Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

UPDATED!! THE HOFF IS IN!! KNIGHT RIDER Press Event Pics!! + The New Voice Of KITT Is...

GOB is KITT!? WTF!? by Tanklab	Dec 12th, 2007 02:48:33 PM
That's nuts. Arnett is so comedic it makes me feel like this is a a parody or something. Michael: We're in trouble KITT! How about a smoke screen or oil slick or some other trick to help out? KITT: They aren't tricks, Michael... THEY'RE ILLUSIONS!!!! (cue the final countdown)
another rehash dead in the water.. by mitemike	Dec 12th, 2007 02:51:53 PM
WTF is right...why mess with what made the show popular in the first place?..this car looks like shit..bye bye Knight Rider..one season MAX..
CAN'T WAIT, SUCH A HUGE VAN ! by Pound Sand	Dec 12th, 2007 02:53:11 PM
KR is beginning to look a lot like a Ford Shelby GT 500 infomercial. Which makes the Hoff Ron Popeil, I suppose.
Ain't Watchin', NBC. by CatVutt	Dec 12th, 2007 02:55:09 PM
Not unless it leads into Season Two of JOURNEYMAN, fammit!
The actor who plays the new Michael... by Kid Z	Dec 12th, 2007 02:55:49 PM
...looks freakily like a young Hasselhoff. Bruce Davison, in that photo looks freakily like current-day Michael Douglas. The new KITT looks like... a car!
this looks so stupid by coachaaron	Dec 12th, 2007 02:56:32 PM
c'mon, a mustang? please... this looks so beyond uncool it's scary.
Yet Journeyman is going tits up by Heckles	Dec 12th, 2007 02:57:29 PM
Great. Let's remake old, tired shows in favor of new ones. I can't wait for the remakes of the remakes.
The new Knightrider= by Kid Z	Dec 12th, 2007 03:02:55 PM
=the new Bionic Woman. What with Heroes tanking abysmally (and probably permanently), NBC is toast. Good riddance. It's their own damn fault for relying for too long on the sitcom, which is a dead format now. CBS still only programs shows for old people. ABC is... hell if I know, at least they still have Lost, even if the strike and resulting truncated season will f*** that up. CW is... not really a network, more of a bad joke (Their only saving grace is Reaper, which they're stupidly getting ready to cancel). Network TV is dead!
Um... by gamergirl15	Dec 12th, 2007 03:04:22 PM
First they make KITT all clunky as a mustang... now Arnett is voicing him... It's like NBC has a checklist of how they can totally screw this up and they're just marking off each point as they go. I really wanted to hear Daniels as KITT again, I know he's old but still! I'm going to have a really hard time buying anyone else as KITT. Unless this new KITT isn't supposed to be the same artificial intelligence as the old KITT, in which case... well, I still would have liked William Daniels better.
Oh My God... by travis-dane	Dec 12th, 2007 03:05:47 PM
...kill em all,just kill em Hollywood bastards and then blow up the new S.H.I.T.T.!What an ugly car!Why oh Why!K.I.T.T. where are you buddy I need you!
Man this is going to blow hard. by Pipple	Dec 12th, 2007 03:13:34 PM
that's all
"Illusion Michael! A trick is something a whore does for money." by brokentusk	Dec 12th, 2007 03:14:43 PM
C'mon! This is brilliant news - I mean, Will Arnett's voice is perfect, but I can tell I'll be cracking up even when he's being serious.
Ugh by shitstorm23	Dec 12th, 2007 03:17:28 PM
Is there even the red moving light on the front anymore? Or did I miss it in that mess? What a shitty looking show. I liked KR when I was a kid, especially KARR, KITTs evil twin brother and Michaels evil twin with the goatee. Classic! This might even be watchable if it were more of a campy, not take itself seriously, paradoy show like the Brady Bunch movies.
I may be being an ass, but why is this show getting so much cove by Demosthenes2	Dec 12th, 2007 03:17:34 PM
I don't recall seeing as many stories about a show that hasn't even finished filming its pilot on here; it's getting annoying. If the original show was amazing, that would explain it, but it was really dumb and I think these stories are riding on the nostalgia factor from when people were eleven. Granted, BSG was based on a hokey show and ended up being great, but there wasn't much buildup to its debut and it ended up being a pleasant surprise, which was nice.
I may be being an ass, but why is this show getting so much cove by Demosthenes2	Dec 12th, 2007 03:17:36 PM
I don't recall seeing as many stories about a show that hasn't even finished filming its pilot on here; it's getting annoying. If the original show was amazing, that would explain it, but it was really dumb and I think these stories are riding on the nostalgia factor from when people were eleven. Granted, BSG was based on a hokey show and ended up being great, but there wasn't much buildup to its debut and it ended up being a pleasant surprise, which was nice.
I'm sure this show will be good by Jor-El23	Dec 12th, 2007 03:17:38 PM
and i'm sure NBC will cancel it after half a season.
The Mustang sucks by Han Cholo	Dec 12th, 2007 03:24:13 PM
I'm sorry but I think that fan made picture that had that other car as KITT was 1000 times way cooler than a Mustang. The premise was cool but when I saw the car they're using, the show went from cool to crap instantly.
Arnett?!? The wheels are so off this thing... by James Westfall	Dec 12th, 2007 03:25:03 PM
Dead before it starts.
i've made a huge mistake by sbessiso	Dec 12th, 2007 03:27:07 PM
COME ON!!
Stone me, I didn't realise Bjorn Borg was in it... by Zino	Dec 12th, 2007 03:27:14 PM
Maybe Macenroe can play his arch nemesis.
Shouldn't Hasselhoff play the old guy that sends Knight on missi by Orionsangels	Dec 12th, 2007 03:28:48 PM

