New Year’s Eve is officially upon us, giving people plenty of opportunities to celebrate the past while ringing in 2018. If you’re scrambling to make last-minute plans for tonight, one recent Twitter trend is here to help.
Over the past week, Internet users have shared various “If you start…” tweets, which recommend various pieces of pop culture for people to consume on New Year’s Eve. The general idea is that if you begin watching or listening to something at just the right moment on December 31st, a particular verse or scene will be the first thing you hear in 2018.
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A lot of these tweets have covered songs or random YouTube videos, but quite a few have ventured into the various corners of geek culture. Perhaps the most perfect one is Iron Man 3, which would sync your New Year’s celebration perfectly with Tony Stark’s. But there are plenty of other awesome recommendations as well, from Marvel movies to anime to other movies and television shows.
So, before you RSVP to a New Year’s Eve party, check out some of our favorite “If you start…” tweets to help ring in 2018.
@MaidinHeaven
If you start watching Spider Man 2 at exactly 11:53:31, you’ll hear “Pizza Time” right when 2018 begins pic.twitter.com/EOHYTcCCYc
โ gamer naps (@MaidlnHeaven) December 30, 2017
@PrequelMemesBot
If you start Episode III at 11:13:51 PM on New Year’s Eve, The Senate will share with us the story of Darth Plagueis the Wise which is a beautiful story to start off 2018 pic.twitter.com/IxFn0eCYT8
โ Prequel Memes (@PrequelMemesBot) December 20, 2017
@RapperNaruto
If you start episode 48 of Naruto at 11:46:15 on New Years Eve, Lee’s leg weights will hit the ground exactly at midnight. Start off your 2018 with some youth.
โ Rapper Naruto (@RapperNaruto) December 31, 2017
@TheCarlGrimes_
If you start watching “The Walking Dead Bad Lip Reading” at exactly 11:56:34 on December 31st, you’ll hear me whisper โCarl Poppaโ as the clock strikes midnight. Enter 2018 the right way.
โ Carl Grimes (@TheCarlGrimes_) December 20, 2017
@holloser
if you watch captain america the winter soldier at 10:26:46pm on new years eve, bucky will say โiโm with you till the end of the line palโ to steve at exactly midnight, starting off your new year just right
โ sarah (@holloser) December 31, 2017
@OnceUponATxrdis
If you start watching Rose at 23:54:25 on New Years Eve the Doctor will say “Run” at exactly midnight
โ ailsa // dw spoilers (@OnceUponATxrdis) December 31, 2017
start 2018 the right way
@Speedsterology
If you start watching โHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabanโ at 10:39:47 pm on December 31st, Hermione will slap Malfoy at exactly midnight. Start off 2018 right!
โ Lisa โฏอ (@Speedsterology) December 31, 2017
RT to save a life.
@JoshAinsy
If you start watching The Last Jedi on December 31st at 11:38.35, Luke Skywalker will be drinking green alien titty milk at exactly midnight.
โ Josh โPhil Anthropistโ Ainscough (@JoshAinsy) December 20, 2017
Start 2018 right.
@isabelmayosss
if you start watching The Incredibles at 10:27:57pm on december 31st, frozone yelling “honey, where is my supersuit?!” will be perfectly synced with the clock striking midnight to ring in 2018. isn’t that just amazing?
โ isabel (@isabelmayosss) December 20, 2017
@EvansBeard
If you start Captain America: The First Avenger at 9pm on December 31st you can watch the whole movie and still go to bed at a reasonable hour so you can start your 2018 off well rested. pic.twitter.com/pzYMRcsYIm
โ Chris Evans’ Beard (@EvansBeard) December 19, 2017