Knight Rider NBC at 9 (**update.**)

[WS6]

Just wanted to remind all you car peeps that Knight Rider makes its triumphant return tonight on NBC at 9 EST. I've got both my fingers crossed hoping this doesn't suck.

[Young Gun]

oh god hahah thanks for the reminder Trey!

[GPI]

Should be interesting. Kinda disappointed to see they used a mustang, nothing against a mustang. Just a pretty big change.

[Paul_J]

And a Mustang that obviously can't out run a mid size SUV!

[TPI Monte SS]

I'm boycotting. If KITT's not a Trans Am, it ain't Knight Rider! As a kid in the '80s, I loved that show. This is desecration, using a 'Stang.

[Project69]

And a Mustang that obviously can't out run a mid size SUV!

lol yea i just saw that part.

[GPI]

Guess that means that the General Lee could been a Cavalier in the new movie ( be it was a was hardly a remake), and Startsky and Hutch could have used a 300m? Why not? What a joke. At least David Hasselhoff was in it, hahaha.

[69TAPoser]

A bit cheesy, not the best acting and even a little goofy. I liked it!

I found it entertaining in a 1980's hardcastle & mccormick, A-team, dukes of hazzard sort of way. My wife thinks it sucks.

Phil

[cad]

My wife saw Justin B (Michael Tracer) at the 24 Hour Fitness here in Omaha not too long ago....Did you catch the Nebraska reference?
I guess he's from Chadron. I too am disappointed GM did not make a handful of 2009 Trans Ams for this. Heck, they would have only had to make one as long as the nano-architecture remained intact.

[DFAuto]

It was exactly what I would expect but the car was cool other than not being true to form.

[MrQuick]

We refuse to watch it. Travesty to the original.

How can you do a remake with out the man!










he isn't even dead!

[WS6]

It was horrible. The screen play was written by a 12 year old. Never mind out running an SUV, the bad guys had telepathic minds and warp transporters. They always appeared seconds after this car that was capable of 600+ miles in 3 hours arrived and was headed to a place not even it was certain of. CRAP! The car was pretty cool though.

[67z28]

It was horrible. The screen play was written by a 12 year old. Never mind out running an SUV, the bad guys had telepathic minds and warp transporters. They always appeared seconds after this car that was capable of 600+ miles in 3 hours arrived and was headed to a place not even it was certain of. CRAP! The car was pretty cool though.

I agree....

[trapin]

I watched it last night. The "Cornball Meter" on my TV was pegged.

Horrible writing, horrible acting, numerous miscasts. I can't believe how WRONG they got it. Why not spice it up a bit...give it an edge? Hell the damn thing aired at 9pm on a Sunday, you don't have to dumb it down for the kids...they're in bed (at least mine were).

Too bad. This one's heading for Cancellation City on the next bus out of town.

If I'm a Network Executive and I wanna bring this series back but have it make an impact....I'm backing a dump trunk full of money on to David Chase's front lawn. He's all done with Sopranos....so why not?

[Steve1968LS2]

Did you guys notice the bits and pieces (TPI engine, Kitt 2000 logo, etc) from the previous KITT cars? That was sort of cool.

The driving parts were cool.. the rest was "meh".. and are we to believe the car drove 200mph for three hours and didn't hit traffic or run into a cop or two?

Oh, and the "Ford product placement" was off the hook..

[TonyL]

You guys remember how implausible the original series was right? Take off the rose colored glasses and remember that most of us were 12 when it was on before. My younger kids loved it. Even my teenager. Which is exactly what the movie makers wanted. Our demographic isn't the primary target of the new knight rider. the show features a brand new Gt500 KR going fast, talking, and doing cool technology stuff.
It's enough to keep the kiddies watching.
It wasn't realistic or plausible then, and it doesn't have to be now, either.

The callbacks to the old kitt were cool. It's the car that was under the tarp as well.

[70bird]

The callbacks to the old kitt were cool. It's the car that was under the tarp as well.

I liked the short glimpse of the TPI set-up. Even though they weren't around when the original series aired. 82-86. Well maybe in 86.

All in all the show was about what I expected. That GT500KR is sure sweet eh?

[69TAPoser]

You guys remember how implausible the original series was right? Take off the rose colored glasses and remember that most of us were 12 when it was on before. My younger kids loved it. Even my teenager. Which is exactly what the movie makers wanted. Our demographic isn't the primary target of the new knight rider. the show features a brand new Gt500 KR going fast, talking, and doing cool technology stuff.
It's enough to keep the kiddies watching.
It wasn't realistic or plausible then, and it doesn't have to be now, either.

The callbacks to the old kitt were cool. It's the car that was under the tarp as well.

Exactly. Watch a re-run of the original or hardcastle & mccormick, A-team, dukes of hazzard etc, for that matter. I think it is very much "in the spirit" of these 80s shows and had a goofy 80s feel to it.

It's a series about a talking car! I prefer it hands down to another reality show or crime scene show.

Phil

[andrewb70]

You guys remember how implausible the original series was right? Take off the rose colored glasses and remember that most of us were 12 when it was on before.....

Excellent point! Our perception is dripping with nastalgia. It was funny how when the bad guys were chasing, they were keeping up in the Ford Edge. When it was time to wrap it up for the final bad guy fall, they are now driving a Tahoe...LOL

Andrew

[TonyL]

Ford would have never let them see people (even the bad guys) DIE in a brand new "safe" ford escape. So what to use? Why a GM product! Of course!! -at least it had rims on it.


(Kitt must weigh in at about a million lbs by the way. the car didn't even move. LOL.)