I'm with you Rob, this KITT doesn't do it for me. Mustangs are great, but KITT is supposed to be sleek and futuristic; the Mustang is a throwback muscle car. It just doesn't fit.
Besides, nowadays we have production cars that parallel park themselves - so cars that drive themselves is not a great feat anymore. Everyone has GPS units with maps displays and spoken directions (although none of them can issue missile lock warnings or sound as debonair as Christopher Hewett (RIP)). Not to mention, we are all just getting over the neck strain of watching 'the Hoff' suck in his gut for 10 years on Baywatch - do we need to be reminded?
What is this version of KITT going to do to make us think it is futuristic Knight Foundation technology?
While I'm ok with the choice of a Mustang in general I think the key to the show will be believable futuristic technologies incorporated into the car. Just as ChrisInAtl said.
Just look at the technologies available to drivers today. The obvious ones, GPS, back up cameras, hands free bluetooth and other voice recognition software, satellite radio, run flat tires. Then you look at cars like the newest MB S Class. With those cars you get infrared night vision displays, adjustable massaging heated seats, radar guided cruise control (tracks the car in front of you and maintains distance by adjusting speed (even to a stop)). And then you get into the aftermarket with things like satellite TV, built in wifi, thermal reacting color changing paint, etc.
The technologies will need to be awe inspiring, yet believable at the same time. They need to remember their audience. The biggest market are going to be guys between 25 and 50 who remember and love the original. They want all the cool tech stuff, without it being gimmicky and far fetched. *cough* Body changing nano technology. *cough*
I don't know. I'm not holding my breath on this one. Done right, they have an opportunity to develop a great show, while giving a nod to the more campy original. More likely, they'll just keep the camp and up the "extremeness" of the show to the point that it is unwatchable.
And please NBC... Ditch the "Turbo" button. I know turbos were a hot "new" trend in the early 80s, but nitrous is so much more believable (and effective) as a "push button" technology.
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I'm with you Rob, this KITT doesn't do it for me. Mustangs are great, but KITT is supposed to be sleek and futuristic; the Mustang is a throwback muscle car. It just doesn't fit.
Besides, nowadays we have production cars that parallel park themselves - so cars that drive themselves is not a great feat anymore. Everyone has GPS units with maps displays and spoken directions (although none of them can issue missile lock warnings or sound as debonair as Christopher Hewett (RIP)). Not to mention, we are all just getting over the neck strain of watching 'the Hoff' suck in his gut for 10 years on Baywatch - do we need to be reminded?
What is this version of KITT going to do to make us think it is futuristic Knight Foundation technology?
While I'm ok with the choice of a Mustang in general I think the key to the show will be believable futuristic technologies incorporated into the car. Just as ChrisInAtl said.
Just look at the technologies available to drivers today. The obvious ones, GPS, back up cameras, hands free bluetooth and other voice recognition software, satellite radio, run flat tires. Then you look at cars like the newest MB S Class. With those cars you get infrared night vision displays, adjustable massaging heated seats, radar guided cruise control (tracks the car in front of you and maintains distance by adjusting speed (even to a stop)). And then you get into the aftermarket with things like satellite TV, built in wifi, thermal reacting color changing paint, etc.
The technologies will need to be awe inspiring, yet believable at the same time. They need to remember their audience. The biggest market are going to be guys between 25 and 50 who remember and love the original. They want all the cool tech stuff, without it being gimmicky and far fetched. *cough* Body changing nano technology. *cough*
I don't know. I'm not holding my breath on this one. Done right, they have an opportunity to develop a great show, while giving a nod to the more campy original. More likely, they'll just keep the camp and up the "extremeness" of the show to the point that it is unwatchable.
And please NBC... Ditch the "Turbo" button. I know turbos were a hot "new" trend in the early 80s, but nitrous is so much more believable (and effective) as a "push button" technology.