KITT


VIDEO: K.I.T.T. - Is that really you? Camaro owner gets all Hasselhoff on his new ride

When the new Knight Rider hit the airwaves, some were a bit disappointed thoroughly livid that Michael's new ride was a Mustang. Since the original KITT was a Trans Am, purists cried foul and said a more natural replacement would be the all-new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. Fortunately or unfortunately, one enterprising Camaro owner decided to take up the task and right the show's perceived wrongs. Camaro5 poster Spaceballone picked up a $135 Scanner Light equipped with 64 ice blue LEDs and three built-in patterns. The hood slot in the Camaro fit ... Read more →

Knight Rider: The Liveblog - Season 1, Episode 17 Alex Nunez

Welcome to the Series Finale of Knight Rider. No, that's not official, but it may as well be. Counseling will be made available to those in denial. Okay, it won't. Part of me might actually miss ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog - Season 1, Episode 16 Alex Nunez

And tonight, we arrive at "Knight and the City", the penultimate episode of Knight Rider, Season 1 (and only). Tonight, KITT turbo boosts and barfly Mike helps out the Random Babe of the Week. At ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog - Season 1, Episode 15 Alex Nunez

Last week, Mike broke all the rules of Fight Club and solved The Mystery of Dead Tiki Barber. Then KITT yelled like a drill instructor in the final moments of the show. It was as cringe-inducing as ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog - Season 1, Episode 14 Alex Nunez

Tonight on Knight Rider, the writers' wheel of movie plots to rip off lands on Fight Club. In "Fight Knight," Tiki Barber guest stars as a dead drill sergeant, there's no soap made from human fat, ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog - Season 1, Episode 12 9 months ago on Autoblog

Last week, we learned that Carrie's survived the massive explosion, that her dad is Shaft, and that she's not good to go for field ops any more. Exit Carrie. Then, later, Bruce Davison bought the farm in an offscreen plane crash . This would appear to leave the option open for him to pull a Tony ...

Barrett-Jackson 2009: 1982 Pontiac Trans Am K.I.T.T. replica 9 months ago on Autoblog

Well, what do you know? K.I.T.T. was a big hit here at Barrett-Jackson today. We'd never have guessed that there would be enough fans (with money) of the original Knight Rider series here at the auction to drive bidding all the way to $40,000 (add another $4K in fees), but indeed there were. ...

VIDEO: KITT vs. KARR, the official preview 9 months ago on Autoblog

Alex should be writing this post, as he's the sharp end of the stick with which we've been poking NBC for the past 11 episodes of the new Knight Rider. His Knight Rider Liveblogs are ruthless and hilarious at the same time, and next weeks will be a high watermark for his creative series of ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog - Season 1, Episode 10 10 months ago on Autoblog

Okay. The "reboot" begins tonight, with "Don't Stop the Knight" MIKE AND KITT TRY TO RESCUE A KIDNAPPED FOREIGN AMBASSADOR FROM A TERRORIST IN TIME FOR PEACE TALKS--Mike (Justin Bruening) and KITT (voiced by Val Kilmer) are sent on an endless string of mini-missions by a crazy terrorist in exchange ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog - Season 1, Episode 9 10 months ago on Autoblog

And... after a lengthy hiatus, we're back. New Year's Eve marks the return of Knight Rider. It's the 9th episode, there are nine episodes left, and in a few hours we all ring in 2009. Huzzah. Knight Rider's New Year's resolution is to not suck as much, so starting with next week's episode, they're ...

Yes, in the new Knight Rider, KARR is a big robot 10 months ago on Autoblog

On New Year's Eve, Knight Rider returns to the airwaves following its extended holiday hiatus. Once the 12/31 episode is out of the way (it's reportedly one of the earliest ones filmed, so expect it to suck miserably), the too-little-too-late "reboot" of Knight Rider will get rolling, with ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog -- Season 1, Episode 8 11 months ago on Autoblog

Tonight on Knight Rider, the new Mustang has a special guest appearance. Other stuff will happen too, mostly involving bad acting and a dumb plot. The official synopsis, from NBC: "Knight of the Zodiac" Mike, KITT and Billy head to Vegas to take on a money laundering ring. I'm all in. See you ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog -- Season 1, Episode 7 12 months ago on Autoblog

Busy week in the world of Knight Rider. Fresh off the news that last week's episode got beaten in the ratings by a telenovela on cable and that the show's getting reinvented in a bid to make it actually watchable, we're back for another round of this televised KITT-lamity. Tonight's Episode: "I ...

