I saw the dub so that might have been a big part. But, 1/2 of the main characters are horrible, 1/4 are mediocre, and 1/4 are actually good.
How long did you watch? Not only have I heard the contrary from basically everyone (Savers is almost always compared to Adventure and Tamers, the two most popular seasons before it), I've also heard that it gets a lot better.