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May. 26th, 2023


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R.I.P., Tina Turner


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My dad was a fan. He would play her HBO concert. 'What's Love Got To Do With It' was his favorite. When I was very young, he told me the story of how she escaped an abusive husband and made it on her own. I know it may be hard for younger generations to believe, but people didn't really openly talk about abusive relationships until Tina's story came out, let alone leave them.

And while the songs on the show were cover versions, we Knight Rider fans grew up knowing Tina Turner's music as well. 'Proud Mary' is one of the first things you hear in the pilot episode of the original. 'What's Love Got To Do With It' was featured in S3. Michael and RC3's characters were big fans of hers. (S4)

My favorite (cover) in the show was 'We Don't Need Another Hero'. (KITT, destroyed by the juggernaut, and being rebuilt in secret. Michael, pretty much left on his own to find Devon, stop the bad guys, and save the Foundation.) The song fits this episode perfectly.

Tina Turner was an incredible presence on stage and screen. She inspired and opened doors for many artists that would come after. She both earned and deserved the title 'Queen of Rock and Roll'.

Apr. 1st, 2023


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Spring cleaning.


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I've retooled and cleaned up the profile page.

I've also rethought some of the rules/simplified things.

Discussions are now up for all versions of the franchise.

Mar. 31st, 2023


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Happy Birthday To William Daniels!


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<3 <3 <3 <3

Nov. 10th, 2022


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Knight Rider on SyFy.


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(For those of us who haven't cut the cord yet.)

SyFy is showing Knight Rider off and on. (It's on right this minute.)

Starting at either 5 or 6 AM (EST), depending on the day, and then going on until 1 in the afternoon. They're also skipping eps, and alternating days with other shows, calling it 'SyFy Rewind'. (It'll be on starting at 5 AM tomorrow/Friday morning.)

Charge has widdled down airing KR to 1-2 PM (EST.) They, too, have been skipping episodes. I have a feeling they may soon drop it from their lineup.

As always, check their websites or on your cable guide for listings and airdates.
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Nov. 3rd, 2022


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Knight Rider Blu-Ray set on sale at Walmart.


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Wallyworld (Walmart) marked down the Blu-Ray set for Knight Rider: The Complete Series. It went from $47 down to about $30.

I already have the Complete Collection and two sets of the original DVD releases from the 2000's, so I personally don't need it. But here's the link if anyone wants it in physical, Blu-Ray form.

Click here.

Sep. 25th, 2022


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KITT Turns 40!


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(Posted a day early, since I won't be online on Monday.



Happy Anniversary, Knight Rider!

Mar. 31st, 2022


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Happy Birthday To William Daniels!


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And may he have many more! : )

Dec. 9th, 2021


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Knight Rider on DVD.com.


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I checked just now. If, for whatever reason, you don't have / aren't able to stream KR on Netflix, but have an account at DVD.com, (which is a Netflix company), you can rent the DVD's.

Click here.

All 4 seasons are available, and you can find the movie Knight Rider 2000 in the first season. (It says 6 DVD's per season, so I'm assuming these aren't the single-sided releases.)

As a side note, through December 1 to December 22, for every title you add to your DVD queue, Netflix will donate one meal to Feeding America.

Nov. 25th, 2021


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Knight Rider and Knight Rider 2000 are Coming to Netflix.


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Source.

For those who want to stream the show. (Me personally, I'm a stubborn, (near-) middle-age old coot who prefers physical media.) But this is still cool news. ;)

I hope this is somehow the result of there being a lot of requests for KR.

Happy Turkey Day!
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Oct. 28th, 2021


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R.I.P., Allen Payne.


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Payne was the hairstylist on both the original and 2008 series. He shared his memories of working on the show over the years. (Especially the time he and Hasselhoff went riding around Universal.)

He also gave many pieces of his collection and mementos to Knight Rider Historians.

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Mar. 31st, 2021


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Happy Birthday To William Daniels!


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May you have many, many more! :)

Mar. 22nd, 2021


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Does KARR Still Exist?


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Click here for the video by Knight Rider Historians.

From the thumbnail to the video: "Do You Care?"

