What's old is new: Knight Rider returning to TV
The original Knight Rider only lasted four seasons, but after seeing the monumental success of Transformers, executives at NBC think a new KITT would make a big splash on the small screen. Veteran producer/director (and David Hasselhoff sorta-lookalike) Doug Liman, has already been tapped to produce the series, and execs from the Peacock are working with automakers to line up a product-placement deal.
If all goes well, we could see Knight Rider part deux next fall, but at this time there's no director attached (though Liman, who has directed hits like Swingers and The Bourne Identity, is reportedly open to the idea of helming the 2-hour pilot himself). Casting the Michael Knight character will surely generate much interest and speculation, and we're curious to see who Liman ultimately taps for the role. As for the Hoff himself, there's no indication he'll be a part of the series, but we think it wouldn't be the same without him. Wait... it might actually be better. We imagine that with this TV revival moving forward, the rumored big-screen adaptation is dead.
Thanks for the tip, Alex!
[Source: Variety]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
Alex 9:06AM (9/28/2007)
Hollywood has run out of ideas.
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mikey 9:18AM (9/28/2007)
Agreed. Someone has clearly turbo-boosted over the shark on this one.
cowboy bob 11:08AM (9/28/2007)
The only show with cars that was more stupid than this show was Dukes of Hazzard. Having said that I can't wait for the comments from all the idiots who liked both of these moronic excuses for entertainment. I.O. reguired=less than your shoe size.
BirdmanSTX 12:16PM (9/28/2007)
I.O reguired?? Way to make your intelligence stand out over those that liked Dukes of Hazzard and Knight Rider. :)
Elliott 9:21AM (9/28/2007)
"Michael, I cannot allow you to jeopardize your life. I am assuming control."
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Chad 9:24AM (9/28/2007)
If the Hoff was drunk behind the wheel but Kitt was driving would he get a ticket?
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JayP 9:36AM (9/28/2007)
Anyone remember Knight Rider 2000?
If that wasn't the death throes of a show, I don't know what is...
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catgirlshyla 3:17AM (9/29/2007)
Don't forget Team Knight Rider.
John R 9:45AM (9/28/2007)
They don't make trans-ams anymore...what are they gonna use? Solstice? Blech...
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94 taurus owner 3:13PM (9/28/2007)
IT MAY BE worse a GTO!!!
Kaptain75329 5:35PM (9/28/2007)
"Micheal, I'm a GTO? Oh dear."
Dinger 9:55AM (9/28/2007)
I few years back a friend of mine was dealing with his fiancé walking out on him and by dealing with I mean he got completely bonko drunk. I was tagging along to keep him out of trouble. When the last bar we were at closed I helped him out to my car. He got in the back seat and immediately passed out. I started the car up and then realized I had left my wallet at the bar after paying his tab. It was a cold winter night so I left the car running while I went back inside.
When I came back out my friend was sitting in the back of a police car being written up for DUI. At first I thought that he must have tried to drive the car away but the police officer stated that he had found my friend still passed out in the back seat but he took an extreme view of having the "intent" to operate a vehicle.
After a few grand in lawyer and court fees my friend was able to get out of the ticket but this experience makes me think that Michael Knight would in fact get a ticket even if KITT was driving himself.
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SPG 2:18PM (9/28/2007)
If you're drunk and in a car with the keys you can get charged.
If the car is off and you have the keys and you're drunk you get charged.
Do you think that's fair?
I don't.
Snark 10:01AM (9/28/2007)
Hollywood: eventually, you're gonna have to start thinking up new ideas. Start now. If you're talking about resurrecting Knight Rider and Happy Days, you're hitting rock bottom.
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Alex Nunez 10:18AM (9/28/2007)
Wait a minute. Are you serious about Happy Days? If so, good grief...
markf 10:07AM (9/28/2007)
Besides the 'Knight Rider 2000' TV movie, does anyone but me remember the other TV movie 3 yrs later with the very original title 'Knight Rider 2010' (nothing to do with the original series, just the same movie title) or the cancelled after 1 season 'Team Knight Rider' (1997)? Yup, figured it was just me. mf
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500 12:23PM (9/28/2007)
Don't remember Knight Rider 2010, but I had probably stopped watching TV by then. In Knight Rider 2000, KITT became a bright red abomination that looked like a someone had tried to recreate the Pontiac Banshee concept car in their garage (blecch!) Team Knight Rider sucked even worse, had no KITT, and was essentially a vehicle for Ford product placement.
So the odds are that this won't be very good either, but I would give it a chance.
reader 10:09AM (9/28/2007)
Now we know what the Lamborghini Reventon was made for, just look at the dashboard on that thing.
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jg3 10:26AM (9/28/2007)
Nothing more American than a Trans-Am back then. I'd say now he should drive a hybrid Camry. Hoff can play the part of the old guy in the semi (but please, spare us your Brit accent, Hoff).
Next up: An all new TGIF lineup
Leave it to Beavus
Happy Days Unplugged
Erkel Goes to Hollywood
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J M C 3 10:29AM (9/28/2007)
I'm waiting for "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang :The Revenge"
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