More men with mullets . . . by gruntybear	Dec 12th, 2007 03:29:11 PM
Does no one in Hollywood have a decent barber anymore? That 70's flyaway hair is some tired looking shit.
WTF by Reel American Hero	Dec 12th, 2007 03:46:37 PM
Will Arnett is too comedic to be KITT. I know William Daniels is older but he still basically sounds the same. How is it we can get Peter Cullen to re-voice Prime, but can't get the original KITT?
They better use the Final Countdown as his theme by oisin5199	Dec 12th, 2007 03:46:53 PM
duh-na-na-na, duh-na-na-na-na.... Aren't you gonna fight the bad guys, Michael? Ca-CAW, Ca-CAW!
Now if we could just get someone to write it... by The Winged Doucheman	Dec 12th, 2007 03:53:09 PM
hmmmmm
Will Arnett wasn't bad at all in RATATOUILLE by El Mamerro	Dec 12th, 2007 03:58:42 PM
He was the dude who killed a guy with his thumb. Didn't sound like Gob at all, I think he can pull this off no problem. Now about that mustang...
Will Arrnet? by erichaislar	Dec 12th, 2007 03:59:39 PM
WTF? interesting choice but still? Will Arrnet?
So many Michael Arrested Development Joke to be made by The Funketeer	Dec 12th, 2007 04:01:22 PM
Where to start?
Kitt: The fast & the furious edition by palewook	Dec 12th, 2007 04:04:13 PM
meh.
Wait there's more - He's a "JADED Iraq War Vet..." by James Westfall	Dec 12th, 2007 04:05:33 PM
Of for the love of CHRIST, NBC...
Oh man, that's going to be great... by epitone	Dec 12th, 2007 04:09:26 PM
"KITT, keep on that truck's tail while I find out who those guys are." "Oh, sure. The car with the ten million dollar artificially intelligent navigation system is going to chase a truck for the guy who doesn't make that much in a decade. COME ON!"
the car... by jimmy rabbitte	Dec 12th, 2007 04:16:59 PM
...still looks like ASS. ...and what's with that re-tahded spoiler? what's next? hydraulics and kick-ass subwoofer?
All CGI stunts then.............. by Stuntcock Mike	Dec 12th, 2007 04:30:20 PM
Not gonna jump a Shelby. Too bad.
I love Knight Rider by longhairedrocker	Dec 12th, 2007 04:38:06 PM
Chances of me watching this are 0. I'm betting all fans of this show will not watch this P.O.S.
Boring Car by magnius	Dec 12th, 2007 04:39:06 PM
I'm sorry, but that car is soooo dull I just want to curl up and fall asleep when i look at it!
VELL EETS DEFINATELY SUCKEEENG by ArcadianDS	Dec 12th, 2007 04:39:27 PM
EET TYME TEW UNPEEEMP ZEE AUTO!!!
Will Arnett? Mustang? Iraq War Vet? by kevinwillis.net	Dec 12th, 2007 04:52:02 PM
This thing just sounds worse and worse.
Solar Powered? When will people learn? by kevinwillis.net	Dec 12th, 2007 04:53:10 PM
We can't uplug it!
Anyone remember that show Viper... by JohnnyRicoHatesBugs	Dec 12th, 2007 04:57:35 PM
...Where the good guy drove a Dodge Viper and all the bad guys drove Dodge Stealths (and whatever other brands Dodge used to make). Apparently it was the execs behind that who wanted to reboot it Knight Rider. And that is the true story of how we got Ford Rider. I mean Knight Rider 5000. Or whatever it's called. Lame.
Awesome by lex romero	Dec 12th, 2007 04:58:57 PM
Micheal: "The only thing I found in the glovebox was a dead dove in a bag." KITT: You didnt eat that dove, did you? I only have 6 days to return it.
They Should have Made KITT a VW Bug by kevinwillis.net	Dec 12th, 2007 04:59:05 PM
And go on whacky adventures with Lindsey Lohan! Or Don Knotts. Or both! Would have been awesome!
They put so much more effort into... by JMiles_T	Dec 12th, 2007 05:03:50 PM
modifying the Trans-Am back in the eighties and it looked beautiful. The front end was modified, and the tail lights were altered. In addition, I don't remember seeing a single GM/Pontiac emblem anywhere on it. This new one just has the red scanner on the hood, and that's it. Pathetic! I like Mustangs just fine, but I expected way more for KITT. What laziness.
KRINO -Trans Am or nuthin. by modlight	Dec 12th, 2007 05:03:58 PM
not interested.
Too many Logos on that car. by modlight	Dec 12th, 2007 05:06:28 PM
its not sleek, the cobras, the stripes, the GT, even the grill disrupts any chance at being sleek, smooth, stealthy, awesome. Plus Mustangs are stripper cars.
Hard not to weep when they cancel Journeyman but greenlight this by snowpuff	Dec 12th, 2007 05:09:08 PM
Hard not to weep when they cancel Journeyman but green light this. I wish no one making this show any ill, but... WTF. Why is NBC making this? What possible, possible, possible hope is there that this show will click with today's audiences? Unlike Bionic Woman, which could have been made into something special, there is nothing to revive here. Knight Rider was from a time in television when you could show crap like this and still get decent ratings for four seasons. Knight Rider was from a time on television when you could have Michael Knight have an evil twin brother played by the same actor with a mustache and IT WASN'T A JOKE. What kind of choices is NBC making? IDGI.
KITT has been Kit before by Budcrud	Dec 12th, 2007 05:11:48 PM
Looks like Arnet played a character named "Kit" in "Monster-in-law." And... I still don't give a shit.
How many episodes are in the can? by AlwaysThere	Dec 12th, 2007 05:14:21 PM
If there are even any...?
Snowpuff I agree on almost all points. by modlight	Dec 12th, 2007 05:16:20 PM
