Remember Knight Rider? I do.
Did you see NBC’s remake? I did.
Did you cry too? I sure as hell did.
Here’s the Knight Rider I remember:
Look at that sexy beast! So handsome, so timeless. And look at Hasselhoff too, not too shabby. But a Trans Am like KITT could do so much better. That car was (at the time) a sleek and powerful muscle car, the symbol of American motoring, it might just be one of the most recognizable cars in history.
So what does NBC bring to the table?
Lemme highlight some problem areas…
1 – Did somebody ask for KITT to have a big spoiler? Was it really necessary to “pimp” the car out? Why did somebody pop rivet, not one, but TWO GODDAMN SPOILERS to this poor car? Worst mullet ever: American muscle in the front, 20 dollar Japanese street spoiler in the back…
2 – A Cobra? Really? They show this symbol roughly 10 million times in the show to hammer home the marketing message from Ford. As if the fact that every car in the show being a Ford wouldn’t get the point across.
3 – Not sweet 80′s robotic headlights? UNACCEPTABLE.
4 – Apparently the same douche that thought two spoilers was better thought that two scanners would be better too. KITT needs depth perception ya’ know.
5 – When KITT talks in the new Knight Ryder, the voice that comes out is that of Val Kilmer. Which is a travesty when you realize the old voice actor was William Daniels, of Mr. Feeney fame (actually other stuff but I don’t care, screw St. Elsewhere).
Ultimately, my disappointment stems from the fact that a more appropriate car wasn’t chosen. The point of KITT is to be a sleek sports car, fast looking and sexy. While the redesigned Ford Mustang looks really great I don’t think it fits the bill as an appropriate KITT. Which car would fit the bill?
Oh, I don’t know, maybe…
…this car?!?! Painted black of course. Wait.
Better. Much better.
I understand and agree with your gripes, but at the same time, KITT was the highlight of the show. I think it’s a problem when the car out-acts all the humans.
Of course, as long as NBC is fucking up classics, I may just give this show (I think I heard it was a test pilot for a full-on rival) a second chance if they introduce KARR as voiced by Ellen McLain from Portal.
Besides the obvious Val Kilmer problem, the car was the star of the show. Don’t get me started on the terrible acting all around from the rest of the cookie cutter characters.
Dangit Matt, why aren’t you on the message boards? We need someone to post lolcats, and only you have the photoshop skillz to get all the lewlz.
I’m glad to see I’m starting the picture edited in Paint fad. It’s so much fun…btw awesome pic.