KITT is Back - NBC Commercial

[neps]

They aired another :30 second commercial tonight during Las Vegas. I'm trying to record Conan now - hopefully they will air it again.

But in the mean time you can view it at nbc.com here:
http://www.nbc.com/Knight_Rider/video/#mea=215820

Also: I spoke to David Bartis today about Val Kilmers VO work. They just completed it yesterday and he said there wont be time to get him into any commercials. So this mean this commercial and any before it - is *NOT* him. (i guess i should ask who it is!)

[knightprobe89]

wow, that was awesome, the theme music sounds exactly like the original, the voice modulator looked really cool in the close up view. still sounds like karr, but i love the deep tone voice.

[JJSoCrazy]

That was AWESOME! I love the way they remastered the KR Theme and the way KITT sounds is great, hopefully that is what Val Kilmer sounds like, maybe its filtered too.

[neps]

I've uploaded it to youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8miCi77bxY

but it seems it wasn't on during conan. going to tape the leno repeat (the only thing left in hd tonight) if its not there, maybe tomorrow! *kicks self*

Also check out these screen grabs. The voice modulator looks pretty good closeup - more so then with the other stuff going on.

Check out to the stick shift. In an interview with Ted Moser he said that KITT in driving mode hides the gear shift, only revealing it going into "manual" mode. This looks to be what he was talking about.

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[JJSoCrazy]

I've uploaded it to youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8miCi77bxY

but it seems it wasn't on during conan. going to tape the leno repeat (the only thing left in hd tonight) if its not there, maybe tomorrow! *kicks self*

Also check out these screen grabs. The voice modulator looks pretty good closeup - more so then with the other stuff going on.

Check out to the stick shift. In an interview with Ted Moser he said that KITT in driving mode hides the gear shift, only revealing it going into "manual" mode. This looks to be what he was talking about.

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Yea I am going to try and record Leno in HD on my Cable DVR box and hopefully catch something, that trailer really moved me and I really can't wait till next Sunday!

[GarthKnight08]

This movie is going to rock!

[sarfraz]

Music made that commercial for me, that rocks. The more I see of this pilot the more interest it generates.....looking good so far.

Sarfraz

[Transparent]

Looks very very cool and the music sounds great..

MMMmmm geek out...

[Duster]

Thanks for the Kilmer info, neps!

That commercial again is geek-tastic! The thing with the 'manual mode' is a nice idea. And the voice modulator does indeed look good.
Yay, so excited!

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Oh, I may be mistaken and it may be just a reflection, but it seems there's really no MOMO on the wheel. Look:

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[GarthKnight08]

Yeah i noticed that the momo logos were gone the other day, i was hoping they would get rid of them. As for the stick shift thats kinda weird but it could be cool & it seems to me that it looks like a automatic made to look like a manual.

[PHOENIXZERO]

That was another good teaser and while I still wish the VM was more at a eye level, I'm not hating it, I still think they could do better with it if it goes to series. But it's not so bad as I thought from my initial reaction to it.... I still.... Think it'd look better blue for some reason.. >_>

I saw Momo was gone too in that "tour", I'm glad for that. It just looked a bit too tacky. Now if only they could chop off the bottom of it... I also hope they don't go too far with the toying of Kilmer's voice to where it's similar to what the place holder sounds like in most of the previews.


Okay, I'm watching it a couple more times and then try to fall asleep...

[jaws]

Sweet commercial, I just need to watch NBC so I can see these firsthand. That shifter is wild. Can't wait for the 17th.

[Kram061-1]

I think blue would look better too, I do not like the modulator at all though.....I think a highly enhanced version of the original one would look better, if that makes any sense.

[KITT-2008]

This commercial rocked. I love the music. This movie is going to be the sh**

[Stargazer]

I'm not sure why they keep saying that "KITT is back" when this is not the original KITT.

I understand that they use part of the original KITTs CPU, but this is suppose to be a whole different KITT and not just the original upgraded?

