A shadowy flight into the dangerous world...

I haven't seen any of the other sites mention this yet. Came across this video on YouTube because I really want to watch it.

If you don't know what Stranger Things is, it's an original series by Netflix. A boy mysteriously disappears from his home and it's up to his mother and three friends to find him. It takes place in the 1980's and the tone is part Stephen King, part Steven Spielberg. Supernatural meets science fiction. I was hoping for a Knight Rider reference, but I didn't think they'd make one almost right off the bat. (And if anyone can figure out what episode that is, that'd be great. Definitely S2, from the sounds.)

Stranger Things | The First 8 Minutes - Series Opener [HD] | Netflix

(You know, if they had been watching Knight Rider and not playing D&D, maybe none of this would've happened. j/k)

Video is the property of Netflix.

I saw one of the shots of the show's opening at the very beginning. It was very quick, especially when they come back from local commercials.

The new season premieres March 31st. For the previous two, ('The Sixties' and 'The Seventies'), the first episode has usually focused on TV trends for the decade they're discussing.

I'm a slight history and pop culture trivia buff, and really enjoy this series, so I'm glad they're featuring Knight Rider.

Knight Rider KITT vs. KARR! Hot Wheels Elite 1:18 | Heavy MeTal Models

From 2014. Video credited to J.D. Kelly and Heavy MeTal Models.

I like the touches of the fold down back seat, and especially the touch of making KITT and KARR's CPU casings different.

Some things are a little fabricated, such as the cars having retro-rockets (which did look nice, though) and the location of the CPUs. The KITT model here still has the singular red square voice box. But they look nice overall.

I'm still waiting for the day when someone makes a KITT model with a three bar voice box and single monitor dashboard, as opposed to sticking to what he looked like at the beginning of the first season.

Might want to be on the lookout for this.

(One reason, of many reasons, why I love Smartbitches is because the chief admin releases her inner KR fan on occasion.) :D Love the comments as well.

(Thanks to The Foundation for finding this.)

Benedict Cumberbatch Reveals Cheesy TV Obsessions: 'I Loved Knight Rider And Baywatch'

Instead of settling down for some sci-fi, Cumberbatch much preferred a bit of cheesy US drama when he was growing up:

"I never was obsessive about anything I watched when I was a kid, except maybe The A-Team and Airwolf," the star tells SFX Magazine.

"And I loved Knight Rider and then later Baywatch."

Who would've thought it!

I'm not very familiar with his work, but The Other Boleyn Girl is next in our Netflix queue.

(Wow, I didn't know there was a difference between geek TV and cheese TV. lol)

(Credit goes to hahadiga at KRO for the find.)

Knight Rider comic.