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Step inside the 'Kim Kardashian of China's' insane, $31 million wedding

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Twenty-six-year-old actress and singer Angela Yeung, known as Angelababy, as well as the "Kim Kardashian of China," had a lavish wedding in Shanghai that cost a reported $31 million.

To put this madness into perspective, the Kim Kardashian of America, aka Kim Kardashian, only spent a paltry $12 million on her wedding to Kanye West. And the Royal Wedding, between Prince William and Kate, cost $34 million. 

Story by Tony Manfred and editing by Carl Mueller

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RANKED: Every season of every Amazon original show from best to worst (AMZN)

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Even in great shows, not all seasons are created equal.

Amazon has recently begun to challenge Netflix for the crown of best original streaming content.

We decided to pull data from reviews aggregator Metacritic to find out which seasons of Amazon hits like "Transparent" and "Mozart in the Jungle" had the best ratings, and how they compared to new arrivals like "The Man in the High Castle." We left out shows aimed at kids and ones resurrected from other networks.

Here is every season of every Amazon original show, ranked based on their critical reception:

SEE ALSO: RANKED: Every single season of every Netflix original show from best to worst

12. "Hand of God" Season 1 — 44/100

Average critic score (19 critics): 44/100

Audience score: 6.8/10

Amazon description: "A psychological drama about a morally-corrupt judge who suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice."

Watch here.



11. "Mad Dogs" Season 1 — 64/100

Average critic score (14 critics): 64/100

Audience score: 8.3/10

Amazon description: "When a group of underachieving 40-something friends gather in Belize to celebrate the early retirement of an old friend, a series of wild events unfold, exposing dark secrets, deception and even murder."

Watch here.



10. "Alpha House" Season 1 — 68/100

Average critic score (18 critics): 68/100

Audience score: 6.8/10

Amazon description: "They work in the Senate. They live in the house - Alpha House."

Watch here.



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Adam Savage reveals why he and 'MythBusters' cohost Jamie Hyneman won't be working together anymore

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Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman spent 14 seasons as cohosts of Discovery Channel's wildly popular "MythBusters." But it turns out that their on-screen chemistry was caused by a lot of off-screen friction.

The "MythBusters" series finale airs at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, on Discovery, with a duct-tape special airing on Sunday, March 6, at 8 p.m. on Science Channel.

Story and editing by Stephen Parkhurst

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Stephen Colbert has the perfect explanation for Chris Christie's sad Trump appearance

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Many people are wondering why Governor Chris Christie seemed so sad when he introduced Donald Trump for his victory speech on Super Tuesday.

But CBS's "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert has a theory.

The ascent of Donald Trump in primaries has been a wake-up call to many Republicans, especially establishment figures, who see the real-estate mogul as a threat.

Despite the party's general feelings, Christie publicly endorsed him last week, calling him a friend and thanking him for leaving the private sector to run.

So what happened between last week and this one? Memes from Christie's low-energy introduction for Trump and seemingly dispirited appearance behind the presidential candidate during his Super Tuesday acceptance speech have been making the rounds online.

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Right before playing clips from the speech, Colbert sarcastically introduced it.

"Now there's some doubt that the party will ever be enthusiastic about Donald Trump," Colbert said. "For all those fears that are out there, every single one was laid to rest last night by former rival Chris Christie's joyous and energetic introduction of Trump at the victory rally."

After playing the clip, Colbert proposed his theory of the situation.

"Chris Christie sounds like the best man at a wedding he never believed in. Now it's too late to stop."

Colbert went off on the wedding riff, giving a toast as someone who's really just not feeling it. It seemed to capture Christie's sentiment perfectly.

Watch Colbert explain his theory below:

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12 throwback TV shows that are being revived right now

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It's just a fact that they don't make shows like they used to.

Some people would lament that, in this age of reality television and dark dramas, the sitcoms that once brought families around their living-room TV sets have taken a backseat.

Luckily for those who crave a dose of nostalgia, though, we're also in a time when revivals and reboots are more common than ever.

Here are 12 former TV favorites that are currently trying to make a comeback and win fans' hearts again:

SEE ALSO: 20 modern classic TV shows everyone should watch in their lifetime

"Heroes: Reborn"

Air date: September 2015 to January 2016

Network: NBC

The critically acclaimed science-fiction drama, which follows ordinary people who find out that they have extraordinary abilities, aired for four seasons in the early 2000s before being canceled by NBC. The miniseries continuation introduced new characters who cross paths with some of the original heroes as they try to save the world and fight a tech company whose agenda may expose the heroes and exploit their abilities.

