Tonight on Fiver - Knight Rider!

Tonight sees the debut of last year's Knight Rider TV movie at 8pm on Fiver!

"Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo) is a 24-year old Ph.D candidate at Stanford University, following in her genius father Charles' (Bruce Davison) footsteps. But when men attempt to abduct her, Sarah receives a mysterious call from K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) warning her that he's a creation of Charles, who also invented the first K.I.T.T. 25 years ago -- and that her father is in serious danger.

"Sarah and K.I.T.T. track down her best friend from childhood, Mike Tracer (Justin Bruening), a 23-year-old ex-Army Ranger, whom Sarah hasn't seen since he left home at 18. Having served in Iraq, Mike is now jaded and lost and initially resistant. Eventually he agrees to help Sarah and the two set out to discover who's behind the attempt to procure K.I.T.T. and find Charles. Along the way, Carrie Rivai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) plays the agile yet tough FBI agent who has a long-standing friendship with Charles and Sarah. Due to those ties, she is brought into the mix to help in the search."

Fiver is available as channel 176 on Sky, channel 152 on Virgin, and channel 30 on Freeview! A +1 service is available on Sky channel 177.

All UK fans, don't miss it!

Knight Rider Mustang to be Auctioned!

Premiere Props and Ted Moser of Picture Car Warehouse are auctioning off over 100 vehicles from the Picture Car Warehouse collection as well as costumes and props from some of today's hottest films. Featured alongside cars from Transformers, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and The Fast and the Furious is the 1969 Mustang Mach 1 featured in the Fly By Knight episode of Knight Rider. The vehicle -- VIN #9R02M177034 -- features automatic transmission, a blue exterior with gold pony stripe and black hood scope, and a black interior. The custom paint job and interior were all redone for Knight Rider.

The auction will be held on Saturday, August 15th at Los Angeles Center Studios, at 450 S. Bixel Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017. A preview of the items takes place from 9am – 11am and the auction opens at 11am. Guests can take a tour of the car bay and see a presentation showcasing the cars up for auction along with a demonstration of special car tricks, like car flips!

Fans can also place live bids online at iCollector.com or Remotebidder.com with the preview beginning August 15th at 9am and the live auction starting at 11am. For more information, please visit Premiereprops.com or call (310) 322-PROP / (888) 761-PROP.

Knight Rider 2008 - Now Available on DVD!

Fans of the Justin Bruening Knight Rider can now own the series on Region 1 DVD! The 4-disc set includes every episode from the first season, plus the feature-length pilot episode that reintroduced the show in February of last year.

"An iconic TV classic is back and better than ever in the reinvented, updated, and super-charged Knight Rider Season One. From executive producers Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity franchise), David Bartis (The O.C.) and Glen Larson (Battlestar Galactica) comes this action-packed series about the coolest car ever created, K.I.T.T. (Knight Industries Three Thousand), that's equipped with artificial intelligence capable of hacking into any computer, the weapons system of a jet fighter, and incredible custom body technology that allows it to transform into other vehicles. Relive every Season One episode as an elite team of crime-fighters work with K.I.T.T. to track down elusive, high-tech villains. You won't want to miss this fast-paced ride to the wild side!"

Special features include featurettes The Icon Reborn, K.I.T.T. - From 2000 to 3000 and Knight Rider - Legacy, and the commentary track for the pilot episode with Justin Bruening, Deanna Russo and Executive Producer Dave Bartis seems to have been ported over from the earlier Suncoast release of the TV movie.

The collection runs at approximately 802 minutes, and the video is presented in anamorphic widescreen. Audio is English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, and English subtitles are also be provided.

New Knight Rider on iTunes (UK)

New Knight Rider (2008) has been made available for download on the UK's iTunes store! Fans can buy each episode for £2.49 in either standard definition or HD, with Dolby 5.1 surround sound audio. At the time of writing, the first six episodes are available (in sync with the Sci-Fi Channel broadcasts), and the first episode A Knight In Shining Armor is ranked #8 in the Top 10 TV Episodes!

iTunes Store - Knight Rider 2008

New Knight Rider Comes to UK Sci Fi Channel!

The long-awaited UK debut of 2008's Knight Rider series has finally been announced! The series premieres on the SCI FI channel this May, and will also available in HD!

Sci Fi's press release follows:

"The iconic 1980s television classic that became a high-speed smash hit comes roaring back to life with this updated, high-octane action series! The new K.I.T.T. design is better than ever! Equipped with a supercomputer capable of hacking almost any system, a nanotechnology that allows it to change shape and colour, and an artificial intelligence that makes it the ideal crime-fighting partner, K.I.T.T. is the coolest ride on the planet!

"Behind the wheel is sexy young lead character Mike Tracer and distracting Mike from his crime-fighting is Sarah Graiman and let's just say they have 'history'! Starring Justin Bruening, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Bruce Davison, with Val Kilmer as the voice of K.I.T.T."

Sci Fi also have a mini-site dedicated to the show, where you can access some video interviews, galleries, forums, and an episode guide! Be sure to check it out at:

Sci Fi Channel (UK) - Knight Rider

Don't miss it!

Amazon Taking Pre-Orders on New Series DVD!

TVShowsonDVD.com report that Amazon.com are taking pre-orders for Knight Rider: Season 1 on DVD!

The title still hasn't been officially announced by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, and there isn't a release date yet, so perhaps some caution is necessary. Amazon are listing prices though, showing a SRP of $59.98, but making the set available at a discounted $41.99. No cover art is available -- the above image is being used by Amazon, but is actually a promotional ad for the series' debut on NBC.

Amazon.com - Knight Rider (New): Season 1

TVShowsonDVD.com - Knight Rider DVD news: Pre-Order the 2008 Knight Rider series from Amazon

NBC Streams Original Series: Season 1!

As of Wednesday, NBC.com have started streaming the Complete First Season of Knight Rider: The Original Series, starring David Hasselhoff. Unfortunately for fans around the world, the episodes are only available for Stateside viewers.

Check them out at:

NBC.com - Knight Rider: The Original Series

Tonight... Knight Rider: I Love The Knight Life

Tonight: The Season (and perhaps the Series') Finale!

Don't miss the latest shadowy flight into the dangerous world of the Knight Rider at 8/7c on NBC!

"Stronger than is humanly possible -- Mike (Justin Bruening) and K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) are trying to track down a stolen serum that maximizes the recipient's physicality before it gets into the wrong hands. With the help of the lab's research assistant, Billy (Paul Campbell) learns some information about the serum that will help Mike when he takes on the now powerful thief. Meanwhile, Sarah (Deanna Russo) is overwhelmed with her new duties and quickly learns how much work it will take to reinstitute the Foundataion for Law and Government. Smith Cho stars. Kevin Alejandro and Mini Anden guest star."

Be there!

Knight Writers Think Small

This week it's Matt Pyken contributing to NBC's Official Knight Writers Blog, and he talks about his episode Knight And The City... an episode that was created in the spirit of The Original Series.

"As a group -- the writers, the studio, the network -- all agreed that the original KR formula – one man and one car taking on a bad guy, saving a pretty girl, and making things right was a pretty sweet template for a series," Pyken writes. "When the 're-boot' was contemplated, I immediately decided, with deliberate intent, to tell small stories. By small I mean that Mike and K.I.T.T. don’t need to save the world every week. By small I mean the stories don’t always have to come to the SSC through some quasi-governmental source. By small I mean we see some kick-ass action, unravel a mystery, have a few laughs along the way, and by the end of the episode Mike and K.I.T.T. make a couple of lives a little better, and straighten out their own karma a little in the process."

But it wasn't all plain sailing. Pyken's episode was met with a lot of internal resistance, "but to GST’s credit, it made it to air as the penultimate episode of Season 1."

Pyken is pleased with the finished result. "If there is a second season," he says, "these are the kinds of stories I’d like to tell."

Knight Writers Blog: Think Small

Knight And The City Highlights!

NBC's Official Knight Rider Website has posted highlights from Wednesday night's episode, Knight And The City. In this clip, Mike and K.I.T.T. deal with a tough crowd. It's only available to the Knight Rider fans in the USA, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: Knight And The City Highlights

On This Day: 19th February, 1984

Today sees the anniversary of another classic Knight Rider show, Goliath Returns. Originally airing as a movie-of-the-week, it was the second of three feature-length adventures of the 1983-84 season.

Garthe Knight escapes from prison with the aid of Goliath, rebuilt and now completely invulnerable thanks to the efforts of Adrianne St. Clair, who has also evaded justice. Together they set about kidnapping a prominent scientist in order to sell him to a foreign power, but not before Garthe has also kidnapped Devon and April to force a final confrontation with Michael and K.I.T.T.

It's a fan-favourite, and rightfully so. Written during a long lunch at the Hamburger Hamlet in Hollywood by producers and staff writers Robert Foster, Robert W. Gilmer, Janis Hendler and Tom Greene, Goliath Returns was the first show to bring back successful badguys to challenge Michael and K.I.T.T.

Garthe and Goliath previously appeared in the second season premiere Goliath. Their accomplice, Adrianne St. Clair, previously crossed paths with Michael and K.I.T.T. in the episode Soul Survivor -- although for that episode she was credited as 'Adrianne Margeaux'; the name-change isn't explained, and she is referred to as 'Margeaux' in the episode.

If you haven't seen it, it comes highly recommended and is available on DVD as part of Knight Rider: Season 2.

Tonight... Knight Rider: Knight and the City

Don't miss tonight's latest adventure for Michael and K.I.T.T. at 8/7c on NBC!

"Nothing like a little Zen in your life to help you relax -- Mike (Justin Bruening) decides to visit one of his old haunts, Sonny's bar, during his decompression time. When Mike arrives, he notices that the crowd has changed for the worse. After learning of Sonny's death in a car accident, Mike is pleased to hear that his daughter Julie is now running the bar. He offers to lend a hand in order to bring the bar back to its original glory. Meanwhile, Mike gets suspicious when he hears of the recent fires at the bar and discovers that someone has secretly being trying to get Julie to sell the place."

Be there!

On This Day: 17th February 2008

It's already a year since Knight Rider returned to NBC as a movie-of-the-week. This feature-length pilot was the fourth attempt to revive the Knight Rider concept, after two earlier TV movies (Knight Rider 2000, Knight Rider 2010) and a syndicated series (Team Knight Rider).