Journeyman is indeed great and should not be cancelled, especially due to its budget which is high due to the stupid music it plays. But I have to say that it seems like having a evil twin played by the same actor with a mustache is a bad thing is a bad thing in your eyes. No way dude. If Grey's Anatomy suddenly had Patrick Dempsy with a stache coming and fucking shit up for the real McDreamy... Guess which bandwagon I'd be on all of a sudden.
LOL, Show Logo = Ford Ranger Font by Gatorocalypse	Dec 12th, 2007 05:22:05 PM
This show is going to be a sloppy, one-hour blowjob of the Ford Motor Company. It's going to be more like Viper (remember how every car was a Dodge?) than the original Knight Rider. Logo: http://tinyurl.com/yvyhah
Should have used the new Camero by Ayii	Dec 12th, 2007 05:29:26 PM
Yes, I know it was used in Transformers, but imagine that in black with a cylon eye? Nice - not this bulky muscle car. There's no finesse that the original car had.
EARTHA KITT IS THE NEW VOICE??? by Uncle Stan	Dec 12th, 2007 05:39:47 PM
That is so fucking ironic!
Just saw the new Knight Rider by JimCurry	Dec 12th, 2007 06:08:36 PM
It was a Bionic Woman-esque piece of shit!!
No, JimCurry, you might have meant to say... by Pennsy	Dec 12th, 2007 06:12:17 PM
It was the REVERSE OF AWESOME! ;) Lay the fuck off any Square Pegs remake, y'hear? AND WHY THE BEEP ISN'T THAT ON DVD YET??
NO WILLIAM DANIELS?!?? F THAT! by chrth	Dec 12th, 2007 06:24:07 PM
Bullshit, man, bullshit. That'd be like having Data do John Adams in a 1776 revival ... sons of bitches, that's what they did! Aarrgghh!
Also the layered "hoodie" look screams desperation by gruntybear	Dec 12th, 2007 06:43:24 PM
No one but complete tools wear those things these days. Putting one on a lead in a new genre television show smacks of a desperation to reach a very particular target demographic. What next? Super-slim fit t-shirts with gothic lettering and lots of winter tree silhouettes screenprinted off-center? How positively "Hot Topic" of you, producers. Teenyboppers wear these stupid shirts, so our lead will look "smoooove" if he does too. Sometimes you're just too transparent H-wood.
LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAME. by Yeti	Dec 12th, 2007 06:45:30 PM
sorry but seriously without William Daniels.....
Does Anyone Notice... by Massage...Bored	Dec 12th, 2007 07:04:44 PM
...the fucking MULLET on spawn of Michael Knight?!?!
oh my, so that really IS the car? by Bouncy X	Dec 12th, 2007 07:07:24 PM
i was totally expecting and hoping that photo was a fake but apparently not, that was indeed the car. it just looks like a regular car with the "eye" slapped on. at least the original KITT looked a little different than the regular trans am. they could have at least "spiffied" up this car. i'l check out the movie outta curiosity but yeah.
Gilbert Godfrey shoulda been the voice of KITT... by Ultron ver 2.0	Dec 12th, 2007 07:13:03 PM
..just constant screaming and swearing at the driver. Then, and only then, would I watch this turd.
I hope they have a episode where KITT by Mace Tofu	Dec 12th, 2007 07:40:05 PM
jumps the shark tank at Sea World. Ratings gold. Hasselhoff missed the photo shoot because he was eating a burger and Man, it was a realllly good burger. mmmmmm burger.
Return of the Mullet! by Nivek666	Dec 12th, 2007 07:55:29 PM
C'mon, you've been seeing more of them lately, it's coming back!
Either The Talback Trolls Are Out In Force Today Or... by Real Deal	Dec 12th, 2007 08:04:58 PM
Alot of people don't remember that the original was campy ( actually dumb at times but I'll bet many of you loved it as a kid ) and not to be taken seriously. I've got to tell you the talkbacks have turned so negative about everything lately I don't even like to read them. They're not funny anymore just stupid.
Peter Cullen needs to be the voice of KARR... by Cletus Van Damme	Dec 12th, 2007 08:13:20 PM
...his voice is too badass for KITT
I would watch this just for the GOB memories. by Gilkuliehe	Dec 12th, 2007 08:25:52 PM
Seriously Fox, why don't you bring Arrested Development back instead all the re-imagining crap? Goddamnit the best sitcom ever gets fucking cancelled and you morons revamp the goddamn talking car. disclaimer I know this isn't a Fox show, big fucking deal.
Awesome. by JonQuixote	Dec 12th, 2007 08:33:04 PM
Now I will watch.
They didn't even wash it... by ironpony42	Dec 12th, 2007 09:16:11 PM
If you look at the embiggened images, the thing is covered in waterspots and dirt. It's filty. Then the cheesy hood stripes are peeling in the hood nostrils if you zoom in, and whole thing looks like it was all tacked together in a weekend. They really did skimp out on making KITT special, instead it looks like they drove the thing through the local PepBoys with the Crap Magnet turned on. I ranted earlier that the Mustang was OK, it was the writting, acting, and 3 layers of CHEESE that will kill this show. However, I'll admit, after seeing hi-res images of the car, they did a piss poor job of customizing it. But I like Cheese, so I'll watch the Pilot. Mmmm.... Cheese.
by MJohnson	Dec 12th, 2007 09:20:32 PM
How do shows like this get the greenlight while shows like Firefly get cancelled...?
Knight Rider??? by Red Neckerson	Dec 12th, 2007 09:38:26 PM
Guess they are REALLY scraping the bottom of the septic tank. Hmmmmmm.....must see teevee.....Any wonder their ratings are in the toilet???
Talk About Lame! Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiit! by Red Neckerson	Dec 12th, 2007 09:39:16 PM