Unfortunately, "Reborn" didn't receive the same following as its "save the cheerleader, save the world" predecessor. It was not renewed for a second season, but the creator has hinted at possible future installments.



"The Muppets"

Air date: September 22, 2015

Network: ABC

"The Muppets" is a continuation of the puppets' TV shows going back to the 1970s. The update tries to explore each character as an individual as well as their relationships with the others and puts them in modern situations, such as online dating and taking an aerial-exercise class.

The 2015 reboot is a parody of other mockumentary-style shows like "The Office" and "Modern Family."



"The X-Files"

Air date: January 24, 2016

Network: Fox

"The X-Files," which first aired in 1993, has been revived for a 10th season. The science-fiction series follow agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, played by returning favorites David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, as they investigate cases linked to paranormal phenomena.

While there has been no word yet on a season 11, the once loved cult series returned in January with the same mythology that hooked viewers for nine previous seasons.



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The box office for the 'Crouching Tiger' sequel is so awful Netflix won't reveal it

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You probably didn’t realize it, but you could have seen the sequel to the groundbreaking, Oscar-winning 2000 martial-arts movie “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” in theaters last weekend. The thing is, you just had to have lived near a select IMAX screen in the suburbs of New Jersey or California that showed it. 

Netflix has vowed that it will release movies it's making in theaters and on its streaming service, simultaneously. But the company never said it would operate like the traditional distributors and report the box office of those movies.

“Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny” is Netflix's latest release rolled out via theaters and streaming on the same day, and as with “Beasts of No Nation” before, most of the major movie chains (AMC, Regal) refused to show the film, since it didn’t adhere to the typical 90-day delay between theatrical and home video/streaming (many independent film houses released “Beasts”).

But unlike “Beasts,” “Sword of Destiny has had no reporting of its box-office results, leaving many in Hollywood shaking their heads.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, distributors started seeing the grosses for the movie show up on reporting service comScore the afternoon of Friday, February 26th, but they quickly disappeared. 

“When you release a film in theaters, whether the results are good or bad, it's customary to report grosses,” Jeff Bock, senior box-office analyst at Exhibitor Relations, told Business Insider. “With a sequel of this magnitude, it's a shock that Netflix did not issue numbers, which can only mean they were pedestrian at best, terrible at worst.”

Perhaps the poor business “Beasts” did in theaters on its opening weekend, grossing just $50,699 in 31 theaters in 30 US cities (a theater average of $1,635) caused Netflix to keep “Sword of Destiny” numbers to themselves. But there’s no way to confirm. Netflix said it has no comment for this story.

Beasts of No Nation Idris ElbaRegardless, major studios and independents release their weekend grosses every week, regardless of how they might look, and many in Hollywood believe Netflix should be held to the same standard.

“If you want to be in the distribution game, it's helpful to exhibitors [theaters] to be transparent,” Bock said. “Netflix was with ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ and the results were poor. The fact that they are basically hiding debut numbers makes everyone uncomfortable in the distribution world. It's no wonder they had a difficult time booking the film.” 

A big reason why “Sword of Destiny” even played in theaters is because AMC reversed its ban at the 11th hour and allowed four to six of its 153 IMAX screens to show the film over the February 27-28 weekend. 

An IMAX rep told the New York Post that, in total, “Sword of Destiny” was shown on 10-12 IMAX screens. 

The kicker to all of this is there seems to be no trouble finding out how "Sword of Destiny" did overseas. According to THR, the movie grossed nearly $36 million abroad, mainly in China.

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Netflix's new blocking policy will drive people to piracy, research suggests (NFLX)

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Netflix appears to have successfully cracked down on people who use third-party software (called a VPN) to watch movies and shows that aren't available in their country.

But this move could spur users to piracy, according to research by security website Secure Thoughts. Secure Thoughts surveyed 1,000 VPN users who subscribed to Netflix, a sample they found using targeted ads on Facebook and Reddit.

84% of respondents said they would pirate more content because of the new Netflix restrictions, and 61% said the new policy would affect whether they kept their Netflix subscription.

In January, Netflix announced it would start taking active measures to block users who employ VPNs and other location-masking software. 

