The text in bold, I have to highly disagree on. The amount of explosions used in PROO tripled that of all explosions out of all Disney era seasons. Especially "Once a Ranger". Someone counted 32 explosions in just part 1 alone.
Sorry, I meant they made the change this last season with Jungle Fury. [I've subconsciously already started referring to RPM as "this season".]
Really? I thought Bandai only dealt with the merchandise and stuff. I never realized they had controlling power of the writer's and crew.
That's the point. We don't know what they do for certain.
But they are officially a co-producer/associate, and they must have a major say in pretty much all the props and costumes, and even with things like how certain characters are portrayed (i.e. heroic, weak, evil, nice, etc.), or how the zords are approached, because at the end of the day, it all affects the sales of the toys.
Will a 7 year old buy a Blue Ranger action figure if the character is a complete ass on TV? No. So BanDai's involvement in the show is probably to ensure all the scripts are consumer-friendly.
They have similar control with Sentai too, if not more (given Sentai's reliance on sponsorship). That's why Sentai goes overboard with their zords, because they're BanDai's No. 1 selling toys. Action figures aren't so hot in Japan, so they don't really get that many battlizers and motorbikes, etc. Action figures are big in the US and Europe, so that's why Disney's original footage has more in-suit action.
Oh, and "demographics" is just an industry term for target audience. PR's target audience (it's "demographic") is 3 - 14 year old boys. The fact PR actually does well in getting 3 to 14 year olds to tune in is a sign it's doing well.
Actually, most TV shows don't have a target audience that big. Most either aim for young kids (3 to 9 year olds) or older ones (9+), never both. And those that manage it don't last for long. PR has been on for 16 seasons, and it's still strong, especially on a global scale. It's the biggest boy's show on the planet.
