| 1. | TV, Departures: Fans of the lovably schlocky Sharknado franchise said farewell to the series, but not before SyFy aired one final installment, which, of course, incorporated: | ||
| Quantum physics | |||
| Reality TV | |||
| Interplanetary sharks | |||
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Time travel | ||
| 2. | TV, Departures (Part 2): Somewhat unforeseen was the news that this long, long, long-running series will end after its upcoming season: | ||
| NCIS | |||
| Law and Order: SVU | |||
| American Dad | |||
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The Big Bang Theory | ||
| 3. | TV, Returning: Our Kristen Bell-loving hearts were gladdened at the news that a new Veronica Mars series is being developed by this non-network entity: | ||
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Hulu | ||
| Amazon | |||
| Netflix | |||
| YouTube | |||
| 4. | New at the movies was family-friendly flick Alpha, which traces the roots of this now-familiar type of dog: | ||
| Cat | |||
| Alligator | |||
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Dog | ||
| Horse | |||
| 5. | Meanwhile, blink and you'll miss the theatrical engagement of Millionaire Boy's Club, which took in a whopping $126 on its opening day, largely due to the stigma attached to its star: | ||
| Aziz Ansari | |||
| Louis CK | |||
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Kevin Spacey | ||
| Quentin Tarantino | |||
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Our demands were not met, so here come a bunch of questions about the VMAs: MTV's ceremony was marred by this star being afforded the opportunity to do an Aretha Franklin tribute, but managed do deliver a rambling speech all about herself: |
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| Beyonce | |||
| Miley Cyrus | |||
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Madonna | ||
| Lady Gaga | |||
| 7. | If you are the recipient of this year's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, then we say congratulations, Ms. or Mr.: | ||
| Boy George | |||
| Elton John | |||
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Jennifer Lopez | ||
| Paula Abdul | |||
| 8. | And Video of the Year went - in an upset, or so we're told - to: | ||
| The Carters | |||
| Drake | |||
| Childish Gambino | |||
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Camila Cabello | ||
| 9. | Fortunes in the eternal struggle for album supremacy changed yet again this week, as this band's Greatest Hits once again topped Michael Jackson's Thriller as the highest-selling album ever: | ||
| Rolling Stones | |||
| The Who | |||
| The Beatles | |||
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The Eagles | ||
| 10. | And finally, if you are this rapper, you're counting your hip-hoppin' lucky stars, as you survived an emergency landing after your plane blew out its landing gear upon take-off this week: | ||
| Nelly | |||
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Post Malone | ||
| Macklemore | |||
| Kendrick Lamar | |||