Chimera Posted December 14, 2007 They messed up the car of cars K.I.T.T Knight Rider drives again! Eighties TV show gets a makeover By EMILY SHERIDAN - More by this author » Last updated at 21:07pm on 13th December 2007 After two decades away from the small screen, Knight Rider is back... but K.I.T.T. is looking rather different. David Hasselhoff became a household name when he beat Don Johnson to the part of Michael Knight in the action series, which ran from 1982 to 1986. Hasselhoff's Knight was a modern-day 'knight' fighting crime with the help of his advanced smart car with artificial intelligence. U.S. studio NBC are currently filming a new TV movie of Knightrider - but with a very different Michael Knight and K.I.T.T. in the show. The new Michael Knight: Emmy-winning soap actor Justin Bruening At 55, original star Hasselhoff has been deemed to old to play Knight, so American soap heart-throb Justin Bruening will play the character's estranged son Mike Traceur. Traucer is described as a troubled, debt-ridden ex-Army ranger and failed racing driver, who is approached to work for the Foundation for Law And Government (FLAG) to drive for them. Of course, he accepts. In the original eighties show K.I.T.T. - short for 'Knight Industries Two Thousand' - was a Pontiac Trans Am, but the Trans Am line was discontinued in 2002. Much to the horror of die-hard fans, K.I.T.T. has now been reinvented as a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR. Executive producer Dave Bartis explained: "Quite honestly, we thought this was the coolest looking car. They don't make Trans Ams anymore. So, the Trans Am's gone." K.I.T.T. now stands for 'Knight Industries Three Thousand' Motor makeover: K.I.T.T. is now a Mustang At a press conference this week, former All My Children star Bruening enthused: "I am like a 10 year old right now, every time I turn the car on I just start grinning ear to ear because it sounds cool, I feel like a little kid who bought his own candy store and just gets to play around in it." Bruening has been getting tips from Hasselhoff, who is currently in negotiations to reprise his role as Knight. Bruening, 28, said: "David said, 'The car is your best friend in the end. It's just [your character]. Alone on the road. With a car. That talks.'" Arrested Development's Will Arnett will supply K.I.T.T.'s voice in the new movie, succeeding William Daniels. To capitalise on the new series, Ford will release a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR next year... but buyers should not expect the car to talk. The new Knight Rider is set for broadcast in the U.S. in February and is expected to hit British TV screens later next year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chimera Posted December 14, 2007 now that's a neo KITT btw i miss the good ol days of.. Airwolf A-Team Macguyver ALF etc etc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5 Posted December 14, 2007 OMG Alf! I want to marry you just for bringing him up, I'll youtube the show right now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Lily- Posted December 15, 2007 How many sunday afternoons did we waste watching that damned car! I always thought the A team was a bit violent as a kid...but we still watched it. Old times indeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Urban Posted December 15, 2007 You need an American car for the knight rider, and the redesign of the Mustang fits the bill perfectly. The Koenigseggggggg looks sick, but it's just too much for Mr knight Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intuition Posted December 15, 2007 OMG Macguyver!!! Used to love that show, and love him. Altho now im not so sure y i loved him lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-Lily- Posted December 15, 2007 ^^Admit it, you thought he was cute Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chimera Posted December 16, 2007 GG i was a big fan of ALF yet i always had nightmares of that thing, one time as a kid i had a brutal nightmare that incl. ALF i screamed like hell and woke up it was 5/6 o'clock in the morning everybody was sleeping, i started walking down the stairs in the dark suddenly i saw a small shadow following me I THOUGHT IT WAS HIM!! i fell of the stairs and lost a teeth the shadow was my younger sister who heard me scream looooooool Lily it's shame that i never watched the ending of both shows because of that damn syndication system flipflopping between different seasons. Sophistafuncated Do you remember how he build a Tank or a jet with a pepsi can and swiss knife?? looooool and i used to believe that shhh.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
