I thought it would be fun to expand upon what Sith started in other thread, talking about what a good year it was for Knight Rider. Some things stayed the course: our sites continued to preach the gospel, movie rumors went back and forth... but there were some cool brand new things that happened.
As Sith mentioned, of course the biggest news was the long-awaited Season one boxset. There was also the second Knight Rider videogame.
In addition:
Knight Con hosted the first truly large-scale Knight Rider convention.
Patricia McPherson stepped out of the shadows after many years to attend Knight Registries' annual event.
David Hasselhoff released a Knight Rider remix
Many other things happened this year... please add to the list.
2004: Year in review
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Aoshima and ERTL released the highly awaited KITT and KARR models. So rad. 
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I don't think the club mix that he sung at an event in the UK is available anywhere legally yet. His "Sings America" album does have an updated instrumental of the Knight Rider Theme, which you can hear a sample of and purchase here:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... d=15229019
As for the year in review, this year does feel like it was more rewarding than previous, even if it didn't see the release of a new series or movie. It seemed like Knight Rider was everywhere, or perhaps David was everywhere fueling the fire.
Some others for the list:
Don Peake released his first Knight Rider CD
David Hasselhoff appeared on RTL driving KITT, he also then also appeared on top of Menace's KITT to promote the Season 1 DVD and his concert appearance performing the remix.
A Knight Rider lunchbox was on display at the Smithsonian
A poor excuse for a KITT appeared on Nick and Jessica's Variety Hour
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSt ... d=15229019
As for the year in review, this year does feel like it was more rewarding than previous, even if it didn't see the release of a new series or movie. It seemed like Knight Rider was everywhere, or perhaps David was everywhere fueling the fire.
Some others for the list:
Don Peake released his first Knight Rider CD
David Hasselhoff appeared on RTL driving KITT, he also then also appeared on top of Menace's KITT to promote the Season 1 DVD and his concert appearance performing the remix.
A Knight Rider lunchbox was on display at the Smithsonian
A poor excuse for a KITT appeared on Nick and Jessica's Variety Hour
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Your TKR site is gone.....or was it gone long ago? Not to mention, the new-look http://knightridermovie.comMichael Pajaro wrote:I thought it would be fun to expand upon what Sith started in other thread, talking about what a good year it was for Knight Rider....Many other things happened this year... please add to the list.
Knight Rider was taken off my local channel, to be replaced with Miami Vice, which is now replaced by Ally McBeal.
Two Indian take-offs on Knight Rider were made- a movie, "Taarzan- The Wonder Car" (a car with a mind of its own, and a dangerous one) and a TV series known as Tiger (this one can talk, and doesn't believe in killing!).
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Here was the list I was working on, some repeats now:
January
HotTopic & Nordstroms carry new Knight Rider T-shirts from Barris Kustom. 80stees.com also has a new line of Knight Rider shirts.
February
KITT makes another appearance on The Simpsons, this time appearing in a museum exhibit of “Things that shouldn’t talk but do”. William Daniels is a guest voice to say two words: “Door ajar”.
March
TV Guide (March 20-26) has a short article about the new custom-car craze on TV. They include a picture of Michael and KITT as one of TV's famous car stars.
April
The Smithsonian opens an exhibit featuring 75 lunchboxes, which represent American pop culture throughout the decades. The Knight Rider lunchbox is among them.
KITT makes an appearance on the “Nick & Jessica Variety Hour.” The on-stage replica is a strange half-SPM hybrid, and KITT sings a dreadful duet with Nick.
May
David Hasselhoff appears on Wayne Brady and says that he is looking for a new studio to do the Knight Rider movie. The original studio apparently didn’t want the car to talk.
There is a bizarre rumor that Ice-T is going to produce a rap album with Hasselhoff. David officially denies it on his website.
June
David Hasselhoff has a cameo appearance in the movie Dodgeball playing a German coach.
Hasselhoff is arrested for Driving Under the Influence. He is later issued a small fine and ordered to do community service. Despite some instances of tabloid journalism, his reputation seems mostly unharmed.
July
David Hasselhoff joins the cast of Chicago in London.
An “actual KITT used during the show” sells on eBay auction for $54,000. The auction gets a lot of publicity not only on the internet but on television as well.
August
The Knight Rider Season 1 DVD boxset is released to rave review from fans. The set is loaded with well-produced, exlcusive bonus materials.
Germany hosts “Knight Con 2004”, possibly the largest gathering of Knight Rider fans in more than a decade. Composers Stu Philips and Don Peake are there, as is German author Frank Rehfel.
Don Peake releases a new Knight Rider soundtrack CD.
Knight Registries has their annual Nationals replica gathering, this time with guests Patricia McPherson, Pamela Susan Shoup and Don Peake.
