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While I realize that this is the result of nothing but product placement cash, the use of a Mustang for KITT is a poor choice from a creative standpoint.
KITT is supposed to be a car "of the future." Indeed, while dated today, at the time of the original series the Pontiac they used was one of the more forward-looking cars being mass produced.
In contrast, the current Shelby Mustang was deliberately designed to have a certain "retro" feel. That undercuts the necessary aura of futurism you need for KITT.
Unfortunately, as noted before, this is about which car company ponied (pun intended) up the most cash. So I guess we're "stuck" with the Mustang.
I at least hope that something on the front end lights up in red....
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While I realize that this is the result of nothing but product placement cash, the use of a Mustang for KITT is a poor choice from a creative standpoint.
KITT is supposed to be a car "of the future." Indeed, while dated today, at the time of the original series the Pontiac they used was one of the more forward-looking cars being mass produced.
In contrast, the current Shelby Mustang was deliberately designed to have a certain "retro" feel. That undercuts the necessary aura of futurism you need for KITT.
Unfortunately, as noted before, this is about which car company ponied (pun intended) up the most cash. So I guess we're "stuck" with the Mustang.
I just that something on the front end lights up in red....
Were you thinking something like a DeLorean?  KITT could travel back in the past to prevent crimes! No, wait, that was Seven Days...
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I'm not really a 'car guy' so I can't say what current car would be best for KITT. But off the top of my head, I think a Corvette would have been a better choice.
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I'm not really a 'car guy' so I can't say what current car would be best for KITT. But off the top of my head, I think a Corvette would have been a better choice. I'm a car guy! But I don't care at all for the new look on the Corvette. It looks too much like any other Japanese car... which is not a bad thing, in itself.. but Corvette has now lost that unique look it had up until just a couple of years ago. Now, if KITT were a 1996 red Corvette.. or, an orbit orange 1969 GTO Judge.. or, a dark red 1969 Mach 1 Cobra Jet engine Mustang.. or even a black 1971 Plymouth GTX.. Well, that would be pretty damn good.
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I take it you didn't bother to read my point about the car needing to look modern...?
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i dont mind the look of KITT all that much. ... though, as much as i love g.o.b., i can't believe mr feeney isn't gonna be the voice of KITT! and no hasslehoff?!
i liked the show for what it was back in the day, and clearly now its extraordinarily dated, but... michael knight and david hasslehoff are sorta inseperable identities. its one of the rare times where i think popculture has iconified (!) the actor to the role.
its just not really knight rider without the two of them.
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I take it you didn't bother to read my point about the car needing to look modern...? I read your point and decided to go on about how I think KITT ought to be a classic muscle car!
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You just like the car because it's big and black. Like your men.
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AICN is also reporting that the Hoff is back, at least in a cameo. Apparently, the plot of the movie is that the new Knight Rider is his son.
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http://tv.yahoo.com/knight-rider/show/345/news/urn:newsml:tv.eonline.com:20071120:a3ab7d94_eca54418_b44c_a5d54ee3d8db David Hasselhoff is in talks to reprise his role as Michael Knight in a TV movie sequel to his breakout 1980s hit series, Knight Rider, according to the Hollywood Reporter. NBC is hoping the TV movie will reboot the franchise and launch a new series. This time out, however, Hasselhoff will cede the KITT-driving to Justin Bruening, who will play Michael Knight's son. Per the Reporter, the so-called "backdoor pilot" will find Junior holed up in Vegas, where he's in big trouble for unpaid gambling debts and is bitter about his unrequited love for childhood best friend Sarah Kamen. His luck changes, however, when Sarah (The Young & the Restless actress Deanna Russo), turns up and offers him a way out of his mess. Little does the younger Knight know that Sarah is the daughter of KITT inventor Charles Kamen, who has gone missing. It's up to Knight to rescue him. No word yet exactly how big a part the Hoff will have this time around or whether he'll be a regular should a new series get greenlighted. Producers are also tight-lipped about what kind of vehicle the new KITT will be. The original talking Trans Am was known as Knight Industries Two Thousand. For the new version, the car will be updated to the Knight Industries Three Thousand. Early reports suggested the vehicle would have Transformers-like abilities and indicated producers were still seeking an auto manufacture to partner with. The Knight Rider telepic is being produced by filmmaker Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity), who may direct the pilot if he can squeeze it into his schedule. Hasselhoff's last ride with KITT was in the 1991 telepic Knight Rider 2000, and over the years he's made no secret about his desire to rev up a big-screen version. But with the feature film Knight Rider stalled in development, NBC decided to proceed with a new TV incarnaiton.
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needless!
given the chance, the original hasslehoff and KITT combo would have rid the world of crime years ago.