The story focused on Sarah Graiman (Deanna Russo), a 24-year old Ph.D candidate at Stanford University, who was following in her genius father Charles' (Bruce Davison) footsteps. But when men attempt to abduct her, Sarah receives a mysterious call from K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) warning her that he's a creation of Charles, who also invented the first K.I.T.T. 25 years ago -- and that her father is in serious danger.

Sarah and K.I.T.T. track down her best friend from childhood, Mike Tracer (Justin Bruening), a 23-year-old ex-Army Ranger, whom Sarah hasn't seen since he left home at 18. Having served in Iraq, Mike is now jaded and lost and initially resistant. Eventually he agrees to help Sarah and the two set out to discover who's behind the attempt to procure K.I.T.T. and find Charles. Along the way, Carrie Rivai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) plays the agile yet tough FBI agent who has a long- standing friendship with Charles and Sarah. Due to those ties, she is brought into the mix to help in the search.

Unsurprisingly, the movie didn't set the world alight critically, but it did well enough in the ratings for NBC to commission a full season of new Knight Rider adventures.

On This Day: 13th February, 1994

It's fifteen years since Knight Rider 2010 was first screened as part of the Action Pack on NBC. Unpopular with most Knight Rider fans, this feature-length story (and pilot for a possible series) made the unprecedented move of dropping all references to Michael Knight, K.I.T.T. and the Original Series, and reinvented the Knight Rider concept from scratch.

The Mad Max-style TV movie followed the exploits of Jake McQueen, a fugitive people-smuggler in an unrecognisable post-apocolyptic L.A. who builds a supercar to avenge the death of his adoptive father and bring down the evil Chrysalis Corporation, which is harvesting human bodies for "spare parts" on the black market. When his girlfriend Hannah is killed in cyberspace, Jake installs her Prism (a crystal containing her downloaded memories) into his dashboard and becomes a new Knight Rider.

More information can be found in the Knight Rider 2010 section of the site.

Valentine's... Knight!

Treat that special someone in your life to a Knight Rider themed E-card, courtesy of NBC! They have a selection of six available, featuring all the cast members of the show with a humourous message ("You can check under my hood anytime"; "You get my heart racing"; "My work is classified. My feelings for you are not").

Notes From The Underground: I Can't Win

Billy has updated his Notes From The Underground Blog, and reveals the results of his recent survey -- is 'sandwich' funnier than 'boat'? More importantly, he thanks readers for the contribution of help with the lip-reading video last night.

This week he signs off with a special message:

"I don't usually make such appeals, but if there's a show you like to watch that is 'on the bubble' for renewal, tune in and spread the word. Get your friends to watch too. And your family. And your friends' family. And even some people you don't really like. The people who work on those shows will be greatly appreciative... I assume."

Notes From The Underground: I Can't Win

Knight Writers Blog on Fly By Knight!

Dave Andron offers insight into the creative process behind his episode Fly By Knight over at NBC's Official Knight Writers Blog.

"Anytime I sit down to write anything, that initial idea is always the hardest part," he writes. "Especially in the middle of a season of television, when you’ve just wrapped shooting on your last episode, so you’re already kind of beat up and exhausted and you get into the office the next morning and sit down at your desk and there’s this eerie calm as you set up your laptop and stare at that blank screen and think, 'Oh man, I am so screwed…'

"But then, you have a coffee and bang your head against the wall for a while and talk to your fellow writers and somehow you get an idea: What if a plane went missing? Okay, that’s something. And what if Kitt, for the first time since we started the show, takes the initiative and gets Mike up at four in the morning to investigate instead of the other way around? That could be fun. And what if when Mike and Kitt arrive at the spot where the transponder failed, the plane had crashed! Cool. But then what? Okay, maybe the plane crash isn’t a real plane crash, maybe it’s been faked! But why would anyone fake a plane crash…?

"And onwards and onwards until hopefully you’ve got a story that doesn’t suck."

Fly By Knight contains Andron's favourite K.I.T.T. material so far. "What else can I tell you? I think, looking back at those first moments of panic, this episode turned out kinda great."

Knight Writers Blog: Fly By Knight

Fly By Knight Highlights!

NBC's Official Knight Rider Website has posted highlights from last night's episode, Fly By Knight. In this clip, K.I.T.T. is wanted by the law and disguises himself. It's only available to the Knight Rider fans in the USA, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: Fly By Knight Highlights

Notes From The Underground: Any Lip-Readers...?

Billy is asking for help via his Notes From The Underground Blog. He and the team are trying to find a young boy that has been kidnapped:

Click on the picture to be taken to F.L.A.G.'s Surveillance section. "Check out the last three files," Billy writes. "We're trying to figure out where his abductors are taking him, and we think a clue is in those videos. These videos all come from the same gas station.

"In the one marked "Abduction/Shooting," the kid says something to the security camera, but there's no audio. I tried to figure it out myself, but all I got was a recipe for making coconut brownies, and I'm guessing that's not what he's shouting as he's been carried away by a gun wielding man."

If you're able to help, head on over straight away and let him know at:

Notes From The Underground: Any Lip-Readers Out There?

And don't forget to watch the episode! It's Fly By Knight, tonight on NBC at 8/7c!

Tonight... Knight Rider: Fly By Knight

Don't miss the latest shadowy flight into the dangerous world of the Knight Rider at 8/7c on NBC!

"Everyone needs a little help -- A plane carrying a 10 year-old federal witness has crashed or so it seems. Mike (Justin Bruening) tries to help the DEA Agent Jessie Renning, by informing her that the crash has been faked and that the drug dealer that killed his father has kidnapped the boy. Considering this information for a brief moment, she instead arrests him for hindering her investigation. Meanwhile, Sarah (Deanna Russo) tries to make a deal with the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for autonomy for the SSC's future cases. Running out of time, Mike and K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) need to find the boy before he is forced to tell where the drugs have been hidden and is killed."

Be there!

SciFiWire Talk To Justin Bruening

SciFiWire have posted an interview with Justin Bruening from the set of I Love The Knight Life -- now the season finale -- where the star of Knight Rider talks about the changes that have recently swept through the show.

"People will be able to relate more," Bruening says of the show post-'reboot.' "They reinvented the show, so it's going to be more of the original format, where it was usually Michael and K.I.T.T. going out on missions. When you do a mission on a global scale, there's too much to fit in 42 minutes. With a more localized murder-mystery mission, you can get more in-depth. In this, we can have a smaller mission with more twists and turns that can make it interesting. We still have these grand-scale missions, just not this week."

With Mike on the road assuming the 'young loner' mantle of the original Michael Knight, he now sees less of his co-stars. "Obviously, I'm sad to see people go," Bruening explains. "They are great friends, and I've learned a lot from them, but the way it happens, it makes the story stronger, and it makes the remaining four characters much stronger. We all have to step up instead of relying on the other cast members. It gives us more to do."

The fact that the remaining cast members have more to do is something that has pleased Knight Rider fans on internet forums, who have complained vocally since the show premiered that the show lacked focus and that Mike was often not the driving force behind the capture of the bad guys -- regularly being bailed out of trouble by Sarah (Deanna Russo) or the team in the SSC. Now that Sarah is in charge of operations back at the SSC, the action and adventure is firmly Mike's department... but how does Justin see the dynamics of their other relationship changing?

"I wish I knew, and I don't even think my character even knows," he says. "We are getting to the point where we come together, events have happened, and it makes us shut down in terms of romance. In [I Love The Knight Life], there is a new girl from my past, someone I knew from my childhood, and Sarah knows of her. Oddly enough, she is going through things that are almost a carbon copy to what Sarah is going through. This episode is a new step for Michael and has nothing to do with Sarah. And Michael doesn't know what's going on with Sarah, and he's starting to get frustrated. In episode four, she knew he loved her, and still nothing. It's like 'Why beat a dead horse?'"

Of course, major relationship that defines Mike's character -- and the only relationship that really matters in a show called Knight Rider -- is that between Michael Knight and his car. "The relationship that is developing is more brotherly," Bruening says. "It's basically the same principle as Iron Man, where he was a normal guy without the suit. When K.I.T.T. is around, Michael knows he's not going to get hurt. That also allows us to joke around more. In the midst of gunfire, because he's bulletproof, it's fun to play the opposite of what you normally would. At the same time, we do care about each other like a family. K.I.T.T. continues to learn, and in an upcoming episode he gains even more personality, to the point he starts playing practical jokes on me. It's a buddy-cop show with the banter. The one thing I would be excited to see is K.I.T.T. becoming angry and how he would retaliate."

So, no modern takes on classic episodes such as Killer K.I.T.T. this season then, but Bruening reveals that K.I.T.T. has plenty of aggressive ammunition in the season finale. "K.I.T.T. gets some new guns that exhaust his ammunition, which is 8,000 rounds, in seven seconds," he says. "It's pretty impressive, but I actually make fun of him for only lasting seven seconds. That's the fun part of the show. K.I.T.T. is becoming such a strong character that we're trying to find a way to make the scenes humorous."

So far, after Gary Scott Thompson's Exit Light, Enter Knight and Wednesday's Fight Knight the majority of fans are pleased with Knight Rider's new direction. Hopefully the network will follow suit. Bruening himself is happy with the result. "I think it's always fun to reinvent. It's exciting. There are changes, and you see progress that way. It's not stagnant, and it makes sense why we change. Plus, it makes it more like the original series with missions. Sarah is more of the mechanic, and she runs the place. Billy and Zoe are the computer techs, so knowing everyone's expertise allows Michael to call the right guy."

SciFiWire.com - Knight Rider Got An Overhaul...

Notes From The Underground: Crime-Solving, Billy-Style

The subject of Billy's Notes From The Underground this week is 'mystery', which gives Knight Industries' resident tech a chance to reveal his Patented Presolved Mystery Solutions!

"There are mysteries everywhere we look," he writes. "Well, to the untrained eye, at least. As a man of science, though, I don’t believe in mysteries. If you can’t explain something, then you’re just not trying hard enough. As my old college professor used to say -– 'a mystery is merely a story without a proper ending.'"

