Comments on: You Be the Critic: KNIGHT RIDER

By: KNIGHT RIDER: » the TV addict

KNIGHT RIDER: » the TV addict — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:14:51 +0000

[...] said, following the train-wreck, err… auto collision that was February’s two-hour movie [see review here], Ben Silverman is officially running on [...]

By: Garrett

Garrett — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:59:05 +0000

Ok, I’ve watched 10 minutes of an episode and have already decided this is one of the worst shows EVER. Maybe as high as top 25 of worst shows.
Bad dialogue – check
Cheesy “action” scenes – check
Bad or bland acting – DOUBLE CHECK
Unable to suspend disbelief because of how bad it is – you know that a check
I mean – the car’s on fire and temperature inside the car reaches 155 and they’re gabbing (not to mention flirting).
And I’m sorry – because there are worse shows on TV (and I doubt there are many) is not a reason. We have come to accept mediocre for GOOD and awful for mediocre. Not me. This overdone Ford Mustang commercial just plain sucks.
Good Knight, Rider.

By: NBC: Nothing But Comic Con » the TV addict

NBC: Nothing But Comic Con » the TV addict — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:08:48 +0000

[...] we at theTVaddict.com are never ones to shy away from pointing out NBC’s boneheaded moves [see February’s train-wreck of a KNIGHT RIDER movie], this TV Addict thinks it’s only fair to take a moment to praise the proverbial powers that [...]

By: adam maxwell

adam maxwell — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:59:32 +0000

i think the new knight rider seriously kicks ass, i was affraid the ford gt500 would be a bad choice but watching it , its a perfect choice val kilmer is perfect , just a shame the original isnt doing it, would have been nice to see the old k.i.t.t back in business the whole feel of the series feels so right for this generation.

By: Husam

Husam — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:49:07 +0000

It wasn’t that bad but the Mustang just doesn’t fit, the old Trans Am was the right choice, not a good choice with the ford, anyway, I hope that they would bring back the old Kitt (Pontiac).
Val Kilmer wasn’t bad, he could actually be a good replacement for the old Kitt voice.
Bring back the Trans Am, it’s what this show is all about

By: Rajeev Iyer

Rajeev Iyer — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:47:38 +0000

I beg to differ , it was camp, and knew it. It really wasn’t trying to take itself seriously.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:34:08 +0000

CORRECTION: This one DIDN’T have that ‘yeah we’re a little silly, but let’s have fun’ feel to it. It was just rank.

By: Marie

Marie — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:32:58 +0000

Just a couple out of dozens of similar questions throughout this show:

If KITT is a souped up, super-fast, super-intelligent car, then HOW did the baddies get to Vegas before him??

With the advancements in computers in 20 years, why is KITT no more intelligent and even LESS advanced (no emotions with this KITT) than the original??

The writing was terrible. The acting was worse. The original series was corny, and accepted itself as such. This one did have that ‘yeah we’re a little silly, but let’s have fun’ feel to it. It was just rank.

By: theTodd

theTodd — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:01:14 +0000

Yeah, the dialouge… OMG. And are they just trying to be trendy with the lesbianism and threesomes that seem to have nothing to do with the storyline (or character development for that matter)?

I did like the original Knight Rider back in the 80′s, and in a lot of ways this show seems like it was filmed in the 80′s. They were cheesy in all the same ways, as well as some new ones.

I guess I’ll keep watching in the hopes that someone steps in and saves it.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:51:23 +0000

I agree about the infomercial aspect, though it didn’t really bother me, maybe because it was so obvious? They made no bones about it.

The overall story was fine. The actor playing Mike was fine. Poitier was fine. All of which would be enough to make me try a series IF!

1. They ditch the daughter. I really, really didn’t like her. At all. Get a new actress in there or change the character.

2. Get some new writers, especially those who know how to write good dialogue! How about Jane Espensen?