Because of the complicated nature of some of Netflix's licensing deals, not all shows and movies on the service are available to users all over the world. In order to bypass this, many subscribers had used software to fool Netflix's servers into thinking their computer was located in another region, "unblocking" their favorite shows.

Netflix's message was that it would take steps to make sure this no longer worked. 

But this new policy hadn't seemed to change anything until a few days ago, when VPN users began to complain, en masse, about being blocked.

Unblocking Netflix isn't the only thing people use VPNs for, as they also provide enhanced security. 66% of respondents to the Secure Thoughts survey said that Netflix was not the primary reason they used a VPN.

The respondents also thought Netflix's victory would be temporary. 78% of them said they believed that Netflix's crackdown would not ultimately be successful.

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Kanye West collaborator Swizz Beatz says Kanye 'wanted' the outraged reaction to his infamous Taylor Swift song

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At least two songs off of Kanye West's newest album, "The Life of Pablo," are the result of a three-day, "no-sleep marathon," according to producer and artist Swizz Beatz (real name Kasseem Dean).

"I was in LA, and he was in the studio and wanted me to come by," Swizz Beatz recently told Business Insider about collaborating with Kanye on "Pablo." "We started working on tracks and vibing for three days, no sleep in the studio ... We did some other things that didn't come out yet."

Swizz Beatz is listed as a producer on "Ultralight Beams" and is a featured vocalist on "Famous," arguably West's most infamous song on the album.

"Famous" instantly sparked a sharp reaction for its unflattering reference to Taylor Swift. Early in the song, West mentions Taylor and says, "I made that b---- famous."

The outraged reactions were expected, though, Swizz Beatz said.

"That's what Kanye wanted to do," he said. "If he didn't get that reaction, something would be wrong. You know the lights are on and it's showtime when you get that reaction, like, 'Oh, that's Kanye. Here we go.'"

Swift appeared to respond with a subtle hint during her acceptance speech for album of the year at the Grammys, but West defended the lyric and said it was Swift's idea.

Swizz Beatz said his favorite song was "Ultralight Beams," the album opener, "because it's a lot of positive energy."

"For me, I love to promote positive energy and be uplifting ... because life is short, and the world already has a lot of trials and tribulations, so any time you can express positive energy through creativity and music and art, always a plus," he added.

That positive energy is what drew him to Canon's Rebel with a Cause campaign, which he's promoting. For Swizz Beatz, the initiative was about finding and celebrating lesser-known artists.

More than 4,000 people submitted work on Instagram, and 30 different pieces were chosen, Swizz Beatz said. The works were projected at the Brooklyn Museum and the Bronx Museum of the Arts. Seventeen of the pieces were then featured at Sotheby's Auction House, and an online auction for the artwork will stay open through March 31. All proceeds will benefit the artists and the Bronx Charter School of the Arts.

"As an artist, this campaign means a lot to me," Swizz Beatz said. "I was an unknown myself. We're born unknown, and our goal in love is to be discovered through our greatness. Imagine if you have the next Picasso that's not being discovered or don't have the know-how or the resources to be discovered. Creativity makes the world go round, so as much as we can possibly discover, the better off the world will be."

You can watch the video for the initiative below:

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Here's why you might see more celebrities on Facebook Live video streaming (FB)

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Facebook's video push continues, and they're trying to hook celebrities to help.

The social media giant wants to hire and pay various celebrities to create content for its Live streaming video service, according to Re/code. To that end, Facebook is reportedly talking to talent agencies to reach comedians, up-and-coming musicians, and Internet celebrities.

This strategy would align with Facebook's aggressive moves toward expanding its video offerings. The company announced Monday that it had updated its News Feed algorithm to push the Live videos directly to the top of the feed, which means the 1.5 billion monthly active Facebook users will see this content as soon as they open the app.

In the last week, Facebook has expanded its live video streaming to users of the Facebook app on Android. This feature is now available in more than 30 countries and will roll out to even more nations in the next few weeks.

The social media giant has also improved Facebook Moments, its private photo-sharing application, to support video sharing.

Facebook is trying to establish itself as the go-to player in a space that includes YouTube, Snapchat, Twitch, and Periscope, but it does have some factors working for it. Facebook's user base grew to 1.5 billion in the fourth quarter 2015, which makes it seven times larger than Snapchat, according to estimates from BI Intelligence, Business Insider's premium research service.

On top of that, millennial smartphone users spend about 20% of their mobile app time on Facebook, which handily beats 6% on YouTube and 3% on Snapchat, according to a comScore study.

