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Knight Rider TV Show Overview
Knight
Rider is an American television series that originally ran
from September 26, 1982, to August 8, 1986. The Knight
Rider televisions series was broadcast on the NBC television
network and starred
David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight, a high-tech modern-day
knight fighting crime. Michael Knight drove a sentient
talking car with artificial intelligence. The TV show was
conceived and produced by Glen A. Larson, the show was an
instant hit. "I wanted to do The Lone Ranger with a car",
Larson said in The Last Great Ride. "Kind of a sci-fi thing,
with the soul of a western."
In 2008, following the broadcast of a TV movie used as a
backdoor pilot, it was announced that a new season of Knight
Rider will be put into production with the first new episode
to be broadcast in September 2008.
Knight Rider reruns on Retro Television Network,
Hulu, and Sleuth (an NBC
Universal cable television channel in Widescreen letterbox
format). In Canada, the Knight Rider show airs on Saturday and Sunday on
the DejaView network and on Prise 2 in French. In the UK,
re-runs can be seen on the Satellite, Cable and Digital
Terrestrial channel Bravo and Virgin 1 at selected times.
Reruns of the Knight Rider television series may be seen at
various times on the Super Drama TV channel on cable TV
within Japan. The show has also been telecast in India
through Channel 1 (National Network) of Doordarshan. In the
Middle East the show can be seen on TV Land. In
Malaysia, the show was aired during TV3 prime time slot back
in 1986.
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Knight
Rider on DVD - Season One (1982)
Amazon.com
DVD Review - "One man can make a difference,"
intones a dying millionaire--well, one man and a
superduper car, backed with millions of dollars!
Welcome to the deliciously ridiculous world of
Knight Rider, the early '80s TV series that launched
the career of David Hasselhoff and his magnificent
coif (both later seen in the insanely popular
Baywatch). After being shot in the face, detective
Michael Long is revived as Michael Knight (Hasselhoff)
and partnered with an indestructible talking car
called K.I.T.T. (voiced by William Daniels). The duo
travel around the country solving crimes--basically,
it's The Lone Ranger with the car as Silver and
Tonto combined. Supported by finicky British
executive Devon Myles (Edward Mulhare) and sexy
engineer Bonnie Barstow (Patricia McPherson), Knight
and K.I.T.T. take on everything from motorcycle
gangs to corporate crooks to K.I.T.T.'s own evil
twin, K.A.R.R.
Like any good cheese, Knight Rider has only grown
more pungent with age. Decked out in alarming '80s
fashions (check out that blue Members Only jacket in
the pilot), earnestly spouting some of the worst
dialogue in the history of television, the absurdly
handsome Hasselhoff radiates the unique charisma
that's made him a Teutonic cult figure. In addition
to the 21 episodes of the first season, Knight
Rider: Season One includes a 1991 TV movie, Knight
Rider 2000, that tried to launch a revamped series
set in the near future (lacking the cheerful touch
of creator Glen Larson, the attempt sank into
oblivion) and brief interview footage (including
Hasselhoff describing when he read the original
script: "It was glowing in my hands. This was
gold.") It's unlikely this boxed set will appeal to
anyone who didn't become a fan of the show at an
impressionable age, but for those fans, Knight
Rider: Season One is gold. --Bret Fetzer |
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Knight
Rider - Season Two on DVD (1982)
Amazon.com
DVD Review - No one in the 1980s had his finger on
the pulse of gizmo-crazy adolescent boys like
producer Glen Larson, creator of Battlestar
Galactica and Manimal. But the peak of Larson's
particular genius has to be Knight Rider, the love
story of an absurdly handsome man and his absurdly
indestructible car. Former detective Michael Knight
(David Hasselhoff, later to achieve worldwide media
dominance with Baywatch) zooms across the U.S. in
K.I.T.T., a supercharged talking Trans Am with an
impenetrable shell and the catty voice of William
Daniels (St. Elsewhere). From the Las Vegas desert
to the Louisiana bayou, Michael and K.I.T.T. solve
crimes and help the downtrodden with the aid of a
multi-million-dollar corporation run by dapper Devon
Myles (Edward Mulhare) and mechanic/secretary/nanny
April Curtis (Rebecca Holden, who took over from
Patricia McPherson for the second season only).
The first season was goofy camp from the start, but
the second turned even more giddily ridiculous:
K.I.T.T. developed supersensors, telekinesis, and
the ability to drive on water; plots included
amnesia, super attack helicopters, a desperately
needed transplant for a sick girl, and a supremely
cheesy evil-twin storyline featuring Garthe Knight,
son of the multimillionaire who gave Michael his
identity-changing facial surgery, played by
Hasselhoff with a mustache, soul patch, and even
more luxuriant hair. In one episode, Michael goes
"undercover" as the lead singer of a rock band,
allowing Hasselhoff to flaunt his beloved-in-Germany
vocal stylings. Of special note is an episode
featuring Geena Davis (future Oscar-winner for The
Accidental Tourist) as the daughter of a cat
burglar, perhaps the only episode with a love
interest as cartoonishly good-looking as Hasselhoff
himself. This is definitive trash television, the
kind of empty calories that, for some viewers, are
irresistibly tasty. For Knight Rider fans, Season
Two is a feast. --Bret Fetzer |
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Knight
Rider - Season Three on DVD (1982)
Gear up
for the unbelievable adventure as Knight Rider: The
Complete Third Season of the Knight Rider show arrives on DVD for the first
time. Join the mysterious lone crusader Michael Knight
(David Hasselhoff) and his tricked-out sidekick
K.I.T.T., as they rev into action in all 21
adrenaline-pumping Third Season episodes. From
high-tech street racers to K.I.T.T.'s evil twin,
K.A.R.R., there's no one these two won't battle in
order to bring justice to the treacherous streets.
Including an exciting bonus preview episode from
Knight Rider: The Complete Fourth Season, it's
pedal-to-the-metal thrills for fans everywhere!
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Knight Rider - Season Four
(1982) on DVD
Adventure
goes into overdrive as the amped fourth and final
season of Knight Rider blasts onto DVD! Buckle up
with lone crusader Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff)
and his tricked-out sidekick, K.I.T.T., in all 21
digitally remastered high-octane episodes. From
ancient terrorist cults to a deadly bacteria
outbreak, Michael and K.I.T.T. are there to put the
skids on evildoers wherever they may be. Available
on DVD for the first time ever, Knight Rider: Season
Four includes a special great '80s TV flashback
featurette that takes a fun look back. With
electrifying guest performance by Janine Turner,
Lance Burton, Shelly Berman and more, you won't want
to miss a minute of the thrilling action! |
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Knight Rider: The Complete
Series on DVD
Shift into
high gear as all four seasons and 84 action-packed
episodes of Knight Rider come together for the first
time in one amazing collection! David Hasselhoff is
back as charismatic crime fighter Michael Knight, the
driver of the world’s most dynamic, high-tech
talking car, K.I.T.T. As this brave duo take on
criminals, crooks and those eager to exploit
K.I.T.T.’s impressive technology for their own evil
purposes, you’ll be blown away by their explosive
adventures that set the standard for all TV action
series to come. With 24 discs tricked out with an
impressive array of bonus features, it’s one
complete DVD trip you can’t afford to miss! |
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