Interview with Justin from the National Ledger.

[Sue]

Here’s a short but informative little interview from The National Ledger where Justin describes the show as “less campy and darker" than either the original '80s hit show, or February's highly rated "Knight Rider" movie.” He also talks about filming on a beach in Palos Verdes. Jay posted someone’s videos showing this set here.

THE VIDEOLAND VIEW: Expect NBC's new "Knight Rider" series this fall to be "less campy and darker" than either the original '80s hit show, or February's highly rated "Knight Rider" movie. That's the word from the show's star, Justin Bruening, who also says that his character, Mike Tracer, will show an edge as well. However, he assures, "It's still funny. Directors, everybody just loves to come on our set. We just laugh. It's not 'ER.' We have a talking car, for crying out loud." Yep, KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) the car "continues to evolve, to learn like a child. It's like HAL from '2001: A Space Odyssey,' but not in the evil sense."

Bruening notes that "Knight Rider" will live up to the expectation that "the hero is going to win at the end of the day. Sometimes people need that kind of story. There's enough stories where the good guys don't win."

The former "All My Children" actor, who is married to his former costar Alexa Havins, says "Life is kind of 'Knight Rider' right now. It's a huge life change. The biggest challenge is trying to find that balance between life and 14-hour days of work. My wife was out on the set last week -- it helped that we were shooting at the beach in Palos Verdes -- and brought our dogs to work." That is, their Yorkshire terriers, the smallest one of which weighs in at 3 pounds. "Wouldn't you know, that's the one who likes me the most. The tiny dog with the tiny pink bow." Now there's a silly pet for an action hero. "A trained killer," laughs Bruening.
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
Aug 21, 2008

[justinbrueningnet]

Thanks for posting Sue!!

[KRAvengerII]

Isn't going the darker route what killed "The Bionic woman?"

[PHOENIXZERO]

No, I think being overly serious did that, to me the show just wasn't all that fun, it was however pretty depressing.