First look at KITT
December 1st, 2007
Whilst I was away they went and announced that they would be bringing Knight Rider back to television with an all new cast.  Well they didn’t just mean the human cast either because the people at Jalopnik.com are pretty pleased with themselves for getting the first photo of the new KITT.
It would appear that KITT is going to be the great grand son of Eleanor, a black-with-gray-stripes 550 HP Ford Shelby GT500KR Mustang (Eleanor is a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT500).
At first I thought to myself it’s a shame they’re not keeping the at least the same type of car but then I thought on it some more and realised that I don’t care enough about the remake to get the slightest bit concerned about it.
I may just be tired but the whole idea of going down the path of a remake of a series about a car that can talk and uses turbo boost to solve most cases just can’t stir up even senses of nostalgia.  I’m not saying I won’t watch it but I can honestly say if there is something else on then it would want to be pretty bloody good to get me to come watch it!
Oh and from what I’ve read the voice isn’t going to be the same either…Â mmmm yeah that’s how I feel about the whole thing; it’s just not the same.
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This car is not cool enough to be KITT. Couldn’t they have gotten something that looked a little more like sentient machinery and less like an Oldsmobile?
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A muscle car doesn’t conjure up technology and science fiction’y feelings which the Trans Am did to some degree. So I think you’ve got a really good point about that. We were near a Maserati a couple of months ago when the driver started it up and the engine just hummed with power, I’m expecting the Mustang to roar which won’t be very stealthy.
But like I said maybe this is one series that in my mind doesn’t really need to be remade, a part of my childhood which I’m generally happy to leave back there!
I’m sure I’ll check out the first episode, although in saying that I’m still yet to watch the Bionic Woman!
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Nice car! I think I want one…
I had no idea they were even thinking of this. I remembered a while back they spoke about a movie, but I think the idea was dropped…
Well, I suppose we wait and see.
Ivan
Ps: I sent you an email Lee, about my new Blog address
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