squeeeb

according to the article here:

http://www.eonline.com/news/article/...rss_topstories

sorry hasslehoff fans, the hoff won't be in it, but the show is coming back...

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Esoteric

I liked the intro music.

Prophecy

I remember loving this show as a kid. I hope it's an actual half way decent remake. Though I could see this getting canned as quick as the 1994 tv show Viper. On a side note, what's with all the remakes of 70s and 80s shows lately?

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albania

I wonder if they'll get the guy who played the principle on boy meets world for the voice of the car again. I'm sort of guessing that it'll bomb, but I am willing to allow for other more pleasant possibilities.

squeeeb

i actually kinda liked viper.

i think they are hoping to capture the older crowd through nostalgia, and figured "gee, starsky and hutch used to be a hit, lets try it again, etc....

if they do a remake of welcome back kotter, i will walk to whatever studio is making it and shoot people...

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Cynthetiq

Ugh, I hated the Team Knight Rider that was out in the late 90s.

I did like KR... but TKR was just lame.

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Plan9

They need to do an A-Team movie... like... time now. STAT!

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drego

Knightrider....it would in fact be amazing if they brought it back. The only thing that scares me is when they say things like:

on some sites. That just makes me think "Man, I hope they don't cheese-monkey this to the point that it's an unwatchable rippoff of Transformers."

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Sorry, but this is gonna suck.

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Willravel

Can it transform into a better idea for a show?

Plan9

Send me a PM before you do.

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cameroncrazy822

Nothing will ever compare to the Hoff in that members only jacket and sprayed on Jordache jeans.

guthmund

I used to love the show as a kid, but these days, I can't imagine anyone making a decent show out of it, especially now that they've added transformers.

And an A-Team remake would be awesome.

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Plan9

Anybody remember that '80s "Turbo Teen" cartoon? Totally should be a movie.

Makes me shiver sometimes that I watched it with such glee in my eyes.

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cameroncrazy822

No worries my friend it's a guilty pleasure of having lived through the 80's. That prick can eat a burger like no one's business....

JStrider

maybe by transform, they mean Super Pursuit Mode?

hit a button and like fins and stuff stick out and k.i.t.t. can go super fast...

http://www.knightrideruk.co.uk/site/...d=19&Itemid=32

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Prophecy

Hopefully, that's what they mean and not a rip off of Viper or Transformers.

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Elphaba

Well, dayum. I thought you meant Knight Ridder. Nevermind.

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Cynthetiq

behind the scenes and some peeks at the new series...

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SecretMethod70

Unsurprisingly, that looks stupid :/

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Willravel

"Let's make KITT a new Mustang. People will love that." - Satan, father of all lies and the uncle of all tricks

They should have made it a Vette Z06. It's real American muscle, and every pseudo-rich high school student in the entire country doesn't drive one (unlike the new Mustang). KITT is supposed to be fast, not look like a big ugly toy.

Redlemon

No, more like "Let's approach each of the car manufacturers, and see which one will pay us the most to have KITT be their car".

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Amnesia620

I think that we have to give this show a chance. I'm looking forward to watching it, but I'm surrounded by others who say that they're sure to be disappointed. If a person can enjoy it for its differences, then I think it's going to be a great show. I for one am excited that they're bringing it back!

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owlbill

A long long time ago, in a convention center not to far away........I had a photo taken of me with K.I.T.T. Boy........those were the days LOL.

Lucifer

Do you think we can get a remake of Airwolf going?

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Willravel

That I can totally get behind. As long as it's not a Mustang.

blahblah454

Pft, retarded mustang. I agree with the c6 z06 statment. That car makes me want to cream my pants

Willravel

As well it should. It's literally the best car ever made. It drives like a supercar but costs less than a baseline Carrera. It's more American than American cheese on apple pie at a baseball game. It's not got bells and whistles, just a gorgeous engine that came into being when I found a genie. My second wish was that we'd have a president that was funny, but that kinda backfired.

noodle

sweet.

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Hain

So, how many remakes has Hollywood and TV tried to pull fast ones on us and we didn't bite?
Bionic Woman
Kojak- The Knight Stalker (big fan of the original)
Add this to it...

They are out of ideas.

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Prophecy

Just watched the little trailer. I'm going to miss the Pontiac Trans Am.

Anyway, piggy-backing on what Redlemon said the Mustang was mostly likely picked for money issues.

However, an interesting/geeky footnote(s): The Mustang was also the KITT used in the crappy made for tv movie Knight Rider 2010.

Personally, I'd rather have the Knight 4000 (a customized Dodge Stealth modeled to look like a Pontiac Banshee) from the other made for tv movie Knight Rider 2000.

Lastly, why call the car the 3000 if the 4000 has already been named in previous Knight Rider works? From what I've seen it takes place after first series and the movie KR2000. So shouldn't the 5000 be the next car? I'm pretty sure the writers used the name 3000 simply to keep the acronym K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Two Thousand) or in this case Knight Industries Three Thousand.

How many of us would say, "what the hell?" if the car was named K.I.F.T.

Finally, the original voice actor for K.I.T.T. is William Daniels. IMDB has Will Arnett listed as the new voice.

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Willravel

The fact that they're not up on the lore is troublesome, yes.

ItWasMe

I liked the Knight Rider techno remix.
I'm a Mustang kinda gal, but I did think it was an odd choice for a KITT. The cool thing about the Z06 dashboard is you don't ever have to look at it to monitor your speed. It shows up on your windshield, too. They could have played with that feature a bit, if they'd gone with the Z06 instead of the Mustang.

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fresnelly

I'm really only interested in the scenes involving the old car. It'll be fun to see it in action again and I hope it's given a dignified send off -perhaps a firey tumble down a cliff after saving a puppy.

The rest may as well be KnightBoat.

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Borla

They've already ruined it by making it a Mustang.

They could've at least stayed true to it's f-body roots by making it a TransAm WS6. Or worst case, a C6 Vette (I kind of like the Z06 idea mentioned earlier). Even an '09 Camaro wouldn't have been THAT bad.

But going Mustang on us ruined it.

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QuasiMondo

I don't know what's worse, the new KITT trying to sound cool with, "Hello, Mike" or the new guy wearing his Member's Only leather jacket like it's a family heirloom from David Hasselhoff himself.

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Cynthetiq

I guess those of you bawling that it's a Ford doesn't remember the short run of Team Knight Rider which aired in 1997. I watched a few episodes but didn't really enjoy it at all since there was a "team" of people instead of the idea that "one man can make a difference." It featured Ford vehicles as it's primary team members.

Danté (D.N.T.-1), a modified Ford Expedition sport utility vehicle
Domino (D.M.O.-1), a modified Ford Mustang convertible
Attack Beast (B.S.T.-1), or just Beast, which is a modified Ford F-150 full-sized pickup truck with off-road capability
Kat (K.A.T.-1), a high-tech motorcycle that merges with her twin, Plato, to form the advanced High Speed Pursuit Vehicle
Plato (P.L.A.T.O.-1), the other motorcycle that merges with his twin Kat to form the High Pursuit Vehicle

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Cynthetiq

seriously VAL KILMER????

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Cynthetiq

okay... Leno drives it around... via remote control, okay that's very very cool

http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/...tml?vid=215940

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I read the Val Kilmer thing this morning... how odd.

Has Val sunk so low in his career that he can only do voice work? That said, he probably will get paid a decent bit of money for very little work.

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