Apple TV+’s live-action comedic adventure “Time Bandits,” starring Lisa Kudrow, is the first-ever television adaptation of the beloved cult classic movie by the same name. Created for television by Jemaine Clement (“Flight of the Conchords”), Iain Morris (“The Inbetweeners”) and Taika Waititi (“Reservation Dogs”), and produced for Apple TV+ by Paramount Television Studios, Anonymous Content’s AC Studios and MRC, “Time Bandits” is an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents — and the world. The 10-episode series premiered globally with the first two episodes on Wednesday, July 24th, and is followed by two new episodes every Wednesday through August 21, 2024.
Amber Dowling for The Globe and Mail:
There’s another month before school returns, and many parents with kids at home have probably ditched their shiny June goals of an educational and structured summer. Right now, many of us are just getting by. So when a family-friendly show comes along that’s fun, instructive and offers a dual tone for the adults, people need to know.
Apple TV+’s latest star-soaked series, Time Bandits, fits the bill.
The TV version is reminiscent of the film’s Python vibes but with the addition of Waititi and Clement’s signature whimsy. That makes the series child-friendly but still entertaining for parents.
Onscreen, Time Bandits is a delightful surprise that may ignite new family interests heading into the back half of summer. Thanks to solid performances with impeccable comedic timing, incredible world-building, and a fun but quirky tone, this series combines fantasy elements from franchises like Harry Potter and Percy Jackson and the Olympians but remains true to itself through and through.
It’s the kind of show you’ll wish you could have had access to as a kid, but that you’ll still thoroughly enjoy viewing as a parent with grade-school-aged children.
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I gave it 15 minutes at the beginning and lost interest. The Original is/was always better than any re-imagining. My Question is WHY remake it? You take modern writers to reinterpret the story for modern times. I Thought it was Lame. Are they gonna remake any more classics? The writers nowadays have Zero Creativity to create anything new, they HAVE to steal ideas and plots from the past successful projects. They went on strike for what? Theft. Waste of time to watch.
It is really very boring and imaginative. Kudrow isn’t funny and can’t act. The so called jokes are lame. Watch the original movie. Don’t waste your time on this rubbish.
It is really very boring and imaginative. Kudrow isn’t funny and can’t act. The so called jokes are lame. Watch the original movie.