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AICN is also reporting that the Hoff is back, at least in a cameo. Apparently, the plot of the movie is that the new Knight Rider is his son. David Hasselhoff is in talks to reprise his role as Michael Knight in a TV movie sequel to his breakout 1980s hit series, Knight Rider, according to the Hollywood Reporter. I'll rephrase. AICN is reporting that Hoff is no longer merely "in talks" but has accepted the part in the sequel.
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Went to this site where a few posters did some photoshopping. Acura NSX Sports Car Concept  Redone as KITT  Camaro Concept 
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Hah. The Camaro one is a good idea. More so since Camaro = Firebird.
...But can we have two talking Camaros?
The thing about the current trend is cars is that they all look boxy now. The current sports cars are meant to look like their boxy past versions of the 60s and 70s. Meanwhile, cars in the 80s and 90s are sleekier. So I don't think we'll get a KITT that looks like the streamline Trans Am.
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KITT would be awesome as a Corvette!
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Last week: I'm not really a 'car guy' so I can't say what current car would be best for KITT. But off the top of my head, I think a Corvette would have been a better choice.
...I don't care at all for the new look on the Corvette. It looks too much like any other Japanese car... which is not a bad thing, in itself..
but Corvette has now lost that unique look it had up until just a couple of years ago...
This week: KITT would be awesome as a Corvette! Dammit, Jerry, try to make your Mandingo lust for Perkins a little less obvious, would you?
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Last week: I'm not really a 'car guy' so I can't say what current car would be best for KITT. But off the top of my head, I think a Corvette would have been a better choice.
...I don't care at all for the new look on the Corvette. It looks too much like any other Japanese car... which is not a bad thing, in itself..
but Corvette has now lost that unique look it had up until just a couple of years ago...
This week: KITT would be awesome as a Corvette! Dammit, Jerry, try to make your Mandingo lust for Perkins a little less obvious, would you? Ha ha!! I just like the 'Vette better than the concept Camaro. And I love Corvettes even when they go through a period of years when they don't look so good to me. Love the 1953 thru 1967 Vette. Not the 68 - thru 82 Vettes LOve the 1983 thru 2004 Vettes Not the 2005 - and up Vettes. But, sigh.. they are still Corvettes, damnit!
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Ideally, a 1971 Dodge Charger with a 426 Hemi would make a great KITT!  But, they already used a 1969 Dodge Charger in " The Dukes Of Hazard."
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Ideally, a 1971 Dodge Charger with a 426 Hemi would make a great KITT! Sure...if the show were set in 1971.
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Dude, classic cars RAWK, totally!
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More stuff on the new KITT...I'm actually thinking now the Mustang wasn't so hot an idea. Dear God, I'm becoming an old school purist. Next I'll be complaining about the Camaro Bumblebee.  I'm just saying, it is possible to stick with a hot-looking black Pontiac.
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More stuff on the new KITT...I'm actually thinking now the Mustang wasn't so hot an idea. Dear God, I'm becoming an old school purist. Next I'll be complaining about the Camaro Bumblebee. I'm just saying, it is possible to stick with a hot-looking black Pontiac. Yeah. A Trans-Am would have been nice.
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That's actually the G6 Street Edition. They took a G6 coupe, stuck a more manly engine inside and a hammerhead spoiler on the back. Pretty nice little car, IMO...
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That's actually the G6 Street Edition. They took a G6 coupe, stuck a more manly engine inside and a hammerhead spoiler on the back. Pretty nice little car, IMO... I wasn't mistaken. I was just saying out of all the Pontiac cars to me the Trans-Am would make the most sense to become KITT. after all, it's what the Bandit drove.
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We've got a long why to go and a short time to get there.
I'm east bound just watch ol'Bandit run.
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Yeah...I've never actually seen that movie...Burt fights crime, right?
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 Burt is crime. That's why he's the Bandit in Smokey and the Bandit.
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whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Burt is crime. That's why he's the Bandit in Smokey and the Bandit. Yep. Basically "Smokey and the Bandit" was the original "Dukes of Hazzard." Burt ("Bandit") and Jerry Reed ("Snowman") played good old boy bootleggers running illegal alcohol (in that case, "bootleg" Coors beer) while staying one step ahead of the bumbling Sheriff, Buford T. Justice. Note: I realize that "Dukes" was actually an adaptation of a film called "Moonrunners" (1975). However, the TV show (1979) came about in no small part due to the success of the "Bandit" movie and seemed to borrow it's tone more from "Bandit" than the "Moonrunners" movie. That, and the need for a quick descriptive metaphor, are why I described "Bandit" thusly.
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This entire time I thought Bandit was the name of the car...
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I thought we taught you better than that.
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Wait, I don't get why they were driving bootlegged Coors. I mean,Prohibition was like fifty years before Burt, right?
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For some reason until the 80's it was illegal for Coors to be sold east of the Mississippi River. Don't know why other than because it's shit beer.
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i think that was made up for the movie, no?
i know it was strictly a west-coast beer for awhile, but i didn't know there were actual legal limitations on distribution, just financial (and/or managerial)
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