Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by PHOENIXZERO » Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:02 pm

Because they think it's punny. <_<
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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by Knight2000 » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:07 pm

What's wrong with "knight" in the title? TOS had it too:

Knight of the Phoenix (granted it was done after syndication)
Knight Moves
Knightmares
Silent Knight
A Knight In Shining Armour
A Good Knight's Work
Knight of the Drones
Knight of the Fast Lane
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Knight by a Nose
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Knight in Retreat
Knight Strike
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Knight of the Juggernaut
Sky Knight
Knight Sting
Knight Racer
Knight Behind Bars
Knight Song
Knight of a Thousand Devils
Knight Flight to Freedom
Fright Knight
Knight of the Rising Sun
Voo Doo Knight


If it had been up to me, every ep of TOS would have had "Knight" in the title.

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by Lynda414 » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:58 pm

I like KITTnapped. It had KITT in the title. ^_^

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by DrWho2005 » Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:10 pm

surely this episode order change had to have been planned from the start.
It doesnt make sense otherwise.

If Episode 17 is now on next week and episode 13 is now last..wont their be some weirdness in the storyline?

In the original episode 13 FLAG is back and one would assume they would operate as FLAG from then on..
however..if the episode is now last..will they have to redit 14,15,16 and original 17 to remove all references to flag..seeing as it doesnt come into being until the last episode now?

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by GT500KR » Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:45 pm

unless there is some kind of surpised/cliff hanger for Episode 13/"17" so they pushed it
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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by Amir » Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:17 pm

Not really sure how to respond to that. If they planned a cliffhanger for the original episode 17, wouldn't moving it to 13 totally screw things up? As far as we know they wrapped things up after 17, so they didn't shoot new scenes for episode 14 or something like that. And yet episode 13 was also supposed to sort of 'wrap things up' as far as the reboot is concerned', so I'm hoping it doesn't become a 'wrap the show up'!

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by Shapeshifter » Thu Jan 22, 2009 7:35 pm

I'm just guessing here, and maybe a little bit cynical, but i think this change has nothing to do with the integrity of the show, and more to do with the exec producer/writers wanting to get their shows on the air first in case NBC pulls the plug early.

Also, since these last shows are completely self-contained, i.e. no plot crossover from ep to ep, it doesn't really matter in what order they're shown.

I don't think these guys care about getting everything in the KR universe exactly right, they just want to tell some good stories going out. So whether or not FLAG has been properly established takes a back seat to other issues.

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by theonlyoneleft » Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:26 am

Hopefully this doesn't mean it'll get the axe! (Leaving the season with the creation of FLAG is a typical happy ending for a series like this....)

On the bright side, Angela Bromstad (prime-time entertainment president for NBC) is quoted saying:

"What we're intending to do is make sure that we have a good amount of pilots to choose from. We're going to have to beat existing shows [with ones showing more promise] or bring those shows back.”

So if Knight Rider does get canceled try not to watch too much NBC for a couple months so that they'd hopefully bring it back haha :lol:

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by Kaine » Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:33 am

i'm pretty sure with the exception of Chuck i won't watch any NBC at all, when KR gets cancelled. if they cancel chuck too, it's bye bye NBC for me!

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by Lynda414 » Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:45 am

If KR is canceled, then I officially stop watching TV on my television. Right now the only things that are on it is Noggin and KR once a week.

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by stelios_z28 » Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:42 pm

if the y cancel knight rider..then..we talk about some kind of a curse here...cause every try to recreate knight rider after the original sjow...was a complete failure!!!knight rider 2000 knight rider 2010...team knight rider..etg.

the problem is that if they want to bring nack ratings and all that stuff..they must learn that....THEY MUST BRING BACK KI2T!!!....even for cameos!!

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by LisaRosa » Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:22 pm

Kaine wrote:i'm pretty sure with the exception of Chuck i won't watch any NBC at all, when KR gets cancelled. if they cancel chuck too, it's bye bye NBC for me!
For me, the only show on a major network (on any of the big three) I watch is Knight Rider. Otherwise, it's either SciFi Channel or anything else on cable. If the show gets cancelled I hope they bring it out on DVD at least. Maybe they'll get smart and show it on SciFi which I think would be the best for KR even in reruns.
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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by knightdogg » Sat Jan 24, 2009 3:28 pm

The same thing that happened to TOS is happening to KR08. Scent of the Roses was supposed to be the final episode of TOS but NBC moved up the airing and we got Voo Doo Knight as the series finale. Exit Light, Enter Knight was supposed to be the season finale, now I Love the Knight Life is the season finale.

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by Knightkitt » Sat Jan 24, 2009 5:52 pm

I have read 4 different articles that say the same thing. Knight Rider has not been canceled. If it was going to be canceled or in fact was they would not have even shown the episodes.

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by pheonix_knight » Sat Jan 24, 2009 10:11 pm

I'd quite like "enter Knight" to be referring to the return of DH as Mike's dad, even just for a small part...

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by PHOENIXZERO » Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:57 am

Knightkitt wrote:I have read 4 different articles that say the same thing. Knight Rider has not been canceled. If it was going to be canceled or in fact was they would not have even shown the episodes.
Of course they would, they paid for them, they were filmed, they would want to try to recoup some of their losses by airing them with a boatload of commercials.. Not to mention the deal with Ford...
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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by DrWho2005 » Sun Jan 25, 2009 1:34 am

it doesnt make sense.
if flag isnt created until the end..and these episodes are meant to come after that....

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by pheonix_knight » Sun Jan 25, 2009 11:42 am

If the episodes are just 'stand alone' then it doesnt really matter which order they are shown in

FLAG itself can be created at any point between 12 and 17, anything else could just be Mike helping people out in the mean time, much like TOS where MK would do things which would only become missions AFTER they were completed...

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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by adamtrek » Mon Jan 26, 2009 10:46 am

This show like most others has some elements of a serial nature even thought it is episodic. The characters usually grow and dialogue is extrapolated to include references to past stuff, etc.

Perhaps with the reboot, they decided to really make it more episodic where, say, episode 15 didn't reference anything from Ep. 14, etc.

Perhaps switching 17 with 13 really is not a big deal at all to them. It should make sense for continuity sake, so hopefully nothing will be glaring as far as continuity is concerned.

If the original 17 had a cliffhanger filmed, maybe it was a second ending, so they'll use the other now. Perhaps it could have been switched with 13's ending or something. Reediting and such can extend an episode's story, and perhaps the fifth act was changed dramatically in the editing room, etc. Most shows have cut scenes that can last a minute or longer, so use could be had from them for airing.

It'll be interesting to see how this gets played out, for sure.
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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by KRAvengerII » Tue Jan 27, 2009 7:52 pm

Over at Comics continuum, I saw that they announced the Feburary episodes of ""Knight Rider"- but the last two are missing. Are they holding them in anticipation of the Digital switch, which has been pushed back, or march sweeps, or what?
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Re: Episode Order After Tonight is CHANGED

Post by Aydann. » Mon Dec 28, 2009 5:07 pm

GT500KR wrote:i am sooooooooo confused already.

Why cant they just stay in the order? Did they do some reshooting on some episodes?
Agreed. I'm so comfused with the Hole Series now as Channel Fiver was showing in Order and I had just got up to the part where Charles had died, Now Channel 5 is Showing Knight Rider and its showing Episodes when Charles was alive which iv never seen :S.. I;m just gonna buy the Series 1 Collection off Ebay!

Btw, I watched the Episode where it Mentioned Flag.. What is Flag? I didn't understand that bit :L
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