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Merrick Takes The New KNIGHT RIDER TV Movie/Pilot Script For A Spin!!

first by greekopa	Oct 19th, 2007 12:17:53 PM
bitches
This sounds legen.... wait for it... I hope you're not lactose i by epitone	Oct 19th, 2007 12:18:28 PM
Seriously. I can't wait. I'm so there.
wouldnt it feel wierd banging bitch in the back seat,he'd watch by greekopa	Oct 19th, 2007 12:19:54 PM
pervert
SPOILER WARNING : The car talks by Mullah Omar	Oct 19th, 2007 12:23:35 PM

This actually sounds promising by Reel American Hero	Oct 19th, 2007 12:25:58 PM
When I'd first heard of NBC trying to crank out a new Knight Rider show I admit I was skeptical, and then when it was said to be basically a lower budget version of Transformers to make the network some more money, since remakes of old shows seem to be the new big thing in tv right now. But this....actually could be interesting, or at the least entertaining.
Totally serious when I say by toshiro-solo	Oct 19th, 2007 12:26:27 PM
That Hoffman should be involved in this. Unless he's too busy judging dancing shows or inventors or who the best ho-match for Bret Michaels would be or something. He could be like the Bruce Wayne character in Batman Beyond - not driving the car, but the man behind the scenes putting it all together.
K.I.T.T. consoles a girl... by SimpleSandwiches	Oct 19th, 2007 12:26:47 PM
"We'll just go down to the pound and pick up a new jazzman." Awesome!
wait, more intelligence than the original? by newc0253	Oct 19th, 2007 12:31:02 PM
how is that even possible? for truly, Knight Rider was like the West Wing of its day...
Team Knight Rider? by Blackguard	Oct 19th, 2007 12:31:57 PM
Didn't they try this already with "Team Knight Rider?" Do we really need another remake? Will the "Hoff" make a cameo to pass the torch? It's getting sad.......
too soon? by comx	Oct 19th, 2007 12:40:08 PM
Is it too soon to ponder Street Hawk?
I'm truly pulling for this by nnnuts	Oct 19th, 2007 12:48:31 PM
It might help to bring to light remakes of my other favourite shows Manimal and Tales of the Gold Monkey.
Uhh... does anyone remember... by Kid Z	Oct 19th, 2007 12:57:13 PM
... a show called Viper? Looks like this concept has already been done and re-done!
K.I.F.T. Car or I want cameos. by Diagnostic	Oct 19th, 2007 01:00:08 PM
Have it disguise itself as the A-team Van, General Lee, or a Red Peterbuilt Semi with flames. Yea.
Too Much! by Kentucky Colonel	Oct 19th, 2007 01:02:31 PM
You left out on critical bit of info... 45 psi tire pressure on the new KITT
K.I.T.T. consumes a tank of Ethanol then cheats on Michael Knigh by Evil Lincoln	Oct 19th, 2007 01:04:43 PM
...someone had to say it! LOL To be honest, there is really nothing these folks can do to screw up such a "bubble gum" series like KR. This could be interesting...could be bad...I'm not taking ANY bets on this one.
And some...who aren't so new..... by BetaRayBill07	Oct 19th, 2007 01:05:35 PM
So I gather Hasselhoff, KITT (the 2000 version) or both show up in the last third.
The pilot takes place in the Wendy's Drive-Thru.... by Cletus Van Damme	Oct 19th, 2007 01:06:22 PM
...as Hasselhoff gets the inside of the car positively greasy with hamburger drippings.
t by Evil Lincoln	Oct 19th, 2007 01:07:15 PM
Man, WTF! lol
Please just make it an 80's Transam by modlight	Oct 19th, 2007 01:09:15 PM
Otherwise it isn't KITT, its a talking car. It's Viper like Kid-Z says. Imagine how much worse the Dukes of Hazzard movie would've been if they used something like the new Dodge Charger?! OR if they did a new A-Team and used a Hummer or an SUV of some sort. ugh.
Oh, and don't try to hard with the show. by modlight	Oct 19th, 2007 01:11:30 PM
They're trying so hard on Bionic Woman to make that a drama, or mean something, or say something. She should just be running fast, jumping over buildings and smooshing tennis balls. I fell asleep watching it this week. I NEVER FALL ASLEEP WATCHING TELEVISION!
Sounds better than expected... by Booster Gold Lives	Oct 19th, 2007 01:22:01 PM
I'd give a pilot a shot. Who bets that Tracer is Michael Knight's kid? Pretty obvious, would be more interesting if he were the evil twin's kid, just for a twist. And if any old characters are back, here's hoping for RC3...to be buried in a junkyard somewhere, dead as dead can be.
