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Kilmer Replaces Arnett As Voice Of The KNIGHT RIDER Car!!

:) by RyanMurray	Feb 7th, 2008 12:06:18 AM
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CHRIS KNIGHT....RIDER! by RyanMurray	Feb 7th, 2008 12:08:05 AM
oh come on, all you 80's fans laughed!
that's amusing by Jarek	Feb 7th, 2008 12:10:29 AM
That his corporate commercial contract kept him out of a regular paying gig on a network show. I bet he makes more from the commercials though.
Hello, Michael by beetlegeuse	Feb 7th, 2008 12:15:53 AM
Arnett woulda been awesome!!
A shame to see Arnett lose such a... choice gig... by Roguewriter	Feb 7th, 2008 12:16:17 AM
This is really more Kilmer's speed these days anyway, neh?
I Wonder If... by Leto III	Feb 7th, 2008 12:19:23 AM
...Michael Knight's gonna keep a "faggot gun" in KITT's glove compartment?
Grr by Bearfunkle	Feb 7th, 2008 12:22:54 AM
So the guy advertising for a $16,000 car is getting replaced by a guy who doesn't make that in three months? COME ON!!
Shit, Kilmer's too good for this....... by Han Cholo	Feb 7th, 2008 12:23:44 AM
Kilmer should have his own show like Law & Order or Salton Sea: The Series.
Give His ENTOURAGE Hippie Character... by Leto III	Feb 7th, 2008 12:24:46 AM
...his own show. C'mon, you know you want it...
Love the choice of Kilmer's... by Kirbymanly	Feb 7th, 2008 12:28:09 AM
...reminder as to who he is
how lame by couP	Feb 7th, 2008 12:31:03 AM
anyway, gob needs to focus all his efforts on outdoing tony wonder in the new AD movie
You got T-bonds, real estate by BrandLoyalist	Feb 7th, 2008 12:31:51 AM
If I were you, I would be smart, I would cut loose of this
Val Kilmer is a better voice... by Bones	Feb 7th, 2008 12:38:33 AM
He has that slight air of superiority that William Daniels had in the original show...
Remember when Val was a star? by blondeman	Feb 7th, 2008 12:47:16 AM
Jeez....Doing a cameo in COMMANCE MOON was one thing, but playing the voice of Kitt in a shitty TV movie? He has made some good movies in the recent years he shouldn't be doing this crap. I honestly can't believe he is getting that much money either. If he wants to do tv now he should call David Mamet and maybe a get a SPARTAN tv show goin' or just join the cast of the UNIT playing the same character. I'd watch that.
"You can be my wingman anytime..." by Zardoz	Feb 7th, 2008 12:51:56 AM
and I've lost that lovin' fee-eelin'!
well fuck by cpt. tim	Feb 7th, 2008 12:58:57 AM
there goes the only good thing about this project. "I don't do tricks michael, tricks are things a whore does for money."
If you...are THINKING...of DOING THE VOICE...for THIS...CAR... by Zeke25:17	Feb 7th, 2008 12:59:03 AM
DOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNN'T! (Don't.)
And the Curse of Bat-Man continues... by wackybantha	Feb 7th, 2008 01:01:03 AM
You're next Clooney!!!
Val Kilmer will do pretty much anything for money these days... by Sledge Hammer	Feb 7th, 2008 01:18:49 AM
And I imagine that's all this is to him, an easy money paycheck role, and one that would be pretty easy to do no doubt, likely requiring very little of his time to come in and loop some dialogue for, even if it goes to series, but voicing a car in a tv series remake still seems like slumming...this guy played Batman (badly) and The Saint (again, badly) fer christsakes. If he's going to make the jump to tv, surely someone out there with a quality show would be glad to have him on board. I mean this is the guy who did Heat, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Ghost & The Darkness, Spartan, Wonderland and The Salton Sea...okay he also did Mindhunters, Island Of Doctor Moreau and Alexander too, but when he's actually interested and engaged in a role, and not merely doing it just for the money, he has it in him to be pretty damn good. But given that he's likely doing this strictly for the cash money I predict a very bored and dull sounding new KITT.
least we don't have to see his FAT ASS! by Maniaq	Feb 7th, 2008 01:25:19 AM
I tend to agree with Bones - Daniels totally had that condescending tone to his voice that Kilmer always brings to each and every one of his characters (ok maybe not Elvis) and can do in his sleep! I was never really that comfortable with Arnett - he's got that deep TV commercial voice over quality to his voice that worked well in the TV commercial as a joke, but is gonna get real annoying real quick if you have to listen to that during the SHOW as well as the commercials!
hey Sledge! by Maniaq	Feb 7th, 2008 01:29:57 AM
I thought he was good in Deja Vu too, and Top Secret, for that matter - that line about his dad thinking up his name when he was shaving still cracks me up!
kilmer gotta eat, I support the nipples on kitt 2, little miss b by Pipple	Feb 7th, 2008 01:30:43 AM

