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It's official NBC has canceled the unloved remake of the Knight Rider series.
NBC unveiled its list of shows this fall and the show with horrible acting was missing from the roster.
Knight Rider joins “Lipstick Jungle,” “Kath & Kim,” “Kings,” “My Own Worst Enemy” and “Crusoe” as the shows that are gone forever from NBCs lineup.
Full Story: LA Times
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Comments (17)
I thought the pilot was good but the series just became stale and unappealing after the first few shows of the series.
Posted by SteelCity1981 | May 4, 2009 11:58 PM
Posted on May 4, 2009 23:58
I, on the other hand, saw the first few minutes of the pilot and realised this was a non-starter. I switched it off. The TV channel had just shown Disney's Cars movie before and it was much superior.
Posted by Kryojenix | May 5, 2009 1:34 AM
Posted on May 5, 2009 01:34
I was horribly disappointed by the pilot and never watched another episode after that. I was expecting it to be "family friendly" like the original series and it _most definitely_ was not.
Posted by PigVenus | May 5, 2009 5:20 AM
Posted on May 5, 2009 05:20
Could have been good, but terrible acting, poor stories and pornification killed it.
Posted by coolkev99 | May 5, 2009 6:19 AM
Posted on May 5, 2009 06:19
Maybe they could make a 'family friendly' car movie on the channel dedicated to it (and use a VW beetle again). But, if not, then at least have the classic car wash scene with the chicks and a ferarri or porsche or lamborghini car on every episode to keep the ratings high, or put a chopper chase scene too lol...
Posted by sparky | May 5, 2009 8:03 AM
Posted on May 5, 2009 08:03
Ultimately constant auto repair costs for the Ford Mustang tanked the show.
Posted by Steve | May 5, 2009 8:18 AM
Posted on May 5, 2009 08:18
What we really need is a series based upon a talking, riced-up Honda Civic (with English subtitles).
Posted by Mr. Honda | May 5, 2009 9:12 AM
Posted on May 5, 2009 09:12
@ Mr. Honda
lmao! Dude, that would be hilarious.
"Take this damn fart pipe off me!"
Posted by Ravicai | May 5, 2009 10:08 AM
Posted on May 5, 2009 10:08
Honestly, the show just really sucked... I mean come on, a Mustang that can transform into a F150 Supercab?...
Some of the other tech stuff was good, but again, how many people already have some of the things that was installed in this car?
Also, they should have used another Pontiac, it is dead now, but if the original "designer" of the car loved Pontiac, why would he change to a Ford?
Posted by Andrew | May 5, 2009 10:09 AM
Posted on May 5, 2009 10:09
@Steve, nice
@Mr Honda, that actually sounds more interesting
This show was really just a circle jerk by Ford; a not so subtle advertising campaign.
Posted by gm0n3y | May 5, 2009 11:43 AM
Posted on May 5, 2009 11:43
I might have been the only one who liked it, I guess. I was a huge fan of the original series when it aired in the '80s, and of course the new series isn't nearly as good, but it wasn't horrible.
Plus the female lead was smokin' hot. Always helps :)
Posted by ZzjitterzZ | May 5, 2009 1:29 PM
Posted on May 5, 2009 13:29
I deleted if from the HD DVR after watching a mere 15 minutes. For the show to have lasted a couple of seasons they would have needed a "big name" (for TV anyways) as the lead male, not some goofy jock no one had ever heard of.
Posted by Noya | May 5, 2009 3:29 PM
Posted on May 5, 2009 15:29
One word:
Finally.
Posted by Allen | May 5, 2009 8:08 PM
Posted on May 5, 2009 20:08
I fell asleep watching it halfway. Forgot which episode, but I only remember the girls anyway. :)
Posted by Kristian | May 5, 2009 8:16 PM
Posted on May 5, 2009 20:16
I really liked the original 80's run of it, but come on, this one really sucked. I thought they had a good choice in the car, but they could have done something to it to make different.
The pilot was horrible, why spend so much money in launching a new series where the coolest thing the car of the future does is change colors? The reason the original car was great wasn't because what car it was, but all the cool gadgets the car had on it. Don't get me started on the reuse of the bat cave, and the fake use of cgi dropping the car out of a airplane.
Posted by Brian | May 6, 2009 5:03 AM
Posted on May 6, 2009 05:03
I didn't bother to go past the commercials promoting that new show. I saw it was a Ford and decided the entire show was just advertising for them. Don't get very interested at a recycling of old ideas anyway. One has to think to get a fresh idea (or be very lucky). The producers did neither.
Posted by WVO | May 6, 2009 7:27 AM
Posted on May 6, 2009 07:27
It was a good looking car,but Val Kilmer's creepy voice made me change the channel.
Posted by Patrick | May 11, 2009 8:55 PM
Posted on May 11, 2009 20:55