I'm prety sure Blackriver is... by SG7	Oct 19th, 2007 01:25:52 PM
...supposed to be Blackwater, the mercenary for hire thug contractor used by the State Department.
Think Halliburton? by Elvis Cole Lives	Oct 19th, 2007 01:29:37 PM
Bwahahahahahahahaha! So this pilot's "big bad" is an urban myth, too, left-wing style? This is the best reference that you can come up with -- HALLIBURTON? Awwww, that's so cute. To see in what tiny circles your thoughts run. Halliburton -- bwahahahahahaha!
I would to see hoff and old Kitt by erichaislar	Oct 19th, 2007 01:31:27 PM
Show up in later episodes that would be really sweet.
It doesn't sound bad at all. by Sprout	Oct 19th, 2007 01:35:32 PM
Well the original concept idea for this TVM/pilot sounded crap but this script sounds quite enjoyable. Although I hope there's space for David Hasslehoff to appear since without Michael Knight it aint Knight Rider!
KITT talking to a girl about death by warp11	Oct 19th, 2007 01:37:28 PM
Sounds somewhat interesting.
Team Knightrider Returns! by magnius	Oct 19th, 2007 01:48:56 PM
Blackguard is right..this sounds far too much like the awful Team Knightrider series of a few years back...even down the mythical and absent Michael Knight! Doomed to fail!!
Meh! Still not all that interested by TVguy4566	Oct 19th, 2007 01:49:58 PM
I do think it is funny that they build this car that can hack into infrastructures, talks, can comflage itself, has facial recongition software, and has night vision; but it still runs on gas. I'm sorry, but a talking car is still 80s cheese no matter how you pretty it up. The star having menage a tois' and a hot lesbian or bisexual FBI agent doesn't change the fact that it is a show about a talking car. My guess by the time it gets to a shooting script all these sexual escapades will be toned down. I doubt two of the major characters will be introduced in bed with random women.
Knight Rider theme is the best tv theme ever. by Pipple	Oct 19th, 2007 01:54:46 PM
Made the show seem like a slice of greatness.
How about Team Knight Rider: The Movie by captain_kirk	Oct 19th, 2007 02:06:04 PM
As opposed to Knight Rider: The Next Generation?
No hoff, no germans by theonecalledshoe	Oct 19th, 2007 02:12:52 PM
'nuff said. And where's the Mad Max Knight Rider anyway?
Can Somone Point the Way by SamBlackChvrch21	Oct 19th, 2007 02:24:08 PM
to a copy of this script? = )
sounds interesting by Bloo	Oct 19th, 2007 02:30:45 PM
however my question is why does eveyr show have to have at least one lesbian on it. Now don't get me wrong, about lesbians but jeez it seems every show has one, I'm waiting for one to show up on LOST magically on the island
oh and yeah it's obvious by Bloo	Oct 19th, 2007 02:32:00 PM
the hero is Micheal Knight's kid they we never knew aobut before, just like in road house 2, they kid was the kid of Patrick Swayze who was too busy running a pet store (and sounding like gilbert Gottfired) to do it
The Hoff will turn up... by jimmy rabbitte	Oct 19th, 2007 02:32:22 PM
...in about episode 16 and Tracer will have another K.I.T.T waiting for him. He'll say: "Time to get in it." "What?" "The last car you'll ever drive... again." ...a lovely Will Smith moment...
How long do you think it'll be now before.. by Reel American Hero	Oct 19th, 2007 02:35:06 PM
We see stuff like The Cw's 21 Jump Street re-imagining, or a new A-Team show done McG style clogging up the timeslots.
Can it download from iTunes by veritasses	Oct 19th, 2007 02:35:39 PM
and watch episodes of itself after it airs? Sorry. Couldn't resist. I used to love Knight Rider but this sort of just sounds rather... unexciting and just trying to jump on the Speed Racer bandwagon. Maybe if there were four other KITTs and they combined and transformed into a giant robot and it was called something like Voltaire or Moltron or.... Mulva or Dolores. Well, I can't believe I'm saying that I'm not too excited to see Knight Rider again but who knows, maybe it'll be good.
TOO SOON!!! by whoopdeedoo	Oct 19th, 2007 02:35:55 PM
This is going to be another case of who gets there first. The film unfortunately won't make it to theatres before this pilot is shot and ready to air. That's just the way it works. If they already have a script out there making the rounds, even if its an early draft (and from this review it doesn't sound that way) they are still more likely to make it to air before the film is ready. TV just moves faster. And that makes me sad. I was really hoping Larson and Universal would kiss and make up and we'd get the kickass Glen Larson Knight Rider project we all want. Instead we're going to get this decades "Truman Show" and "EdTV" standoff. The question is, which is which.
