Lisa Kudrow and Jemaine Clement’s presence notwithstanding, I’m going to take a wild guess and say this summer’s Taika Waititi Version of Terry Gilliam’s fantasy classic “Time Bandits” could be the 2024 equivalent of George Clooney’s attempted “Catch-22.”

The delirious mayhem, the diminutive cast of trouble-makers, the visionary surrealism, the darkness of it all, the texture of the history visited, the lack of whimsical Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson, David Warner, Katherine Helmond, John Cleese and Michael Palin and lots of funny little people, all are missing in what looks like a cheap knock-off with a trailer set to the B-52s’ upbeat “Roam.”

It’s “Voyagers!” in other words, a little-remembered ’82-83 NBC series that borrowed plot elements from “Time Bandits.” As fondly as some fanboys might remember that, I’d suggest…watching it anew, if you can find it, and repent.