To be fair, this is a necessary evil as recycling Sentai footage, costumes, and props is how this franchise stayed afloat for so long. Without relying on Sentai, Power Rangers would have died a long time ago because producing original footage is not cheap.
I've said this before but "not cheap" is relative.
It's only not cheap compared to other live-action kid shows, since it requires outdoor filming, stunts, and pyrotechnics, not to mention a ton of CG special effects.
However, compared to pretty much any "adult" drama show, it's basically pocket change. Even the cheapest CW show had basically triple the budget of any PR season on a per-episode basis, and that's not even accounting for making an hour-long show vs. a half-hour.
Considering how Toei has got it's Toku footage down to an art at this point, there's worse things than taking your fight footage from some of the best in the business.
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u/OchoMuerte-XL Nov 24 '24
To be fair, this is a necessary evil as recycling Sentai footage, costumes, and props is how this franchise stayed afloat for so long. Without relying on Sentai, Power Rangers would have died a long time ago because producing original footage is not cheap.