Bring back the Hoff!!! by chaapaaiguy	Oct 19th, 2007 02:42:34 PM
Hoff could be in charge of F.L.A.G. like Devon b4 he kicked it, and you've got to have Mr Feeny as the car's voice as well
William Daniels is 80 by James Westfall	Oct 19th, 2007 03:41:30 PM
I doubt he's coming back to do voice work on this.
Peter Cullen for the voice of KARR!! by TheAFLACDuck	Oct 19th, 2007 03:45:24 PM
or else I'm boycotting this new series.
K.I.T.T. bangs a NASCAR Car of Tomorrow! by Pound Sand	Oct 19th, 2007 03:46:37 PM
That's the only way to make it a hard R.
William Daniels is still alive? by Wed Vid Guy	Oct 19th, 2007 03:55:14 PM
Yeah, the Hoff needs to be a part of this in some way. Or the main character needs to eat some floor burger as an homage or something.
Old connections by watashi-wa	Oct 19th, 2007 03:56:07 PM
please please please please bring back K.A.R.R. Won't be the same without him...
No sense of true jeopardy? You never saw the Kitt vs. Goliath ep by Cotton McKnight	Oct 19th, 2007 03:57:27 PM
That gave me nightmares. Oh yeah and KITT has a beer and cheets on his wife.
This sounds cool by danowen	Oct 19th, 2007 04:03:22 PM
I loved Knight Rider as a kid, so I'd love KR to be given a BSG-style refit for the 00s. Only, retain the original's sense of fun. This script sounds like it's performing that balancing act very well. I'm already intrigued by the set-ups for seasonal arcs and the new KITT tricks seem cool, without pandering to the obvious fanboy ideas (Transformers-style camouflaging and flight, etc.) But it's a script. Let's see what makes it into the Pilot. Oh, and as much as I LOVE William Daniels voice as KITT... I'm not sure he should be back -- particularly if this new KITT is a different kind of character. If "our" KITT acted differently, it'd be odd. Best get a new voice in there. But by all means throw in some Daniels/Hoff cameos and whatnot.
"The truth is, Steve..." by rev_skarekroe	Oct 19th, 2007 04:05:47 PM
"...Knight Rider is a children's show."
phoenixmagi by Merrick	Oct 19th, 2007 05:19:12 PM
Good conjecture - but it's not what you think.
Knight Rider? ... Fuck Yeah!!! by BillyPilgrim	Oct 19th, 2007 05:42:22 PM
Man, I cant wait till all the shitty shows from the 70's and 80's are remade! Its back to the future and the future is NOW!
Just doesn't have the magic... by Knight2K	Oct 19th, 2007 05:46:02 PM
I watched Knight Rider as a kid, and even then I didn't find it that suspenseful or complicated. I was basically into it for the car and the gadgets. Nowadays, we pretty much have all of these capabilities except for the invisibility cloak and the AI. In the 1980's it was a big deal to have a phone in the car and a television. Now you can buy a Hyundai with an in-car DVD system, phone integration, and a GPS that can find you an ATM and a drive-thru to cram your kid's mouth full of phony food. I don't think people are going to be wowed that much by the supercar, which means they have to rely on character development (God help them!). The better shows of the last few years, like Buffy, Veronica Mars, Galactica, Lost, etc., were generally good shows because the characters were interesting. The trappings of their environment (e.g. vampires, starships, police procedure) at worst were incidental and at best were used as metaphors for social commentary. I suspect that is why shows like the Bionic Woman aren't doing well. Once you get past the fantastic ( as in fantastical, not awesome) concept, there is nothing to sustain your interest. The character descriptions in this write-up don't give me much hope that this Knight Rider will be any good past the first few episodes.
So is it about Michael Knight's son? by performingmonkey	Oct 19th, 2007 05:47:35 PM
Is the main guy Michael's son? And what has happened to Michael? I hope they actually deal with that if this is a sequel series. Get the Hoff in as a recurring guest.
