Review: Does 'The Purge' translate as TV? Wake us up and we'll tell you

Probably the most important thing to say about "The Purge," the film franchise that was to become television Tuesday on USA, is that the four pictures already released cost $35 million combined and have together grossed more than $447 million worldwide. If you're wondering why it's a series now, why are you still wondering that?

The films, from the original 2013 "The Purge" (cost $3 million, grossed $89 million) to this year's prequel "The First Purge" (cost $13 million, grossed $133 million), are set in a near future - or