‘Automan’ (1983): Tron-meets-Knight-Rider-meets-Airwolf craziness
Hot on the heels of Tron (1982) came Automan, a TV show so successful only 12 episodes aired. Watching the intro I wonder why… although the kid in me knows I would have been all over it if I had known about it back then. Read More
Sunday Ads: Ford American Idol commercials
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/05/25/sunday-ads-ford-american-idol-commercials/'; Ford has once again came up with very specific commercials based around a sole popular TV show, and we selected three of them to share with you guys. You might remember the ads specificaly made for the new Knight Rider pilot, involving KITT, Mike Tracer (Justin Bruening) and pretty much every Ford vehicle equipped with SYNC. Well, they did about the same thing with the finalists from... Read More
eBay Madness: Airwolf replica
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/05/15/ebay-madness-airwolf-replica/'; OK, we hear you, it’s not a car, but as we stated before, we’re pretty open to any kind of cool movie vehicle and, secondly, Airwolf was probably pitched to the networks as “Think Knight Rider, but in an helicopter” (completely different from Street Hawk, which was pitched as “Knight Rider, but on a bike”). That said, the futuristic chopper and its awesome theme... Read More
The 5 Best David Hasselhoff’s music videos (feat. KITT)
digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; When looking for the VW ad with The Hoff, we stumble upon some of his greatest music moments (like the Limbo Dance song, and we laughed so hard we had to show them here. Well actually, sometimes we had to stop watching or skip some parts to make it bearable, but still. Surprisingly, KITT is part of the action in most of them, which made us wonder what kind of publicity move that was… So if you’re ready, click on “Read more”... Read More
Das Auto: David Hasselhoff and Heidi Klum endorse VW
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/09/das-auto-david-hasselhoff-and-heidi-klum-endorse-vw/'; David and the talking car Updated 04/11/2008 Yep, The Hoff loves talking to a black car. And singing. No wonder he accepted to be in the latest VW ad campaign “Das Auto” then, since he does both in. He’s being interviewed by Max, an old but shiny Beetle -a.k.a. the original volkswagen, “the people’s car”-, who reminds him how succesful... Read More
This week: interview with Harald Belker
CARS + MOVIES had the privilege to spend an hour with famed designer Harald Belker, whose impressive credits include the Batmobile from Batman & Robin, the GTO from xXx, the vehicles from Minority Report, the crazy car from The Cat in the Hat, the shuttle from Armageddon, the new KITT from Knight Rider… and many more! Stay tuned to learn more about his work, how KITT was created and what exciting projects he’s working on. Read More
“KITT my Ride” on NBC
Is this what they mean? Update: download our KITT My Ride wallpapers! digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/05/kitt-my-ride-on-nbc/'; A couple days ago, the good guys at The Knight Rider Online revealed NBC’s online strategy for the new Knight Rider series, scheduled to debut this fall: “Knight Rider” – Fans of the show will find a “KITT” My Ride feature, weekly KITT voicemails to mobile subscribers, talking KITT e-cards and streaming... Read More
Sunday Ads: The Italian Job remix for the Fiat Grande Punto
digg_url = 'WEBSITE_URL'; The Italian Job (1966) is one of the best car movie ever made, with three Minis (blue, white and red, the colors of the British flag) storming though the streets of Turin, to accomplish the heist planned by Michael Caine (recently seen as Alfred in Batman Beggins and in the upcoming Dark Knight). It was remade in 2003 with the new Mini, but with not much success. To promote its new Grande Punto, the Italian car maker Fiat recently came up with a... Read More
Knight Rider is back, what’s next in the revival pipeline? (part I)
digg_url = 'http://carsplusmovies.com/2008/04/03/knight-rider-is-back-whats-next-in-the-revival-pipeline-part-i/';Nostalgia and revivals are in full force these days (lack of creativity? lazyness? good idea? need to go back to a more comfy era during our uncertain times?) and KITT is on TV again, so what’s next? Here’s a three-part overview. The A-Team Yep, one of the all-time crowd favorites will be back in 2009, but as a movie, which seems to be the big trend... Read More
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
