i've just found it online and watched it. I enjoyed it a lot, despite my initial cynicism towards it. Now i hope it does get picked up and made into a series, as Paul says, theres a whole load of backstory there to be worked out, and room to develop the characters further, and questions to be answered (for example, the fate of the original Kitt).
It was better than other attempts to revive it (like TKR) have been. I think it was better than Knight Rider 2000 too in a lot of ways (but not all).
The only thing i actively disliked was the plane at the end. No. Just no. It didnt work in TKR, it looked rubbish, and its like they went "whats better than driving backwards out of a truck, how can we make it more impressive?".
The saving grace being that at least they made backing out of the plane in this one look cool because the plane was moving at the time, which they didnt do in TKR. But still not as effective as the truck.
Val Kilmer did a good job as the cars voice, my one critique is that it seemed like he was basing his performance more on the original Kitt than tryin to do one that 'fit' with the car. Not necessarily a bad thing, and it worked, but i think that the Mustang would have been better with a more aggressive AI. William Daniels suited the original car perfectly. the most recent promo's featured a far more aggressive sounding voice (which was apparently not Will Arnetts - they were a new voice for the promos - watch all the promos, u can hear the difference) that just 'fit' the car better. That said, Val did a good job, and it worked well.
I'm hoping, based on the ratings, that this gets made into a series. However, Knight Rider 2000 also did well in the ratings, and didnt get picked up as a series. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
If they do make it a series, I think they need to bring the Hoff back occasionally... not as a major character, but certainly I think they should involve him occasionally, as the voice of experience, show him building a relationship with his son, but without focusing on him at all. And also have him still in the original car! i mean seriously, if the original Foundation ended, the car would have stayed with him surely. If the Foundation ended, then the car wouldnt be of any value to anyone but him. And it must have ended, for this Charles guy to be resurrecting it.
come on NBC, even the die hard, accept no substitutes fans say pick it up for more!!
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