Ok this is the last straw. We have to nuke our imagination by Orionsangels	Dec 12th, 2007 09:49:09 PM

Golden Globe nominations out tomorrow... by Pennsy	Dec 12th, 2007 10:21:29 PM
Let's see how frakked up their TV picks can be.
They need the Hoff by Neo Zeed	Dec 12th, 2007 11:06:18 PM
Where's the Hoff?!
Yeah, cuz Bionic Woman... by VegasRon	Dec 12th, 2007 11:15:30 PM
..worked so well for you, NBC. What a stinking pile of shit this is going to be. BRING BACK JOURNEYMAN, YOU FUCKING MONKEY CUMSTAINS!!!
Will Arnett as KITT?!? COME ON!!!!! by MrMysteryGuest	Dec 12th, 2007 11:15:51 PM
Where's David Hyde Pierce when you really need him?!?
Looks like Jay Leno bought the new KITT for his collection! by MrMysteryGuest	Dec 12th, 2007 11:19:45 PM

Nutsatng = Uck by wraith777	Dec 12th, 2007 11:20:47 PM
Boo for this car. This should be like Herbie Fully Loaded, where the old KITT is in a junk yard and some kid finds him and they go on awesome adventures.
Leno's hiring KITT to run over his striking writers! by MrMysteryGuest	Dec 12th, 2007 11:23:53 PM
Look out, writers! (vroom)
What?? NO MR FEENY??? NO RED BEAM OF LIGHT?? by J-Dizzle	Dec 13th, 2007 12:09:01 AM
Where's the red beam of light that moves from side to side on the front of the car with the "Wooo Wooo" sounds??????????? I WANT MR FEENY!
Sydney Tamiia Poitier is the scientist/car gal, not the love int by wintocha67	Dec 13th, 2007 12:09:17 AM
She's KITT's boyfriend, but not good enough to be Michael Knight's bf. Her dad's rolling over in his grave. DEATH PROOF NOW ON DVD.
Ford Mustang? Cool. by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 13th, 2007 12:28:14 AM
But a Knight Rider Mustang??? WTF??? How frackin' lame is that?! This series is d.o.a. and will be cancelled after the pilot.
to punish and enslave by aboriginal	Dec 13th, 2007 12:29:01 AM
our tv hour
Michael, I suggest getting a box of dongbags in case you want to by Futureman2681	Dec 13th, 2007 12:41:15 AM
Oh, and if you go to the store and get a Vitamin Water, could you make that dos?
Arnett by Banky the Hack	Dec 13th, 2007 01:33:33 AM
I'm fine with this as long as he still has plenty of time to guest on 30 Rock. "It's just like the Greeks!"
I saw Arnett on a rerun of Law and Order: SVU. by Barry Egan	Dec 13th, 2007 01:38:00 AM
He was the bad guy, a travel agent who set up overseas trips for pedophiles to rape kids. There was nothing wrong with his work, but I just couldn't take it seriously, it was hilarious. I think Arnett is a brilliant comic actor.
Knight Rider 2008 is DOA... by TheGhostWhoLurks	Dec 13th, 2007 01:59:00 AM
Having a graduate from the Disney Channel school of comedy do KITT's voice, while ignoring William Daniels, is the final nail in this trainwreck's coffin. At least the New Bionic Woman will have someone to hang with down in TV Hell.
What idiot picked that car?!? by photoboy	Dec 13th, 2007 02:48:38 AM
It's like making Optimus Prime some stupid long nosed truck with flames on it. Oh wait...
thats right, the $500,000 car is going to drive through a canal. by AccidentalZero	Dec 13th, 2007 03:24:16 AM

