[Mark]

But of course you have to remember that the show in question is from 15 years ago, so may or may not qualify under the "nowadays" concept; granted, I don't know if it was a highly acclimated show under the definition of TV producers - it was, after all, a   kids' show coming off of a several year hiatus at that particular point and time (enough time that several of the younger characters had actually been recast for the third season).  Shows like  Doctor Who have been going on for a very, very long time (and thus have the fan base to convince studios to whip up the money), and even Game of Thrones is on a premium cable channel (meaning that you have to pay the service provider extra to get HBO specifically) even then,  it's not like they have an unlimited amount of money (I was watching one of the extras on the DVDs for the show's second season, and they actually spend a lot of that season's money just on the second-to-last episode, for the Battle of Blackwater Bay specifically).