Last year, the buzz around “Sharknado” blew us all away, and now that the sequel is upon us, star Ian Ziering warned the “nerds” over at Twitter headquarters, to get “those servers backed up because a storm is coming … and it’s a huge ‘Sharknado’ wave,” he told Mashable.
Reports say that the first “Sharknado” generated more than 600,000 tweets mere hours after it aired, peaking at more than 5,000 tweets per minute, according to The Hollywood Reporter. To put it in perspective, some numbers indicate that’s more than double the Red Wedding episode of “Game of Thrones.”
Now, with “Sharknado 2: The Second One” adding even more famous names like Vivica A. Fox, Kari Wuhrer and Mark McGrath and going all out on promotions with dedicated programing on Syfy, a Comic-Con panel and more, this time Twitter might not make it out alive.
#Sharknado2TheSecondOne already started trending more than 12 hours before the premiere. Check out some of the best tweets and a live stream below:
Better than Christmas morning…it is upon us. #Sharknado2TheSecondOne pic.twitter.com/sXAtWwaV7P
— Michelle Beadle (@MichelleDBeadle) July 30, 2014
Do I need to watch Sharknado before I watch #Sharknado2TheSecondOne to understand the plot?
— Nick Kremydas (@Kremydas) July 29, 2014
Sharknado 2 comes on tomorrow! Just got gas for my chainsaw! #soexcited #Sharknado2TheSecondOne
— Alex Hoover (@hoover_has_not) July 29, 2014
I’m glad I’m not in #NewYork! @SharknadoSyfy @IanZiering @TaraReid @alroker #Sharknado2TheSecondOne pic.twitter.com/G1SQLxyJTZ
— Belen De Leon (@Belen_DeLeon) July 30, 2014
SHARKNADO 2: THE SECOND ONE! IT IS TONIGHT! IT IS SCIENCE! WATCH IT! @SyfyPR #Sharknado2TheSecondOne pic.twitter.com/wYFVHSCaMl
— Jennifer Wilkerson (@_jenneryy) July 30, 2014
If you’re not watching #Sharknado2TheSecondOne tonight are you even alive?
— Kyle Zimmermann (@kdzimmermann) July 30, 2014
Trying to be prepared for Twitter crashing when #Sharknado2TheSecondOne airs tonight.
— BrianDau (@BrianDau) July 30, 2014
It’s the day of the #Sharknado2TheSecondOne premiere but my phone does not have a shark emoji. How am I supposed to express my excitement?
— Erica Lockerbie (@eLockerbie) July 30, 2014
Happy #Sharknado2TheSecondOne Day!
— Saira (@SairaSherman) July 30, 2014
If you’re excited about #Sharknado2TheSecondOne you need to get your life together
— Matt Walker (@walk1nine) July 30, 2014
#Sharknado2TheSecondOne Tweets
[h/t Mashable]
“Sharknado 2: The Second One” premieres Wednesday, July 30, at 9:00 p.m. ET on Syfy.