August 19 marked the end to the Syfy monster movie franchise that nobody asked for, but fans couldn’t stop watching—Sharknado. The Last Sharknado: It’s About Time reintroduced us to all our favorite characters from the series in the sixth installment, as our hero, Fin, arrives in prehistoric times after hopping in a time machine with his suddenly adult son, Gil. Nova, Bryan, and April (pulled from outer space before she dies in the third movie) are all met as an allosaurus is eaten by a giant shark. “Before April died?” you may be asking, “Hasn’t Tara Reid been in all the movies?” Why of course, only she was a robot. Don’t worry, I forgot too. That’s why we are also constantly reminded of this same time as Fin keeps chasing after a bag containing her robot head. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – A Fitting Last Spin for the First Sharknado
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Best Geeky Finds – It’s Your Greatest Foe, Don’t Wanna Get Eaten By a Sharknado
If you watched any of the videos in this playlist or, better yet, have watched the full movies, you already know how amazingly bad the Sharknado franchise is at being good. Flying self-aware sharks, chainsaws hidden everywhere, more cameos than a VH1 “I Love the ‘90s” special,” and even more shark puns than you can fling a fin at.
So if it’s so bad, why is it so popular? Other than the above reasons, it’s popular because it doesn’t take itself seriously. Starting back in 2013, the first Sharknado premiered on Syfy, as Fin Shepard (Ian Ziering) and bartender Nova (Cassie Scerbo) fought through a tsunami in Los Angeles to save Shepard’s ex-wife April (Tara Reid) and daughter from an immense shark-filled tornado. In the end, after the destruction of Los Angeles and many people saved by the hand of Shepard, the only way to stop the tornado was by sending bombs into the center. Continue reading Best Geeky Finds – It’s Your Greatest Foe, Don’t Wanna Get Eaten By a Sharknado