OK, so this little teaser NBC just released of its two-hour Knight Rider [1] movie is only 15 seconds long. It also doesn't reveal anything about the plot of the movie, which is set to air Feb. 17. But it does have a couple of things going for it: It offers a glimpse of the new, shiny, Ford Mustang version of KITT (also pictured at right), and it introduces Will Arnett as the car's slightly sinister voice.
When we we first heard [2] about the plans to revive Knight Rider, there wasn't a whole lot of excitement around here — but I'm wondering if anyone out there has started to think it's a good idea. NBC is only committing to the TV movie, which centers on a character named Mike Traceur (soap star Justin Bruening), supposedly the son of David Hasselhoff's Michael Knight. [3] But the rumor remains that the new Knight Rider could become a series if the movie gets good ratings. And really, what with the writers' strike [4], it's got to be better than reruns. Plus, Gob Bluth [5] as the snarky car must count for something, right?
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Photo courtesy of NBC [6]