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{{trope}}
Remember back in the day, when there was that cheaply made form of entertainment that was [[So Bad
Well, if you're in Hollywood and you have a high enough profile, you can. And you can do it ''better'' with a brand-new franchise, better special effects, better actors, a better budget and (it is hoped) better writing. If the old form of entertainment has been [[Deconstruction|Deconstructed]], then this work will probably feature a lot of [[Reconstruction]].
Named for [[George Lucas]], who has done this twice and very successfully both times. You may know the results as ''[[Star Wars]]'' and ''[[
If especially successful, this can result in a game of [[Follow the Leader]] as everyone else begins mining the past (or, more frequently, ripping off the successful modern version) in the hope that lightning will strike twice. If these follow-ups are of poor quality, or if there's just too many of them (or both as is [[
If done especially well, it can hide the fact that it ''is'' a throwback. It is only upon reviewing its similarity to past incarnations that the connection is made. Compare [[Older Than They Think]].
Note this should ''not'' cover instances of a specific ''franchise'' [[Continuity Reboot|being brought back]], e.g., the later incarnations of ''[[
Related: [[Affectionate Parody]]. [[Two
Compare [[Retraux]]
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== [[Anime]]
* ''[[
** ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' took a different [[Just for Pun|spin]] on shows of the same era.
* Most of the works of Naoki Urasawa (''[[Monster (
** His ''[[Yawara]]'' is largely a throwback to classic sports manga like ''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'' or ''[[Kyojin No Hoshi]]''.
* ''[[Cannon God Exaxxion]]'' (Early 70s [[Super Robot]] anime, only with much more realistic politics between the humans & alien invaders.)
* ''[[Osamu Tezukas Metropolis|Metropolis]]'' (The works of [[Osamu Tezuka]] and early anime in general. [[In Name Only|Not]] [[
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* ''[[Justice]]'' is ''[[
* In that vein, Darwyn Cooke's ''DC: The New Frontier'', set in the 40s, 50s and 60s amidst the climate of the Cold War, nuclear testing and the civil rights movement.
* Within [[Grant Morrisons Batman]], the post-''[[Final Crisis]]''/''Batman RIP'' series ''Batman And Robin'' has quickly established itself as something of a throwback to the ''Batman'' TV series.
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** ''1963'', which is a sendup of early Marvel comics, especially those of [[Stan Lee]] (Moore was able to replicate Lee's [[Purple Prose]] and self-promotion abilities perfectly).
** ''[[League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' does this for several genres and periods, albeit with a darker edge.
** The first six issues of ''[[
** In ''[[Supreme]]'' Moore not only recreates the Silver Age Superman atmosphere, but also brings back all the different decades and styles including 80s grim n gritty, Captain Marvel Family and EC comics stories just to name a few.
* In ''Planetary'', [[Warren Ellis]] throws in pastiches of comic book genres that were popular in the 1950s (sci-fi, pulp adventure, western, horror, etc.) before being almost completely eclipsed by the superhero genre in [[The Silver Age of Comic Books]].
* Matt Fraction's ''[[Casanova (
* ''[[Sin City]]'' is a rare example of a cross-medium throwback. The series takes its cues from [[Crime Noir]] books and films, as well as [[Exploitation Film
== [[Film]] ==
* The works of [[George Lucas]] are the [[Trope Namer]]:
** The original three ''[[
** ''[[Star Wars]]'': '30s sci-fi serials, especially ''[[Flash Gordon Serial
** ''[[THX 1138]]'' is one to the 40s dystopian novels such as ''[[Nineteen Eighty
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Kill Bill]]'' is half [[New Old West]] and half '70s [[Martial Arts Movie|martial arts movies]].
* ''[[
* ''[[Hobo
* ''[[
* ''[[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]]'': 1930s sci-fi serials.
* ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'': Swashbuckling pirate films. The genre had previously been killed by ''[[Cutthroat Island]]'', by virtue of it being THE biggest box office flop in history.
* ''[[
* ''[[Down With Love]]'': [[Romantic Comedy|Romantic Comedies]] of the late 1950s/early 1960s.
