Franchises By ProlixityGabe Period: Oct 5, 1962 to Dec 30, 1971 James Bond (starring Sean Connery) Period: Nov 23, 1963 to Dec 6, 1989 Doctor Who (classic series) Period: Sep 8, 1966 to Jun 3, 1969 Star Trek: The Original Series Period: May 25, 1977 to May 25, 1983 Star Wars original trilogy Period: Jun 12, 1981 to May 24, 1989 Indiana Jones (original trilogy) Period: Sep 28, 1987 to May 23, 1994 Star Trek: The Next Generation Period: Jul 5, 1989 to May 14, 1998 Seinfeld Period: Sep 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004 Friends Period: Nov 13, 1995 to Nov 22, 2002 James Bond (starring Pierce Brosnan) Period: May 2, 1997 to Jul 26, 2002 Austin Powers Period: Jun 26, 1997 to Jul 21, 2007 Harry Potter (book series) Period: Sep 3, 1998 to Sep 2, 2015 Metal Gear Solid Period: Nov 19, 1998 to Oct 10, 2007 Half-Life Period: May 19, 1999 to May 19, 2005 Star Wars prequel trilogy Period: Nov 19, 2000 to Nov 13, 2018 Hitman Period: Oct 2, 2001 to Mar 17, 2010 Scrubs Period: Oct 16, 2001 to May 13, 2011 Smallville Period: Nov 4, 2001 to Jul 7, 2011 Harry Potter (film series) Period: Dec 10, 2001 to Dec 18, 2003 The Lord of the Rings (original trilogy) Period: May 3, 2002 to May 4, 2007 Spider-Man (Sam Raimi trilogy, starring Toby Maguire) Period: Sep 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010 Lost (TV series) Period: Mar 24, 2005 to May 16, 2013 The Office (U.S. series) Period: Mar 26, 2005 to Jan 1, 2019 Doctor Who (revived series) Period: May 19, 2005 to Oct 27, 2012 The Thick of It Period: Jun 10, 2005 to Jul 20, 2012 Batman (Christopher Nolan trilogy, starring Christian Bale) Period: Nov 14, 2006 to Feb 14, 2020 James Bond (starring Daniel Craig) Period: Aug 21, 2007 to Mar 25, 2014 BioShock Period: Oct 10, 2007 to Nov 14, 2018 Team Fortress 2 Period: Oct 10, 2007 to Dec 20, 2017 Portal Portal, Portal 2, The Lab, Bridge Constructor Portal Period: Jan 20, 2008 to Sep 29, 2013 Breaking Bad Period: May 2, 2008 to Dec 31, 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe (ongoing) Period: Aug 15, 2008 to Mar 7, 2014 Star Wars: The Clone Wars Period: Oct 17, 2008 to Feb 16, 2011 Left 4 Dead Period: Aug 25, 2009 to Apr 25, 2017 Batman: Arkham Arkham Asylum, Arkham City, Arkham Knight, Arkham VR Period: Oct 20, 2009 to Oct 22, 2015 Borderlands Borderlands, Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Tales from the Borderlands Period: Apr 17, 2011 to Aug 30, 2019 Game of Thrones Period: Jun 30, 2012 to May 2, 2014 The Amazing Spider-Man (Marc Webb series, starring Andrew Garfield) Period: Dec 14, 2012 to Dec 17, 2014 The Hobbit Period: Oct 3, 2014 to Mar 5, 2018 Star Wars Rebels Period: Dec 18, 2015 to Dec 20, 2019 Star Wars sequel trilogy