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 | |||
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 | |||
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: | ||
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 | |||
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 | |||
Kevin Spacey | |||
Quentin Tarantino | |||
6. |
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
Post Malone | |||
Macklemore | |||
Kendrick Lamar | |||