Comments on: Knight Rider: Knight in Shining Armor Review

By: SpeedOfSound

SpeedOfSound — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:06:14 +0000

That car is a spyker. i don’t know the model or anything, but it’s a spyker which i think is eastern european or something.

I loved the show. This is the first episode which i think had to have a lot of information crammed into it to start off the series.

By: Roland

Roland — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:15:47 +0000

I have been searching everywhere – Does anyone know what kind of car the little blue sportscar from the first episode of Knight Rider is?

By: Knight Rider series to start Wednesday

Knight Rider series to start Wednesday — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:27:05 +0000

[...] had a chance to see “The Knight in Shining Armor” episode (read a review here) and while I won’t say it’s the best new show out there (Fringe on FOX is pretty [...]

By: Alicia, Mental Health Notes

Alicia, Mental Health Notes — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:17:11 +0000

Thanks for the review!

By: brian

brian — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:27:01 +0000

Yeah, it’s like Dukes of Hazzard. When I was 10 I thought it was the greatest show ever created. I watch it now and have to laugh.

Between Knight Rider, Dukes and Transformers your 80’s show almost had to have a car as a central character to stay on the air.

By: John

John — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:51:08 +0000

Are you people serious? the original show just as hokey as this one, just calm down and have sip of Cognac.

By: Vance

Vance — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:38:50 +0000

I just watched it and I think the show is a complete train wreck.

The special effects are so horribly done I don’t even know where to start. The turbo boost sequence in the beginning looks so god aweful that I can only imagine the art team killed themselves after putting together the final cut (I blame the producer or whoever forced the animation team to create such drivel).

As someone already mentioned, the green screen effects are another low point.

The transforming effects are so-so although I bet GM likes the ability to advertise more than one car every show.

I just rewatched the first episode of the old series for comparison and you know what – it’s better – way, way better.

Part of the charm of the original series that is lost in the upate is that it was just one guy and a few friends against the world (the same thing works for Batman). Also, the effects in the first series are actually better in some ways. The fact that they had to actually drive through concrete (flour filled) walls made it look real. So far, the CG in the new series fails to live up.

Maybe this is all a ruse and the Kittcave and all of its stereotyped denizens will get destroyed by an evil government plot and Michael and a few others will have to go on the run or something. God only knows, anything would be better than the way it is now.

By: James

James — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 09:27:30 +0000

T.W.
You said it very well!
I had thought with the two hour event that they might have been on to something. And was really looking forward to this new series. But regrettably, I was let down…
My jaw was dropped open during the late night viewing of episode one, as I could not believe how campy it was done. Why did they revamp the design of the mustang… It got riced out! And please blue glowing neon everywhere for a spy car? Even on the interior? Come on! Also what’s with the 80’s plasma ball for Kitt…

I just feel bad for the show, it could have been so much better…

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:29:11 +0000

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I do prefer the original Galactica, so I’d say that explains everything.

By: T.W.

T.W. — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:39:18 +0000

What drugs are you all doing? First of all, the two-hour backdoor pilot was WAY better than this whippetshit. I keep reading how people found it “boring.” Well, I’m guessing these are the kind of mouth-breathers who still prefer the original Battlestar Galactica to the new, far more intelligent incarnation. At least the pilot was able to suspend my disbelief. This show was just terrible, on every level. From acting worse than any informercial (unless they were striving to be unbelievable and unconvincing) to moronic plot twists (like anything short of total facial reconstruction will hide Mike Traceur/Knight if he’s going to be out in the field) to outright ludicrous “science” (really…a missile that targets a specific individual?!?! And before you say “DNA”, how does making people believe he’s dead going to solve THAT one if these people spot him and launch some more napalm-on-steroids).

Here’s betting (no, wait…hoping is more like it) that this show lasts even fewer episodes than the revamped Bionic Woman (which I actually liked, if it could have just figured out what direction it wanted to go). Better yet, let’s hope that this internet version is a red herring and that the REAL pilot gets shown this Wednesday…one that doesn’t insult people’s intelligence.