The Gotham Chronology

The stories of Alfred Pennyworth, Bruce Wayne and Gotham City along Bruce’s path to becoming the Batman.

Pennyworth: Season One
On BluRay
Pennyworth: Season Two
On BluRay
Pennyworth: Season Three
in digital format
Gotham: Dawn of Darkness
Prequel tie-in novel by Jason Starr
Gotham: Season One
All 22 episodes on Blu-ray
Gotham: Season Two, episodes 1-11
All 22 episodes on Blu-ray
Gotham Stories: The Whole Frozen Affair
Web series
Gotham: Season Two, episodes 12-22
All 22 episodes on Blu-ray
Gotham: City of Monsters
Tie-in novel by Jason Starr
Gotham: Season Three, Episodes 1-17
All 22 episodes on Blu-ray
A City Gone Mad: Sirens
Tie-in promotional video on YouTube.
A City Gone Mad: The Interview
Tie-in promotional video on YouTube.
A City Gone Mad: Mommy’s Home
Tie-in promotional video on YouTube.
Gotham: Season Three, Episodes 18-22
All 22 episodes on Blu-ray
Gotham: Season Four
All 22 episodes on Blu-ray
Gotham: Season Five
All 12 episodes on Blu-ray
Pennyworth
Reprints Pennyworth #1-7 (October 2021 – April 2022).
Placed here as the ‘present day’ events in this series clearly take place some years after the conclusion of Gotham.
V for Vendetta
The 2005 film on Blu-ray.
Placed here as it has been confirmed to occur at an as yet unrevealed point in the future, but presumably after the conclusion of the Batman’s career. However, it is more closely tied to the events of Pennyworth than those of Gotham, and may actually take place between the two series.

The Purge Viewing Order

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

The American Horror Story Viewing Order


The great anthology horror series, occurring across one (mostly) consistent world.

18th Century

Milkmaids
Episode 4, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.

1952

Freak Show (season four)
The 2014-15 season on Blu-ray.

1964

Asylum (season two)
The 2012-13 season on Blu-ray.

1981

NYC (season eleven)
The 2022 season in digital format.

1984

1984 (season nine)
The 2019 season in digital format.

1990s

Drive In
Episode 3, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.

2011

Murder House (season one)
The 2011 season on Blu-ray.
Rubber(wo)man, Parts One & Two
Episodes 1-2, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.

2013

Coven (season three)
The 2013-14 season on Blu-ray.

2015

Hotel (season five)
The 2015-16 season on Blu-ray.

2016

Roanoke (season six)
The 2016 season on Blu-ray.

2017

Cult (season seven)
The 2017 season on Blu-ray.

2020

Apocalypse (season eight)
The 2018 season on Blu-ray.

2021

Ba’al
Episode 5, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.
The Naughty List
Episode 4, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.
Feral
Episode 6, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.
Game Over
Episode 7, Season 1 (2021) of American Horror Stories.
Double Feature (season ten)
The 2021 season in digital format.

2022

Dollhouse
Episode 1, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Aura
Episode 2, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Drive
Episode 1, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Bloody Mary
Episode 5, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Facelift
Episode 6, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Necro
Episode 7, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.
Lake
Episode 7, Season 2 (2022) of American Horror Stories.

2023

Bestie
Episode 1, Season 3 (2023) of American Horror Stories.
Tapeworm
Episode 3, Season 3 (2023) of American Horror Stories.
Organ
Episode 4, Season 3 (2023) of American Horror Stories.
Delicate (season twelve)
The 2023 season in digital format.

The Future

Daphne
Episode 2, Season 3 (2023) of American Horror Stories.

The Wet Hot American Summer Chronology

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.

