'Sharknado 2': Sequel Set by Syfy; Tweeters Offer Wacky Ideas

Syfy announced Wednesday it's planning a sequel to last week's viral megahit "Sharknado," and the network is giving fans a chance to help name the follow-up film.

"Sharknado," a made-for-TV movie about — what else — a tornado that rains down sharks on Los Angeles, made a splash on social media after its July 11 debut, drawing in 5,000 tweets per minute, according to the Huffington Post.

And now Syfy execs are looking to capitalize on its social success again with "Sharknado 2," which would premiere next summer and take place in New York City.

You heard @JimmyFallon, a #Sharknado is hitting NYC! Tweet your sequel subtitles to @SyfyMovies to name the movie! pic.twitter.com/lz2ztqpA9O
— SyfyMovies (@SyfyMovies) July 17, 2013

"Every once in a while, there is a perfect storm — on television. The fans are clamoring for a sequel. Or perhaps it will be a prequel. What we can guarantee is that 'Sharknado 2' will be lots of fun," Thomas Vitale, SyFy’s executive vice president of programming and original movies, said in a statement Wednesday. "We'll be announcing more details very soon. But we didn't want our fans to worry they wouldn't get their fill of more shark fin, I mean, fun next year."

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Here are some "Sharknado" sequel suggestions from Twitter users:

@SyfyMovies I signed up for Twitter, just so I could make my suggestion for Sharknado 2!! "Sharknado 2: Fins of Fury" #SharkNado
— Suzanne (@suzannehouchin) July 17, 2013

@SyfyMovies #Sharknado 2: The Shark Night Rises
— Ben Brundage (@bnbrundage) July 17, 2013

@SyfyMovies Sharknado: Battle Shark Galactica #Sharknado
— Essel Pratt (@EsselPratt) July 17, 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

Sharknado’s Play 2 Sharknado’s Play 3 Bride of Sharknado Seed of Sharknado #SharknadoSequel
— Mike (@Cornax357) July 18, 2013

Sharknado 2: The Shark Knight #sharknadosequel
— Mark Stegbauer (@inkermark) July 17, 2013

@SyfyMovies Why limit yourself to just sharks? What if the entire animal planet turned on the human race in Zoonami! #SharknadoSequel
— Alex Katz (@AlexJKatz) July 17, 2013

Okay...the obvious #SharknadoSequel is clearly "WhaleStorm". Frozen whales falling from the sky, then thawing out, then wreaking havoc.
— Eric the Intern (@CHEZ106Eric) July 12, 2013

It began as a harmless televised cooking competition. But disaster struck. The world was not prepared for the Tiramisunami! #SharknadoSequel
— Eric the Intern (@CHEZ106Eric) July 12, 2013

@SyfyMovies Let's make BEARVALANCHE happen, starring the remnants of the cast of Northern Exposure. #syfypitches #sharknadospinoffs
— Brian Fitzpatrick (@fitzbr45) July 12, 2013