[Matthew]

It's nothing more than a marketing slogan mate. The KITT name is back, but the Knight Industries Two Thousand is not. It's a deliberately murky marketing campaign that's designed to attract fans of the original series with the KITT name, and new fans with the visuals of the Shelby GT500KR.

Matt

[davejames]

Wow, that redone theme sounded great!

I don't think we should get our hopes up TOO high that we'll hear it in the movie though. It could just be an advertising thing to grab people's attention. Wouldn't be the first time that's happened (remember how the Batman Forever trailers used the Burton theme? Or the Alien 3 trailers used the Aliens theme?)

[Lost Knight]

Wow, that redone theme sounded great!

I don't think we should get our hopes up TOO high that we'll hear it in the movie though. It could just be an advertising thing to grab people's attention. Wouldn't be the first time that's happened (remember how the Batman Forever trailers used the Burton theme? Or the Alien 3 trailers used the Aliens theme?)

I think you're right. Also we need to realize that the telepic isn't even completed yet, and that there is no time to include Val Kilmer's voice in the commercials, so if the new theme has been established by now, it also probably won't be able to be included in the commercials. It would be nice if they kept the "rock" version of the theme for the background score during the movie, though.

[knightstand]

The more I see of the TV movie the more I like it....I will say this though-when KITT says "I detect an increase in blood pressure and heart rate in both of you" and then Michael says "I'm NOT talking to you about this" I had flash backs to good ole days, where KITT would say things like "Can't you associate with just one woman, Michael" They have kept the spirit of the original. I was smiling ear to ear!

However, I will say that Arnett was growing on me and I hope that VK does just as good a job.

They have kept the spirit of the original.

[Duster]

Wow, that redone theme sounded great!

I don't think we should get our hopes up TOO high that we'll hear it in the movie though. It could just be an advertising thing to grab people's attention. Wouldn't be the first time that's happened (remember how the Batman Forever trailers used the Burton theme? Or the Alien 3 trailers used the Aliens theme?)

I think it was shapeshifter who told us way back in december that the original theme indeed WILL be used in a new version as the title theme for the pilot / new series. If it will be this rock version, we'll have to see.

[PHOENIXZERO]

Yeah, marketing does stuff like that all the time, only problem is that it makes people think it's the original KITT so then we get to see a bunch of unhappy people. I do kind of wish the VM was more like an advanced version of the three bar design but as I've said, the original KITT didn't start with that either so hopefully it'll be tweaked later on. Would anyone like to do a little photoshop on it to show exactly what it'd look like if it were blue?

I recall reading that there was an idea of having several different mixes of the theme done to make it different with each episode or something like that if it went to series. I doubt they'd do that because it might be way too much work...

[Knight316]

That was F'N Awesome!! I got chills when i heard the Theme...next week can't get here fast enough! Sad part is I know i'm going to be dissapointed when it's over becuase I'm going to want more and sadly we won't have anymore until at least September. But man am i pumped!

[Knight2000]

What I find amusing is that back when I was 13-14 and KR was being reaired during the 90s, I used to dream of having a KITT with a dual auto/manual gearbox. Back then, I really liked the idea of a manual KITT but at the same time it'd be cool to have an auto gearbox. My solution to this dual-transmission would be to have a gearstick with a button next to it. Press the button and the auto gear stick would retract (telescopically), the base+stick flips 180 degrees and the manual gear stick would protract telescopically. Since everything would be electronically controlled, it wouldn't matter that there wasn't anything underneath the gear lever!

Still, I like the idea of the manual gearbox in KITT, even it's not the original.

[knightendo_phil]

I love the new VM and it has to stay red, that's a direct homage to the original. KR2000 went for blue and it sucked.

They're not going to redo Kilmer's voice either, they won't hire such a big star just to tweak him to an unrecognisable degree!

[knightendo_phil]

I love the new VM and it has to stay red, that's a direct homage to the original. KR2000 went for blue and it sucked.

They're not going to redo Kilmer's voice either, they won't hire such a big star just to tweak him to an unrecognisable degree!