They must have the same car as well, not that crap they had in Knightrider 2000.
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Originally posted by Dogg Thang View PostYeah but you know they'll make it dark and gritty. Like every other show on tv.
It's a no-win situation. Ergo, it's best left alone.
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This is best left in the past. I despise the 'ironic' love of all that 80s rubbish like Knight Rider and The A Team; the shows are just bad, plain and simple, and are incredibly dull to watch now. I mean come on, a talking car that fights crime? What is this, Cartoon Network? Television drama has, thank god, moved on.
80s nostalgia is inescapable, and I hate it. It's okay when it's stuff that was actually good, but junk like Knight Rider? Come on, every episode was exactly the same and Hasselhoff (no matter how 'cult' or 'ironic' it may now be to think he's cool) was hammier than a pork farm.
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Originally posted by Randicoot View PostThis is best left in the past. I despise the 'ironic' love of all that 80s rubbish like Knight Rider and The A Team; the shows are just bad, plain and simple, and are incredibly dull to watch now. I mean come on, a talking car that fights crime? What is this, Cartoon Network? Television drama has, thank god, moved on.
80s nostalgia is inescapable, and I hate it. It's okay when it's stuff that was actually good, but junk like Knight Rider? Come on, every episode was exactly the same and Hasselhoff (no matter how 'cult' or 'ironic' it may now be to think he's cool) was hammier than a pork farm.
What should be remembered is that (obviously) these programmes were around in the early-mid 1980's, which (again, obviously) would have made them fresh and exciting concepts for their time.
Secondly (and perhaps most importantly), both The A-Team & Knight Rider were huge ratings winners for the US television network NBC at a time when they were seriously lagging behind their main rivals ABC and CBS. Additionally, these programmes also achieved considerable international success during this period as well, which is no mean feat considering that these days you have countless dramas and sitcoms that are lucky to get past their pilot episodes without being axed, never mind being picked up by a network for a series'/season's worth of episodes.
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Knight Rider is good, and Hasselhoff wasn't bad at all in it.
I can understand why some people don't like it, but no one should call it sh*t, because it's not bad.
This new version will have a b-list celeb, or maybe a newcomer. I think the whole style and tone will be different.
Maybe it would have been better if the producers had gone with a different name for the show.
I don't like this trend of taking old popular shows and films and making new versions. Why not make totally new creations?
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Yep, I agree Leon. I'd rather see something new. But you're right about the tone. It's not like it's going to be the same. Look at Battlestar Galactica. Or Bionic Woman. They didn't keep the tone. Not even close.
Doesn't mean it will be any good. But it's pointless making a call based on any aspect of the original other than the talking car.
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Originally posted by Dogg Thang View PostYep, I agree Leon. I'd rather see something new. But you're right about the tone. It's not like it's going to be the same. Look at Battlestar Galactica. Or Bionic Woman. They didn't keep the tone. Not even close.
Doesn't mean it will be any good. But it's pointless making a call based on any aspect of the original other than the talking car.
Times change, so the tone and style of Knight Rider are going to be a lot different.
All that really counts is if it's good, I hope it is.
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New KITT...
more... http://www.autoblog.com/photos/the-n...s/528971/full/
Btw, the actor was announced ages ago. Some no namer But Hoff is still rumoured to be in it as his dad.
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