atmobile by Pipple	Feb 7th, 2008 01:30:55 AM

Still haven't seen Deja Vu... by Sledge Hammer	Feb 7th, 2008 01:36:29 AM
...but it sounds familiar. And Top Secret is a classic, no doubt.
Val Kilmer (Comanche Moon) by jigsaw	Feb 7th, 2008 01:41:20 AM
lolz. Of course the real answer is Val Kilmer (Top Secret, Real Genius)
I'm your Huckleberry by cromulent	Feb 7th, 2008 01:58:19 AM
Yes, Val. Yes, you are.
It's the car right? Chicks dig the car! by skywalkerfamily	Feb 7th, 2008 02:00:04 AM
I bet he says that.
In the immortal words of Socrates... by tough_times	Feb 7th, 2008 02:01:14 AM
I drank what?
Good choice by photoboy	Feb 7th, 2008 02:08:17 AM
I like Kilmer and I think he's got a great voice for doing KITT type vehicles. Now if only they could re-cast the shitty looking car they've obviously been paid to use for the new KITT.
Kilmer has a good voice, good choice imo by smackfu	Feb 7th, 2008 03:05:24 AM
as mentioned earlier, I also found Arnett's kit voice a little too soft spoken, a little too....'yooooooohoooooooo' as Jimminy Glick would put it.
Him? C'mon! by Bob Loblaw Law Blog	Feb 7th, 2008 04:40:00 AM
We'll miss you Gob. :(
Is Val Kilmer shitlisted by everyone? by Mullah Omar	Feb 7th, 2008 04:54:16 AM
Is that guy getting shut out of Hollywood for some reason, or does he just not give a shit what he does anymore?
He he. Everyone hates Val Kilmer! by Spoiler_Man	Feb 7th, 2008 05:52:26 AM
That's why he cant get work. Fuck him. Fat bastard. Heard that he was so arrogant on the set of one of his movies that people werent allowed to look at him. Glad to see that hes reduced to voice work on a shit remake of a shit tv show! Hahahahahahahahahaha!
wtf by Gungan Slayer	Feb 7th, 2008 06:18:09 AM
this is possibly one of the dumbest reasons I've seen an actor kicked off the project. wtf? either way, they're still using the same car, doesn't matter who is the voice, because that mustang still sucks. and the show probably will too.
Careful, your messing with The Ice-Man. by HarryBlackPotter	Feb 7th, 2008 06:43:24 AM
Tom Cruise still likes it when he rides his tail.
Stop!!! Don't you know that eating that stuff can give you very by Darth Busey	Feb 7th, 2008 07:04:49 AM
Oh my god, I'm too late!
Xiphos by MRJONZ72	Feb 7th, 2008 07:05:47 AM
Yeah I juust saw that yesterday when I was watching Inside The NFL I was like WTF I had no idea it was going off the air. Chris Carter is the only one though that is going to need to find work. But I think my favorite crew watching it was when you had Len Dawson, Nick Buoniconti(sp?) Jerry Glanville, Chris Collinsworth and Dan Marino, Jerry Glanville
Is Hasselhoff's evil twin going to be in this? by Midnightxpress	Feb 7th, 2008 07:07:07 AM
...best evil twin moustache ever....
He's going to use his Doc Holiday voice. by Mr. Nice Gaius	Feb 7th, 2008 08:48:29 AM
So, everything will be cool. (I can't believe they brought this show back. I give it...half a season.)
Haven't read prior posts because I need to run by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Feb 7th, 2008 08:48:35 AM
but two things: 1) Kilmer is slumming and 2)KITT without William Daniels blows. Unless I'm very mistaken he is still quite alive.
They should have given it to Michael Cera by INWOsuxRED	Feb 7th, 2008 09:37:33 AM
KITT with the voice of a nervous teenage boy is a show I might watch.
good luck on this going to series with kilmer's voice by Charlie Murphy	Feb 7th, 2008 09:58:51 AM
i can't see it, if they do decide to make a new series from this.
the gay german from The Saint by ArcadianDS	Feb 7th, 2008 09:59:45 AM
He should use his 'gay german guy' from The Saint to voice Kitt. 'allo Mikeee. Vere voodjew lyke tew go tewdeh? zee cinemah or zee club? Joo arr zo hansohm, Mikeee."
GAY Perry! by travis-dane	Feb 7th, 2008 10:16:42 AM
great dude!
Knight Rider: THE WRATH OF KHAN by YotzVonFrelnik	Feb 7th, 2008 10:18:29 AM
How many variations can they come up with?
Why not Malcolm Mcdowell? by YotzVonFrelnik	Feb 7th, 2008 10:22:06 AM
He's got a nice "electronic" voice.
Corporations Own You by christian66	Feb 7th, 2008 10:29:40 AM
Hilarious. And sad. This is what artists get for jumping in bed with ad people.
Fine with me... by mymonkeysnameisjennifer	Feb 7th, 2008 12:26:23 PM
People can hate on Kilmer all they want, but since Kiss Kiss Bang Bang he's got nothing but my respect. I still won't watch this though, but good luck to 'em, it might last as long as Drive.
Kilmer's too good for this??? by slone13	Feb 7th, 2008 01:22:18 PM
He's getting a crapload of money for a couple hours worth of work. Some gigs are just too good to refuse. Hell, even Murray came back for Garfield: A Tale of 2 Kitties.
I'm Your Huckleberry... by Heckles	Feb 7th, 2008 03:07:00 PM
Make no mistake, it's not revenge KITT's after. It's a reckonin'.
God has smiled on us all by ArcadianDS	Feb 7th, 2008 03:21:26 PM
It could have been Jack Black.
I just officially lost what little interest I had by The Funketeer	Feb 7th, 2008 03:52:21 PM
because hearing a car with Gob's voice say "hello Michael" is about as close to a new episode of Arrested Development I was going to get.
Ha. by phaedrus007	Feb 7th, 2008 06:13:55 PM
Chris Knight... Rider. That IS amusing. Still his best role to this very day.
Kilmer, by Series7	Feb 7th, 2008 06:44:21 PM
It's not more than you need, just more than you're used to. I wondered why recent TV spots didn't sound correct.
Good, this frees Arnet up to do something worthwhile by finky089	Feb 7th, 2008 06:48:53 PM