The Starship Troopers Viewing Order

The satirical film series based on the classic Robert Heinlein novel and its expansions

Starship Troopers
Live-action film released in 1997.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – The Pluto Campaign
Animated series released in 1999; set during the original film.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – The Hydora Campaign
Animated series released in 1999; set during the original film.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – The Tophet Campaign
Animated series released in 1999; set during the original film.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – The Tesca Campaign
Animated series released in 1999; set during the original film.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – The Zephyr Campaign
Animated series released in 1999; set during the original film.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – The Klendathu Campaign
Animated series released in 1999; set during the original film.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – Trackers
Animated series released in 1999; set during the original film.
Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles – The Homefront Campaign
Animated series released in 1999; set during the original film.
Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
Live-action film released in 2004.
Starship Troopers 3: Marauder
Live-action film released in 2008.
Starship Troopers: Invasion
Animated film released in 2012.
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars
Animated film released in 2017.

The Star Trek Viewing Order

Space. The final frontier.

These are the voyages of the starships Enterprise

The 22nd Century:

2151 – 2152

Star Trek: Enterprise, Season 1
Originally broadcast 2001-2002.

2152 – 2153

Star Trek: Enterprise, Season 2
Originally broadcast 2002-2003.

2153 – 2154

Star Trek: Enterprise, Season 3
Originally broadcast 2003-2004.

2154 – 2155

Star Trek: Enterprise, Season 4
Originally broadcast 2004-2005.

The 23nd Century:

2256 – 2257

Star Trek: Discovery, Season 1
Originally broadcast 2017 – 2018.

2257 – 2257

Star Trek: Discovery, Season 2
Originally broadcast 2019.

2259

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 1
Originally broadcast 2022.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Season 2
Originally broadcast 2023.

2266 – 2267

Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 1
Originally broadcast 1966 – 1967.

2267 – 2268

Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 2
Originally broadcast 1967 – 1968.

2268 – 2269

Star Trek: The Original Series, Season 3
Originally broadcast 1968 – 1969.

2269 – 2270

Star Trek: The Animated Series
Originally broadcast 1969 – 1970.

2273

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Film originally released in 1979.

2285

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Film originally released in 1982.
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Film originally released in 1984.

2286

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Film originally released in 1985.
One character, the punk with the boombox, also appears in Spider-Man: Homecoming.

2287

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Film originally released in 1989.

2293

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Film originally released in 1991.
Star Trek VII: Generations
Film originally released in 1994.
The opening section of this film takes place at this time, but the bulk takes place in 2371.

The 24th Century:

2364

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 1
Originally broadcast 1987-1988.

2365

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 2
Originally broadcast 1988-1989.

2366

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 3
Originally broadcast 1989-1990.

2367

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 4
Originally broadcast 1990-1991.

2368

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 5
Originally broadcast 1991-1992.

2369

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 6
Originally broadcast 1992-1993.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 1
Originally broadcast 1992-1993.

2370

Star Trek: The Next Generation, Season 7
Originally broadcast 1993-1994.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 2
Originally broadcast 1993-1994.

2371

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 3
Originally broadcast 1994-1995.
Star Trek: Voyager, Season 1
Originally broadcast 1994-1995.
Star Trek VII: Generations
Film originally released in 1994.
The bulk of this film takes place at this time, but the opening section takes place in 2293.

2372

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 4
Originally broadcast 1995-1996.
Star Trek: Voyager, Season 2
Originally broadcast 1995-1996.

2373

Star Trek VIII: First Contact
Film originally released in 1996.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 5
Originally broadcast 1996-1997.
Star Trek: Voyager, Season 3
Originally broadcast 1996-1997.

2374

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 6
Originally broadcast 1997-1998.
Star Trek: Voyager, Season 4
Originally broadcast 1997-1998.

2375

Star Trek IX: Insurrection
Film originally released in 1998.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Season 7
Originally broadcast 1998-1999.
Star Trek: Voyager, Season 5
Originally broadcast 1998-1999.

2376

Star Trek: Voyager, Season 6
Originally broadcast 1999-2000.

2377

Star Trek: Voyager, Season 7
Originally broadcast 2001-2002.

2379

Star Trek X: Nemesis
Film originally released in 2002.

2380

Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 1
Originally broadcast 2020.

2381

Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 2
Originally broadcast 2021.
Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 3
Originally broadcast 2022.
Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 4
Originally broadcast 2023.

2383

Star Trek: Prodigy, season 1
Originally broadcast 2021.

2387

Star Trek
Film originally released in 2002.
Some flashback sequences are set at this point in the timeline, however, the bulk of this film and its sequels take place in an alternate timeline beginning in 2255.