Facebook Live also has well-developed ad technology that allows marketers to easily monitor and adjust their campaigns, a huge advantage over Snapchat.

Finally, Facebook's Live content stays up permanently unless the user deletes it, while Snapchat and Periscope's content disappears after 24 hours.

Facebook's video push will unfold in the next several months, and the competition in this space bears watching closely. But what exactly is the future of mobile video as all of these players jockey for position?

Margaret Boland, research analyst for BI Intelligence, has compiled a detailed report on mobile video that takes a look at how short-form mobile video has exploded. The report examines how YouTube, the historically dominant force in short-form video, was slow to implement a mobile video strategy, opening the door for new players —namely Facebook and Snapchat — to emerge.

It also takes a look at how winners will begin to emerge in distinct video content categories. YouTube, for instance, will rely heavily on its homegrown YouTube stars to distinguish its video library and drive loyalty. Facebook will become the go-to place for brands and media companies to engage with the largest audience. And Snapchat will utilize its live-events coverage and exclusive content to promote video communication among younger mobile audiences.

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Here are some key takeaways from the report:

  • The rise in mobile video viewing can be attributed to several factors: an increase in overall time spent on mobile, the convenience of on-demand viewing, a preference for digital video viewing, and the increased availability of mobile video content.
  • As video becomes mobile-first, YouTube's hold on the short-form video industry is waning. The number of videos that are uploaded to the platform per month has remained stagnant over the past year, according to Socialbakers data shared with BI Intelligence.
  • Facebook is in the best position to upset YouTube as the go-to place for brand and media companies to upload videos and for users to watch these videos. Although Snapchat may not be competing with Facebook and YouTube on video volume, the app is changing how consumers, brands, and publishers are using mobile video for communication, news and entertainment, and live-event coverage.

In full, the report:

  • Maps out the rise of mobile video viewing and lays out the main drivers of this trend.
  • Examines why YouTube's hold on the short-form video industry is waning as viewers migrate to mobile viewing.
  • Illustrates the dramatic increase in the number of videos that brands and media companies are publishing to Facebook over the past year.
  • Forecasts the number of videos that US brands and media companies will publish to both Facebook and YouTube in 2016.
  • Explains how Snapchat is able to compete with larger video platforms and is changing how brands, media companies, and consumers are using mobile video.

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Why 'The People v. O.J. Simpson' can get away with using the F-word

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Have you wondered how "The People v. O.J. Simpson" has been able to get away with using the F-word?

While other basic-cable networks avoid the word or bleep it when used, the FX true-crime drama lets it roll.

In a recent scene, prosecutor Marcia Clark (Sarah Paulson) reads the news that Simpson has hired celebrity defense attorney Johnnie Cochran (Courtney B. Vance). "Motherf---er," she reacts.

As it turns out, viewers of the show don't seem to mind the obscenity.

"We got no negative feedback," FX president John Landgraf told Slate of the moment. "We air these shows at 10 p.m. Everybody knows what they are, that they're adult shows."

But why don't the FCC censors get involved?

The government agency has the power to intervene on the use of profanity only when it's legally obscene. And the benchmark for being legally obscene is pretty high, according to Slate. No TV network will reach that level, the site reported.

And what about transmitting vulgar speech over public airwaves? The Supreme Court ruled in 1978 that there could be punishment for the public transmission of vulgar speech. But FX, like other cable channels, transmits its signal via privately owned and operated equipment.

With all this freedom, what's keeping FX and other cable networks from going wild on profanities? Much of the balance is kept by self-censorship on the part of the networks. They have commercial sponsors, which would be troubled by the extreme use of profanity on shows in which they advertise. (HBO does not have advertisers, for example, so it's looser with language.)

"We're not looking to open the floodgates," Landgraf said. "Our point-of-view is that everything we do is about supporting artistic integrity. In this case, letting the word fly was the way to do that."

FX has actually allowed the four-letter word to be used on another series, Landgraf pointed out, the comedy "Louie."

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'Making a Murderer' fans say this death certificate supports the theory that police framed Steven Avery

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Newly surfaced evidence is being seen as more proof of a potential police conspiracy to frame "Making a Murderer" subject Steven Avery.

A death certificate for Teresa Halbach, which Business Insider confirmed is authentic with the Manitowoc County Register of Deeds, has been released to media as a result of the Freedom of Information Act.