re: Patrick Dempsy with a stache by snowpuff	Dec 13th, 2007 03:40:18 AM
That's a good idea, actually.
Will Arnett was in the Grindhouse trailer... by Charlie & Tex	Dec 13th, 2007 04:23:44 AM
...hey, we were in that! :)
Hey, cool car by Napoleon Park	Dec 13th, 2007 05:17:03 AM
I'm assuming that's the red cylon light bar on the hood above the grill. The new guy is a perfect stand-in for the Hoff, they got the costume and hair perfect. I guass Speed Racer inspired them to stay faithful to the original source material for a change. Great. And Will Arnett from "Arrested Development" and "30 Rock" is brilliant, a terrific choice to voice a smart-aleck talking car. This is going to be swell.
The message NBC has sent us by smackfu	Dec 13th, 2007 05:24:50 AM
Is there is no point in even watching this. Because if it's awesome, and we love it, they'll just pull the plug on that too. So better to just not watch NBC sci-fi shows in the first place.
A trick is something a whore does for money... by BanAllFIRSTPosters	Dec 13th, 2007 05:40:18 AM
or cocaine.
thats right, the $500,000 car is going to drive through a canal. by AccidentalZero	Dec 13th, 2007 06:00:08 AM
COME ON!!!!!!!!!
A remake can't run on nostalgia alone by newc0253	Dec 13th, 2007 06:51:12 AM
I don't know why Merrick is showering so much attention on what is clearly destined to be a steaming turd. I'm not sure which is worse, the fug ugly design for the car or Merrick's relentless attempts to make us feel excited about it. Merrick, dude, sit down and pay attention: nostalgia isn't enough. There are lots of shows i remember fondly from the 70s and 80s but i'm old enough to understand that not all of them necessarily deserve to be remade. Knight Rider was fun when I was 12 but a talking car helping a guy to fight crime just isn't enough to sustain a decent show in this day and age. Nor have we seen anything about the remake that would make us think any differently. This isn't BSG, an ersatz star wars remade as intelligent scifi. It isn't even Bionic Woman, which at least had ambition to be a clever reimagining. This is more like Flash Gordon, a shitty fucking remake whose only purpose is to remind you that even a bad campy 80s movie had some merits compared to a moronic 2007 remake.
Golden Globe TV nominations on now... by Pennsy	Dec 13th, 2007 07:52:33 AM
Best Actress, Drama Series: Patricia Arquette, Medium; Glenn Close, Damages; Minnie Driver, The Riches; Edie Falco, Sopranos; Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters; Holly Hunter, Saving Grace; Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer
agree on everything by judderman	Dec 13th, 2007 07:53:54 AM
Mullet as anachronistic as a neck ruff and tights, chunky mustang design terrible. Will Arnett potentially weird choice (though he does do deep voiced and threatening pretty well), concept looks bland and unimaginative. But can I say, Sidney Poitier had a hot daughter?
GG Best Drama Series noms. by Pennsy	Dec 13th, 2007 08:07:36 AM
Big Love, Damages, Grey's Anatomy, House, Mad Men, The Tudors
More Golden Globe stuff... by Pennsy	Dec 13th, 2007 08:16:21 AM
Best Actress, Comedy: Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?; America Ferrera, Ugly Betty; Tina Fey, 30 Rock; Anna Friel, Pushing Daisies; Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds Best Actor, Comedy: Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock; Steve Carell, The Office; David Duchovny, Californication; Ricky Gervais, Extras; Lee Pace, Pushing Daisies Miniseries/Movie: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; The Company; Five Days; Longford; The State Within Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Bryce Dallas Howard, As You Like It; Debra Messing, The Starter Wife; Queen Latifah, Life Support; Sissy Spacek, Pictures of Hollis Woods; Ruth Wilson, Jane Eyre(Masterpiece Theatre) Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Adam Beach, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; Ernest Borgnine, A Grandpa for Christmas; Jim Broadbent, Longford; Jason Isaacs, The State Within; James Nesbitt, Jekyll Supporting Actress, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Rose Byrne, Damages; Rachel Griffiths, Brothers & Sisters; Katherine Heigl, Grey's; Samantha Morton, Longford; Anna Paquin, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee; Jaime Pressly, My Name Is Earl. Supporting Actor, Series, Miniseries or Movie: Ted Danson, Damages; Kevin Dillon and Jeremy Piven, Entourage; Andy Serkis, Longford; William Shatner, Boston Legal; Donald Sutherland, Dirty Sexy Money.
And Best Actor, Drama, closes it out: by Pennsy	Dec 13th, 2007 08:19:19 AM
Michael C. Hall, Dexter; Jon Hamm, Mad Men; Hugh Laurie, House; Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, The Tudors; Bill Paxton, Big Love
Will Arnett. Mullets. by mr.brownstone	Dec 13th, 2007 08:29:14 AM
I just got officially interested in watching the first episode of this show and giving it a fair chance to be what it is trying to be on it's own terms without judging it too much based on rose colored memories of the original but at the same time realizing that a certain level of nostalgia is inevitable and natural and will have to be considered in any honest evaluation on the quality of the new show and if it stands on it's own.
Antony Anderson for K.I.T.T!! by damned-dirty-ape	Dec 13th, 2007 08:33:25 AM
If the producers of the show think it's all a joke, then so should i. I want to see K.I.T.T shout ''did you see me clear that mother fucking jump Mike? I am one bad ass motherfuckin pimp car!!''
Come on people! by damned-dirty-ape	Dec 13th, 2007 08:38:05 AM
You have to admit that the original show was pretty poor in the first place, especially when super pursuit mode came in to it. This one can't be much worse. The premise doesn't sound too bad, i just wish they had used a different car
I'm gonna tivo and play it while I sleep. by Diagnostic	Dec 13th, 2007 08:41:33 AM
I hope this show survives.
Bumblebee isn't a VW, but a lame Camero! by DocMHumphrey	Dec 13th, 2007 08:42:00 AM
We've heard all of this before...I guess we're not applying the guilty until proven innocent premise, yet again, here at Ain't It Cool News Troll-backs.
Sorry But I'm A Mustang Fan And I Like The Car! by Real Deal	Dec 13th, 2007 09:04:26 AM
