12-13-2007, 04:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-13-2007, 04:59 PM by Rubbermugs.)
the first T now stands for Three, not Two!<img src=\"http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/12/knightrider_attack.jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><a href=\"http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/12/new-kitt-car-for-knight-rider-movie-unveiled/\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/12/12/new-kitt...movie-unveiled/</a>QUOTE:Today I went to NBC studios for the unveiling of the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand) for the upcoming two-hour television movie Knight Rider set to air on February 17 at 9 p.m. ET. This modern-day sequel to the iconic 1980's show stars Justin Bruening (Cold Case), Deanna Russo (The Young and the Restless), Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Veronica Mars), and Bruce Davison (Breach). Will Arnett (Arrested Development) will play the voice of KITT. And don't worry, the Hoff will make a guest appearance as Michael Knight.So, the whole point of the new Knight Rider movie is that KITT is the coolest car ever created and people will do anything to get their hands on it. The car has a supercomputer capable of hacking other computer systems, weapons, and it's body can shapeshift and change colors thanks to nanotechnology (and the magic of television). Plus, the car has artificial intelligence so it is the ultimate crime-fighting machine.As I said, there were three cars at the event. They presented the KITT remote first. It is a driverless Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR which can be remote-operated from up to a mile away.The second car presented was the KITT Hero. It is the same make and model but it will play the part of the everyday car. They made a big deal about it having 540 horsepower too. I don't know much about cars so the information was lost on me. This car was driven by Justin Bruening and had the rest of the cast stuffed inside.The last car presented was the KITT Attack. This is a super high-speed version of the Hero car. The stuntman drove this car out and did some circles that made lots of smoke. The circles of smoke were slightly more impressive than the big announcement about the horsepower.After all the cars were presented, the cast got out of the KITT Hero car and stood as far away from the photographers as they could. Then the photographers yelled at them and made them come closer. Here's the cast from left to right: Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo, Bruce Davison, and Sydney Tamiia Poitier. Justin Bruening who plays Mike Tracer, the estranged son of original Knight Rider Michael Knight used to be an Abercrombie and Fitch model. Can you tell? Deanna Russo plays Sarah Graiman, the childhood friend and ex-girlfriend of Mike Tracer. She is also the daughter Charles Graiman who created KITT. She seeks out Mike's help when she receives word that her father is missing. Sydney Tamiia Poitier (yep, she's related to him). The youngest daughter of legendary screen actor Sydney Poitier, she plays Carrie Ruvai, the tough FBI agent who butts heads with Mike Tracer.And finally here's Bruce Davison who plays Charles Graiman, the creator of KITT. He's spent most of his life trying to keep the blueprints for KITT out of the wrong hands. When he is attacked, KITT is sent to protect his daughter Sarah.Sadly, there were no pictures allowed of the inside of the cars. Well, let me clarify that. I was allowed to photograph the remote car's inside (so that's what you see below) but the other cars were not open. When I asked I got a slightly confusing answer about how the cars will be commercially available after the movie has aired. So, I think that they used a separate little set-up to the shots with the inside of the car. I apologize that I don't have a more exciting picture for the interior of the car.The new Knight Rider airs on Sunday February 17th at 9 p.m. ET. If nothing more compelling is on, I will definitely tune in. My reasons are these. First, Will Arnett is amazing and I'm interested to see what he does with the voice of KITT. Second, Bruce Davison will undoubtedly be great as the car's creator. He has done some awesome work in the past (i.e. X-Men, Breach, and The Crucible). What are you predictions for Knight Rider? Will you watch it? <img src=\"http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/12/dsc_0011(2).jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/12/dsc_0018(3).jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/12/dsc_0022(2).jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/12/dsc_0075(2).jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" /><img src=\"http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/12/dsc_0160(2).jpg\" border=\"0\" class=\"linked-image\" />
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