Comments on: Does Anyone Give a Damn About Knight Rider?

By: jaje

jaje — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:45:11 +0000

I just realized – residents of trailer homes need a Sunday car related show to give them their post nascar fix.

By: IronEagle

IronEagle — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:34:40 +0000

Well they are bringing a series in the fall so everyone be sure to watch! :)

By: dastanley

dastanley — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 18:09:48 +0000

Hopefully this copy cat Knight Rider will be put out of its misery. The one from the 80s was weak but this one is the epitome of a POS.

By: schempe

schempe — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:25:13 +0000

Apparently the hype over the show is enough for someone willing to pay $300,000 for a pair of Kitt Mustangs at Barrett Jackson last week. Yes, the show is corny but then again we can say the same thing about the return of the Bionic Woman which should of been left in the 70’s where it belongs along with many other quality programs to choose from during primetime.

By: blautens

blautens — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:05:47 +0000

I thought it was cancelled already.

By: bloodnok

bloodnok — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:03:31 +0000

ha!

By: Mud

Mud — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:21:53 +0000

I don’t care, the 80’s show was so lame that I loved it then and I still get a kick out of the occasional re-run now.

By: cretinx

cretinx — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:58:41 +0000

No f-body?

No Knight Rider.

By: Wulv

Wulv — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:54:40 +0000

In one word, NO.

By: FunkyD

FunkyD — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:53:07 +0000

No Trans-Am and no Rebecca Holden. What’s the point, then?

By: NeonCat93

NeonCat93 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:45:01 +0000

Dear Hollywood,

Please stop raping my childhood because you are too chicken to come up with original ideas that might not test well.

Or, in LOL: DO NOT WANT.

Thank you,

NeonCat93

By: Orian

Orian — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:24:21 +0000

rpenna,

When you put it that way – yeah, it does seem unique.

I’m still not watching it.

Even if they built the Edge as someone posted above, why would you even bother starting with THAT vehicle to mod out like that? There are much better slates to start with than an Edge.

By: Jeff in Canada

Jeff in Canada — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:57:36 +0000

I think NBC should remember that the writer’s strike was still in full swing when they premiered this load of carbage.
TV watchers were desperate for something new, even if it was lousy. A top rated show during the strike was ‘Moment of Truth’!
Once the regular shows are back on with something fresh is anyone going to watch a pseudo-tricked out Mustang do burnouts?
I know I won’t be tuning in.

By: rpenna

rpenna — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:43:47 +0000

No matter how bad it is, it’s pretty ironic that a remake of an 80’s TV show is the most original thing on right now.

Compare it to:

Crime Drama Show
Reality Show
Doctor Drama Show
Unfunny Comedy Show

All of a sudden the 20 year old remake looks remarkably unique.

By: menno

menno — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:34:26 +0000

NO!

By: Roger Hislop

Roger Hislop — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:53:40 +0000

I have fond memories of Knight Rider from my childhood (hey, I was only about 8, gimme a break). I would like them to stay that way.

Saw a rerun not too long ago — it sucked, but not much more than most pulp TV shows, and David Hasslehof is still the Hof.

The question is how broke must Val Kilmer be to be the voice of a sentient car. Do the new equivalent of Devon Miles and April still phone in their 15.3 seconds of air time per episode?

Mmm. That April and her 80’s tied-above-the-navel button-down blouses. The stuff of eight-year-old fantasies.

There was also some terrible crap about a vigilante in a high-tech, intelligent truck after KR died… violent and sneseless. Forget what it was called.

By: Strippo

Strippo — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:43:56 +0000

Who can complain about hot lesbian surfers

I have to admit, that part was pretty hot.

Subaru? We need to talk.

By: carguy1964

carguy1964 — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 06:39:42 +0000

Gee which show’s suck…Reality or Knight Rider??? I am getting a Blu Ray player…Who Cares!!

By: IronEagle

IronEagle — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:21:49 +0000

I am probably killing the thread but yes there are many of us that enjoyed the movie. It is a great premise and with some reworked details can be a hit. The pilot got a 13 share so that is a good start.

Who can complain about hot lesbian surfers and Deanna Russo in a built Mustang? I liked the ties to the original with the Knight Two Thousand in the shop at the beginning. I was hoping to see them bring back KITT since Hasselhoff was in the movie. Mabye destroyed the original saving the ‘3000′ and his son and the hot brunette.

BTW the criminals chasing KITT were in the Edge and to most it did seem asinine. Ok here comes geek mode:

The criminals chasing Deanna Russo’s character were trying to aquire information to take over a Skynet type military computer system that could control missle launches etc. Criminals with resources to go after that could have taken an Edge, pulled the engine and built it back with ARP hardware, forged pistons, crank and rods. Then have added a supercharger AND a turbocharger and cockpit adjustable tein suspension and super grippy yokohama AVS intermediate tires. Even ground effects! Yes the Edge should have looked modded to keep up with KITT. Would have loved to have seen some missles or a laser but I enjoyed the chase. I guess I am still an 80s kid at heart!!

By: CupcakeF

CupcakeF — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 04:48:37 +0000

Transformers the movie=one big GM ad…

By: Cicero

Cicero — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:52:26 +0000

If cars have to talk, I’ll take Anne Sothern as “My Mother The Car” over Knight Rider any old day.

By: OhMyGoat

OhMyGoat — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:59:29 +0000

One big commercial indeed. Apparently Ford wasn’t too happy when they found out that actor Will Arnett (formerly “GOB” from “Arrested Development”) had been cast as the “voice” of KITT. Why? Because he also does the voiceovers for GMC Truck commercials. Arnett was quickly replaced by Val Kilmer at the last minute.

By: golden2husky

golden2husky — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:17:49 +0000

Can anybody say “Jump the Shark”?

By: jaje

jaje — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:26:25 +0000

I watched the first 15 minutes – laughed at how far fetched everything was and now a Ford Edge could possibly keep up with it. I turned it off – bad acting, bad plot, bad physics, bad everything. I read that the series premiere movie flopped big time but they are still going ahead with the series. Just a 60 minute Ford commercial with cheesy plots from what looks like producers snatched up from the porn industry.

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:21:47 +0000

It was so weak. I did watch it out of respect to the original Knightrider (which I would probably find absurd as well now that I am significantly older), but only made it through the initial chase scene where the Mustang KR has trouble losing a Ford Edge. At least, I had fun ribbing my wife about how bad the Mustang handles (she loves Mustangs) if a basic people mover is able to keep up with it.

The short answer to the subject question:

No, please no!