Genre Action 1 Created by Glen A. Larson (Characters) Developed by David Andron Written by Dave Andron Glen A. Larson Matt Pyken Gary Scott Thompson Rob Wright Philip Levens Patrick Massett John Zinman Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar Allan Kroeker Bryan Spicer Starring Justin Bruening Deanna Russo Sydney Tamiia Poitier Paul Campbell Yancey Arias Bruce Davison Smith Cho Voices of Val Kilmer as ‘KITT’ Peter Cullen as ‘KARR’ 2.0 (Knight to King’s Pawn) Theme music composer Christopher Tyng Composer(s) Christopher Tyng Country of origin United States Original language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 17 Production Executive producer(s) David Bartis Glen A. Larson Doug Liman Matt Pyken Gary Scott Thompson Running time 42 minutes Production company(s) Dutch Oven Productions Universal Media Studios Gary Scott Thompson Productions Distributor Universal Studios Home Entertainment NBCUniversal Television Distribution Release Original network NBC Picture format 1080i Original release September 24, 2008 – March 4, 2009 Chronology Preceded by Knight Rider (2008 film) External links Website Youtube Trailer.
Michael Long is a crimefighter who is seriously wounded during his work. Sajan sajan teri dulhan sajaungi dailymotion. Nursed back to health by a mysterious benefactor (chairman of the Knight Industries), he regains consciousness a new man with a new face and a new name: Michael Knight. His mysterious benefactor (through the guise of associate Devon Miles) provides Michael with equipment and support so that he can continue his crime fighting work. The most notable piece of equipment supplied, is 'KITT', a high-performance sports car fitted with artificial intelligence. A lot of people laugh at David Hasselhoff and write Knight Rider off as a corny piece of 80s television. I still think this is one of the coolest shows ever, and I freely admit that Knight Rider can be pretty idiotic at the same time. The series was basically a cartoon and that can make it hard for some people to revisit when they grow up.
I think that Knight Rider is one of the best unintentionally hilarious shows ever created. The silly aspects of the series make it just that much more entertaining in adult life. Knight Rider is an endearing and nostalgic series that finds a way to entertain you despite how ridiculous it can all be. 'Michael & KITT', how can you not feel the tug of the old days back in the 80s when you hear that? We all grew up with this show back in the 1980's as kids, the appeal of a cool looking black sports car that could TALK was irresistible back then.
Today I guess we look back at Knight Rider and wonder 'wtf'. It might make us recoil, and get pretty damn embarrassed with some of the out there stuff we used to think was so cool. The immense flaws of logic and continuity that plagued Knight Rider were easily hidden to a casual child viewing the show back in 1982 (I was 5 years old), but they really stick out like a sore thumb when viewed through adult eyes. The same damn stock footage was used ad nauseum, the frames were sped up to make a car going 20 mph look like it was zipping along at 400 mph, blue filters were always used to make it look like it was night time; and as others have mentioned, the fight scenes were never, ever believable.
I don't think they even had any kind of trained fight specialist on Knight Rider, it always seemed like the director just told Hasselhoff or the stunt doubles to simply go out there and just make up some crap that could pass for jujitsu or tae-kwon-do. But again, this is what makes Knight Rider so fun. This series is loaded with all kinds of unintentional hilarity. Some of my favorites are when David Hasselhoff's stunt double wears a mustache in a take, or the episode when the stunt double's Michael Knight afro wig accidentally flew off while he was doing one of those patented 'Hasselhoff-Fu' roundhouse karate kicks. It seemed like Michael Knight could take down any bad guy with one well placed karate kick to the head.
Let's all be honest with ourselves, a big reason this show was popular was because it featured a really cool looking black car with that cool looking red scanner mounted in the front. Everyone loved that car, and there is no doubt that is the reason Knight Rider is a part of American pop cultural lore. Sizzla the story unfolds. I'm 26 1/2 years old today and I still like this show because it's my childhood, and because it's from the 80's that we all love and grew up in. Things would get so stupid, you often wondered if there would be a button on KITT's dashboard that would say 'Drive Very Fast' instead of 'Super Pursuit Mode'. The show didn't magically become any more nerdier in the 2000's then it was in the 1980s. Even back in the early-mid 80s most people over the age of 15 had a tendency to laugh at Knight Rider. It was always cool to children that didn't pick apart the series, but not so to anyone above the 9th grade.
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The prime target audience was boys that were roughly 9 years of age. So if you were already over the age of 13 back in 1982 when Knight Rider first aired, then you were likely going to always be too cool for a show like this that leaned on being a live action cartoon. Yes it is amazing that this series lasted on NBC's prime time for 4 years. But aren't we glad it did?
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This show is getting a bad rap for the simple reason is that people are expecting some kind of masterpiece. This show is a present time follow up to the 1982 series starring David Hasselhoff and features a futuristic car that was created to fight crime. Although it started out a little too ambitious by involving the FBI as the owners of KITT and took on story lines that were large in scope, it has now moved toward the original premise of the original with a small operation proving that one man (and a super cool car!)can make a difference. The thing about this show is that it is just pure simple enjoyment and shouldn't be looked at for more than that. It features a cool car, doing cool things with a sexy cast that plays well together.
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I mean people talk about the original like it was Shakespeare or something, but in reality it was nothing more then fun as well. I mean the story lines were far fetched and gimmicky as much if not more then this series, but the 2008 version constantly gets knocked for it. My advice to anyone that watches this show is to put away any pretentious preconceptions of what it is 'supposed' to be and sit back and enjoy the ride. Television is supposed to be a fantasy diversion from our hectic lives and that is exactly what this show provides.
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