I drive a GT myself and would love to have the Cobra but as an everyday car it just wouldn't be practical ( unless it was bullet proof like the one above or a lot of money to repair the dings and scratches ). They probably would have used a Firebird if they still made them.
How can such a boring looking car even attempt to have it's own by theabusetaker	Dec 13th, 2007 09:13:48 AM
that car looks so completely boring compared to the original. it's like replacing the time machine delorean in back to the future with a new mustang.
That's insane! by CherryValance	Dec 13th, 2007 09:28:06 AM
I can't wait until he tells Michael to taste the sad.
Wow, does Bruening look smug by Abominable Snowcone	Dec 13th, 2007 09:34:11 AM
and smarmy. I think the biggest problem is that KITT (the Viper) still doesn't look like KITT (the original model car, whatever the fuck it was). This is just another tricked out contemporary sports car, a al Fast and Furious, whereas back in 1982 KITT really did look ahead of its time. I for one do not know who Will Arnett is, nor will I look it up. Why couldn't they have just gotten Daniels? He's still alive, right? He was in Blades of Glory.
Wet streets for night shots by Guy Gaduois	Dec 13th, 2007 09:38:49 AM
and Armor All for tires. Oops. You nerds know what Armor All is, right? How many of you fellers have driven a real car, by the way? Not your Project Gotham car, but the '92 Subaru your folks let you drive back and forth to the JuCo. Armor All makes your tires all "shiny and new", like Madonna's virginity . . . and yours as well, no doubt.
These photos are from THIS morning? by Abominable Snowcone	Dec 13th, 2007 10:01:32 AM
Where was it again? Can I go there, please? It's icy and rainy and dark in Cleveland.
They should have Wendy's product placement by Dingbatty	Dec 13th, 2007 10:12:22 AM
as well.
This is whyTOP GEAR makes fun of US cars! by DarfurOnTheRocks	Dec 13th, 2007 10:15:47 AM
Ford bloody Mustang..... Couldn't they at least snag a GT-R from Nissan? We only see Nissans ad nauseum in Heroes.... How about some exotic? Ferrari 599 perhaps?
Arnett is perfect by Shaw	Dec 13th, 2007 10:19:48 AM
He did almost all of the voicework for the "Franklin" character in Arrested Development. Bet you didn't know that.
hey, wintocha67, Sydney's dad not dead by dauphin534	Dec 13th, 2007 10:24:04 AM
Sidney Poitier is definitely rolling in his grave, but mainly cause he's not in it. The man may be 80 and long-since retired, but he's definitely still breathing.
Is this going to be a comedy??? by The_Samaritan	Dec 13th, 2007 10:31:04 AM
I'm serious. The haircuts, Arnett...? If it's a send-up of the original, then I'm on board! Otherwise, what a stinker!
Mustangs are shit cars by Han Cholo	Dec 13th, 2007 11:02:06 AM
I drive a 95 Acura Integra, have very little problems with it, get 24-26 MPG, V-Tech engine, drives like a V-8 but uses a hell of a lot less gas and when I'm speeding home on the 105, beat the shit out of Mustangs, Nissan Z's, and all those other piece of shit cars that people spent over 20 grand for. Honda's are the best cars God put on this Earth. The car is the show, why they didnt at least use a modified Honda, or a souped up Firebird like the original completely fucks any potential this show might have had. They seriously should have gone for that fan made photoshop design that came out a while back even.
I so hope they sprung for abetter one than Top Gear's by tehBIGIvan	Dec 13th, 2007 11:02:44 AM
Top Gear showed how the shelby's bad suspension made it lose poert in every turn. Show will look like crap if KITT wobbles in every turn because they wanted a car to bring in ford advertising.
Fords in general are shit cars by Han Cholo	Dec 13th, 2007 11:49:59 AM
I worked at a Law firm that sued car manufacturers. Ford, Daimler-Chrysler, Mercedes, and GMC topped the list. Even though GMC was getting sued all the time, I never once saw a Trans Am lemon.
S.H.I.T.T. 2000 by DarfurOnTheRocks	Dec 13th, 2007 11:50:13 AM
That is what this Mustang is...
Chazz Michael Micheal's Knight by DarfurOnTheRocks	Dec 13th, 2007 11:53:19 AM
Facing off against Will Arnett. This is not a comedy.
My 08 EX-L Accord is more advanced than that Stang by DarfurOnTheRocks	Dec 13th, 2007 11:55:45 AM
Heck it even responds to my voice commands....
Top Gear... by DocMHumphrey	Dec 13th, 2007 12:20:09 PM
This is the problem with half the Talk backers here. They listen to rumor as if it is truth or fact. They never find out for themselves. Top Gear is fun and all, but in honesty, Europeans look for different aspects in cars than Americans. It's easy for Europeans to nice off-comments about the US, when: A. Many of them have never been here (not counting vacation spots like Florida) B. Do not realize, that the whole United Kingdom is not even as big as some of our medium sized states. (Which in account, has terrain, temperature, atmosphere, population, population density, population that uses vehicles, and so on and so forth.) All cars can be modified and made to be fast. If the dolt who drives the Acura, figured out that not everyone who buys a vehicle uses it to speed down the road like an ass. In fact, Mustangs are priced under 20,000 and further so can be modified to disintegrate your precious Acura. Personally, I hate "The Fast and the Furious" style, look, and flash. I want some muscle. It all boils down to personal taste.
All My Children by lonecow	Dec 13th, 2007 01:19:47 PM
The guy who plays Mike Tracer played Jamie on All My Children! Awesome.
MR MATTHEWS?!!!!!!! by Wackyal123	Dec 13th, 2007 02:29:51 PM
WTF is this all about? I'm all for a re-vamped movie but the Trans-Am was a Legend... even over here in the UK where we can't buy Trans-Ams! And without the classic William Daniels saying "Michael, that would be inadvisable" and the Hoff totally dismissing his advice, this can only go up the sh**ter! What next? STREET-HAWK the musical!?
Not About Speed, But Handling.... by DarfurOnTheRocks	Dec 13th, 2007 02:51:36 PM
That is the criticism that Top Gear makes with US cars. The handling is generally awful compared to Euro cars. This is not a shot at Ford, or GM. Ford and GM in Europe make some nice cars. It is the twisty parts of the UK and Europe that necessitate cars having good handling. This ethos is why and F1 car can take a corner and 90 MPH while a Champcar can do it at 50 MPH.
WILLIAM DANIELS * by Pi-Rate	Dec 13th, 2007 02:52:47 PM

