"Team Knight Rider" (1997) TV series 1997-1998

User Rating:

4.2/10   

Creators:

Rick Copp
David A. Goodman

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

6 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Years after the adventures of Michael Knight and KITT, a new team of artificially intelligent super vehicles and drivers continues the fight against evil.

Plot Keywords:

Car | Talking Car | Humor | Animate Car | Automobile

Cast

Brixton Karnes	...	Kyle Stewart (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Christine Steel	...	Jenny Andrews (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Duane Davis	...	Duke DePalma (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kathy Trageser	...	Erica West (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Nick Wechsler	...	Kevin "Trek" Sanders (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Tom Kane	...	Dante (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Nia Vardalos	...	Domino (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kerrigan Mahan	...	Beast (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Andrea Hutchman	...	Kat (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
John Kassir	...	Plato (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Don LaFontaine	...	Narrator - Opening Titles (22 episodes, 1997-1998)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Company:

MCA Television

Trivia:

Team Knight Rider use five different vehicles for their missions, each with its own computer AI system like the original Knight 2000 vehicle. Unlike KITT, these are specialized units with specific roles in the team. In addition, after the K.R.O. incident, Garland has had each vehicle installed with intentional weaknesses to act as a fail safe in case any of them go rogue. Although armored to protect their occupants, the vehicles do not share the original KITT's nearly indestructible "molecular bondage shell". Bullets can shatter windows or blown open with a small explosive, for example, while body panels can be damaged in collisions and roll-overs. The vehicles deploy their own self-repair system enabling the cars to fix their own minor damage shattered windows and crushed body panels have been shown "fixed" soon after taking damage. More severe impacts however, require body shop maintenance to repair the vehicles.

Quotes:

Dante: This whole TKR program went to hell the day they started making female cars.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Knight Rider: Knight Rider (#1.0)" (2008)

A valiant effort!

TKR was a good show with lots of potential. Many people judge it harshly, but I believe that the voice acting of the vehicles and the acting on the part of the drivers was good. I believe if they had been given another season to work through, the actors could have grown into the roles more and the relationships with the vehicles would have developed further. Fans who wanted the KITT/Michael relationship were bound to be disappointed since this was NOT a show focusing on KITT and Michael. These were *new* personalities, and to me that was its charm.

The vehicles themselves were awesome, and I do hope they are safely stored away somewhere to be shown off at some future time. It was nice to see the two motorcycles damaged and rebuilt. It was also great to see why there was now a TEAM and not just ONE hero. There was continuity between the two shows and it was nice to see them move away from the KR 2000 timeline and just work a new one in.

I believe this show deserved at least another season to prove its worth.