From New York magazine’s mini-interview with Sigourney Weaver at the 15th Annual Broadway Barks animal adoption event:
“NYM: Did you watch Sharknado?
SW: What? Was there a shark attack?
NYM: So you have not heard of Sharknado?
SW: Are they giving away sharks? Do I have to hold one?
NYM: Any ideas what it could possibly be?
SW: N-a-t-o?
NYM: N-a-d-o.
SW: Is it a convention for sharks?
NYM: It’s a made-for-TV movie about shark tornadoes.
SW: Wow. Thousands of sharks swirling? Does it happen way out at sea?
NYM: It’s happening on land.
SW: It’s like The Wizard of Oz gone mad?
NYM: Essentially.
SW: People are out of their minds.”
P.S. from The Frustrated CFO:
1. It was me who thought it was a joke.
2. 100% agree with Ms. Weaver’s sentiment.
3. Yet, according to the social media, Sharknado has become a social-media phenomenon, generating over 5,000 tweets (almost beating Game of Thrones‘ the Red Wedding episode). And, since the substance of social-media exchanges (as well as of the entertainment itself) doesn’t matter anymore, but only numbers count, Hollywood studios are very jealous of the unprecedented “success,” while Syfy definitely considers a sequel. Hallelujah!
The Frustrated CFO 