"Knight Rider" A Knight in Shining Armor (2008)

Director:

David Solomon

Writers:

Glen A. Larson (characters)
Dave Andron (developer)

TV Series:

"Knight Rider" (2008)

Original Air Date:

24 September 2008 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Plot:

Michael attempts to intercept "The Package," but is a bit surprised to find out that it's not material...

Cast

Justin Bruening	...	Mike Traceur
Deanna Russo	...	Sarah Graiman
Sydney Tamiia Poitier	...	Carrie Rivai
Paul Campbell	...	Billy Morgan
Yancey Arias	...	Alex Torres
Bruce Davison	...	Charles Graiman
Smith Cho	...	Zoe Chae
Paula Garcés	...	Kelli Haddigan (as Paula Garces)
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Jay Hunt
Yorgo Constantine	...	Jackson
Marinda Kaha Hanselmann	...	Smokin' hot beauty (as Marinda Kaha)
Allan Graf	...	Euro Trash #1
Peter Weireter	...	Consulate Guard #1
Doug Scott Kramer	...	Consulate Guard #2
Fitzgerald Hollywood	...	Consulate Guard #3

Runtime:

Netherlands:55 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG | Netherlands:6

Company:

Gary Scott Thompson Productions

Trivia:

Mike can't recall the name of the woman he's chasing. But says her father was Michael Long. Michael Long was the original name of Michael Knight in the original Knight Rider series.

Goofs:

Continuity: After the "package" gets his thumb amputated, there's no blood on his hand or in the container the thumb is in.

Quotes:

Billy Morgan: Listen, Zoe, I have advanced degrees in applied physics, quantum physics, electrical and mechanical engineering, chemistry, as well as discrete and applied mathematics.
Zoe Chae: And I speak nine languages. We should make a baby.
Billy Morgan: [smiling] Really?
Zoe Chae: No.

Please Do Not Bother

Usually I'll give a new show 3 or 4 episodes to settle in before I pass judgment on it. I was tired of this one after fifteen minutes.

Almost everything is overdone: CG transformations, music, cheesecake. What might have been a funny line about an "adult film" star dragged on into four lines and drained all the humor out. Billy ought to sue Zoe for sexual harassment.

Even some of the performances are overdone (take some Prozac, people), with the notable exceptions of Justin Bruening and Val Kilmer; both are flat and lifeless. Bring back Hasselhoff and Daniels, say I.

There's got to be something more interesting to do on a Wednesday night than watch this.