So we all have fun things we remember from our childhood. Most of the shows and toys and games we all had when we were children seem to be coming back. One of the most recent? Last night the new Knight Rider series started. Now a few months back there was a 2-hour made for TV movie that was supposed to introduce the series, which is a continuation (not a remake) of the original.
For those who didn't see it, this new Michael is Mike Tracer, the son of the original Michael Knight. He's an ex-army ranger in a financial bind, when his ex-girlfriend and KIT creator find him and ask him for help. The story line was okay, but KIT was amazing. The newest version is a 2008 Ford Mustang Cobra, and although I'm disappointed with the car of choice, the "nano-technology" that lets him change colors, forms, and even dispel damage is pretty freakin cool. After watching the movie, I was eagerly awaiting what promised to be an amazing new show.
They lied.
I barely made it through the hour-long debut last night. Now, as I said, I was very eagerly awaiting the show. So when I saw what I did, I was very disappointed. KIT no longer "morphed" with his nano-tech, but instead he transformed a-la the Transformers movie. Ok... Disappointing, but ok. Then, he transforms into a pickup truck? What? It was enough of a reach when in the movie he was able to change his spoiler and whatnot. But change into a COMPLETELY different type of vehicle? Come on now. And then when he went into "speed mode", the result looked like something out of a bad anime cartoon. And the story only got worse. And worse. And worse. A man had a secret code implanted in his DNA? And the only way to get it out is to read his DNA with a special cypher that's locked... in his DNA? Yeah. No.
This is seriously one of the worst and most disappointing shows I have seen in a VERY long time. They need better... everything. I had my DVR set up to record this every week, and before the hour was even over I had already canceled the recording. Seriously, don't waste your time, not even for a second.
