Monthly Archives: September 2008

On This Day: 30th September, 1984

24 years ago today saw the premiere of the third season, the return of Patricia McPherson as Bonnie Barstow, and a new dashboard for K.I.T.T. The episode was Knight of the Drones, and it saw Michael and K.I.T.T. hunt down … Continue reading

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Knight Rider Archive at KnightCon ’08!

I attended KnightCon 2008 in Halifax, West Yorkshire over the weekend. It was a great experience, with a host of replicas, a memorabilia display, and an exclusive video presentation with messages from Jack Gill, Peter Parros, Catherine Hickland, and of … Continue reading

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NBC Official Site Updated

Paul Campbell’s character Billy Morgan — who is already one of the most popular new additions to the series — has been given his own blog: Billy’s Notes From the Underground. In it, he reveals what’s going on in his … Continue reading

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How Did Knight Rider Score?

The numbers have started to come in for the series premiere. TV By the Numbers show that Knight Rider came in third with 7.3 million viewers, behind ABC’s Dancing With The Stars where 15.6 million tuned in, and the Fox … Continue reading

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Journey to the End of Knight – Teaser

NBC aired a commercial for next week’s episode Journey to the End of Knight. Thanks to the guys at Knight Rider Online, you can see it here: Wednesday, 8/7c, on NBC. Be there!

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On This Day: 1982

The anniversary comes around again! It’s 26 years ago today since Knight Rider: The Original Series first premiered on NBC. 26 years since Michael Long stepped into the dark Knight warehouse, and saw that flashing red light. 26 years since … Continue reading

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No Changes for Carrie Rivai

SciFiWire continue to roll out their coverage to conincide with Knight Rider‘s primetime premiere, and today it’s focused on Sydney Tamiia Poitier and her character, Carrie Rivai. Rivai was by far the most controversial character in the pilot, based purely … Continue reading

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Reviews Everywhere

Knight Rider made its return to primetime television on NBC last night, and the reviews have been flooding in. Predictably, the majority of them have not been favourable, criticising the young cast (especially Justin Bruening and Deanna Russo), Gary Scott … Continue reading

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Coming Soon Interview KR Stuntman Dan Wynands

ComingSoon.net have been talking to the man behind Knight Rider‘s action sequences, stunt-coordinator Dan Wynands. A veteran of such hit movies as The Fast and the Furious, xXx, Gone In 60 Seconds and The Dark Knight, he gives some insight … Continue reading

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Magazine Watch – SFX

The UK’s SFX Magazine has a huge 5-page feature on NBC’s new Knight Rider in their latest issue. Entitled The Road Warrior, they talk at length with showrunner Gary Scott Thompson about the series. He talks about how the low … Continue reading

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