Here are two of his pre-solved mystery solutions:

"A person is found dead in a room with no windows and just one door that’s locked from the inside," he writes. "He's also been shot in the head, and the gun lays by his side. The death must be suicide, right? Wrong! It’s foul play! Check the walls. You’ll find that one wall is newer than the other three. That’s because the killer built his own wall and is currently hiding behind it. Why? Insurance fraud! You'll find his life insurance policy substantially changes in the event of suicide, which is why someone went to a great deal of trouble to stage one."

The second, more relevant mystery and its solution: "Your former army drill sergeant is found dead, and the local sheriff claims it's a drug overdose? Don’t believe him!! Small town sheriffs are frequently in cahoots with the local underground fight club organizers. Your old army friend was actually murdered by the fight club organizer and the sheriff helped cover it up."

If you have any presolved mystery solutions -- or you think "boats" are funnier than "sandwiches", head on over and tell him at:

Notes From the Underground: Crime-Solving, Billy Style, Part 1

Knight Writers Blog on Fight Knight

This week it's Rob Wright offering thoughts and feelings by way of NBC's Official Knight Writers Blog, focusing on last night's episode Fight Knight. This episode is notable as on the surface it seems to follow the template of many TV series from the 1980s, "Michael Knight comes to town to help a friend in need. In so doing, he gets into a heap of trouble with local tough guys, a femme fatale... even a Sheriff who just might be hiding a sinister secret. Will Mike save the girl? Who knows! First he and Kitt must work together, fighting and driving, to stop the bad guys before time runs out." If it sounds familiar, that's because it could apply to several Original Series episodes -- and that was Wright's intention all along!

"It takes 8 days to shoot an episode of Knight Rider," he says. "Well, we spent three of them shooting all the fights in the cage sequences... plus another night for the bar brawl." It was a tough shoot -- Hawaii aside, this episode took the cast and crew furthest from LA -- and it was particularly rough on Justin. "[He] reminded me that he went to bed sore every night on this episode. Why? Because even with all our visual effect capability... even with the use of Justin’s amazing, MMA blackbelt stunt-double Antal Kalik... even with the vast array of options that camera trickery offers, there are still moments where your actor has take a punch. In a show centering on cage fighting, those moments add up!"

Wright gives props to guest stars Tiki Barber and Michael O'Hearn (American Gladiators' Titan) -- "due to their unique builds both these guys did all their own fighting and stunt-work. I’m pleased to say both of them kicked ass" -- and also to Stunt and Fight Co-Ordinators Danny Wynands and Dino Haines. "As you can tell, we worked our actors pretty hard on this show (as we do on every show) but we always did it with a safe and well-choreographed fight plan," he says. "It's 'cause of guys like Danny and Dino -– and the rest of our team of stuntmen and women -– that the director and producers can go and make good action sequences great."

Wright also reveals that Meghan Markle, who plays Annie, only learned the extent of her fighting duties after she got the part! "Luckily, she’s a natural athlete who was able to step up to the plate and deliver," he says.

Knight Writers Blog: Exit Light, Enter Knight

More Fight Knight Highlights!

NBC's Official Knight Rider Website has posted more highlights from last night's episode, Fight Knight. In this second clip, Mike infiltrates an underground fight club to investigate a murder. It's only available to Knight Rider fans in the USA, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: Fight Knight Highlights - Clip Two

Fight Knight Highlights!

NBC's Official Knight Rider Website has posted highlights from last night's episode, Fight Knight. In this clip, K.I.T.T. directs Mike through an informal autopsy. It's only available to the Knight Rider fans in the USA, but if you can, check them out!



NBC.com: Fight Knight Highlights - Clip One

Fight Knight Interviews From NBC

The Official Knight Rider Website has posted a new behind-the-scenes video. This one goes behind-the-scenes for tonight's episode Fight Knight, guest starring Football Legend Tiki Barber and Titan from American Gladiators.

Tonight... Knight Rider: Fight Knight

Don't miss the latest shadowy flight into the dangerous world of the Knight Rider, tonight at 8/7c on NBC!

"Down for the count -- Mike's (Justin Bruening) old Army friend recruits his help to investigate the suspicious death of a tough-as-nails drill sergeant Jack Burber. Mike learns that the drill sergeant was participating in an underground fight club for military veterans for extra money. In order to find out what really happened, Mike has to infiltrate the fight club and try not to get himself killed in the ring."

Be there!

On This Day: 3rd February, 1985

Today sees the anniversary of another classic Original Series show, Junk Yard Dog.

A raid on a toxic waste dump goes terribly wrong when K.I.T.T. is destroyed. In an attempt to rebuild the supercar, the Foundation must call in the original team assembled by Wilton Knight, but there are fears that the car will never be the same again...

Notes From The Underground: Time To Redecorate

In Billy's latest Notes From The Underground he talks about his latest challenge: to "spruce up" the office.

Following is Billy's list of the things he's decided he needs to get:

1. Couches
"I know Knight Industries got us all 'orthopedically designed and scientifically tested desk chairs for optimal efficiency over prolonged stationary activity,' but, c'mon... I just want something, you know... COMFORTABLE. (and I think 'stationary activity' is a total oxymoron)

2. New Foosball Table
"Obviously. Yeah, I know we already have one. But for complete foosiness, you should replace your foosball table every 16 to 18 months. It's a fact."

3. Liquid Nitrogen
"In a subterranean lair that has everything, it's the one thing we never had enough of. At least, we never had enough to make ice cream with it. The key to making good ice cream is in the crystallization process. The faster you can get the ingredients to crystallize, the more flavorful and smoother the ice cream will taste. If I use liquid nitrogen as the coolant, it'll crystallize almost instantly, creating... perfect ice cream."

4. Fireman's Pole
"Why? 'Cause it's that fastest way to get from point A to point B. And because I hate stairs. Ever since my football injury back in the day, stairs have been a bit of a pain for me. Yes, I said football injury. I was playing Madden '98 on the original Playstation when I slammed my knee into a coffee table during a victory celebration gone horribly awry. Just one question: where does a non-firefighter buy one?"

If you can think of any other essentials that Billy might have missed, get over there and tell him at:

Notes From the Underground: Time To Redecorate

Knight Writers Blog on Exit Light, Enter Knight

Over at NBC's Official Knight Writers Blog, Eric Buchman offers some behind-the-scenes photos and trivia about Wednesday night's show, Exit Light, Enter Knight.

"This episode wasn't originally supposed to air in this slot," Buchman says of Exit Light, the last episode to be filmed before the series was put on hiatus, "but by getting moved up, I actually think it helped add some tension that might not have been there had this episode aired later in the season.

"It's hard to put the main character of any show into serious 'will he/she make it?' jeopardy, let alone a character named Michael Knight on a show called Knight Rider, but after the last three weeks, hopefully this is at least one time where Mike's life might actually feel truly threatened. Could even Michael Knight be the next character to go?

"For the danger to be credible in the episode, the threat of violence had to feel real," Buchman continues. "The bank robbers had to feel like a real threat. So we show more people getting shot (by the bad guys) than we typically do. Every shot fired, especially a shot in the direction of another human being, is carefully monitored by numerous crew members. Safety is essential, as even working with blanks can be dangerous. (even the air that is shot of out of a gun firing a blank can critically injure a person at close range)."

During the filming of the siege, Buchman reveals that over 4000 bullet shells were expended (and each and every one was picked up when the shoot was completed)!

Buchman also gives a few teasers for next week's episode: Fight Knight! Head over there and check them out:

Knight Writers Blog: Exit Light, Enter Knight

New Behind-The-Scenes Video: Meet the VFX Masters

The Official Knight Rider Website has posted a new behind-the-scenes video. There is a team behind every VFX shot in Knight Rider... in this clip you meet the two that lead the army!

Tonight... Knight Rider: Exit Light, Enter Knight

Don't miss the latest shadowy flight into the dangerous world of the Knight Rider at 8/7c on NBC!

"Bait and switch -- Mike (Justin Bruening) jumps into the thick of a bank heist and tries to stop it, but instead becomes one of the robbers' hostages. Oddly, the robbers do not seem interested in the bank's money. Apparently, they have a specific plan that includes the safe deposit boxes and the husband of one of their hostages. Unable to communication with K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) and his team, Mike tries to enlist the help of the other hostages to stop the robbers from escaping. Unfortunately, one of the so-called hostages is one of the robbers, which makes Mike's job even more difficult."

Be there!

New Behind-The-Scenes Video: VFX

The Official Knight Rider Website has posted a new behind-the-scenes video. This one is a comprehensive reel of some of the best VFX shots from Season 1.

Notes From The Underground: Change You Can Believe In

Billy talks about the huge changes that have rocked the Knight Rider world over at Notes From The Underground.

"A week ago, I worked at a company with hundreds of employees, a massive government contract, and the combined resources of the FBI, CIA, and even NASA at our disposal," he writes. "Today I work with three other people. That's it. No government contract. No unlimited resources. They say it only takes one man to make a difference... I hope they're right, whoever they are, because that's pretty much what we are now. But you know what? I think we can totally do it."

And he signs of with something that will bring smiles to fans of the Original Series:



Read more from Billy at:

Notes From the Underground: Change You Can Believe In

Knight Writers on Knight To King's Pawn

Eric Buchman fills in for writers Patrick Massett and John Zinman in the latest installment of NBC's Knight Writers Blog. The duo also write for Friday Night Lights, and were unable to contibute to Knight Writers.

"[Knight To King's Pawn] hopefully answered a few questions for you," Buchman writes: "What Mike had 'forgotten' in Iraq and why, what has Torres been secretly up to, and even what happened to one of the trademarks of the original series (F.L.A.G.). For those of you who are new to the Knight Rider universe, The Foundation for Law and Government is the organization that operated the original K.I.T.T. in the 80s series.

"Our effects guys worked around the clock these last few months on the showdown between K.I.T.T. and K.A.R.R. I'm writing this right now at 7:30pm on the west coast, and I can't wait to watch it all in high definition when it airs a half hour from now over here. Our effects are done by a company called Master Key Films that formed to do this show. They started as just two people last spring, and they've grown into a small army today. In the video section of this site, you can see highlights of their work from season 1, and you can go to MKVFX.com to see even more."

On the subject of visual effects, Buchman also reveals a few trade secrets: how they shoot the satellite images, and how they achieve the effect that K.I.T.T. is driving by himself. "The original series had a variety of tricks they used," he says. "We added one more trick. If you look in this photo, you'll see a driver wearing all black. In the final shot, we'll use computers to simply erase him, a luxury they didn't have back then. This works for distance shots, but for close-ups of the seat, well... we still have to use some of the old tricks."

