It is no wonder why the entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery is so obsessed with the idea of establishing a tentpole franchise with 2018's The Meg and its sequel from this past summer Meg 2: The Trench. The studio side wants to recreate the blockbuster magic of Steven Spielberg's 1975 classic Jaws, the film that created the "summer movie" experience. The TV/streaming side wants to appease the pre-existing fanbase of their annual Shark Week event, which celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. These conflicting approaches are one of the many why the Meg movies are unable to feed the hunger of theatergoers who just want their sharky goodness.