Some news outlets and blogs are using it to support the theory of a police conspiracy to frame Avery, who was convicted for the murder of Halbach.

The theorists point to botched and incorrectly filled-out areas of the certificate as signs that the Manitowoc police department rushed the certificate in order to file murder charges against Avery. At the very least, it serves as an example of the messy investigation surrounding the Halbach murder case.

Here's what the bloggers are pointing out:

1. There's a "no" in response to "Body Found" (Box 5), yet there's a "yes" under "Autopsy Performed" (Box 39).

2. For the immediate cause of death (Box 38a), "undetermined" is written in, and then crossed out.

3. Yet without Halbach's remains and an undertimined cause of death, under manner of death (Box 22), "homicide" is written.

4. The certificate was issued on November 10. The bone fragments only arrived at the Calumet County Coroner on November 9The remains weren't officially confirmed until January 19.

Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, are currently each serving a life sentence in prison for the murder of Halbach. They have both appealed their convictions.

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Miley Cyrus says she'll leave the country if Donald Trump is elected president

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Miley Cyrus has a bad feeling about the 2016 election.

The pop singer known for "Wrecking Ball" has said she's ready to leave the US if Donald Trump is elected the next US president.

Cyrus recently posted photos on her Instagram account showing her disgust toward the real-estate mogul and presidential hopeful.

She called Trump "a f---ing nightmare" in one photo.

She also posted a photo of her crying in response to another photo of Trump posing with a hunter.

"That is a tear rolling down my cheek dripping off the end of my nose," she said. "This makes me so unbelievable scared and sad, not only for our country but for animals that I love more than anything in this world."

Donald Trump is a fucking nightmare!

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She ended her caption saying that she will move if he is elected.

"We're all just f---ing jam between his rich ass toes!" she wrote. "Honestly f--- this s--- I am moving if this is my president! I don't say things I don't mean!"

And on a screenshot showing Trump leading the GOP in delegates, she said, "gonna vom / move out da country." She also referenced her song "Party in the USA" with a hashtag saying it's no longer a party in the USA.

gonna vom / move out da country. #aintapartyindausaanymo

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The singer has posted photos in support of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

My 2 favorite dudes! Heart melts!

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Netflix caused a big drop in TV viewing in 2015, according to a new study

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In the war for eyeballs, Netflix is taking a big chunk of viewership from the major networks, a new study shows.

Michael Nathanson, an analyst for research firm MoffettNathanson, conducted a study of viewing habits of Netflix subscribers in the United States, Variety reports.

Based on an estimated 20 billion hours of streamed video from subscribers in 2015, he found that Netflix is responsible for half of the drop in TV viewing in America. There was a 3% total drop in TV viewing last year, and Netflix's stake amounts to about 1.5% of that.

What's perhaps most surprising is that the study found that the major networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox — are losing way more viewership to the streaming video giant than their cable counterparts. In homes with Netflix, for instance, CBS viewing was 42% lower than homes without the streaming service. ABC and NBC were down 32% and 27%, respectively, versus non-Netflix homes. That's pretty big.

In contrast, Viacom networks — such as MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and VH1 — were down just 5% in Netflix homes. And Disney actually went up 11%. Nathanson believes this may mean younger viewers are switching back and forth between Netflix and regular TV more than other age groups.

Not all networks are suffering in the same way, though. Some networks actually saw an increase in total viewing, including Time Warner, such as HBO and TNT; Scripps Networks Interactive, including Food Network and Cooking Channel; AMC Networks, such as AMC and IFC; and Discovery Communications, including TLC and  Animal Planet.

Traditional TV networks have not been quick to embrace streaming. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said last November that the company was thinking about delaying releases of its shows to streaming in order to curb some viewership loss.

And during the Television Critics Association press tour in January, one NBC ratings executive presented numbers he believed represented Netlflix's ratings. He then said, "I don't believe there's enough stuff on Netflix that is broad enough and is consistent enough to affect us in a meaningful way on a regular basis."

This new study shows that NBC probably shouldn't underestimate Netflix.

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There's a deleted Kylo Ren scene from 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' that looks amazing

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We finally know when we can get our hands on our own personal copy of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens": The Blu-ray release is April 5.

And along with the movie, there will be behind-the-scenes featurettes that looks at pretty much anything you can imagine that went into the making of the movie. And then there are the deleted scenes.

There's no official word by Disney on how many will be featured, but the editors of the film said there were probably going to be around seven.

