Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]]'', ''Aliens'', ''Alien³'',<ref>Yes, "Alien to the third power", NOT "Alien 3". Some fans still insist it should have been named ''Alienses'' just to maintain the pattern.</ref> and ''Alien Resurrection''.

** Followed by the spinoff series (and pseudo-prequels) ''[[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]]'' and ''Alien'''''s''' ''Vs. Predator 2''.

* ''The [[Terminator]]'' was followed by rather plain ''Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' and ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines''. The fourth drops the numbers entirely (''Terminator Salvation'').

* For ''[[Star Trek]]'', it started off clear but became a bit confusing later. The movies based on ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]'' started with ''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'' and were thereafter numbered with clear and consistent Roman numerals: ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'', ''[[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]'', ''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home|Star Trek IV the Voyage Home]]'', ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier|Star Trek V the Final Frontier]]'' and ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country]]''. After that, the movies based on ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' (''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'') were not numbered, making it confusing if you don't know which order to watch them in. And then of course there's the 2009 film, which is just called ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]'' with no qualifier or subtitle, because {{spoiler|it takes place in a different continuity}}...