Pilot Semi Paint Job / KI Logo
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Pilot Semi Paint Job / KI Logo
I don't think I've seen this brought up before, but in building up my new DVD screenshot library (yayyyyy!), I've discovered something interesting.
There was apparently an earlier version of the semi with a different Knight Industries logo.
I have to say I like the logo they eventually went with better. Ditto the paint job. But it's interesting to me that they had a painted semi prop for the pilot, but they went with the plain white one for most of season 1. I wonder why they scrapped it?
Oh and can I just say, poor Kitt. The indignity of being towed!
There was apparently an earlier version of the semi with a different Knight Industries logo.
I have to say I like the logo they eventually went with better. Ditto the paint job. But it's interesting to me that they had a painted semi prop for the pilot, but they went with the plain white one for most of season 1. I wonder why they scrapped it?
Oh and can I just say, poor Kitt. The indignity of being towed!
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Interesting find! I must agree, I like the later version much better with the chess peice/horse thing instead of the knight. And poor KITT!
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I personally don't believe it is THE semi we all know but an extra KI truck that is used to transport different things.
Perhaps it was used to transport the goods that was in the Knight museum in the pilot that was moved to the FLAG HQ in the following eps.
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Perhaps it was used to transport the goods that was in the Knight museum in the pilot that was moved to the FLAG HQ in the following eps.
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This may be true to the assumption that you present. However, looking at it from a producers standpoint, why would I spend so much time & money painting this semi simply for a 10-second scene & then buy another white semi & use that as the 2nd main vehicle for the show. Makes no sense to me.Skav wrote:I personally don't believe it is THE semi we all know but an extra KI truck that is used to transport different things.
Perhaps it was used to transport the goods that was in the Knight museum in the pilot that was moved to the FLAG HQ in the following eps.
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Well, maybe the semi we see in this scene was the original design and paint scheme that was to be used but then the producers decided that they wanted to switch the whole design and so they stripped the paint from the whole thing (hence the white semi we saw in following episodes) and then once the paint scheme that we all know and love was applied, we have the FLAG semi as it finally appeared.
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In the first season, KITT had two dash modes, "normal" and "super". In "normal" mode he looked much like any other T/A or at least his tech dash blacked out. In "super" mode is where you see the fancy stuff. For some odd reason, only the first season had went between "normal" and "superdash" modes. The later seasons only stood in "superdash" mode. A good example is the episode "Custom KITT" where KITT changes Dash modes and the kid in the car gets amazed.
The "red things" in the back in the picture could very well be KITT's trunk area.
IOW, looks like KITT is in "normal" mode in this scene, since he's being towed in and his hi-tech gagets aren't necessary. Maybe powered down to conserve energy or something.
The "red things" in the back in the picture could very well be KITT's trunk area.
IOW, looks like KITT is in "normal" mode in this scene, since he's being towed in and his hi-tech gagets aren't necessary. Maybe powered down to conserve energy or something.
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Ah, my point was strictly to do with the actual KR universe...not reality terms.
But everyone does have interesting POV's.
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