Crusade is even worse than I remember it. And I'm the first one to complain about the general crapiness of the series. Even so, I'm watching it start to finish on Sci-Fi. Frequently, I'm asked why. I try to give a different answer every time. Like-
"Crusade is like a fatal car accident. Sure, it's bad. But you have to look anyway."
"It's a curiosity, like a microcephalic skull or a two headed pig foetus. Most people wouldn't want to see it, but some are just curious enough to take a peek. At least I can watch Crusade without waiting for the carnival to come to town."
"Crusade? So that's what it is. I knew it was too good to be Voyager."
The truth is, that in spite of it's lousy dialogue and cardboard characters, it's the best thing on my cable at 8 o'clock. Compared to other sci fi series on now, like Farscape or Andromeda, Crusade deserves a Hugo award. I can imagine what the show could have been, with some tweaking, half a chance, and WITHOUT TNT. That makes it worth watching to me.
If you can't see Crusade's potential, I suggest you cut some black construction paper to look like a couple of robots and a guy and tape it to the bottom right corner of your TV screen when it comes on. Do this for inspiration. As it stands, Crusade offers tremendous lampoon potential. What would Mike, Crow, and Servo say? Channel the right 'bot, and you could probably watch, say, "Visitors from Down the Street" or any of the episodes with Lockley in them several times and ACTUALLY ENJOY THEM.
It's just a thought.
(And yes, I've actually taped MST3K cut outs to my tv. I had to take them off when Crow was severly damaged in a dusting accident. Oh, the humanity!)