...and then Jack Bauer shows up wearing a leather jacket. by theonecalledshoe	Oct 19th, 2007 07:10:02 PM
Question: Will the new car have flames on it??? :)
Still sucks. by The Moseph	Oct 19th, 2007 07:17:14 PM
Sorry, I've never been into Knight Rider. Didn't care for the show...couldn't stand David Hasslehoff...still can't. As for the show, I guess it may have something to do with the cheese factor and the blatant rip-off of the cylon eye. I know Larson did both shows, but really...how utterly uncreative. This new one might be okay, but I just can't get behind it because of the old show and my feelings for it...or against it as the case may be. And I'm really not interested at all in the studio's obvious attempt to be "hip" by including a lesbian character. Why is she a lesbian? Does it somehow further the plot? I'm thinking no. Strangely, I AM actually interested to see what becomes of Glen Larson's movie version. To quote George Carlin, "Who gives a F**K!!!
Just got off the phone with Hasslehoff's Liver by LargoJr	Oct 19th, 2007 08:11:09 PM
... it can't think of anyone who wouldn't rather take a flying fuck at a rolling doughnut over broken glass rather then sit thru 10 minutes of this kind of stupidity .... How about we 'RE-IMAGINE' some fucking imagination huh dickheads? Oh.. and because it needs to be said... "Oh My GAWD! There's a Bomb in Zombie Bruce Paltrows Ribcage!?!?!?!"
gee thanks for the spoiler warnings. by dr.bulber	Oct 19th, 2007 08:35:49 PM
BECAUSE I REALLY WANT TO SEE THIS UNSPOILED.
Does Kitt run on Vista? Or did he stick with XP-Pro? by LargoJr	Oct 19th, 2007 08:36:43 PM
I'm just askin......
K.I.T.T. runs Mac OS X by Robogeek	Oct 19th, 2007 09:35:47 PM
Duh! ;-)
WHAT, KITT DOESN'T RUN LINUX? by Pennsy	Oct 19th, 2007 10:24:50 PM
Bah.
Shia Labeouf as Michael Knight Jr. by Pipple	Oct 19th, 2007 10:32:22 PM
And yes the fucking car transforms
Gah, enough with these serial overarching mystery shows! by themikejonas	Oct 19th, 2007 11:14:21 PM
Can't we have another consequence-free, guilt-free adventure every week where the guy rides into town, beats up on the dirty sheriff, kisses the girl and rides off? I hate having to "follow" so many shows...
nice by slkboxrman	Oct 20th, 2007 12:31:08 AM
sounds good, and NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it better not be an 80s transam....... can all u people get ur heads out of the '80s ass.... lol pipple, if shia is michael knight jr....maybe kitt will be a yellow 2008 camaro with racing stripes....lol... should be a brand new transam or similar vehicle....nothing old, just for u nostalgic 'turds
Watch Journeyman by Mr_X	Oct 20th, 2007 01:01:35 AM
i didnt know any thing about the series until it was mentioned in the comments section by some fellow geeks. A distinct lack of interest from aicn. but its actually a great show, simiar to quantum leap. 3 more scripts have been ordered, please start dropping in and watching the show, it deserves a viewing, please dont wait to watch and realise what a good show and poteitial it has after it gets cancelled! watch, and give it a chance, its worth viewing
Cameos by Automan and Manimal. by Dingbatty	Oct 20th, 2007 01:03:53 AM

Forget K.I.T.T., this car should be named C.H.L.O.E. by The Selecter	Oct 20th, 2007 01:39:08 AM
because it sounds exactly like Chloe from 24 has been zapped by the Tron laser and put inside a car. I bet it'll sound bitchy and make virtual faces, too.
This actually sounds promising by photoboy	Oct 20th, 2007 05:03:57 AM
But I still want Hasselhoff to play a large role in it, even if KITT does have to do all the driving for him because he's drunk. Perhaps the occasional episode where the Hoff and KITT Mark 1 come out of retirement to help out the new team?
rev_skarekroe by jameskpolk	Oct 20th, 2007 08:16:04 AM
Your "Bloom County" reference made my morning. Thanks for the laugh.
Hoff will be the bad guy by zacdilone	Oct 20th, 2007 09:29:28 AM
Mark my words.
Remember Goliah, that black Optimus Prime truck that played chic by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Oct 20th, 2007 12:49:38 PM
That was awesome.
Remember Goliah, that black Optimus Prime truck that played chic by Stereotypical Evil Archer	Oct 20th, 2007 12:51:13 PM
That was awesome.
I bet at some point in the show... by Johnno	Oct 20th, 2007 02:07:41 PM
They'll be playing that knight rider theme remix by Busta Rhymes... FIRED UP!!!
"they've been unnecessarily alienated for years... by SpencerTrilby	Oct 20th, 2007 03:00:44 PM
...due to bad timing and simple misunderstandings." They stole my autobiographical synopsis. Bitches.
