OhhhhhShapeshifter wrote:Sorry to disappoint, but William Daniels will NOT be involved in this production.
I understand, that's fine - and better than someone else voicing him. But still...I was hoping that...maybe...
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OhhhhhShapeshifter wrote:Sorry to disappoint, but William Daniels will NOT be involved in this production.
Well, like I brought up in another thread that I started, even though Daniels isn't involved in person, I won't be surprised if his voice is still heard.Shapeshifter wrote: It doesn't mean that the Knight 2000 will EVER be voiced by anyone else. It's just that, in the TV pilot, William Daniels is not involved. That means that the original KITT will not have a speaking role in this production, unless they do some alchemy with previous voice/over.
What drinking and driving are you talking about? Please tell me the episode(s) where Michael threw back a few beers and drove. The Pilot episode featured K.I.T.T. with seatbelts. After that, K.I.T.T. and Michael relied on the built-in collision avoidance system. By the time K.I.T.T. got a new dashboard in Season 3, the Passive Laser Restraint System was integrated which held occupants in place via harmless invisible lasers.knightendo_phil wrote:i still can't believe people are nitpicking like this, but in this day and age seat belts are a must in a car that will do the things KITT does. simply put, you can't have it any other way, it would just be wrong to show no belts like that on tv and completely irresponsible.... and i still can't believe the original skirted around the issue of that AND drink driving!!
That the point I was trying to make, yes. The original show had to add in that silly idea to get around the fact that he never wore one, which was a bit silly - the best racing cars/rally cars/advanced military vehicles in use today all have restraint systems. Who's to say the ones in the new Knight Rider don't self adjust via KITT or have some other kind of "futuristic" add-on? I just think leaving them out would be a bit silly, times have changed since the original show.PHOENIXZERO wrote:Personally I'm for their getting rid of certain "magical" abilities that KITT had that are too far out there in defying physics, like the passive laser restrain system which seems just like something someone made up because it sounded cool and to deflect attention away from the fact that he wasn't wearing a seat belt, ever. Though I think there were points where belts were used.
No I didn't, I just disagree.Cobra wrote:Thanks for missing the point.
Yes, and by looking at what we know so far the team behind the new show realise that. There's a lot of effort being put into this and an obvious respect for the original series that changing a few things isn't going to take away from. It's an updated, modern show, and if that means needing seat belts in a day when you wouldn't be able to get away with it otherwise then so be it. I agree with Skav, it won't make a difference to how successful the show is - other small details will and you're right in saying that the small details matter to fans. I'm a huge fan, but the small details to me are how Mike and KITT interact, KITT's slightly prissy demeanour, the roar of the engine etc.cobra wrote:You don't seem to understand that its all the small details that in the end can make something a huge success or a miserable failure. If all the small pieces don't fit well together, the show won't take off the ground. A black car with a red scanner simply doesn't register as Knight Rider to me. It may to you, but it doesn't to me. It takes a lot more than that to make me acccept this new series as the revived Knight Rider series I loved as a kid in the 80s.
I see your point but in my opinion KITT has to keep what I call the "wow!" feeling. In the old show, back in the 80s, KITT really seemed to have come from another world, like a starship from space. A mysterious, magical and futuristic vehicle. If you turn in the "realistic" way, you loose some of Knight Rider spirit.PHOENIXZERO wrote:Personally I'm for their getting rid of certain "magical" abilities that KITT had that are too far out there in defying physics
Hasselhoff probably won't be seen in them, they'll want to keep his appearance for when it airs. If you're in Sweden I'm sure you can think of a way or two to see it. Hopefully they save a DVD release for if the pilot gets picked up for a series and it's included with the set when it comes to DVD.Knight-Armen wrote:I'm just so grateful that the movie is on and ready to be aired within the next couple days; however, there is one thing that bothers me with the 2 minute preview or any other preview that we've had so far, the fact that Hasselhoff is not in any of those nor even mentioned to play a cameo in the new movie!
Also, we all know that the 2-hour-pilot is going to be aired on NBC but is there any chance of it being aired abroad, in Sweden perhaps?
One thing is for sure, when it comes out on DVD i'll be the first one to get a copy!
Because the NBC project is a TV Movie. NBC is a Television station.Knight-Armen wrote:Although, why is the movie airing on NBC and not the theaters?
Either Mike's mom was called Tracer or Mike was adopted. Or, maybe, he was in something like a witness protection program, under the supervision of Devon/FLAG, to protect Michael Knight's family from revenge-thirsty villains, thus the new family name.Knight-Armen wrote:Since Mike Tracer is the son of Michael Knight then why the heck would his lastname be Tracer? It should be Knight unless they chose to have him called by Michael Knight's wife which is so far unknown?
It's amazing how someone can satisfy a question like that with just a small bit of imagination, I admire that...Either Mike's mom was called Tracer or Mike was adopted. Or, maybe, he was in something like a witness protection program, under the supervision of Devon/FLAG, to protect Michael Knight's family from revenge-thirsty villains, thus the new family name.
Is this a positive or negative comment?Knight-Armen wrote: It's amazing how someone can satisfy a question like that with just a small bit of imagination, I admire that...
Anyway, thanks...