What's your least favorite of Kitt's functions to write?
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What's your least favorite of Kitt's functions to write?
I'm just wondering if any other fic writers out there find that Kitt's functions have a nasty tendancy to get in the way of a good story.
For me, it's usually Kitt's scanners. There's usually something I don't want him to see, and darn it if I don't run out of excuses for him not to be able to see it.
Anyone else?
For me, it's usually Kitt's scanners. There's usually something I don't want him to see, and darn it if I don't run out of excuses for him not to be able to see it.
Anyone else?
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Hmm, I was thinking that Turbo Boost was going to be a more popular answer. I don't write many chases, but it seems to me that Turbo Boost might be kind of a pain if you did write them. It seems like the writers of the show had problems with it (how many pedestrians and busy intersections were there ).
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One problem I saw in the episodes was with the microjam... Sometimes KITT had almost magical powers to control distant objects- both mechanically and electrically. In most car chases, KITT could have simply done something to the engine to make the car slow down. Occasionally they would throw in a line like "there are too many people around- if we try to microjam him he might lose control of the car" but I don't think that's a very good excuse.
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The next time you go driving, especially in an urban or suburban area, take a look at your surroundings, and I think you'll find that there are a lot fewer opportunities to use a turbo boost function than you might think. Suspended power lines, overpasses, high traffic, and curves in roads have a nasty way of keeping a super car grounded.knightshade wrote:Hmm, I was thinking that Turbo Boost was going to be a more popular answer.... It seems like the writers of the show had problems with it (how many pedestrians and busy intersections were there ).
The micro-jam was often misused and overused on the TV series, although it wasn't as bad as KITT's magical ability to unlock mechanical locks by simply displaying a computer diagram of the lock on one of his TV sets.
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