Knight Rider 2008

[Knight Racer]

I was fast forwarding through my copy of 2008 knight rider pilot on the only DVR in my house that recorded it right.I was attempting to record the trivia questions and funny small clips between the commercials with Mike argueing with kitt over his date and the mode of transportation he chose.It dawned on me the part where the original creator of kitt says that Michael couldn't be there for his son not because he didn't want to but because he had obligations.Then after I fast forwarded a bit to the enxt commercial i get to the part where they are all in the back seat and the creator of kitt says I would like to re activate the foundation.A number of questions comes up.The main ones were:

What other obligations?Michael never seemed the type of person to put down his silk shirt/leather jacket to pick up a suit and tie and work as some beurocrat or desk job for the secret government.

What ever happened to Devon?we never really discussed if he had died,left the foundation for Michael to run it in his place and possibly pick another operative as Michael was getting old.

Was Kitt's AI put into another body?I mean we see the steering wheel and kitts license plate hanging around the creators garage but what ever happened to the AI?Did he go back to the Washington mainframe where he was created as mentioned in Goliath Returns?

I don't know about everyone else,but I think that Michael working for a government position as CIA,FBI or something is more acceptable than him ending up running a non-profitable bass charter as he did in knight rider 2000.

[Knight Racer]

I also forgot to mention when I heard the words "25 years ago a man on his deathbed named Wilton Knight said one man can make a difference.I was that man." I recall when Wilton actuyally said the words "One man can make a difference.And you are going to be that man." Makes me feel that watching knight rider for 25 long years he really has been active watching re runs for years and years and years.When he said I was that man it made me feel like it all hit me at once.Michael Knight can no longer be remembered as we do 25 years ago but now as an older man with greyer hair but with dignity.I look at the dvd episodes and feel wow that technology is old.Now that the new knight industries three thousand is on the streets I feel like I can't enjoy those dvd's as i used for for years.It just sucks.

Anyone feel the same way?

[Knight Racer]

I found this page of information about that episode

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight_Rid ... ured_music

[blowersho]

This should be in the KR08 section, there you will find threads on the questions you asked. I felt emotional too when I saw an old MK talk about the scene I saw as a 7 year old but I find joy in the fact that the phrase " One man can make a difference " is still alive after so many years.

[Knight Rider Archive]

What other obligations?Michael never seemed the type of person to put down his silk shirt/leather jacket to pick up a suit and tie and work as some beurocrat or desk job for the secret government.

The obligations that Charles was talking about were Michael's crusade to champion the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, and prove that one man could make a difference.

I also forgot to mention when I heard the words "25 years ago a man on his deathbed named Wilton Knight said one man can make a difference.I was that man." I recall when Wilton actuyally said the words "One man can make a difference.And you are going to be that man." Makes me feel that watching knight rider for 25 long years he really has been active watching re runs for years and years and years.

I believe the intention of that scene was to mirror the scene in the original Knight Rider pilot -- Wilton passed the baton to Michael, and now Michael has passed the baton to Mike. It's subtle, but after Michael says that to his son, he offers Mike his hand, just as Wilton did to him. It was a really nice touch, and in keeping with his character.

I look at the dvd episodes and feel wow that technology is old.Now that the new knight industries three thousand is on the streets I feel like I can't enjoy those dvd's as i used for for years.It just sucks.

Anyone feel the same way?

The new Knight Rider should not have any effect on anybody being able to enjoy the original show. The only aspect I can think of where there could be problems looking back is the revisionist stuff in that Michael actually became a father during the run, which doesn't quite fit for me. He always cared too much about kids to turn his back on his own son. But without that little plot device, there'd be no new show; I'd rather it continued with the son of Michael than a Shawn McCormick or a Kyle Stewart.

[Lost Knight]

I believe the intention of that scene was to mirror the scene in the original Knight Rider pilot -- Wilton passed the baton to Michael, and now Michael has passed the baton to Mike. It's subtle, but after Michael says that to his son, he offers Mike his hand, just as Wilton did to him. It was a really nice touch, and in keeping with his character.

I agree that is the intention of the scene. But I do believe it's poorly written in a couple of ways. The main thing that bugs me about it is how Michael decides to again walk away without so much as leaving a phone number or anything. I don't believe someone would do that after being briefly reunited after 25 years. It also would have been interesting to see what kind of car he was driving (I'd like to believe it was the resotred '57 Chevy).

[Knight Racer]

How about a 57 Chevy with a little red scanner as he drives off just to throw everyone off at the last second and make us all wonder with excitement is that our old kitt without him saying a word.

[PHOENIXZERO]

If they did that, I'd riot.... Have you ever seen a one man riot? Just imagine the carnage!

I'd be lucky to last five minutes. >_>

[goldbug]

I agree that is the intention of the scene. But I do believe it's poorly written in a couple of ways. The main thing that bugs me about it is how Michael decides to again walk away without so much as leaving a phone number or anything. I don't believe someone would do that after being briefly reunited after 25 years. It also would have been interesting to see what kind of car he was driving (I'd like to believe it was the resotred '57 Chevy).

I don't think he'd need to leave a phone number or anything because clearly *someone* (Graiman perhaps) knows how to contact him since he showed up at the funeral. Mike is conflicted over his feelings for Michael. Sure it's his father and reunions are sometimes nice, but he wasn't there for him. There has to be some resentment. It would be very overbearing of Michael to say "Ok son, wanna go get a beer some time? Here's my #, cellify if you wanna chill." He knew that in mourning and being confronted with a lot of new information, Mike needed his space. This scene made a lot of sense from an emotional perspective.

[Lost Knight]

I don't think he'd need to leave a phone number or anything because clearly *someone* (Graiman perhaps) knows how to contact him since he showed up at the funeral. Mike is conflicted over his feelings for Michael. Sure it's his father and reunions are sometimes nice, but he wasn't there for him. There has to be some resentment. It would be very overbearing of Michael to say "Ok son, wanna go get a beer some time? Here's my #, cellify if you wanna chill." He knew that in mourning and being confronted with a lot of new information, Mike needed his space. This scene made a lot of sense from an emotional perspective.

Ordinarily I'd agree, but at the end Mike asks Michael if he'll ever see him again, to which Michael replies, "I hope so." Well, he doesn't have to hope now that he knows Mike has at least some interest in getting to know his father. It's odd that he would say he "hopes so" if he knows it's guaranteed that he could see Mike again. Perhaps you're right, though. Just my two cents.