So what did you all think of last nights episode? Felt very Knight Rider, don't you agree? Let us know at our poll or in our discussion thread.
Over at the NBC blogs, we've got a couple of updates. First over at the Knight Writers blog - Fight Knight writer Rob Wright gives us a peak into this weeks episode:
To me, this next episode of KNIGHT RIDER - "FIGHT NIGHT" - is an homage to the original KNIGHT RIDER OF THE '80s. Michael Knight comes to town to help a friend in need. In so doing, he gets into a heap of trouble with local tough guys, a femme fatale... even a Sheriff who just might be hiding a sinister secret. Will Mike save the girl? Who knows! First he and Kitt must work together, fighting and driving, to stop the bad guys before time runs out.
At Billy's Blog - we see the first part of Billy attempting to crime solve:
Your former army drill sergeant is found dead, and the local sheriff claims it's a drug overdose? Don't believe him!! Small town sheriffs are frequently in cahoots with the local underground fight club organizers. Your old army friend was actually murdered by the fight club organizer and the sheriff helped cover it up.
from knight writers:
To me, this next episode of KNIGHT RIDER - "FIGHT NIGHT" - is an homage to the original KNIGHT RIDER OF THE '80s. Michael Knight comes to town to help a friend in need. In so doing, he gets into a heap of trouble with local tough guys, a femme fatale... even a Sheriff who just might be hiding a sinister secret. Will Mike save the girl? Who knows! First he and Kitt must work together, fighting and driving, to stop the bad guys before time runs out.
It's into this classic narrative framework, that the KR cast and crew added its more-modern sensibility... and then dropped in a ton of ADRENALINE-PUMPING FIGHT ACTION! It takes 8 days to shoot an episode of Knight Rider - well, we spent three of them shooting all the fights in the cage sequences... plus another night for the bar brawl. On top of this, we were able to cast football great Tiki Barber and American Gladiator's Michael "Titan" O'Hearn in key roles, allowing them to get into the cage to battle fearsome opponents... as well as each other. After watching the episode, keep in mind that due to their unique builds both these guys did all their own fighting and stunt-work. I'm pleased to say both of them kicked ass...
...As did our own Justin Bruening, who recently reminded me that he went to bed sore every night on this episode. Why? Because even with all our visual effect capability... even with the use of Justin's amazing, MMA blackbelt stunt-double Antal Kalik... even with the vast array of options that camera trickery offers, there are still moments where your actor has take a punch. In a show centering on cage fighting, those moments add up!
Accordingly, I do wanna give props to our stunt coordinator, Danny Wynands, and our fight coordinator Dino Haines. As you can tell, we worked our actors pretty hard on this show (as we do on every show) but we always did it with a safe and well-choreographed fight plan. It's 'cause of guys like Danny and Dino - and the rest of our team of stuntmen and women - that the director and producers can go and make good action sequences great. I also want to give props to Meghan Markle, our guest star who plays "Annie". She's an actress who learned the extent of her fighting duties only after she got the part. Luckily, she's a natural athlete who was able to step up to the plate and deliver. I wanna mention Dawn Olivieri and Salvator Xuereb - our "Constance" and "Ty" - as well. Both did great jobs acting... and took their beatings like pros.
But lest this blog leave you thinking that "FIGHT KNIGHT" was a mite bit too old school in its brutality, let me say that this is the episode that got the KR crew the furthest from LA. We shot most of the mountain sequences in and around Newcomb's Ranch Bar (yes, it's a real place) on Highway 14, up in the Angeles Crest Forest. For two days, we enjoyed cool forest breezes, while the rest of Hollywood was in a heat wave.
Then it was back to the studio and back to work on our next episode, "FLY BY KNIGHT". And wait 'til you see that.
from billy's blog:
There are mysteries everywhere we look. Well, to the untrained eye, at least. As a man of science, though, I don't believe in mysteries. If you can't explain something, then you're just not trying hard enough. As my old college professor used to say - "a mystery is merely a story without a proper ending."
Okay, I know what you're thinking: Is that the same professor who went crazy and one day showed up to class naked? Well, yes. He is. But that's not really relevant right now.
Anyways, at work, we're presented with mysterious cases to solve every day. We don't have enough time to solve them all, though, so before you call us to help you out with yours, I present to you a couple of "Billy's Patented Presolved Mystery Solutions."
1. A person is found dead in a room with no windows and just one door that's locked from the inside. He's also been shot in the head, and the gun lays by his side. The death must be suicide, right? Wrong! It's foul play! Check the walls. You'll find that one wall is newer than the other three. That's because the killer built his own wall and is currently hiding behind it. Why? Insurance fraud! You'll find his life insurance policy substantially changes in the event of suicide, which is why someone went to a great deal of trouble to stage one.
2. Your former army drill sergeant is found dead, and the local sheriff claims it's a drug overdose? Don't believe him!! Small town sheriffs are frequently in cahoots with the local underground fight club organizers. Your old army friend was actually murdered by the fight club organizer and the sheriff helped cover it up.
Okay, those should help most of you. You can thank me later.
Now here's your chance to help me: Which word is inherently funnier, boat or sandwich?
I say "boat." Zoe says "sandwich."
I'm right, right?
