Don't Mess With The Hoff

I rarely watched TV as a kid but there were a couple of shows that remained my staple for the times I did watch TV. I had an affinity for shows with bad-asses for main characters.

First, you had Bonanza. I loved Bonanza. I couldn't tell you the storyline of any of the episodes but I just know that cowboys were bad-ass. There was nothing more that I wanted during that time than a vest and a stetson hat.

Then we had Dukes of Hazzard. Two "good ol' boys" who drove the sh*t out of their cars. The best part? Their 1969 Dodge Charger, "General Lee." The doors were welded shut so Bo and Luke had to jump in and out of their cars. I'll confess. I did that when getting in my dad's car for the longest time...errr, tried to anyway.

But above them all, my favorite had to be Knight Rider. Now, here was a car that was a companion. KITT (Knight Industry Two Thousand) talked to Michael, got him out of pickles, and probably did some undisclosed favors for Michael as well. Here's the good/bad news, depending on your sentiments about it: there's gonna be a made-for-TV movie remake that debuts in February of 2008. The question on everyone's mind is going to be about the car. Well, here are the details.

Instead of the 1982 Pontiac Trans-Am of the 80s series, the new KITT has actually stirred some controversy considering it's going to be the yet-to-be-released Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR. This KITT comes with a supercomputer that can pretty much do anything, a weapons system, and a body that's able to shape-shift and change colors. This 21st Century KITT, like the old, gets its artificial intelligence from digital effects wizard that makes it much more than a car; it's a partner-in-crime.

Another cool feature of the car is the air-ride suspension. This allows for the driver to lower the car's height when it goes from hero mode to attack mode. All this morphing and transforming will be done through CGI animation, as we'll all see when the movie comes out.

The creator of this car is Harold Belker, who designed the Batmobile from the Batman and Robin movie and also the space shuttle from Armageddon.

So for all us '80s babies that have been waiting for this for a while, the time has finally come. No David Hasselhoff, new car, new adventures...what more can we ask for really? Oh wait, I said No David Hasselhoff already, right?











EDIT: Here's a teaser for the movie.



-Rack of Lam

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