Knight Rider's 5th anniversary
Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:00 am
This Sunday is the fifth anniversary of the premiere of the new Knight Rider. Wow. FIVE YEARS?! I’m feeling a little nostalgic, and I have to say that for me personally 2008 was the most exciting time in the history of the fandom.
When the original series was on the air, I felt I was a fandom of one. I knew other people who watched the show, but not with the passion I did. It took the internet to really connect all of us. We had Team Knight Rider, but even before the show aired we pretty much knew it was going to be the show we wanted. There were plenty of GREAT fan events over the years, but they were essentially isolated gatherings. The big news items we discussed were things like Columbia House releasing Knight Rider.
But then we got a new TV movie. To NBC’s credit, when they announced they were bringing back Knight Rider they did it in a big way. There were commercials and interviews and articles and press events. It was an exciting time for us. People liked the Mustang. People hated the Mustang. And we debated it endlessly. Remember how cool it was the first time you saw the scanner? The previous the iterations of KR didn’t even have scanners. There was just so much to take in.
Most people probably haven’t seen the original movie since the series aired. I really suggest you give it a look this weekend. If you don’t have time to watch the entire thing, just watch the first 15 minutes or so, up through the scene where KITT rescues Sarah from campus. It has the best-filmed auto cruise scenes in the entire franchise (and pity they didn’t keep the “cage car” for the series.)
Happy 5th, New Knight Rider.
When the original series was on the air, I felt I was a fandom of one. I knew other people who watched the show, but not with the passion I did. It took the internet to really connect all of us. We had Team Knight Rider, but even before the show aired we pretty much knew it was going to be the show we wanted. There were plenty of GREAT fan events over the years, but they were essentially isolated gatherings. The big news items we discussed were things like Columbia House releasing Knight Rider.
But then we got a new TV movie. To NBC’s credit, when they announced they were bringing back Knight Rider they did it in a big way. There were commercials and interviews and articles and press events. It was an exciting time for us. People liked the Mustang. People hated the Mustang. And we debated it endlessly. Remember how cool it was the first time you saw the scanner? The previous the iterations of KR didn’t even have scanners. There was just so much to take in.
Most people probably haven’t seen the original movie since the series aired. I really suggest you give it a look this weekend. If you don’t have time to watch the entire thing, just watch the first 15 minutes or so, up through the scene where KITT rescues Sarah from campus. It has the best-filmed auto cruise scenes in the entire franchise (and pity they didn’t keep the “cage car” for the series.)
Happy 5th, New Knight Rider.