[Talisman]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

That seems like such a backwards way of going about things. While making multiple projects is common sense for a production company, the idea to let a successful franchise simply coast along on bare minimum to hope to get another hit is just risky gambling.

PR was an overnight sensation, and Saban should've used that opportunity to really bring the brand to newer heights, rather than shoddily attempt to recapture that lightning in a bottle. The fact that, even after becoming a billion dollar brand, the show's budget remained absolutely microscopic astounds me.

There's a saying about messengers and the shooting thereof. I think it goes, "Don't".

I didn't say it was a good method, I just said that's the method they went with and against all odds it paid off. I guess "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" ultimately applies here.

Again, not an endorsement, just the facts of the matter.

Quote:

Originally Posted by TokuKnight89

Remember...this is a guy who freely shafted his actors to the point that some of them left voluntarily cause he wasn't willing to budge in terms of payouts!

He was never willing to put in too much cause he was solely focused on the returns. I give him credit in one thing, and that's the Valerie Vernon thing cause I think he did come correct there.

Exactly all of this. Haim was a notorious cheapskate to the point where he tried to screw Gene Simmons out of a deal, literally across the table from the guy. There's a reason why so much of Saban's output before and after PR was dub production; it's dirt cheap and usually nets a pretty good return. The man and his production company by extension would not spend a single cent if they could find any way to avoid it, and they worked hard in that regard.

And that, unfortunately, set the standard for which all of Power Rangers would be made under going forward, plain and simple. It worked when it did because it was in that perfect storm that was the Early 90s. It faltered as time went on because it was no longer as unique because the Anime Boom was in full boom and fulfilled much of its niche, including low costs. And as stated elsewhere in the thread, while moving production to Canada would've been cheaper - think about just how many shows at the turn of the millennium, BIG shows no less, were and even now are filmed in Canada - Moving to New Zealand was cheapest, and that's the Saban and thus Power Rangers way since day one.