Time Bandits
Warning!
This article includes SPOILERS for Time Bandits season 1.
The series is an adaptation ofthe original 1981Time Banditsmovie, though there are many differences between the two projects.
With the potentialTime Banditsseason 2, even more historical periods and people could be explored.
These 25 are the best historical TV shows.
When he fell overboard and died in 1807, she took over.
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When they met, Kevin advised her to hide up the Canton Rivers to defeat the English.
This helped her win the battle, somewhat changing history.
Madame Chung wanted Kevin to stay with her as a soothsayer inTime Bandits, but Penelope claimed him instead.
As he was known for his arrogance, Ajax the Lesser was portrayed as an overconfident fool inTime Bandits.
He even apologized to another Greek hero inside, Diomedes.
It was a brief scene, but it featured multiple Greek legends.
Their appearance inTime Banditsseason 1, episode 1 is also brief and purely comedic.
Xanthus and Ophelestes are minor figures in Greek mythology, but they were a funny inclusion inTime Bandits.
2004 sword-and-sandal epic Troy got a lot right in its adaptation from Homer’s original story, The Iliad.
But it’s also terribly inaccurate at times.
Many Wizarding World characters come straight from the pages of mythology.
Some are obvious from their names, while others are more subtle.
Together, they bonded over not being believed, as the time bandits often dismissed Kevin and his knowledge.
Though Kevin doubted it, Cassandra told him that he was important, as she saw his future.
The city was ruled by a queen known as Lady Sak Kuk.
Her birthdate is unknown, but she was the second recorded female ruler of the city of Palenque.
To legitimize her rule, she declared herself a creation goddess, though that wasnt included in theTime Banditsepisode.
There is evidence of human sacrifice in anciest Mayan culture through art, texts, and skeletal remains.
The group spentTime Banditsseason 1, episode 3 in medieval times and didnt encounter any famous historical figures.
Yet, they mistakenly found themselves in business with Bumpy Johnson in episode 4.
St. Clair eventually handed her crime operation over to Bumpy, whose real name was Ellsworth.
The television seriesGodfather of Harlemtells a fictionalized version of Bumpy Johnsons story.
His character is played by Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker.
In 1951, he was given a 15-year prison sentence for conspiring to sell heroin in New York.
He served most of his time at Alcatraz Prison in California and was released in 1963.
Bumpy Johnson died five years later of a heart attack at 62.
His character both revered and feared her, though in real life, their characters worked together.
As in the show, Madame Queenie was the leader of the local Harlem gang, the 40 Thieves.
However, they didnt deal with alcohol.
Stephanie St. Clair was also known as Queen of the Policy Rackets, having developed a numbers racket.
According toThe Mob Museum, she turned to civil rights advocacy and was known as a fashion icon.
InTime Bandits, Madame Queenie was portrayed as a ruthless crime boss with a soft spot for helping others.
Madame Queenie died a year after Bumpy Johnson, who had been living with her, at 72.
Mob stories have mostly been told through some of the best gangster movies.
However, documentaries often do a good job of portraying the mafia too.
InTime Bandits, the Earl of Sandwich was portrayed as arrogant and self-absorbed.
Women were considered one of his vices, as was gambling.
According toWalks of Italy, his gambling debts even landed him in prison.
Yet, he is still better known as the worlds most famous lover.
Part of the reason he managed to evade trouble so often was his natural charm.
Casanova earned his reputation through his posthumous autobiography, which has turned his surname into a noun.
A common TV trope is shameless womanizers.
An example includes Charlie Harper from Two and a Half Men, but he’s not alone.
Given his title, the bandits natural reaction was to rob him, though they failed spectacularly.
The king gave away so much gold, that its value depreciated in Egypt.
