Should have been a reboot

danthedriver

This series would have been so much better as a reboot rather than an extension of the original series. The continuity errors stand out like sore thumbs. The biggest being KARR! In both Series' KARR has the same programming flaw which means that they made the same mistake twice. As a reboot they could have taken the rivalry to new heights.

Also the transforming thing, KARR becomeing a robot and KITT being a shapeshifter were both really dumb ideas. All KITT became was an advertisement for Ford.

The money could have been better explained as a reboot as well. And I'm still confused on why the series started off going in one direction with Torres and the government for a full 11 episodes before taking a sharp left turn into reestablishing FLAG and the group being autonomous. No hint of strife or wanting to separate up to that point. This was just odd.

The cast was great, Deanna Russo and Smith Cho were both beautiful and created the perfect balance to Justin Brushing and Paul Campbell. The Mustang was a nice choice for KITT too.

I think Knight Rider as a concept has more life left to it, but it must completely separated from the original series and be fully updated to the present or near future (not the post apocalyptic future like Knight Rider 2010) to make it work. There are enough of us real Knight Rider fans still out there to help put a solid plot together, I'll happily volunteer to participate in a research panel to make it happen.

score 5/10

danthedriver 31 October 2018

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw4429522/