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by **Auto Bot** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 3:52 am

I thought the woosh bar should be more of his mouth or on the head.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:42 am

For some reason, I always pictured a robot KITT/KARR having a Cylon type roman centurion styled helmet head. With the woosh bar becoming his eyes.

by **Deadpool.** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:50 am

Coz it's a reused prop....
So there's a sort of mental-link.
When you think of KARR's woosh bar, you think of Cylons.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:54 am

See Useless Trivia 3. :grin:

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:35 pm

Insurgent wrote: With the woosh bar becoming his eyes.

I tried, but it looked too predictable.

by **Auto Bot** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 2:33 am

Sherade wrote:
Insurgent wrote: With the woosh bar becoming his eyes.

I tried, but it looked too predictable.

That's ok. Woosh becoming part of his head is more logical.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:48 pm

Sherade wrote:
Insurgent wrote: With the woosh bar becoming his eyes.

I tried, but it looked too predictable.

Heh. Thats funny as we have two versions of (basically) the same character alt model, with neither using the woosh bar as the eyes.

And there's nothing wrong with a bit of predictability, as long as you counter it with something else unpredictable. Like Knight hanging out of the robot mode's knee.

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:58 pm

I guess we figured out how it transforms.

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:35 am

Insurgent wrote:
Sherade wrote:
Insurgent wrote: With the woosh bar becoming his eyes.

I tried, but it looked too predictable.

Heh. Thats funny as we have two versions of (basically) the same character alt model, with neither using the woosh bar as the eyes.

And there's nothing wrong with a bit of predictability, as long as you counter it with something else unpredictable. Like Knight hanging out of the robot mode's knee.

I'm thinking more on the line that Knight forgot to get out of the car. KITT transforms and... *SQEEISH*!

Knight pie anyone?

by **Deadpool.** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 5:47 am

Auto Bot wrote:Knight pie anyone?

Me! Me!

I never really liked MK anyway.

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:57 am

Nemesis Optronix wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:Knight pie anyone?

Me! Me!
I never really liked MK anyway.

Did anyone? KITT was the star of the show. Well, KITT and April. She knew how to fix engines.

And Devon. He was good for a chuckle.

by **Auto Bot** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:15 am

Insurgent wrote:
Nemesis Optronix wrote:
Auto Bot wrote:Knight pie anyone?

Me! Me!
I never really liked MK anyway.

Did anyone? KITT was the star of the show. Well, KITT and April. She knew how to fix engines.

And Devon. He was good for a chuckle.

Who's April?

News Credits: 1 · by **Sherade** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:04 am

Who cares. I only care about the cars. :grin:

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:57 pm

April (played by Rebecca Holden) was the mechanic in Series 2 that replaced Bonnie. She was only in 1 series though, but I prefered her alot more than Bonnie.

It's surprisingly hard to find a good picture of her.

by **Charger426** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:51 pm

Cylon Head!

by **Armada Optimus Prime** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:30 am

ooh i love this thread KR is my all TIME favorite tv show. i remember watching the first episode 25 years ago! here is my little bits of useless KR trivia.

the guy who designed kitt's nose and dash in the pilot and seasons 1-2 was a toy designer from mattel

even though george barris is been mentioned at times as the creator of the KITTs look his company only built the insert cars that were used for the shots of KITT going into super pursuit mode and the convertible top mode

speaking of SPM and the drop top KITTs, the 'insert' cars had no drive trains and were usually shot when the car was stopped with the exception of some of the SPM shots where the car was lifted off of the ground and electric motors spun the front and rear wheels in close ups.

the location of some of KITTs' features had buttons that were NEVER on the dash, center console, or overhead console, for example

the auto doors/windows buttons that lit up as if they were being pressed followed by a shot of KITT's window rolling up or down, or door opening or closing
the pop out oxygen vent
sliding panel for super pursuit mode
the 'C' button for convertible mode
a sliding panel that revealed access to KITT's inner circuitry (best shown in "Killer Kitt")

these were all insert shots

in "Trust Doesn't Rust" KARR's voice modulator was never actually seen on the dashboard, it was just a insert shot on a black background. KARR's voicebox did not show up on a dashboard until "KITT Vs KARR" which was a reused season 1/2 dash with the KARR modulator installed inplace of the red LED used for KITT's.

In "Killer Kitt" the evil version of KITT's voice was also done by William Daniels, but it was modified electronically to sound as little as KITT's voice as possible.

by **Auto Bot** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 5:03 am

Thanks to this thread.. they're bringing back the Knight Rider TV series!

So let's injects some life into this thread!

Cheers! :lol:

News Credits: 2 · by **Insurgent** » Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:48 am

DEMOLITION DERBY!

KITT vs Dead End!

KARR vs Jazz!

And the grand finale: 3 Way DEATH MATCH!

Motormaster vs Goliath vs Optimus Prime!

LETS GET IT ON!

Any takers?

Also, those in the UK getting the channel Virgin 1 on Monday, repeats of KnightRider are starting and showing daily.