CHARLES KAMEN... plus KNIGHT RIDER... by Galva	Oct 20th, 2007 06:48:30 PM
... equals Kamen Rider. Sweeeeeeet.
Journeyman is one of this season's best by fanboy71	Oct 21st, 2007 08:50:26 AM
It will be a shame if it gets cancelled before people realize what a great show it is/or can be in the future. And why would having a foreigner playing the lead throw you off so much... you can't believe that there are people of foreign descent living in San Francisco? I realize it's a huge stretch. duh.
I'm surprised no one's mentioned this... by PizzaJedi81	Oct 21st, 2007 08:53:39 AM
But why not have the Hoff as the voice of the new K.I.T.T.? And then, when Michael Knight shows up, 'cause ya know he will, one of the techs can say something like, "We based your car's voice on the voice of the original Knight Rider." Or some stupid line like that. Then, of course, comedy ensues when KITT and Michael start talking to each other. Ha. Ha. Ha. Seriously, though, I think that this has potential. I'll give it my standard three episode new show tial.
Yakoff Smirrnov says... by hairlesspet	Oct 21st, 2007 03:02:27 PM
"In 2008 liberal America, car drives you!" There better be strobing red lights on a dash console when KITT talks...
Anyone else think legion is the new k.a.r.r. by SPETZNAZ	Oct 21st, 2007 04:08:08 PM
I do
So the dad that is dead is Michael Knight? by TheNorthlander	Oct 21st, 2007 07:29:37 PM
That's why K.I.T.T is consoling her?
But will they turn back the clock? by The StarWolf	Oct 21st, 2007 07:38:32 PM
The main thing which, for me, said "jump the shark" was in the last season when a villain sprayed K.I.T.T. with some chemical which broke down the "molecularly bonded" compound which had rendered the car all but invulnerable. They then had it going a lot faster to try to dodge bullets they'd have formerly laughed at. I hope they'll decide to ignore that part and make the new car as tough as the original one was in the beginning, otherwise they've lost me.
Yes, but will Mr. Feeny voice KITT? by J-Dizzle	Oct 21st, 2007 08:27:08 PM

How gay was Devon Miles? by CuervoJones	Oct 22nd, 2007 06:25:20 AM
He was cool.
Don't call me a prude by BizarroJerry	Oct 22nd, 2007 01:25:43 PM
Don't wanna sound like a prude, here, but wasn't a show like Knight Rider and The A-Team sort of meant for an "all ages" audience? Since it's based on a show that kids who are now adults liked, I guess we have to make it "mature" by having characters not only wake up in bed after some lovin', but throw in a three way and some girl on girl action. Pardon my tangent here, but does any network make a show kids can watch in prime time? I realize the "8 o'clock family hour" went away years ago, but what made them give up on family-friendly shows? And I don't mean 7th Heaven. I've got a niece and nephew and the old kid-aimed shows seem to be horrifically terrible sitcoms starring insufferably cute kids and a cast of characters who are, each and every one of them, obnoxious idiots. Ugh. Tonight alone at 8pm, let's see... "How I Met Your Mother". Plenty of sex-related humor on there. Prison Break. Yes, there's a show for the kiddies. Maybe I'm babbling, but am I making sense to anyone?
"nifty cat and mouse sequence"... by couP	Oct 22nd, 2007 10:30:11 PM
Nothing is going to beat Jason Bourne directing that reporter around in The Bourne Ultimatum.
You're making too MUCH sense, Bizarro... by TheGhostWhoLurks	Oct 23rd, 2007 01:20:12 AM
Which is why most of the stuff currently on TV is crap and I tend to avoid it. This show definitely sounds like it belongs on after 9 PM. But then, standards of what's acceptable "family fare" have lowered so much since the '80s, that, unfortunately, TV makers probably couldn't care less about whether or not their material is appropriate for kids to watch. Like monkeys in a zoo, they just thoughtlessly throw their crap against the wall to see what sticks.
Let me add... by BizarroJerry	Oct 23rd, 2007 07:12:59 AM
Just wanted to add that I'm not completely against non-family-friendly shows. I just think it'd be nice if there were a few that weren't mind-numbing dreck. Honestly, there are cartoons with more intelligence than the kid sitcoms you'll see on Nickelodeon and Disney.
So, it's a mix of: by mbeemer	Oct 23rd, 2007 10:44:38 AM
Knight Rider, Viper and Max Headroom, with maybe a little bit of Search thrown in. (shrug) Worth a look, I guess. Knight Rider was always good for at least one fabulous babe in every episode!

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