In the trailer for the release of the Blu-ray, we got a tease of one of those scenes from the cutting-room floor. It features Kylo Ren walking into the Millennium Falcon. 

Fans are surely already losing it to figure out what he's doing in there.

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Check out the whole trailer below.

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RANKED: Every superhero TV show right now, from best to worst

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The DC and Marvel universes have taken control of the big and small screens.

Between the seven superhero movies slated for this year — "Deadpool" having already hijacked the box office — and the nine superhero shows currently on TV, there is no shortage of options.

Though I've read some comics over the years, I'm not deeply embedded in the comic-book world. But as a fan of these stories, I tend to watch all of the superhero-related movies and shows, which is getting a lot harder to do these days.

But if you wanted to, now's a good time to dive headfirst into the shows, most of which are currently running, including "Arrow," "The Flash" (both on The CW), and "Gotham," which just returned on Fox on Monday night. Netflix's "Daredevil" is coming back for a second season soon, too.

Here is a ranking of the current crop of superhero TV shows, starting with the worst and working up to the best:

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9. "Gotham"

This show isn't exactly focused on a superhero. Following a young James Gordon before he's commissioner and Bruce Wayne before he's Batman, "Gotham's" main premise is to see how Gotham's villains and heroes came to be. While the rise of The Penguin and Edward Nygma's transition to The Riddler have made the second season more interesting, the episodes are wildly uneven.



8. "DC's Legends of Tomorrow"

From the creators of "The Flash" and "Arrow," as well as two of "Supergirl's" executive producers, the newly formed "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" is primed for success, but its first few episodes have struggled to find footing. The show does drop some amazing references to the actors' other projects, though, and Wentworth Miller's Captain Cold is a particular highlight.



7. "Supergirl"

When "Supergirl" first premiered, it was CBS's most watched premiere, and while it was voted the favorite new drama at the People's Choice Awards and won for the most exciting new series at the Critics' Choice Awards, it's been struggling to maintain popularity. Hopefully, the upcoming "Supergirl" and "Flash" crossover episode gives it the momentum it needs, because the show is excellent.



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Disney explains why its $1 billion 'Disney Infinity' game is such a smash hit

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Earlier this week, Disney claimed that "Disney Infinity," its $1 billion-plus video game business, soared past competitors like "Skylanders" and "Lego Dimensions" to be the best-selling "toys-to-life" video game of 2015.

"Toys-to-life" refers to that category of video games where you buy real-life action figures that you can then play with on the screen.

In "Disney Infinity," those action figures are drawn from Disney's huge stable of massive media properties, including the animated movies, Star Wars, Pixar, and Marvel Super Heroes. Place your Mickey Mouse Infinity figure (which retails for $14) on the game's included "Infinity Base," and Mickey Mouse shall appear. 

Earlier this week, "Disney Infinity" announced a whole mess of new stuff coming later this year, including new Marvel and "Jungle Book" characters — plus, extended support for the current 3.0 edition of the game. 

I talked to John Blackburn, the senior vice president and general manager of "Disney Infinity," and John Vignocchi,  Vice President of Production for Disney Interactive, about why the game is such a tremendous hit.

From Blackburn's perspective, the reason for Disney Infinity's success is pretty straightforward, even beyond the fact that it combines so many giants of pop culture.

"It's the overall value of it," Blackburn says. "We are providing so much gameplay." 

Going to the park to play

The goal, says Blackburn, isn't to force you to buy all of the one hundred-plus Disney Infinity figures (though it would be cool if you did). It's to provide enough variety and difference so that it appeals to everyone, from hardcore gamers to kids who just want to play around with their favorite Disney characters.

"We've always positioned 'Disney Infinity' as a family gaming platform," Vignocchi agrees.

The idea, he says, is to make something that anybody, young or old, can pick up and enjoy "very much like how the Disney brand appeals to people of all ages."

Most players get their introduction to "Disney Infinity" via the "playsets" — story-driven packs of levels and characters, usually retailing for $35, based on Disney movies and TV shows like "Inside Out," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," and "Ultimate Spider-Man." The "Disney Infinity" starter sets usually include one playset.

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Then, after using the playsets as their intro, Blackburn says that most "Disney Infinity" players spend the majority of their time in the game's "Toy Box" mode, a "Minecraft"-like creative palette for building your own Disney-fied worlds full of monsters, familiar faces, and challenges.

