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• "My Atari Was My Best Friend" - BioShock C... )Pete and Russell Binder of Striker Entertainment pick the TV, games and films from 2025 worth your time, and what they are looking forward to in 2026.
In this conversation:
- Why Severance was 2025's most relevant show, and why everyone should watch Slow Horses
- The Last of Us, Fallout and why video game adaptations work
- Netflix's $83 billion Warner Bros acquisition and what it means for entertainment
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Kingdom Come Deliverance II and the year's best games
- Jake Paul vs AJ and boxing's credibility problem
- 2026: Judas, GTA 6 and what we are actually excited about
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TIMESTAMPED CHAPTERS:
00:00 Year-End Reflections 2025
00:25 The TV Shows That Earned Your Time
02:47 Films That Stuck With Us (And Why)
08:22 Netflix’s Empire Building & The Streaming Wars
11:49 Boxing, Jake Paul & Sports as Spectacle
15:34 Gaming’s Defining Moments of 2025
19:02 The Podcasts & Books Worth Your Attention
22:14 2026 Preview: What We’re Actually Excited About
26:33 Final Thoughts: Why Stories Still Matter
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FEATURED SHOWS & GAMES:
📺 Slow Horses • Severance • The Last of Us • SAS Rogue Heroes
🎮 Kingdom Come Deliverance II • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 • Hollow Knight • Planet of Lana • NBA 2K • PGA Golf • Mafia: Old Country • Wanderstop
🎬 Masters Of The Universe • Street Fighter • 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
🔮 Coming in 2026: Judas • GTA 6
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💬 Drop a comment: What was YOUR moment of 2025? The show, game, or film that you can’t stop thinking about? And what you’re most looking forward to in 2026.
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2025 reminded us that great storytelling transcends medium. Whether it’s Slow Horses proving spy thrillers can be character studies, Kingdom Come Deliverance II showing historical games can be art and some of the best storytelling ever in games, or how Netflix is reshaping the entire entertainment landscape with aggressive acquisitions, this year challenged our assumptions about what entertainment can be. This conversation explores why certain games, shows, and films broke through when most content disappeared into the algorithmic void and what that tells us about where entertainment is heading in 2026. Enjoy
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