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Originally Posted by make_her_grow
Well don't forget they always have to worry about those pesky things called budget and ratings.
Any given show is only given a set amount to work with. this show can only use so much cgi as the budget allows for any process. As such, the number of onscreen TF's ARE going to be low, because some of the cgi time has to be used for the dogs themselves.
Ratings is also a factor. While it has a female star my understanding is this book and tv series was geared more towards women, so of course they'd want to garner to them to get the highest ratings. This means a LOT more men shown then women sadly, so you're going to have to expect them.
And lastly: Always keep in mind scifi or any public tv channel televised series will NEVER be meant for us, so there will always be a small level of disappointment from a fetish standpoint. They (series producers) have to keep the all mighty dollars in mind when dealing with ratings, so they have to pander to the widest audiences possible. This means keeping things like violence, nudity, and traumatizing transformations (to none fetishists) at a minimum.
TLDR: Keep in mind TV series aren't made for the fetish crowd and keep expectations low to avoid disappointment.
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I've dropped the whole "they're not marketing towards us" line plenty of times myself in this thread. Honestly, it's not really the point right now. The reason I say this is because when this series was still in production, the producers and some of the cast were gushing about how this wasn't just some Twilight-esque drama that panders specifically to the crowd you're mentioning. They pointed out there would be blood, sex, nudity (though this I knew wasn't going to be anything mind-blowing...it's cable), and to a lesser extent, transformations. I'm not saying they were promising us fucking AWIL, but they made a point of saying this was more than some chick show, even if that was the original target audience of the book series. Now, at this point, it seems they oversold themselves, or maybe there's cut footage that will see the light of day on a DVD/Blu-Ray. Who knows?
Budget is the likely culprit here. It seems clear that they are picking and choosing which parts of the transformations to show based on what's cheaper and easier to do. That adds to my belief that they blew their load on that first episode, which showed in how they glossed over the second. Not surprising, but disappointing. If this was a hurdle for them, why not keep one of the two tfs in your pocket from the first episode, and put more effort into the one we just got last night? To be such a key moment (the "first change"), it really felt rushed.
I know how this all goes, expectations-wise. I already went back to reading up on the other three or four projects I'm waiting on after the second episode of this. If we ever get that amazing tf scene, I think it will come from a place you'll least expect it. Or I can just start researching all the techniques and materials it takes to do it myself. (I'm not even being all that sarcastic with that last statement...)