Knight Rider (2008)

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Television series
German title Knight Rider
Original title Knight Rider
Knight-Rider-2008-Logo.svg
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 2008-2009
Production
company		 Universal Media Studios
Dutch Oven Productions
length 43 minutes
Episodes 17 (plus 1 pilot film) in 1 season
genre Action , drama
Theme music Stu Phillips (Original Theme Remix)
idea Glen A. Larson
production Gary Scott Thompson ,
Dave Bartis ,
Doug Liman ,
Matt Pyken ,
David Andron ,
Sean Ryerson
music Christopher Tyng
First broadcast February 17, 2008 on NBC
German-language
first broadcast		 October 3, 2009 on 3+
occupation

Knight Rider is a series based on the 1980 television series of the same title and the 2008 television movie Knight Rider . Justin Bruening plays Mike Traceur / Knight, who is the estranged son of Michael Knight. Deanna Russo plays Sarah Graiman, Traceur's former girlfriend and daughter of Charles Graiman ( Bruce Davison ), creator of the new KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). Like the television film Knight Rider , theseries doesnot make any reference to the previous offshoot Team Knight Rider or the films Knight Rider 2000 and Knight Rider 2010 .

action

The story takes place 25 years after the original Knight Rider series. Mike Traceur (later changing his name to Michael Knight), the son of the original Michael Knight , will become the next generation driver for KITT (Knight Industries Three Thousand). KITT is now a black 2008 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500KR . Together with his former girlfriend Sarah Graiman, the daughter of the scientist Charles Graiman, who both developed the new KITT, Mike fights against injustice and crime for Knight Industries.

In the episode "Day Turns Into Knight" (original title), Dr. Graiman due to a plane crash, Agent Rivai is seriously injured and is no longer FBI agent of the team. During the episode "Knight to King's Pawn" (Engl. Title) builds, the NSA ( N ational S ECURITY A gency) that KITT project due to the death of Dr. Exit Graiman. Agent Torres allows the NSA to deactivate KITT and remove his chip in order to reactivate KARR, the prototype, with KITT's chip. The team finds KITT's artificial intelligence stored online and tries to restore it. Mike then breaks into Area 51 to use KITT's AI chip.

When Mike and KITT flee, KARR discovers that KITT has been reactivated. He overcomes KITT's programming with Torres as hostage / driver. KITT destroys KARR, but Agent Torres dies shortly afterwards.

production

NBC Universal boss Jeff Zucker hired Ben Silverman as NBC entertainment boss in the spring of 2007 and asked him for help getting NBC off the bottom of the ratings. One of Silverman's first steps was trying to reissue old series like Knight Rider and Gladiators . Silverman drew up a contract with Ford Motor Company to deliver the car that was the central character.

The series premiered on September 24, 2008 on NBC and ran the station's Wednesday night with Deal or No Deal and Lipstick Jungle .

Because the pilot was a huge hit, NBC ordered a full 22-episode season of the series on October 21, 2008. All episodes that aired on TV are also available on the PlayStation Video Store, Xbox Live Marketplace and iTunes Store . The episodes are available in HD format and SD format.

However, the ratings of the series itself fell quickly after a good start, which is why it was announced on November 10, 2008 that the series would be rearranged in order to get closer to its predecessor and put the focus on Michael and KITT. Yancey Arias, Bruce Davison and Sydney Tamiia Poitiers characters left the series in a two-part episode as their contracts only lasted up to and including the 13th episode and were not renewed.

