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

[BlindSideCustoms]

actually if you think about it what other car could they have used? the gt is the only american made sportscar other than the vette, and the vette wouldnt really work for this case as good, since it has turned into more of a supercar. i did like the look of the kr with the flat black wheels though.

the only other car i think would fit better would be the camaro concept. even though its not a t.a its still closer, i was telling myself why didnt they do this? the reason is that ford is paying the boot and why would gm do that for a car that wont be made for around 2 years.

i actually liked the show, wished they had more of the blue cobra that was in the garage though, or had him race with kit and save his buddy from the guys he owed the cash to, that would have made it alot better.



imo the kr should have left the edge, just made the kr look slow seeing the edge catch up with it and then stick with it through a mountain road. i worked for a ford stealership out here for a while and we carried the gt500, all saleen mustangs, foose, roush and...the edge. it kind of ruined it for me seeing that chase scene due to the fact i remember dreading every edge/taurus/taurusX/five hundred/escape/explorer test drive lol. i had my fun taking the mustangs out and knowing i didnt have to pay for the tires i roasted, last day i was there i almost blew a new set off a gt500, i was quitting that day after i got paid and had a buddy come up "wanting to test drive one" and we took it out and ...yeah it was fun times.

[hotrodf1]

actually if you think about it what other car could they have used? the gt is the only american made sportscar other than the vette, and the vette wouldnt really work for this case as good, since it has turned into more of a supercar. i did like the look of the kr with the flat black wheels though.

the only other car i think would fit better would be the camaro concept. even though its not a t.a its still closer, i was telling myself why didnt they do this? the reason is that ford is paying the boot and why would gm do that for a car that wont be made for around 2 years.

i actually liked the show, wished they had more of the blue cobra that was in the garage though, or had him race with kit and save his buddy from the guys he owed the cash to, that would have made it alot better.

imo the kr should have left the edge, just made the kr look slow seeing the edge catch up with it and then stick with it through a mountain road. i worked for a ford stealership out here for a while and we carried the gt500, all saleen mustangs, foose, roush and...the edge. it kind of ruined it for me seeing that chase scene due to the fact i remember dreading every edge/taurus/taurusX/five hundred/escape/explorer test drive lol. i had my fun taking the mustangs out and knowing i didnt have to pay for the tires i roasted, last day i was there i almost blew a new set off a gt500, i was quitting that day after i got paid and had a buddy come up "wanting to test drive one" and we took it out and ...yeah it was fun times.

I'll second that on the blue cobra. Would have been fun to see it more (running would have been good). Funny that they had what appeared to be steam from the engine as if it had overheated in the 10 seconds it was running. Little things like that could have easily been caught and done differently to make it just a bit more "realistic".

I have to admit, I kind of enjoyed the show. Things really looked great in HD.

Usually the start of these series get off a little slow, it may get a bunch better when they actually get into the main focus of the show and not the history so much.

The Hoff actually did pretty decent job at the end eh???

heck, I think they could have resurrected the old KITT. That would have been "cool" to me. Updated with a LS7 motor and whatnot, "brains" upgraded, lowered down with some nice rollers, they could have rolled with that, but then the Ford money wouldn't be coming in either.

[Chad-1stGen]

Yeah it was dripping with prodcut placement. But hell, not nearly as bad as Transformers where the Fords were the bad guys.

I don't mind it being a GT500 since those look bad ass but c'mon like others have said it can't outrun an SUV and what do bad guys who obviously have transporter technology want with a talking car anyhow?

Maybe KITT turns into skynet...

[1984 camaro]

The show was a big let down. I love the part when a mustang cant out run a suv. Even a 305 in a bird can out run a suv.

[70camaro406]

I knew that it was going to be a flop from the commercials. But I turned to it anyway for a few minutes, and it was at the part where the Edge was right on it's bumper, so laughable...I didn't think the Mustangs were THAT slow. Plus, it was too much like a Ford commercial. I mean, they're driving Fords, passing Fords and Volvos (owned by Ford) around the curves, almost had a head-on with...you guessed it, a Ford tandem axle dump truck...it was just way too cheesy for me. I turned it right after that.

I was a faithful watcher of the original, but severly let down by this one. :bsjerk:

[Kman]

Didn't the TPI motor get released in the late 1980's and KITT was filmed in the early 80's? Thus making the possibility of the TPI motor being in KITT impossible? Because they made a reference to the original KITT having the TPI motor.

[TonyL]

The TPI engine was available on the 85 and later transam.

[Kman]

The TPI engine was available on the 85 and later transam.

Knight Rider aired Sept. 26, 1982. So the car could NOT have had a TPI motor. Interesting.

[TonyL]

I think the first iteration of Kitt would have been the crossfire engine. But as time progressed, they kept updating the car. So by the time it was over I think they were using late 80s cars.

[TonyL]

I did a little digging.
Kit was a 305 crosfire car to begin with, but they pulled that and swapped in, you guessed it. a mild 350 chevy with a carb.

Proof.

[Steve1968LS2]

It doesn't look good for it being a series since I just saw that the car from the show is being auctioned off at Barrett-Jackson in Palm Beach.

Then again, I'm sure they have several cars.. :shrug:

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/

[Benoit23]

I got it recorded on DVR. The DVR labeled it as a "Movie" & it says multiple times coming back from breaks as a "Movie". Are you guys sure it was suppose to be a series?

[whytry]

I was thinking that too, I think it was a movie that if they generated enough interest it would become a show right?

[TonyL]

No. It was supposed to be a TV movie and there were hopes for an offer from the network to pick it up as a regular series.

[Steve1968LS2]

No. It was supposed to be a TV movie and there were hopes for an offer from the network to pick it up as a regular series.

Except the car is for sale in March at the Barrett auction in FL..

[TonyL]

Indeed. It's plausible that they'd make new ones for the series if there were to be one. Most likely they'd redesign them a little differently based on the reaction of the viewers. (I'd hope. that tail fin, that grille BLECCH)

[6fastback7]

yeh i seen that just today on BJ website...and if you go to Jaylenos website he did a piece before it aired with the designer and fabricator of KITT...and they said only the 2 cars where made for the show. That would lead me to believe the show isnt goin nowhere

[TonyL]

Have a read:

Sunday night’s return of “Knight Rider” to the NBC line-up proved to be a good decision for the peacock network as it drew its best ratings for a television movie in three years. As the movie aired from 9 to 11pm, the ratings kept improving with 12.7 million viewers tuning in. The last TV movie to get those kinds of numbers were ABC’s “Their Eyes Were Watching God” in 2005.



With the numbers that “Knight Rider” managed to deliver, it’s a pretty safe bet for the show to return in some way this fall. NBC will be releasing their schedule for the year in early April, so expect to find out then.

[Benoit23]

Thanks TonyL, Great news.... I liked it. It's better than anything else on TV right now.

[TonyL]

Well I guess that answered weather they were going to do an actual show.

Looks cool. Kitt can become a TRUCK??