NBC Revive Knight Rider
 

US broadcasting giant NBC is planning to bring 'Knight Rider' back to TV screens.

Variety reports that NBC has hired 'Mr and Mrs Smith' and 'The Bourne Identity' director Doug Liman to produce a 'Transformers'-inspired reworking of the 1980s series about the crusading Michael Knight and his computerised car KITT.

KITT could shift shapes in the new series, which could also see battles involving 'evil' cars.

The trade daily says NBC is developing a two-hour pilot episode and hopes to air it as a TV movie in the US later this year; if that goes well a full series could be on air by next autumn.

Aside from producing the pilot, Liman may also sit in the director's chair.

http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007/0927/knightrider.html

This news likely means Larson's attempt at a Knight Rider movie has either become a new series, or there moving ahead without him and doing a series in spite of his idea for a film. I hope Hasselhoff is given a small role as either a mentor character or the voice of K.I.T.T if they cant get William Daniels to reprise his role.

Why wouldn't they be able to get William Daniels? Not like he's doin' too much. And he did play Nightrider on an episode of the Simpsons a few years back...

Evil cars??? LIke Team Knight Rider wasn't bad enough! Im all for a new Knight Rider series if the Hoff actually shows up with K.I.T.T....but after Team Knight Rider...I dunno....

But K.I.T.T being a shape shifter? Um... Why don't they just go and make a live action Transformers series cuz with K.I.T.T fighting evil cars and shape shifting that's what this new Knight Rider thing sounds like! :roll:

Somewhere Michael Bay is placing a phone call to NBC. :)

Actually, K.I.T.T morphing would be more like VIPER.

WTF?! I've never heard of that series and it aired from 1994 - 1999 on NBC and Syndication. Weird....looked like a major Knight Rider rip-off.

VIPER was fairly popular and has a major cult following, it wasnt called the "Knight Rider" of the 1990s for nothing, as it was a deliberate homage to Knight Rider, right down to the driver having a new identity (only he was a criminal, not a cop as Michael was) with a car that could do the impossible. The original star of the series who drove the car (not seen in this season three intro, he only appeared in seasons one and four) eventually voiced Max Payne.

Fans of the series consider it NBC's only success in duplicating what made KR's formula work. Check it out, it's more than worth it.

The irony is that the homage was actually ripped-off.

Actually there was an evil car (called KARR) in the original Knight Rider. It was the "evil twin" of KITT.

Sure, a German would know that. You crazy kids and your love for "The Hoff"

You know, when I was seven my favourite song in the world was Hasselhoff's "Looking for Freedom" and I'M NOT KIDDING!!!

I've never even heard any of his song haha. It's okay, I loved Billy Joel when I was like 5. That's right, you heard me.

Hooked On A Feeling!

Aaand casting is now going for this made for tv movie that might become a lead in to a tv series! Sorry folks...no Hoff this time around....but we get Michael Knight's never before heard of son!

I found a picture of him and I have to say that he's not a hunk and I can't picture him as the son of the Hoff. :/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1472010/

This only proves that there is no creativity left in the TV biz. Now let's make KITT a transformer. :roll:
Theres only one KITT, he's a computer in a 83 Trans Am...didn't like that TVM where KITT was a red car/boat thingy...but it was funny him in the old Bel Aire or whatever it was...

nah that kid doenst look like he'd be remotely related to Michael Knight. LOL!!

I barely remember Viper...

That TMNT cartoon is NOTHING like the original, it sucks:roll::P

I still see people complain about the modern Galactica, yet it's the best american science-fiction series presently airing beyond anything with "Stargate" in the title. Great writing, dynamic and conflicted characters, and it makes use of everything from the religious overtones, to a bleak militant attitude, to politics, to human Cylons (and anyone who watched Galactica 1980 knows that isnt even new).

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index...ory=0&id=45572

Mike Tracer??? Im assuming that's his mom's surname?

I'm certainly looking forward to hearing more updates about this. We loved Knight Rider in my youth, and I Looooooved Viper, even if it WAS just a giant commercial for Dodge (still want one!), plus having the original Hoff around will be really nice to see...

I just hope they don't turn KITT into a Prius... :P
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1...riusKitt-1.jpg

Looks like Da Hoff himself will be appearing in this film! Yay! Phew! Also the movie now has a plot! And an interesting one at that! Looks like KITT is the star of the film!! YEA!! WOOHOO!! GOO KITT!!! Save the day!! :D

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071120/...asselhoff_dc_1

Sounds kinda interesting, actually. How's it gonna have a script?

http://jalopnik.com/cars/knight-ride...0kr-327687.php
There's images up of the NEW Kitt car.... KITT is now a black-with-gray-stripes 550 HP Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang.

WTF?!

http://jalopnik.com/cars/assets/reso...derMustang.jpg

That is one ugly looking car...no offense to Caroll Shelby or anything....