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NBC have aired yet another TV spot in their onslaught of Knight Rider publicity! This one is essentially an update of a promo that aired way back before the February TV movie, with some new shots of the Attack Mode car, Turbo Boost, and the popular Comic-Con transformation footage included. Check it out:
Well done to the Knight Rider Online team for the capture!
The Knight Rider Online team have an update on the George Barris and K.I.T.T. Staten Island appearance that was revealed yesterday. They have learned that the Andrew Kissel SPM replica may possibly be replaced with another:
“Originally, an infamous version of the Super Pursuit Mode K.I.T.T. was scheduled to be on display, but due to some travel issues, this may not happen and a terrific K.I.T.T. replica will be there instead.”
They also have details of yet another appearance by Barris at the Autoseum Car Show this weekend. The event helps to sponsor the construction of a car museum at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in East Garden City on Long Island. The show is open from 10am till 5pm on Saturday and Sunday and costs $7 per person, with free entry for children under 12. They are also offering a special talegate event after hours on Friday for $50, which includes dinner and a meet-and-greet with George Barris himself.
Newsday.com report:
“The vehicles include the original Batmobile from the Batman TV show; General Lee from The Dukes of Hazzard; K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider; the Monkeemobile from The Monkees; the Ford Grand Torino from Starsky and Hutch; and the “Drag-U-La” from The Munsters. Original cars from the movies include the Ecto-1 from Ghostbusters, James Bond’s Aston-Martin DB5 from Goldfinger; the Triple X cars from xXx starring Vin Diesel and xXx: State of the Union with Ice Cube and Samuel Jackson; and the van from Scooby Doo.”
Knight Rider Online: Two Chances to Meet George Barris and K.I.T.T.
Sci-Fi Wire have been talking to new series showrunner Gary Scott Thompson, who revealed yesterday that David Hasselhoff is making final arrangements for an appearance on the show.
“He may make an appearance later this season,” Thompson told them. “He is talking to NBC next week, and we are working out everyone’s schedule… I don’t want to put him in just for the sake of having him drop by; I want there to be a good reason for him being there and have it be part of the story. I talked to David about a way of doing that, and so far he likes it. It’s a cool idea.”
Thompson says that Hasselhoff is “still a big fan of the show obviously. “He has known Bruce [Davison] for a long time, and when I met with him, he basically gave me his blessing, and I told him everything I wanted to do. And he said ‘That’s awesome.’ I do not want to get the fans’ hopes up or anything, but I’m talking to NBC, and he’s talking to NBC and it’s all a matter of timing.”
Stay tuned!
Legendary Hollywood car customizer George Barris will be appearing with a K.I.T.T. replica at Soundsation, a car audio shop at 2311 Forest Ave., at the corner of South Avenue on Staten Island. Viewing hours will be from noon until 7 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. next Wednesday, and it’s totally free.
The event was arranged by Soundsation owner and car gadget king Lambros Vassiliou, and will be the second for his friend Barris, who last summer dazzled the crowds with his original 1966 Batmobile. Vassiliou hopes the free event will inspire guests to make a difference with an important cause, as the event doubles as a fundraiser for Sarah Boschi, a 5-year-old Tottenville girl who suffers from two rare and painful genetic diseases, familial Mediterranean fever and hyper-IgD syndrome.
This particular K.I.T.T. — a replica of the 1985-86 season’s Super Pursuit Mode — recently made headlines around the world when it was to be auctioned off as part of the estate of murdered businessman Andrew Kissel.
SiLive.com: Knight Rider car to make appearance on Staten Island
Moviehole.net have a short report about the new series that reveals that Cursed star Kristina Anapau guest stars in an upcoming episode, which seems to have a racing theme:
National Ledger have published a short interview with Justin Bruening from the Knight Rider set, in which he reveals that the new show will be “less campy and darker” than the original ’80s series and February’s TV movie.
“It’s still funny,” he tells them. “Directors, everybody just loves to come on our set. We just laugh. It’s not ER. We have a talking car, for crying out loud.” He goes on to say that K.I.T.T. “continues to evolve, to learn like a child. It’s like HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey, but not in the evil sense.
“The hero is going to win at the end of the day. Sometimes people need that kind of story. There’s enough stories where the good guys don’t win.”
He also reveals that his wife, former All My Children costar Alexa Havins, recently joined him on the set. “Life is kind of Knight Rider right now,” he said. “It’s a huge life change. The biggest challenge is trying to find that balance between life and 14-hour days of work. My wife was out on the set last week — it helped that we were shooting at the beach in Palos Verdes — and brought our dogs to work.”