SEMA 2008: K.I.T.T. helps sell Knight Rider GPS for Mio 12 months ago on Autoblog

There were a lot of movie and TV-themed vehicles at SEMA this year, but one of our favorite entertainment tie-ins had to be the Mio Knight Rider GPS system. We told you about this way back in June, played with it when the new K.I.T.T. visited the Autoblog Garage, and messed with it some more in ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog -- Season 1, Episode 6 1 year ago on Autoblog

Oh, you thought it was over, didn't you? Well, you (and I) should be so lucky. Last week, Knight Rider was pre-empted by the Obamercial, so your humble blog host got a much-appreciated bye. Tonight, however, the 8:00 hour on Wednesday is once again hijacked by the KITT crew. The official NBC.com ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog -- Season 1, Episode 4 1 year ago on Autoblog

One more episode of this, and my over/under prediction of 5 for show cancellation (I took the under) is toast. In any case, here I am. Again. Lucky me, lucky you. Last week, Mike and Zoe went to Baja, where it was Zoe's turn to wear a bikini for extended periods of screen time. Bruce Davison's ...

Knight Rider: The Liveblog -- Season 1, Episode 3 1 year ago on Autoblog

Yeah, I know I'm late. Sue me. Against my better judgement (and yours, based on last week's poll), I'm here semi-liveblogging tonight's episode with the assistance of my Tivo. Tonight's episode: "Knight of the Iguana", a.k.a. "KITT and Mike go to the beach." Kill me now... You know what to do. See ...

Radio Shack gets exclusive right to sell Mio Knight Rider GPS 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Mio Knight Rider GPS is coming soon to a store near you, as long as that retailer is a Radio Shack. The tech store and Mio struck an exclusive deal for the $279 navigation system, which features the original voice of KITT, William Daniels. We were able to try out the Knight Rider GPS when ...

Knight Rider premiere pulls 4.9/10 Nielsen rating 1 year ago on Autoblog

The series premiere of Knight Rider on NBC last night pulled a 4.9/10 Nielsen rating in its 8PM time slot, which, according to tvbythenumbers.com, isn't exactly a stellar score for a series opener. In other words, Nielsen is estimating that 4.9% of all TV households were watching Knight Rider last ...

Knight Rider premiere LIVEBLOG tonight at 8PM EST! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Autoblogger Alex Nunez has been in a self-imposed Knight Rider cone of silence despite the series premiere being released online last week. He'll be liveblogging the episode's broadcast premiere on NBC tonight at 8PM EST right here on Autoblog, just like he did for the made-for-TV movie that aired ...

NBC releases first episode of Knight Rider online 1 year ago on Autoblog

As promised, NBC has released the first episode of the revived Knight Rider series online at its website and Hulu.com. Fortunately, the video is embeddable so you can watch it right after the jump on Autoblog. We're literally watching it and writing this at the same time, and – WHOA! KITT ...

Knight Rider premiering online Sept. 17th, a week before broadcast 1 year ago on Autoblog

Hey kids, don't forget: the new, not-at-all-improved Knight Rider becomes a weekly series on Wednesday, September 24th. As was the case during the pilot that aired back in February, I'll be on my couch with my laptop, liveblogging the proceedings and adding much-needed "perspective" each week, ...

The thinking (or lack thereof) behind KITT F-150 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res pic of the actual KITT F-150 Mike Levine from Pickuptrucks.com recently spoke with Knight Rider Executive Producer Gary Scott Thompson and got the skinny on KITT's new ability to transform himself (seriously, I just called it a "him") from a 2008 Shelby GT500KR to a 2009 ...

VIDEO: KITT morphing into F-150 FX4 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video after the jump News coming out of Comic Con last week revealed that KITT would be able to transform into a pickup in the new Knight Rider series set to debut this fall on NBC. We thought perhaps the show and Ford, its biggest sponsor, would take the high road and have ...

