Comments on: Knight Rider KITT Attack Mode Revealed

By: knightboy2000

knightboy2000 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 14:16:58 +0000

Im a big fan of the origional K.I.T.T. and Knightrider the new direction is scary not sure if im comfy with it ,

the new kitt can “transform” from truck to car is tis going to far i mean the origional series pushed the laws of physics but at least it was mor or les belevable

having said all this i will be watching the new series

if i can see it living in the UK is a problem

By: Greg Chaffins

Greg Chaffins — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 21:20:30 +0000

Athois, I guess you can attribute watching it anyways to to one or more of following;

1. The hope that the overall direction in the show is a positive one, and it builds from there.
2. The ideal of a pet supercar ties back to the liberation mankind originally got from a pet horse, and I keep tuning back to see if it goes along those lines or turns into a recreation of Equus, but with a car.
3. Trainwreck observer fascination
4. Anxious to see if the Hoff and Kitt make a special appearance and save the day.
or finally:
5. Watching a show about a robotic super car just appeals to Nerds, despite some flawed presentation mechanics.

Of course there could be other reasons (and I was kidding about the Hoff.. mostly…), but that should do for starters.

greg

(Of course, you could add “6. I have no life”, but hopefully the nerd part covers that one. )

By: Athios

Athios — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:53:50 +0000

Heh, it’s ironic how even when viewers (such as Greg and Sheldon) don’t like the direction the studio is taking with a remake, they still watch it anyway.

By: Sheldon Stewart

Sheldon Stewart — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:39:32 +0000

WTF????? What are they doing to KITT I have been a huge fan of Knight Rider and KITT for as long as I remember I even liked the movie/pilot and yes I know it wasn’t all that good but just having KITT on tv again was all that mattered but come on how can they do this to KITT he looks like he is on steroids or something If that is his new Super Pursuit Mode thats just wrong. It may be unfortunate but of course I will be tuning this fall because once again Knight Rider will be back on tv

By: Greg Chaffins

Greg Chaffins — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:23:54 +0000

I have to agree with Andrew (but I will still be watching the show, no doubt). The new “Super Pursuit Mode” or whatever it is called, looks like the car was kidnapped by wayward street modders. It doesn’t flow right (IMHO).

Unlike Andrew, I always considered the new transform mode to be about the point that the original series started to decline, since suddenly Kitt wasn’t his coolest unless he was transformed. (Did I just call the car a “he”? Interesting).

If I had a car like Kitt, I am pretty sure that a transformation act on top of everything else would not be a requirement.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:56:48 +0000

Whats with the differing wheel sizes in the photos?

By: Andrew Liszewski

Andrew Liszewski — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:30:52 +0000

Actually you’re probably right about that. To be honest I couldn’t remember what the special ‘mode’ was called, but Super Pursuit does ring a bell. Either that or ‘Super Fast-Forward Driving Footage’ mode.

By: The Tuesday Night Tech Show

The Tuesday Night Tech Show — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:06:31 +0000

No, you got it all wrong. Turbo Boost was the technology that allowed the car to JUMP over objects. What you are thinking of is Super Pursuit Mode, which transformed the car into a crazy fin-popping monster. This car with the wings and things was recently for sale on eBay, seriously!