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** Also partially explained, in-story, with the original Mule being destroyed in the episode ''War Stories'', and the fancy new one being bought with the proceeds from the sale of the Lassiter.

* The ''[[Godzilla]]'' series has been going on for over fifty years, and started with men is rubber suits smashing miniature cities to men in rubber suits smashing miniature cities done BETTER!

* ''[[Tron: Legacy]]'', looks [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3efV2wqEjEY much darker and slicker] than ''[[Tron]]''. The special effects are also much improved, albeit in a much darker setting. This is especially notable since the first Tron film was one of the first major films of its time to use extensive computer graphics. This can also be justified since Tron takes place in a video game world where it must have been [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1IpPpB3iWI upgraded into a newer setting].

* ''[[Clash of the Titans]]'': The newer version uses computer animation as replacements for the stop-motion effects of the 1981 version.

* The ''[[Harry Potter (film)|Harry Potter]]'' movies started in 2001, so they used plenty of CGI from the start. However, the quantity and quality of the CGI increases with each film. It's telling that Jim Henson's Creature Shop only worked on the first ''Potter'' film while ILM worked on every film in the series.

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== [[Video Games]] ==

* Extremely noticeable in the ''[[Duke Nukem]]'' series.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Parodied in the ''[[Freakazoid]]'' episode "The Curse of Invisibo". One moment, the invisible ancient Egyptian is represented by very-obvious wires holding up the magical staff. After an interruption from the narrator, we see the staff floating "on its own" and [[Power Glows|glowing]].

* Parodied in the ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' episode "The Curse of Invisibo". One moment, the invisible ancient Egyptian is represented by very-obvious wires holding up the magical staff. After an interruption from the narrator, we see the staff floating "on its own" and [[Power Glows|glowing]].

* ''[[Scooby-Doo]]''.

* In the [[DCAU]], the use of conspicuous CGI backgrounds and vehicles (particularly in the animated films) has continued, but is done much better. Compare the Batwing in [[Batman and Mister Freeze Sub Zero]] to the Batwing in [[Batman: Under the Red Hood]].

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