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Ian Ziering as Fin Shepard in "Sharknado 2: The Second One"
- Social media explodes for "Sharknado 2"
- It debuted Wednesday on Syfy
- Sharks invade the Big Apple for the sequel to last summer's pop culture phenomenon
- Screenwriter predicts there might be a "global Sharkapocalypse" in third outing
(CNN) -- Peace. Love. And Snarknado 2.
What does it say when Americans unite, not once, but twice in a lifetime for a TV show? And not just a TV show, but one where a twister filled with man-eating sharks menaces a major metropolitan area.
We couldn't afford a psychologist so we'll just have to look at social media.
Last summer, "Sharknado" churned up a storm of laughs, 5.3 million viewers and enough clever tweets to choke a ... shark.
It was the same story Wednesday night for the debut of "Sharknado 2: The Second One" on Syfy.
The Twitterverse exploded.
#Sharknado2TheSecondOne - Is it wrong that I'm rooting for the sharks?
— Nikki Finke (@NikkiFinke) July 31, 2014
No sharks were harmed or actors paid in the filming of Sharknado 2. #Sharknado2TheSecondOne
— Annie B (@indiemuze) July 31, 2014
#Sharknado2TheSecondOne was the top-trending hashtag on Twitter well into the overnight hours and social search website Topsy recorded more than 215,000 tweets with #sharknado2 over the past day.
But what inspires such passion, such creativity?
Is it the rubber sharks flying through Midtown Manhattan, the implausible storyline, the Al Roker cameo?
Yes. Yes. And yes.
If this movie has proven anything, it's that @alroker is a NATIONAL TREASURE. #Sharknado2TheSecondOne
— People magazine (@peoplemag) July 31, 2014
With this amount of chum in the water, there was bound to be a feeding frenzy, right? And there's more to come.
Syfy has already signed on for a third "Sharknado" movie. Screenwriter Thunder Levin predicts now that New York has gone down, there might be a "global Sharkapocalypse."
Heaven forbid.
Sequel suggestions are already making the rounds.
Sharknado 3: Let's twist it up. A bunch of flying human children are tossing around in a swirling tornado in a calm shark town. #Sharknado2
— Austin Adams (@IamAustinAdams) July 31, 2014
With all this creativity floating around, some were offering Syfy suggestions for new shows at #NewSyFyOriginals.
This one has promise.
Volcowno #NewSyFyOriginals @midnight pic.twitter.com/vqYUqiCODC
— Reid Parker (@ReidParker_) July 31, 2014
And you know you've got a good thing going when the National Weather Service and the Weather Channel are joining in on the fun.
Is a #Sharknado possible? About as likely as a tsunami of unicorns! #Sharknado2
— NWS (@NWS) July 31, 2014
I love this forecast graphic my pals @weatherchannel whipped up for #Sharknado2 pic.twitter.com/JO3ozQFSXj
— Shawn Reynolds (@ShawnRTV6) July 31, 2014
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CNN's Dorrine Mendoza contributed to this report.