October
TV Land airs a “Top Ten TV Cars” show. KITT comes in #3, after the Batmobile and the General Lee.
Davilex releases their second Knight Rider videogame in Europe.
November
David Hasselhoff has a cameo in the Spongebob Squarepants movie, and becomes the defacto spokesperson for the film.
January
HotTopic & Nordstroms carry new Knight Rider T-shirts from Barris Kustom. 80stees.com also has a new line of Knight Rider shirts.
February
KITT makes another appearance on The Simpsons, this time appearing in a museum exhibit of “Things that shouldn’t talk but do”. William Daniels is a guest voice to say two words: “Door ajar”.
March
TV Guide (March 20-26) has a short article about the new custom-car craze on TV. They include a picture of Michael and KITT as one of TV's famous car stars.
April
The Smithsonian opens an exhibit featuring 75 lunchboxes, which represent American pop culture throughout the decades. The Knight Rider lunchbox is among them.
KITT makes an appearance on the “Nick & Jessica Variety Hour.” The on-stage replica is a strange half-SPM hybrid, and KITT sings a dreadful duet with Nick.
May
David Hasselhoff appears on Wayne Brady and says that he is looking for a new studio to do the Knight Rider movie. The original studio apparently didn’t want the car to talk.
There is a bizarre rumor that Ice-T is going to produce a rap album with Hasselhoff. David officially denies it on his website.
June
David Hasselhoff has a cameo appearance in the movie Dodgeball playing a German coach.
Hasselhoff is arrested for Driving Under the Influence. He is later issued a small fine and ordered to do community service. Despite some instances of tabloid journalism, his reputation seems mostly unharmed.
July
David Hasselhoff joins the cast of Chicago in London.
An “actual KITT used during the show” sells on eBay auction for $54,000. The auction gets a lot of publicity not only on the internet but on television as well.
August
The Knight Rider Season 1 DVD boxset is released to rave review from fans. The set is loaded with well-produced, exlcusive bonus materials.
Germany hosts “Knight Con 2004”, possibly the largest gathering of Knight Rider fans in more than a decade. Composers Stu Philips and Don Peake are there, as is German author Frank Rehfel.
Don Peake releases a new Knight Rider soundtrack CD.
Knight Registries has their annual Nationals replica gathering, this time with guests Patricia McPherson, Pamela Susan Shoup and Don Peake.
October
TV Land airs a “Top Ten TV Cars” show. KITT comes in #3, after the Batmobile and the General Lee.
Davilex releases their second Knight Rider videogame in Europe.
November
David Hasselhoff has a cameo in the Spongebob Squarepants movie, and becomes the defacto spokesperson for the film.
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I have only seen bits-and-pieces of Taarzan. That car has a mid of its own, but no voice, and is very murderous. The man who created the car was killed by gangsters, whom this car hunts down- to kill. In one part, it chases one of them into a lake, to drown. Knight Rider had a lot of fun elements, but this movie is just plain violent.Have you seen Tarzaan or Tiger?
I have seen two episodes of Tiger, both of which are corny. The car looks silly, and has the voice of a man pretending to be a very prominent actor in the Indian film industry. If you watch a full episode, you'll find a lot of elements stolen from Knight Rider, but not much of this show is discussed on the Internet, and there is no existence of connections revealed officially, as was with Taarzan- the directors have not heard of Knight Rider! In one episode, you find the heroes and the car fighting some dumb smugglers dressed as ghosts!
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i have to say that on a personal note, the end of 2004 has awoken the need in me to collect knight rider ANYTHING! lol! thanks to receiving the signed stu phillips book from a competition at natalie's david hasselhoff site mainly, so thanks again nat 
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the season one box set, the book and a signed (by hasselhoff) dvd (the latter for christmas), is as far as i am concered only the beginning
iv seen so many things on ebay right down to old Look-In magazines and annuals, i used to have all them as a kid so reacquiring them would be great! i never knew how much there was out there old and new that i could start to collect, and the new model is next on the list. and as i have said elsewhere i can see universal taking more advantage of the adult kr collector scene this year so "woo" and indeed "hoo!"
i would like to thank this site as well, and all you guys on it, as obviously without it my link to all of this wouldn't exist and i'd be stuck watching bravo every day lol!!
xthe season one box set, the book and a signed (by hasselhoff) dvd (the latter for christmas), is as far as i am concered only the beginning
iv seen so many things on ebay right down to old Look-In magazines and annuals, i used to have all them as a kid so reacquiring them would be great! i never knew how much there was out there old and new that i could start to collect, and the new model is next on the list. and as i have said elsewhere i can see universal taking more advantage of the adult kr collector scene this year so "woo" and indeed "hoo!"i would like to thank this site as well, and all you guys on it, as obviously without it my link to all of this wouldn't exist and i'd be stuck watching bravo every day lol!!
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