A New Pilot Progress Report...

[Shapeshifter]

Principal Photography is finished, with the exception of three days of scenes that had to be delayed due to Justin Breuning's injury. They will now be shot in the Middle on January. By then they will have a rough director's cut and will be able to determine if anything needs to be re-shot, aside from the shots they didn't get. Not changing script, but different inflections, deliveries. Having an opportunity to re-shoot is a rare gift in TV, so Justin's injury might actually end up helping the project.

The dash WILL be CG'd in post production. It won't be what you saw in the teaser. I don't know any more than that.

No decision will be made about taking the pilot to series until the writer's strike is over--hopefully that will be soon.

They did a night helicopter shoot the last week of shooting, and got a great scene. They're really trying to "put it all up on the screen."

If you want to see some of the tecniques they used for the car chase scenes, check out "New York Chase" in the special features section of "Bourne Ultimatum." The remote car with the driving cage on top is the same thing they're using in KR. That, as far as they know, has never been done on a TV production.

[Lost Knight]

Thanks for the info, Shapeshifter. We appreciate the head's up!

[JJSoCrazy]

Very cool info!

I posted a thread with some videos that interview the people on the set and producing Knight Rider, one of the guys stated the whole idea using the cage on the car to create more realization and a thrilling excitement for the actors and of course the audience. Can't wait to see how the dash is going to look with the CGI.

BTW any info on more teasers, trailers, or anything? Probably have to wait till most of the shooting is done right?

Thanks Shapeshifter, always a pleasure, keep us informed!

[Shapeshifter]

You're welcome, fellas. As far as future promos, if I hear anything specific, I'll let you know. I do know that NBC is planning to "promote the hell out of this thing" because, for one, they don't have a lot of other original programming to promote while the writer's strike is on.

That could bode well for the pilot, and for a potential series, as well.

[Shapeshifter]

Something else you might find interesting...

The three people being considered for the voice of KITT were Will Arnet, Rainn Wilson, and...Stephen Colbert.

[tamatt27]

Something else you might find interesting...

The three people being considered for the voice of KITT were Will Arnet, Rainn Wilson, and...Stephen Colbert.

That is interesting. Will Arnett's voice sounds the least like KITT, but I'm happy with their choice. I hadn't heard of Rainn Wilson but he does sound like KITT. Stephen Colbert does too, but I have a feeling that would've caused more controversy.

[Mango19]

Something else you might find interesting...

The three people being considered for the voice of KITT were Will Arnet, Rainn Wilson, and...Stephen Colbert.

Stephen Colbert? Then they could have had Bill O'Reilly as KARR...

[neps]

Here is the extra in the Bourne Ultimatum DVD that Shapeshifter was talking about - showing the stunt car system.

http://shadowyflight.com/newnbc/bourne.mov