Just a fast bullet-proof tank and Viper-clone

 Few minutes ago, I watched the Pilot of this new series of "Knight Rider" and I must say it's not as bad as I expected. Sure there's bad acting, worse dialogs and a bunch of criminal decisions for a remake of a classic - like substituting a timeless Trans Am for a Mustang - but I exptected much worse. Still it would be a waste of time to watch this series if there won't be any major changes after the Pilot. [...]
(show me)(don't show me)

I like the visuals, though. They're not astoundingly innovative or breath-taking but decent state-of-the-art special effects. I could watch more of that. Yet unfortunately, the other aforementioned things are just too much to ingore and watch it anyway. I mean, don't get me wrong, I like hot looking cars even if I hate to drive 'em, that is cars in general, and I certainly like Mustangs but I don't think K.I.T.T. and this whole "Knight Rider" universe are appropriate for this type of car. Too "Need For Speed"-ish. And the Viper-like car-transformation is just one tiny little bit too over-the-top.

Besides, you can't make a "Knight Rider" without "Super Pursuit Mode" and "Turbo Boost", you can't touch the classy red front light and you can't put in lots of titties and sweaty bodies in replacement, like they did. Just too sad the male lead isn't as gay as the original. Somehow it defined the series, I think ;^)
(thanks to Sprittwoch for pointing this scene out)
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