Buchman also pays tribute to departing actor Yancey Arias, who is pictured with writers Rachel Mellon and Teresa Huang (I Wanna Rock & Roll All Knight).

Next week sees another change to the running order -- Exit Light, Enter Knight the last episode filmed for Season 1, preempts I Love The Knight Life.

Knight Writers Blog: Knight To King's Pawn

Knight To King's Pawn Highlights!

NBC's Official Knight Rider Website has posted highlights from Wednesday night's episode, Knight To King's Pawn. In this clip, you can see the shutting down of the SSC! It's only available to Knight Rider fans in the US, but if you can, check them out!



NBC.com: Knight To King's Pawn Highlights

Tonight... K.A.R.R.!

K.A.R.R.!

It's the one that we've all been waiting for... Knight To King's Pawn!

"Time to fight back -- Sarah is not coping well with her father's death and decides to leave town. Concerned, Mike goes looking for her and in return gets the answers he has been searching for about his past. Meanwhile, the NSA has decided to dismantle the SSC now that Dr. Graiman is dead and they can then move forward with K.I.T.T.'s nemesis K.A.R.R. With Torres' permission they take out K.I.T.T.'s chip that contains his personality and memories and place it in K.A.R.R. Upset by what has happened, Mike, Sarah, Billy and Zoe devise a plan to find where K.I.T.T. has been taken and get him up and running and destroy the evil K.A.R.R. once and for all."

It's on NBC at 8/7c, and you do not want to miss this one!

Knight Rider Guest Star Passes Away...

Actor Don Galloway, who guest-starred on two episodes of Knight Rider: The Original Series, passed away in a Reno, Nevada hospital on January 8th following a stroke. He was 71.

He was best-known for his co-starring role as Detective Sergeant Ed Brown in the popular crime drama Ironside, and also appeared on Marcus Welby, M.D., Love, American Style, Fantasy Island, Hotel, Charlie's Angels, Dallas, MacGyver and Murder, She Wrote.

Galloway will be familiar to Knight Rider fans as Gilbert Cole -- the corrupt lawyer who frames Stefanie Mason (Catherine Hickland) in Season One's White Bird, and Harley Freeman -- a mentor of Bonnie who is used in a plot to steal a missile guidance system in Season Three's Knight In Retreat.

Galloway is survived by his wife, Linda Marie, two daughters from his first marriage, Tracy and Jennifer, two stepchildren, Sheila and Robert, and three grandchildren.

Next Week: K.A.R.R. Returns!

Knight Rider Online caught the teaser for next week's epic battle between K.I.T.T. and K.A.R.R.! The episode -- Knight to King's Pawn -- airs next Wednesday night, 8/7c! Don't miss it!

Magazine Watch: SFX on the Reboot

The UK's SFX magazine has a new interview with Gary Scott Thompson regarding the current "reboot" we're seeing, and the new direction that Knight Rider is taking. It's a situation the network has forced on the showrunner, he reveals.

"When we spoke, NBC were still leading me to believe we were going in a certain direction," Thompson tells the magazine. "We had written scripts and shot episodes that detailed Mike's past and had flashbacks to what happened, and these were things we were forced to take out -- kicking and screaming, by the way. They just felt it was too dark. But it wasn't; it was just telling what happened and him trying to piece together his memory. It gave a sense of mystery that's missing and made it stand out more than just being a fluffy show.

"We had pitched NBC on the first 13 episodes and his backstory was a big part of that, so that by the time we got to episode 13 we had pieced together the puzzle, and from 13 to 22 we'd sort of solve what was left to solve about it. Once the network saw the cut of [A Hard Day's Knight], they had us rip all of it out and it's been a scramble to replace it. This is really the network's reboot. They don't like when I say that, but these are marching orders coming down."

It's been reported that the format the show will take is a lot more reminiscent of the Original Series: a modern-day Lone Ranger concept, with Mike and K.I.T.T. driving across the country and helping the common man. The seeds of this were sown in last night's episode, Day Turns Into Knight: "The dying wish of one of the characters is that they go back to what they had originally started with, before they got too involved with the government," Thompson says. "Mike is told to go back to the idea that one man can make a difference; that he should go out and help people who need help and not take on the terrorist of the week. As a result, they've kind of gone rogue and will be operating outside of the law. So the government shuts them down and what they do from there is the show's new direction."

What does Thompson think of the new direction? "I think the drama's good, especially in those episodes. We're just starting on the ones after that -- the reboot. Now it's like, 'what do we do?' and they actually ask that question. They go forward from there and fulfil someone's dying wish. It'll work, touch wood."

It's SFX, issue 179, February 2009, out now!

Notes From The Underground: One of a Kind

Billy has a tribute to Dr. Charles Graiman in his latest blog.

"Charles Graiman was a leader in many fields. The science mags liked to talk about his work in robotics and artificial intelligence, but there wasn't an area of science he didn't have a firm grasp on. Dr. G was far more than a scientist. He was a teacher. He was a father. He was my boss. He was my friend.

"I've been working for Dr. G for quite some time at Knight Industries, in their research division. Thanks to him though, we did far more than just research. Under Dr. G's guidance, we worked around the clock to preserve the balance between good and evil in this world. We made a difference."

In the Knight Rider world, that's the most important thing.

Read more from Billy at:

Notes From the Underground: One of a Kind

Knight Writers Blog on Day Turns Into Knight!

Dave Andron has chipped in with his thoughts about last night's episode over at NBC's Knight Writers Blog! Andron took over the writing duties from Rob Wright, who scripted the first part of the story that left the characters "in as dire a situation as he could conjure: the warehouse blown up and Carrie down; Mike and Kitt forced to act as the couriers of a nuclear bomb; and a madman vanished with one African Ambassador. Sounds great, right? It was. Except that then it became my job to figure out how to fix everything."

The task was complicated on a number of levels, since Andron -- who scripted last year's 2-hour pilot movie -- also had to create a "graceful and meaningful exit" for two main characters that he created and helped cast in the show.

The story also provided the team with some other challenges: "The opening sequence with 'Speeded Kitt' our stunt unit shot over two days on a freeway we shut down in Long Beach," he continues. "I think it’s some of the best practical stunt work we’ve seen on this show yet. We didn’t actually land a plane on a highway (land a what on a what?! you'll see) but we didn’t have to, because our VFX team came up huge in a timeframe that is basically asking the impossible. All of our actors turned in stellar performances (for further examples see Smith hold her own with Richard Roundtree; John Briddell as the stern yet caring ‘Dr. Yost’ [a tip-of-the-hat to the movie Speed, which was written by Graham Yost - KRA]; and Rick Hoffman being, well, Rick Hoffman) but especially the ones we were saying goodbye to, which made their departures all that much more difficult.

"Isn’t there some old saying, about how the things in life that are the most difficult end up being the most rewarding? I’d say that sums up this episode for me. Made me proud to be part of this show, to see what it’s capable of. And I think you’ll understand what I mean when you watch it," he says.

Knight Writers Blog: Day Turns Into Knight

Day Turns Into Knight - Highlights!

NBC's Official Knight Rider Website has posted highlights from last night's episode, Day Turns Into Knight... where speeding it fun -- but not like this! It's only available to Knight Rider fans in the US, but if you can, check them out!



NBC.com: Day Turns Into Knight Highlights

There is also a clip of DOND model Anya from the previous week's show, Don't Stop the Knight:

NBC.com: DOND Model Anya on Knight Rider

Tonight... Knight Rider: Day Turns Into Knight

Tonight we have Part Two of Knight Rider's big "reboot"!

"Mike and K.I.T.T. continue on their quest to stop a terrorist from detonating a nuclear weapon and killing the ambassador -- Mike (Justin Bruening) and K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) are now transporting a bomb in the trunk of the car, but in order for it not to explode they must stay above 100 miles-per-hour. Trying to come up with a plan to disable the bomb, they load K.I.T.T. onto the plane to buy some time and keep up their speed. Clinging to life, Rivai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier) manages to give a clue to find where the terrorist is hiding. Meanwhile, Sarah (Deanna Russo) receives some upsetting news about her dad. Bruce Davison, Yancey Arias and Paul Campbell star. Smith Cho recurs and Rick Hoffman and Richard Roundtree guest star."

Watch as Day Turns Into Knight at 8/7c on NBC!

On This Day: 14th January, 1983

26 years ago today was the original airdate of a pivotal episode of Knight Rider: The Original Series, and Knight Rider mythology. Hearts of Stone was the first show of the 1982-83 season's "back nine" block of episodes, and the first that was written and produced by Robert Foster.

It's not the most popular of all the shows, but it remains one of the most important. Foster's approach to the material was vastly different to the earlier episodes; there was still humour, but the overall tone was less light-hearted. Suddenly, Michael Knight found himself in situations where he was really threatened, and faced fights that he might not be able to win -- whether it's driving into the middle of a hi-tech gang war or being roughed-up by arms dealers.

The show that Foster inherited was on shaky ground. The show was actually on the verge of cancellation until the extremely popular November '82 episode Trust Doesn't Rust. It was Foster's approach that saw the show successfully ride out three more seasons on NBC.

It's a situation that is being repeated for the most part right now. The current Knight Rider production team dared to try something different for a new audience; some of it worked, a lot of it didn't. And now that we are entering the business-end of the season -- that will see the series either cancelled or renewed -- Knight Rider is finally returning to its original premise: a lone crusader championing the cause of the innocent, the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.

Knight Rider (Classic) on iTunes

UK iTunes customers are now able to purchase every episode of David Hasselhoff's original Knight Rider series, after the online store added seasons 3 and 4 to the service.

Season 1 is available for £16.99, while Season 4 can be purchased in its entirety for £31.29. The middle two seasons are available by episode only, and all individual shows cost £1.49 each -- including the feature-length adventures Knight of the Drones and Knight of the Juggernaut, which haven't been split into two parts like the earlier TV movies!

No sign of any of the sequels, or a UK release of the current series (which is available in iTunes' US store). Stay tuned.

On This Day: 10th January, 1986

23 years ago we had one of the last great Knight Rider: Original Series episodes. Killer K.I.T.T. pitted Michael Knight and the F.L.A.G. team against K.I.T.T., who has been re-programmed and, in true Exorcist-style, has become evil.

