As the Knight Rider reboot rolls onto the airwaves Young Hollywood and TVGuidecom got a sneak peek at the fancy new set sleek revamped KITT and more Justin Bruening Mike Traceur aka Michael Knight explained how he prepped for the part starting with racing school 0053 where he got comfy driving at high speeds and stunt class which gave him skills that would make a Drivers Ed teacher blush 0100 Plus smokin Deanna Russo Sarah Graiman Mikes bestie-slash-love-interest-from-the-past teases whats between her character and the new Knight 0120 Knight Rider gets revving Wednesday September 24 NBC 8 PMET
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So I come back from a week away, and what should await me but a time warp to a long-forgotten (and happily so) era of kitschy schlock. Courtesy, naturally, of NBC, whose new regime appears to be operating under an embargo banning anything with a shred of originality. Two hours of American Gladiators (which I skipped) followed by two hours of Knight Rider (which I forced myself to endure). Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a forgettable night — unless you enjoy the rubbernecking spectacle of watching a network slip further into the abyss of cultural irrelevancy. (You doubt me? I guess you missed the promos for Monday’s newest reality gem, My Dad Is Better than Your Dad.)The new (more or less) Knight Rider wasn’t really a show, it was more like the longest car ad in human memory: “Brought to you by the star of our show, (name of car).” Almost made you pine for the good old days of the writers’ strike.Despite a few contemporary touches — on...
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