Chronologies: Viewing / Reading Orders

In life I’m not a well organized person. But in my mind, I have long been obsessed with putting things in the best viewing or reading order possible (for myself), which is generally, for me, chronological order, while also allowing for nuance of structure, continuity and the occasional big reveal or plot twist. It’s something I’ve become known for and it’s not uncommon for friends to reach out to ask how I’d approach this or that shared universe and I do my best to give them something to work with – even if I have no interest in it myself. Here is where all of these sorts of lists will hopefully someday live, though it’s taking me a long time to convert them for this format. Forgive me the delays, and I hope these help someone.

American Horror Story
AVP: Alien vs. Predator Shared Universe
The Avatar Legends Franchise
Battlestar Galactica Reboot Order
The Buffyverse
Candyman
Cat People
Child’s Play
The Conjuring Universe
The DC Animated Universe
The DC Multiverse
The Doctor Whoniverse
Dune
The Exorcist
The Fast & the Furious
Freddy vs. Jason
Hellraiser
Hercules / Xena
His Dark Materials
The Hunger Games
Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe
Stephen King’s It
The Lord of the Rings
Marvel Cinematic Multiverse
The Monsterverse
The Shadowhunter Chronicles
The “Something Like…” Series by Jay Bell
A Song of Ice and Fire: The Game of Thrones Universe
Spartacus
Star Trek
Star Wars
The Wicked Years
Underworld
The Vampire Diaries
Mercedes Lackey’s Velgarth
The Walking Dead