Leave it to US TV to take a centuries old collection of tales of action, erotica, fantasy and humour and give it the most wooden treatment so far. You know you're in trouble when even the basic premise is modified, supposedly to suit a modern audience, thereby taking away all significance of the original tales. Ill attempts at slapstick humour serve no purpose, loosing all the humour of the originals. Only the good locations, sets and special effects save it from being completely awful. Better read the tales, preferably in Sir Richard Burton's classic translation.
Review of Arabian Nights
