Talk Fuse

    Topic: Entertainment

    Entertainment brings together the latest from film, television, music and gaming, tracking everything from big studio releases and streaming hits to the smaller stories behind the scenes. Expect a mix of reviews, interviews and features that look at how films and shows come together, the choices actors and musicians make along the way, and how decisions by studios and networks play out once viewers get involved.

    The topic also keeps an eye on the business and cultural side of the industry: how streaming services are reshaping what gets made and watched, the sometimes tangled relationship between entertainment and technology, and the moments when a franchise, format or platform doesn't go the way its backers hoped. Older films, shows and songs feature too, revisited with the benefit of hindsight on decisions that looked different at the time.

    For readers, it's a way to keep up with what's actually worth watching or listening to, understand the reasoning behind the projects that shape popular culture, and see how the industry's bigger shifts affect the entertainment on offer day to day.

    • Eric Heisserer joins Dungeon Crawler Carl as co-showrunner

      Eric Heisserer, creator and showrunner of Netflix’s “Shadow and Bone”, has joined Peacock’s upcoming live-action “Dungeon Crawler Carl” adaptation as co-showrunner alongside previously announced writer Chris Yost. The project brings together two experienced genre television figures to adapt Matt Dinniman’s bestselling LitRPG novel series, which has built a substantial fanbase and follows Coast Guard veteran…

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    • All FC 26 Rewind Best of Re-Release players

      FC 26’s Rewind promo has gone live in Ultimate Team, bringing a new wave of “Best of Re-Release” special cards that players can pack, use in their squads, or exchange as fodder for challenges. EA describes it as the true endgame content for the mode, expanding significantly on the similar FUTTIES event, and giving players…

    • All 13 Episodes of ‘The Sopranos’ Season 4, Ranked

      Collider has published a ranked list of all 13 episodes of The Sopranos’ fourth season, ordering them from weakest to strongest as part of the site’s ongoing retrospective coverage of the acclaimed HBO mob drama. The piece argues that, despite the season’s slower pace compared with other years, it contains no genuinely bad episodes and…

    • Robin Atkin Downes joins Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic cast

      Naughty Dog has confirmed that veteran voice actor Robin Atkin Downes has joined the cast of its long-quiet next game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, providing the clearest sign yet that development is progressing since the title was unveiled at the 2024 Game Awards. Downes announced his involvement himself on X on 20 August, saying he…

    • Walmart is finally adding Apple Pay and Google Pay

      Walmart has announced it will finally support Apple Pay and Google Pay, ending its position as one of the last major US retailers to hold out against tap-to-pay technology. The change matters because it removes a long-standing inconvenience for shoppers who have had to rely on cash, cards or Walmart’s own QR-code-based Walmart Pay system,…

    • Arsenal v Coventry City: Premier League – live

      Coventry City return to the top flight after a long absence and face a daunting opening fixture away to reigning champions Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, with kick-off at 8pm BST. The match kicks off the 2026-27 Premier League season, pitting the newly-promoted Championship winners against a title-defending side, with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta having…

    • Stream On This Week: An Instantly Iconic Dad Movie, and Lady Whistledown Is Watching The Sopranos

      This week’s “Stream On” newsletter from Consequence rounds up new and recent releases worth watching across major streaming platforms, including the World War Two drama “Pressure,” DC’s “Lanterns,” and the period drama “My Brilliant Career.” The column highlights a mix of prestige television and film across Peacock, HBO Max, Netflix and Hulu, offering recommendations for…

    • ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’s Stars Promise “There’s Much More to This Franchise”

      Collider’s Perri Nemiroff sat down with the cast and director of “Insidious: Out of the Further” ahead of the film’s cinema release, discussing the newest instalment in Blumhouse’s long-running horror franchise. Stars Lin Shaye, Amelia Eve and Brandon Perea, alongside director Jacob Chase, teased that the series has much more story left to tell, with…

    • Sandustry is the first factory simulation game I’ve played that gets heaps right

      Sandustry, a new spelunking factory-builder from Lantto Games and Hooded Horse, has been praised by a Rock Paper Shotgun writer for being the first game in its genre to convincingly capture the physicality and unease of industrial waste. The reviewer draws a comparison with real-world spoil heaps, such as Welsh slate tips near Aberllefenni and…