Justin Bruening to Visit Ravenswood

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Paul Nuthall
Justin Bruening

Justin Bruening

Former Knight Rider star Justin Bruening has been cast in a recurring role in the new teen-drama series Ravenswood, a spinoff from Pretty Little Liars. He’ll play Benjamin Price, a local high school teacher, who is described as “patient, wise, generous” and close to his students.

Set in the fictional town of Ravenswood, Pennsylvania, the series will follow five strangers whose lives become intertwined by a deadly curse that has plagued their town for generations. Together, they must dig into the town’s dark past to solve the mysterious curse.

Ravenswood premieres October 22 and stars Tyler Blackburn, Merritt Patterson, Brett Dier, Nicole Gale Anderson and Britne Oldford. Bruening will debut on the series opener.

ABC Family has released the first extended trailer for Ravenswood, sans Bruening. Check it out here:

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David Hasselhoff attending Cardiff Film & Comic Con

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Martin Gray
Cardiff Film & Comic Con

Artwork courtesy of Cardiff Film & Comic Con

David Hasselhoff is set to continue his current run of attending collectors shows by appearing at this year’s Cardiff Film & Comic Con on Saturday 31st August – Sunday 1st September.

David will be appearing both days across the weekend and fans will have the chance to meet David for autograph signings as well as a photo opportunity!

Since attending last year’s Memorabilia show at the NEC in Birmingham David has attended a number of collectors’ shows including shows in Australia, London Film & Comic Con this summer and most recently a show in Canada.

Full details of entry prices as well as autograph and photo shoot prices can be found on the Cardiff Film & Comic Con website.

The events are a great opportunity to have memorabilia signed to make those collectables that extra bit special! So pop along and show your support!

David Hasselhoff

David Hasselhoff

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‘Knight Rider: 30 Years of a Lone Crusader’ – Now on Kindle!

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Paul Nuthall

Knight Rider – 30 Years of a Lone Crusader and His Talking Car is now available as an eBook for Kindle!

The book, by Joe Huth & David Bronstein, is an exhaustive journey through the world of the television series as told by the cast and crewmembers who were actually there! The book contains over 60 brand new interviews and over 75 never-before-seen photographs. This really is the ultimate book to celebrate 30 years of Knight Rider, and belongs in every fan’s collection!

It’s available now in the USA and United Kingdom. Head on over to Amazon and download your copy today!

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On This Day in Knight Rider: August 8th

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Paul Nuthall
Michael Long's Tombstone

Michael Long’s Tombstone

1982 – Today is the anniversary of a momentous moment in Knight Rider history: 31 years ago today, Las Vegas cop Michael Long was shot by industrial saboteurs, kickstarting a series of events that would lead to his second life as a lone crusader in a dangerous world… the world of the Knight Rider!

1983 – After a promotional tour of South Africa, David Hasselhoff returned to the States to play the part of Michael Knight’s evil, African-themed twin Garthe Knight. Yes, the fan-favourite episode Goliath started filming on August 8th, 1983 on location in Las Vegas.

David Hasselhoff in 'Goliath'

David Hasselhoff in ‘Goliath’

1986 – August 8 was also a sad day in the Knight Rider calendar: the last episode of Knight Rider ever in Prime Time on NBC ran on this date. The show was Redemption of a Champion, guest starring Ken Norton as a former boxing champ who Michael must persuade not to get back in the ring. Promoter Don King makes a special appearance along with a host of former boxers including Jerry Quarry, Carlos Palomino and Danny Lopez.

Redemption of a Champion

Redemption of a Champion

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A Visit to Knightrider Street, London

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Paul Nuthall

As subscribers to our Facebook page will know, I recently visited a London landmark that is very popular with Knight Rider fans, and has always been on my list of places to visit.

Knightrider Street!

Knightrider Street!

Yes, London, England has its very own Knightrider Street, and it’s located in the very heart of the city, just a short walk from St. Paul’s Cathedral. While he was appearing on stage here in the musical Chicago, David Hasselhoff stayed nearby and was a frequent visitor.

David Hasselhoff at Knightrider Street

David Hasselhoff at Knightrider Street

Of course, the street’s name doesn’t come from a tribute for the television series, or out of some kind of Hasselhoff hero-worship. It’s named for the processions of medieval Knights that came from the nearby Tower of London on their way to Smithfield where jousting tournaments were held. Fans of the series from around the world love to visit and pose with that street sign.