The goal with the Toy Box, says Vignocchi, is to provide a virtual analogue to the idea of dumping all of your toys out on the floor and messing around with them. It's supposed to be a place where it's okay to mess around with no obvious goal, "just like it's okay to go to the park and play," he says.

'Infinity' and beyond

The nice thing about the Disney Infinity Toy Box, says Vignocchi, is that it has something for everyone. If your idea of play involves Queen Elsa and Captain America driving around in the Space Mountain car smashing Stormtroopers, that's cool. 

But if your idea of play is a little more ambitious, Disney Infinity supports that, too. From painstaking recreations of Disney theme park attractions, to fan-made racetracks and battle arenas, Toy Box supports a wide range of gameplay across genres.

"It's a really powerful creator from a game engine standpoint," Blackburn says.

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Furthermore, Blackburn credits Disney's "very direct relationship" with the community around the game — fans can share their custom levels online, where the Disney Infinity team vets them for offensive content and then lets other players download them.

It means that there are always more levels to play, and more worlds to explore. And with the commitment to keep supporting the current "Disney Infinity 3.0" version of the game, Disney is going to keep adding more characters through the rest of the year. 

"Disney Infinity will feature more Disney content than any video game ever made," Vignocchi says.

 

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9 surprising ways people are using the Facebook Live video product Mark Zuckerberg is 'obsessed' with (FB)

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Facebook is betting big on live video.

The social network recently tweaked its News Feed algorithm so that it showcases live broadcasts front and center. And Facebook has reportedly been offering six-figure checks to convince some celebrities to broadcast live video streams on its service.

Data from the video-intelligence software company Tubular Labs shows that, since Facebook's product launched about six months ago, people have created more than 246,000 live streams, which have garnered over 5.7 billion views. The majority of those streams were posted in the last 60 days.

That might sound tiny compared to the 8 billion overall video views on Facebook per day, but apparently CEO Mark Zuckerberg is "obsessed" with turning the live-video service into a success. Live video has already proved popular on other services, such as the Twitter-owned Periscope. Now Facebook wants in on the action.

So, what kind of things are people actually using Live videos for so far?

There's no dedicated "live" video search function in Facebook yet, but here's a taste of what you can find:

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You can say hello to Esther the Wonder Pig! Her owner says that after his first Facebook live stream, he got 120,000 new followers on her page.

Check out the 700-pound pig, and learn more about her adorable story, here.



A tattoo artist named Liz Cook broadcasts her work while she inks her customers.

"I thought it'd be a good way to get a little more interactive with fans," she tells Business Insider. "It's definitely drawn some people to my page that typically might not have looked at just photos."

One hitch: You need a pretty good internet connection to make it work, which her shop doesn't always have, Cook says.

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"RuPaul's Drag Race" contestant Christopher Caldwell recently went live while preparing for an appearance in LA.

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Fox News stole the show at the big GOP debate

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The Fox News Republican debates ended where they began: with a pledge.

During the first, Fox-hosted Republican presidential debate last August, the GOP presidential candidates were asked whether they would pledge not to run as an independent if they lost the Republican nomination — a clear shot at Donald Trump, who was openly mulling the possibility at the time.

Flash forward to Thursday night. Rivals Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and John Kasich were pressed on if they would support Trump if he secured their party's nomination.

Moderators Megyn Kelly, Bret Baier, and Chris Wallace threw the candidates off their talking points. Case in point: Despite railing against Trump for days on the campaign trail, both Rubio and Cruz said they would support the real-estate mogul.

Throughout the night, they managed to keep the candidates on their toes, using clips to highlight perceived hypocrisies and fact-checking them in real time.

Despite Trump's repeated and loud past complaints about Kelly supposedly being biased against him, the Fox moderator didn't relent in pressing the Republican presidential frontrunner, playing a highlight reel that showed Trump's contradictory foreign-policy statements.

"Mr. Trump, one of the things people love about you is they believe you tell it like it is," Kelly said. "But time and time again in this campaign, you have actually told the voters one thing, only to reverse yourself in weeks or sometimes days."

She also got Trump to admit that he disagreed with part of his own immigration platform that was still on his campaign website that night.

"I'm changing. I'm changing," Trump told her of his stance on H1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. 

Later, in a statement, Trump suggested that his position hadn't changed despite saying at the debate that his stance had "softened."

Wallace further used slides to press Trump on his plan to reduce the federal deficit, pointing out that Trump claimed he would reduce Medicare waste by more money in one year than the government actually spent.

