So there we were our usual cinema group at a loose end last night, so one of us suggested watching a couple of episodes of the new & upcoming series of Knight Rider!! After a successful pilot episode last year, this remake has been given a full season…. There were a few small questons we all had after seeing the pilot…like was the ‘Michael Knight’ actor/character strong enough? But most importantly was K.I.T.T as a Ford Mustang ever gonna cut it?? Surely nothing beats the Trans Am!!
Anyway, we all sat down to watch the show – hot off the press from America, via the wonders of the internet!! The first thing we all thought was that we must have missed the first 10mins of the first episode as it was straight into a storyline that we had no background knowledge of…no build up at all. Then there was the over the top ‘secret headquarters’ of Knight Industries’. An underground lair full of gadgets, computer screens & all sorts of complicated stuff…all below an old dis-used warehouse. I know the headquarters have to be secret but something just seemed all a bit too far fetched etc!!
Then actually came the storyline….oh my word, what a load of over complicated, cheesey rubbish. Again, I know the original series was never gonna win an Oscar for its script etc but this new series just seemed so far fetched & in places just didn’t make sense!! I’m not going to go into detail, but those of you that saw it with me will know what I mean…perhaps you can add a comment to help explain!!
Finally, perhaps the most important thing is the car….Was K.I.T.T any good as a Mustang? Well apart from the looks & sound of the car itself – NO, not really!! You see, the producers of this current remake have decided to take K.I.T.T into the 21st Century. The turbo boost is still present – but now seems to take about 30secs to engage, what with all the thrusters & mixing of boosters etc to create the jump!! ‘Super Pursuit mode’ is back as ‘combat’ (or something) mode….it looks just as bad too!! There are a few cool things that you would expect from the ultimate of all cars – like an on board i pod & dvd player!! Oh yes….
Ok – so perhaps its not all that bad, as I’m sure I’d be moaning just as much if the car hadn’t changed at all in the past 20years, but some of the stuff has been done sooo tackily its just laughable & the use of 2nd rate CGI didn’t really help…you could see that some of the stuff was too obviously blue screen!! However, one of the biggest mistakes/out of place added gadgets to the car is the fact that now K.I.T.T is also a Transformer – you see he can now change into a 4×4 for the rough terrain…it just isn’t Knight Rider if the car can’t do it all & work its way out of every situation & I’m sure he’ll changed into a helicopter or boat in the future!! Also, it seems that K.I.T.T also can’t keep pace with a normal sports car (even in ‘Super Pursuit mode’) & stuggles to eventually chase them down!!
So guys, who watched these 2 episodes please add a comment to what you thought & whether you agree with me or not? Last & by no means least…the series does have one good thing going for it!! The amount of lovely looking ladies in the show. Firstly, Michaels assistant & daughter of K.I.T.T designer Sarah Graiman (played by Deanna Russo) looks mighty hot in episode1 – quite literally as she ends up in a burning K.I.T.T in just her undies!! Then there’s a baddie called Kellie played by Paula Garces who is just a hottie, finally office temptress Zoe (Smith Cho) also looks good!! Not forgetting to mention episode2 which is mainly based around fast cars & hot women in bikinis sitting by the pool, whilst the blokes race the cars!! Perhaps, then, the producers of this remake are actually geniuses, as they realise that all the fans of the orginal are now nearly 30 & love nothing more than hot girls & cool cars with gadgets!!!
Oh – I nearly forgot, to check out pics of the lovely ladies of the show, click here…..its the only reason to watch!!