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The National Lampoon’s Vacation Viewing Order

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Chevy Chase’s classic comedy series.

National Lampoon’s Vacation
The 1983 film
DirecTV: National Lampoon’s Vacation
Advertisement from 2008 expanding a scene from the original film
National Lampoon’s European Vacation
The 1985 film
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
The 1989 film
Vegas Vacation
The 1997 film
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure
THe 2003 made for tv film
Hotel Hell Vacation
The 2010 short film
Vacation
The 2015 film
Vacation
Episode of “The Goldbergs” from 2019
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The American Pie Viewing Order

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The raunchy teen comedy series

1999

American Pie
The 1999 film on Bluray. Sat in 1999.

2000

American Pie 2
The 2001 film on Bluray. Set a year after the first film.

2003

American Wedding
The 2003 film on Bluray. Set three years after the second film.

2004

American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
The 2006 direct-to-video film on DVD. Date unknown, but this is the last year that the actual Naked Mile was run.

2005

American Pie Presents: Band Camp
The 2005 direct-to-video film on Bluray. Set in 2005 across summer break.
American Pie Presents: Beta House
The 2007 direct-to-video film on Bluray. Set the year after The Naked Mile.

2009

American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
The 2009 direct-to-video film on Bluray. Set forty years after 1969.

2012

American Reunion
The 2012 film on Bluray. Set 13 years after the first film.

2019

American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules
The 2020 direct-to-video film on DVD. Date unknown, but it is set in the late summer of its year, and filmed in 2019, hence its placement here.
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The 28 Days Later Chronology

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The revisionist zombie film and its sequels

28 Days Later
The 2002 film o Blu-ray
28 Days Later: The Aftermath
Tie-in comic
28 Days Later, vol.1: London Calling
Tie-in comic
28 Days Later, vol.2: A Bend in the Road
Tie-in comic
28 Days Later, vol.3: Hot Zone
Tie-in comic
28 Days Later, vol.4: Gangwar
Tie-in comic
28 Days Later, vol.5: Ghost Town
Tie-in comic
28 Days Later, vol.6: Homecoming
Tie-in comic
28 Weeks Later
THe 2007 film on Blu-ray
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The Thing From Another World Chronology

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The classic John Carpenter movie, and its assorted spin offs

1982

The Thing
The 2011 prequel movie on Blu-ray.
The Thing
The 1982 original movie on Blu-ray.
The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31
Board game adaptation of the original movie.
The Thing From Another World and Climate Fear
Comic sequel to the original movie.
The Thing
Game for Xbox, released 2002. Sequel to the original movie.

2005

Slither
Date specified in film. The character of R.J. McReady also appears in this film.
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The What We Do In The Shadows Viewing Order

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The hilarious mockumentary about vampires living in Wellington, New Zealand and its spinoffs

What We Do In The Shadows
The 2014 film
Wellington Paranormal, season one
The 2018 television series featuring the two cops who appear in the original film
What We Do In The Shadows, season one, episodes 1-7
The 2019 television series.
Episode seven features characters from the original film, as well as numerous guest stars (and allusions to still more), implying that the following films and television series also take place in this world:

What We Do In The Shadows, season one, episodes 8-9
Episode nine features a Babadook.
What We Do In The Shadows, season one, episode 10
 
Wellington Paranormal, season two
The 2019 season of the tv show
What We Do In The Shadows, season two
The 2020 season of the tv show
Wellington Paranormal, season three
The 2021 season of the tv show
What We Do In The Shadows, season three
The 2021 season of the tv show
Wellington Paranormal, season four
The 2022 season of the tv show
What We Do In The Shadows, season four
The 2022 season of the tv show
What We Do In The Shadows, season five
The 2023 season of the tv show
What We Do In The Shadows, season six
The 2024 season of the tv show
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The John Wick Chronology

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The stylish neo-noir thriller and its world

