Monthly Archives: May 2008

On This Day: 1984

Posted on May 27, 2008 by Paul Nuthall

Today marks the anniversary of the end of Knight Rider‘s second season, which concluded with the episode Big Iron. That show saw Michael and K.I.T.T. investigate the theft of heavy construction equipment — the “Big Iron” of the title — … Continue reading →

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NBC Announces Date of Season Premiere!

Posted on May 24, 2008 by Paul Nuthall

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008. 8 pm. Knight Rider returns! Don’t miss it! It’s just two days out from the original Knight Rider, which debuted on September 26th, 1982. September 24th also happens to be Justin Bruening’s birthday.

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On This Day: 1991

Posted on May 19, 2008 by Paul Nuthall

This is hard to believe — It’s 17 years ago today since the first ever Knight Rider revival first hit the screens! Knight Rider 2000 aired as a Movie of the Week and got fantastic ratings, but unlike the most … Continue reading →

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Hasselhoff Talks Knight Rider 2008

Posted on May 9, 2008 by Paul Nuthall

Contact Music have some soundbites from David Hasselhoff regarding his opinions of the recent Knight Rider TV-movie. Apparently, he didn’t like it. “Basically, I brought the project into NBC,” he told them. “They read my treatment, which involved Michael Knight … Continue reading →

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On This Day: 1983

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Paul Nuthall

25 years ago today Knight Rider‘s first season drew to a close with Short Notice, guest-starring William Smith and Robin Curtis. The episode is kind of a neat book-end to the first year, demonstrating the problems that Michael’s secret identity … Continue reading →

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On This Day: 1985

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Paul Nuthall

23 years ago today saw the original series’ third season draw to a close with the airing of Circus Knights. The show was actually filmed 6 months earlier (directly after Knight of the Chameleon) but was held back to the … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on Where the New Series is Going…

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Paul Nuthall

The comments of Gary Scott Thompson, the new Executive Producer of Knight Rider, have impressed me. We’ve heard a lot of talk before about new producers inheriting classic properties with the intention of updating them, of reinventing them for the … Continue reading →

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The Injury-Proof Car…

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Paul Nuthall

Interesting real-world developments in car technology: Volvo have been working on their bid to create an injury-proof car by 2020. Experts say it will be able to steer, brake and find out about the road ahead from sophisticated electronic scanners … Continue reading →

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