The Centre Page Pub on Knightrider Street

The Centre Page Pub on Knightrider Street

At the end of the road sits the Centre Page, a traditional London pub with a rich history dating back to the 1600s. It was partially destroyed by the Great Fire of London, and also survived the Blitz of World War II. Samuel Pepys mentioned the pub in his historic diary, and Charles Dickens namechecks it in The Pickwick Papers; it is also said that Guy Fawkes held meetings here about his Gunpowder Plot. The Centre Page serves food and drink in a friendly atmosphere, and it features a display of framed autographs of David from his many visits here. Fans will get a kick out of his personalised message, which reads: “The Real Knight Rider!” Their website also has a small gallery of photos from some of his visits.

David Hasselhoff autograph display at The Centre Page Pub on Knightrider Street

David Hasselhoff autograph display at The Centre Page Pub on Knightrider Street

At the end of the street you can also find the adjoining Knightrider Court, which is home to an office building known as Knightrider House. (As this is a working place of business, if visiting the area please do not disturb!)

Knightrider Court

Knightrider Court

Knightrider House

Knightrider House

Any Knight Rider fans visiting London from around the world should be sure to pay Knightrider Street a visit!


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Nearest London Underground Stations:
* Blackfriars Tube Station, 179 Queen Victoria Street, London, City, EC4V 4DY (3 minutes walk)
* St. Paul’s Tube Station, 1 Cheapside, London, City, EC2V 6AA (4 minutes walk)
* Mansion House Tube Station, 38 Cannon Street, London, City, EC4N 6JD (5 minutes walk)

Nearest Mainline Stations:
* Blackfriars Railway Station, 179 Queen Victoria Street, London, City, EC4V 4DY (3 minutes walk)
* City Thameslink Station, Ludgate Hill, London, City, EC4M 7JH (4 minutes walk)

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Rebecca Holden Attending KnightCon Star Cars & Heroes!

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Paul Nuthall
Rebecca Holden

Rebecca Holden
© KnightCon Star Cars & Heroes

Rebecca Holden – April Curtis in the second season of Knight Rider – has been announced as the first guest for this year’s KnightCon Star Cars & Heroes event! This will be her fourth visit to this event in the UK, and she is always a pleasure to meet – if you haven’t been to the event before, now is the time!

“I am excited to tell all you Knight Rider fans that I will be going back to the UK again Saturday, September 7th to be with all my European friends and families, and see their fantastic K.I.T.T. replicas!” Rebecca said on her Facebook page. “We are all blessed to share the love for this show, which now lives on through fan conventions such as this one. It is so fun to see the joy spread throughout the globe and to carry the message to continuing generations that yes, ‘one person CAN make a difference’! So make your plans now to be with us! Love y’all!”

Rebecca will also be attending the “Welcome Knight” VIP party, and a meet-and-greet and Q&A session on Saturday. Tickets for these additional events at the convention are very limited and selling fast, so don’t delay! (Please note that entry to the main Star Cars & Heroes event is FREE).

More information can be found at the KnightCon UK Facebook Page!

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Exclusive! New Knight Rider Comic Artwork and Press Release!

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Martin Gray
New Comic Artwork

New Comic Artwork!
Artwork courtesy of Lion Forge Comics and Wonacott Communications LLC

Here at the Knight Rider Archives we have been given a sneak peek at some of the artwork we are going to be treated to for the new Knight Rider comics thanks to Lion Forge Comics and Wonacott Communications.

We hope you enjoy the teaser! The comics are set to be released sometime in October or November this year according to the latest reports. They will be available on Amazon Kindle Bookstore, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble’s The Nook Book Store and Kobo.

We have also been allowed access to the original press release giving details of the new comics set for release later this year.

Once again a huge thanks to Lion Forge Comics and Wonacott Communications LLC for allowing us access to this information.

Stay tuned for more updates to come!