New Behind-the-Scenes Video

NBC's Official Knight Rider Website has a new "making-of" video focusing on the series' green screen process, used for special effects and driving sequences. This one takes us behind-the-scenes on an upcoming sequence with K.A.R.R.! Unfortunately it's only available to Stateside audiences, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: Green Screen Action

Notes From The Underground: Tell Me Something Good

Billy has taken the unusual step of updating his blog from work. Something shocking has just happened... something "too unreal to believe. And then there are some sights that are so real, you don’t want to believe them. I really, really hope that my eyes are lying to me. I hope didn’t just see what I thought I saw."

Get on over there to find out what Billy has just seen. But, if you haven't seen last night's show, you might want to check that out first -- there are big spoilers.

Notes From the Underground: Tell Me Something Good

Knight Writers Blog on Don't Stop The Knight!

Rob Wright is this week's contributor to NBC's Knight Writers Blog, and he talks about Don't Stop the Knight! It was the first of a two-parter that will have huge ramifications in the new Knight Rider universe, and to reflect that they tasked Mike and K.I.T.T. with a series of Herculean labours. Wright thinks that they delivered, and talks about the various elements that made this particular show work.

"We had the good luck of casting master evil do-er Rick Hoffman in the role of the show's main villain, 'Chris Stevens,'" he says. "Rick is a great actor, who not only nailed the character, but was able to improvise within the framework of his scenes to make Stevens more than a bad guy...he’s a bad guy you’ll love to hate.

"For the central 'insurmountable obstacle' we tasked Mike with rescuing African Ambassador 'Olara Kumali' played by Vanessa Williams. As you’ll see, Vanessa spends most of the episode in a pretty tight space, but she was still able to bring depth and humanity to her character -– plus some mighty fight. Thank you, Vanessa!"

With regard to Mike's 'Herculean labours', Wright says: "In this show we have four of them -– each once crazier the last. First is a prison break, which we shot at a real prison... Next comes the theft of the x-ray machine, where Mike gets tasered in the butt... After this comes the exchange with the three Russian agents, affectionately known to the crew as 'The Hotskies'... Finally, there’s the face-off between Stevens and Mike at the abandoned sugar mill."

Follow the link to read more about those tasks -- Wright shares a lot of behind-the-scenes trivia (including how the Attack K.I.T.T. was damaged during filming!) But, if you haven't seen the episode yet, beware! There are spoilers...

Knight Writers Blog: Don't Stop The Knight

Don't Stop The Knight - Highlights

NBC's Official Knight Rider Website has highlights from last night's episode, Don't Stop The Knight! It's only available to Knight Rider fans in the US, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: Don't Stop The Knight Highlights

Tonight... Knight Rider: Don't Stop The Knight

Tonight it's all change for Knight Rider.

"Mike and K.I.T.T. try to rescue a kidnapped foreign ambassador from a terrorist in time for peace talks -- Mike and K.I.T.T. are sent on an endless string of mini-missions by a crazy terrorist in exchange to keep Ambassador Olara Kumali (guest star Vanessa Williams) alive, but they soon realize that they are part of a bigger plan. Trying to outsmart the terrorist, Rivai and a team of FBI agents find themselves in an explosive situation. Meanwhile, Sarah and Dr. Graiman try to fix a sick robot. Yancey Arias and Paul Campbell star. Smith Cho recurs and Rick Hoffman guest stars."

This is Part One of the pivotal story arc that sends the show back to its roots, and the beginning of the end for three of the series' co-stars.

Don't Stop The Knight, NBC, 8/7c. Don't miss it!

Notes From The Underground: Y2K + 9?

Billy updated his Notes From The Underground last night, and he talks about the events of Knight Fever. He apologises for the lack of regular updates lately; they've been having 'technical difficulties' in the office.

"You can blame it on the new year. You can blame it on an increased workload. Or you can blame it on an experimental nano-virus that's deadlier to tech than Ebola is to people. Your pick. But if you pick the first two, you're wrong.

"Anyways, I got A LOT of work to do this week. We almost lost every system we have running. Be thankful that when things get ugly in your workplace, your boss doesn't have a self-destruct button at his or her disposal. (I'm assuming you don't work on a nuclear-powered submarine, a starship, or in a secret underground lair full of super-classified technology).

"Okay, I'm off to enjoy the rest of 2008 a bit before I have to buckle back down to work in 2009. See ya in the year of the Ox."

He also responds to reader questions about the blonde ponytail in the picture from the Christmas party (see left). "Let's just say there's a reason why her face had to be cut out of the pic. And that reason might have something to do with an ex-boyfriend of hers who's extremely jealous of me and my studliness. Or it could just be that the photographer messed up. Your pick. (but I prefer that you think it's the first one)"

Notes From the Underground: Y2K + 9?

Knight Writers Updated

Knight Rider writer and co-executive producer Matt Pyken is this week's contributor to NBC's Knight Writers Blog. The focus is last night's episode Knight Fever, which he describes as "easily the most frustrating episode of the season"... which goes some way to explain why the second episode filmed -- originally scheduled to air in early October -- has been delayed and delayed until it finally saw the light of day on New Year's Eve.

"The idea was to have Kitt contract a tech-eating virus (think Ebola for machines) and nearly die," Pyken says. "Well, that’s what we shot and planned to put on screen -– the special effects were another matter entirely. Turns out it's harder to make a virus look cool on screen than we ever expected. Two special effects teams and seven months later, we sort of realized that less is more. The virus you see now is the result."

The original series had its share of episodes that were filmed early on and delayed until later in their respective seasons (Inside Out, A Plush Ride, Big Iron, Out of the Woods), but episodic TV in the mid-1980s didn't develop characters from episode to episode in the same way as shows do today. How would this episode, written and filmed when the production team -- and actors -- were new to the characters slot in to the present continuity? It turns out that this was one of the major obstacles they had to overcome, and it involved extensive rewriting.

"We shot this episode way back in July, well before Kitt developed his current 'personality,'" Pyken explains. "He was supposed to be a little more robotic and so Mike's and Sarah's responses to him in the original script were more like that of a big brother or big sister talking to their much younger, far less experienced sibling. But now the episode airs as number ten, and Kitt's AI is much more developed. The solution? Re-write all of Kitt's dialogue to fit. Easy, right? Think again. Imagine you were having a conversation with your seven year-old brother, then you have exactly the same conversation six months later –- except the seven year-old is now eighteen. I doubt the answers would be the same, (though I gotta admit, I'm still kinda the same dude I was when I was seven). Anyway, we’ve already shot both Mike's and Sarah's sides of the conversations -– way back in July. But now we have to change Kitt's entire attitude -- his point of view, his 'feelings' about what's taking place. All new dialogue. It took some doing."

The question is, did it work?

"In the end, I think turning episode 2 into episode 10 ended up falling under the banner of the 'law of unintended consequences' -- meaning it turns out it makes more sense in the new slot than the old," Pyken says. "We know Kitt really well by now, and we understand how much he means to Mike and Sarah and vice-versa. And despite Mike and Sarah’s relative coolness toward one another lately, it's clear their love and friendship is still rock solid."

If you missed last (K)night's show because of New Year commitments, be sure to check it out at NBC.com. Big changes next week as the series moves into the business-end of the season and hits the highly-publicised 'reboot' button.

Knight Writers Blog: Knight Fever

Knight Fever Highlights

NBC's Official Knight Rider Website has updated with video highlights from last night's episode, Knight Fever. In this one, "Mike puts the 'man' in 'manual.'" It's only available Stateside, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: Knight Fever Highlights

Tonight... Knight Rider: Knight Fever!

Be there for tonight's new Knight Rider episode, Knight Fever, on NBC!

"K.I.T.T. may have met his match when he falls victim to a destructive computer virus -– Mike (Justin Bruening) must stop the spread of a computer virus that threatens a total global meltdown. The job gets much harder when K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) is infected. Meanwhile, Mike’s jealousy begins to show when Sarah (Deanna Russo) reconnects with an old flame (guest star Jeffrey Pierce, The Nine), who may be the key to solving the latest mission. Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Paul Campbell, Yancey Arias and Bruce Davison star. Smith Cho recurs."

Don't miss it!

Notes From The Underground: The Wait Is Almost Over

Billy's Notes From the Underground have been updated with his thoughts about his favourite TV show.

"I don’t know about you guys, but I’ve been a little antsy lately," he says. "My favorite TV show hasn’t aired a new episode in what feels like an eternity.

"I’m usually not a fan of 'reboots' of sci-fi tv shows from the 70s and 80s. But I’ve been completely hooked on this one since the first episode. I don’t know if it’s the extensive special effects, the heightened stakes, or the beautiful women. Or maybe it was the inclusion of a certain character that I could REALLY relate to.

"All I know is that whenever this show comes on, I just can’t take my eyes off the screen. Don’t call me. Don’t text me. Don’t ping me. Don’t poke me. Because for that one hour, it’s just me and my TV.

"And the wait is almost over."

To find out what show he's talking about, follow the link:

Notes From The Underground: The Wait is (Almost) Over

Knight Writers Blog Updated

NBC have updated the Official Knight Rider Blog with another Q&A session with Gary Scott Thompson. He talks about writing for film and television, the far-out technology and science used in the series, and lists the user names and passwords for exclusive access to hidden content at the Knight Industries Research Website.

Remember, Knight Rider returns to NBC on Wednesday, December 31st, with all new episodes. Don't miss it -- Knight Rider needs your support!

Knight Writers Blog: Quick Q&A with Gary Scott Thompson

New Set Reports at KRO

The lucky folks over at Knight Rider Online have been invited back onto the set of the currently-filming season finale, Exit Light, Enter Knight, and had an opportunity to speak to the cast and crew about what we can expect from the remaining episodes after the reboot, and NBC's worrying decision to bring production to an early finish.

"The show is not cancelled," Gary Scott Thompson tells them. "We're doing a reboot, and a lot of people don't know this but NBC cut a lot of costs by cutting episodes on a lot of shows, but also laid off 750 people in their production offices and their other offices, so this is a cost cutting measure, not a cancellation measure." Thompson encourages fans of the show to write in to the network to show their support for Knight Rider.

