Knight Rider (2008 TV series)

Infobox Television
show_name = Knight Rider


caption =
genre = Action, Drama
creator = Glen A. Larson (Characters)
writer =
director =
creative_director =
developer = David Andron
starring = Justin Bruening Deanna Russo Sydney Tamiia Poitier Paul Campbell Yancey Arias Bruce Davison
voices = Val Kilmer as 'KITT'
theme_music_composer =
opentheme =
endtheme =
composer = Christopher Tyng
country = USA
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 3
list_episodes = List of Knight Rider (2008 TV series) episodes
executive_producer = Glen Larson Gary Scott Thompson David Bartis Doug Liman Matt Pyken
co_exec =
producer = Universal Media Studios
Dutch Oven Productions
supervising_producer = David Andron Sean Ryeson
asst_producer =
co-producer = Sara Fischer Julie Herlocker
editor =
story_editor =
location =
cinematography =
camera =
runtime = 43 min.
network = NBC
picture_format = 1080i
audio_format =
first_aired = September 24, 2008
last_aired = present
preceded_by = "Knight Rider" (1980s series)
"Knight Rider" (2008 film)
related =
website = http://www.nbc.com/Knight_Rider
production_website =
imdb_id = 1213404
tv_com_id = 74986

"Knight Rider" is a series that follows the 1982 TV series of the same title and the 2008 television movie. The series stars Justin Bruening as Mike Traceur, the estranged son of Michael Knight, who in turn becomes the new Knight Rider. The series also stars Deanna Russo as Sarah Graiman, Traceur's former girlfriend/current love interest. Sarah is daughter of Charles Graiman, played by Bruce Davison, creator of new generation KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand), voiced by Val Kilmer.

In advance of its anticipated weekly run, the new "Knight Rider" series was introduced with a television movie on February 17, 2008. The new series premiered on NBC on September 24, 2008 and leads the network's Wednesday evening lineup, along with "Deal or No Deal" and "Lipstick Jungle". [ [http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=45398 NBC Reveals Fall Series Premiere Dates] ] During the fall season there will be encore showings on Saturday evenings.

Cast

*Justin Bruening as Mike Traceur: (alias Michael Knight), son of the first Michael Knight and Jennifer Traceur
*Deanna Russo as Sarah Graiman: Daughter of Charles Graiman
*Bruce Davison as Charles Graiman: KITT's creator
*Sydney Tamiia Poitier as FBI Agent Carrie Rivai
*Val Kilmer as the Voice of KITT
*Paul Campbell as Billy Morgan
*Yancey Arias as Alex Torres
*Smith Cho as Zoe Chu

Knight Industries Three Thousand (K.I.T.T.)

For the series premiere, many new features in KITT were introduced in addition to those seen on the pilot movie. As an homage to the original KITT's Super Pursuit Mode, the new KITT transforms into Attack Mode [ [http://shadowyflight.com/news/2008/07/attack-kitt-reveal-knight-rider.php Shadowy Flight - Attack KITT Revealed at Comic Con] ] - a significantly more aggressive version than the Attack Mode depicted in the pilot movie, which consisted primarily of an extended rear spoiler. KITT also transforms into a Ford F-150 FX4 pickup truck for off-road purposes. [ [http://www.pickuptrucks.com/html/stories/television/knight-rider/first-look-at-kitt-4x4-mode.html PickupTrucks.com: First Look at Knight Rider's KITT in 4x4 Mode] ] The series also saw the addition of KITT's Turbo Boost, allowing KITT to briefly become airborne. Turbo Boost is preceded by a CGI sequence showing the feature activating.

Transformations between modes in the series now occur as large shifting of panels, reminiscent of the live-action Transformers movie, rather than the more subtle rippling effect used in the pilot movie.

The interior of the vehicle has been reworked, with the single display screen on the center console replaced by touch-enabled head-up displays spanning the entire interior surface of the windscreen. The removal of the center console screen has also seen KITT's "presence" indicator, reminiscent of the original series KITT's voice modulator, appearing in a pulsing orb mounted high in the middle of the dashboard. Other interior changes include a more conventional steering wheel, replacing the previously seen 3/4 steering wheel, blue lighting in the dashboard over the driver's-side instrumentation and the passenger-side console that becomes red whenever KITT is in Attack Mode, and a standard Mustang rear seat instead of the super-computer laden rear seat of the movie KITT. The interior of 4x4 Mode uses the same customized Mustang dashboard, but the F-150's passenger and driver's seats.

KITT's technology includes a Surface Screen program, enabling the hood (and possibly the entire bodywork) to operate as a touchscreen display, similar to the internal head-up displays, a printer in the passenger-side console, and a 3D Object Generator in the rear passenger compartment.

Episodes

References

External links

*imdb title|id=1213404|title=Knight Rider (2008 TV series)
* [http://www.nbc.com/Knight_Rider/ Knight Rider (2008 TV series)] at NBC