Knight Rider Kicks into High Gear on NBC

February 18th, 2008 at 08:31am Richard Pulfer

The latest in a long line of vintage remakes, Knight Rider is actually unique in that it is a continuation of the 1980’s David Hasselhoff series as opposed to a re-imagining like Bionic Woman. This time, Mike Tracer (Justin Bruening) is behind the wheel of the artificially-intelligent supercar KITT (Val Kilmer), out to protect KITT’s creator and his daughter from danger. The new Knight Rider might be incessantly predictable, but it’s also slick and insanely enjoyable. The biggest let-down is this is only a “back-door pilot”: a movie-of-the-week which could lead to a full series. This means the show isn’t even green lit at a time when prime-time television needs KITT the most. You can still watch the pilot again on Saturday on NBC at 8:00 P.M.

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