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Posted inHome Viewing, Movies & TV

True TV: Before ‘Sharknado 5: Global Swarming,’ a Brief History of ‘Sharknado’

No franchise defines our times like Syfy’s Sharknado series: It’s brazen; it’s ridiculous; it defies science; it celebrates D-list celebrities; and it distracts us from reality. (It may also be a product of Russian collusion; investigation pending.) Sharknado is also apparently un-killable, as we’ve been gifted with a new chapter every summer since 2013, each […]

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