For some fun I decided to do a response to various bits of the "review" at:
http://io9.com/5051540/not-even-naked-c ... rom-itself
"...Then they're injected with green tempera paint and drive off in KITT..."
This is a pet peeve of mine, when a "critic" or "reviewer" doesn't actually pay attention to the plot and makes things up in their review. No one was injected with anything. The bad guys *threatened* to inject Sarah with the green liquid, but they never did.
"...that engulfs the car in fire. So the only obvious thing to do is to take off all their clothes. It's amazing that two relatively attractive 20-somethings could get half naked and still look awful."
Of course, the reviewer completely ignores the fact that the internal temperature of the car was rising and that the Knight Research team was trying to find a solution to the problem back at base. While taste is purely personal, I think the general consensus is that Justin and Deanna are two very attractive people, so I'm curious what the critic's idea of "attractive" is. That aside, the two are hardly ugly and their attractiveness doesn't sound like much of a valid criticism to me.
"He even doesn't remember "sexy latino lady," who has possibly one of the most ridiculous entrances I've ever seen."
I'm curious what would have been a better entrance? It's a hot girl in a hot car - these are staples of Gary Scott Thompson's style from the "Fast and the Furious" movies, and it's something that's been done in film and TV over and over. As usual, the reviewer gives no indication as to what type of entrance would have been preferable or what could have been done to improve the scene, so this criticism just hangs limp.
"...and what is the voice of KITT saying when he gets excited (I still can't understand Val Kilmer half of the time)."
Considering Kilmer enunciates every word very carefully and doesn't even use contractions, I think the reviewer either needs better PC speakers or a better TV if she couldn't understand him. I never had a problem understanding a word he said, and that was watching on a PC with speakers, never mind my five year old TV at home.
"But honestly you're not made to care enough to tune in next week."
Why? The reviewer never actually states why the story is dull or fails to peak interest. Personally I'm very curious about Mike's past, the "mystery woman", Torres' plans, Sarah and Mike's (potentially) rekindled romance and seeing KITT grow. If the reviewer isn't interested in these story arcs, that's fine - but she doesn't even acknowledge most of them (perhaps she didn't notice half of them?).
"So screw you NBC, I loved Billy."
And here's the crux of my problem with this review. The reviewer seems to have focused more on Billy than anything else. Sorry lady, the actor is playing a *different* character altogether. If you want "Billy" from BSG, watch BSG. He's playing the typical "geek guy" who is inexperienced in field work (and the violence that can be involved) and he did it to good comedic effect.
So goes the the smashmouth hatin on KR08. Would y'all just chill a bit? It's got some flaws in the slaw,
If anyone believes the new show is bad, its not because the car was a Mustang or a Camaro. Like you say, the original was hardly Shakespearian. Apart from very few episodes, the original KR was popcorn TV, something you can switch your brain off and just enjoy the ride.
