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by Akaihiryuu
Fri May 26, 2006 12:02 am
Forum: General Archive 2007
Topic: Weinstein company to put Knight Rider into overdrive
Replies: 240
Views: 222385

I hope they correct errors that they made in the original series like camera angles. How can KITT see something that is 200 or 300 yards away and get a camera view on his monitor that is up-close? Also in many episode KITT video taped people that are inside a building while KITT was outside. How co...
by Akaihiryuu
Thu May 25, 2006 8:08 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: why was hoff not always driving
Replies: 5
Views: 3822

Also, a lot of the driving was done by stuntmen in specially built cars (especially the burnout and skiing scenes)...they aren't going to have David Hasselhoff perform stunts, very very few actors have ever performed their own stunts (the one that comes to mind is Jackie Chan).
by Akaihiryuu
Wed May 24, 2006 9:34 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: The Complete "Silent Knight" Turbo Boost
Replies: 5
Views: 3558

Did they have to use a new KITT every time they had to do a different jump? Not really...that's a bit exaggerated. In reality, they built a special "jump car" which was built totally differently than a normal Trans-Am (for one, it had leaf springs in the front). I'm sure they had more tha...
by Akaihiryuu
Fri May 19, 2006 11:11 pm
Forum: General Archive 2007
Topic: Weinstein company to put Knight Rider into overdrive
Replies: 240
Views: 222385

They are better off using the original body style for KITT. Think about it. If KITT is a new vette, you know the studio wont shell out tons of cash for multipe cars and we wont get any good stunts or things like that. You can grab up old firebirds and stuff for cheap. Use as many as you need to get...
by Akaihiryuu
Mon May 15, 2006 8:10 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Kitt at 500 MPH!!!!!
Replies: 17
Views: 10848

I didn't really like that part of the episode, honestly. First off, why was Michael looking under the hood for turbine blades? The turbine blades are *inside* the engine, near the back. And why would broken turbine blades make the engine a ramjet? The compressor is at the front...though it is usuall...
by Akaihiryuu
Sun May 14, 2006 11:26 am
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: 1955 Lynx Imperial from Knight Sting??
Replies: 6
Views: 9833

Yeah, that was really messed up. There was that one seat, that somehow had KITT's real voice modulator and such behind a fake panel. The weird thing is, the position of that seat (assuming KITT was under the shell) would've been inside the engine bay. Also, where's the other seat? It was supposed to...
by Akaihiryuu
Sun Apr 16, 2006 4:13 am
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Killer KITT voice
Replies: 2
Views: 2420

Killer KITT voice

Amazingly enough, I never managed to see this episode when I watched the series as a kid, I first saw it when I got the season 4 DVD collection. KITT's altered voice was really interesting...I'm not even sure if William Daniels was doing it. All the searching I've done hasn't shown anyone but him do...
by Akaihiryuu
Sun Apr 16, 2006 12:28 am
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Poor man's Knight Rider
Replies: 12
Views: 9068

I have to admit that overall it doesn't look TOO bad, it just looks unfinished. However, that stock nosecone has to go. I never realized how different KITT's nosecone is from a standard Trans Am's until I saw a KITT scanner with a stock nosecone. It just doesn't look right!
by Akaihiryuu
Sat Apr 15, 2006 9:52 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: EVER WONDERED...
Replies: 13
Views: 5057

They didn't use a Lincoln at all. They just scooped some footage out of another movie ("The Car") and used it for the cliff scene. The car in The Car just happened to be a Lincoln. I guess they were hoping that it would happen too fast for people to notice that it wasn't KARR flying off of...
by Akaihiryuu
Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:47 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Nitpicking The Wrong Crowd
Replies: 7
Views: 3628

I get the impression that KITT uses some sort of directional antenna or dish to do the microjamming. It's possible that he needs to channel all of the EM output into a tight beam in order to microjam, and that interferes with his ability to transmit otherwise, due to there only being one main antenn...
by Akaihiryuu
Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:44 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Who drives the semi?
Replies: 10
Views: 7548

RC3 doesn't always drive it in season 4. I got the impression that he is a backup driver. I've seen shots where someone was driving the semi (and you could see a white arm), and then it cut to show RC3 in the back with the rest of them. I'd just say that in seasons 1, 2, and 3 (plus when it's not RC...
by Akaihiryuu
Sat Apr 15, 2006 3:41 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Stevie/SOR
Replies: 1
Views: 1982