"We're making [the show] more like the original one," Justin Bruening says of the reboot. "The natural progression of the story is that it just becomes more like the original. It's K.I.T.T. and I, and we're on the road and I'm the only person K.I.T.T. really needs. I drive around, I find a mission, I solve it. It's smaller crimes, you know, I'm not trying to save the world each week."

Writers Rachel Mellon and Teresa Huang agree. "It's very exciting," Rachel explains. "It's more like the original where it's a guy in a car saving the world, or saving the little guy, depending on the week and the writer." Teresa Huang adds, "I think it's really going to bring a lot to the show because it's simplifying all the elements. We thought very big at the beginning of the show, and I think we saw that it's really the smaller stories, the saving the guy of the week, saving the everyman that's exciting to us."

One episode that fans are anxiously waiting for is the twelfth installment, Knight to King's Pawn, which features the return of K.A.R.R. Justin can't hide his excitement over it: "He's a scary mofo, let me tell you," Justin says. "It's epic, it's huge. It's bigger than [the season finale]. I can't say anything because it might give it away... I'm just gonna tell you it's K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R. That's it. And that's not even the big part of it." He describes the showdown as being "like 20 rounds with Tyson, it's awesome. Take the original K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R. and multiply that by a thousand, it's nuts. And I'm stuck in the middle of it."

The finale looks to be filled with action: a beat-up Justin says that he is involved in several fight sequences and rides a motorcycle, while around 4000 rounds of ammunition were expended in an exterior scene involving K.I.T.T.!

Knight Rider Online: GST Says KR NOT Cancelled

Knight Rider Online: Knight Writers On Set Interview

Knight Rider Online: Justin Bruening On The Set

Knight Rider Halts Production

The cast and crew of Knight Rider were informed yesterday that the show's 17th episode, Exit Light, Enter Knight, will be its last for the season, bringing the show to an early finale on 25th February.

THRfeed.com reports: "The network has recently said it plans to overhaul the show to function as more of a crime-of-the-week procedural. The format changes are still going to air in the coming weeks, but the cutback suggests there is little expectation that a revamp will reverse the action-drama's ratings decline.

"This episode reduction likely spells the beginning of the end of the show, since Rider ratings have been abysmal. Unless there's marked improvement between now and the finale, it's tough to see NBC paying to bring back Rider next fall. Still, as with Lipstick Jungle -- which the network has not ordered new episodes for, but has also not pulled from its lineup -- NBC sources say they do not consider the show canceled.

"NBC picked up Rider for a full season in late October, relatively early in the show's run. Though modestly rated, the numbers had seemed to level off. After the pickup, Rider declined -- and kept declining -- with the most recent episode watched by 5.2 million viewers and earning a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49."

The show returns to the air later this month, so get behind it!

THR.com Live Feed: Knight Rider to Halt Production Early

Knight Rider Christmas Gift Ideas

"I love Christmas! The lights, the trees, the music... the whole spirit of the season makes me feel great." - Michael Knight, Silent Knight, 1983.

Christmas is almost here again, and if you're reading this, the chances are you're either a Knight Rider fan yourself, or someone desperately searching for Knight Rider gifts for that fan in your life. Listed below are some of the most popular Knight Rider items currently on the market.

Knight Rider: The Complete Original Series on DVD

For the first time in the United States, the entire Original Series starring David Hasselhoff and Edward Mulhare has been released on DVD in one set. The 24 single-sided discs include every episode, and the same bonus content as the original season-by-season releases, including 1991's reunion movie Knight Rider 2000, and it all comes packaged in a case with a built-in "scanner light". Press the button and it lights up with the sound of K.I.T.T.'s scanner and the classic theme tune. It's available from various retailers from around $100. (A Region 2 version has also been available for some time, and can be found for discounted prices.)

The new series of Knight Rider starring Justin Bruening and Deanna Russo is currently unavailable on DVD, but is available for download online either episode-by-episode or via a subscription for the entire season. For more information check out Amazon.com, Hulu.com, and iTunes (all US-only). The TV movie that aired in February was released on DVD by F.Y.E., but only available as a special offer while stocks last; more information about this product can be found at F.Y.E.'s website.

Mio Portable Knight Rider GPS Unit

One of the most innovative and popular Knight Rider-related products to hit the stores, Mio Technology introduced the world’s first Knight Rider-inspired GPS. With a design inspired by the original Knight Industries Two Thousand, or K.I.T.T., this GPS brings the magic of the original series to your daily commute with voice guidance and turn-by-turn directions featuring the original voice of K.I.T.T., William Daniels. The GPS features a 4.3-inch widescreen interface, which allows for more on-screen information and additional details about upcoming intersections. More than four million points of interest will assist drivers in locating gas stations, emergency assistance, hotels and restaurants – turning every trip on the road into an adventure. Like the original K.I.T.T., which had multiple modes including normal, auto and pursuit cruising, the Knight Rider GPS allows drivers to choose routing modes including the fastest or shortest route and highway preference. It's available from several outlets from around $260.

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Hitari Knight Rider Remote Control K.I.T.T. Car

One of the more popular recent Knight Rider toys is this remote-controlled model by Hitari. The car has all the standard remote-control functions -- forward, reverse, left, right and stop -- and also has the voice of K.I.T.T. Press the fuel filler or button on the transmitter and you'll hear the familiar, "I am K.I.T.T., whom you may regard as the voice of the Knight 2000." The model is at 1:15 scale, and available from various outlets.

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Shelby Collectibles 2008 Shelby Mustang GT500-KR 1/18 Scale - Knight Rider Version

As the new series settled into its Wednesday night timeslot, Shelby Collectibles released this diecast model of the Mustang, which is available from around $40. Neither the model nor the box contains Knight Rider graphics or effects.

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NBC, the network that produced the original and the current Knight Rider TV series, has several products available:

NBC Online Store

Other Knight Rider items, including some highly collectible products dating back to the 1980s, can be found at the following links courtesy of eBay and Amazon. Please be aware that if ordering items from the following sites, shipping can take some time.

Knight Rider Products at Online Stores:

Knight Rider Products at eBay.com

Knight Rider Products at Amazon.com

The Knight Rider Archive will be celebrating the Christmas season shortly with a huge update of new material, so stay tuned!

Knight Writers Updated

Eric Buchman of the production staff has given the Knight Writers Blog a Thanksgiving update, honouring a holiday of peace and gratitude with some photos of people fighting! The selection of behind-the-scenes shots come from the episodes Knight of the Iguana and Knight of the Hunter, but there is also a shot from the upcoming episode Fight Knight.

Check them out:

Knight Writers Blog: Happy Turkey Day

Knight Fever & The "Reboot"

Knight Fever, the second episode of the series to be filmed and the next to air, is being held back until New Year's Eve, December 31st. In that show, Mike must stop the spread of a computer virus that threatens a total global meltdown. The job gets much harder when K.I.T.T. is infected. Meanwhile, Mike's jealousy begins to show when Sarah reconnects with an old flame who may be the key to solving the latest mission.

Shapeshifter, a Knight Rider insider, tells Knight Rider Online, "The show IS going to change quite a bit after [Knight Fever]... Eps 10 and 11 will be the transitional episodes, and a lot is going to happen. It won't just be dropping some characters -- the whole mission, and organization behind the mission, is going to change, and the K.I.T.T. cave, when used at all, will be utilized in a different way. Their whole world is going to be rocked."

Alex Torres' Secret Videos

Updates at NBC's Knight Industries Research website have revealed two video files with clues to Michael's missing memories. The files (which were filmed for the episode A Hard Day's Knight) feature the return of The Shield's Paula Garces as Kelli, and can be found under Alex Torres' personnel file.

The first is titled: "MT Forced Coercion: Experimental Memory Extraction." The extraction method involved "6 gauge needle injects a radioactive isotope directly into subject's temple. The isotope acts as a chemical tracer, marking all recently formed neural patterns and allowing them to be manipulated by a properly-tuned synaptic reader." Known side effects of the procedure include headaches, nightmares and severe memory loss, and the procedure is incredibly painful. If it's successful, the subject will have no recollection of it.

The second video is called: "MK Dream Surveillance: Experimental Subconscious Image Tap," and was recorded 10/15/08 at 03:02 am. Notes state that "REM state induced at approx. 3am via psychoactive drug administered without subject's knowledge. Subject's personal sleeping pod was prepared with hidden sensors specifically attuned to subject's neural biochemistry." Michael had no awareness of the test trial or its results.

Magazine Watch - SFX & Death Ray

Knight Rider has been on the air for two months now, and the reviews of the first few episodes are starting to appear in the genre magazines. The latest issues of two of the UK's finest sci-fi mags feature the show in their TV sections:

SFX rounds up the first four shows, which average between 2 and 3 stars out of 5. They note that "it's incredible how many opportunities the characters find to lose their clothes" but, "once your brain accepts the 1980s Saturday afternoon vibe, it's enjoyable in a goofy way." A Hard Day's Knight scores the highest with reviewer Dave Bradley, who concludes that "hints at a story arc about gaps in Michael's memory from his time in Beirut may possibly lead somewhere interesting, but Knight Rider mainly feels like pure 'guilty pleasure' television, the sci-fi equivalent of Baywatch."

The bi-monthly DeathRay features two pieces on the show: an article about the background of the series in their US TV round-up and a less-than-positive review. They state that "It's a kid's show re-created by middle-aged geeks, and their biggest mistake is to do it 'adult' without making it grown up. The result suits no-one, like later Airwolf." It's not all doom-and-gloom though; reviewer Guy Haley adds: "The chatty car's still the star, and the new K.I.T.T. is realised with escapist glee, with Val Kilmer appropriately deadpan as its voice. Such is the strength of Knight Rider's core ideas that if NBC can sort out the juvenile mess round it, and make it just for the kids, it could still be a ratings hit."

Neither magazine has any confirmation of a UK broadcast date. Be sure to check them out!

Notes From The Underground: Go On Vacation...

Billy updated his Notes From The Underground last night, and he talks about the events of Knight of the Zodiac. "Last night I got a second chance to do something I regret not doing years ago -- using my advanced degree in mathematics to beat the house in sin city," he writes. "I know what you’re thinking -- card counting is illegal. Nope. It’s just the kind of thing that can get you locked up in a secret room with no cameras and burly Casino guard with a name with no vowels. Which is why I was about to chicken out.

