As you may know, it’s the 50th anniversary of the release of Jaws. Reading an article interviewing a shark expert on the impact of the film, one of the points they brought up was the many, many other movies that have come since, with this quote:

There’s two types of shark movie: There’s Jaws and there’s bad shark movies.

And he mentioned some of the notable examples, like the Sharknado series, Sharktopus, Avalanche Sharks etc. “Ooh, I should check some of these out.” I’ve only seen a few in my time: Jaws 1-3 (including Jaws 3-D in 3D in the cinema, and never since), Deep Blue Sea, and The Meg. (I also caught the last half hour of a Sharknado movie on TV.)

Went to the usual free legal sources (Tubi, Fawesome, YouTube) and saw a whole slew of shark movies. (Some links below)

Ideas for a B Movie Bonanza/Fediverse Shark Week:

  • Everyone who’s up for it: pick a different shark movie to watch, post a review in the threadiverse (watch during or before Shark Week and post during Shark Week)
  • Everyone pick one shark movie for a watch party, posting in the… tootiverse?
  • Both of the above
  • Coordinate with other fediverse communities: #Monsterdon, !Bad Movies, horror, others?

I then wondered “When is the actual (Discovery Channel) Shark Week?” And it’s coming soon! Starts the night of Sunday 20th July.

(I can’t check on the official Discovery website as they keep blocking or redirecting me because I’m in Mexico.)

So maybe Fediverse Shark Week could match Discovery Shark Week. (Although I think any watch party would be good to have on the final Sunday, not the first.)

Anyone interested?

Free streaming links for shark movies

A few on licensed YouTube channels (load the channel then search for “shark”), e.g.

  • Sergio@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    21 days ago

    I think it’s that thing where 90% of people just read, another 9% read and also up/down vote, and the remaining 1% are the ones who make posts and comments. Hey! At last, I’m one of the 1%!!!