http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a135147/nbc-to-reboot-knight-rider.html
It may have recently gotten a full season order, but NBC are obviously not too happy with how things have gone so far.....
NBC to Reboot Knight Rider
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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a135147/nbc-to-reboot-knight-rider.html
It may have recently gotten a full season order, but NBC are obviously not too happy with how things have gone so far.....
I've never heard of a reboot halfway through a season and a little early for NBC to do that because last week may of only been a blip before the show was getting over 7 million.
Also huge mistake in dropping at least Yancey Arias because the whole Mike backstory which cannot be dropped because we've been left with hints about it and I think alot would be pissed to not find out about it. Also how the hell are they going to expain dropping Bruce Davison ? but the women yeh shes more than expendable.
I would consider keeping it at Sundays, simply because between 7-10pm there is a lot of people watching TV, probably more than any other night.
Also huge mistake in dropping at least Yancey Arias because the whole Mike backstory which cannot be dropped because we've been left with hints about it and I think alot would be pissed to not find out about it. Also how the hell are they going to expain dropping Bruce Davison ? but the women yeh shes more than expendable.
I would consider keeping it at Sundays, simply because between 7-10pm there is a lot of people watching TV, probably more than any other night.
wow smart
Assuming this source is reliable, if you are going to reboot this is the best time to do it before the show has firmly established everything. Every week it seems the people on the net say they need to drop the extra cast and get back to basics and it sounds like that is what they are doing so maybe this will actually be supported by the fans as well.
Wow. Just wow.
I wonder how they'll explain the exits of those three characters? Well, let's be honest, nobody would really miss Carrie (Sindey Tamiia Poitier), but the other two...
Still, for a show to get so totally overhauled halfway through its first season, I'm guessing unless the overhaul bumps it up into the 10 million viewers range on a regular basis, we can kiss Knight Rider goodbye.
I wonder how they'll explain the exits of those three characters? Well, let's be honest, nobody would really miss Carrie (Sindey Tamiia Poitier), but the other two...
Still, for a show to get so totally overhauled halfway through its first season, I'm guessing unless the overhaul bumps it up into the 10 million viewers range on a regular basis, we can kiss Knight Rider goodbye.
7 million is not a good number, though considering the sickly state NBC has been in these past few seasons, it looks good in comparison to their other shows. Boston Legal was considered a "bubble show" when up for its 4th and 5th season renewals, even though it was pulling in 9-10 million viewers before the strike.
The same story is being carried by the Hollywood Reporter, so I think it's legit. It sounds like it was already in the pipeline (they're currently shooting Episode 15, so the reboot has already been done), and the fact that the story broke after Wednesday's dismal ratings is maybe/maybe not coincidental.
Yeah, that's a good point. On the one hand it seems totally desperate, but on the other hand, at least they're trying something rather than just plodding along until NBC axes the show.
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Sounds like just what this show needs. The FauxTU set, characters and stuff is too much. It needs to tune down the intentional corn and they also need to bring KITT's abilities into check. (A replicator and morphing into a truck or van? Please.)
They didn't say anything about getting rid of the morphing. But I for one won't miss the SSC if we never see it again. I doubt that'll be the case, if for no other reason than it probably cost them a king's ransom to build, and they don't want the accountants to soil themselves.
That's why I said they ALSO need to bring KITT's abilities into check.
As in, a reccomendation of what they "need" to do on top of what they already plan on doing.
Reading comprehension: Fun!
You weren't responding to me, where you?
I did it to myself didn't I?
FAIL to me.
Morphing into a different Mustang I can believe, but a truck or a van?
No way. Dump those two retards, Billy and Zoe, and keep Davidson's character. He would be akin to Devon Miles.
To me, the word "reboot" is way overused. There have been plenty of shows in the history of TV that have undergone massive changes in the middle of their runs, with premise changes, and cast changes, etc. Some shows have even changed titles during their runs. I don't see how this qualifies as a "reboot".
I agree with that. I think they should just have Michael, Sarah, Bruce Davison's character and maybe Yancy Arias' character. And KITT.
I think this is a good move to move the series closer to the original series. One man and his car with a small team.
You have to ask yourself, where would the danger and suspense be if Knight Rider industries was flourishing with more than a dozen of random tech people, a huge base and endless supplies.
"Oh KITT was destroyed, well we have enough resources to build another"
I wouldn't mind if Knight industries had to rebuild from the ground up with limited resources to fix KITT.
You have to ask yourself, where would the danger and suspense be if Knight Rider industries was flourishing with more than a dozen of random tech people, a huge base and endless supplies.
"Oh KITT was destroyed, well we have enough resources to build another"
I wouldn't mind if Knight industries had to rebuild from the ground up with limited resources to fix KITT.
Wow, I'm sort of curious to tune in just to see a show basically reinvent itself in the middle of a season. I guess it shows how desperate NBC actually is...
