Stephen King Shares His Early Reaction to ‘It: Welcome to Derry’

Andy Muschietti successfully brought Stephen King’s terrifying novel to the big screen in two parts, *It: Chapter One* and *It: Chapter Two*, released in 2017 and 2019. The films were a massive commercial and critical success, earning over $1.1 billion worldwide. Now, Muschietti is involved as an executive producer in a new prequel series set to premiere on October 26, 2025.

Rejoice, Loud Streaming Commercials Get Banned in California

This new law arrives as many streaming services are now offering cheaper subscriptions that include advertisements. Services like Disney+, Hulu, Peacock, Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, and Paramount+ all provide these discounted options to viewers willing to watch ads and save money each month—and those savings can really add up if you subscribe to several services. Starting next year, viewers who haven’t paid for ad-free plans won’t have to deal with disruptive, loud commercials while watching shows like *The Pitt*.

Beverly Hills, 90120 Is the Drama That Defined the ’90s

Shows like *Dawson’s Creek* and *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* in the late 90s, and *The O.C.* and *Gossip Girl* in the 2000s, all owe a debt to *Beverly Hills 90210*. While *Saved by the Bell* helped establish teen television, *Beverly Hills 90210* truly changed the genre. After it aired, teen dramas became much more common and popular than traditional teen sitcoms, and its more dramatic approach became the new standard.

Bitcoin’s Latest Dance: Bulls, Bears, and the Stench of Gold!

On the cryptic side, sleuths wielding CryptoQuant discover a tantalizing subplot. The Short-Term Holder Unrealized Profit metric, that most elusive beast, has begun to swagger with 10% burgeoning profits. A known precursor of heightened market tension, it portends either an enthusiastic rush to secure riches or the prelude to a frenzied bullish sprint.

Free Money? Crypto’s Hopeful Sigh 😮

He claims we’ve collected $215 billion in tariffs since April 2025 and that it’ll climb to a trillion annually. A trillion! Where does he *get* these numbers? My grocery bill certainly isn’t reflecting a tariff surplus. But getting that money into our hands? That’s…complicated. There’s Congress, which functions at roughly the speed of continental drift, and the Supreme Court, which, let’s be honest, is always ready for a good argument. 🙄

Steam, Riot Games, and others may have been hit with a DDoS attack earlier today that broke records

The recent outages are believed to be the result of a large botnet called Aisuru, which experienced unusually high traffic levels during the disruptions. Information from Downdetector and a social media post by @cripto_lion suggest a widespread impact. Steam was among the targets, but many other gaming services and games were also affected. PlayStation Network and EA experienced outages simultaneously with Steam, and players reported issues with games like Marvel Rivals, Call of Duty, Palworld, Counter-Strike, Valorant, Dead by Daylight, Dota 2, and League of Legends.

After 3 Years, Sci-Fi Streaming Smash with 94% RT Score That “Should Have Been in Cinemas” Can Finally Be Seen on the Big Screen

AMC Theaters is showing a double feature of *Prey* and *Predator: Badlands* on November 5, 2025. The movies will play back-to-back for a total runtime of 3 hours and 30 minutes, just before advance screenings of *Predator: Badlands* start on November 6th, ahead of its official release on November 7th. This is the first time *Prey* will be widely released in movie theaters. Currently, Fandango and other major theater chains aren’t listing this double feature.