The original press release:

NBCUniversal Taps Lion Forge Comics to Develop Digital Comic Books Based on Beloved 80s TV Shows

Digital Publisher to Re-imagine Iconic Properties Including “Knight Rider”, “Miami Vice” and “Saved by the Bell”

LOS ANGELES and ST. LOUIS – July 2, 2013 – NBCUniversal, one of the world’s premier media and entertainment companies, has partnered with digital publisher Lion Forge Comics to develop licensed comic books based on popular TV shows from the 1980s and 90s.

Under the agreement licensed through the NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group, Lion Forge will write, develop and publish digital comics based on the following shows:

  • “Airwolf”
  • “Knight Rider”
  • “Miami Vice”
  • “Punky Brewster”
  • “Saved by the Bell”

“Partnering with the team at Lion Forge to bring classic TV properties to life in graphic novel format was a natural step for us as we continue to identify new ways to entertain our fans in the digital space,” said Chris Lucero, director of Global Consumer Products Licensing for NBCUniversal Television. “We’re excited to give fans a chance to revisit some of their favorite shows and characters in a completely new way.”

Well-known writers currently signed on to work on the projects include: Joelle Sellner (Teen Titans, Jackie Chan Adventures, Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi); Jonathan London (Geekscape); Geoffrey Thorne (Leverage, Ben 10) and David Gorden (Catalyst Prime: Accel and Catalyst Prime: Quincredible).

Currently, Jason Johnson (Wetworks, Godstorm) and Lion Forge’s own Carl Reed and Lorenzo Lizana are on board as artists.

“From hugely popular characters such as Crockett and Tubbs, Zack Morris and Punky Brewster to highly stylized music and clothing choices, these TV franchises have had a significant impact on pop culture,” said David Steward, CEO, Lion Forge. “We here at Lion Forge are looking forward to extending that influence by creating visually appealing and entertaining experiences on mobile devices for a whole new generation of fans.”

The comics are planned for distribution in Q3 and Q4 2013, and will be available through the Amazon Kindle Bookstore, Apple iBooks, Barnes & Noble’s The Nook Book Store and Kobo.

Lion Forge executives will participate on a panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. PDT on Saturday, July 20, in Room: 26AB (SDCC), where they will discuss these and other properties in development.

About NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group

NBCUniversal is a leader in providing entertainment programming to the domestic and international marketplaces. NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group manages all global ancillary television business endeavors for the NBCUniversal Television Group, including third-party home entertainment distribution, consumer products, musical soundtracks, special markets projects and www.nbcuniversalstore.com. For the latest product updates and an overview of the properties managed by the group, visit the NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products portal at http://nbcuconsumerproducts.com.

About Lion Forge Comics

Lion Forge is a St. Louis-based transmedia studio with a focus on digital publishing.

With both original and licensed titles, Lion Forge brings together the brightest talent to acquire and develop content and character franchises within the comic book, television, film and interactive gaming industries. Lion Forge applies cinematic elements to each property to create compelling, story-driven experiences from start to finish, bringing unique entertainment experiences to both traditional and digital marketplaces. For more information, please visit www.lionforge.com or the Lion Forge Facebook and Twitter pages.

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KnightCon Platinum Passes Now Available

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Paul Nuthall

As we reported last week, KnightCon Star Cars and Heroes 2013 is rapidly approaching – and KnightCon Intimate Platinum Passes have just gone on sale!

According to the organisers, KnightCon Intimate is designed to give the fans of that “iconic famous talking black car” what they want: more time with the cars, more time catching up with good friends and more time with this year’s special guest (soon to be announced) all in an intimate setting. These passes are specifically for fans of the Knight Rider TV show and give access to the Friday VIP Party, Saturday meet and greet, and Q&A session with the KnightCon Intimate guest, and more!

Platinum passes are £25.00 per person, PayPal payment only sent to: knightconuk@hotmail.co.uk

Please print out your PayPal receipt and bring to the VIP party and event as proof of purchase. Please see attached post graphic for full details.

KnightCon Star Cars & Heroes is a Free-to-Enter event, and they tell us that the only way they can generate revenue to pay for KnightCon Intimate guests’ flights from the USA and accommodation is through the sales of this Platinum Pass. At the moment they have one VIP guest confirmed, but more Platinum Passes sold means MORE guests!!

KnightCon Intimate Infographic

KnightCon Intimate Infographic

More information about the event can be found at the Knight Rider UK forums, and their Facebook Page!