Actually, it's kind of irrelevant whether he proposed to her in the episode or not. That was really just a formality. Remember, Michael Long and Stevie were already engaged before he was "killed" in the pilot. She just thought he was dead until she encountered him as Michael Knight. Propos...
by Akaihiryuu
Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:36 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Knight Rider: Season 4 DVD
Replies: 87
Views: 46536

I used to think that most of the stuff from Knight Rider was ridiculous...to be honest, a lot of it is, and there's a lot of nonsense technobabble in the show. However, more and more of the fictional tech KITT used is showing up in real life. Turbojet engines are possible in cars (Chrysler has actua...
by Akaihiryuu
Fri Apr 14, 2006 5:03 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: EVER WONDERED...
Replies: 13
Views: 5057

I was thinking about TDR, not KvsK, sorry... Oh no! Don't be! My mistake, I was refering to Kitt Vs. Karr but I somehow wrote Trust Doesn't Rust in parenthecies which is indeed wrong. The scene were Kitt and Karr jumps towards eachother is in Kitt Vs. Karr, so my mistake, but interesting HungarianK...
by Akaihiryuu
Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:02 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: KITT's Steering "Wheel"
Replies: 7
Views: 6557

It gives you much more precise control, plus it gives you a MUCH less restricted view of the dash. But like I said, it takes some getting used to before you could drive it effectively.
by Akaihiryuu
Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:49 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Spray on armor anyone??
Replies: 1
Views: 2255

Dang, that sounds incredibly like the molecular bonded shell. Heh, just wait another 20 years, it'll turn out that Knight Rider was right about everything and KITT was just tech from 2025 or so. ;)
by Akaihiryuu
Wed Apr 12, 2006 11:45 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: KITT's Steering "Wheel"
Replies: 7
Views: 6557

I haven't driven one myself, but here's what I've heard: The gull wing steering wheel is actually quite nice, but it takes some time to get used to before you can drive it effectively. Once you do though, it's actually better than a normal steering wheel.
by Akaihiryuu
Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:19 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: screenshots
Replies: 6
Views: 4005

I don't have any screenshots handy, nor do I have a way to make any right now (I'm at work)...however, I have seen some on various threads. Just do a search for "KARR", I'm pretty sure I saw a KITT vs. KARR thread that had various screenshots of both of them.
by Akaihiryuu
Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:17 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Knight Rider: Season 4 DVD
Replies: 87
Views: 46536

I didn't notice any sound effects missing from KoTJ...but I guess I wouldn't miss a missing "sonic boom" from KITT in SPM though. Even in SPM, KITT wasn't going nearly fast enough to produce a sonic boom. He would've had to have exceeded Mach 1 (~750mph at sea level) to produce a sonic boo...
by Akaihiryuu
Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:45 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: The Phantom in Knight Fright
Replies: 6
Views: 3992

I remember seeing a Nightmare on Elm Street series at one point...the pilot episode of the series showed Freddy's trial and how he got off, and it showed the people that hunted him down and burned him. I just managed to find it on IMDB too, I knew I wasn't imagining things. Robert Englund did repris...
by Akaihiryuu
Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:49 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Speculation as to why KITT had a tape recorder
Replies: 10
Views: 6487

I'm sure that despite the fact that KITT was a futuristic car. The technology for CD players was still in the reseach and development stages at the time the first season was filmed. Even then, the disk would have to be the size of a 33 and a third record (they existed at the time). That's my point ...
by Akaihiryuu
Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:44 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Little Extra info on the KR Movie (might be old news)
Replies: 10
Views: 5018

This looks like the old info that IMDB had up about a year ago. All of that info has since been taken down...the ONLY cast member listed on IMDB now is David Hasselhoff. I personally think this movie is never going to see the light of day...however, as much as I'd like to see a new Knight Rider movi...
by Akaihiryuu
Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:20 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Speculation as to why KITT had a tape recorder
Replies: 10
Views: 6487

Speculation as to why KITT had a tape recorder

I've been thinking about why such a high-tech car would have a tape recorder instead of a CD player. There's a very valid reason. I think that most of the time when KITT needed to record or play back something, he used some type of internal storage (probably RAM or hard drives for more permanent stu...
by Akaihiryuu
Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:05 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Anyone know how much KITT costs?
Replies: 13
Views: 12351

If anything, I'd think the original screen used cars (if any remain) would have significantly LESS functionality than the replicas people are building today. Nothing inside the screen cars had to work, or even do anything at all...they could just cover it up with special effects. The only reason I c...
by Akaihiryuu
Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:31 pm
Forum: General Archive 2006
Topic: Anyone know how much KITT costs?
Replies: 13
Views: 12351

I believe they're talking about KITT's ficticious price in the series.