Knight Rider

1982

Seasons & Episodes

  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
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6.9| 0h30m| TV-PG| en| More Info
Released: 26 September 1982 Ended
Producted By: Glen A. Larson Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.nbc.com/knight-rider-classic
Synopsis

Michael Long, an undercover police officer, is shot while investigating a case and left for dead by his assailants. He is rescued by Wilton Knight, a wealthy, dying millionaire and inventor who arranges life-saving surgery, including a new face and a new identity--that of Michael Knight. Michael is then given a special computerized and indestructible car called the Knight Industries Two Thousand (nicknamed KITT), and a mission: apprehend criminals who are beyond the reach of the law. The series depicts Michael's exploits as he and KITT battle the forces of evil on behalf of the Foundation for Law and Government.

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Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,
Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Sherry Howell And I still enjoy it. I was a senior in high school when this show premiered. Yes, it is absolutely campy, and of course it is not believable, but maybe that's why I like it so much, even today. This show reminds me of Star Trek,the original series in some ways. It's so over the top that you can forget about any idea of anyone getting hurt. You know before the episode even begins that Michael is going to come through, and good will triumph over evil and the bad guy is going to get it in the end. Just like Trek. But that's what I love about it. If I wanted to see reality, I can find another show, or simply walk out the front door. But this kind of show let's you just take your mind off the hook for a while and pretend that everything always comes out right in the end. If that's what you want, you're in the right place.
m-ozfirat Knight Rider is a classic show and one that made my youth enjoyable and worthy. However with hindsight it is a TV classic but not a great classic which it could of been. I will summarise why it is a notable show and how it was badly executed. First the strengths. The Pontiac Firebird is appealing and catchy, the music is good and notably memorable, the idea is fresh, new and exclusively modern instead of a traditional crime unit investigating we have gadgetry and technology and how this in a specialist manner is effective to fight crime in the mobility of a car and the view of the leading character consolidated in to the required fast action scenario. lastly it was done at the right time in the right decade. Now the gripping negative aspectsThe leading characters are wooden, adolescent and corny which goes hand in hand with the story lines making it more like a cheesy soap based and the exhausting quantity of episodes that dragged the series rather then the quality. For the scenario formula to work efficiently the leads should be limited and the quality of character has to be advanced, formal and deep. The criteria must be genuinely crime based and sophisticated such as trafficking, smuggling, vice, corruption and espionage with hardcore action but not violent for it to be viewable to a wider family audience within 3 seasons and a sensible amount of episodes whilst reaching its maximum potential. Knight Rider 2000 does insures some of these mistakes but the other spin-offs over do and spoil the original idea. in short a notable TV classic but a tragedy not a disappointment
jshorva65 What part of "campy adventure show" do some of the posters of negative reviews not understand? Was K.I.T.T.'s Super Pursuit Mode any less realistic than Lost In Space with its 7-foot-tall talking robot? Theatrical greatness, neither show could claim, but both were entertaining! I was 17 when Knight Rider premiered, but the concept of a car capable of driving itself appealed to me on multiple levels.1 -- Being severely nearsighted and thus knowing that driving was forever beyond my ability barring some massive technological breakthrough.2 -- Familiarity due to many years of self-taught electronics knowledge with technologies known as "Loran C" (a precursor of GPS) and an early versions of "Global Hawk" capable of navigating a 4,000-mile flight within an accuracy of +/- 1/4 inch. Such technology required a human operator only to navigate in the presence of other moving objects, but could navigate a fixed path automatically in the absence of other traffic.The 2008 series which I affectionately call "Knight Rider Jr." among fellow fans is also very entertaining. I'm a weekly viewer of "Knight Rider Jr." at 43 just as I was of the original show when I was 18.
Atreyu_II 'Knight Rider' is one of those classic 80's TV show I grew up with. It deserves all the classic status it gets. It is a great and nostalgic TV series, a symbol of those good old times (the 80's). TV series of reference like this is something that doesn't exist in modern times. When I was a kid, I never missed a single episode of this. I had a great time watching this TV series over and over as a kid. This TV show was inspiring for me and offered me lots of fun. I miss this great TV show. As a kid, I'd get stick like glue to the screen watching the adventures of Michael Knight and his loyal KITT.This memorable TV show is solid in entertainment and combines the ingredients that make the nostalgic and unique 80's atmosphere, like classic humor, fun, some action (but without exaggerating) and lots of adventure. But the 80's trademark doesn't end here: this is all combined with a dressing style and hairstyles typical from the 80's and the music is also a "must". Who can ever forget that fantastic opening song? It is so expressive, so timeless, so fresh, so 80's.Michael Knight is the role that made David Hasselhoff a superstar. This role was a landmark for him, the pinnacle of his career.Michael Knight's adventure partner is KITT, a modified 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, equipped with artificial intelligence (as a kid, I always thought it was a Ferrari or a Chevrolet Corvette C4). KITT can talk through a supercomputer aboard and is brilliantly voiced by William Daniels. His voice is calm and pacific, reminding the voice of the HAL 9000 computer from "2001: A Space Odyssey". KITT means Knight Industries Two Thousand. Like Herbie, KITT is not an ordinary car. Both are very special cars, but KITT is more extraordinary than Herbie. KITT is a highly-advanced machine with a massive number of special equipments and technologies that would ashame any modern car. The car's futuristic interior is still light-years ahead of any modern car. It is 'space age' design at the highest sense (which includes a very unusual steering-wheel), something like a plane's cockpit or a spaceship. KITT can do everything, even things that could make my jaw hit the floor. KITT is one heck of a car, a gorgeous and fine piece of machinery. KITT is a dream under wheels and it was my dream car as a kid (together with Herbie). Who wouldn't want to drive and own that "out-of-this-world" car? In fact, to a degree, KITT exists in real life. There are replicas of KITT, which are Pontiac Firebird Trans Am models that were modified to look exactly like KITT, both outside and inside. These replicas have everything (the functions, buttons and all) KITT has, except the William Daniels's voice and a button for the cars to give spectacular jumps like KITT does.

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