[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by Orange Ranger

I thought the story was that they saw the promo footage before MegaRanger ever aired and that was all they had available to them. Since it looked like a space setting they set up the end of Turbo to go into space. They found out before they started shooting In Space what the plot actually was but decided to just go with it as they already had a story going.

By the time In Space (Feb. 6, 1998 - Nov. 21, 1998) hit the airwaves, Megaranger (Feb. 14, 1997 - Feb. 15, 1998) had one episode left. Additionally, Turbo ended on Nov. 24, 1997 (10 months after Megaranger began), and it led directly into In Space.
Assuming that
1) Turbo's finale was filmed a month before airing and
2) They had scripted Chase Into Space to lead into the "Grand Finale" that was In Space 3 months prior,
There really isn't much excuse for being so off when they had 5 months worth of Megaranger footage available.

And before anyone gets on my case, I know the numbers for the months were BS and not accurate. I based the statements on the amount of time it takes to film a 20 minute long show, along with the statement that Lost Galaxy aired episodes mere weeks after they finished filming them, one case (During the Lights of Orion saga) being aired mere days after they finished filming.
The numbers for the months were simple approximations since they didn't need to provide 100% of the filmed footage. In all honesty, I really think the 3 months worth assumption to write and finalize the script for In Space is being very generous.