Slvrthoughts and Musings

I just watched the pilot of Knight Rider (2008) with my sister while having dinner. I don't know if you will agree with me but ... I LOVED IT.

To begin with , just so you know ... the Michael/KITT relationship continues ... but with a different Michael and a different KITT. Instead of simply revamping on the old series, what they have done is to, in effect, continue from where the old series left off, but 25 years later. In other words, there was an effort at continuity. There was no mention of what happened to the old KITT. I guess I will have to find episodes of the old series to find out. I hope he is still alive.

Yes, folks, before you ask, David Hasselhoff appears towards the end of the episode when he introduces himself to Mike (Traceur) and passes on the legacy. I hope he appears a few more times within the season.
Where Michael Knight and KITT fought crime all over the U.S. and Mexico (basically anyplace they could drive to), Mike Traceur and KITT are going global. Their first official assignment: Prague, Czech Republic.
Instead of Devon Miles we have Charles Graiman who supposedly came up with the technology that made KITT. I don't think they ever mentioned a Charles Graiman in the old series. But then, I was a little girl when I used to watch Knight Rider so it is possible I just don't remember it. I do remember the guy who financed the project, Wilton Knight.
Instead of April or Bonnie we now have Sarah Graiman (played by Deanna Russo) who is the daughter of Charles Graiman and a scientist herself in the same field as her father and Dylan Fass (played by Wayne Kasserman) as the mechanic.
The new Knight Rider also has the addition of an FBI agent named Carrie Ravai (played by Sydney Tamiia Poitier) who is a friend of Charles Graiman. Yes, she IS the daughter of THE Sidney Poitier, the Oscar Award Winner.

There are similarities and differences between the old KITT and the new KITT.

	Knight Industries TWO Thousand	Knight Industries THREE Thousand
Make and Model	Black Pontiac Firebird Trans Am with artificial intelligence He has 1 (one) swivelling red eye	Starts off as a black Ford Mustang Cobra, then becomes a white Mustang GT, then later becomes violet. I think this KITT can change color and Ford Mustang model as needed. Yes, he also has artificial intelligence Has 2 (two) swivelling red eyes
Voice	William Daniels	Val Kilmer - he is soooo sexy! *drool!*
Bulletproof	armored body and bulletproof windows	has a force field which only works when the computer is on. Otherwise, it is a regular car.
Repair	When he gets damaged (which isn't often) he has April (and later Bonnie) to take care of him)	So long as the computer is turned on, nanotechnology allows KITT to repair himself.
Driving	self-drive with option for manual driving by driver
Driver	Michael Knight (originally Michael Arthur Long, formerly a police officer) played by David Hasselhoff	Michael Traceur (son of Michael Knight, but he didn't know his father or OF his father until later. He thought that his father abandoned him and his mom, Jessie, when he was a baby.), former Army Ranger played by Justin Breuning
Mobile Office / Repair Facility	18 wheeler truck	airplane
Nemesis	Goliath and KARR	too soon to tell

It is possibly the nostalgia factor, but I still think this is a good show, and I would recommend it.