finally an nbc commercial

[My_Friend_KITT]

Great catch Tosil...I loved how menacing that scanner sounds...I hope they use that scanner sound for KARR

[ElectricPhantom]

Currently, we now have it confirmed that KARR will have the yellow cylon scanner, a scanner noise (of which it's sound we can only infer), a transformation ability into an 18 foot beast [of awesome] on wheels, a mustang body roughly matching that of KI3T's, and the returning voice of the great Peter Cullen.

The only thing left: Is it TOS KARR or a new character entirely?

[sarfraz]

...that, is the 64 million dollar question?!

I don't think we have enough information yet to say one way or the other is this is indeed the original KARR. Whichever it is, it will certainly be an entertaining battle to watch.

How regular are the NBC KR08 commercials?

Sarfraz

[ElectricPhantom]

...that, is the 64 million dollar question?!

I don't think we have enough information yet to say one way or the other is this is indeed the original KARR. Whichever it is, it will certainly be an entertaining battle to watch.

How regular are the NBC KR08 commercials?

Sarfraz

I agree. My hopes is that with the original voice actor returning and the obviously open fate of KARR from TOS (and that fact that any bad guy could have picked up the CPU), they will use the original.

Good question. I was so sure that they would promo Knight Rider last night during Super Stars of Dance, but they did not. As far as it stands, I have YET to see any Knight Rider promos on Television with my own eyes.

[t.b.77b]

I just watched KI2T vs. KARR and I am leaning both ways on the "Million Dollar Question" of if he is the original KARR or not. On one hand I don't see how it could be the original KARR because the original KARR was not a mustang. But then again in KI2T vs. KARR if you watch closely at the very end you can see a flashing light on one of his parts after he was blown to pieces so it could be the original rebuilt as a mustang because FLAG could have picked up the parts to keep from another KARR tragedy from happening again and Dr. Graiman put him back together years later as a new "Car of the Future" and maybe he forgot about the programing flaw or just figured it would be quicker than building a new KITT and when he realized he had made a mistake it was already to late and he could not control him. This theory in my mind would explain the "Why would he build another KARR after the original?" and "Is this the original KARR?" questions. Then again its just a theory.

[Faithful Car KRO]

But then again in KI2T vs. KARR if you watch closely at the very end you can see a flashing light on one of his parts after he was blown to pieces so it could be the original rebuilt as a mustang because FLAG could have picked up the parts to keep from another KARR tragedy from happening again and Dr. Graiman put him back together years later as a new "Car of the Future" and maybe he forgot about the programing flaw or just figured it would be quicker than building a new KITT and when he realized he had made a mistake it was already to late and he could not control him.

Or, the government picked up the CPU after the battle before FLAG could. Then years later, realizing the military use of the AI program, contacted Graiman to rebuild the AI, never telling him it was KARR.
And if I'm right that GST has retconned Graiman's connection to TOS from the pilot, that mean's his work with KR&D started with the original prototype aka KARR. Once he finished the project and realized what his prototype was going to be used for, developed the new KITT CPU as a way to redeem himself morally.
After the subsequent demise of the KARR program from the military, and Torres learning that a new car was being built, decided to use his governing power to start up the SSC and take ahold of the KITT project as a way of bringing KARR back into power....

[Lynda414]

But then again in KI2T vs. KARR if you watch closely at the very end you can see a flashing light on one of his parts after he was blown to pieces so it could be the original rebuilt as a mustang because FLAG could have picked up the parts to keep from another KARR tragedy from happening again and Dr. Graiman put him back together years later as a new "Car of the Future" and maybe he forgot about the programing flaw or just figured it would be quicker than building a new KITT and when he realized he had made a mistake it was already to late and he could not control him.

Or, the government picked up the CPU after the battle before FLAG could. Then years later, realizing the military use of the AI program, contacted Graiman to rebuild the AI, never telling him it was KARR.
And if I'm right that GST has retconned Graiman's connection to TOS from the pilot, that mean's his work with KR&D started with the original prototype aka KARR. Once he finished the project and realized what his prototype was going to be used for, developed the new KITT CPU as a way to redeem himself morally.
After the subsequent demise of the KARR program from the military, and Torres learning that a new car was being built, decided to use his governing power to start up the SSC and take ahold of the KITT project as a way of bringing KARR back into power....

That's a very interesting theory. I could see it happening on this show too.

[KITT Season 4]

In the new year new kr vid it show the clip but this time the lights arent clear, theyre the same as kitts. Also of the every Hero/Nemises trailer pause at 0:05. Its starts red

[KnightINSTINCT]

IM THE BAD GUY WHO IS GOING TO HOPE AND PRAY AND YELL TO EVERYONE THAT THIS BETTER NOT BE THE 80'S KARR'S CPU TRANSPLANTED INTO THE NEW!!


