Magazine Watch - SciFiNow

The UK's SciFiNow Magazine includes Knight Rider in their fall preview, and give a rundown on the new cast of characters. The one-page feature contains plenty of photos, and an interview with Gary Scott Thompson.

It's issue #19, on sale now!

K.I.T.T. Road-Tested by Jalopnik

The guys at Jalopnik have posted an article detailing their experiences test-driving K.I.T.T.

"People point. They stare. The silent back and forth sweep of the red light draws the questions of curious passers-by. Camera phones are wielded, friends are called over and disbelief removed. But in the face of the crushing power of this car, the tight hold that childhood memories maintain over the aura of K.I.T.T. shrink, and become insignificant as you pull runs — again, and again, and again... This GT500KR has all the boost we need."



Check out the original article (and a gorgeous gallery) at:

Jalopnik.com: K.I.T.T. - First Drive

Autoblog Take K.I.T.T. for a Knight Ride

Autoblog.com have posted an article about the new K.I.T.T., and also got to test-drive the car itself (a non-kitted-out version, although it did have the Mio GPS unit with William Daniels' voice installed).

"On the road, K.I.T.T. garnered plenty of stares. Big surprise, right? When the sun went down and we turned on the car's nose-mounted light show, there was more rubber-necking than a carbeque on I-75. We'd have kept it on all day long, but the red LEDs are virtually invisible until dark. And yes, we were dorky enough to purchase the Knight Rider theme song on iTunes, which was fun to jam at stoplights.

"Regardless of whether or not the upcoming rehash of Knight Rider goes boom or bust, the car will always be an icon. And regardless of whether K.I.T.T. is a 1982 Pontiac Firebird or a 2008 Shelby GT500 KR, if it's black, talks, fights crime and has a red light bar, it's still K.I.T.T."



Autoblogs.com: In the Autoblog Garage - K.I.T.T. Shelby GT500 KR

BuddyTV Interview Yancey Arias

BuddyTv.com have posted a video interview with Yancey Arias, who plays Knight Research head-honcho Alex Torres. He talks about the role, the technologies, and being a fan of the original Knight Rider. Check it out!



BuddyTV: Exclusive Video Interview with Knight Rider Star Yancey Arias

New Knight Rider to Premiere on Hulu!

Broadcasting & Cable report that NBC are giving users of Hulu (the video-streaming site they founded with News Corp) a sneak peek of some of their fall shows, streaming them before they debut on the Network!

"The series premiere of Knight Rider and the season premieres of Chuck, Life and Lipstick Jungle will be available on Hulu one week before they appear on NBC's primetime lineup.

Hulu is setting up a dedicated section of the site for new fall programming, where it will aggregate all of the season and series premieres from its participating networks, most notably NBC and Fox.

"The Hulu Fall Lineup, as it is being called, will premiere new episodes of primetime shows for seven straight weeks beginning Sept. 2."

Awesome news!

Broadcasting & Cable: NBC Gives Hulu Sneak Peek at Fall Shows

Don LaFontaine Has Passed Away...

Don LaFontaine, whose lengthy career in voiceover led to him narrating over 5000 film and TV trailers, passed away yesterday due to complications from pneumothorax. He was 68.

He will be familiar to fans of Knight Rider as the narrator of the ads for the TV movie Knight Rider 2000 -- "For four years they rode together, a man who did not exist and a car unlike any other!" -- and the opening titles of Team Knight Rider:

"Ten years ago, all it took was one man... and one car... to get the job done. Now, the Foundation for Law and Government has assembled five highly-skilled operatives and paired them with the most advanced, state-of-the-art vehicles to take on a new breed of outlaw."

You can learn more about the man and his work at his website.

High Expectations for New Knight Rider

The new Knight Rider series is registering a high-recognition factor among potential audiences, Variety has reported. It is one of just six new show so far that hitting more than a 20-percent awareness among audiences, according to the latest fall tracking reports.

More than 60 percent of viewers are aware that Knight Rider is coming back to the air.

More on this story at the following links:

Variety.com: Audiences Click with Revamped Shows

SciFi Wire: Knight Rider Ranks High