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Pretty much every fan's dream is to see their beloved series return to the airwaves, and every once in a great while, it actually happens, occasionally as the reaction to a particularly successful [[Reunion Show]].
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Differs from a [[Transplant]] in scale and in the passage of real-world time. It is not strictly necessary for ''any'' of the original characters to return (though this depends on the nature of the show: shows set in the "real world" typically need a character (or family) to link the incarnations, while in [[Speculative Fiction]], the universe of the show can serve this purpose), but when they don't, you can usually count on one of them to return as a [[Special Guest]]. Often, a front-line character from the original series is now [[Older and Wiser]], and promoted to the position of [[The Obi-Wan]].
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In [[Theatre]] "revival" has a slightly different meaning, closer to a straight [[
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== [[Anime]] ==
* ''[[Macross]]'' is fairly unique among other anime series in the fact that it goes through constant revivals every few years with a few movies, [[OVA
* ''[[
** Subverted. The first film closely follows the beginning of the anime, but the second quickly diverges and never looks back.
* [[Lupin III]] first aired on TV from 1971-1972. It got so popular in reruns, that it was brought back as ''The New Lupin III'' 1977. And again in the 1980s as ''Lupin III Part III''. The new Lupin series, ''[[Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
== Automobiles ==
* The MINI, launched in 2001 by BMW is one such example. However, it's not a [[
* The [
* Volkswagen Santana, which is basically the 1981-1988 Passat with some slight changes and engine changes. [
* The Talbot brand, owned by [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French|Peugeot]], which disappeared from the automobile market in 1986, but is now coming back, with Peugeot-based models. Few people realized how much of a [[Chekhov's Gun]] the Talbot brand was to Peugeot-Citroen...
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* A number of ''[[Disney Afternoon]]'' shows have been revived in the comics pages, including ''[[
* The original ''[[Legion of Super-Heroes]]'' was revived after 28 years of alternate continuities, futures wiped out of history, etc. They even got the old writer and old cover logo.
* ''[[Captain America (comics)]]'' may have the most successful revival of a comic character in American history. The original ''Captain America Comics'' ran for 9 years, while the second revival in the [[Silver Age]] onward has lasted, off and on, over ''forty''!
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* The Samuel L Jackson vehicle ''[[Shaft]]'' was not a remake of the 1970s blaxploitation classic. In fact, Richard Roundtree reprised his role as the original Shaft, who was the uncle of Jackson's character.
** And got more women than Jackson's character.
* Referenced in ''[[
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* Though not the first example, surely the most famous is ''[[Star Trek:
** And yes, there was even a [[Shout
** Scotty also made an appearance, after being locked in transporter for decades. He managed to show his old school engineering beats the new engineer.
** This almost happened a few years earlier with ''Star Trek: Phase Two'' which was going to be the headliner for a new Paramount cable network. This eventually morphed into ''[[Star Trek: The
* Due in part to the success of ''[[Star Trek:
** Around the same time, the 70s sitcom ''What's Happening!'' was updated to ''What's Happening Now!'', starring nearly all of the original's surviving stars as older version of their characters.
* ''[[
* Another of the rare successful examples is ''[[Kung Fu The Legend Continues]]'', in which David Carradine almost-reprised his original role, playing Caine's [[Identical Grandson]].
* In 1997, ''[[
** And in 2008, a new revival was spawned by a TV movie. The fan-base has proven substantially less homicidal this time.
* ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'' was briefly revived in the 1980s as ''The Bradys''. It violated the usual rule by transforming from a [[Half-Hour Comedy]] to a [[Dramatic Hour Long]], and suffered in the ratings for it; in an attempt to rescue the show, the producers tried to turn it back into a comedy by arbitrarily inserting a [[Laugh Track]] into the existing dramatic plot line!
* On the other side of the pond, ''[[Are You Being Served
* A revival of ''[[Blake's
* ''[[
** The revival engaged in a few [[
* After ''[[The Muppet Show]]'' ended and the Muppets went on to make movies, two attempts were made to revive the show as a TV franchise. Neither ''[[
** Partially ''The Jim Henson Hour'' failed because instead of reviving the Muppets in their familiar form, it was a deliberate attempt by Jim Henson to do something new with them. With the exception of Kermit and Gonzo, most of the cast were brand new (or quite obscure). The fact that Frank Oz had semi-retired from puppetry, reducing Miss Piggy and Fozzie to only rare cameos didn't help. That and the other half of the program was usually Jim's darker, more trippy stuff.
* Game shows are quite popular targets for revivals. The current incarnation of ''[[Jeopardy
* [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] attempted a revival of defunct wrestling federation [[ECW]] as its third "brand"; however, [[Executive Meddling]] on the part of Vince McMahon pretty much destroyed any connection to the original except the name and a handful of wrestlers. And even the handful of wrestlers (save one) were gone within a couple of years.
* ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'' was revived in the late 1980s with Peter Graves reprising his role as Jim Phelps and Bob Johnson returning as the voice on the recording, though the rest of the Impossible Missions Force personnel were new characters and the technology was updated (for example, the famous self-destructing reel-to-reel tape became a self-destructing CD). Many of the original scripts were recycled nearly verbatim for the revival.
** That was more a "revival of necessity" though, because of the 1988 writer's strike. ABC decided that they needed "new" product, but wanted it on the cheap. So they dusted off the old scripts, sent the production off to Australia (which saved them 20%, and avoided other union headaches). It was originally planned as a full remake, but later shifted to the revival that ended up on film.
* [[Hawaii Five
* ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' was briefly revived with the help of Nickelodeon in the early '90s. Though the premise was largely unchanged, it drew more heavily from American kids' show
* The 1960s [[Spy Couple]] show ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' was revived as ''The New Avengers'' in the 1970s, but lasted only one season. It uncomfortably straddled the line between the original series's ludicrous plots and the growing fashion for grittier, meaner shows such as ''[[The Professionals]]''.
** ...which was made by the same people who made ''The New Avengers''.
* [[Genre Anthology]] shows are easy to revive because they lack continuing characters. For example:
** The 1959 series ''[[One Step Beyond]]'' came back in 1978 as ''[[The Next Step Beyond]]''.
** ''[[
** ...and so was ''[[
** The most successful anthology revival was the new ''[[Outer Limits]]'', which ran for seven seasons beginning in 1995.
* ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'' was revived during the 1980s, with the 1983 [[Made for TV Movie]] ''Still The Beaver'', and the 1985-89 series ''The New Leave It To Beaver'', both focusing on the life of the adult Beav.
* ''[[
* The 1970s [[British Series]] ''[[
* ''[[The Gong Show]]'' is airing in a revived version, after being revived as ''Extreme Gong''; so far the Gong itself is the only returning cast member.
* ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' has been revived (fittingly enough, by [[The CW]]) as simply ''90210''. Original cast members Shannen Doherty, Tori Spelling, and Jennie Garth have all reprised their roles (if only for guest parts), and Jason Priestly set to direct an episode. [[The CW]] is now doing the same for the similar ''[[Melrose Place]]''.
* ''[[
* ''Double Dare 2000'' for the original Nickelodeon ''[[Double Dare (1986 TV Show)|Double Dare]]''.
* After an 11-year absence from the airwaves and a 6-year absence from any form of media, ''[[Kamen Rider Kuuga]]'' inaugurated the return of the ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' franchise. The title of the first episode? "Revival".
* ''[[Rab C. Nesbitt]]'' returned in a [[Christmas Special]] after a ten year gap, and got a full series in 2010.
* ''[[Eerie, Indiana]]'' was revived as ''Eerie Indiana The Other Dimension''. It lasted just one season of 15 episodes.
* James Garner reprised his ''[[Maverick (TV series)|Maverick]]'' role in the short-lived 1981 series ''Bret Maverick''.
* ''[[The Love Boat]]'' was revived with ''The Love Boat: The Next Wave''.
* ''[[Dragnet]]'', the '50s TV/radio series, was revived in the late '60s, then again in 1989 (as ''The New Dragnet'') and yet again in 2003 (as ''LA Dragnet''). And that's not counting the two feature film adaptations.
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* Danny Thomas' ''Make Room for Daddy'' was briefly revived as ''Make Room for Granddaddy'' in 1970.
* [[TNT]] has one for [[Dallas]] in the [[Incredibly Lame Pun|pipeline]] for a summer 2012 premiere date. The new show will focus on the children of JR and Bobby and will feature Larry Hagman and Patrick Duffy once again playing the roles that made them famous.
** [[I
* There have been two failed attempts to revive ''[[
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* ''[[Warhammer
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Neverland released information and pictures of their ''Revival of Estpolis''/''Lufia'' second game ''Rise of the Sinistrals'' with ''[[Final Fantasy]]''-influenced characters and more action-based gameplay.
* The ''Oddworld'' franchise, which had seemingly died in 2005 with Stranger's Wrath, is set for a revival. See this Joystiq article for news: https://web.archive.org/web/20141007205713/http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/15/new-oddworld-games-in-the-works-at-just-add-water/
* Nintendo dropped a whole bunch of these at [[
* Also hyped at E3 2010 was ''[[Epic Mickey]]'', which Disney planned as a revival for the titular mouse.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* In 1997, ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'' was revived as ''[[
** And, on that note, 1986's ''[[
* ''[[Transformers]]'' does this constantly - in fact, whenever Hasbro feels like making more money. At first there was ''[[
** This only applies to the Transformers fiction though. The toyline as a whole has never had a break from production at any time since it began in the 80s.
* Also from Hasbro are the ''[[My Little Pony]]'' cartoons. Less frequent than ''Transformers'', but nonetheless they've had three or four different cartoons. ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* ''[[
* ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]'' is going to be revived in the form of ''Xiaolin Chronicles'', starting Spring of 2013.
* ''[[
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