The problem was Carranger was basically supposed to be a comedy. When it was adapted into Turbo the producers tried to push it has a serious show. But the comedic footage made it hard. I find Turbo Season 1 to be the real bore. Justin was pushed down our throats and given an unbeleivable genius storyline. The old Rangers actually took a back seat to Justin. There weren't really a lot of zord battles, and the villains were cornier than Zedd and Rita.
However Turbo Season 2 ( while still maintaining a lot of cheesy elements) was a major improvement and had some really good moments. It introduced us to the future Space Cast . While it was a shock to see the orginals go it was good to have a grace period to get used to the newbies, so we would know them by Space. Justin wasn't hoging the spotlight and was treated no better than anyone else on the team. The episode plots became more dire ( and they dropped that god awful chimps sub plot with Bulk and Skull, not to mention the detinator plots). Chase In Space is one of the best finalies of all time. It set the tone for what Space would be, and ended turbo with a bang. While Turbo may not have been the strongest PR season, you couldn't have had Space without Turbo's second half.
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