On December 3, 2008, NBC reduced the season to seventeen episodes. The series finale aired on March 4, 2009. On May 19, 2009, NBC announced that it would not renew Knight Rider for a second season.
The reason given was not the bad ratings, but the high production costs of the series and the poor financial situation at NBC and the automobile manufacturer Ford, which sponsored the series. However, according to Gary Scott Thompson , director of production for the series, Knight Rider has not been deposed .

actor

German version

Charisma

In German-speaking countries, the Swiss broadcaster 3+ showed the pilot film on October 3, 2009, and one or two episodes in a row every week from October 10, 2009. In Germany, RTL started the pilot on October 8, 2009. From October 17, 2009, one episode was broadcast on Saturdays at 4:45 p.m. On December 17, 2009, the series was broadcast on Thursday at 11:15 p.m. for reasons of youth protection law.

synchronization

Role name actor Voice actor
Michael "Mike" Knight / Mike Traceur Justin Bruening Ozan Unal
Sarah Graiman Deanna Russo Maria Koschny
Charles Graiman Bruce Davison Reinhard Kuhnert
Billy Morgan Paul Campbell Konrad Bösherz
Zoe Chae Smith Cho Kaya Marie Möller
Carrie Rivai Sydney Tamiia Poitier Gundi Eberhard
Alex Torres Yancey Arias Michael Iwannek
PUTTY Val Kilmer (speaker) Peter Flechtner

Episodes

The US premiere was on NBC and RTL in Germany.

No. German title Original title German premiere US premiere
0 KITT in danger! Knight Rider October 8, 2009 February 17, 2008
1 A new knight A Knight In Shining Armor October 17, 2009 September 24, 2008
2 Ready to die, Michael Knight? Journey to the End of Knight October 24, 2009 October 1, 2008
3 Mexico rider Knight of the Iguana October 31, 2009 October 8, 2008
4th A Hard Day's Knight A Hard Day's Knight November 7, 2009 October 15, 2008
5 Michael Knight - Or How I Learned How To Hunt The Bomb Knight of the Hunter November 14, 2009 October 22, 2008
6th Who makes KITT a killer? Knight of the Living Dead November 21, 2009 November 5, 2008
7th Michael Knight versus Max and Nikki I wanna rock & roll all knight November 28, 2009 November 12, 2008
8th Casino rider Knight of the Zodiac December 5, 2009 November 19, 2008
9 Knight Fever Knight Fever December 12, 2009 December 31, 2008
10 KITT's Deadly Course (Part 1) Don't stop the knight December 19, 2009 January 7, 2009
11 KITT goes up in the air (part 2) Day Turns Into Knight January 9, 2010 January 14, 2009
12 KITT against KARR Knight to King's Pawn January 9, 2010 January 21, 2009
13 No time out for Michael Knight! Exit Light, Enter Knight December 17, 2009 January 28, 2009
14th Fight Knight Fight Knight January 16, 2010 February 4, 2009
15th Michael Knight goes too far Fly by Knight January 16, 2010 February 11, 2009
16 Knight and the City Knight and the City January 23, 2010 February 18, 2009
17th Happy knight? I love the knightlife January 23, 2010 March 4, 2009

Knight Industries Three Thousand (KITT)

For the premiere of the series, many new features were introduced into KITT in addition to those seen in the pilot . As an homage to the Super Pursuit Mode , the new KITT can put itself in combat mode - a much more aggressive version than the one shown in the pilot film. First and foremost, it differs through a larger rear spoiler . KITT also transforms into a Ford F-150 FX4 pick-up for off-road use, a Ford F-150 Transporter , Ford Flex , Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor , and a 1969 Mach 1 Mustang for camouflage purposes . The series also showed features like the Turbo Boost, which enables KITT to jump. It can also maintain system performance underwater and provide occupants with oxygen. KITT also has a grappling hook, a laser weapon (in its scanner bar), double miniguns, defensive flares, attack rockets, a tranquilizer rifle, a nail gun (to destroy tires, for example), noise suppression and an EMP weapon.

