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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|OVAs]], and mangas sprinkled in between. First there was the original ''Macross'' series that aired from 1982-1983. ''Macross7'' was aired from 1994-1995 and was based on a colony ship with two main characters from the original series being carried over. The most recent 2008 series, ''[[Macross Frontier]]'', takes place several decades after ''Macross 7'' in a different colony ship.
* ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'', for the original ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''.
** 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|The Woman Called Fujiko Mine]]'', is a [[Prequel]].
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== Automobiles ==
* The MINI, launched in 2001 by BMW is one such example. However, it's not a [[R Emake]] and is [[Canon Discontinuity]] of the original - larger, fatter and heavier than the original. Not to mention that 1.6-litre engines and diesel ''were never available in the original''.
* The [[wikipedia:Fiat Nuova 500|Fiat 500]], a supermini that is considered utterly terrible in some nations (even the United Kingdom), and to be launched in the United States sometime in 2011 where such vehicles are considered as [[Americans Hate Tingle]].
* Volkswagen Santana, which is basically the 1981-1988 Passat with some slight changes and engine changes. [[wikipedia:Volkswagen Santana|The Other Wiki]] has a full article. Supposed to end production in 2012...
* 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...
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* A number of ''[[Disney Afternoon]]'' shows have been revived in the comics pages, including ''[[Gargoyles]]'' by Slave Labor Graphics, and ''[[DuckTales]]'' (in ''Uncle Scrooge'' comics), ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', and ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' by [[Boom Studios]]. Neither publisher was able to hang on to the licenses very long, however.
* 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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* A revival of ''[[Blake's Seven|Blakes Seven]] '' set years after the original with Avon as [[The Obi-Wan]] was announced in 2003, but appears to have been scrapped.
* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Revived under the same title in 2005, it not only kept the old series in continuity, it * also* kept events from the made for TV movie that tried but didn't manage to revive the series a number of years earlier. It even put the long break in as a plot point. "During" the missing period (on the Doctor's personal timeline, anyway), the Last Great Time War happened, rendering the Doctor the [[Last of His Kind]] (and regenerating him offscreen into [[Christopher Eccleston]]). The show squeezes the mystery of what precisely happened for all the drama and suspense they can.
** The revival engaged in a few [[Retcon|retcons]] concerning the original series, but then ''[[Doctor Who]]'' tended towards [[Broad Strokes]] continuity for much of its run.
* 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 ''[[The Jim Henson Hour]]'' nor ''[[Muppets Tonight]]'' were as successful as the original. More recently, the show has been revived in [[Comic Book]] form.
** 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.
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* 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''.
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