
Hello There Everyone,

I was at work today and unable to respond to this post until now:
"WIBoomer1 » Jan 14, 2010 11:15 pm
Super Flash wrote:
Where do some of you have a problem with the KITT's transformations? Go back to the original series fourth season and didn't the original KITT transform from regular car to convertible? How about Super Pursuit Mode and Emergency Braking System?

Super Flash, if you were to do the show in the 80's, with the limited special effects that could be had for the price, then yes, the convertible and SPM were direct fore bearers of the transformations that occurred in KR 08. Times do change, and if this is truly what the writers were hoping to accomplish, then they got their wish. I think most people here just hated the fact that the transformations all lead to other Ford products, and then not just cars, but trucks and vans..."
You see WIBoomer1 Ford was the only car company that had a licensing agreement with the show to use their products and they couldn't use Cadillac or Dodge or any other car company for that matter so why the problem with Ford anyway? I have no issue with it. I don't recall the van part though...

"My opinion is that the 1st season is the best of the 4, with season 3 beating out season 2, and then ending with season 4. Why? Because the first season didn't rely on over the top ingredients, things that were too out of left field, and it was still learning about KITT's capabilities, and how things worked. Season 3 because Bonnie was Back! Season 2 because the show grew from season 1, but because Bonnie was replaced with April, it didn't have that spark of the Michael/Bonnie tension. And Season 4 (for me) sucked, because there was too many model shots, SPM shots, too many "we've gone to the well and it's dry" plots. And no offense to Peter Parros, but there was no reason for RC3. It was another stab at getting people to watch KR, and it didn't work. That's why SPM transformations have no real reason being in KR. KITT should be able to do all the things he did in Season 4 without the add ons, because he didn't need to draw attention to himself, the ultimate stealth mode."

I can see you make some good points here and I agree with some but all of your points here. I thought that the first season was ok and seasons 2 to 4 got better. I still wish that they did a better job of explaining why Bonnie left during the second season and why April left for the third season. As for the fourth season was great for me and I liked the new features at the time. I don't see how the show would have worked without Super Pursuit Mode and so forth. You see with a car of the future like that you need to be able to improve and enhance the car to keep it ahead of the technological advances that were still to come. I don't see how that is calling attention to the car. As for Peter Parros has was fine and I liked the fact that they added another cast member to help out in missions and give us a an explanation of whom was driving the FLAG Semi and to be Michael's other partner in some shows. I don't agree with RC 3 not being needed at all. I have The Original Knight Rider on DVD and don't recall any of the model shots or going to the well times either. I like The Super Pursuit and thought it added to the show and not take away from it as you pointed out.

"People have to realize that KR 08 is gone. It's not coming back this year or next, or the next after that. 17 eps and done (TKR got more!). NBC doesn't work like the BBC, or Fox, by bringing shows back after there's been no production for years. Do we need to assign blame anymore? it was a comedy of multiple issues, that led to too many cooks in the kitchen."

That is your opinion about Knight Rider being gone. It will be back and sooner then you think or realize. I am aware that Team Knight Rider had more episodes and that show was syndicated and didn't have network interference like so many others shows for example The Original Series Star Trek, Cheers, Cosby Show, The Greatest American Hero, A-Team, Hunter, and so forth. Yeah those shows got more episodes. Don't forget NBC first said Knight Rider was going to be 22 episodes and then back tracked to 17. I do agree that there were too many cooks in the kitchen here and multiple issues and so forth but, the final blame rests with NBC.

"THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT KNIGHT RIDER IS DEAD...just this version. Will there be another updated KR somewhere down the line?...who knows. Will the movie ever come out? Let's see how the A-Team movie comes out, and I think depending on the cheeziness factor (Super Flash, do you really not understand the term "Cheese"? it's basically anything that makes you grit your teeth, going, "uh, that was cheep", just put in there to get a rise, get a laugh, etc?) we'll see something green lit... I'm not holding my breath for a Glen Lawson BSG film; it's too soon after Ron D Moore's version, and Caprica didn't even start yet."

I agree that Knight Rider is not dead and this version will be back. I am looking forward to The A-Team Movie and believe that Glen A. Larson's Movie version will be out at some point. Forgive me on the cheese term. I have never heard it before and don't need to be insulted over my lack of knowledge on it. I don't see what Ronald D. Moore has to do with anything and Knight Rider. I am not really interested in Caprica. I will stick with Batman Brave And The Bold, Pro Football and Baseball and WWE Programming for now.
Well, that is it for now and take care,
Michael P. Nepa
