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== Film - Live Action ==
== Film - Live Action ==
* ''Serenity'' was rebuilt for [[Serenity (Film)|the movie of the same name]].
* ''Serenity'' was rebuilt for [[Serenity|the movie of the same name]].
* They had to recreate the miniatures from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey (Film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' for ''[[2010: The Year We Make Contact (Film)|Two Thousand Ten the Year We Make Contact]]'' because the originals were destroyed after filming ''2001'' to make sure they wouldn't be [[Prop Recycling|reused in other movies]].
* They had to recreate the miniatures from ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]'' for ''[[2010: The Year We Make Contact|Two Thousand Ten the Year We Make Contact]]'' because the originals were destroyed after filming ''2001'' to make sure they wouldn't be [[Prop Recycling|reused in other movies]].
** On a related problem, they had tremendous difficulty recreating the 'old man' makeup for the old man version of Dave, as the only surviving images of the makeup were the ones in the original film. Success was confirmed when a passerby on the lot recognized the makeup.
** On a related problem, they had tremendous difficulty recreating the 'old man' makeup for the old man version of Dave, as the only surviving images of the makeup were the ones in the original film. Success was confirmed when a passerby on the lot recognized the makeup.
* [[Mel Brooks]]' ''[[Young Frankenstein (Film)|Young Frankenstein]]'' rebuilt sets from the classic 1930s movies, often using original props.
* [[Mel Brooks]]' ''[[Young Frankenstein]]'' rebuilt sets from the classic 1930s movies, often using original props.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' had to do this for the movie prequel's Tatooine sets, since they were actually built in real-life deserts and had been swallowed up by sand over the decades.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' had to do this for the movie prequel's Tatooine sets, since they were actually built in real-life deserts and had been swallowed up by sand over the decades.
** An example of the revamp the set version: the Millennium Falcon interior sets were outfitted with more flashing lights and other detailing between ''[[A New Hope]]'' and ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''.
** An example of the revamp the set version: the Millennium Falcon interior sets were outfitted with more flashing lights and other detailing between ''[[A New Hope]]'' and ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''.
* The ''[[Harry Potter (Film)|Harry Potter]]'' filmmakers were [[Genre Savvy]]. After ''Order of the Phoenix'', the Ministry of Magic set was taken apart and put into storage so that they could easily put it back together again for ''Deathly Hallows Part 1''.
* The ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]'' filmmakers were [[Genre Savvy]]. After ''Order of the Phoenix'', the Ministry of Magic set was taken apart and put into storage so that they could easily put it back together again for ''Deathly Hallows Part 1''.
** Some places originally shot on location were later reproduced as sets at Leavesden Studios. For example, Privet Drive was a real street on the first movie, but a backlot reproduction was used from the second movie onwards. The hospital wing was Oxford Divinity School in the first movie, but it became a set in the second film. Amusingly, Oxford Divinity School later appeared as a different room in the fourth movie. In a weird example, Snape's classroom was filmed in the Lacock Abbey sacristy in the first film, but later his classroom became a set which did not even remotely look like the same room. It appears they took the Snape's office set from the second movie and revamped it into his classroom for the fifth movie (the classroom does not appear onscreen between the first and fifth movies).
** Some places originally shot on location were later reproduced as sets at Leavesden Studios. For example, Privet Drive was a real street on the first movie, but a backlot reproduction was used from the second movie onwards. The hospital wing was Oxford Divinity School in the first movie, but it became a set in the second film. Amusingly, Oxford Divinity School later appeared as a different room in the fourth movie. In a weird example, Snape's classroom was filmed in the Lacock Abbey sacristy in the first film, but later his classroom became a set which did not even remotely look like the same room. It appears they took the Snape's office set from the second movie and revamped it into his classroom for the fifth movie (the classroom does not appear onscreen between the first and fifth movies).
** A grassy courtyard in Hogwarts was filmed in the cloister of Durham Cathedral for the first two movies. Then in the fourth film, a courtyard at Oxford's Magdalen College was used to depict the same location. Finally, the sixth movie reproduced the courtyard as a Leavesden set.
** A grassy courtyard in Hogwarts was filmed in the cloister of Durham Cathedral for the first two movies. Then in the fourth film, a courtyard at Oxford's Magdalen College was used to depict the same location. Finally, the sixth movie reproduced the courtyard as a Leavesden set.
** The ''Chamber of Secrets'' set was not saved after the filming of ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''. When the Chamber had to reappear in ''Hallows: Part 2'', they filmed the actors in front of a green screen and recreated the Chamber as a CGI set rather than rebuilding it for real. This makes a certain amount of sense, seeing how the Chamber was a ''very'' large set and the scene featuring it in ''Hallows'' was pretty brief.
** The ''Chamber of Secrets'' set was not saved after the filming of ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets''. When the Chamber had to reappear in ''Hallows: Part 2'', they filmed the actors in front of a green screen and recreated the Chamber as a CGI set rather than rebuilding it for real. This makes a certain amount of sense, seeing how the Chamber was a ''very'' large set and the scene featuring it in ''Hallows'' was pretty brief.
** Similar to the ''[[Two Thousand Ten the Year We Make Contact|2010]]'' example, the CGI spiders in the second film were created by a visual effect house which had closed down by the time the last film was in production. Since the spiders were due to reappear and the original CGI models were lost, they had to be recreated using footage from the second film as reference.
** Similar to the ''[[2010: The Year We Make Contact|2010]]'' example, the CGI spiders in the second film were created by a visual effect house which had closed down by the time the last film was in production. Since the spiders were due to reappear and the original CGI models were lost, they had to be recreated using footage from the second film as reference.




== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The later ''[[Star Trek]]'' series have rebuilt or partially rebuilt sets from the original ''[[Star Trek the Original Series|Star Trek]]'' from time to time ("Relics" of ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]'', "Trials and Tribble-ations" of ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]'' and "In a Mirror, Darkly" of ''[[Star Trek Enterprise]]'').
* The later ''[[Star Trek]]'' series have rebuilt or partially rebuilt sets from the original ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]]'' from time to time ("Relics" of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', "Trials and Tribble-ations" of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' and "In a Mirror, Darkly" of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'').
** The TOS bridge set in "Relics" was built partly from original props and on the original stage, but they rented a replica of the captain's chair from a fan. Kirk's original chair went missing at some point, apparently.
** The TOS bridge set in "Relics" was built partly from original props and on the original stage, but they rented a replica of the captain's chair from a fan. Kirk's original chair went missing at some point, apparently.
** An "they took the opportunity to revamp the set" example occurs in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', where during the short hiatus between the ''TNG'' television series and the movie, the designers significantly altered the 1701-D bridge, adding new workstations and placing steps beneath the Captain's chair (symbolically raising him above the two chairs either side of him).
** An "they took the opportunity to revamp the set" example occurs in ''[[Star Trek Generations]]'', where during the short hiatus between the ''TNG'' television series and the movie, the designers significantly altered the 1701-D bridge, adding new workstations and placing steps beneath the Captain's chair (symbolically raising him above the two chairs either side of him).
** Some ''Next Generation'' sets were rebuilt for the ''Enterprise'' finale "These Are The Voyages..." Only a small part of Ten Forward was rebuilt with [[Stock Footage]] being used for an [[Establishing Shot]] of the room. The only set which did not have to be rebuilt from scratch was the observation lounge, which had since been modified to become the observation lounge of the ''Enterprise''-E, so they just had to modify it back.
** Some ''Next Generation'' sets were rebuilt for the ''Enterprise'' finale "These Are The Voyages..." Only a small part of Ten Forward was rebuilt with [[Stock Footage]] being used for an [[Establishing Shot]] of the room. The only set which did not have to be rebuilt from scratch was the observation lounge, which had since been modified to become the observation lounge of the ''Enterprise''-E, so they just had to modify it back.
** The ''Excelsior'' bridge from ''[[Star Trek VI the Undiscovered Country]]'' was rebuilt for the ''[[Star Trek Voyager]]'' episode "Flashback". The original was built in twelve weeks and the ''Voyager'' crew had to replicate it in two, resulting in the design being subtly simplified.
** The ''Excelsior'' bridge from ''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'' was rebuilt for the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' episode "Flashback". The original was built in twelve weeks and the ''Voyager'' crew had to replicate it in two, resulting in the design being subtly simplified.
* ''[[All in The Family]]'' - they decided to end the series, so they donated Archie's chair to the Smithsonian; when they decided to continue they had to recreate the chair. The chair originally cost like $2 from the Salvation Army, and the recreation cost thousands.
* ''[[All in The Family]]'' - they decided to end the series, so they donated Archie's chair to the Smithsonian; when they decided to continue they had to recreate the chair. The chair originally cost like $2 from the Salvation Army, and the recreation cost thousands.
* They did this to ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'s'' truck for the movie.
* They did this to ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]'s'' truck for the movie.
* The original sets from ''[[Babylon 5]]'' were kept in storage for many years in case of a sequel movie, revival, or in case ''[[Crusade]]'' got picked up by another network. Wouldn't ya know, shortly after they finally got rid of some of the sets due to storage costs, they get greenlighted for direct-to-DVD sequels?
* The original sets from ''[[Babylon 5]]'' were kept in storage for many years in case of a sequel movie, revival, or in case ''[[Crusade]]'' got picked up by another network. Wouldn't ya know, shortly after they finally got rid of some of the sets due to storage costs, they get greenlighted for direct-to-DVD sequels?
* When ''[[The Goodies (TV)|The Goodies]]'' moved from [[The BBC]] to [[ITV]] their new set was an almost identical copy of the original.
* When ''[[The Goodies]]'' moved from [[The BBC]] to [[ITV]] their new set was an almost identical copy of the original.
* For ''[[Stargate SG-1 (TV)|Stargate SG-1]]'', the sets from the ''[[Stargate (Film)|Stargate]]'' movie of the missile silo used as Stargate Command and the Abydonian gate room were rebuilt. The producers did find the gate prop used in the film, but it had decayed and was only good for getting a mold to work off of.
* For ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', the sets from the ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' movie of the missile silo used as Stargate Command and the Abydonian gate room were rebuilt. The producers did find the gate prop used in the film, but it had decayed and was only good for getting a mold to work off of.
* The sitcom ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' once did a [[Actor Allusion]] involving John Ritter's character, where he had a nightmare that he was in an episode of ''[[Threes Company]]'', complete with a rebuilt version of the apartment set from that show.
* The sitcom ''[[8 Simple Rules]]'' once did a [[Actor Allusion]] involving John Ritter's character, where he had a nightmare that he was in an episode of ''[[Three's Company]]'', complete with a rebuilt version of the apartment set from that show.
** The ''Three's Company'' set was also rebuilt for a gag in Ritter's 1992 film ''Stay Tuned''.
** The ''Three's Company'' set was also rebuilt for a gag in Ritter's 1992 film ''Stay Tuned''.
* For the [[All Just a Dream]] ending to the last episode of ''[[Newhart]]'', the bedroom set from ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' was rebuilt.
* For the [[All Just a Dream]] ending to the last episode of ''[[Newhart]]'', the bedroom set from ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' was rebuilt.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* For ''[[Fallout (Video Game)|Fallout]] Tactics'', everything had to be remodeled from scratch.
* For ''[[Fallout]] Tactics'', everything had to be remodeled from scratch.


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