid have been confirmed to reprise their roles as Fin Shepard and April Wexler.[7] Cassie Scerbo has also been reported to be returning for the fifth installment.

Please Doc, say it ain't so!!!

Holy crap! Can I get insurance for "Sharknados"? I'll settle for homeowners if necessary but would prefer to be covered for the resulting brain damage that often accompanies this schlock instead!
(little devil that I am!)

 

[Doctor Omega]

I doubt that the American Film Institute will ever preserve this Aerial-Aquatic-Carnivorous series due to it's cultural importance....

But you never know!

 

[mplgmg]

Sharks on attack

 

[Doctor Omega]

The “Sharknado 5: Global Swarming” Trailer





Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Dolph Lundgren, and Olivia Newton-John all team-up for the upcoming “Sharknado 5: Global Swarming” which takes the ridiculous sci-fi telemovie series international.

Today, the full trailer has premiered and it’s even crazier than you might think. With much of America left lying in ruins following the first four films, the rest of the world braces for a global sharknado. Fin and his family must travel around the world to stop them.

Cue scenes of sharks in Buckingham Palace, sharks taking out the Sphinx, and even a Sharkzilla. “Sharknado 5: Global Swarming” premieres on Syfy on August 6th.

 

[Doctor Omega]

 

[High Plains Drifter]

Totally forgot the new one was on tonight. Don't want to watch it in the middle of the movie. Anyone else watching the movie tonight?

 

[duzit]

Totally forgot the new one was on tonight. Don't want to watch it in the middle of the movie. Anyone else watching the movie tonight?

SYFY has been running all 5 this weekend. They are so very stupid & silly, but ya gotta give credit to the writers imaginations that come up with the craziness. And, I sit with the TV on watching the impossible, unbelievable chaos. It's just funny entertainment that doesn't take a lot of deep thinking. I suppose there will be a number 6 in the works.

 

[Doctor Omega]

I will be too busy reading my newly purchased book, "How to Avoid Huge Ships",





https://www.imdforums.com/threads/stupid-books-titles.2121/



Coz you never know when these things will strike!!

 

[Doctor Omega]

Sharks Love To Be Petted - They're Like Dogs

 

[Doctor Omega]

Sharks Love To Be Petted - They're Like Dogs

I tested this theory. It is lies.

 

[Doctor Omega]

“Sharknado” Franchise To End This Year





Syfy has greenlit a sixth and final film in the “Sharknado” franchise reports TVLine. The currently untitled film is slated to air this Summer and has the franchise making use of time travel.

“Sharknado 5: Global Swarming” last year found Ian Ziering’s leading man Finn wandering alone on Earth after it was destroyed. In the final film, he must travel back in time to stop the Sharknado that started it all.

Tara Reid, Cassie Scerbo and Vivica A. Fox will all return for the new film with Anthony C. Ferrante once again set to direct. To date, the second film remains the most popular with 3.9 million total viewers tuning in.