New NBC Series: Knight Rider - Fall 2008

By Kelly West: 2008-04-04 20:18:40

I doubt it was much of a surprise to anyone that Knight Rider found a place on NBC’s 2008 fall lineup. The network aired the backdoor pilot/TV-movie for the series last February so many of us expected to see the sequel eventually go to series. Right now, NBC has it set to air on Wednesday nights at 8 PM.

Here’s the information NBC released about the series:

“ KNIGHT RIDER - On the heels of NBC's hit movie, the iconic 1980s television classic comes roaring back to life as an updated drama series showcasing the new customized KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) Ford Mustang. As the sequel resumes, KITT is absolutely the coolest car ever created: its supercomputer capable of hacking almost any system; its weapons systems efficient; and its body -- thanks to its creator's work and nanotechnology -- is capable of actually shifting shape and color. It is the ultimate car -- and someone will be willing to do anything to obtain it. "Knight Rider" stars Justin Bruening ("Cold Case"), Deanna Russo ("NCIS"), Sydney Tamiia Poitier ("Veronica Mars") and Bruce Davison ("Breach"). David Bartis ("Heist," "The O.C."), Doug Liman ("Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "The Bourne Identity") and Gary Scott Thompson (“Las Vegas,” “The Fast and The Furious”) are executive producers and David Andron serves as supervising producer and writer. Based on characters created by Glen Larson, “Knight Rider” is from Universal Media Studios and Dutch Oven Productions.”

I had high hopes for the Knight Rider TV movie that aired in February. Unfortunately, I wasn’t overly impressed with how the series got started. K.I.T.T. itself seems pretty awesome and they certainly made some really cool upgrades with the car but that was about the only thing I felt really positive with when the backdoor pilot ended. Hopefully the writers will get things tightened up before the series premieres this fall.

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Angela Says:
May 10th, 2008 at 01:56
I am absolutely ecstatic at the prospect of a new Knight Rider, especially after seeing the 2hr pilot/movie. I have to say that Justin Bruening is the perfect companion for the new KITT, his ability to portray Mike Traceur as the sexy new driver of the aritificially intelligent, Shelby Mustang, is really well done. I can't wait until the Fall!! :D

John Says:
August 6th, 2008 at 18:44
I was in high school (1980 to 1984) when the first Knight Rider, starring David Hasselhoff, was on NBC. In that series, it was a black Pontiac Trans Am which starred as the Knight Industries Two Thousand. I really
liked the movie from this past February. Now that I'm 42, it will be interesting to see how this new Knight Rider compares to that one.

MetalBandette Says:
August 15th, 2008 at 19:03
I too was also in High School when the original Knight Rider aired back in the 80's. It was one of my all time fav shows back then right along with such other hits like Buck Rogers, A-Team, Matt Houston, Street Hawk, & other such hits like "V", etc. I recall the Team Knight Rider series that kinda bombed though in the early 90's only saw a few partial episodes, of that. But ya I of course as many others new right away that the new Knight Rider Mike was supposedly the original Knight Riders son. Some of the story line was quite typical, but the affects of the car def. kept my attention through out the February episode. As some of these higher end budget type series tend to go, especially sci-fi/action on tv they really need to wright a good story line to keep viewers interested in tuning in each week or it's gonna be doomed to fail special fx or not. I personally hope that it can last for several years like StarGate SG1 did for 10 years. Good luck to the makers of the new Knight Rider show, I look forward to many awesome action packed adventures.

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