Same here!
The ONLY show I watched on NBC and one of the few that I watched on network television.
I always thought those costumes and sets were expensive, so I figured something like this would happen.
Most of the “sets” were locations, except the home base of the mothership. I guess location shooting is more expensive than studio production. Many of those costumes probably came from costume houses, but again you’re right still probably more pricey than a show set completely in today’s world. They moved production from Canada to California for season two, and that no doubt also bumped up the cost.
Still, I don’t think the cost of production was that outlandish. No more than Gotham or The Last Ship I wouldn’t think. When you look at it, most TV shows today are lawyer, cop, or doctor shows in a contemporary setting. Are there even any westerns right now?
Agent Carter was cancelled partly due to the costs of that period stuff and whatever reproductions.
I liked that show a lot.