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* After a fire at their warehouse, almost every Aardman Animation model was destroyed, forcing them to remake pretty much every character and set used in ''{{Wallace and Gromit}}'' before making ''A Matter of Loaf and Death''.

* MelBrooks' ''Film/YoungFrankenstein'' rebuilt sets from the classic 1930s movies, often using original props.

** The ''Excelsior'' bridge from ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' was rebuilt for the ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' 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.
* ''AllInTheFamily'' - 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 ''TheBeverlyHillbillies's'' truck for the movie.

* For the AllJustADream ending to the last episode of ''{{Newhart}}'', the bedroom set from ''TheBobNewhartShow'' was rebuilt.

* The later ''StarTrek'' series have rebuilt or partially rebuilt sets from the original ''[[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' from time to time ("Relics" of ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "Trials and Tribble-ations" of ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and "In a Mirror, Darkly" of ''StarTrekEnterprise'').

** An "they took the opportunity to revamp the set" example occurs in ''StarTrekGenerations'', 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).

** The ''Excelsior'' bridge from ''StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' was rebuilt for the ''StarTrekVoyager'' 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 original sets from ''Series/{{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?

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* The later ''StarTrek'' series have rebuilt or partially rebuilt sets from the original ''[[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' from time to time ("Relics" of ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "Trials and Tribble-ations" of ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and "In a Mirror, Darkly" of ''StarTrekEnterprise'').
** 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 ''StarTrekGenerations'', 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 StockFootage being used for an EstablishingShot 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 ''StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' was rebuilt for the ''StarTrekVoyager'' 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.
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* ''Serenity'' was rebuilt for [[Film/{{Serenity}} the movie of the same name]].

* ''AllInTheFamily'' - 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 TheBeverlyHillbillies' truck for the movie.
* They had to recreate the miniatures from ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOddyssey'' for ''Film/TwoThousandTenTheYearWeMakeContact'' because the originals were destroyed after filming ''2001'' to make sure they wouldn't be [[PropRecycling reused in other movies]].

* 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?
* MelBrooks' ''YoungFrankenstein'' rebuilt sets from the classic 1930s movies, often using original props.
* For ''{{Fallout}} Tactics'', everything had to be remodeled from scratch.
* When ''Series/TheGoodies'' moved from TheBBC to {{ITV}} their new set was an almost identical copy of the original.

* For ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'', the sets from the ''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 ''EightSimpleRules'' once did a ActorAllusion involving John Ritter's character, where he had a nightmare that he was in an episode of ''ThreesCompany'', 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 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 ''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.

** Apparently, 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.

* When ''TheGoodies'' moved from TheBBC to {{ITV}} their new set was an almost identical copy of the original.

* The ''Film/HarryPotter'' filmmakers were GenreSavvy. After ''OrderOfThePhoenix'', the Ministry of Magic set was taken apart and put into storage so that they could easily put it back together again for ''DeathlyHallows Part 1''.

** Apparently, the Chamber of Secrets set was not saved after the filming of ''HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets''. 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.

* I seem to recall they did this to ''TheBeverlyHillbillies''' truck for the movie.
* They had to recreate the miniatures from ''[=~2001: A Space Odyssey~=]'' for ''[=~2010: The Year We Make Contact~=]'' because the originals were destroyed after filming ''2001'' to make sure they wouldn't be [[PropRecycling reused in other movies]].

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** The show's producers made a point of keeping the set hidden from the StudioAudience until the last possible moment while filming the episode, so as not to ruin the impact of TheReveal.

* The sitcom ''EightSimpleRules'' once did a ActorAllusion 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 sitcom ''8 Simple Rules...'' once did a ActorAllusion 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.

** An example of the revamp the set version: the Milennium Falcon interior sets were outfitted with more flashing lights and other detailing between ''ANewHope'' and ''TheEmpireStrikesBack''.
* For ''{{Stargate SG-1}}'', the sets from the ''{{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 ''Excelsior'' bridge from ''StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'' was rebuilt for the ''StarTrekVoyager'' 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. They did manage to find the original tapes for the looped footage displayed on the bridge monitors.

** 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. Also, the "Battle bridge" set used on TNG when the saucer section was separated ''was'' the original Enterprise bridge set, rebuilt and modified, so for "Relics", they mostly just modified it back.

** A grassy courtyard in Hogwarts was filmed in the cloister of Durham Cathedral for the first two movies. Then in the fourth film, the 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 ''Serenity'' was rebuilt for [[Film/{{Serenity}} the movie of the same name]].

** 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 they took the Snape's office set from the second movie and revamped it into his classroom for the fifth movie.

** 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.

* The sitcom ''Ten Simple Rules...'' once did a ActorAllusion 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.

A set has to be rebuilt, usually after having been taken down. Common to film sequels, but also a horribly common problem in videogames, since source files are so poorly kept track of.

* The ''Serenity'' was rebuilt for [[{{Firefly}} the movie of the same name]].
* The later ''StarTrek'' series have rebuilt or partially rebuilt sets from the original ''[[StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'' from time to time. ("Relics" of ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', "Trials and Tribble-ations" of ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' and "In a Mirror, Darkly" of ''StarTrekEnterprise''.)
**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. Also, the "Battle bridge" set used on TNG when the saucer section was separated ''was'' the original Enterprise bridge set, rebuilt and modified, so for "Relics", they mostly just modified it back.
* After a fire at their warehouse, almost every Aardman Animation model was destroyed, forcing them to remake pretty much every character and set used in ''WallaceAndGromit'' before making ''A Matter of Loaf and Death''