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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