The interior of the vehicle has been redesigned: the only screen in the center console has been replaced by a touchscreen as a heads-up display on the entire inner surface of the windshield. On the screen you could see KITT's "voice" display, reminiscent of the voice modulator of the original series. Now there is a pulsing ball in the center of the dashboard with a point in the center pointing towards whoever he is talking to. The other interior changes include a more conventional steering wheel , instead of the 3/4 steering wheel seen previously, and blue lighting of the instruments, which changes to red in battle mode. The 4x4 mode interior uses the same dashboard, but the passenger and driver seats of the F-150. KITT also has a backup computer that can be started if the primary is damaged.

KITT's technology includes a surface screen program that turns the bonnet into a touchscreen display, similar to the internal head-up display. In the glove compartment on the passenger side there are, among other things, analysis devices for any objects and chemicals, medical equipment and a printer. Furthermore, he has a 3D object generator in the rear interior, with which he can duplicate small objects such as keys, but also entire items of clothing, as well as an internal self-destruction program and backdoors in his program code.

DVD release

Knight Rider: The Complete Series DVD was released in the English language version on July 28, 2009 on 4 DVDs with bonus material. In Germany, the first season of the series was released on April 15, 2010 on DVD.

International charisma

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The new Knight Rider series is / was broadcast in the following countries :

country title translation TV channel Additional information
Argentina Knight Rider: El Auto Fantástico Subtitles (Spanish) Warner Channel The pilot and the episodes have been acquired. The series currently airs on Sundays at 8:00 p.m.
Australia Knight Rider No Seven Network The pilot television film was shown on October 11, 2008, there is no further information as to whether or when the full series will be shown.
Belgium Knight Rider Subtitles (Dutch) Prime Family The pilot aired on April 28, 2009, and the series' episodes are currently broadcast on Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. The reruns run on the Prime Series Channel at different times during the week.
Brazil Knight Rider / A Super Máquina Subtitled
Portuguese dubbing 		WBTV (480i)
Rede Record (1080i) 		The series began on April 5, 2009.
Chile Knight Rider: El Auto Fantástico Subtitles (Spanish) Warner Channel The series currently airs on Sundays at 8:00 p.m.
Germany, Austria Knight Rider German synchronization RTL , Super RTL The pilot aired on October 8, 2009, followed by the series' weekly broadcast.
Denmark Knight Rider subtitle TV3 + The series will air in the fall of 2009.
France Le Retour de K2000 French dubbing Canal + Family, NRJ 12 The pilot aired on July 5, 2009, followed by the first episode of the series. The rest is broadcast every Sunday in 2 episodes on Canal + Family . The reruns run in 2010 on NRJ 12 .
India Knight Rider With subtitles (English) Star World The 90-minute pilot film was shown on June 18, 2009. The series began on June 19, 2009. Two episodes were shown each week on Thursday and Friday at 10:00 pm.
Ireland Knight Rider No sci Fi The premiere was on May 12, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. - The series ran on Tuesdays until September 8, 2009 (final): In HD on Sci Fi HD
Italy Knight Rider Italian dubbing Steel , sci-fi The television film was shown on August 28, 2009. The series began on September 4, 2009. Two episodes are shown each week on Friday at 9:00 pm.
Canada Knight Rider No E! Canada The pilot was shown on Global TV in February 2008, and E! Canada aired the episodes every Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Latin America Knight Rider - El Auto Fantástico subtitle Warner Channel The series made its debut on April 5, 2009.
Malaysia & Singapore Knight Rider No Star World The film aired on February 5, 2009 on Astro (Malaysia) Channel 711 and StarHub TV (Singapore) Channel 18.
Mexico El Auto Incredible (The Incredible Car) Spanish (LA) dubbing Canal 5 The series began on September 25th at 10:00 am with the pilot as the first episode.
New Zealand Knight Rider No C4 The pilot television film was shown on February 2, 2009. The series runs every Monday at 7:30 p.m., starting on February 9th.
Netherlands Knight Rider 2009 subtitle RTL 7 The pilot was shown on January 1st. The series began on Sunday March 1st.
Norway Knight Rider subtitle Viasat 4 The series began on April 13, 2009.
Peru Knight Rider: El Auto Fantástico Subtitles (Spanish) Warner Channel The pilot and the episodes have been acquired. The series currently airs on Sundays at 8:00 p.m.
Philippines Knight Rider No C / S 9 The series is broadcast every Thursday evening at 10:00 p.m.
Portugal O Justiceiro (2009) (Sci Fi)
O Novo Justiceiro (TVI) 		subtitle Sci Fi , TVI The pilot was shown on March 25th. The series kicked off on Sci Fi a week later. The series started on July 11, 2009 on TVI. Available in HD on Sci Fi HD .
Sweden Knight Rider Subtitles (Swedish and Finnish) Viasat On January 28, 2009, the first episode aired on TV6, the series every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m.
Switzerland Knight Rider German synchronization 3 Plus TV The pilot was shown on October 3, 2009 and the series began a week later on October 10, 2009.
Spain El Coche Fantastico Spanish dubbing TVE , Sci Fi The pilot film was shown in April 2008. The series began on March 30, 2009.
Thailand Knight Rider subtitle Star World The series debuted on February 5, 2009 on TrueVisions Channel 37.
Turkey Knight Rider subtitle Fx ( Digiturk Platform Channel 51)
United States of America Knight Rider None, as it is original NBC The pilot was shown on February 17, the series from September 24, 2008 to March 4, 2009.
United Kingdom Knight Rider No sci Fi The premiere was on Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 on SciFi HD.

