Discrediting/Disowning the Feb 08 Pilot Movie by GST

[WIBoomer1]

I wanted to post this in the hopes that people would please stop making the assumption that EVERYTHING that was in the Feb 08 Pilot Movie is considered Canon in the regular series that started in Sept 08.

Gary Scott Thompson was given permission by the powers that be to take certain elements of the movie, if he so wished. He took the majority of the characters, save for Mike's buddy, and placed them in the new show. The issue of Carrie's sexual preference was never approached in the new show. The actual origin of KI3T has never been discussed. Mike's father's last name is Long, but other than that, we really have not heard anything more about that person. Mike Traceur's identity has been terminated, and his current alias is Michael Knight. Alex Torres, as well as Billy and Zoe were added to the show. KI3T has had his attack mode changed, as well as the physical interior arrangement, as well as the ability to manually shift his transmission. The middle touch screen and voice modulator have been reassigned to the orb and HUD. We have not heard any information regarding a vehicle or AI that was called the Knight Industries Two Thousand, period. There has not been any action regarding Prometheus, the weapons system that was the MacGuffin (a plot device that motivates the characters or advances the story, but the details of which are of little or no importance otherwise) of the story.

We have not been told since the pilot movie came out that this series is in fact a continuation of the original series (TOS). We until recently have not heard Wilton Knight's name mentioned, or FLAG. Will we heard more (as of this date) in the next 5 episodes? Most likely, yes. But the facts are there, that the entire pilot movie cannot and should not be considered Canon. The discussion about there being 2 GM 3rd Generation F-Body (Trans-Ams) cars , as well as various pieces of what appear to be KI2T scattered in Graiman's Garage is irrelevant. Because they have not been discussed in the current series, they did not happen.

Because we as fans of TOS would love to fill in these gaps, the writers have not heeded to do so.

[GT500KR]

i agree

At least with this reboot/retool of KR that techinally starts next week, maybe we now will get the TOS reference, if not i dont care, the show is still good

[KarlKnightRider]

Well, Charles Graiman mentioned Wilton Knight, and his FLAG in his hologram form in Knight To King's Pawn.

So I beleive this still indicates it is a continuation series.

All that is left to reveal now is how did Charles Graiman come to possess the entire assets of Knight Industries, and what really happened to Michael Knight and KITT.

Could it be that Devon, in ill health asked Charles to come back to the foundation to be his successor, and so met Michael Knight. After government meddling, Charles is asked to rebuild KARR, as a military vehicle as the answer to saving soldiers lives. This goes ahead but however goes very wrong. Next, a new KITT is needed to be built, and so Graiman studies what went so right with the first car, to make the new Knight 3000. To only plothole here is what made Michael Knight part from KITT and FLAG to go dormant.

Hopefully, there will be a return of The Hoff in the series. I still pray they will make a Second Series, and am sure they can't justify giving up on it if it still holds its viewers. They may not be #1 in the ratings, but there is still time and there are still millions of people watching and watching every week. Since a lot of the stuff we see is CGI, I'm sure it can't be that expensive to create. If it is, then why not just go back to shooting real action. Fords sponsorship of the program in getting as many of their cards advertised as possible would also help the funding.

I don't mind the transformations into other vehicles, its just the CGI effects of the transformations that needs a bit more work. However, all recent transformations have been fab.

I truely beleive they are getting the series right with the reboot, it IS just sad that Charles Graiman is now dead. As fans, if we just get those final little questions answered, then it is ALL canon all the way.

[Bandit1]

Knight Rider 2008 is a all new series.

if i want to watch TOS i can do that on DVD

we have a kitt,we have (soon) a FLAG and we have a michael knight. waht do we want more?

i love the show how it is now.