Why does this series hire incredibly cheap staff (contract even)

Because it's cheaper to hire Canadian writers and VA's. And it's cheaper for the Canadians to subcontract to the Philippines for animation.

>>27937781
The writers are in the US.

>>27937786
They're all in the US? I thought some of them were in Canada.

>>27937796
They are all in the US.

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>>27937704
Because quality is not important.

All the show has to do is sell plastic crap. Hasbro/DHX doesn't need to win awards or get praise from the critics...the show exists to promote the toys, which is Hasbro's real business.

So they hired the cheapest team they could find hanging around the bus station. As a result the show is a terribly written mess, but that doesn't matter. Hasbro is making money while other toy companies post losses. Their half-ass approach is working.

It's just business.

>>27937834
It just seems bizarre that this series that makes news is hired by the writing equivalent of Denny's chefs.

>>27937704
Fuck if I know.

>>27937704
That came from NLJ thread.

>>27937704
Because it costs less.
You answered your own question.

>>27937834
>As a result the show is a terribly written mess
Though you'd never know it by listening to /mlp/'s rampant defense of the show.