2399

Star Trek: Picard, season 1
Originally broadcast 2020.

The 25th Century:

2401

Star Trek: Picard, season 2
Originally broadcast 2022.
One character, the punk with the boombox, also appears in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Star Trek: Picard, season 3
Originally broadcast 2023.

The 32nd Century:

3188 – 3189

Star Trek: Discovery, Season 3
Originally broadcast 2020.

3190

Star Trek: Discovery, Season 4
Originally broadcast 2021-2022.

3191

Star Trek: Discovery, Season 5
Originally broadcast 2024.

The Mummy Chronology

Adventure! Excitement! Sand!

Thousands of Years Ago

The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
The 2008 direct-to-video release prequel to The Scorpion King on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King: Rise of the Akkadian
The 2002 prequel game to the film on PS2.
The Scorpion King
The 2002 film on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris
The 2002 sequel game to the film on Gameboy Advance.
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
The 2012 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power
The 2015 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.
The Scorpion King 5: Book of Souls
The 2018 direct-to-video release on Blu-ray.

The Twentieth Century

The Mummy
The 1999 film on Blu-ray.
The Mummy Returns
The 2001 film on Blu-ray.
The Mummy – The Animated Series
The 2001-2003 animated series on DVD.
The Mummy Movie Prequel: The Rise & Fall of Xango’s Ax
The 2008 comics prequel to The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The 2008 film on Blu-ray.

The Vikings Chronology

The History Channel’s fictional retelling of Viking legend and history

Vikings, Season One
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Two
Blu-ray
Vikings: Godhead
graphic novel
Vikings, Season Three
Blu-ray
Vikings: Uprising
graphic novel
Vikings, Season Four – vol.1
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Four – vol.2
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Five – vol.1
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Five – vol.2
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Six – vol.1
Blu-ray
Vikings, Season Six – vol.2
Blu-ray
Vikings: Valhalla, Season One
Blu-ray
Vikings: Valhalla, Season Two
digital
Vikings: Valhalla, Season Three
digital – not yet available

The View Askewniverse Chronology

Kevin Smith’s masterwork, the increasingly inaccurately named New Jersey Trilogy – the funniest, most vulgar cross media setting in human history. Some of the geekiest and silliest films ever made. Jay and Silent Bob, Dante and Randal, Brodie and TS, Banky and Holden, Loki and Bartleby. Missy, Chrissy, Sissy and Justice. Leonardo Leonardo and Rosario Dawson.

Waking Walter
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops: Anecdotes From the Annals of the Askewniverse.
Sticks Nix Hicks Pix
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops: Anecdotes From the Annals of the Askewniverse.
Walt Flanagan’s Dog
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Set the night before Mallrats.
Mallrats
The film on DVD.
Set the night before Clerks..
Clerks.
The film on DVD.
Clerks. The Lost Scene
Short feature on the Clerks X dvd; also a comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Takes place during Clerks.
Clerks. The Comic
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Clerks Holiday Special
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
On The Perils of Cinema
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Chasing Amy
The film on DVD.
Chasing Dogma
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Bridges Chasing Amy and Dogma.
Dogma
The film on DVD.
Clerks: The Animated Series
The series on DVD.
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
The film on DVD.
Scream 3
The film on Bluray. Jay and Silent Bob cameo in this film in the Scream series.
The Flying Car
Short feature on the Clerks X dvd.
Where’s The Beef?
Comic reprinted in Tales From The Clerks.
Sets up Clerks II.
Clerks II
The film on DVD.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
The film on Blu-ray.
Retro-actively made a part of the View Askewniverse by Brandon St. Randy’s appearance in Jay And Silent Bob Reboot.
Jay And Silent Bob Reboot
The film on Blu-ray.
Holden Back the Years
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops: Anecdotes From the Annals of the Askewniverse.
Pious Elias and the Crypto Kid
Comic reprinted in Quick Stops: Anecdotes From the Annals of the Askewniverse.
Clerks III
The film on DVD.
Quick Stops, vol.2
All issues of the comic, telling a single story.