WILLIAM DANIELS IS KITT by Pi-Rate	Dec 13th, 2007 02:53:55 PM
It's an iconic voice! You don't just "replace" something like that. That's why Kermit the Frog sucks now. But in that case, they didn't have a choice...
The Hoff is in... by ATARI	Dec 13th, 2007 03:10:51 PM
then so am I.
Hey at least Acura's are reliable and get good mileage by Han Cholo	Dec 13th, 2007 04:12:25 PM
Really, who gives a fuck about speed when my fuckin' gas bill is $300 lower every month. And yes all cars are modable but the Mustang is just a shit car to begin with and everyone on here knows it. How bout you dickhead?
And I only paid four grand for it. by Han Cholo	Dec 13th, 2007 04:16:54 PM

THIS HAS BECOME SLIGHTLY LESS SHITTY by Pipple	Dec 13th, 2007 04:23:02 PM

I thought we decided... by slone13	Dec 13th, 2007 04:37:46 PM

IS IT JUST ME... by Ray Gamma	Dec 13th, 2007 04:55:26 PM
IS IT JUST ME OR DOES THAT FORD CAR HAVE SOMETHING A BIT CRAPPY ABOUT IT? THE NOSE OF THAT CAR IS SO BUSY AND CONFUSED-LOOKING, LIKE THE DESIGNERS COULD NEVER REALLY SETTLE ON WHAT KIND OF LOOK THEY WANTED. CAPS LOCK.
i mean they should have gone for by Ray Gamma	Dec 13th, 2007 04:57:59 PM
i mean they should have gone for a sleek car that focuses your attention on the red "cylon eye" light. But this Ford is so muddled-looking, its clunkiness totally distracts you from the red light and thus loses the "hi-tech sentient-computer-controlled" charisma of the sleek original Trans-Am.
and what about the theme tune?!!! by Ray Gamma	Dec 13th, 2007 05:03:32 PM
THEY'VE GOT TO KEEP THE THEME TUNE! IT'S THE ONLY REAL REASON ANYONE WATCHED THE ORIGINAL SERIES GODDAMIT.
They're screwed by Turd Furgusen	Dec 13th, 2007 05:11:51 PM
I like the mustang, but not on Knight Rider. They couldn't get a concept car? I know Ford kicked them a ton o' bucks to use this model, but my Acura TL would be a better KITT than this. Come on!
GOB = K.I.T.T. by SilentBobblehead	Dec 13th, 2007 05:40:16 PM
Does this mean KITT will be banned from the Magic Castle?
Michael Knight 2.0 by SilentBobblehead	Dec 13th, 2007 05:41:25 PM
This guy has future German Popstar written all over him.
Good to hear they've got the Hoff by photoboy	Dec 13th, 2007 06:16:37 PM
Mike Tracer had better keep a close eye on his girlfriend...
The theme would seal this as being an absolute must-see! by performingmonkey	Dec 13th, 2007 06:35:25 PM
Yeah there's a chance it won't be that good but it will certainly be worth watching. They NEED the original theme definitely. Re-recorded of course, with lots of guitar hammering away!
I'll be watching, more out of curiosity than anything else... by Paul T. Ryan	Dec 13th, 2007 06:48:02 PM
And what happened to that alleged lawsuit Glen A. Larson was attempting to lob at Universal over this project?
performingmonkey by Merrick	Dec 13th, 2007 07:29:22 PM
The original KNIGHT RIDER theme music is referenced very eary in the draft of the script I read.
I saw "Knight" in the title and... by That 70s Venom	Dec 13th, 2007 08:54:47 PM
... I thought it was something about The Dark Knight. Knight Rider can suck my hairy balls. Peace.
Holy freaking Knight Rider by Super Nintendo Chalmers	Dec 13th, 2007 08:56:58 PM
I think that the amount Knight Rider news on this site will soon eclipse the amount there was for Hostel 2.
Hoff should play Knight's evil twin... by Prof. Pop-Cult	Dec 13th, 2007 09:05:21 PM
I think it would have been better if Hasselhoff reprised his role as Michael Knight's evil twin. They could then save Michael's appearance for a ratings sweeps period. They also need to work William Daniels into this. Did he ever appear on the original series in person? If not, he should be cast as a scientist or engineer with Knight Industries whose voice was used for the original KITT.
I would like to congratulate the Ford Motor Company on their by Trader Groucho 2	Dec 13th, 2007 10:12:12 PM
new weekly prime-time hourlong Mustang commercial.
I hate the ford GT by Dokkalvar	Dec 13th, 2007 11:08:34 PM
It's looks more and more generic every time I see it. I'm sick and tired of seeing it too.
UPDATED!! THANK GOD. by VegasRon	Dec 13th, 2007 11:54:35 PM
Hmm...nope...I still don't give a fuck.
