Thread:ARTaylor/@comment-27710776-20180428221432/@comment-122823-20180429031734

It's a sad overreaction to Batman: TAS and Power Rangers, which got a lot done before BS&P took notice. It was excessive, but they still managed to make a great show out of it. In fact, I've often found that restrictions make the artists more creative. I took a class on Billy Wilder, the professor said that he made more risque comedies when the restrictive Hays Code was enforced and when it was lifted he wasn't able to make the same quality work. Honestly, I feel AMC, a cable station with several restrictions, makes much better shows than HBO, with virtually no restrictions, as HBO creators sometimes fall back on easy blood, swears, and T&A while AMC has to be more creative in how it handles dramatic stories.

Reused footage wasn't exactly a new thing for Spider-Man, and it certainly wasn't the last. Star Trek did that all the time with shots of the Enterprise/DS9/Voyager and planets. If they can reuse a second or two then that's twenty-four frames they don't have to spend the time and money on so the money and animators can spend more on other scenes. It did stand out sometimes, especially since "Night of the Lizard" was so different and it did change dramatically compared to later seasons.