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Knight Rider Comic News!

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Paul Nuthall

As we reported last Tuesday, Lion Forge Comics attended the San Diego Comic Con over the weekend… but Saturday evening was what Knight Rider fans were waiting for: the Lion Forge panel. A piece of cover art by Jason Johnson was due to be unveiled at the event, and fans around the world looked forward to finding out more about this new project in terms of character design. Would Johnson be using David Hasselhoff’s likeness? What form would the new, 21st Century K.I.T.T. be taking? How would the supporting cast be used?

Unfortunately the artwork didn’t make an appearance… But we’ve managed to get those answers.

What we have learned comes from the book’s writer Geoff Thorne, who revealed to us via Twitter that he has seen the cover art and “Jason is killing this. It’s gonna LOOK awesome.”

The first 8-issue ‘season’ will be composed of both stand-alone stories that double as chapters in a greater story-arc. The first arc will be “Re-indroductions. Introing the new stuff. Sort of an underlying “big bad,” but each arc stands alone.”

An underlying “big bad”? Knight Rider had a few of those, and fans will undoubtedly be screaming Garthe Knight, Goliath and K.A.R.R. at this point! Thorne remains tightlipped. “What can I say to this? Some familiar enemies are bound to appear. NONE quite the same as you expect.”

While enemies might return in unexpected new ways, Thorne is approaching the character of Michael Knight in much the same way as David Hasselhoff portrayed him in the original series. “Michael is a classic hero. Bit roguish, bit irreverent but with a perfect moral compass, so I’m playing him that way. He’s every cop or fireman who runs TOWARD trouble rather than away from it. He’s THAT guy.”

As for the supporting cast, there is one major new friend being introduced to the team. Not everyone will show up in the first arc, and not everyone will be exactly as you expect. They will also be Jason Johnson’s own character designs, as Thorne suggests that Lion Forge don’t have the rights to the actors’ likenesses. Currently they are only drawing from Knight Rider: The Original Series, but “Moving forward, if it makes a good story, the entire universe is fair game,” so we could possibly see new versions of characters from the spin-offs as well.

But you want to know about K.I.T.T., right?

“This ain’t yer grandma’s K.I.T.T. (Cue evil laugh),” Thorne says. “They don’t make the vehicle the original K.I.T.T. inhabited anymore. K.I.T.T. will be unique but not necessarily alone. (Evil laugh)” But does he retain his iconic functions, for example the Turbo Boost or Ski Mode? “The first arc doesn’t call for most of that stuff. Rest assured, K.I.T.T.’s totally badass. Tech has come a long way since the 1980s.”

The book itself won’t follow the current trends with an excessively dark and gritty style. “I don’t do dark & gritty. I do adventure. There will be down moments but I’m not interested in hyper-violent/psychotic ‘heroes.'” It should be a fun read.

Thorne watched quite a few original series episodes before he started writing, and cited the season four episode Knight of the Rising Sun as a favourite. He also revealed that the fan-favourite idea of a Knight Rider/Airwolf crossover has also been floated! “It’s something we all seem to want. There just has to be space for it. Right now everybody’s just locking in their reboots.” If the books are successful, don’t rule out the possibility of a Michael Knight-Stringfellow Hawke team-up in the future!

The first book will be available on Amazon in September!

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Is the Comlink Becoming a Reality?

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Martin Gray
Apple's new iWatch concept

Apple’s new iWatch concept

Apple’s new iWatch concept. Photo courtesy of www.bubblews.com

We all remember the famous comlink that Michael wore during the show and its capabilities. Recent reports state that Apple have patented the name iWatch to their brand, and from rumours of its functions the comlink may becoming more of a reality.

The new iWatch is understood to communicate wirelessly with the iPhone and provides interactivity without having to remove the iPhone from your pocket. Email and text message notifications are said to appear on the screen giving the user information about recent communications. Siri can be activated by talking to the watch and can be activated by a word or a phrase.

Maybe one day they will link the technology with our cars in lieu of key fobs to act as a ‘smart’ entry and start/stop, system!

Read the full article here, thanks to the Stabley Times: iWatch is real: Apple files patent for iOS smart watch

Michael Knight's Comlink

Michael Knight’s Comlink

The original comlink from the series.

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