The Continental: From the World of John Wick
Prequel tv mini-series released in 2023.
John Wick, vol.1
Comic published in 2019, prequel to the first film.
John Wick Chronicles
Game released in 2017, on Steam.
John Wick Hex
Game released in 2019, on Switch. Also available on Xbox and PS4.
John Wick
Film released in 2014.
John Wick, Chapter 2
Film released in 2017.
John Wick, Chapter 3: Parabellum
Film released in 2019.
Ballerina: From the world of John Wick
Film released in 2025.
John Wick, Chapter 4
Film released in 2023.
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The Purge Viewing Order

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An America that seems all too close for comfort…

2017

The First Purge
Film released in 2018

2022

The Purge
Film released in 2013

2023

The Purge: Anarchy
Film released in 2014

2027

The Purge: season one
Television series released in 2018

2031

The Purge: season two
Television series released in 2019.
This season cannot take place earlier than this year, but may take place later, though at the latest it would conclude in 2039.

2040

The Purge: Election Year
Film released in 2016

2048

The Forever Purge
Film released in 2021
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The IDW Back to the Future Chronology

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The greatest time-travelling comedy trilogy of the Eighties, and its comic book continuations

Back to the Future
The 1985 film on Blu-ray
Back to the Future II
The 1989 film on Blu-ray
Back to the Future: Biff to the Future
Reprints Back to the Future: Biff to the Future #1-6 (January 2017 – June 2017).
Set in the alternate timeline created when Biff gets the almanac, takes place entirely within the film.
Back to the Future III
The 1990 film on Blu-ray
Back to the Future, vol.1: Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines
Reprints Back to the Future #1-5 (October 2015 – February 2016).
Back to the Future, vol.2: Continuum Conundrum
Reprints Back to the Future #6-11 (March 2016 – August 2016).
Back to the Future: Citizen Brown
Reprints Back to the Future: Citizen Brown #1-5 (May 2016 – September 2016).
Possibly non-canon, adaptation of the game of the same name.
Back to the Future, vol.3: Who is… Marty McFly?
Reprints Back to the Future #12-17 (September 2016 – February 2017).
Back to the Future, vol.4: Hard Time
Reprints Back to the Future #18-21 (March 2017 – June 2017).
Back to the Future, vol.5: Time Served
Reprints Back to the Future #22-25 (June 2017 – October 2017).
Back to the Future: Tales From the Time Train
Reprints Back to the Future: Tales from the Time Train #1-6 (December 2017 – May 2018).
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The Conjuring Universe Viewing Order

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The most successful horror movie universe of the last decade

1952

The Nun
The 2018 film on Blu-ray.

1955

Annabelle: Creation
The 2017 film on Blu-ray. This film begins with a prologue set in 1943, but the main body of it takes place in this year.

1960

The Nun II
The 202 film on Blu-ray. This film begins with a prologue set in 1956, but the main body of it takes place in this year.

1967

Annabelle
The 2014 film on Blu-ray.

1969

Wolves at the Door
The 2017 film on Blu-ray.

1971

The Conjuring
The 2013 film on Blu-ray.

1972

Annabelle Comes Home
The 2019 film on Blu-ray.

1973

The Curse of La Llorona
The 2019 film on Blu-ray.

1977

The Conjuring 2
The 2016 film on Blu-ray.

1981

The Conjuring: The Lover
The 2022 graphic novel.
The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It
The 2021 film on Blu-ray.
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The Wet Hot American Summer Chronology

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An affectionate parody of ‘summer camp’ movies from the Eighties

1981

Wet Hot American Summer – First Day of Camp
The prequel series on Blu-ray, starting on the first day of summer camp. Not yet released.
Wet Hot American Summer
Graphic novel set at the end of the first week of summer camp.
Wet Hot American Summer: Fantasy Camp
Role Playing Game set on the last night of summer camp.
Wet Hot American Summer
The original movie on Blu-ray, set on the last day of summer camp.

1991

Wet Hot American Summer – Ten Years Later
The sequel series on Blu-ray, set on the last day of summer camp ten years later. Not yet released.