E! Online have a better look at the Knight Rider car that will be racing in NASCAR on Saturday; the overhead designs reveal that the car has a Knight 3000-style scanner! Check it out:
The publicity machine regarding Knight Rider‘s presence at NASCAR on Saturday is going into overdrive. Travis Kvapil, who will be driving NBC’s No. 28 Knight Rider Ford, has been talking about it.
“This is such an awesome sponsor for our team at Bristol,” commented Kvapil. “The television series Knight Rider is a show that everyone can get hooked on. I think it’s really cool that NBC has chosen to reinvent the series for the Fall line-up. The best part about the show was always the car, K.I.T.T., and this is amazing that I get to drive a version of K.I.T.T. for the night race at Bristol. It’s every guy’s dream to feel like they are an action hero and I get to have that chance under the lights of Bristol with our No. 28 Knight Rider Ford.”
“We’re really excited about it,” he said. “You know, unfortunately, we haven’t had fulltime sponsorship, but that’s given us the opportunity to have some really cool partners, and this is another one. Lafayette Ford and CHP [California Highway Patrol] were some of my favorites, and now the Knight Rider car — it’s going to be really cool. I grew up watching Knight Rider and I was a fan of K.I.T.T. It’s just very cool that I get the opportunity to drive it. I’m looking forward to it, it’s going to be fun, and I think there’s going to be a lot of excitement around it. It should be really cool.”
“The stealth look and feel of the car coupled with Travis Kvapil at the helm has us very excited about this race,” said John Miller, Chief Marketing Officer, NBC Universal Television Group President, The NBC Agency. “This event exemplifies the adrenalin and action the Knight Rider series will deliver and illustrates the strength and compatibility of our sponsor partnership with Ford.”
The premiere of the No. 28 Knight Rider Ford will take place on August 23rd, 2008 for the Sharpie 500 when Kvapil and his Yates Racing teammate, David Gilliland, travel to Bristol Motor Speedway for the 24th race of the 2008 Sprint Cup Series season. The Sharpie 500 will be broadcast on ESPN Saturday, August 23rd with television coverage beginning at 7:00 pm EST and radio coverage provided by the Performance Racing Network.
PaddockTalk.com: Yates, NBC Announce Driver Travis Kvapil To Drive ‘Knight Rider’ Ford
BuddyTV.com have posted an article with some video of their exclusive Knight Rider set visit to the “K.I.T.T. Cave.” John Kubicek, BuddyTV‘s senior writer, said: “My first instinct when entering the Knight Rider set was to run around like a little boy, touching all the computer monitors, running up the metal stairs and sitting in K.I.T.T.’s driver’s seat. Or maybe that’s just me. Either way, being on the set is like being a kid in a candy store, and I got the impression that’s exactly how the cast feels as well.”
And from their interviews, it seems that is exactly how the cast feels! Justin Bruening says, “We have a lot of fun on this show!”
“A lot of expectations are built up around Knight Rider,” Bruce Davison told them, “but I think everybody should just sit tight and wait and they’re going to be pleasantly surprised. There’s going to be a lot of surprises.”
Paul Campbell, who plays Billy, said: “This is a man and a car essentially, but it’s a whole different show. The car is ridiculous. It’s so cool!” Deanna Russo adds that driving K.I.T.T. is probably the biggest perk of the job.
Also of note is that BuddyTV‘s coverage includes the first glimpse of the updated “KR”/Knight Research logo, that goes some way to showing that KR (or “King of the Road”) is more than just product placement in the new Knight Rider world.
In the next few weeks, as we get closer to the show’s September 24 premiere, BuddyTV will be unveiling even more videos of the cast, crew and set of Knight Rider, so stay tuned.
The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that NBC has teamed up with Ford Motor Co. and Yates Racing, which operates two motorsports teams in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, on a promotion for Knight Rider: The Series.
“As part of the partnership, Travis Kvapil will drive the specially painted No. 28 Knight Rider Ford for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday.
“The stealth look and feel of the car coupled with Travis Kvapil at the helm has us very excited about this race,” said John Miller, chief marketing officer at NBC Universal Television Group and president of the NBC Agency. “This event exemplifies the adrenaline and action the Knight Rider series will deliver.”
Added Kvapil: “It’s every guy’s dream to feel like they are an action hero, and I get to have that chance under the lights of Bristol with our No. 28 Knight Rider Ford.”
The race will be broadcast Saturday on ESPN.
