I'm not sure why you take issue with it. I don't see the point, just like I don't see the point of EVER altering a movie, TV show, what have you, regardless of the reason. Unless footage was completely missing, lost to time, every print destroyed I would never believe it necessary to recreate it. That's just my opinion on the subject. You think I'm here to rain on your parade. I'm not. If you want recreated effects, wonderful. I hope you enjoy them immensely. But that's not why I'm concerned about the subject. My only concern is the future of the original versions.

You do bring up a good point that many effects shots were not standalone and combined with footage of the actors. That point had honestly failed to cross my mind and does make the subject of seamless branching a little more difficult.