Knight Rider 1x08 "Knight of the Zodiac" - Discussion and Spoilers
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I thought those goggles simply enhanced the darkness. I didn't think that anything was actually bright to the point of being hard on the eyes. I thought a person would just see a "white out" or a "green out" or whatever. At least that's what I understood from something I read.I've never seen that with night goggles in movies, but I know in real life (at least back in 1990), looking at the moon was akin to looking at the sun. Perhaps the newer models auto-adjust the brightness, but there was a time when they didn't.^ Really? I wonder if it was a nod or if they were too lazy to cover them up. Or maybe they thought no one would notice. Like me.
Something else... They used that old chiché where someone shines a light at the guy with the night goggles, forcing him to rip 'em off in pain. From what I understand, that wouldn't really happen, yet they laid it on even thicker by having him scream... "MY EYES!!!"
Also, what's so special about Turbo Boost and crashing through walls? I see a lot of people getting excited about stuff like that. It's alright, but it doesn't excite me or anything. The old Super Pursuit mode did though, and people seem to hate that. I think it's way cooler than turbo boost.
As for the red car we saw, I thought it might become KARR as well. And yes I breifly thought it was a hologram too.
^ My dad has a pair of night vision goggles for when the power goes out at our home so he can see to activate the generator. One time he had them on and the power restored itself while he was on his way to the basement. He was blinded for about five minutes from the shock of the lights coming back on.
^ If that's the case, then that makes the scene less funny and clichéd. 
I remember in "Silence of the Lambs" Clarice wore night vision goggles and was blinded
I thought this one was awful.
Its almost as if the showrunner (who, AFAIK, previously led the writing staff on Las Vegas) ran out of ideas and thought "fook it, let do KITT in Vegas and we'll throw in a casino plot as well. While were at it, we'll pad out the episode with loads of shots of bikini babes and overhead shots of Vegas since the storyline for this one isn't gonna fill the full hour with commercials."
And I hate the way the KITT gang wanna know who's gonna bang who. Even KITT seems obsessed about Mike/Sarah, Mike/Anyone, Billy/Zoe, Sarah's Dad/Green chick, Billy/Casino girl. Enough already. I reckon 60 of KITT's 64 processing cores must be full of 'human relationship enquiry' programming.
Seriously, I liked this show about 3 weeks ago. Now? Can't wait until the reboot.
Its almost as if the showrunner (who, AFAIK, previously led the writing staff on Las Vegas) ran out of ideas and thought "fook it, let do KITT in Vegas and we'll throw in a casino plot as well. While were at it, we'll pad out the episode with loads of shots of bikini babes and overhead shots of Vegas since the storyline for this one isn't gonna fill the full hour with commercials."
And I hate the way the KITT gang wanna know who's gonna bang who. Even KITT seems obsessed about Mike/Sarah, Mike/Anyone, Billy/Zoe, Sarah's Dad/Green chick, Billy/Casino girl. Enough already. I reckon 60 of KITT's 64 processing cores must be full of 'human relationship enquiry' programming.
Seriously, I liked this show about 3 weeks ago. Now? Can't wait until the reboot.
One of the best features the K2K had in TOS was 4x4 mode with spikes that came out of the tires. One thing I dislike about this show is that the driver has zero control over many of the car's weapons and gadgets.
She caught my eye too. Liked her much more than the blonde woman they made the focus of the scene.
Though the blonde boobage that gambled with dorkboy was a delight.Good episode, finally watched on TiFaux.
GOD.
The enviromental audit was AWFUL!!!
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They don't "enhance" darkness, they magnify stray light particles. So, if a user is wearing them looks at a light source (a lamp, the moon, etc) that light will be magnified and *BOOM* temporary blindness.I thought those goggles simply enhanced the darkness. I didn't think that anything was actually bright to the point of being hard on the eyes. I thought a person would just see a "white out" or a "green out" or whatever. At least that's what I understood from something I read.I've never seen that with night goggles in movies, but I know in real life (at least back in 1990), looking at the moon was akin to looking at the sun. Perhaps the newer models auto-adjust the brightness, but there was a time when they didn't.^ Really? I wonder if it was a nod or if they were too lazy to cover them up. Or maybe they thought no one would notice. Like me.
Something else... They used that old chiché where someone shines a light at the guy with the night goggles, forcing him to rip 'em off in pain. From what I understand, that wouldn't really happen, yet they laid it on even thicker by having him scream... "MY EYES!!!"
You mean, there's more to a show than gratuitous T&A shots? Say it ain't so!
^They had that feature once. Toward the end of the fourth season.
OT: It reminded me a lot of the TV Show Las Vegas. I was hoping for a brief shot of the lead characters from that show during the episode (it had been rumored but never confirmed).
Knight Rider returns on December 31, 2008.
Average. All of the gratuitous T&A makes me think this show is being written and produced by a bunch of 16-year olds. More and more the original is looking less campy and corny -- and that speaks volumes.
All of the gratuitous T&A makes me think this show is being written and produced by a bunch of 16-year olds. More and more the original is looking less campy and corny -- and that speaks volumes.
Stupid compound.
They should've been unplugging all of that equipment that was turned off, but still using electricity and all of those lights they were burning needlessly.
Hiro says so.
They should've been unplugging all of that equipment that was turned off, but still using electricity and all of those lights they were burning needlessly.
Hiro says so.