* ''Max Neptune and the Menacing Squid'': 1930s sci-fi serials.
* ''[[The Mist]]'': 1950s/1960s sci-fi horror.
* ''[[
* ''[[Alien (
* ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' is a reimagining of 1940s ghost/haunted house comedies such as ''The Ghost Breakers'' and ''Spook Busters'', except it featured actual ghosts and HP Lovecraft-esque overtones.
* ''[[Doomsday]]'': 1980s dystopian sci-fi.
* ''[[
* [[Word of God|George Romero himself has said]] the original ''[[
* Romero collaborated with [[Stephen King]] on the movie ''[[
* ''[[The Rocketeer (
* ''[[Gladiator (
* ''[[The Host (
* ''[[Independence Day]]'': '50s [[Alien Invasion]] movies.
* ''[[The Forbidden Kingdom]]'': '60s kung fu films.
* ''[[Scream (
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Up]]'' all but announces its 1930s-adventure-serial-ness in the opening sequence.
* ''[[The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension|Buckaroo Banzai]]'' is a [[Parody Sue]] version of ''[[Doc Savage]]''.
* ''[[Ninja Assassin]]'': Cheesy [[Ninja]] movies of the 80's.
* ''[[Hatchet (
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''Radioland Murders'': 1930's [[Screwball Comedy|screwball comedies]]. Another [[George Lucas]] production.
* ''[[Super 8]]'': late '70s and early '80s Amblin films
* ''[[
* ''[[Captain America:
* ''[[
* ''[[Drive (
* ''[[Australia (2008 film)|Australia]]'': [[Golden Age of Hollywood]] sweeping romantic epics
* ''[[
* ''[[
* [[The Film of the Book]] of ''[[
* ''[[Dark Shadows (
* ''[[
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[Space Vulture]]'' (cheesy 1950s Sci-Fi)
* ''[[Luke Skywalker and
* [[Karl Schroeder]]'s novels tend to mix this with [[Mohs Scale of Sci Fi Hardness|hard science fiction]].
** For example, both ''Ventus'' and ''Sun Of Suns'' are throwbacks to [[Planetary Romance|planetary romances]].
* [[Michael Moorcock]]'s ''Kane of Old Mars'' series is a throwback to the [[Planetary Romance]] pulps, specifically [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' ''[[John Carter of Mars]]'' novels.
* Lin Carter's ''Zarkon, Lord of the Unknown'' series is an attempt to recreate ''[[Doc Savage]]''-style pulp adventures.
* The novel ''[[
* [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s ''Against the Day'' and ''Inherent Vice''. The former mixes popular genres from around the turn of the 20th century, such as Westerns, spy novels, and early science fiction; the latter is based on early pulp Detective Fiction featuring the hard-boiled detective.
* All of John Irving's novels are throwbacks to 19th century literature, particularly [[
* Nathan Long's ''Jane Carver of Waar'' to [[Planetary Romance]], especially [[John Carter of Mars]].
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* ''[[Human Target]]'' (Action shows from the '80s and '90s.)
* ''[[Louis CK|LuckyLouie]]'' ('80s domestic sitcoms.)
* ''[[
* ''[[Tales of the Gold Monkey]]'' (Like ''[[
== [[Music]] ==
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* Also, singers such as Duffy and the late [[Amy Winehouse]], who have thrived on their "old-fashioned" sound.
* [[John Barrowman]]'s albums recall the days of Andy Williams and Dean Martin, with showtunes.
* Wolfmother for '70s stoner rock and [[
* Brian Setzer did one for rockabilly with [[The Stray Cats]], and later one for swing music with the Brian Setzer Orchestra.
* [[Cee Lo Green]]'s famous hit song [[Cluster F
* Sweden’s Änglagård play a pastiche of early 70s prog rock that is surprisingly convincing, thanks in part to an almost slavish use of vintage 1970s musical instruments.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Serious Sam]]'' and ''[[Painkiller]]''
* ''[[Lost Odyssey]]''
* ''[[God Hand]]''
* For a while, any time a new [[Adventure Game]] came out and got any press, people treated it like the sole hope for the resurgence of the genre. Right now, [[Telltale Games]] is probably the most visible, putting out episodic adventures regularly.