The series will also be shown on Fiver from September 24, 2009.

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ NBC Reveals Fall Series Premiere Dates
  3. ↑ NBC To Pick Up Nine Additional Episodes Of "Knight Rider To Complete Full-Season Order For 2008-09 . In: Futon Critic . October 21, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2008.
  4. ↑ PlayStation Network Video Content Update . SCEA. Retrieved January 7, 2011.
  5. ↑ Xbox LIVE Marketplace Knight Rider . Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
  6. ↑ ABC, CBS, FOX & NBC Offer Incredible Lineup of Programming in Stunning HD on the iTunes Store . Retrieved March 6, 2009.
  7. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: 'Knight Rider' goes back to its roots . The Hollywood Reporter . November 10, 2008. Archived from the original on November 13, 2008. Retrieved on December 9, 2008.
  8. ↑ Maria Gruber: Poitier is out of "Knight Rider" . November 10, 2008. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  9. ↑ Knight Rider: NBC Reduces Episode Order, Essentially Canceled? . Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved December 3, 2008.
  10. ^ Gary Levin: The early line on fall: What's in, out and undecided . Usatoday.Com. April 15, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  11. ↑ NBC News: Chuck Renewed; My Name Is Earl, Medium Canceled . E! On-line. March 19, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  12. ^ The Futon's Upfront Notes: ABC & NBC . The Futon Critic. March 19, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  13. ↑ NBC announces fall schedule: 'Chuck' stays, 'Southland' moves to Fridays . Entertainment Weekly. March 19, 2008. Archived from the original on May 22, 2009. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
  14. ↑ RTL shows "Knight Rider" exceptionally in the evening cinefacts.de
  15. ↑ German synchronous files. Retrieved January 15, 2010 .
  16. ↑ Shadowy Flight - Attack KITT Revealed at Comic Con ( Memento from September 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  17. ↑ PickupTrucks.com: First Look at Knight Rider's KITT in 4x4 mode
  18. ↑ Knight Rider DVD news: Announcement for Knight Rider - Season 1 . TVShowsOnDVD.com. May 25, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  19. ↑ Knight Rider DVD news: Box Art for Knight Rider - Season 1 . TVShowsOnDVD.com. May 25, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  20. ↑ RTL FAQ . January 16, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  21. ↑ Cult series of the 80s is back . RTL Television. September 8, 2009. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
  22. ↑ Knight Rider - Pilot (Season 1 Episode 1) . LocateTV. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.