I will hardwire my old 1988 Teddy Ruxpin and have him sing MMM BOP over your home town's radio stations

[Sky_Blue_Civic]

IM THE BAD GUY WHO IS GOING TO HOPE AND PRAY AND YELL TO EVERYONE THAT THIS BETTER NOT BE THE 80'S KARR'S CPU TRANSPLANTED INTO THE NEW!!


I will hardwire my old 1988 Teddy Ruxpin and have him sing MMM BOP over your home town's radio stations

What is wrong with the original KARR?

[ghidorah15]

What is wrong with the original KARR?

Nothing. He's just biased against this KARR having the AI/CPU of the original--claims it would be technologically impossible. I say, this is Knight Rider! Nothing is truly impossible.

Long live KARR!

[dag268]

so the first 2 pages everybody wants to exlain the yellow scanner. Salt water....sure. Does salt water explain the magical appearence of a california license plate. No not really. I think it probably had more to do with the lack of cars then money. Just wanted to state that. I cant wait till wedensday and I hope the new KARR is an incarnatiopn of the original. They have already stated KARR had the ability to learn and self program, so it is possible the new KARR is the old KARR who has been learning the last 20 years and now has an ax to grind

[ElectricPhantom]

I personally find it MORE plausible that this is the original KARR from TOS.

I can give multiple reasons why the TOS KARR would be more realistic and I have yet to hear any convincing reason why a new KARR would instead.

If anyone has such a reason, please tell me. I'd like to hear it (and I'm not being sarcastic).

[Lynda414]

I believe that KARR got the California license plate after he took that young couple hostage and made them repair him.

[coach41]

KARR had the blue California license plate at the beginning of the KITT vs KARR episode.

It is shown as the couple drives KARR away from the beach.

[Lynda414]

Weird. Maybe it was a continuity error then. /shrug

[t.b.77b]

It's hard to tell 'bout the license plate because as much as I love KR you have to remember that the original show was made in the 80's (not that I have anything against the 80s) and they didn't have the technology like we do today to make sure that every little detail matched. I think it probably was just a simple error.

[KnightCrusader99]

KARR had the blue California license plate at the beginning of the KITT vs KARR episode.

It is shown as the couple drives KARR away from the beach.

KARR also had a blue California license plate in Trust Doesn't Rust, but even with the DVDs we can't tell what it says. It could have said KARR, or KNIGHT, or whatever, we don't know. But he did have a license plate with something... I took a screenshot of it years ago when it was brought up on KRO. Watch the part where they try to box KARR in and shoot the laser at him, it provides the best view of it.

[Sky_Blue_Civic]

Nothing. He's just biased against this KARR having the AI/CPU of the original--claims it would be technologically impossible. I say, this is Knight Rider! Nothing is truly impossible.

Long live KARR!

And so are transforming cars.That's not possible.Yet.

[PunkMaister]

I personally find it MORE plausible that this is the original KARR from TOS.

I can give multiple reasons why the TOS KARR would be more realistic and I have yet to hear any convincing reason why a new KARR would instead.

If anyone has such a reason, please tell me. I'd like to hear it (and I'm not being sarcastic).

Depends on what you mean by the original.

If you mean the original car then obviously you are very much mistaken, if you mean the AI the problem is how would the AI could have survived being blown to bits as KARR was in the TOS? Unless a a backup of KARR's AI existed somewhere else that is. That would be the only plausible way of bringing KARR's TOS AI back meaner and sleeker than ever. Well we should see. Whatever KARR is it does look meaner than ever. I cannot wait to see the duel between KARR and KITT and honestly I think KITT is going to need lots of help to defeat the monster that the New KARR is.

[ghidorah15]

Um, PunkMaister, did you not see the end of "KITT vs KARR" where KARR's CPU is shown to have survived intact and is still blinking? He definitely survived. The real question is whether they used him in this new body or not.

[PunkMaister]

Um, PunkMaister, did you not see the end of "KITT vs KARR" where KARR's CPU is shown to have survived intact and is still blinking? He definitely survived. The real question is whether they used him in this new body or not.

I remember it blinking but not being intact. It would be impossible for anything to come intact from that explosion.
And the blinking does not signify the thing survived intact as you claim.

[PHOENIXZERO]

They clearly left it open at the end like that to have you believe KARR's AI unit was still intact and working. For all we could know, the AI unit could be housed in a "black box" like what is in airplanes, which would be fitting since Wilton designed planes..

What does the blinking lights signify to you then?