Any movie whose cast includes David Hasselhoff, Jerry Springer and Anthony Weiner was guaranteed to be catnip for the Twitter community.
Or should we say shark-nip?
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, the latest installment in Syfy’s fintastically popular franchise, got two billion Twitter impressions last night, a new record for the franchise—it handily beat the previous film, Sharknado 2: The Second One, which only delivered one billion impressions.
The film’s cast, a mix of B-list celebrities and political has-beens, was a big topic of discussion (and derision), as was its absurdly dramatic finale, featuring sharks in space.
Below, some of Twitter’s most biting commentary on the spectacle (And if for some reason you don’t want the movie ruined for you, warning: spoilers ahead):
George RR Martin had a Shark Wedding last night… #Sharknado3 pic.twitter.com/YHrYAbDnKC
— Tyrion Lannister (@GoT_Tyrion) July 23, 2015
"Okay, so Ian Ziering, Tara Reid and David Hasselhoff are in their astronaut suits." In 1998, this is a very drunk conversation. #Sharknado3
— Linda Holmes thisislindaholmes.com (@lindaholmes) July 23, 2015
Watching #Sharknado3? We help protect actual endangered sea creatures using satellite data: http://t.co/diXmLVnVCe pic.twitter.com/deVmJqOFl7
— NASA (@NASA) July 23, 2015
Brian Williams be like…. #Sharknado3 pic.twitter.com/ap2MvvC3PG
— Mike Wickett 🇺🇲🎙🏈🏀👨👧👧👩👦🤘🚀 (@mikewickett) July 23, 2015
You know who'd make an excellent President in a Sharknado situation? pic.twitter.com/ZBqDOx3Bbd
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) July 23, 2015
If you ever doubt yourself just remember a guy once held a meeting and said "Let's make a film about a tornado full of sharks" #Sharknado3
— CollegeTownLife (@CollegeTownLife) July 23, 2015
Left Shark.. you the real MVP.#Sharknado3 pic.twitter.com/WWsUTgZ3Fo
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) July 23, 2015
Explaining every person in #Sharknado3 to my mom. I deserve a damn Medal of Honor. #WhosThat
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) July 23, 2015
You watch #Sharknado3 and think it's the least realistic thing ever. Then you remember Donald Trump is an actual presidential candidate.
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) July 23, 2015
Best defense of the National Endowment for the Arts? #Sharknado3 is what we get when market forces rule entertainment.
— Howard Sherman (@HESherman) July 23, 2015
Considering the response Sharknado 3 got, it’s quite possible that Sharknado 4 would actually break the Internet.