The moderators also asked notably pointed questions to the other candidates.

Wallace challenged Rubio's attacks on Trump's business record with an inquiry that challenged the Florida senator's own record.

"You have taken to calling Mr. Trump as a con artist who portrays himself as a hero to working people while he's really been, in your words, sticking it to the American workers for 30 years," Wallace said.

"But he has built a big company that employs thousands of people. Question: How many jobs have you created?" the host continued.

Though Baier told Business Insider before the debate that the moderators would let disputes onstage play out, the moderators ended up aggressively steering the debate, cutting off candidates when they wanted to move to different topics.

Many observers praised the moderators:

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Police are investigating newly uncovered evidence in the O.J. Simpson murder case

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New evidence, lost for nearly two decades, has resurfaced and may provide a connection between O.J. Simpson and the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Andrew Neiman confirmed in a press conference on Friday that the department is indeed investigating a knife, which was provided by a retired police officer.

Nieman said he can confirm that an unidentified male, who told the now-retired officer he was a construction worker, said he found the knife on O.J.'s former property in the late-'90s. At the time, the officer was off-duty and working security for a movie near Simpson's former property.

Nieman couldn't confirm the specific year nor the veracity of the alleged construction worker's statement, and he appealed to the public to report anything they may know of the man's identity to the LAPD.

He also wouldn't confirm that the knife was found on the Simpson property, as the alleged construction worker's statements still have to be vetted.

The knife is currently being investigated by the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division. It will soon be turned over to the labs to be "tested for all forensics, virology, DNA, and hair." Nieman declined to state how long it will take for the test, saying it will depend "on the type of testing and forensics used."

"It is my understanding that [the retired officer] believed the [Brown-Goldman murder] case was closed," Nieman added.

He did express surprise that the officer would hold on to potential evidence. "I would think that an LAPD officer would know that he should or shall submit something like that into the evidence," Nieman said. "I was quite shocked."

He reiterated, "With all cases that remain open, unless there’s an actual arrest or conviction, the case remains open."

As for whether charges will be filed against the officer who turned in the knife after holding on to it for close to two decades, the captain said, "We’ll certainly look into the potentiality of criminal charges." Since the officer is retired, Nieman ruled out administrative charges.

In the case that the knife does prove a connection between O.J. Simpson and the double murder, Nieman said, "I’m not an attorney. Double jeopardy would be in place here. We could not charge Mr. Simpson with the homicides, because he’s already acquitted."

TMZ first reported the new evidence on Friday morning. According to the site, the construction worker turned the weapon, a folding buck knife, over to a nearby off-duty LAPD officer, who was working as security for a movie shoot across the street.

But instead of turning the weapon into police investigators, the officer allegedly brought it home and kept it for years.

In January, the now-retired police officer reportedly told his friend, an officer in the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division, about the knife and his plans to frame it for his wall. He then allegedly asked if the RHD officer could get the departmental record number for the 1994 Nicole Brown Simpson/Ronald Goldman murder case, which he wanted to engrave into the frame.

TMZ's sources said the RHD officer was irate that his friend had kept the knife this long and informed his superiors, who commanded the retired officer to turn in the knife.

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O.J. was tried for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman and found not guilty by a jury in 1995.

Since no one has been convicted to date, the case remains open. If the knife does connect O.J. to the murders, he can't be tried again due to double-jeopardy laws.

In a 1997 civil suit by the victims' families, O.J. was found liable for Nicole and Goldman's deaths in a $33.5 million judgment.

Currently, O.J. is serving prison time for armed robbery at a Las Vegas hotel.

Note: This article was updated to reflect LAPD confirmation of the knife.

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Link from 'The Legend of Zelda' is hiding in Google Maps today

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Good news for those of you looking for a way to celebrate the re-release of "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess" on Wi iU — Google has you covered. 

If you go to Google Maps today, you'll notice that Link, the Zelda series protagonist, has replaced the stock orange avatar typically used to navigate Google Streetview.

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If you've never noticed the Google Maps avatar before, it's basically just a virtual stand-in for you as you browse Maps. You can grab it and place the avatar somewhere on the map, and as you "turn around" in Google Maps, it will re-orient itself to face whatever direction you would be facing.

This isn't the first time that Google has integrated a video game franchise into Maps. For April Fools' Day 2014, it set Pokemon loose into Google Maps, allowing users to find and capture them in different parts of the world.

 

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