The TV Addict 

Wow, I didn’t think it was that bad. I actually managed to watch the whole thing. I liked the retooling that was done from the movie and I thought they were taking the KITT concept in interesting directions.

The story and plot were not mind benders by any means, but I actually liked it enough to watch at least one more episode. I may agree with you after that but the jury is still out. The show is definitely at the top of my “drop list” as I start to iron out my must watch shows of this season.

I 100 percent agree. I was watching then New Adventures of Old Christine and when the show went to commercials I switched it to Knight Rider. The show literally had me laughing out loud at how bad it was. It’s still cracking me up just thinking about it. I hope it’s the first show to get cancelled.

Bionic Woman fans all over the world are thanking NBC for dethroning their show as “worst remake of an 80s classic” ever.

In fact, KR might possibly be the worst show ever.

I TiVo’ed the episode so I can watch all of it later, but I caught a few minutes of it live while I was waiting for Bush’s economy speech, and I can already tell it’s painful to watch.

Kitt’s voice lacks any personality. His ability to transform is absurd. Kitt’s heads-up display feature is over-used. The characters are wooden. The writing is silly. The directing seemed weird. The green screening seems way too fake. The sets look…well, can’t put my finger on it, but they just don’t look good. The guy that played Billy on BSG is a new cast member who is given some of the worst material to work with. And, guest star Paula Garces didn’t even look as good as she does as Tina on The Shield (how can you make her not look hot?).

Who knows, maybe in the context of the whole episode some of the issues with the show will make more sense, or maybe my opinion is tainted by the predominately negative previews. But, my expectations weren’t high at all in the first place, and my first impression doesn’t help. I will give the first episode a complete chance, but I don’t expect to be giving it a season pass.

Eight minutes was my limit. So so bad.

Knight Rider boogles the mind with the stupidity of it and the actors and actresses. Take Knight Rider off the air NOW!!! That show is nothing but garbage, the acting s__ks, so do the immature actors, get a real job you dorks! And do people a favor STAY OFF TV!!!!!

I really hated it, so so bad. And the guy who plays Mike, he really has no personality. So boring. I actually managed to watch 10 minutes.

Lol I saw this while browsing the web http://familyguts.tv/my-familys-got-guts-vs-knight-rider/
I think that it is a hilarious comparison. It about sums up how I feel about the show lol. I also do think that KITT with like a freaking sweet voice like lewis black would make me watch the show. I mean tell me that you would not watch lewis black as KITT

As a true fan of the classic old Knight Rider, and also a dvd collector of every Knight Rider season, I was truly disappointed in the new Knight Rider. I watched it and thought it was too fake, leave transformers to transformers. It was completely over done and didn’t have any classic Knight Rider flare. Felt cartoonlike, fake, and transformer like! It’s too bad really because I was really looking forward to this new launch of Knight Rider, but now I won’t be staying tuned… why when I can’t even stay connected to the show after 20 minutes of viewing! Completely disappointed.

Now really, I thought that last night’s show had many great qualities. First off, it made the back-door-pilot-movie look better!

Remember that a core requirement to enjoy such shows it not only the suspension of disbelief, but also total amnesia about the laws of physics (or at least invent an inertial dampener so they aren’t dashboard paint after decelerating from 300 mph to 0 in 10 ft.

There were many episodes of the original series as bad as this, especially in the beginning and near the end. I am willing to give it a couple more chances.

Anyone who found this show anything but the awful mess that is was should be added to some sort of ‘can not reproduce’ list the protection of our future society. You could not have made a worst show on purpose… weak premise after inept acting followed by pathetic CGI. Whoever made this show owes me 20 minuted of my life that I will never get back. Please quit (I can’t imagine you have not already been fired) and leave the industry all together.

I’ve seen the whole episode now, and my opinion isn’t much better. The plot (if there was one), dialogue, and secondary characters were definitely atrocious, and the performances aren’t great either. And, transforming into a truck is Kitt’s most ludicrous new feature.

The worst part is the overall look, feel, and tone of the show, everything from the directing to the sets & music. The special effects are actually pretty decent but also way overdone. The screen feels overflowing with flashiness.

There’s just something that feels fake or trashy or absurd about the show as a whole. In fact, it’s kind of a shame that the episode shows tiny glimmers of potential. There are actually a few (emphasis on few) decent concepts embedded here, but the execution is all way off. An updated Knight Rider *could* work, but I fear that any potential will be drowned by the show’s general absurdity, which seems almost intentional.

As someone who even in the 1980s (as a teenager) could not fathom the fascination with the original series, the mere fact that someone saw fit to resurrect beggared belief. But I thought “what the heck” and watched the new show, and have to say I am completely shocked that it was as unwatchable as it was. Total crap from start to finish.

Not sure what people are looking for with this show but I think it’s a significant improvement over the mediocre movie that played last Feb. My adolescent daughter loves it and I actually enjoy watching this with her as it brings back fond memories of the original for me (which by the way is almost unwatchable in this day and age). Don’t get me wrong, it has nothing on my top rated shows but it is nice to have a silly diversion to watch now and then. Especially if it helps bring back the silly kid dreams about a talking car you used to have.

I can understand why people don’t like the new show, yet I can also understand why people do. At first I was not impressed with the movie in February at all, and all the changes I was saying to my friends that should be made, were made. I do agree that KITT transforming is way out there and too far from the original. I don’t mind attack mode, since it’s similar to Super Pursuit Mode in the original. I do like Val as the voice, however I agree he needs to still bring more emotion into the role. You just can’t beat William Daniels. I’m not a fan of KITT being a Mustang now, but it has grown on me. The idea and attempt is good, but I don’t see it lasting. I do watch it every week, but I won’t be surprised if it gets yanked. As an old fan I’m separating myself from the original because nothing can ever compare to it, and by doing that I’ve been able to enjoy it. I don’t mind them having a team to look after KITT, he is more advanced now and should have a team, however don’t always show them now. What happened to the “one man can make a difference”, and even Michael passed that onto Mike at the end of the pilot.

Anyone who actually thinks the new Knight Rider is better than the old needs to have their brain examined. As cheesy as the original was, the new one takes the cheese factor to a whole new level. As a fan of the original I had hopes for the new show. The pilot was actually better than the premier or subsequent episodes in my opinion. I will not be watching this one any more. Believe it or not The Bionic Woman was actually better.

Characters = dumb beyond belief
Acting = Horrible
Sets = Horrendous
Story = pathetic
KITT = way overdone, too unrealistic, no personality

I actually like the Pilot film a lot, or at least I could see a lot of promise.
But the actuall show was dreadful and cheesy (wtf is the attack mode all about with all the LEDs and stuff).

BUT I think it may just be aimed at a yunger audience who will actually love it.

new car is great , writers suck , dash needs work . i think the writers hate fords . had it break down alot , couldnt out run or catch anything . get new writers ……