I did not care about Dr Who, Godzilla, Walking Dead, Fallout, etc. But I did buy the LotR and Warhammer decks (and I was not disappointed). The reality is that

I did not care about Dr Who, Godzilla, Walking Dead, Fallout, etc. But I did buy the LotR and Warhammer decks (and I was not disappointed). The reality is that different people like different things, and I don't think Universe Beyond is a bad thing per se. It is not like the default story is terribly interesting and little more than generic, second rate fantasy.