# Knight Rider!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2008, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065 "2008-02-18T04:43:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/21 "2008-02-18T21:17:27Z")
I thought it was terrible. A good drinking game could be made out of the cliffhangers. If you are unable to successfully guess what happens after the commercials, drink. “Oh no! The key is turning in the lock! They’re going to get caught! I wonder what will happen when the door to their hotel room opens?” ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/22 "2008-02-18T21:29:40Z")
[QUOTE=Khadaji] I had no idea it was on. I might have taped it had I known. After all, I tried the new bionic woman for a few weeks. [/QUOTE] I believe it is being shown again this coming Saturday night. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/23 "2008-02-18T21:48:20Z")
I taped it, haven’t watched it yet but… it’s a TV show? I thought it was a movie! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/24 "2008-02-18T22:43:31Z")
[QUOTE=Flutterby] I taped it, haven’t watched it yet but.. it’s a TV show? I thought it was a movie! [/QUOTE] It’s a [backdoor pilot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdoor_pilot#Backdoor_pilots). Which means NBC hasn’t announced whether it will be picked up as a series. If it doesn’t become a series, it still has served a purpose as a stand-alone movie in that advertisers, particularly Ford, have paid for the commercial time to air it. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/25 "2008-02-18T23:02:10Z")
[QUOTE=DMark] I believe it is being shown again this coming Saturday night. [/QUOTE] Cool. I’ll have to set the recorder. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/26 "2008-02-18T23:08:37Z")
[QUOTE=JayRx1981] It was the best 2 hour long Ford commercial I’ve ever seen. [/QUOTE] Word… which isn’t saying much. I only watched it here and there, but overall, I prefer [this](http://www.fatalfarm.com/tvthemes/FFKnightRider.mov). ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/27 "2008-02-18T23:47:37Z")
[QUOTE=Cat Fight] Word… which isn’t saying much. I only watched it here and there, but overall, I prefer [this](http://www.fatalfarm.com/tvthemes/FFKnightRider.mov). [/QUOTE] Warning: This is a quicktime link - that made my browser crash. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/28 "2008-02-19T00:37:18Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] It’s a [backdoor pilot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdoor_pilot#Backdoor_pilots). Which means NBC hasn’t announced whether it will be picked up as a series. If it doesn’t become a series, it still has served a purpose as a stand-alone movie in that advertisers, particularly Ford, have paid for the commercial time to air it. [/QUOTE] Interesting, never heard of that before. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/29 "2008-02-19T03:48:14Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] It’s a [backdoor pilot](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backdoor_pilot#Backdoor_pilots). [/QUOTE] Oh! I thought it was a real pilot. Bummer. p.s. to **cochrane** : I _finally_ “got” your location! :smack: ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/30 "2008-02-19T10:00:41Z")
[QUOTE=Green Bean] Oh! I thought it was a real pilot. Bummer. p.s. to **cochrane** : I _finally_ “got” your location! :smack: [/QUOTE] And no men left on base. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/31 "2008-02-19T10:00:50Z")
Well. That was… not worth watching any more of. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/32 "2008-02-19T17:43:05Z")
[QUOTE=E-Sabbath] The baddies _and_ goodies drive Fords. (So, no good guys in Fords, bad guys in Chevys) [/QUOTE] Except at the end when the bad guys drove off in a GMC. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/33 "2008-02-19T17:46:13Z")
[QUOTE=cmyk] they turned the whole show into a Ford commercial, interrupted by more Ford commercials. [/QUOTE] The original was essentially a GM commercial. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/34 "2008-02-19T18:50:09Z")
It was okay. I didn’t like Mike Traceur for about five minutes, then decided I like him. I couldn’t care less what make of vehicle KITT is, I’m not into cars much. If you held me down and tickled me until I chose, I’d keep watching Bionic Woman, and hope it gets better. I don’t see how Knight Rider can get better, although a good start would be to give KITT his own show and ditch the humans. Of course, if it becomes a regular show, I’ll watch the damn thing. I know I will. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/35 "2008-02-19T19:27:32Z")
We need more David Hasselhoff. Presumably Mike is taking his father’s place, and Michael Knight is finally enjoying a comfortable retirement. So it would be nice to see the Hoff as a recurring guest star. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/36 "2008-02-19T19:33:26Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] We need more David Hasselhoff. [/QUOTE] What are you, German? Actually, it might be fun if the reason the Hoffmeister abandoned his son was because he’s still got a KITT and has been off doing cool stuff with which he’ll now need his son’s help. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/37 "2008-02-20T00:13:38Z")
Three things I noticed: “I have to pee.” I wondered if they were gonna say that…but then she gets out and just stands there and talks to him while he does it? Pointless and kinda odd. When he’s fighting the good in the casino after they meet, he kicks the guy in the balls, yet the good can just stumble for a few minutes and then run after them? They must not know where the groin is in Army Ranger School. They’re looking at the motel where Old Guy is staying. I’d swear the branches move (just like if someone said “Hey they’re in the way of the shot”), and it made me giggle. I may well be wrong. Val Kilmer, how low you have fallen… ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/38 "2008-02-20T03:27:14Z")
I was all excited to hear the updated theme song, and they ended up butchering it. It’s like they mashed up the original Knight Rider theme with “America, Fuck Yeah”. The show even _sounds_ like a Ford commercial. Speaking of which: were my eyes deceiving me, or did the Ford logo disappear from the bad guys’ SUV as soon as they started shooting people? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/39 "2008-02-20T03:51:16Z")
[QUOTE=Love Rhombus] Val Kilmer, how low you have fallen… [/QUOTE] (pssssst - He was great in the Lonesome Dove thing.) ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065/40 "2008-02-20T15:47:07Z")
[QUOTE=cochrane] We need more David Hasselhoff. Presumably Mike is taking his father’s place, and Michael Knight is finally enjoying a comfortable retirement. So it would be nice to see the Hoff as a recurring guest star. [/QUOTE] When compared to the new guy, Hasselhoff’s acting is Oscar caliber. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knight-rider/438065.md?page=3)