Re: Live Discussion - Knight and the City
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:47 pm
I LOVED this episode.
I missed it last night because my work schedule has changed, so I didn't have access to a TV - but I just watched in on Hulu and I have to say that this is one of the most coherent Knight Rider plots I've seen. In fact, throughout the entire episode, I almost forgot that I was watching Knight Rider - this wasn't your typical cheesy episode with lots of camp and/or stupidity. The plot was good, the dialogue was great, and the balance and pacing were excellent. I was hooked....and I noticed Andron's name in the opening credits as supervising producer. (I don't know if this is another one that he wrote or not.)
I loved the interaction between Zoey and Billy - it was a return to the silliness of their characters, and their dual dynamic (which I love) but it wasn't overdone. They worked really well for me and they pushed the story along. Also, anyone notice that the couch was brought in this episode?
KI3T and Mike worked really well in this episode. Great interaction and I believe that Justin Breuning has really come into his own as the Michael Knight character. At first, I didn't like him all that much - I didn't think he had as much charisma as Hasselhoff - but like all new things, it takes time to get into a groove and Justin has brought so much to the new character of Michael Knight. I love it.
Overall, I liked the balance between all of the characters - Sarah, Zoey, Billy, and Mike. I also really liked the bar characters - great actors, all of them. It really worked for me and as I said before, I forgot that I was watching an episode of Knight Rider - there was no campiness to take me out of the immersion. Major props to the girl who played the bar owner - she was great and played her character very well.
The sideways turbo boost kind of snapped me out of the immersion and made me remember "Oh, yeah, this is Knight Rider..." but it was a well-done scene. I also didn't notice KI3T screaming....and honestly, I don't think he'd sound like that, but....well, I don't know. I'll just accept it, but I'd hope that we don't see that again. The first time I watched, I thought Mike said the "scream like a girl" line just for the hell of it, which I thought was pretty funny in its own right.
KI3T using a minigun in Normal Mode made me question - I thought his weapons were only available in Attack Mode. While it makes sense that he could logically use his nanotech to deploy anything at any time, it seemed a little weird....like they broke a guideline or something. I'd like to see more guidelines in place for what KI3T can and can't do in certain modes. However, if this is an indication that they will scrap the Attack Mode, that's fine with me.
I kind of wish that the dual miniguns had popped up like before - even though the car was in a different mode, it would have given the weapons system a bit more coherency. If a single was necessary, I would rather have seen it emerge from one side of the hood instead of the middle. However, the single minigun did look really cool, so I'll let it slide. Really think that they need guidelines for this, though.
The thugs trying to steal KI3T - awesome. I don't think that they needed to actually get in and drive him - it wouldn't have made any sense. Additionally, the thugs actually advanced the storyline, so major props there as well.
The KI3T driving scenes through the street, while being chased by the SUVS, were really nice to see. Loved it.
Overall, I really liked everything about this episode. The writing was excellent and I really appreciated how all of the elements in the show actually served a purpose and advanced the plot. The acting was excellent on all parts and all of the new characters were very believable. This is definitely an episode that I'll watch again.
Edit: Victor, I didn't get a chance to read your entire post but I will. (I got the post review thing because you submitted your post as I was submitting mine.)The thieves did serve a plotline purpose; they ignited the methane gas with a blowtorch by accident, which led to an answer for the fires. I will address more later when I have the time.
Edit 2: Gah! Again?
I missed it last night because my work schedule has changed, so I didn't have access to a TV - but I just watched in on Hulu and I have to say that this is one of the most coherent Knight Rider plots I've seen. In fact, throughout the entire episode, I almost forgot that I was watching Knight Rider - this wasn't your typical cheesy episode with lots of camp and/or stupidity. The plot was good, the dialogue was great, and the balance and pacing were excellent. I was hooked....and I noticed Andron's name in the opening credits as supervising producer. (I don't know if this is another one that he wrote or not.)
I loved the interaction between Zoey and Billy - it was a return to the silliness of their characters, and their dual dynamic (which I love) but it wasn't overdone. They worked really well for me and they pushed the story along. Also, anyone notice that the couch was brought in this episode?
KI3T and Mike worked really well in this episode. Great interaction and I believe that Justin Breuning has really come into his own as the Michael Knight character. At first, I didn't like him all that much - I didn't think he had as much charisma as Hasselhoff - but like all new things, it takes time to get into a groove and Justin has brought so much to the new character of Michael Knight. I love it.
Overall, I liked the balance between all of the characters - Sarah, Zoey, Billy, and Mike. I also really liked the bar characters - great actors, all of them. It really worked for me and as I said before, I forgot that I was watching an episode of Knight Rider - there was no campiness to take me out of the immersion. Major props to the girl who played the bar owner - she was great and played her character very well.
The sideways turbo boost kind of snapped me out of the immersion and made me remember "Oh, yeah, this is Knight Rider..." but it was a well-done scene. I also didn't notice KI3T screaming....and honestly, I don't think he'd sound like that, but....well, I don't know. I'll just accept it, but I'd hope that we don't see that again. The first time I watched, I thought Mike said the "scream like a girl" line just for the hell of it, which I thought was pretty funny in its own right.
KI3T using a minigun in Normal Mode made me question - I thought his weapons were only available in Attack Mode. While it makes sense that he could logically use his nanotech to deploy anything at any time, it seemed a little weird....like they broke a guideline or something. I'd like to see more guidelines in place for what KI3T can and can't do in certain modes. However, if this is an indication that they will scrap the Attack Mode, that's fine with me.
I kind of wish that the dual miniguns had popped up like before - even though the car was in a different mode, it would have given the weapons system a bit more coherency. If a single was necessary, I would rather have seen it emerge from one side of the hood instead of the middle. However, the single minigun did look really cool, so I'll let it slide. Really think that they need guidelines for this, though.
The thugs trying to steal KI3T - awesome. I don't think that they needed to actually get in and drive him - it wouldn't have made any sense. Additionally, the thugs actually advanced the storyline, so major props there as well.
The KI3T driving scenes through the street, while being chased by the SUVS, were really nice to see. Loved it.
Overall, I really liked everything about this episode. The writing was excellent and I really appreciated how all of the elements in the show actually served a purpose and advanced the plot. The acting was excellent on all parts and all of the new characters were very believable. This is definitely an episode that I'll watch again.
Edit: Victor, I didn't get a chance to read your entire post but I will. (I got the post review thing because you submitted your post as I was submitting mine.)The thieves did serve a plotline purpose; they ignited the methane gas with a blowtorch by accident, which led to an answer for the fires. I will address more later when I have the time.
Edit 2: Gah! Again?