* Is classic, Golden Age [[Space Opera]] dead? Not if ''[[Mass Effect]]'' has anything to say about it.
* ''[[Final Fantasy:
* ''[[La
* Wii version of ''[[A Boy and His Blob]]'' - 80s cartoons.
* ''[[Legend of Grimrock]]'' - To [[Faux First Person 3D]] dungeon crawler RPGs like ''[[
* [[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]] is a George Lucas Throwback to [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time]].
* The ''[[
* Fittingly for a game based on [[Scott Pilgrim
* ''[[Rally Trophy]]'' is a heavily retro (60s and 70s) take on the [[Driving Game|rally racing sims genre]], with lots of [[Played for Laughs]] [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading]] and [[Stylistic Suck]].
* ''[[Obs Cure]]'': [[Post Modernism|Post-modern]], [[Genre Savvy]] [[Teen Drama]] [[Horror]] movies from the [[The Nineties|mid-late '90s]], of the type made by [[Scream (
* ''[[Uncharted]]'' is a throwback to [[Pulp Magazine|pulp adventure stories]], and features (and updates) many of their tropes.
* ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' not only does this to [[The Western]], but a case can be made for each part of the game being a throwback to a different type of Western. The first third of the game harkens back to the old-school John Ford/[[John Wayne]] Westerns, where morality was more [[Black and White Morality]] and the focus was on [[Manifest Destiny|America's westward expansion]], complete with [[Cattle Drive|cattle drives]], [[
* ''[[
* The future in ''[[Space Channel 5]]'' reminds very much of 60s and 70s style future, if that makes sense.
* ''[[Interstate '76]]'' and its [[Spiritual Successor]], ''[[Vigilante 8]]'', throw back to a number of '70s genres and tropes.
* ''[[
** It may have been better received if they had done this on purpose, since it still has changes like [[Regenerating Health]] and weapon carrying limits.
* ''[[
** ''[[
*** Also, [[Sonic Advance
* ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]'' is intended to be a throwback in structure to the classic games without actually being in 2D.
* Daisuke Amaya, creator of ''[[
* ''[[Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater]]'' is a throwback to the cold war era spy genre.
* ''[[Epic Mickey]]'' - [[The Golden Age of Animation]].
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Secret Saturdays]]'' (1970s Saturday morning adventure cartoons)
* ''[[Batman:
** In the [[Mood Whiplash|comparatively serious]] episode "Chill of the Night!" we actually see Bruce Wayne, face and all. He looks like his [[Batman:
** The trope is lampshaded in the Batmite episode where the little imp reads a "prepared statement" in response to some 4th wall breaking humor, explaining that this incarnation of Batman is just as legitimate and true to source material as the "tortured dark avenger crying out for mommy and daddy".
* ''[[Venture Brothers]]'' does a bit of this and a bit of parody with 1960's action shows like ''[[Jonny Quest]]'' and such, plus a hefty dose of increased badass. Instead of lame plots about random monsters, we get genuine nightmare fuel about a dead twin-brother still living inside his twin and eventually building a robot body for itself.
* ''[[Fillmore!]]'' takes a lot of inspiration from 70s buddy cop shows, not that any kids noticed.
** More specifically, those made by Quinn Martin Productions.
* ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' took most of its inspiration from the classic [[Disney Animated Canon|Disney animated musicals]] of [[The Golden Age of Animation]]. It was so successful, it wound up [[Genre Turning Point|resurrecting the entire genre]] and kicking off what came to be known as [[The Renaissance Age of Animation|the Disney Renaissance]].
** More recently, after the Renaissance was over and Disney movies started sucking again, they did another
* In ''[[
* ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'' was like a tortured, horrifying version of [[The Golden Age of Animation|Golden Age cartoons]], complete with animation style and specific gags copied from [[Looney Tunes]].
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