'Sharknado' About Twister Dumping Killers on LA Thrills Twitter (Video)

Who would have thought sharks in a tornado could be so entertaining? Thursday night's premiere of "Sharknado" on SyFy made a splash on Twitter, pulling in thousands tweets per second.

Starring Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, and Cassie Scerbo, "Sharknado" has all the makings of a summer blockbuster.

"The movie fits perfectly into the genre of terrible, low budget disaster flicks which are such train wrecks that they’re hard not to watch (and the secret to their appeal)," according to the Washington Post.

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The concept is simple: "Sharks in a tornado," the movie's director Anthony C. Ferrante told the Atlantic Wire. In other words, a massive hurricane hits the West Coast, bringing with it a horde of sharks. A powerful tornado then lifts the animals up out of the water and rains them down on the people of Los Angeles.

Viewers, screenwriters, actors, and comedians alike expounded on the wonder that is "Sharknado" Thursday on Twitter.

#SHARKNADO on Syfy Thursday at 9pm. RT to win one of five genuine posters. Sure to become collectors' items! pic.twitter.com/4JHvkaLjik
— SyfyMovies (@SyfyMovies) July 10, 2013

20 yrs from now kids will ask "was there EVER a time when everybody laughed as one" & we can smile & tell them about the #sharknado of 2013.
— Jessie Jessup (@JessieJessup) July 12, 2013

Ways to kill an airborne shark. Shotgun, revolver, chainsaw, knife, big stick, bomb, Car, fire, pickax, sudden stop. #Sharknado
— Mike'l Severe (@MikelSevere) July 12, 2013

Woke up feeling like I went on an epic bender last night. "Did I really watch and write about #SHARKNADO?"
— Alan Sepinwall (@sepinwall) July 12, 2013

The centrifuges are turning, sanctions & engagement have failed. In less than three years, Iran will possess #SharkNado capabilities.
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) July 12, 2013

Just got a call from the 2nd A.D. on the movie I'm filming. Call time canceled tomorrow. ALL movies canceled. It's done. #SharkNado
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) July 12, 2013

Omg omg OMG #sharknado
— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) July 12, 2013

There's no room in this fight for guppies! I saw Jaws 10 times. We can win! We will win RT @LaurieInQueens There's no preparing 4 #Sharknado
— Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) July 12, 2013

Sean Hannity turned on #SharkNado and thought it was real. Went on Fox, announced that sharks were raining down in LA and blamed Obamacare.
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) July 12, 2013

#sharknado spinoffs #Moosenami - a tsunami off the coast of Canada drives the moose population insane. Waves of blood drench Canada!
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) July 12, 2013

#sharknado spinoffs #Catsoon - a monsoon hits, and its raining cats and blood! Starring Gary Busey.
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) July 12, 2013

#sharknado spinoffs #Rabbitalanche - on a mountain, the only thing worse than an avalanche? An avalanche full of rabbits. Fur-rious rabbits.
— Jackson Rathbone (@JacksonRathbone) July 12, 2013

Al Gore warned us about the #sharknado but you laughed at him.
— Raven Brooks (@ravenb) July 12, 2013

I know there must have been babies born during the first showing of #SharkNado, and they will be the Chosen Ones.
— maureenjohnson (@maureenjohnson) July 12, 2013