Watch KITT every Wednesday in the fall

digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/02/watch-kitt-every-wednesday-in-the-fall/'; After getting the news that the new Knight Rider was getting its own weekly show yesterday, we were keeping an eye on Variety, NBC and others to to see if the show would get a good slot in the Peacock’s schedule. Well, it didn’t get the best one, but Wednesdays at 8/7c is not too shabby either. Improvement in sight NBC has hired an experienced showrunner for the series, Gary... Read More

Knight Rider to become a series for fall 2008

digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/01/knight-rider-to-become-a-series-for-fall-2008/'; Nope, it’s no April fool’s day hoax, Knight Rider will be part of NBC’s fall schedule on a weekly basis. While the 2 hour pilot, aired in February, was barely enjoyable and got many bad reviews, many people watched it and it got great ratings. If you want to read more about the pilot, check out our complete review. Hopefully, NBC will take in account all the... Read More

KITT beware: The Sopranos cars to be sold at Barret-Jackson too.

Image from The Sopranos ad campaign. digg_url = http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/29/kitt-beware-the-sopranos-cars-to-be-sold-at-barret-jackson-too/'; Not only will two of the new KITTs be up for sale at the next Barrett-Jackson auction in March, but they will face a tough competition: the cars and SUVs from The Sopranos will be sold at No Reserve during the 6th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event on March 26-30, 2008, in West Palm Beach, Florida. We’ll spare... Read More

The GT500KR KITTs to be auctioned off at Barret-Jackson. Already?

digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; In less than a month, the legendary Barrett-Jackson auction event will be held in Palm Beach, Florida. From March 27 to March 30, hundreds of car aficionados and investors will gather in the coastal city to see and maybe buy some of the rarest and most beautiful cars in the world. The Barret-Jackson auctions are also famous because of the star cars they offer, such as Bo’s General Lee (see our article) or the Monkeemobile. This time though,... Read More

Knight Rider last night

digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/18/knight-rider-last-night/'; NBC aired its two-hour movie “event” last night and of course we were in front of the TV. While we were pleasantly surprised by the show -which was better than we expected- it could have been much better. There’s been tons of reactions on the Internet, both by websites and their users, and they tend to be either very sour (like Autoblog and its “liveblog” (and most of... Read More

Knight Rider premiere at the Playboy Mansion

The big premiere party took place on February 12 at the famous Playboy Mansion, with Hugh Hefner, David Hasselhoff, Justin Bruening, a bunch of stars and the whole Knight Rider crew. And of course KITT in normal and Attack modes. It might seem like an odd place for the launch of a “family” show, but it could be intended to make it appealing to a more mature audience. Or simply make it look cool. But the one thing to remember was the group of playmates with a Knight... Read More

KITT’s new voice

digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/13/kitts-new-voice/'; If you follow the news regarding the new Knight Rider, you already know that Will Arnett has been replaced by Val Kilmer as KITT’s voice. This happened just a few weeks before the premiere, when either GM or Ford realised it wasn’t a good idea to have the voice of the GMC commercial (Arnett), voice a show massively sponsored by Ford. From the different articles we’ve read it’s difficult... Read More

Turn your Smart into Eleanor

digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/12/turn-your-smart-into-eleanor/'; Not too long ago we spotted a replica of Eleanor, the car from the remake of Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) and we told you all about it in a previous article. When looking for reference pictures, we came across the creations of Thalon Design, a design and prototyping studio based in Stockholm. These crazy Swedes have already recreated the Batmobile from Batman Returns, KITT from the original Knight... Read More

Win the new KITT! Yes, a REAL GT500KR…

digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/11/win-the-new-kitt-yes-a-real-gt500kr/'; On February 17th, right after the premiere of the two-hour Knight Rider movie, NBC and Ford will launch a contest where participants could win four Ford vehicles, including a Shelby Mustang GT500KR “just like KITT” (read black with matte black stripes). To enter you will have to watch in order to be able to answer show-related questions. The sweepstake will end on February 18th,... Read More

KITT is Back: the newest NBC commercial.

digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/02/09/kitt-is-back-the-newest-nbc-commercial/';Only a week away from the 2 hours pilot of the new Knight Rider, the marketing is getting more and more aggressive and NBC airing new commercials. Here, Justin Bruening (as Mike Tracer) is being explained that the Foundation is back and that they want him to drive the car. He’s then seen driving it and gettting a first hand experience of KITT’s abilities (including not getting... Read More