New KITT Attack Mode revealed at Comic Con 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view live pics at ShadowyFlight.com var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/KITT_s_new_Attack_Mode_revealed_at_Comic_Con_2'; NBC is unveiling the new Attack Mode for KITT today at the very large Comic Con convention in San Diego. ShadowyFlight.com is covering the reveal of the ...

Knight Rider News: KITT can transform into a pickup! 1 year ago on Autoblog

We were encouraged by the last bit of news on the upcoming return of Knight Rider as a series this fall from an interview with the show's producer Gary Scott Thompson. In it Thompson revealed that Turbo Boost would be back and KITT's Attack Mode de-winged. Unfortunately, the news is not so good out ...

eBay Find of the Day: Original KITT... with flaps! 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for gallery of KITT from his eBay listing If news of Knight Rider's return has you feeling giddy as a schoolgirl (along with dozens of other viewers), maybe you're upset that they swapped the original Pontiac Trans Ams for a Shelby GT500KR in the new series. Whatever your stand, we have ...

Knight Rider producer interviewed: Turbo Boost, Battlestar Galactica and new Attack Mode 1 year ago on Autoblog

We all know what a disaster the 2-hour Knight Rider movie was (click here for a refresher). Regardless, the return of the series has been green lit for the Fall and Shadowy Flight recently sat down for an interview with Gary Scott Thompson, Executive Producer and Showrunner of the series. ...

Officially Official: Knight Rider airing Wednesday nights this Fall 1 year ago on Autoblog

Well, this morning, NBC made it official: Wednesday nights this Fall we'll all be able to say "Hello, Mike", as Knight Rider returns to the weekly schedule. The Peacock network unveiled its Fall lineup today and, despite rumors that it would appear on Friday nights, the new Knight Rider is ...

NBC greenlights Knight Rider weekly series 1 year ago on Autoblog

You'll see more of him this Fall. Click above for a gallery of the new KITT. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/television/NBC_greenlights_Knight_Rider_weekly_series'; The Knight Rider TV movie was not good. The updated, Shelby Mustang-based KITT looked undeniably cool (when not in Ugly... er... ...

Pair of KITTs, right to last KR sells for $300,000 at Barrett-Jackson 1 year ago on Autoblog

While we wouldn't give high ratings to the Knight Rider pilot movie on NBC, we are still fans of the star of the show, KITT. When Ford and Barrett-Jackson announced that a pair of KITTs would be sold in Palm Beach this year, we immediately went to check the balance in our savings account. The ...

Auction Action: GT500KR KITTs already on the block 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/GT500KR_KITTs_Already_At_Barrett_Jackson'; The Barrett-Jackson auctions have seen no shortage celebrity cars cross the block, but is the sale of a pair of KITTs at the upcoming Palm Beach event a sign that the series has already succumbed to its crushing ...

Guts of KITT's new red light bar revealed 1 year ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Knight_Rider_LED_Light_Scanner_How_d_They_Do_It'; As one commenter put it, Autoblog has become KITT Central lately. Two Knight Rider posts in one afternoon? Seriously. But we thought this was particularly interesting, so we're sharing. The Muscle Car Blog ...

Knight Rider promotion shifts into high gear 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above for more new high-res images of KITT As we all know, Knight Rider will be returning to television this Sunday at 9PM EST on NBC. The new Michael Knight played by Justin Bruening and his car companion KITT, voiced by Val Kilmer, made an appearance on the Today Show this morning ...

VIDEO: Another new Knight Rider spot highlights shape-shifting KITT 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to view the newest Knight Rider commercial The latest television commercial for the upcoming Knight Rider movie that airs this Sunday on NBC plays like an ad for Cars.com. KITT is parallel parked on a city street while a trigger happy nuevo Michael Knight gets busy with the key fob, ...

Jay Leno abuses KITT, Val Kilmer makes his voice heard 1 year ago on Autoblog

Being Jay Leno has its perks. Aside from having the kind of cash and car collection every petrolhead dreams of, his ties with NBC have netted him some seat time behind the wheel of the new Mustang 500KR known as KITT. Not only does the late-night talk show host get to pull a few e-brake turns in a ...

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