I have seen Poser used for forensic animations on CSI (the Las Vegas version.) In one, posette flung herself off of a balcony, poor thing. I doubt 60 dollar models have anything to do with doing something on the cheap.. they spend in the thousands just on the catered lunches on the set. I think it has more to do with the fact that this is for quick visualization, and the average tv viewer still sees ANYTHING 3D with an ooh and ahh factor.