Um, I think Phoenix can answer that question as to whether or not we care. XD

For anyone interested, Knight Rider Historians also has this video where they've obtained an interview with the company that did many of the miniature work on the series, and they explain how they did the collision in the climax of S3's K.I.T.T. VS. K.A.R.R.
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Feb. 5th, 2021


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Knight Rider mentioned on People Puzzler.


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Watch the entire episode here. Go the 12:20 mark if you want to go right to the clue.

I love this show. We watch a lot of trivia game shows in our house. (It's a great warm-up for Jeopardy.) Plus Leah Remini is a hero of mine.

Feb. 3rd, 2021


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Knight Rider Blooper Reel - Re-Uploaded!


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Knight Rider Bloopers & Gag Reel Vol. 1

Knight Rider Bloopers & Gag Reel Vol. 2

Credit goes to Knight Rider Historians. Check out their site and YouTube channel!

(Note: YouTube's embed coding is not compatible with sites like IJ and Dreamwidth. I have to post links to the videos on YouTube's site, rather than directly embed them on here.)

Jan. 17th, 2021


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R.I.P., Peter Mark Richman.


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Richman played Dr. Klaus Bergstrom in Goliath Returns in S2, and Kleist in S4's Many Happy Returns. I liked Dr. Bergstrom and that's one of my favorite guest star appearances. (Though my mother and I both agree his 'Swedish' accent sounded more like German.) ;)

He was also known for playing Chrissy Snow's father, Reverend Luther Snow, on Three's Company, and had many other film and TV credits.

Peter Mark Richman was 93 years old.

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David Hasselhoff Reveals He Just Saw Actor Who Voiced 'Knight Rider's' KITT


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Acess interview: David Hasselhoff Reveals He Just Saw Actor Who Voiced 'Knight Rider's' KITT

(Video is about 13 minutes long.)

Since there seems to be a little bit of confusion, and I know there are some newer fans out there. The two actors did previously meet at the Christmas party for Season 1. But I'm happy to hear that they were able to see each other again. :)

Dec. 30th, 2020


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Well wishes to Tom Kane!


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From his daughter:

"Hi everyone! This is Tom's daughter, Sam. Our family wanted to share why my dad has been MIA. About two months ago he had a left side stroke that gave him right sided weakness and damage to the speech center of his brain. This means right now he cannot efficiently communicate verbally, nor read or spell. He is still competent and very much himself, but can only get out a few words right now. As many of you might know about strokes, it is possible for him to gain these functions back and we have found him excellent care in Kanas City for speech, occupation, and physical therapy, but for now, we have been warned by his Neurologist that he may not do voiceovers again.

My dad still remains in good spirits and his extreme stubbornness has helped him already show improvements in speech. He is fully on board with me sharing this and will see anything you guys post.

Lots of love from our family to yours."

And you can see the pictures she put on social media here.

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Tom Kane voiced Dante in the spinoff series Team Knight Rider. (Which, I admit I haven't seen very much of. But, I've always had a soft spot for Dante, since his personality seemed the closest to Kitt's.) And as mentioned, he's done a lot of voiceover work--as anyone who was a kid (especially in the 90's) will tell you.

I also remember a story of his reaching out to a young lady who was being teased by her peers because she was a girl who was into Star Wars.

We send out our prayers and well wishes to Mr. Kane and his family for a speedy and successful recovery . <3

Apr. 26th, 2020


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Knight Rider producer Joel Rogosin has passed away.


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I just watched the opening credits to an old episode of Magnum the other day, and remembered that name from KR. He was 87.

Pretty sure this is the first death we've had connected to the KR franchise due to COVID-19. (I mean I COULD be wrong. This is just the first time I've heard anything.)

Please stay safe out there, everyone!

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Announcer Jerry Bishop passes away.


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Bishop was the voice over announcer for Judge Judy, and for The Disney Channel in its early years.

I realized this morning that he also did voice overs for commercials for shows on NBC in the 80's, including Knight Rider.

Jerry Bishop was 84.

Source.

Mar. 31st, 2020


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Happy Birthday to William Daniels!


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May you have a great one!


(And we hope everyone out there is staying safe and well!)<3