To be upfront, I don’t have access to Apple TV, so I watched the initial installment of the Time Bandits series at a friend’s house, and we attempted to watch it together. It turned out to be quite disappointing. The most noticeable thing is how dissimilar this show is from the original movie; it seems to imitate it in an awkward way. The humor that was so plentiful in the film has been removed, replaced by commen…

My initial impression after seeing just the first episode left me feeling really let down. It seems like it’s straining to be something else entirely. The attempts at humor feel unnatural and fall completely flat. I'm planning on watching Terry Gilliam’s film next, because I’m a big fan—it’s actually one of my all-time favorites... which is likely why I find this series so unappealing; it feels like a low-budget i…