Oh sure, Arnett COULDN'T be part of this... by TruPhan	Feb 7th, 2008 06:52:43 PM
...it isn't that Arnett scrambled to FIND a way out of it as soon as he saw those NBC promos
Tony Todd? Come on! HAHAHAH! by Pixelsmack	Feb 7th, 2008 08:28:41 PM
Dude, no one would ever want to get in to the car if Tony did the voice. They'd be scared shitless that they would get ass-jacked in the fucking jaw. Or lose their god damn soul.
KNIGHT BOAT by Prossor	Feb 7th, 2008 08:58:18 PM
the crime SOLVING boat
"I won't be KITT because I have to be. Now I'll be KITT because by captain_kirk	Feb 7th, 2008 09:25:14 PM
I think that Val Kilmer could add a really interesting angle here. Will Arnett was probably a yukster-William Daniels-Type voice. But Nick Rivers could be AWESOME in a totally psychedelic way. Come on. Give me some KITT!
Oh well... by gamergirl15	Feb 7th, 2008 09:29:30 PM
I really wanted Daniels to voice KITT again, especially if the artificial intelligence (the person, so to speak) in the new KITT is the same intelligence that was in the old KITT (which I hope is the case). I hope that Kilmer does a decent job. I want to see KITT's return go well, or at the very least not completely suck.
I'm glad they made the change... by Zodou	Feb 7th, 2008 09:35:02 PM
From the teaser(s) it seemed as Arnett was channeling KARR, you know, trying to sound cool. I personally feel the voice should not be cool or menacing but, like Daniels, annoying. Not overly, just enough to bug this piss out of the lead. Hopefully Kilmer can pull it off.
Let's go for it!!! by Pouchstalker	Feb 7th, 2008 09:46:46 PM
If it's going to suck, make it worth my while. Due to budget cuts the KITT computer is put in a Mini Cooper and Weird Al will be the voice.
What happened to Kilmer? by br1947	Feb 7th, 2008 11:11:19 PM
There nothing better out there at all? Iceman, Doc.... KITT? Just show what a really, really bad batman movie will do to your career...
actually.... by br1947	Feb 7th, 2008 11:13:02 PM
Weird Al and a Mini-Cooper sounds kinda interesting. Maybe that should be the Nerd Herd car for season 2 of Chuck. As long as 'White & Nerdy' is played at some point, I'm all in...
Wonderful... by iRovr	Feb 8th, 2008 12:27:38 PM
now KITT is going to sound like a fat has-been.
wow, he got fat! by Judge Briggs	Feb 8th, 2008 03:49:32 PM

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