Knight Rider 2000

(The poster)

Knight Rider 2000 (Everything you ever wanted to know about the movie is in this link)

Do remember this TV movie?

NBC broadcasted this sequel to the canceled Knight Rider show on May 19, 1991. Because they filmed it in 91, they could push the continuity 2000. Because of this jump ahead, the world of Knight Rider is completely different and somewhat bleak.

From the IMDB page,

((In the future, guns are banned and criminals are frozen for the duration of their sentences. A recent spate of killings involving handguns brings Michael Knight back to fight for justice, but he insists of the help of KITT, his artificially-intelligent car from decades ago. The only problem is that KITT has been deactivated.))

I remember watching this movie and thinking how interesting this world would be if they explored it further. You see the plan was for this TV movie to serve as a pilot for a new Knight Rider series and probably called Knight Rider 2000. For reasons unknown, the show was never picked up. I mean the show clearly sets itself up for a series.

I found that this movie would reveal some new concepts to a show that never was.

-Knight 4000: I actually found this version of the car much cooler than the one from the 2008 series. Kitt's motherboard is put into the Knight 4000, and the rest is history. The only problem I can see with this new design is that the car is red. The original Knight 2000 was painted black.

I actually still like this movie, but I really loved it back in 1991.

-Shawn McCormick (Susan Norman) the new Knight Rider: The movie ends with a strong hint that McCormick was supposed to be the next driver. If the series moved forward, Ms. Norman would have been the new hero of the series. Heck, even her origins are the same.

-They kill off Devon Miles and I thought it was a sad moment. He was Michael Knight's boss in the series.

-The producers of Team Knight Rider decided to ignore this movie.

-The newer Knight Rider show completely ignores this movie too. Mainly because we didn't end up that future!

Here are a few videos

Old KITT meets new Knight 4000

KITT dismantled

KITT knocks out Scotty!

This is one of the funniest and memorable scenes in the movie. James Doohan makes a funny cameo appearance.

Someone talks about the movie.

KITT is installed into the Knight 4000.

KITT driving on water.

Michael Knight meets Devon again.