NEWS: Dueling "Knight Rider" Related Projects, Not a Real Great Sign

CELEB: Dueling "Knight Rider" Related Projects, Not a Real Great Sign

That's right, two projects to choose from. Perhaps the single most important decision facing anyone who routinely avoids important decisons.

Transformers inspired? Perhaps in this version, K.I.T.T. transforms into a watchable show... Sorry.

There was an evil car, named, appropriately enough, K.A.R.R. There was also an evil semi-truck dubbed, "Goliath," who was piloted by the evil nemesis of Michael Knight, Garthe Knight. Played, of course, by a goateed Hasselhoff.

The main problem with this idea is "man with a supercar," has been one-upped already. Is two-upped a word? If it is, I can think of no better place for it than right here in this sentence. Robocop was a guy with the supercar inside him. So was Terminator. As is Bionic Woman.

Who wants to watch a guy mouth off to a biker, and then run back to the safety of his bullet-proof car?

Who wants to watch a guy who needs to smash through a wall that exact second to catch fleeing bad guys... call his car on a "digital" watch, so it can come smash through the wall for him, in a manner resembling every other car crash on every other show ever? Not me.

On a side note -- boy, we've sure come a long way as a society since the days of revealing a character's "evilness" with the use of a goatee... I'm much more comfortable with its current usage, as a signifier of desperation. We can all agree, the goatee is truly the crutch of the ugly man.

Yes, who better to take the reins of a premise from one of the most gifted comedic minds of the last 15 years, than Ryan Seacrest. I understand that mocking this mannequin has come almost full circle to where, at his mention, people now feel compelled to say that he "does a good job on Idol." But, I don't think it's out of line for me to point out that NOTHING ABOUT HIM NOR ANYTHING ASSOCIATED HIM IS EVEN REMOTELY APPROACHING "FUNNY."

A conversation I imagine played out like this:

Hoff: It's true... I've seen some stuff. Heh, I'll tell you what would make a great TV show, my life that's the show...

Hoff Buddy: (sips Diet Coke)

Hoff: Right?

Hoff Buddy: (greets the slurp sound indicating his cup is empty with an oh so subtle grimace, then) - Yeah... No, yeah...

Hoff: That's a show. (laughs) Right there. Money in the ba-

Hoff Buddy: So, a lot of funny stuff happens to you, does it?

Hoff: Does it?!

Huff Buddy: (beat, then) Are you asking me, or... telling me it does. Cause I've known you for years and-

Effeminate Voice: Michael come in! I need you in the alley!

Hoff: Gotta run partner, think about my idea! (to watch) On my way!

Hoff leaps up, races across the yard, and begins climbing a trellis.




TheCoolerKing regrets that his rich Asian blood prevents him from growing a goatee, as he'd enjoy growing one just for the shear (hah!) pleasure of shaving it off.

K.I.T.T. as a transformer? Sacrilege. Absolutely fucking sacrilege.

I will boycott.

Like, I thought it was bad when they came out with those Star Wars transformers. "LOOK, NOW THE MILLENIUM FALCON IS A ROBOT!"

Look, now I'm dry-heaving. Thanks, corporate purveyors of bullshit.

I liked the car. And I liked the one about the helicopter with hidden guns and missile launchers. And... I think there was a bike? And a man that could change into animals... and a Tron ripoff...

I probably shouldn't go looking for them, because they were probably only interesting when I was a preteen.

They should have gone with The Simpsons' idea of a Knight Boat.

There's always a canal...

I can name Airwolf & Manimal. The first I remember because of a SHIT game for the NES. The second, I have no idea, my memory has room for stuff like that but not for where I left the keys.

don't forget Viper not only was it a TV show, it was also an hour long advertisement for the retooling of the Dodge muscle car!

Quiet! I will not hear another word against the boat.

i'd rather see a remake of bj and the bear...

it will only be successful in Germany.

omg. puh leaze...
the Millenium Falcon does not turn into a robot! It splits in half and turns into Han and Chewie. The X Wing turns in to Luke, and the TIE fighter turns into Vader.

ok ok, thats enough sarcasm. i agree with you, the whole idea is complete crap. But, being the geek that I am, I will be helpless but to watch it

The one with the motorcycle was Street Hawk. That show was seriously bad ass.

remake Turbo Teen please.

Actually Airwolf was a shit NES game but an UBER sweet campy action tv show (from what little I remember.)

That helicopter was bad ass.

Someone please effing take a shovel to these people.

Leave the past in the past, it was good for a reason, don't go ruining it more.

Remake something cool..... oh wait...... they already did, I think it's called Battlestar Galactica. Try not fucking things up and you might profit more tv companies

Guilty pleasure: I liked viper, the dodge ad for the sportscar, the sportscar itself and the car in the show (goddamn id LOVE to have THAT car hahahahaha.)

lets from the 80's we had knight rider & airwolf of course
but we also had "street wolf" which was like airwolf in sportbike form & "the highwaymen" which was pretty much the same thing but w/ semi trucks...one cab turned into a helocopter

as well as the a-team slapping together a special vehicle out of a turkey baster some string a bottle of summers & a some chewing gum

and of course that brings us to macguyver

def need to bring back macguyver

then in the 90's you had Viper & Team Knight Rider

I really liked Knight Rider when it was on tv. Then again, I was 11.

The bike was Streethawk.

Umm... yeah. It was Streethawk.

Baaaaaaaahahahahahahaha. +2!

(bold added for emphasis, because that's the funny part)

I fully agree with maximus2111 that they must create a Superadvanced helicoptor muscle car that shoots deadly turkey gravy at evil doers. If not, this show will be cancelled within 2 weeks.

Goatee the crutch of the ugly man? come on.. you don't mean that... do you? is it true.

The villains never learned not to lock the A-Team in a junk yard along with a working welding torch. A common mistake to make, but still.

What is it about the 80s that inspires idiots to try to resurrect it?