The new Knight Rider

Holy fuck is this bad.
It almost makes the new Flash Gordon look good.

By now they're not even trying anymore, if you ask me.

I saw the pilot when they aired it as a t.v. movie and couldn't be bothered after to find out when the show airs. I guess I can't disagree with your assessment.

ITs pretty bad. I try to get into but just about the time I get interested they do something completely stupid.

I mean does Kitt have to transform? Maybe I'm just old but are there really people out there who are "cool! I wouldn't watch if Kitt couldn't change into a truck!"

The part where Kitt changed into a van was just the breaking point for me.

Oh, and the part about Kitt's attack mode looking like it was designed by Mexicans.

Well, and the part about having a HORRIBLE lead actor.

Oh, and the stupid racing logo seats. What is Mike? 14?

Hmmm... and the fact that the interior completely changes (including the cloth seats) while people are seating in them... well.. nevermind.. there are just so many things wrong with the changing interior I'd have to type a new thread.

Oh.. and the whole bit about Kitt making a perfectly filled syringe.

I guess they've been alot of breakin points.

I've watched a few. Now they're piling up in my DVR and I can't bring myself to watch them.

I'm having the same problem. I think I'm gonna unsubscribe to the series.

That pilot was just so bad that I didn't bother with the show. They actually turned the legendary Michael Knight into a dead beat dad...

The pilot made me throw up in my mouth. Once is enough, thank you.

Pilot sucked, but I enjoy the show. It's a throwback to the 80's when being realistic or having good leads wasn't critical. All you needed was some funky lights, a few cool tricks and some action.

Yea, but I'm 25 years older now. Back then I had a crush on Michael Knight

Today, not so.

I gave up hope after the pilot contrived a way to get both main characters in their underwear and sweating. I didn't like it on ENT, and I don't like it now.

Don't forget the lesbian and the threesome. In the first 5 minutes...

It's horrible. I can't believe it's on TV.

I only watch b/c my little brother is a huge classic KR fan and he wants to discuss it with me.

...I came to the episode late, and didn't bother rewinding.

See, you're mistaken here.
What YOU are talking about is the TV movie back from February. That was - gulp - semi-decent. Like, somewhere between a 4 and a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 (I feel like it was closer to 6 but then again I'm a dirty fuck who liked the lesbian side "plot" (if you're gonna call a sex scene a "plot" )).
The one Chewie's talking about is the actual pilot to the series that aired sometime in September. The car was hit by some kind of thermo rocket and burning at temperatures that were killing the people inside the car so they took of their clothes to avoid dying.
The show is about a 2 on that same scale (and they dropped the whole lesbian angle, as far as I can tell).

I'm not so much bothered by the actors (they have Billy from BSG!) but the writing is soooo fucking sloppy. Seriously, they're not even trying a little. Not at all. Especially ep 3 (which made me start this thread after watching it online) - I mean, he's sitting in his car going god knows where and then suddenly there's something going on and he fucks some chick working with him even though there's never been any hints whatsoever (but they drank tequilla!) and then there's surfers and waves and...you get the idea.
As I said in the opening post, even Flash Gordon was better than this.

Dear God.

The TV movie was not semi decent. It was complete crap. The car did nothing but talk. Apparently it isn't bullet proof when KITT is not on. It blows.

A 2 hour Mustang commercial is what it was.

I watch it for Deanna Russo.

Anyone who either a) does not watch it, or b) watches it for any other reason that Deanna Russo, is either a chick or a fag.

That is all.

You mean this



or this

Thanks. I'd still be converted without those pics during breakfast.

I watched it to give it a fair shot.
After it was over, I just sat on my couch and stared blankly at the television screen. It dawned on me after a few moments that my brain was furiously trying to erase every last vestige of that episode, but to no avail. No, KITT couldn't save me this time. What utter, utter garbage.

J.

At the same time, quite a few of the decent shows are in danger of being cancelled.

The original Knight Rider was a pretty ridiculous series.

But it had three huge assets:

1) David Hasselhoff who despite being much mocked in later years (Baywatch, his "singing" career) was the perfect actor to portray the laid back hero Michael.

2) Edward Mulhare as Devon Miles who classed up and elevated the show in every scene he was in.

3) Marc Daniels as the voice of KITT, who brought the perfect blend of sarcasm and arrogant machine humor to the role. Val Kilmer as KITT? Sounds as bad as Hasselhoffs singing.

I can't stand the action constantly being cut by all these other characters jumping in.

KR is about a man and his car. Now we have 2 lab geeks of questionable acting ability, some boss guy, another older boss guy, the "girl" and Michael and KITT. And it's like "some boss guy" keeps popping on KITT's viewscreen totally criticizing everything else. Devon would never be so annoying.