The story behind the story of the creative process of developing the blockbuster franchise: Sharknado. Writer of Sharknado 1,2,3 and 4, Thunder Levin gives us a glimpse behind the scenes of creating a phenomenon.

My guest, Thunder Levin and I discuss:

Thunder's path to becoming a writer/director

The art of pop-culture references in movies

Working for Roger Corman

Mutant Vampires from the Hood

AE: Apocalypse Earth

American Warships

Stories behind writing the original Sharknado, Sharknado 2: The Second One, Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! and Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens

Almost killing and saving the Syfy Original Film Department

a 411 on Mockbusters

That time Sharknado went super viral on Twitter and social media's role in Sharknado's success story

Celebrity tweet support for the original Sharknado

Creating those amazing "Sharknado Moments"

Being rejected by William Shatner

The story behind Wil Wheaton's impact on the franchise and his cameo

The almost casting of Donald Trump

The brilliance of David Hasselhoff

The amazing Sharknado 4 promo that never happened

Scrapped plot lines

Stepping away from the franchise

Thunder's review of Sharknado 5 and 6

and much more!


You're going to love my conversation with Thunder Levin

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