You know, I love how strange the Internet world is. A few days ago, a friend of mine linked me to a trailer for a heartwarming movie about a shark and an octopus who become friends. Actually, it’s Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus and they’re more like frenemies united in their declaration that humans taste good. My friend Jaime shared the trailer with me, knowing that I love awful Sci-Fi Channel original pictures and the later work of Roger Corman’s New World Pictures/New Horizons, and The Asylum is carrying on that fine tradition. In turn, I shared that trailer with my friend Katie from Word of Mouth, and now it’s all over the place.

That’s one of the most fun aspects of the Internet. Something a friend shared with me that I shared on has become some kind of crazy viral video sensation. I know I didn’t really have anything to do with it, since I didn’t even post it at PopFi two days ago when it was linked to me, but it’s a neat feeling nonetheless to know that I was a good day ahead of the curve. Or at least only a day behind the curve.

Either way. On the Internet we can all feel like trend setters, even if we’re just nerds behind keyboards linking one another to movie trailers for Z-grade independent movies starring Lorenzo Lamas and Debbie Gibson. That’s what’s so great about the World Wide Web, we’re all one viral video discovery away from being the man (or woman) behind the meme.

Before you ask: Yes, I am kicking myself for not posting this the other day.

Tags: the internet, memes, mega shark vs. giant octopus, movies, b-movies, the asylum, sci-fi channel, Lorenzo Lamas

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