"But then the most amazing thing happened. I met someone sweet, beautiful, funny, and smart. I met Courtney Flynn. And we just clicked. Now, I never click with anyone. I usually over think things to death, killing the moment. What happened between Courtney and me is so rare, so special, so treasured… I’ve got to preserve it like a limited edition first run Red Dwarf action figure."

Notes From the Underground: Go On Vacation, Leave On Probation

Knight Writers Updated

Knight Rider writer and co-executive producer Matt Pyken is this week's contributor to NBC's Knight Writers Blog. The focus is last night's Las Vegas-set Knight of the Zodiac, and there's plenty of behind-the-scenes trivia!

The first problem the production team encountered with this episode was the location. "It’s 300 miles from us here in LA, and not a great town for shooting a TV series," he says. "If that seems counter-intuitive, think about it. Shooting inside a casino is a big deal. Security is all over the crew, and if you want to simulate a casino heist, forget it. When there’s real money around, the real guys with the real guns tend to get nervous. Then there’s the disruption factor; Las Vegas casinos make more in a day than we could ever pay for a location fee, so they’re not particularly keen on 200 members of a TV crew settling in for a few days.

"Enter the Morongo Band of Mission Indians. These nice folks just happened to build a huge Vegas-style hotel and casino 90 miles east of Los Angeles on the edge of the desert near Palm Springs. We took our entire crew of 200, put them up for three days in the hotel, ate at the buffet for breakfast and lunch and shot this episode of Knight Rider everywhere from the casino to the pool to one of the cabana-style suites. It was awesome and it looks exactly like Las Vegas."

So, all of the driving scenes of Mike and K.I.T.T. in Vegas were special effects, a technique the show has utilised from the get-go. "Without getting too technical, our visual effects wizards composite Kitt in with real footage of Las Vegas -– footage we were able to get from the series Las Vegas, a show Gary Scott Thompson created and I wrote on for five years," Pyken reveals. Surprisingly, the special effects team that works on the driving scenes is actually located in South Africa!

This episode seems to have been a lot of fun for all involved. Courtney Flynn, Billy's love interest in this episode, was named after Courtney Flynn, who works on the show. Another lucky member of the crew hit a $4000 dollar slot jackpot!

Knight Writers Blog: Knight of the Zodiac

Knight of the Zodiac Highlights

The Official Knight Rider Website has updated with video highlights from last night's episode, Knight of the Zodiac. In the clip, Mike passes muster with the Zodiac crew. It's only available Stateside, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: Knight of the Zodiac Highlights

Tonight... Knight Rider: Knight of the Zodiac

Don't miss tonight's new Knight Rider episode, Knight of the Zodiac at 8/7c on NBC!

"Mike, K.I.T.T. and Billy head to Vegas to take on a money laundering ring -- Mike (Justin Bruening) goes undercover in Vegas to bust a money laundering operation. Billy (Paul Campbell) joins Mike and K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) on the mission, only to spark a romantic adventure of his own. Meanwhile, Dr. Graiman (Bruce Davison) locks horns with an old rival and former flame, who comes to assess how "green" the K.I.T.T. Cave is. Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier and Bruce Davison star. Smith Cho recurs."

Be there!

On This Day: 19th November, 1982

26 years ago today, K.A.R.R. burst onto the scene! Created by writer and producer Steven E. de Souza, K.I.T.T.'s not-so-friendly prototype was the focus of the ninth episode of the series, and the segment that cemented the series' popularity and saved it from cancellation. In his autobiography, David Hasselhoff says:

"We were in danger of cancellation when Jan McCormack [David's manager] contacted her connections at Universal and pleaded, 'Give us another four weeks.' She got us a reprieve and in those four weeks we pulled things around, thanks largely to an episode called Trust Doesn't Rust in which writer Steven de Souza introduced K.I.T.T.'s evil twin K.A.R.R.

"Trust Doesn't Rust was probably the best episode of the first season and one of the best in the series' entire run. It certainly was the Jekyll and Hyde of talking cars. In December, Knight Rider got better numbers for NBC on Friday nights at 9 pm than its twenty-six previous shows in that slot."

K.A.R.R. would return in 1984's classic K.I.T.T. Vs. K.A.R.R., and is due to return in the new series' episode Knight to King's Pawn!

The Return of David Hasselhoff?

Aint It Cool News have been alerted about plans for Knight Rider's future via a statement made from a producer of the Anaconda movies -- the last of which starred David Hasselhoff:

"The producers of Sony's 2009 release Anaconda 4 (or whatever it was called) which stars David Hasselhoff said they're going to make more of them, but it won't star David.

"He said that David will probably be too busy to do a 5th film in the series (he did 3 & 4 back to back) because he's returning to TV.

"The plan for the next season of KNIGHT RIDER, says he, is for David Hasselhoff to be a regular on the show. He'd be teamed with his on-screen son Mike Tracer (Justin Bruening) to solve weekly adventures in the hopes that that boosts ratings. I wish them luck ;) "

In essence this move would bring the show in line with David's original pitch to NBC last year.

Aint It Cool News: If There's A Second Season Of Knight Rider, Will The Hoff Return For Father/Son Adventures Of The Week??

Notes From The Underground: Wanna Bet?

Billy's Blog got its weekly update last night, and he talks about the bets he made in I Wanna Rock and Roll All Knight. "Man, I’m still feeling the rush. Is this what it feels like to put everything on the line and go all in? Maybe I should finally make that trip to Vegas after all…" Tune in next week as he actually gets to make the trip -- he and Mike head to Vegas to take on a money laundering ring.

Notes From the Underground: Wanna Bet?

Knight Writers Updated

The Knight Writers -- this time Teresa Huang & Rachel Mellon -- updated an excellent piece on their show I Wanna Rock and Roll All Knight. They talk about the dualistic nature of the characters, and how they worked that into the show. "Our primary meditation was on sexy criminals running around in a hot car," they say. "We loved creating Nikki & Max as a reflection of our heroes Mike & Sarah. Both drive hot cars, but Nikki & Max are expressive and reckless while Mike & Sarah are measured and bottled up. They teeter on the edge but never drop off."

They also reveal that the episode was originally written to feature a 1967 Black Panther Camaro, "a car that turned out to be so priceless that we couldn't even fake it. There are only two left in existence," so the show used a 1970 Dodge Superbee. Teresa and Rachel also reveal that they stepped in as background actors in the Anderson Valve scene, and Rachel can be seen delivering a wrench in the foreground!

Knight Writers: I Wanna Rock & Roll All Knight

NBC Behind the Scenes: Car Crash

The Official Website updated an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of the car crash stunt featured in I Wanna Rock & Roll All Knight! It's only available Stateside, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: Exclusive Behind the Scenes

I Wanna Rock & Roll All Knight Highlights

The Official Website has updated with video highlights from last night's episode, I Wanna Rock and Roll All Knight, and demonstrates that male/female dynamics don't compute for K.I.T.T.! It's only available Stateside, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: I Wanna Rock & Roll All Knight

Tonight... Knight Rider: I Wanna Rock & Roll All Knight

Don't miss tonight's new Knight Rider episode, I Wanna Rock and Roll All Knight at 8/7c on NBC!

"A criminal couple with congressional ties threatens to reveal the secrets of Knight Industries -- Knight Industries is hot on the trail of a Bonnie & Clyde-esque criminal couple, only to discover their true identities have a serious impact on a national congressional race. As the mission unfolds, Mike (Justin Bruening) and K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) are forced into action to save Agent Rivai (Sydney Tamiia Poitier). Deanna Russo, Paul Campbell, Yancey Arias and Bruce Davison star. Smith Cho recurs."

Be there!

Vote Knight Rider For People's Choice Award

Knight Rider has been nominated for a People's Choice Award in the Favorite New TV Drama category. It's got off to a rough start this season, but get behind the show!

Pictured is David Hasselhoff, who won a People's Choice Award for Knight Rider: The Original Series' first season, way back in 1983!

People's Choice Awards Website

Knight Rider Revamped - Three Cast Members Dropped

The Hollywood Reporter has broken the story that Knight Rider will be undergoing big changes leading into the 'back-nine' episodes that were recently ordered by NBC.

"It's a reboot," says Gary Scott Thompson. "We're moving away from the terrorist-of-the-week formula and closer to the original, making it a show about a man and his car going out and helping more regular people, everymen." This will, of course, make the show feel much more like the Original Series, but also a better fit into the network's newly rebranded crime drama Wednesday lineup alongside Life and Law & Order.

The biggest change involves the fact that three regulars on the show will not be returning: Sydney Tamiia Poitier (Carrie Rivai), Yancey Arias (Alex Torres) and Bruce Davison (Dr. Charles Graiman). There are no immediate plans to add new regulars to the show, which will now focus on the five remaining characters: Mike (Justin Bruening), Sarah (Deanna Russo), Billy (Paul Campbell), Zoe (Smith Cho) and K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer). The producers also are looking to do stunt guest castings.

Thompson stressed that the decision to let the co-stars go was a difficult one tied to the show's change in direction and had nothing to do with the actors.

The revamps will kick off with the two-part episode Don't Stop the Knight, which filmed last month. According to Reporter, "NBC is planning a major push, including possibly airing on Sunday after an NFL football game in January, with the conclusion airing the following Wednesday. Such a move would bring Knight back to Sunday night, where the two-hour movie/backdoor pilot drew big ratings in February."

The Hollywood Reporter: Knight Rider Goes Back to its Roots

Notes From the Underground: Boo!

Billy's Blog is back on track with another entry that ties in to last night's episode. This week he talks about Torchwood ("How come more people aren’t watching the best British sci-fi/fantasy series on TV?!? If you don’t know who Capt. Jack Harkness is, that’s your problem not mine, you troglodytes!"), about Halloween pranks (send him your ideas), and about this Halloween's one highlight ("Sorta.") Head on over there and check it out, but beware -- there are spoilers!

Notes From the Underground: Boo!

Knight Writers Updated

The Knight Writers Blog has been updated last night with a behind-the-scenes perspective of last night's show. Knight of the Living Dead was originally supposed to air on 29th October, a couple of days before Halloween, but unfortunately it was preempted to make room for President-Elect Obama's commercial. Even more unfortunately, another tie-in was nixed by the move to November:

"October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Ford and Knight Rider partnered to make Kitt one of their "Warriors in Pink" for this very special cause. This limited edition Warriors in Pink Mustang is for sale at many dealerships across the country, and proceeds from the sale of each one are donated to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. You can find out more about this project and other Warriors in Pink at "the Ford Warriors in Pink website."