If the new KITT ever runs into Alec Baldwin... by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	Dec 14th, 2007 01:05:58 AM
then they can have a... (with gravelly voice "talking like this contest."
Active camo means... by tehBIGIvan	Dec 14th, 2007 01:46:15 AM
... the new KITT can change to look like whatever car is sponsoring that weeks epsiode. It can even be skinned in Mountain Dew ads to blend in at a douche festival.
So where does Team KnightRider... by Midnightxpress	Dec 14th, 2007 07:15:40 AM
...fit into this continuity? or Knight Rider 2000 for that matter? These questions need to be answered in the first scenes of the pliot...Seriously thou I'd love to see Hasselhoff bring Garth (Michael's evil twin with the awesome goatee) back as well...and bring back Goliath and KARR as well....
Can't You Idiots Read? by TheKnightRider	Dec 14th, 2007 01:26:15 PM
Can't any of you read?Oh wait,this is the internet and apparently noone can read on here except for a select few. Justin Bruening's character is Knight's son,he is not playing Micheal Knight. Mustang KITT is not the Knight Industries Two Thousand,but the Knight Industries THREE THOUSAND. What does all this mean?It means this is not a remake you jackholes,it's a direct sequel to the original show.Since Mustang KITT is a different Knight Industries model,it would mean this KITT would have a different voice. So why don't you morons open your eyes,or pull your heads out of your asses,and try to read the actual article.
du by ewokstew	Dec 14th, 2007 02:47:34 PM
mb
WTF?!?! by Violator90	Dec 14th, 2007 06:27:32 PM
Seriously. That CAN'T be KITT. That is a bad choice for KITT. Hell, they couldn't get a sleeker, cooler car? Danm! This series is already fucked up! I liked the fake KITTs better than this TRANSFORMERS reject.
I read that wrong, thought DUSTIN HOFFMAN was KITT by Drath	Dec 15th, 2007 05:39:48 PM
I might have watched then. That new car doesn't look like the car of the future!!
Written by WGA writers. by Uncapie	Dec 16th, 2007 02:15:20 AM
I'd go on strike too if I'd have written this.
This car sucks by P2Rock	Dec 16th, 2007 03:04:55 AM
yuck. crappy mustang. coulda got a proper sports car. like the chevy or ssc or smething. yuh
15-SECOND TEASER TRAILER!!! by Eyeoneverything	Dec 26th, 2007 10:52:44 AM
15-SECOND TEASER TRAILER!!! See here: http://www.hollywoodchicago.co m/2007/12/teaser-airs-for-2010 -knight-rider-film.html
Things KITT has to be: by doomrat	Dec 30th, 2007 11:02:42 PM
-sleek -sexy -solid black -NO LOGOS!!!! -vomit- -not a ford -no grill, a big scanner(that sweeps side to side) -seksi, yet snooty, sounding -AND READY TO KICK ASS I'm gonna give this show one chance to be good, only because the theme song sounds similar. And only because of that. Has anyone heard anything on Glen Larson's movie? That looks BAD ASS. Saw a promo pic of the car, it only showed the scanner, but you can tell it's hell of a lot better than this stupid ass ford. The car wouldn't be so bad if they'd used a GT, which isn't as big, looks better put together(I hate how the Cobra logo is on one side of the grill, it looks f-ing lopsided). But yeah, I totally agree, it should have been that KITT(the original bad ass TA) is some where in a junkyard (Oh gee, I don't know...how 'bout Universal's waterlogged under ground garage? HUH!?) and some kids find him. Like that one episode where he gets struck by lightning and 'runs away' from Michael and that kid (Danny?) finds him. That would totally pawn anything else out there.
Oh yeah by doomrat	Dec 30th, 2007 11:05:57 PM
And Karr needs to be in it. And kill stuff. The show should just end with Karr killing everyone. And then laughing.
Oh God noooo!!! by patrick2006	Jan 8th, 2008 04:44:24 AM
Wwhen i heard they'd bring KITT back i was really excited but this KITT is SHIT! no aerodynamic hood,boxy n brick like structure.sucks!atleast get the scanner right u wankers at nbc!!
too late for this but... by patrick2006	Jan 8th, 2008 04:52:14 AM
lamborghini reventon would look like kitt even with out special mods.of course the scanner n black paint job is a must.

Talkbacks

UPDATED!! THE HOFF IS IN!! KNIGHT RIDER Press Event Pics!! + The New Voice Of KITT Is...

User login

Quick Talkback

Talkbacks