GST also teases about the return of K.A.R.R. (to be seen in the episode Knight to King's Pawn), and reveals that more content is on its way to the Knight Industries Research website. You just had to be paying attention when Sarah entered her father's password into the computer.

Knight Writers: Knight of the Living Dead

Knight of the Living Dead Highlights

The Official Website has updated with video highlights from last night's episode, Knight of the Living Dead and shows the team racing to identify the infiltrator who activated K.I.T.T.'s self-destruct program. It's only available Stateside, but if you can, check it out!



NBC.com: Knight of the Living Dead Highlights

Tonight... Knight Rider: Knight of the Living Dead

Don't miss tonight's Halloween-themed episode, Knight of the Living Dead at 8/7c on NBC!

"Trick or Treat -– Halloween turns deadly when a tech is murdered inside Knight Industries headquarters -- An infiltrator murders a tech inside Knight Industries headquarters and the team must find them before they kill again. Meanwhile, Mike (Justin Bruening) and Sarah (Deanna Russo) are stuck on a flight during a storm and must try to stop K.I.T.T. (voiced by Val Kilmer) before he self-destructs. Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Paul Campbell, Yancey Arias and Bruce Davison star. Smith Cho recurs."

Don't miss it!

Behind the Scenes in Hawaii

Some behind the scenes photos have started to appear from Knight Rider's location shoot in Hawaii last weekend. Didi's Photoblog presents a small selection, along with some descriptions of what they saw as Justin and Deanna filmed a scene at the Ola beachfront bar. Be careful if you follow the link... there are mild spoilers ahead.

Didi's Photoblog: Knight Rider in Hawaii

It's Halloween Knight!

It's Halloween, and what better way to celebrate than to revisit the Original Series' episode Halloween Knight! In this classic from 1984, Michael and K.I.T.T. investigate after Bonnie believes she witnessed a murder from her new apartment. The trouble is, Michael and Devon assume she's hallucinating due to a fever...



There will be more spooky goings-on in next week's new Knight Rider episode, Knight of the Living Dead, when an infiltrator commits a murder inside Knight Industries HQ and the team must find them before they kill again. Meanwhile, Mike and Sarah are stuck on a flight during a storm and must try to stop K.I.T.T. before he self-destructs...

Happy Halloween!

Knight Industries Website Updated

The Official Knight Industries Research Website has been updated. Now, when logging in (with the help of "devon" and "bonnie") the site presents you with Knight Industries very own mainframe, where you can access personnel files on Mike, Sarah, Charles, Carrie, Billy, Zoe, Alex Torres and K.I.T.T. Much of the site still seems to be inaccessible at this time, but keep checking back for updates!

Magazine Watch: SciFiNow

UK magazine SciFiNow continues its great coverage of the new Knight Rider with a five-page feature in the latest issue! The piece gives detailed rundowns on the cast and the characters, a creator profile on Gary Scott Thompson, and a lot of pictures. The detailed article summarises pretty much everything that's happened this year, from the 2-hour TV movie through to the series premiere, and they also round up a list of "Inspirations" -- movies and TV shows that they believe have formed the DNA of the new series.

It's all in issue #21, £4.00 from Imagine Publishing.

SciFiNow Magazine Website

Knight Writers Updated

There was no new episode last night, but that didn't stop the Knight Writers Blog from updating! They have posted three new photos that hint at what's in store: Explosions, fights, and K.I.T.T. in a showdown with a giant, robotic junk yard claw...



Knight Writers: No New Episode Tonight, But...

Knight Rider On Location In Hawaii!

This past weekend the Knight Rider production team relocated to Oahu, Hawaii to film scenes for the twelfth episode, Knight to King's Pawn! According to Tim Ryan's Reel Hawaii Blog, Justin and Deanna were the only two leads due to make the trip, and K.I.T.T. wasn't scheduled to be with them. Meanwhile, Midweek.com reveal that actor Richard Burgi of Desperate Housewives has been cast as a guest star in the episode, and was also filming on Oahu.

Look out for spoilers if you follow the links:

Tim Ryan's Reel Hawaii: Knight Rider to Film 2 Days on Oahu

Midweek.com: Uncle Tom's Gabbin' - Richard Burgi in Knight Rider

[Thanks to Neil at Knight Rider Online for the pointer!]

Notes From the Underground: Some Day

Billy's Blog was updated last night, where Billy talks about his combat training from Knight of the Hunter: "Suffice it to say, next time you even think about messing with Billy Morgan... Just walk away, man. Walk away. It’s not worth it." He also writes about his feelings for Zoe, and reveals the highlight of his week:

"'Some day' might not be as good as 'tomorrow.' But 'some day' is better than 'never.' And she clearly told me, for everyone in the gym to hear, that I could buy her a drink 'some day.' It might not be much, but it’s the highlight of my not-so-fortunate week. Anyone who tells you that Warcraft and Second Life are 'safer' than the real world, they are sorely mistaken. And I have the black eye to prove it."

Notes From the Underground: Some Day

Gary Scott Thompson Answers More Questions!

Showrunner Gary Scott Thompson has posted another Q&A over at the Knight Writers Blog. Some of the highlights include:

Q: Will KITT eventually smash into things or just continue to avoid them?
A: Hopefully we’ll do a little of both.

Q: Will you explain specifically how Charles Graiman connects to the original series? Flashbacks perhaps?
A: Upcoming episodes will clarify Graiman’s connection to the original series.

Q: Keep up the good work but make it a little darker to give some edge for the older viewers like myself, I'm 20.
A: Working on giving it a little more edge.

Head over there for more answers!

Knight Writers: More Questions, More Answers

Knight of the Hunter: Highlights

The Official Website has updated with video highlights from last night's episode, Knight of the Hunter and shows Michael getting right where he wants to be -- surrounded. It's only available Stateside, but if you can, check it out!

Tonight... Knight Rider: Knight of the Hunter

Don't miss the latest adventure of Mike and K.I.T.T. on NBC... Knight of the Hunter, tonight at 8/7c!

"Mike and K.I.T.T. must stop a rogue military officer before he blows up a dam -– Mike (Justin Bruening) goes undercover as a Marine gone AWOL to track down a rogue military officer. A beautiful undercover agent from across the pond joins Mike to help him solve the crime. Back at the SSC, Billy (Paul Campbell) undergoes some combat training of his own with the help of Zoe (Smith Cho). Deanna Russo and Yancey Arias also star. K.I.T.T. is voiced by Val Kilmer."

Don't miss it!

Knight Rider Picked Up for Full Season!

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that NBC has picked up Knight Rider for a full season, ordering the "back nine" episodes and taking the season's tally up to 22.

They report that "Rider has been modestly rated since its premiere, typically matching CBS' comedy block for second place in its 8 p.m. time slot. The most recent episode was seen by 6.9 million viewers, and earned a 2.3 adults 19-49 rating and 7 share.

"The Rider pickup marks the first freshman fall NBC series to receive a full season order, joining CBS' The Mentalist, Fox's Fringe and CW's 90210."

Love it or hate it, this could prove to be great news for fans of the Original Series -- the producers were in talks to bring David Hasselhoff back as Michael Knight, Sr. at the end of the season.

Congratulations to the cast and crew!

Hollywood Reporter: Knight Rider Gets Full-Season Pickup

NBC TV Spot: Knight of the Hunter

NBC aired the teaser for next week's episode, Knight of the Hunter. Going for a James Bond feel, the story involves Mike teaming up with a female MI6 agent to stop a rogue mercenary blowing up a dam:



Well done to Knight Rider Online for the capture.

Notes From the Underground: Mailing It In

Billy's Blog has been updated overnight, and this week he takes the time to answer readers' questions. They are, as he puts it, "actual emails from people who are as real as me" -- and Zoe. Check it out, it's pretty funny:

Notes From The Underground: Mailing It In

NBC Posts Behind the Scenes Photos!

The Official Knight Rider Site at NBC.com has updated its photo section with a series of behind the scenes photos! Included are some looks at the recreation of Iraq on the soundstage, Justin filming green-screen driving sequences and the rocket attack from Knight of the Iguana, and a closer look at the Kittcave.

NBC.com - Behind the Scenes on Knight Rider

Dave Andron on 'A Hard Day's Knight'

Dave Andron, who scripted last night's episode, shares his thoughts and experiences over at NBC's Official Knight Rider Blog. "It’s been a blast," he says. "To be perfectly blunt with you, this is a big show, and far as I’m concerned, the more help the better. So GST was hired to come in and steer the ship. Great writers. More great crew. And more great actors. We’re having fun, and you know why?

"Because Knight Rider is fun. Or, at least, it should be. But in addition to fun there have to be stakes, or else why do we care? So when I sat down to write my episode I decided I wanted to see Mike really get pushed to the brink, and watch our team rally around him."

If you haven't seen the episode yet, be careful with this one... there are spoilers!

Knight Writers Blog: A Hard Day's Knight

A Hard Day's Knight Highlights

The Official Website has updated with video highlights from last night's episode, A Hard Day's Knight. It's only available Stateside, but if you can, check it out!

Tonight... Knight Rider

Don't miss tonight's new Knight Rider episode, A Hard Day's Knight, on NBC!

"Pieces of Mike's past are revealed as a lethal poison threatens his life -- When Mike (Justin Bruening) is lethally poisoned, he must fake the assassination of a billionaire tech mogul in order to secure the antidote. Bizarre hallucinations mark the return of the mysterious woman (guest star Paula Garces, The Shield) from Mike's past with clues that may help him remember. K.I.T.T. is voiced by Val Kilmer. Deanna Russo, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Paul Campbell and Yancey Arias star. Smith Cho recurs."

Be there!

It's Official -- K.A.R.R. Returning to Knight Rider!

Preparations are being made for the next episode to enter production, currently titled Knight To King's Pawn. This site attempts to remain spoiler-free, but I can reveal that the first Knight Industries vehicle, K.A.R.R. is re-activated! Expect a lot of buzz around this show -- the twelfth episode -- which if everything goes according to plan should air in December!

Keep your scanners peeled for more!